Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2003)

569 consumer complaints on file.

#10330102May 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 MALIBU THE ANTI THEFT COMES ON ALOT TO FIX THIS U HAVE TO HAVE THE KEY IN THE ON FOR ABOUT 10 MIN,THEN TURN THE KEY IN THE OFF AND TURN THE CAR ON, AND IT STARTS, BUT THAT TRICK IS TAKING LONGER AND LONGER EACH TIME ONE DAY IT WILL LEAVE ME THERE, I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT... THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN AND WHY THIS HAPPENS. CHEVY SAYS THEY NEED MORE PEOPLE TO CAMPAIGN ABOUT THIS BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANYTHING SO HERE IT IS... *TR
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#10329286May 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU BEGAN IDLING VERY HIGH WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT WAS A HOT DAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND A RECALL ON LINE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V528000 WHICH WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST ACCORDING TO GM. MY MECHANIC PERFORMED THE TEST ON THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND IT FAILED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL- IT WOULD GO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR- VERY DANGEROUS. MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AND GAVE ME THE PART. THEY SUGGESTED I PURSUE THROUGH GM. I DID SO, CASE #71-827370783. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM GM STATING THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ITEM, NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND FURTHER, VERY DANGEROUS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A NEW RECALL FOR THE REST OF THE 2003 CHEVY MALIBUS THAT WERE NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LIST- THEY OBVIOUSLY MISSED SOME VEHICLES THAT WERE AFFECTED. THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY AND I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T KILL SOMEONE OR GET KILLED MYSELF. *TR
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#10329593May 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF HIS VEHICLE IS UNDER A RECALL. *GR
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#10325321April 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS PRIMARILY DROVE THE VEHICLE. IN JUNE 2007, THE CONSUMERS WIFE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN JULY 2008 VIA A RECALL OVER A ONE YEAR LATER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS CHARGED $189.05 IN JUNE 2007 FOR WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. AGAIN IN AUGUST 2008 THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND WAS CHARGED AGAIN. SO, FOR OVER A YEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD RACE AND SAFETY WAS A HAZARD. ALSO, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE. EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED TWICE FOR DIFFERENT PART REPLACEMENTS, HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS AT TIMES. *JB
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#10328150April 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START , THEFT LAMP FLASHING, WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ISSUES WITH GM THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM[PASS KEY] MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES, ALSO SOME CLAIM THE CAR QUITS ON THEM AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO RESTART CAR. EVEN IN MY OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THAT THIS SYSTEM MAY FAIL. AND IT GIVES A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW. CAR MAY OR MAY NOT START//RECOMMEND FIX IS A NEW IGNITION SWITCH/PASSLOCK SENSOR AT A COST OF 500.00 TO 800.00 DOLLARS TO THE CONSUMER I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS UNDER WARRANTY FOR ANY ONE WHO ENCOUNTERS THIS QUITTING//NO START CONDITION MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING???? *TR
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#10325542April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU ACCELERATES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO (MARCH 2010). TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND WHEN TESTED THERE WEREN'T ANY CODES. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. SO A ROAD TEST WAS DONE AND THE IAC SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. THE IAC SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T STOPPED. SO THE TPS (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) TESTED OVER 2 VOLTS AND WHEN TESTED GOING THE OTHER WAY IT TESTED AT .63 VOLTS. SO THE MECHANIC ALSO REPLACED THE TPS BUT THE CAR IS STILL IDLING HIGH WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. UNABLE TO FIX SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOO WERE UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE VACUUM HOSES, THE PARTS PUT IN BY MY MECHANIC, AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST (NOT SURE WHAT) AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. NOW THE CAR SPEEDS DOWN THE STREET, WHEN STOPPED IN PARK, NEUTRAL, & DRIVE IDLES AT 3000 AND HARD FOR THE BRAKES TO HOLD, AND WHEN THE GAS IS PUSHED THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. NOT SURE IF THE OLD PART ARE AVAILABLE CAN CONTACT MECHANIC TO VERIFY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN BUT IS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
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#10324795April 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT POPS ON AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FOUND OUT IF I TURN THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL STOP FLASHING AND WILL ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW WHERE MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO DO THE 10 MINUTE WAIT FOR IT TO RESTART. MY CAR IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND WHO IS SEVERELY DISABLED. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED TO HUNDREDS OF CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS. I NEED MY CAR TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHAT IF I HAVE TO TAKE MY HUSBAND TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OR DOCTOR AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING? I BELIEVE CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THEY LISTED THE 10 MINUTE REMEDY IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL. I WOULD LIKE CHEVY TO FIX THIS AS IT APPEARS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY MALIBU. *TR
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#10324347April 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
2003 MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT. THIS LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME AND FINALLY JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SAYS TO TURN THE KEY TO ON FOR 10 MINS THEN RE START BUT THIS AS WELL DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!! SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT IN THIS MATTER. *TR
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#10321908March 25, 2010
SEAT BELTS
THE REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT HOLD TIGHT. A PASTIC PIECE BROKE OF THE BUCKEL. IT NO LONGER HOLD TIGHT CAUSING CHILD SEATS TO MOVE WHEN BUCKLED IN.
