Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2003)

569 consumer complaints on file.

#10578495April 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING MORE THAN ONE TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE KEY MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE AT RANDOM ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577239April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WE OWN A 2003 CHEV MALIBU, SOLD AND SERVICED IN CANADA, BUT MANUFACTURED AT GM'S LANSING, MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT. CHEV MALIBUS ARE NOT YET INCLUDED ON THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL LIST, BUT IN OCT/11 WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED BY THOSE VEHICLES CURRENTLY ON THE RECALL LIST: FOR PERHAPS 5 SECONDS, A TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER (ENGINE, LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC.,) WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, AT NIGHT. AFTER THAT 5 SECOND DELAY, ALL POWER RESUMED, (LIGHTS, ENGINE, ETC) AND THE CAR OPERATED PERFECTLY FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. A DAY LATER, WE AGAIN HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER, THIS TIME WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT SLOW SPEED. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THEN. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, ON 25 OCT/11, I HAD MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AT MY LOCAL GM CHEV DEALERSHIP, AT A COST OF $416.51. AT NO TIME DID THE DEALER MENTION ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THESE IGNITION SWITCHES. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALL, I CONTACTED MY GM DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT COMMENT ON WHETHER THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS POTENTIALLY FAULTY OR NOT - AND HOW WOULD DEALERS KNOW, IF GM REPLACED THE ORIGINAL SWITCHES WITHOUT CHANGING THE PART NUMBER? WERE DEALERS TOLD TO GET RID OF THE "OLD STOCK", OR TO RETURN IT TO GM? THE DEALER STATED THAT, IF AND WHEN MY VEHICLE IS ADDED TO THE CURRENT RECALL LIST, THEY WOULD "REPLACE THE REPLACEMENT". IN OTHER WORDS, I COULD BE DRIVING WITH A FAULTY SWITCH - A POTENTIAL DANGER TO MYSELF AND TO OTHERS....AND, TO DATE, GM APPARENTLY DOESN'T PLAN TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M OUT $416 AND MAY STILL HAVE A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. I RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT'S AUTHORITY DOESN'T EXTEND TO CANADA. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS SOLD AND SERVICED IN CANADA, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN LANSING, MICHIGAN - LIKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEV MALIBUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576406April 1, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS USUALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WERE INSTANCES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53728.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575928March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY STOP RUNNING. THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. DAUGHTER WAS CAUGHT A COUPLE OF TIME IN THE SITUATION. NO POWER STEERING OF BRAKES. COULD HAVE HAD A FATAL ACCIDENT. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS CAR AND OTHER GM CARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM (ANTI THEFT). THE CAR THINKS THAT ITS THE WRONG KEY AND KILLS THE IGNITION. I FOUND A WORK AROUND ONLINE. WHICH INVOLVES WIRING A RESISTOR INTO THE IGNITION SYSTEM....THE CAR HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573668March 20, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. EVEN ON BRAKING THE CAR WOULD STILL CONTINUE ACCELERATING WHICH MADE BRAKING HARD. CAR INCREASED SPEED ON ITS OWN FROM 25 TO 45 WHEN I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO KEEP FROM GOING OVER SPEED LIMIT. THIS WAS AN ONGOING EVENT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR RIGHT AWAY THE RPMS WERE UP SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITING ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED. CAR WAS FINE FOR THE DRIVE HOME. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP APRIL 18, 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572809March 17, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL IDLE HIGH, 3000 RPM, DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AND BRAKING IS DIFFICULT. I CALLED CHEVY ON 03/12/14 AND THEY MADE AN APPT. AND SAID IT WOULD BE NO PROBLEM UNDER RECALL #04092. I WENT DOWN TODAY 03/17/14 FOR MY APPT AND THEY TOLD ME RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON 12/13/2004. THIS IS NEW INFORMATION AND NOW THEY WILL NOT INSPECT MY VEHICLE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A DOCUMENT WHICH STATES THAT ON 12/31/04 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INSPECTED BUT NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. THIS INFORMS ME THAT THEY HAD NOT PROPERLY REPLACED RECALLED ITEMS WHICH WERE REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569446March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR HAS CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS SINCE 2012. USUALLY, IF DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED IT WOULD HAPPEN AS I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, ALTHOUGH IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO EITHER DRIFT OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OR COMPLETE THE TURN WITHOUT GETTING HIT. WHEN THE CAR CUTS OFF I LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER. DURING THAT PERIOD I ALSO EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT COME ON, THE AUTO LOCKS WOULD COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT STAY ON. ON 5/3/12 MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT I PROBABLY HAD TOO MANY KEYS ON MY RING AND IT WORE DOWN THE IGNITION. SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION REPLACED, I NOTICED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STAYED ON AND IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO START THE CAR. