Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10811799December 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2013 AND IT'S BEEN A DECENT CAR. HOWEVER IT IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I'VE OWNED AND IT'S GOT THE SAME ISSUES. THE RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ERROR WHERE THEY SHORT OUT AND MELT THE ACTUAL LIGHTS. I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULBS. I'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE I JUST TURN THEM OFF. THE 2ND THING HAPPENED TODAY. MY FIRST MALIBU DIDN'T HAVE A SUNROOF BUT THIS ONE DOES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I HEARD THIS LOUD EXPLOSION, LIKE A GUNSHOT OR A SEMI TRUCK TIRE BLOWING UP. I LOOK ALL AROUND ME AND WHEN I LOOKED UP, GLASS WAS FALLING ON MY HEAD. MY SUNROOF RANDOMLY EXPLODED. AND ACCORDING TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OBJECT FLUNG BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO SHATTER A SUNROOF. APPARENTLY MANUFACTURERS HAVE STARTED GETTING LAZY WITH SUNROOFS WHEN MAKING CARS, SO IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN'T BUY A CAR WITH A SUNROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10809859December 13, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2005 MALIBU MAXX FROM AN USED CAR DEALER AND THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHILE THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP I NOTICED THAT IT LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808904December 7, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE IN THE PARK POSITION AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807453November 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT UN-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806438November 24, 2015
SEATS
THE WELD ON THE FRONT TORSION TUBE OF THE DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER IS DETACHED AND THE TUBE IS DISCONNECTED, ALLOWING MORE THAN 200MM OF FORE/AFT MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER SEAT BACK AND HEADREST IF SEAT IS IN FULL UP POSITION. THIS WILL CLEARLY NOT PASS FMVSS 207 OR 210. THERE ARE ALREADY DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE ON THE NHTSA SITE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794867November 19, 2015
STEERING
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MOMENTARILY CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 14V-153 EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE AFFECTED MODEL YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794982November 19, 2015
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL: STEERING. MY CAR HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED OVER A YEAR. ON 11/18/2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD ON THE CURVE, WAS A VERY SCARY SITUACION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE'S ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS OVER, I CAL GM AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS REPLACED ALREADY REPLACED. ON MY OPINION IF THEY PUT A NEW PART AND LAST LESS THEN 2 YEARS THAT MEANS STILL DEFECTED, BECAUSE IT SHOULD LAST LONGER . PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694552October 29, 2015
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED AN INVOICE STATING THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, HE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALER FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS A SEPARATE PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO THE REPAIR THAT WAS JUST PERFORMED. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TICKET, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND AND CHECKED CODE C0900 AND THEN CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR. IT THEN STATED HE FOUND A RELATED TSB THAT SAID WHEN FINDING A CODE C0900 AND B1325 AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IT MAY NEED TO HAVE A COIL REPLACED AND GROUND STRAP ADDED. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT STATE HE FOUND BOTH CODES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785913October 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A CHEVY MALIBU 2005, THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL KEEPS BURNING OUT AND HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE SOCKET GETS SO HOT AND BURNS THE BULB OUT. IT IS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.I AM GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS, WHEN IT BURNS OUT THEN I HAVE NO TURN SIGNAL AND TIRED OF REPLACING THE BULB. IT GETS SO HOT THAT THE CONNECTOR ON THE BULB ACTUALLY MELTS AND LOOKS LIKE THE REFLECTOR COVERING HAS EITHER GOTTEN SO HOT IT MELTS OR SOMETHING AND NOW BEFORE IT BLEW THIS TIME, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB ONCE AGAIN AFTER JUST CHANGING IT 2 WEEKS AGO AND FOUND/SAW THAT IT NOW MELTED THE COVERING, THE YELLOW REFLECTOR COVERING. I THINK THIS IS WHAT IT IS CALLED. SOMEBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. AND IF I DON'T FIX IT I HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING IT WORKING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE SOCKET SINCE THAT IS THE PROBLEM AS THE PICTURES WILL SHOW YOU. THE DATE I PICKED IS ONLY APX. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR @ LEAST A YR. I HOPE THE PICS HELP YOU TO MAKE A DECISION THE RIGHT WAY. I AM GETTING NO WHERE WITH CHEVY. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 05/23/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785920October 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM HOPING THESE PICS COME THREW THIS TIME. IT WOULD NOT GO THREW LAST TIME SO I CROPPED THE PIC TO SHOW YOU THE BULB AND COVERING FROM THE DAY LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL SOCKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY PREVIOUS COMPAINT DID NOT ALLOW THE PICS SO TRYING AGAIN. I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BULB EVERY 2 WEEKS DUE TO THE SOCKET GETTING TO HOT. THE DATE IS ONLY APX. SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YR. I REALLY HOPE THE PICS COME THREW, IT SHOWS PROOF OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 05/23/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785516October 23, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783309October 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEATS, STEERING
