Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10446239February 2, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 2008, SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS APPROX. 6 TIMES DUE TO THE PLASTIC ON THE SIGNAL BULBS, MELTING AND COVERING THE WIRE S THAT GO OVER THE PLASTIC THAT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PLUG THE BULB GOES INTO. *KB
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446196February 1, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT LAST YEAR AND I HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACE (THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID WAS WRONG) NOW HERE IT IS 14 MONTHS LATER AND IT'S OUT AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT EVEN TO THE SHOP. IT HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF DEFECTIVE PART BY CHEVY BASED ON THE MASSIVE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT MONEY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE FACTORY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445131January 24, 2012
STEERING
WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I RECEIVED A WARNING CHIME AND NOTICED A STEERING WARNING NOTE ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE NOTICE WAS NOT PRESENT AND STEERING WAS NORMAL. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE STEERING WOULD REPEAT THIS SITUATION BUT IT WOULD DO IT IN NO APPARENT REGULAR DRIVING STATE, IE, COULD BE GOING DOWN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR JUST MANEUVERING INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALWAYS WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A CYCLE OF THE IGNITION KEY AND COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE A REPEAT EVENT. SOMETIMES THE EVENT WOULD SEEM TO REDUCE STEERING POWER BUT NOT REMOVE ALL ASSIST AND AT OTHER TIMES THE STEERING ASSIST WOULD BE COMPLETELY REMOVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444042January 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS THE THEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN TRYING TO START. THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO START. IN DECEMBER WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPS THE ENGINE STOPPED, POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THE THEFT LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THEN TWO TIMES LATER THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 & 65 MPH, POWER STEERING WAS LOST. ONE OF THESE TIMES THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN AND POWER STEERING RECOVERED. I TOOK THE UNIT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN EMPORIA, KANSAS. THEY SAID THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP CUTS OFF BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,100 ACCORDING TO THEM. NORMALLY THE CAR OPERATES GREAT! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A PRODUCT IS ALLOWED ON THE MARKET WITH A FUEL PUMP THAT WORKS PART-TIME. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE EMPORIA CHEVROLET, I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE BURLINGTON, KANSAS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO THAT AT THE TIME THEY WERE CHECKING IT OR THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM GLAD THAT MY WIFE OF 4'11" WAS NOT DRIVING IT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE STOPPING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444275January 17, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL, RUNNING LIGHTS, AND HAZARD LIGHTS AND NOTICED THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444300January 17, 2012
STEERING
AS WE PARKED I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AFTER LETTING SOMEONE OUT OF PASSENGER SEAT AND A SOON AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE STEERING GAVE OUT. IF I WAS ON THE ROAD ANOTHER 5 MINUTES MY FIANCE AND I COULD BE DEAD IN THE HOSPITAL ETC... THIS COMPLAINT IS EVERYWHERE ON THE INTERNET WHY NO RECALL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE CHEVY DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THERE MESS UP. IF I SHOT AT SOMEONE AND KILLED THEM I WOULD BE IN JAIL FOR A LONG TIME. BUT IF THERE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS AND KILLS SOMEONE ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PAY A LAWSUIT AND THERE GOOD. THAT ISN'T RITE. I AM GOING TO PUSH THIS ISSUE UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO REACH A QUOTA IN DEATHS IN ORDER TO PUT A RECALL OUT... THIS IS UNREAL AND THE SECOND TIME THIS PART WAS REPLACED ON THE CAR. BEFORE I BOUGHT IT THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME THEY JUST PUT A BRAND NEW STEERING COLUMN IN SO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSSES THERE LIFE OVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443477January 11, 2012
STEERING
FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. LUCKILY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC. INTERNET SHOWS THIS BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER MALIBU OWNERS. GM HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL BY NHTSA, ONLY INVESTIGATIONS. LOSS OF STEERING IS ONE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443213January 9, 2012
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441588December 29, 2011
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILED AT A WELD JOINT. THE SEAT ROCKS BACKWARD TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAYS ENTIRE FRAME MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441466December 28, 2011
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT BROKEN. APPEARS A METAL WELD UNDER THE SEAT BROKE AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441418December 27, 2011
SEATS
AS I TURNED MY 04 MALIBU TO THE LT MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKE ON RT SIDE CAUSING ME TO LEAN HARD TO THE RT AND REARWARD ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL OF CAR. I HAVE 81371 MI. ON CAR. APPEARS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I THOUGHT GM STOOD BY THEIR PRODUCTS. LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM REFUSING TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE,I AM WORRIED ABOUT HOW SAFE THIS CAR REALLY IS. I ALSO HAD MY HEATED SEATS COME ON ALL BY THEIR OVER 300 DOCUMENTED TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE SEATS CAME ON EVEN WHEN NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441167December 24, 2011
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT UNSTABLE. DEALER REPORTS THAT TWO WELDS ON SEAT RAIL ARE BROKEN. RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT TILTS BACK WHEN SEAT IS RAISED ABOVE LOWEST POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441000December 22, 2011
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE ON ITS ON WITH OUT WARNING I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. IN THE BEGINNING I COULD POWER THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD DISAPPEAR. BUT NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON. ITS ABSOLUTELY HARD TO MAKE TURNS AND I GET STUCK IN PARKING LOTS AND TURNS THAT ARE NARROW I NEED SPACE TO TURN LIKE I AM DRIVING A 18 WHEELER. I HAVE HAD MY CAR READ AND NO CODES APPEARED, EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440488December 19, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT FRONT SIGNAL BULB SOCKET AND BULB OVER HEATING (MELTING) AND RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE FRONT TURN SIGNAL. REPEATEDLY OCCURRING - HAVING TO REMOVE MELTED PLASTIC AND REPLACE BULB. 4 TIMES SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440168December 16, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE PART. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439962December 14, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2010. THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE CAR PASSED 33K. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THE ROAD, BUT USUALLY AFTER I PARK AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. IF I SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM ISN'T THERE. QUITE UNNERVING. THE CAR ALSO HAS A CLUNK SOUND IN THE LEFT FRONT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WARNING FOR POWER STEERING IS ON MORE THAN IT IS OFF. I WISH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439404December 12, 2011
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439663December 12, 2011
SEATS
WE NEEDED THE DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR RE-SET. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE SERVICE CENTER WE NOTICED THE SEAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH BUT NOT UP AND DOWN. THE SEAT ROCKS WHILE SITTING IN IT. WE TOLD THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WHEN THEY REPAIRED THE SENSOR AND IT WOULD COST APPROX $700 TO REPAIR. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439660December 12, 2011
STEERING
APPROX. ON 11-06-2011 WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 11-17-2011 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 11-23-2011 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALL THREE TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE POWER STEERING BACK AFTER PARKING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439246December 10, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND FREAKED ME OUT SINCE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY 4 BLOCKS FROM HOME. GOT HOME TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT RESET, BUT THEN MY HUSBAND TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER ALL THE RESEARCH, IT TICKS ME OFF THAT GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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