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#10321103March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
NOVEMBER 2009 MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE WITH A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $500.00. MARCH 15 2010 THE CAR DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. MARCH 17 2010 THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. REPLACED RCDLR (I' DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR BUT IT COST ANOTHER $67.44 FOR THE PART. THEFT LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. *TR
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#10319913March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY MALIBU ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T START. CAR IS SITTING WON'T START. *TR
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#10317812March 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TWO MONTHS AGO. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT START AT ALL AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS STILL ON! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT TRAVEL WITH MY KIDS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER COLD B/C I NEVER KNOW IF I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE THEFT SYSTEM TO RESET. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO HOOK IT UP TO A $5000 COMPUTER TO DE-CODE THE ANTI-THEFT ERRORS. THE GENTLEMAN SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSLOCK MODULE. WITH THE COST OF TOWING, THE COMPUTER SCAN AND PARTS/LABOR, I'M LOOKING AT $800. HE ALSO SAID THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN DAYS OR MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD! *TR
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#10314933February 28, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU HAS NOISE DUE TO THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BEING BROKE, NOTICED ON WEB SITE 7 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE REPLACED AND HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 17,000 MILES. ALL CARS ARE BETWEEN 50,000 TO 69,000 MILES. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10308088February 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAD TO GET A GASKET REPLACED DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING INTO THE OIL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AT ABOUT 77,000 MILES. ONE PERSON CREATED A WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IF NOT FIXED IT WOULD CAUSE MASSIVE PROBLEMS FOR THE CAR. *TR
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#10306629February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU THAT I BOUGHT THOUGH A FRIEND, IT RAN GOOD AND ONE DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT AND THE IGNITION LOCKED UP. I WENT OUT AND GOT ONE AND REPLACED IT AND NOW THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL LET IT START BUT SHUTS OFF IN 10 SECONDS. I HAVE CALLED THE MAIN OFFICE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR
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#10303738February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR IS NOT STARTING. ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR
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#10299982January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF MY CAR, I WILL RANDOMLY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE MODULES REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AGO. AT THAT TIME, I SIMPLY PARKED MY CAR FOR THE NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME OUT THE NEXT MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED GM AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND A SENSOR TO THE TUNE OF OVER $500. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, I FIND MYSELF FACING THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY 30,000 MILES LATER. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON. BEING A VETERAN TO THIS ISSUE, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF THE WAITED FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THIS WILL SOMETIMES WORK TO ALLOW THE CAR TO RESTART AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT DID NOT. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND THE RESULTS WERE THE SAME. IF YOU SIMPLY DO A SEARCH FOR CHEVY MALIBU PASSLOCK, YOU WILL EASILY FIND THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS. IT PUTS EVERYONE AT AN INCONVENIENCE AND EVEN SOME LIVES AT RISK (AS IT CAN TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IT IS IN MOTION). *TR
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#10290751November 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OKAY, THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT CHEVROLET MALIBU. THEY ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD RUN PERFECTLY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME YOU TURN THE KEY IT WOULDN'T START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO US WITHIN A WEEK. AND IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND DEALT WITH. TONIGHT MY MOM WHO OWNS THE CAR WAS STUCK ON A DARK PARKING LOT AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 FOR OVER AN HOUR. SHE'S SICK NOW, THANKS TO CHEVY. OF COURSE THE TECHNICIANS WON'T FIND ANYTHING BUT START REPLACING THE IGNITION, REPROGRAM THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM, ETC. BUT THIS ALL DOESN'T HELP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE SINGLE WOMEN OUT THERE IN THE DARK NOT BEING ABLE TO START THEIR CAR. THERE ARE ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAYS PRAYING THE CAR WON'T SHUT DOWN IN FRONT OF A TRUCK THIS TIME. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE DEALT WITH. PLEASE CONFRONT GM WITH THIS AND LET THEM FIX IT. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR AN INCIDENT LIKE A RAPE, ROBBERY, OR EVEN DEATH TO START THEM THINKING. *TR
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#10290492November 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. RELAY SWITCH MAY BE BAD. *TR
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#10289299October 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY WIFE HAS A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. WE WENT TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THERE WAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER MY CAR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A GASKET ON THE THERMOSTAT. HE REPLACED THAT AND STILL THE CAR LEAKED. THEN MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IMAGINE HOW UPSET WE WAS TO KNOW THAT CARS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THAT IT WILL COST NEARLY $500.00 TO FIX. SINCE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF CAR THERE MUST BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. I WAS LATER TOLD GM USES A GLUE ONTO A GASKET IN THIS AREA WHEN THEY BUILD THE CAR. GM MUST DO BETTER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR
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