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, IN ORDER TO START MY CAR, I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THEN TURN IT TO THE "ACCESSORY" POSITION FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN TO THE "ON" POSITION AND WAIT FOR THE GAS GAUGE AND DASH TO LIGHT UP (PERHAPS ANOTHER 15-40 SECONDS) IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS HOW I LEARNED HOW TO START THE CAR UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I HAVE MY REPAIR RECEIPTS AND INTERNET SEARCHES FOR THIS PROBLEM FROM 2012 AS WELL AS EVERY OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE TICKET FROM 2003. I THINK THAT THE 2003 MALIBU SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR INCLUSION IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567550March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF. WE WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THEN FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE NO REASON THE CAR SHUTS OFF - THE PS/PB DON'T WORK, NOTHING. THE CAR STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY KEYS ON OUR KEY RING AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS TURNING OFF - WELL IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH THE SAME KEY RING ON ANY OF THE OTHER CARS WE OWN SO WHY JUST ON THIS CAR? I BELIEVE THIS RELATES BACK TO TSB 052203, BUT IT IS STILL VERY DANGEROUS AND GM ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HASN'T GONE AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566624March 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. EVERYTHING QUIT, EVEN POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE IGNITION WAS FAULTY. I'VE REPLACED THE IGNITION BOTH TIMES. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE DRIVING IT AND WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES QUIT WHEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS QUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567235February 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR FAILED TO START. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT GM WAS HAVING WITH THE MALIBU'S. HE SHOWED ME HOW TO TURN THE KEY TO ON FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE THEFT LIGHT WOULD STOP BLINKING AND YOU COULD THEN START THE CAR. THIS PAST YEAR IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ABOUT DAILY OR EVERY 5 TO 6 TIMES THAT YOU GO TO START THE CAR. MOSTLY ON SHORT TRIPS OF LESS THAN 2 MILES. I CONTACTED 2 LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM! I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT - AT A CHARGE. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED IN AN AREA THAT WAS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY OR ME - WE COULD NOT START THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE TO JUST SIT THERE FOR 10 MINUTES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564221February 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOOR CHIMES WOULD SOUND SPORADICALLY AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,882. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562621February 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER I CAME OUT FROM GROCERY STORE. COULD SEE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASHBOARD BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I WOULD LAUGH WHEN YOU LOCK THE CAR USING THE LOCK ON THE DOOR WHEN YOU GET OUT TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS THEN YOU HEAR A BEEP LIKE OTHER PEOPLES VEHICLES WHO HAVE ALARM SYSTEMS WHICH THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE. I MEAN I DON'T HAVE A KEY LOCK FOR MY VEHICLE. ONE REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ESTIMATED $800, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP AND FOUND OUT ON SUNDAY THAT IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM, THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM MY KEYS AND I HAD MORE THAN ONE IGNITION KEY ON MY RING WAS TOLD NOT TO DO THAT ANYMORE AND COST ME HUNDRED DOLLARS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THOUGH AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE GONE ON LINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT MORE MONEY THAN I HAD TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562524February 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KICKED IN APPROXIMATELY AFTER 35 MINUTES OF DRIVING WHILE AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. IT CUT POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY. WE WERE VERY NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEVICE MALFUNCTIONING AND COULD HAVE KILLED ME, MY HUSBAND, AND OUR UNBORN CHILD. