Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10504757March 27, 2013
STEERING
I'VE HAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AS THE VEHICLE LOCKS UP. IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN A WHILE HOWEVER AFTER GETTING MY CAR ALIGNED RECENTLY THE AUTO TECH SAID I SHOULD GET MY POWER STEERING LOOKED AT AND I WANTED TO LOOK INTO.THE RECALL AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504580March 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL BULBS ARE BEING MELTED BY DEFECTIVE SOCKETS!!! NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504606March 26, 2013
STEERING
APPROX 1-3 PRIOR TO MY POWER STEERING LOCKING UP, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAD TRIED TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WHEN THE ALARM FIRST DISPLAYED ONLY TO LEARN BEING LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID WASN'T THE SITUATION THAT IT I OWNED A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU LS THAT HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. BY THIS TIME IT WAS TOO LATE, I QUICKLY LEARNED THAT SITUATION RESULTS IN YOUR STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME COMPLETELY LOCKED! AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY STALL AT A PACKED PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, IT HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, I BELIEVE MY CAR WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY MOVING BECAUSE I WAS PARKED AT A SLANT. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARKED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAID A PRAYER AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THIS TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED COMPLETELY FINE. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO MY AUTO MECHANIC I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL BECOME TIGHT AGAIN AFTER GOING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS, I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND I DIDN'T WANT TO LEARN THE HARD WAY MY STEERING WHEEL GAVE OUT AGAIN. I THEN TURN THE CAR BACK OFF AND ON EVEN THO IT WASN'T LOCKED LIKE THE NIGHT BEFORE, JUST FOR PEACE OF MIND I GUESS AND THE WHEEL RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER TALKING WITH MY MECHANIC, INFO I LEARNED ON LINE I AM TAKING MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND ARE THE ONLY AUTO MECHANIC SHOP THAT CARRIERS A SPECIAL TOOL TO "FIX" THE SITUATION. IF IT IS EVEN FIXABLE, BASED ON WHAT I'M READING I'M BETTER OFF SAVING MY MONEY FIXING THE ISSUE THAT CAN'T BE FIXED SO I CAN USE IT TO GET A NEW CAR! LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO A MOVING VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT IS INSANE. THE FACT THAT 2005 AND ON CHEVY MALIBU CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE ALREADY SHOULD MAKE A OPEN SHUT CASE!.. PLEASE, WHY MUST WE LOSE A LIFE IN ORDER TO SAVE A DOLLAR!? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503978March 21, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE INFORMATION PANEL SAID "POWER STEERING" I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR. ONCE I STARTED IT AGAIN I HAD POWER STEERING. I DRIVE FOR A LIVING AND THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ABUNDANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE SOMEONE FIGURE THIS OUT?!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503565March 19, 2013
STEERING
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY ELECTRONIC CONSOLE STATED "CHECK POWER STEERING". AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN, I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING, AS THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED IT OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE AND WORKING PROPERLY. LATER THAT WEEK, I HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503260March 16, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT ON YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT INTERMITTENT. STEERING SHAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503090March 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON , SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502768March 14, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND EACH TIME THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE TWICE. THE STEERING MALFUNCTION RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502387March 11, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. NOW THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AS IT WISHES. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO WORK. SOMETIMES TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF WILL MAKE THE POWER STEERING COME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502983March 11, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE RADIO PANEL STARTED BLINKING WITH POWER STEERING. I THEN LOST MY POWER STEERING AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE THIS FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND IT WILL SHOW IN THE RADIO PANEL. AS A WOMAN, DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE 2004 MALIBU'S HAVE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, AND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT IT OVERHEATS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CAR SEAT BELTS ARE FROZE AND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON FELL INSIDE ITS HOLE AND THE HEADLIGHT COVERS DON'T ALLOW THE LIGHTS TO FULLY ILLUMINATE . THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT POSES LIFE THREATENING ISSUES. MY RESEARCH SHOWS A HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS 2004 MODEL BUT THE 2005'S AND ABOVE WERE RECALLED, I ALSO COLLECTED STATEMENTS FROM FACTORY WORKERS WHO LEFT THEIR PERSONAL INFO ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND THIS : DURING MY EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE (DELPHI SAGINAW STEERING SYSTEM, 3900 E. HOLLAND AVE., SAGINAW, MICHIGAN 48601), I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONDUCT A SCREW "STRIP-OUT" STUDY ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR/CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM OF THE GENERAL MOTOR'S EPSILON PLATFORM (MY 2003.5 - 2006 MALIBU). THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN MAY OF 2004 AT DELPHI'S PLANT 1, ASSEMBLY. THE STUDY INCLUDED TEN PRODUCTION MOTOR AND TEN PRODUCTION CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE ASSEMBLED ON THE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS(ES). THE CONTROLLER IS ATTACHED TO MOTOR BY THREE M 5.0X 0.8 SCREWS. THE RESULT OF THAT STUDY CONCLUDED THAT FOUR OF THE TEN MOTOR/CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES HAD AT LEAST ONE OF THE SCREWS FULLY STRIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502151March 8, 2013
