Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10114897October 15, 2004
STEERING
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2004, STEERING GOING OUT. CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM . *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE STEERING PROBLEM *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092855October 15, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECT.*AK EA04018_CAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092926October 15, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *AK EA04018_CAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO RECURRENCE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090126October 15, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT PER A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKING PROPERLY SINCE REPAIRED. *AK *NM EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091582October 14, 2004
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER NOT TO PANIC, BECAUSE IT WAS NORMAL. *AK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS PERMANENTLY LOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093828October 8, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU ON 3 OCCASIONS DURING THE WEEKEND OF OCT. 2 2004. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND I HEARD A CHIME. I LOOKED AT THE DIC AND SAW "POWER STEERING". THERE WAS ALSO A SERVICE LIGHT ON THE IP. THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST AT ALL, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. IT SEEMED OK. IT THEN FAILED TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS, BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ASAP. I SAW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE VERY SAME ISSUE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MINE. *NM EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092330October 6, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. THEVEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED A COLUMN KIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JBB EA04018_CAT *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093648October 5, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. CAN OT STEER THE VEHILCLEVERY VERY HARD, OLDER PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER.. STOP AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART LIGHT GOES OUT AND STEERING WORKS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME.*AK EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093659October 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT 34 MILES ON THE CAR ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB FAILED, CAUSING SEVERAL TROUBLE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND A SOUND SIGNAL TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE OWNERS MANUAL NOTED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093576October 4, 2004
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT SINCE I AM 4 MONTHS PREGNANT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. THEY HAD TO KEEP OVER THE WEEKEND. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPENED AND THE POWER STEERING BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING ON THIS MALIBU AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES. EITHER THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE DUPLICATED BY THE TECHNICIAN OR THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CODES IN THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE CAR IS READY AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I HOPE SO. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW. *AK EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093432October 1, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
(1) GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR WHEN TURNING WHEEL (2) HAVING TO TAKE 1 HOUR OFF OF WORK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY A DEALER FEAR OF IT NOT BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK (3) THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENT NEEDS REPLACED. IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK TO GET THE PART IN. (1) REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK (2) NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW IN THE MORNING. (3) WILL BE LOOKED AT WHEN CAR IS IN FOR STEERING UNIT TO BE REPLACED. (1) WEAK START UP (2) EMBARRASSING WHEN OWNING A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 1600 MILES ON IT. (3) WILL BE LOOKED AT WITH OTHER PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089981September 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
A KNOCKING/CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN WHEN TURNING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT , BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *TC EA04018_CAT DELETED EA04018 ANNOTATION - HAVE NOT VALIDATED THIS IS SECOND POWER STEERING LOSS INCIDENT CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092929September 21, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN REVERSE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. ALSO,STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND VIBRATED, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. *AK EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090939September 14, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
ON 4 OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING FEATURE FAILED WHILE CAR WAS IN OPERATION. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED COLLISIONS. EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091018September 14, 2004
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING IN THE MORNING WAS ERRATIC SEEMED TO HUNT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM, DEALER HAD TO ORDER PART, CAR STILL DRIVABLE. NEXT MORNING THE STEERING WAS THE SAME, AFTER WORK I CAME OUT STARTED THE CAR, STEERING WAS STILL SHAKY, AFTER PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, SERVICE ALARM LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING FAILURE NOTIFICATION ON CONSOLE. I TOOK CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, RECEIVED LOANER WHILE THEY REPAIR CAR. WAS TOLD ALL PARTS MUST BE RETURNED TO DETERMINE FAILURE MODE. EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087747September 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLES TILT STEERING UNLOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. *JB THE VEHICLES ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090887September 13, 2004
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
OUR 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT (V6, LOADED WITH ALL OPTIONS EXCEPT FOR ONSTAR) HAS BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 MILES ON IT NOW. RECENTLY, MY WIFE REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BRATING "NERVOUSLY" WHILE IDLING IN LINE TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF TO SCHOOL. THIS VIBRATION / MOVEMENT DID NOT ACTUALLY MOVE THE WHEELS, AND SHE RETURNED HOME SAFELY.THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT ONE MORNING AS SHE PREPARED TO LEAVE, SHE NOTICED THE VIBRATION PROBLEM AGAIN, AND WISHING TO SHOW IT TO ME, CALLED ME TO THE GARAGE. I WITNESSED THE PALSY-LIKE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND AGAIN NOTED THAT THE TIRES DIDN'T MOVE WITH THE WHEEL. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, I RETURNED TO THE HOUSE (MAKING A NOTE TO MYSELF FOR OUR NEXT VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT). LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A KNOCK AT THE DOOR, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (WHO HAD GONE WITH MY WIFE). SHE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING HAD "BROKEN" AND THAT MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO MANEUVER THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE. I WENT OUT TO THE END OF THE DRIVE, TO FIND MY WIFE ATTEMPTING TO FIGHT TO GET THE CAR BACK ONTO OUR STREET. I STOPPED HER, TOOK OVER THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS RESTORED THE POWER STEERING, AT WHICH POINT I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, AND THE WIFE TOOK OUR OTHER VEHICLE. I HAD ALREADY READ OF THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL BULLETIN BOARDS AROUND THE WEB, AND MY CAR IS A RELATIVELY EARLY 2004 BUILD MALIBU. HOWEVER, THERE HAS AS YET BEEN NO OFFICIAL RECALL FROM CHEVROLET, AND AS I SEE THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA INTO THIS ISSUE, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT YET ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM AS WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE OTHER 8 DRIVERS MENTIONED BY THE INVESTIGATION. I CONSIDER THE TWITCHING STEERING WHEEL TO BE A SINGLE FAILURE, AND COMBINED WITH THE ACTUAL LOSS OF POWER ASSIST ONCE SO FAR, HAVE INDICATED 2 FAILURES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LATER TODAY.*AK EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090877September 12, 2004
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING 2004 MALIBU ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ORANGE WARNING SYMBOL WAS FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. GOT CAR TO A SAFE AREA AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION. *AKRESTARTED ENGINE AND STREERING RESUMED WORKING. DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANYMORE PROBLEMS. CALLED CHEVROLET TOLL FREE ASSISTANCE NUMBER FOR ADVISE AND THEY ADVISED HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS - THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. LOCAL DEALER FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND ORDERED PARTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM - CHANGED DEFECTIVE PART AND TESTED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS TO THIS TIME. I WAS INFORMED BY NHTSA THAT A IMPROVED PART WAS MADE AVAILABLE IN JULY TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVROLET THAT AN "IMPROVED' WAS USED IN THE REPAIR AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IN THEIR OPINION CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090752September 10, 2004
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN
VEHICLE 3 TIMES WOULD NOT START. TOOK INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. ON 9/5/04 WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR MADE A DING DING AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. STOPPED AND TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS OKAY. TWO DAYS LATER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND AGAIN THE DING DING AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD CALL WHEN COMPLETE. DEALER CALLED AND SAID STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED BUT NEW STEERING COLUMN DURING SAME THING. CURRENTLY I HAVE A RENTAL FROM DEALER SHIP.*AK EA04018_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091797September 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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