Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10493184January 16, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE WHEN AN ALARM WENT OF AND A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY CONSOLE. IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AND I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WAS ENABLED AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10492949January 14, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2009 AND IN 2010 I STARTED HAVE TO CHANGE MY TURN SIGNALS OUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR BURNING OUT. THERE ARE TIME THAT THE BULB WILL GET SO HOT THAT IT BLOWS THE INSIDE OF THE BULB UP AND AROUND THE PLUG WHERE THE BULB GOES IN HAS DARK MARKS HAS TO IF THEY ARE BURN MARKS. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THEM. THE BACK TURN SIGNALS DO THE SAME AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT I WOULD ALMOST GET HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF 2005 MALIBUS ARE. I AM AFRAID AT THIS POINT THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN MY CAR. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. *TR
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#10492241January 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,188. UPDATED 3/20/13 *CN
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0
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#10492183January 10, 2013
SEATS
PURCHASED CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE SEAT IS BROKEN. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME HAS BECOME UN-WELDED AT A JOINT ON THE RIGHT FRONT CROSSBAR CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TOWARD PASSENGER SIDE AND WOBBLE IN REMAINING FRAME AS CAR IS DRIVEN. SHOCKING THAT THIS DEFECT IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE, THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND EVEN FATALITY RELATED TO THE SHOCK OF THIS BREAKING AS ONE DRIVES IT DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH FROM THE ALARMING NATURE OF THIS DEFECT. TOOK THIS TO THE LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX IT, THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE, AND RECOMMENDED WE GO TO A JUNK YARD TO PURCHASE A NEW FRAME. AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME SIDE/POSITION, IT SEEMS A RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10491792January 8, 2013
SEATS
SAT DOWN IN DRIVERS SEAT AND IT POPPED AND SLUMPED TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE CENTER CONSOLE. I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND THE METAL TUBE FRAME HAD SEPARATED AT THE WELD AND LOOKS LIKE IT JUST PEELED BACK. THE SEAT IS NOW UNSTABLE AND WILL WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH DURING DRIVING. RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF DRIVER SEAT FRAMES BREAKING IN THE SAME MANOR ON THIS YEAR MALIBU MAXX. WITH SO MANY VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME MALFUNCTION IN THE FRAME IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT EXISTS WITH THIS SEAT. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR THE DEFECT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10491578January 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER WORK IN THE PARKING LOT. ARRANGED A RIDE HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH. WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND GOT IT STARTED WITH SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM (SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON). THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START EVEN AFTER GOING THROUGH THE RESET PROCEDURE SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAVE ONE STRANDED ANYPLACE AT ANYTIME. WE LIVE IN MININESOTA AND THAT CAN BE A REAL PROBLEM AT -20 DEG. AFTER READING ABOUT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I WAS MOTIVATED TO SHARE THIS IN HOPES OF INITIATING A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10489038December 17, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL AMBER BULB HOUSING KEEPS MELTING TO THE BULB AND ALSO THE LIGHT SOCKETS , OEM AND AFTER MARKET ONES. *TR
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0
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#10487765December 8, 2012
STEERING
TODAY WE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND TRUED TO TURN AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE, AND THEN LACK OF STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AT A COST OF $88.00 AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BOLT BROKE AND ALSO THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS REPAIR IS: $88.00 FOR THE TOW TRUCK, $1500.00 FOR THE REPAIR AND 2 1/2 DAYS WITHOUT THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD THIS POPPING NOISE FOR A WHILE AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. SOME DEALERS SAID WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM, OTHERS SAID IT JUST NEEDED GREASED. WE CHOSE TO GREASE IT AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE.SO FAR I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, WHICH GM REIMBURSED ME FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER I HAD IT REPAIRED. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR EXCEPT FOR THESE CONSTANT PROBLEMS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SO GM WILL FIX THESE ISSUES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487043November 29, 2012
STEERING
2005 CHEVY MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486214November 27, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX INDICATED THAT A TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS OUT AND WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB I NOTICED, NOT ONLY THAT THE BULB ITSELF WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BURNED AT THE SOCKET, BUT ALSO THAT THE BLINKER PLASTIC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY MELTED. I CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR AND EVEN THOUGH THAT BULB IS STILL FUNCTIONING, THE PLASTIC BLINKER HOUSING IS STARTING TO MELT ON THAT SIDE AS WELL. CLEARLY THE BULBS ARE BURNING WAY TO HOT TO BE MELTING THE PLASTIC HOUSING AND I WOULD ASSUME SINCE THE BULB ITSELF WAS BURNED THAT THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE OF BOTH POTENTIAL FIRE RISK AND NOW WATER DAMAGE SINCE THE BLINKER HOUSING IS COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485930November 24, 2012