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE WEB AND CURRENT FIXES ARE NOT WORKING. THIS CAR HAS NEVER KNOWN ANOTHER OWNER AND I HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE DEVICE WITH THE KEY FOBS THAT WERE ISSUED WITH THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2003. I PERFORMED THE RESET PROCEDURE PROPERLY AND IT DID NOT WORK. THESE SECURITY DEVICES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560082January 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH IS SLOPED DOWNWARDS, AND THOUGHT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND TOOK OUT THE KEYS. AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, IT STARTED ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. I QUICKLY JUMPED INTO THE SEAT AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. THANK G-D, NO REAL DAMAGE WAS DONE, BUT I AM PREGNANT AND GOT REALLY SHOCKED. I REALIZED THE EXTENT OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I PREVIOUSLY DISREGARDED. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE KEYS CAN COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IT IS IN THE ON POSITION. THEREFORE IF I FORGET TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TAKE THE KEYS OUT THEY COME OUT. MOST CARS HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE WHICH PREVENTS REMOVING THE KEYS UNTIL THE IGNITION IS OFF, WHICH CANNOT BE DONE UNLESS THE CAR IS IN PARK. IN MY CAR HOWEVER THIS IS NOT THE CASE AS THE KEYS COME OUT IN THE ON POSITION AND I AM THEREFORE LACKING THE FEATURE TO REMIND ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THIS CAN G-D FORBID CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I SUBSEQUENTLY CHECKED MY BROTHER IN LAW'S CAR WHICH IS ALSO AN 03 MALIBU AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558124January 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING ON A SNOWY/ICY ROAD WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH. MY VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS UNTIL TRAVELING INTO A DITCH AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND PUSHED THE MOTOR BACK A GOOD 2 FEET. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT OF THE FRONT END WAS JUST A LITTLE OFF CENTER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10549240October 23, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS FOUND TO HAVE MIXED WITH THE ENGINE OIL WHEN THE DIP STICK WAS PULLED TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,126. UPDATED 01/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 04/21/14 UPDATED 06/30/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544253September 18, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO STOP DOWN DESPITE CONSTANT FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ANY FARTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED ONE HOUR LATER, AS IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537097August 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR, THEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT TO GET THE CAR STARTED, VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM HAVING TO PLAY A WAITING CAME TO START YOUR CAR. THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY, I HAD NO IDEA THE CAR WAS EVEN OFF UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCLERATE OR TURN BECAUSE THE RADIO REMAINS ON. HAVE TO STOP AND PUT MY HAZZARDS ON AND START THE CAR AGAIN, SOME DAYS IT DOES REPEAT STALLS WHICH CAUSES ME TO ALMOST GET HIT BY CARS BEHIND ME (VERY VERY DANGEROUS), SOME DAYS IT DRIVES FINE. THEN ONE DAY WHILE SHUTTING MY CAR OFF AND RETURNING HOME THE HORN STARTED HONKING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF FOR ABOUT A 1/2 HOUR, AND AFTER THAT IT HASNT WORKED AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IM FED UP AND THEY SAID IT IS ALL LINKED TO A FAULTY PASS KEY/ANTI THEFT SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS IS AND HAS BEEN A REACCURING PROBLEM IN THE MALIBU'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535739August 16, 2013
ENGINE
OVER THE LAST YEAR, 2003 CHEVY MALIBU HAS NOT STARTED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN TO ANOTHER LOCATION (IE WORK, SHOPPING, CLASS, ETC) AND THEN UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ESPECIALLY SO IF ONE OF THE CHILDREN IS USING THE CAR. AS I HAVE READ, OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS ATTENTION BY THE MANUFACTURER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532657July 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN HIGHWAY IN OUR TOWN WHEN MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE GETTING HIT, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY FUEL, IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER, SO WE CHANGED IT IN THE PARKING LOT. IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ENDED UP TOWING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. COME TO FIND OUT, THE DEALER THEFT SYSTEM HAD TURNED ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, TO FIND OUT MY BATTERY WAS NOW DEAD FROM SITTING WITH THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION TO RESET THE THEFT SYSTEM. THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND LIABILITY WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY HIGHWAYS WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR FREEWAY IT COULD BE FATAL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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