STEERING
AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN A WEEK, EACH ONE AS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502030March 7, 2013
STEERING
ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A TURN INTO PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER PASSING DRIVEWAY, ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION AND STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES (< 10) OF DIRECTION. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER HALF MILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN HOME BEFORE ENOUGH STEERING WAS RESTORED TO COMPLETE A TURN AROUND. AFTERWARD, STEERING HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED, IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501257March 4, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I STARTED THE CAR, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED. WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL, A LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH (LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH) AND ON THE RADIO DISPLAY SAID POWER STEERING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. I PULLED OUT ON TO ANOTHER ROAD AND WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING, I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SINCE I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE LIGHT WENT AWAY AND MY POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. MY HUSBAND CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE RECALL NOTICE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499899February 25, 2013
STEERING
MAKING LEFT HAND TURN POWER STEERING FAILED,ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN UP OVER CURB,VERY HARD TO STEER,HAPPENS FAST LIGHT ON DASH STEERING GONE! BOUGHT CAR USED ON 2/16/13 STEERING FAILED FIRST TIME ON 2/17/13 TOOK BACK TO DEALER ON 2/18/13 DEALER SAID THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR.CAR SEEMED OK FOR ABOUT A WEEK,THEN POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN ON 2/24/13 TURNING LEFT LOW SPEED IN MY DRIVEWAY.CAR GOING BACK TO DEALER TODAY 2/25/13. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499522February 21, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499244February 19, 2013
STEERING
MY WIFE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT IN HER 2004 MALIBU WHILE DRIVING WITH THE KIDS. SHE SAYS ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON, THE RADIO DISPLAY READ "POWER STEERING" AND SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE CAR, NEARLY CAUSING HER TO CRASH. THIS MORNING, I TOOK HER CAR AS I WORK MUCH CLOSER TO HOME. SURE ENOUGH, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING IN THE CAR AT ALL. AFTER READING ONLINE, I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER THERE IS OR IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS UNIT, AS THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE, AND EVEN HAVE A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAD LITTLE TROUBLE WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT WOULD COST $96 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEN WHATEVER IT WOULD COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD REMAIN FIXED. I AM IN A SIMILAR POSITION AS MANY, UNABLE TO AFFORD A NEW CAR OR EVEN PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT FOR REPAIRS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE. *TR I NEED CLEAR ANSWERS. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW MY OPTIONS. IS THERE A RECALL I CAN LOOK FOR? IF THERE ISN'T, WHY NOT, SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THIS MODEL? NEEDING HELP,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498233February 15, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO. I THOUGHT THAT MEANT I NEED POWER STEERING FLUID BUT AFTER DOING GOOGLE SEARCHES, I FIND THAT MEANS I LOST MY POWER STEERING CONTROL. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND AT A HIGH SPEED SO I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL BASED UPON WHAT I READ. HOWEVER, I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS AND WILL SUE IN A HEARTBEAT IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THEM AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. ESPECIALLY, SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE 2004. WHY THE HECK HAVEN'T YOU FORCED CHEVY TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. I DON'T CARE THAT IN MOST CASES STEERING IS NOT AFFECTED AND THAT IT CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON. I HAVE READ ABOUT SO MANY INCIDENTS OF NEAR CRASHES AND SOME INJURIES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498159February 14, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,528 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,588.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497635February 10, 2013
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE STEERING RESETS ITSELF AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT BUT THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN SPORADICALLY. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496696February 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE TO THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. THE WAS A RECALL BUT, THE CONSUMER'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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