SEATS
DRIVING AWAY FROM WORK IN A PARKING LOT AND THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT OF THE DRIVER SEAT POPPED AND SAGGED ABOUT 3 INCHES DOWN, SHOVING THE SEAT SIDEWAYS. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT AND FOUND THAT A PIPE RUNNING THE FRONT OF THE SEAT HAD SHEERED AWAY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. DRIVING IT HOME, ANOTHER POP IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT HAPPENED AND NOW THE SEAT IS SHOVED INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484925November 16, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 25 ? 45 AND MAKING A LEFT TURN OR CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES IT POWER STEERING. THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED UNLESS YOU ARE A POWER LIFTER AT THAT POINT. THIS IS MY MOM?S ONLY VEHICLE AND SHE IS 77 AND HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON BOTH HER WRISTS, SO I DOUBT SHE WILL BE ABLE TO STEER AT ALL. SO IF GM SAYS IT?S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE CAR CAN STILL BE STEERED, THEY ARE WRONG. THERE HAS BEEN ?SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENTS? FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2006 MODELS IN UNITED STATES AND GM HAS ACTUAL RECALLS FOR 67,000 VEHICLES IN CANADA FOR THE SAME THING. (MANUFACTURE RECALL NUMBER 12221) HER VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOESN'T FIT INTO THE SELECTED VIN NUMBERS AND SHE HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HAVE GM OPEN UP THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE PERIOD, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR. PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM ON VIN NUMBERS THAT GET THE COVERAGE GET A FREE STEERING COLUMN INSTALL AND SHE HAS TO PAY $600 - $800 FOR SAME SERVICES? ALL THIS BECAUSE OF A SMALL PART THAT IS RIVETED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ON THE INSIDE THAT GOES OUT EVERY 30K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483593November 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AROUND JUNE 2012 I STARTED SMELLING FUEL WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE OVER FILLED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE PLASTIC LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK OF FUEL. I CHECKED FOR A RECALL AND FOUND THERE WAS ONE BUT THE MAXX WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I DO BELIEVE THIS RECALL INCLUDED A PONTIAC WITH THE SAME FUEL PUMP. SINCE I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE ARIZONA HEAT IN PHOENIX THE MAXX SHOULD BE INCLUDED DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE YEAR. THANKS *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10483663November 7, 2012
SEATS
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HEARD A LOUD POP ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT NOW TILTS TO THE RIGHT AND IS UNSAFE TO BE SITTING IN SEAT. THE SEAT BROKE AT THE WELDING BRACKET. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483402November 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,695.
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0
#10482950November 2, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CARS HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AT NIGHT AND TAKE A WHILE TO GET BRIGHTER EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND THE LIGHTING COMPONENTS CHECKED OUT. THE WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN FROM ANY SIDE OF THE CAR, A RECURRENCE FROM TWO YEARS AGO. ALSO MY DOORS WON'T UNLOCK FROM THE AUTO-UNLOCK BUTTON THAT SITS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS OF MY CHEVROLET CAR OWNERSHIP. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482291October 26, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED TO SMELL GAS AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN GARAGE ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. CHANGED FUEL CAP, DIDN'T WORK. THE GAS SMELL BECAME MORE AND MORE STRONG AFTER FEW WEEKS. DID SOME SEARCH AND FOUND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM OF FUEL PUMP LEAK IN 2004-2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE BREAKS AND THE OWNERS HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP COMPLETELY, WHICH COSTS MORE THAN $600. THERE WAS A RECALL OF FUEL PUMP BUT NOT FOR THE ORIGINAL ONE. GM/CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT'S EASY TO CATCH FIRE AND VERY BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!!! *TR
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#10482228October 25, 2012
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS PULLING UP TO THE LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF GUM SPRINGS ROAD AND LEE JACKSON HIGHWAY IN ALDIE, VA, AND "POWER STEERING" CAME ACROSS MY RADIO AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482079October 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILLED UP THE TANK, AND WOULD DRIVE AWHILE,THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ LOW FUEL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GAS CAP. HOWEVER, I REPLACED THAT AND IT STILL HAPPENED. HOW IT IS TO THE POINT, WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE EITHER READS FULL OR STAYS AT LOW FUEL. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. MY SERVICE TECH HAS ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478296October 2, 2012
STEERING
THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MOST OF THE TIME ITS WHEN WE ARE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING LEFT. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE..NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND I AM GETTING VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING OUR CAR, SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, AND THE BEEPING ALARM GOES OFF AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING ON THE DASH BOARD. WE HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TURN OFF THE CAR WAIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON. I AM VERY SCARED WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN? PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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