Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10418071August 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE -VERY, VERY SLOWLY, THERE WERE A SERIES OF RED POLE ABOUT 3 FEET HIGH, I SAW THEM. I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND MY CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT ACCELERATED AND I HIT A POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT END. CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BY STATE FARM INSURANCE FOR ABOUT $2500.00. I GOT MY CAR BACK AND DROVE IT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, I WAS AGAIN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ONLY I WAS COMPLETELY IN AND PARKED, I WAS BRAKING AND SHUTTING OFF MY CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE BRAKE WENT COMPLETELY LOOSE, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SPIN AND THE CAR SURGED, IT SURGED AND FLEW OVER THE CURB ABOUT 6 FEET INTO AN ICE MACHINE AT A SPEEDWAY GAS STATION ON 15 MILE AND DODGE PARK IN STERLING HEIGHTS. THIS WAS ABOUT 8:15 - 8:30 A..M. . THAT CAR SURGED AND FLEW AT ABOUT 60 MPH MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE. THIS CAR WAS TOWED TO BUFF WHELAN CHEVROLET ON 18 AND VAN DYKE IN STERLING HEIGHTS MICHIGAN AND THEY ARE FIXING THE BUMPER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GENERAL MOTORS, TO THE PRESIDENT OF BUFF WHELAN AND TO KEITH ARMSTRONG IN THE UK WHO WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT CARS THAT SURGE IN 2010 FOR THE USA TODAY. I RECEIVED AFTER CONTACTING THE STERLING HEIGHTS POLICE A TICKET FOR RECKLESS DRIVING, WHICH I HAVE REQUESTED A HEARING OVER. I AM GOING TO BE PICKING UP MY CAR ON TUESDAY 8/9/2011 "FIXED" BUT I WILL HAVE IT TOWED SOMEWHERE, PROBABLY HOME. IT WILL NOT BE DRIVEN, THIS CAR SCARED ME TO DEATH. YOU WOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE A "SURGE" TO BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND WHAT COULD HAPPEN DURING ONE. THIS CAR MUST NEVER BE DRIVEN, I DON'T THINK GM KNOWS WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO IDENTIFY THIS, THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417992August 8, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417038August 4, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE YELLOW PLASTIC COVER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS FOUND BURNED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417092August 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS OVER HEATED, WHICH CAUSED THE SOCKETS TO MELT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416375July 31, 2011
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL IN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU POPS AND AFTER TIME THE POPS INCREASE AND CAUSES THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE DRIVERS TO CRASH. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE, MAYBE GM WILL RECALL THIS DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS CAUSED FROM HAVING ELECTRONIC STEERING, WHICH MEANS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IS SUPPOSE TO BE NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415329July 27, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING LIGHTS BURNED OUT AND ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS 3 TIMES SINCE OWNED CAR. SOMETHING IS WRONG TO MAKE IT BURN OUT TURN SIGNAL AND MELT THE LENS AND CONNECTORS. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 12/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415356July 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INDICATED POSSIBLE BAD WIRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND THERE WAS HOLE BURNED INTO THE BULB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER SO THEY COULD PERFORM A FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415153July 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 MALIBU WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 16, 2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE A WEEK PRIOR MY CAR DOORS UNLOCKED AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ABOUT FOUR DAYS APART. THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. AWEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING BUT ABOUT EVERY TWO TO FOUR DAYS. I TOOK IT BACK ON JULY 16, 2011 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN I COULD LEAVE THE CAR THERE. NOW THIS HAS BECOME A DAILY OCCURRENCE, EVEN HAPPENING TWO TO TEN TIMES A DAY DOING IT 6 TIMES WITHIN DRIVING LESS THAT A MILE AT TIMES. LUCKILY IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND THAT I STILL HAVE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414915July 24, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, AND THE STEERING POWER GOES ON AND OFF, ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING IT, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF IN THE FREEWAY, I WAS SO SCARY, I TOOK THE FIRST EXIT RIGHT ALWAYS, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414722July 22, 2011
SEATS
THE POWER TO THE DRIVER SEAT OF OUR '05 MALIBU MAXX, IS MAULFUNCTIONING/BROKEN/NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME HAS GIVEN UP. THE POWER TO THE SEAT GOES UP BUT THE RIGHT SIDE STAYS DOWN; LEAVING THE DRIVER LEANING TO THE RIGHT. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMS THAT HE'S HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413417July 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE TURN SIGNAL BULB GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERINGS HAD HOLES MELTED INTO THEM, AND WERE UNREPAIRABLE. I ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WITH THE BULB SPECIFIED IN TSB #06-08-42-004B WHICH SPECIFIES USE OF THE OSRAM 3157 LCP BULB, GM PART NUMBER 13502322. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE HEADLAMPS REPLACED AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME, BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE HOLES IN IT AGAIN. I FIRST HAD MY HEADLAMPS REPLACED ON 07/20/2010, AND TODAY IS 07/18/2011, SO IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411805July 11, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHT BULB PLASTIC COVERING TO MELT AND THE LIGHT BULB TO FAIL. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF UPDATED 10/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411463July 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BULB SOCKET CAUSES BULB BASE TO MELT AND CAUSE A SHORTAGE. IN ONE YEAR BULB HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. BULB MANUFACTURER SENT ME HEAVY DUTY REPLACEMENT BULBS TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEY SUGGEST THAT GM IS AWARE OF. TWO HEAVY DUTY BULBS HAVE ALSO GONE BAD WITH MOST RECENT MELTING THE BASE WITHIN TWO DAYS. PROBLEM IS NO DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL. PASSENGER SIDE BULB WAS REPLACED ONCE, LIKELY UNDER NORMAL WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410520July 5, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89.000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410228July 1, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409998June 30, 2011
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER STEERING. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DEFECT 100,000/ 10YEAR BUT MY CAR HAS 106000 AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP ME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX $1100.00 IN WHICH I DON'T HAVE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410090June 30, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY 2005 CHEVORLET MALIBU FRONT PARKING LIGHTS. THE PARKING LIGHTS BULB SOCKET HAS MELTED THROUGH THE SOCKET AND MELTED THE PLASTIC ORANGE RELFECTOR AROUND THE BULB. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD THAT WAS LUCKILY FOUND EARLY ENOUGH BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS CAUSED MY LIGHT HOUSING TO BECOME DISCOLORED AND HAS MADE MY HEADLIGHTS LESS BRIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF BULBS AND I HAVE NOW REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I DO STILL HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AS WELL TO SHOW FOR REFERENCE OF HOW MUCH THE LIGHT HAS MELTED THE SOCKET AND THE PLASTIC ORANGE HOUSING AROUND THE BULB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409008June 27, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO REGAIN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408886June 25, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR HATCH BACK HINGE HAS POPPED OFF IT'S PIVOT RESULTING IN THE HATCH BACK SLAMMING DOWN AND GLASS SHATTERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10407735June 21, 2011
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT FRAME WELDS BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO ONE CORNER AND BOUNCE AS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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