Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#11399467March 6, 2021
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL REQUIRING AN EMENSE AMOUNT OF MUSCLE TO CONTROL. TO WHICH A MESSAGE CAME ON MY DISPLAY BOARD STATING POWER STEERING AND A BELL SOUNDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388707January 18, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I LOST ALL POWER ASSIST IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS SHOWING A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BUT WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET, THEY DIDN'T SEE IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11383279December 14, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2005 MALIBU STIRRING WHEEL ; MY MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX LS V6, STIRRING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE, CRUISE CONTROL DOSENT WORK, AND WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES WHEN I GET UP TO A CEARTAIN SPEED CAR SHAKES BAD AND IT SHAKES WHEN I USE BRAKES. MY STIRRING WHEEL MAKES NOISES SOMETIMES AND FEEL LIKE ITS GONNA BRAKE SOMETIMES. WHEN I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS CAR SQUEAKS LIKE FRONT TIRE IS GONNA COME OFF, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAN GET RADIATOR FANS TO COME ON HAVE TO CUT AC ON IN ORDER FOR FANS TO WORK AC BEEN STOP WORKING HORN DON'T WORK I THOUGHT SUNROOF CAME UP AND MOST OF TIME TRUNK WONT OPEN AND WHEN IT DOES OPEN IT WONT CLOSE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF MY STIRRING WHEEL LOCKED UP 4 TIMES ON ME ALREADY ABOUT DRIVE BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE FOR MY BUSINESS TO MAKE DELIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383110December 11, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE LOST POWERING STEERING AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. ENDED UP HALF WAY IN THE ONCOMING LANE BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. GOOD THING NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE WAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD OTHER INCIDENCES WHEN THE POWER STEERING GLITCHES OFF AND ON WHILE I'M TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR, BRAND NEW, I HAD TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR STEERING ISSUES BUT THEY DIDNT FIND ANY ISSUES AT THAT TIME AND I WAS DISMISSED, NOW IT'S OBVIOUS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THESE CARS. THIS IS A HAZARD AND IS TERRIFYING WHEN IT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378494December 8, 2020
STEERING
STARTED MY CAR UP TO AROUND 2:00 TO GO MY LUNCH BREAK. POWERING STEERING WAS IN MY RADIO DASH. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT HAS CUTOFF CONSISTENTLY WHEN I AM DRIVING REVERTING BACK TO MANUAL STEERING WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH LOW SPEEDS AND DANGEROUS IT PUTS EVERYBODY AT RISK IF IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374168November 11, 2020
STEERING
IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING AT TIMES, AFTER IS TURNED ON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OFTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366132October 24, 2020
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DISABLED DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MOTION THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING WAS LOST. AFTER A RESTART OF THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING WAS RETURNED. ON A CITY STREET AFTER A STOP SIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362743October 5, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,709.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362561October 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE BROKEN ONE COMPLETELY GONE OTHER SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM RUST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I RAN VIN #'S DIDN'T SEE AN OPEN RECALL YET ON THE CHEVY 05 TRUCKS THEY HAVE RECALLS. NORMALLY I WOULD TRY AN FIX THIS MYSELF UNFORTUNATELY DO TO AGE AND BROKEN RIBS I CAN'T CRAWL UNDER CAR TO FIX. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS CHEVY MALIBU ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. SO CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL BEFORE A INDIVIDUAL LOSES A FULL TANK OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING GOD KNOWS WHAT TYPE OF CATASTROPHE OR DEATHS. DOLLARS AN CENTS . PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ANY MISSPELLED WORDS OR IMPROPER GRAMMAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360715September 23, 2020
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD AS IF TO STRAIGHTEN ITSELF. THIS OCCURRED DURING DRIVING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN 14116 ONLY COVERS STEERING POSITION SENSORS, BUT NOT MOTORS. BUT ON OTHER COMPARABLE MODELS, IT'S THE MOTOR, NOT SENSORS. NOW THESE ARE OF THE SAME SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS. WHY?!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353700September 8, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE LEFT TURN AND CONTINUED DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353013September 3, 2020
STEERING
STEERING SHAFT CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH OVER 150 COMPLAINTS. SO FAR NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TO REPLACE THE THE STEERING SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353016September 3, 2020
STEERING
STEERING SHAFT CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH OVER 150 COMPLAINTS. SO FAR NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TO REPLACE THE THE STEERING SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350723August 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BACK IN 2016. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, BUT SINCE NOW HAS BROKEN AGAIN. IT IS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS IN MOTION. IT IS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE KIT (RECALL # 14152A).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341314July 24, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BODY CONTOL MODULE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING SENSORS TO MALFUNCTION AND READ ISSUES OR CONDITIONS SUCH AS TIRE SLIPPAGE, OVERHEATING, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION, ETC WHERE THERE IS NO ISSUE OR WET ROAD CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338815July 11, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
STEERING IS NOT WORKING, MAKING IT TOO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHILE IN A HIGHWAY; HAS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SPEED CONTROL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337059July 1, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE LAST 2 WERE 5/31/2013, WHICH WE PAID FOR, & 10/1/2014, WHICH WAS ON A RECALL. NOW IT HAS BEEN DOING IT AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331416June 29, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WIRING ISSUES REPLACED EVERYTHING NEW IT THE CHARGING DEPARTMENT 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS KEPT ARISING THUS THE COMPUTER THE PCM FIRED SO IDK WHAT WENT WRONG BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322816April 30, 2020
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SIDE STREET I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL. THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR MY AIR BAG THEN CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322848April 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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