Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10120355April 29, 2005
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO PARKING LOT. COMPLETED 90 DEGREE TURN INTO PARKING LOT AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP WHEN SHE FELT THE WHEEL STIFFEN (STEERING ' FELT OFF'); STARTED UP TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN (NEEDED TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN FOLLOWED BY A QUICK 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN). AS SHE TRIED TO TURN WHEEL, SHE COULD ONLY MOVE THE WHEEL FROM 12-1 O'CLOCK SO SHE JUST COASTED INTO A PARKING AREA (CAR COVERED A COUPLE OF PARKING SPOTS). STEPPED ON BRAKES AS SHE COASTED TO A STOP SINCE SHE FELT AS THOUGH SHE HAD NO STEERING. TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED STEERING SOLUMN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118615April 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I BOUGHT THE 2004 MALIBU IN JUNE 2004. IN JANUARY 2005, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE BULBS. A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THEY REPLACED THE BULBS AGAIN. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME I ASKED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING WIRING. THEY DISCOVERED THE WHOLE LIGHT CARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM FIXED. IN MARCH 2005, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. THE ENTIRE CARRIAGE WAS REPLACED. IT JUST SEEMED A BIT EXCESSIVE FOR A CAR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118989April 21, 2005
TIRES
COMING AROUND A CURB BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, ALL FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT WHEN VEHICLE IMPACTED A CURB, WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. POLICE WAS CONTACTED. VEHICLE TOWED. 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BUMPED A CURB AND EXPLODED. TIRE WAS REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115353April 12, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH DEAD CENTER, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMERS SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *BF *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10117732April 6, 2005
AIR BAGS, STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING AND AIR BAGS ON 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116497April 6, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ON MY CAR TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. I LOSE ALL ABILITY TO STEER AT 60 MPH AND HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117103March 30, 2005
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHEN HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDEAT 55 MPH SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10114714March 25, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING, EQUIPMENT
OCCURENCE #1: WITH LESS THAN 2000 MI ON VEHICLE, IT LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MESSAGE CAME ON THE CONSOLE. TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. OCCURRENCE #2: WITH APPROX. 5000 MI ON VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHEN IN REVERSE EXITING PARKING SPACE. DASH LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL AS CONSOLE MESSAGE. TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114302March 18, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY A/C BUTTON LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I TRY TO CHANGE SETTINGS FROM PANEL TO DEFROST...THE AC WILL NOT SHUT OFF IN DEFROST MODE! ALSO THE A/C WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHILE IT IS IN INTERIOR RECIRCULATE MODE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE A/C IN THESE MODES IT FLASHES ABOUT 5 TIMES AND STAYS ON! I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I KNOW THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THAT SYSTEM ARE ALL INTERLINKED...IF THE A/C ELECTRICAL IS FAILING..WHAT IS TO BE NEXT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115281March 17, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING LOCKS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY FAIL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114067March 14, 2005
STEERING, AIR BAGS, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY ROADWAY ON A DOWNHILL LEFT CRUVE I FELT THE STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STIFFEN UP AS IF THE CAR HAD STALLED. BY THE TIME I APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COMPENSATE THE CAR STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. IT CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL WE WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HIT HARD IN THE FRONT. ALSO ONLY THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOT THE SIDE OR CURTAIN BAGS. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106711March 8, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112472March 3, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN SC, WHERE I WAS RESIDING AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND NEEDED SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. OPENED THE TRUNK AND JUST AFTER I BENDED TO REACH IN, IT FELL DOWN ON MY HEAD CAUSING BLEEDING. I HAD TO HAVE 3 STITCHES PUT TO MY SCALP, LOST HALF A DAY OF WORK THAT MORNING AND SUFFERED HEADACHES FOR A FEW DAYS. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. I'VE BEEN AVOIDING THE DECK LID EVER SINCE. CONTACTED ESIS/GM CENTRAL CLAIMS UNIT AND A CLAIM WAS ENTERED (#488402). THEY SEND AN INVESTIGATOR WHO OBTAINED THE FAILED PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME IT WAS REPLACED AND TOOK PICTURES/VIDEO OF THE REAR DECK LID. STILL WAITING ON A RESOLUTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110680February 17, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR NEW MALIBU MAXX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RADIO STATED POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO STEER THE MAXX BUT IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STOPPED TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE HAVING MAJOR TROUBLE WITH THE NEW MALIBU'S ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. THEY REPLACED THE COLUMN AND MOTOR. THAT LASTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME SEVERELY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT PUSHING ME INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAD THIS BEEN MY WIFE ON HER WAY TO WORK MONDAY MORNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THIS INTERSTATE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOW ON THE THIRD STEERING COLUMN, NOW THE HEATING AND DEFROST CONTROL UNIT IS BAD, LEAVING US WITH NO HEAT OR DEFROST. NOT TO MENTION THE REAR SEATBELT GOT STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE. ALL BUT THE HEATING CONTROL HAVE BEEN FIXED (AT DEALER NOW) BUT WHERE WILL IT STOP???? MY FAMILY WORKS FOR GM AND I THINK I WILL BUY A FORD!!!!!!!! GM BETTER STAND UP AND ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM! EA04018_CAT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106128February 10, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
THE STEERING ON THIS CAR IS SUBJECT TO REPEATED OSCILLATION AT IDLE, SLOW AND MODERATE SPEEDS. THE LONGER THE CAR IS DRIVEN ON ONE TRIP THE WORSE THE PROBLEM BECOMES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT IT IS TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. CHEVROLET HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, BUT NO CUSTOMER NOTIFIATIONS. THE SERVICE WRITER AT MY SERVICE DEALERSHIP, DAVE MCDERMOTT CHEVROLET, EAST HAVEN, CT, HAS SAME CAR, SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE STEERING COMPONENTS BECAUSE SHE KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE TODAY (01/11) AND YESTERDAY (01/10) CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK UP AND A "WRENCH" IDIOT LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THAT WAS CORRECTED BY STOPPING THE CAR, PLACING IT IN PARK, TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. *AK ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111444February 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT OWNERS BEING NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALLS. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF TWO RECALLS (04027 AND 04030) WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE DIPSTICK BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE RECALLS CAME OUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASE HER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107076February 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL. HOWEVER, THE VERY FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE ELEVEN DAYS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106630February 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110903February 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND CUT OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AGAIN THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109702February 3, 2005
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO DRIVE TO A AUTO SHOP. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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