ISSUE ONE IS THE DRIVERS SEAL WELDS BRAKE ON THE REAR AND FRONT FROM THE FLOOR MOUNT BASE TO THE ELEVATED CONTROL THUS IN THE CASE OF A CRASH THE SEAT IS COMPROMISED TO SEPARATE COMPLETELY FROM THE FLOOR MOUNT DUE TO THESE WELDS BEING BROKE. SECOND ISSUE FUEL PUMPS BEGIN TO LEAK AT THE SEAL OF THE PUMP AT THE FUEL TANK LEAKING HEAVY AMOUNTS OF FUEL FROM THE TANK AND ONTO THE EXHAUST. THIRD ISSUE WHICH I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF RECALLS BUT THE DEALERSHIP DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE MAXX THAT ONLY THE BASE MODEL IS EFFECTED BUT WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AND THE CAR HAS NO CONTROL AND WILL VIOLENTLY JERK IN ONE DIRECTION THROWING THE VEHICLE IN TO ONCOMING LANES OR EVEN INTO THE DITCH. HAPPENS PERIODICALLY THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON MAIN CONTROL MESSAGE SCREEN AND CAR WILL SOUND AN ALARM, OTHER TIMES THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS FROM CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AIR BAG, SEAT BELT, SO ON SO ALL COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING WHETHER SLOWLY OR EVEN WHILE TRYING TO SPEED UP MORE AGGRESSIVELY TO MERGE UNTO EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC. I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED INTO NUMEROUS CARS DUE TO STEERING GOING OUT AND WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY JERK ONE DIRECTION OR TO THE OTHER. NOT SURE WHY THIS SITE SHOWS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING BUT DEALERSHIP DENIES THERE IS A ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE MAXX BUT THEY HAVE ONE FOR THE 2005 BASE MALIBU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783427October 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/16*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782166October 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782208October 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP LEAK. NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL THAT ONLY INCREASED AS TIME PASSED, DRIVING AND PARKED. FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781743October 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR ONLY CONSISTED OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 238,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781763October 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781476October 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS!!! KICKING OFF ALL KINDS OF SENSOR ALARMS I.E MAP,TPS,MAF... JUST TO NAME A FEW I'VE REPLACED ALL OF THEM ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW!!!! MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S IN "LIMP" MODE IT KEEPS LOSING POWER AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 20!!! IT'S BEEN BURNING THROUGH OIL AND I KNOW IT'S SLOWLY GOING DESTROY MY ENGINE!! THIS WIRING ISSUE NEED FIXED ASAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779624October 5, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, WHEELS
I TOOK MY CAR IN ON 9/3/15 FOR A RECALL ON POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, A BRAKE COMPONENT, AND GEAR SHIFT CABLE. MY CAR HAD THE ISSUE OF LOOSING POWER STEERING PRIOR TO ME BRINGING IT IN ON ONE OCCASION. AFTER GETTING MY CAR SERVICED AT CHUCK HUTTON CHEVY IN MEMPHIS, TN FOR THE RECALLS ONLY ONE WEEK LATER MY CAR BEGAN MAKING WHINING, GRINDING NOISES EVERY TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL. I FIRST THOUGHT THE CAR NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, HOWEVER I WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE MY CAR HAD AN EPS I COULDN'T PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO CHUCK HUTTON BECAUSE I WAS NOT TOLD WHEN THEY DID THE REPAIRS THAT ANYTHING ELSE WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I ASSUMED PERHAPS A MISTAKE WAS MADE AND A BOLT WAS NOT PUT ON PROPERLY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED A POWER STEERING RACK, NEW TIRES, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. MY TIRES ON MY CAR ARE BARELY 6 MONTHS OLD AND YOU CAN NOW SEE THE THREAD AND PRIOR TO TAKING MY CAR TO GET THE RECALLS DONE ON IT I HAD MY CAR FULLY SERVICED IN AUGUST. I FEEL THAT MY CAR WAS TAMPERED WITH. THE SERVICING AGENT TOLD ME MY CAR WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE PS RACK WAS BADLY WORN DOWN. BUT MY CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC PUMP AND THEIR IS NO FLUID TO LEAK AS THE SUPERVISOR TOLD ME WHEN I CAME TO HIM TO RESOLVE MY CONCERNS. YES, I TRIED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE SUPERVISOR BUT WAS BRUSHED OFF AND TOLD MY CAR WAS OLD. AS BALDLY AS MY CAR SOUNDS I FEEL THAT IF IT WAS REALLY WEAR AND TEAR THEY WOULD HAVE SEEN IT WHEN THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR THE FIRST TIME AND NOTIFIED ME. I WASN'T NOTIFIED LEAVING ME TO BELIEVE MY CAR WAS TAMPERED WITH SO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. IF NOT THEN WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED ME OR MY CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM. EITHER THEY ARE NEGLIGENT OR CROOKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778796September 30, 2015
SEATS
DRIVER POWER SEAT/ BROKEN WELD ON METAL STABILIZER BAR ACROSS THE LOWER FRONT OF THE SEAT. CAUSES THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE AND SHIFT WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELLERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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