Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10232276June 25, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON APPROXIMATELY 100 OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS IF IT WERE LOCKED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231646June 19, 2008
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE "POWER STEERING" GOES OUT. GENERALLY RIGHT AWAY OR AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 25000+ MILES. MY MECHANIC CLAIMS THE FIX IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CHEVROLET WANTS $200.00 TO "LOOK" AT THE PROBLEM AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED AS OF YET BECAUSE I AM NOT MADE OF MONEY. I AM THE ONLY ONE IN MY FAMILY THAT IS PHYSICALLY ABLE TO STEER THE CAR WHEN IT GOES OUT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES GO OUT ON THE HI=WAY AS WELL AS SIDE STREETS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THE FREQUENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230589June 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN NOVEMBER 2004 I LEASED A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN NEW YORK. (DEALER 1) IN JANUARY 2006, I RETURNED TO THIS SAME DEALER BECAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR WOULD JUMP FROM 5 MILES AN HOUR TO 40 MILES AN HOUR, THEN THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN I PUSHED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP. THE DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALER 1'S MECHANIC WAS THAT THERE WAS ALMOST NO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE CAR AND THE GEARS BURNT OUT. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY THIS COULD BE FROM A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION; WHICH I LATER LEARNED WAS UNTRUE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLOWLY BURN OUT (OVER MONTHS) WITH LITTLE/NO FLUID IN IT. FROM PURCHASE, I COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD CLICK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. THE MANY TIMES I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE I WOULD MAKE THESE COMPLAINTS AND BE TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. APRIL 2008 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND STARTED LOOSING SPEED. AT MY EXPENSE, IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. (DEALER 2) THE MECHANIC SAID THEY STARTED OPENING THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED, DID NOT FINISH. HE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE DAMAGE. DEALER 2 HAD ALREADY ORDERED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND HE TOLD ME THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE MECHANIC FROM DEALER 1 HAD SAID. DEALER 2 AND OTHER MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO SINCE, TOLD ME THAT WITHOUT FLUID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND WITH LOW FLUID IT WOULD NOT BE MONTHS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT, IT WOULD BE DAYS OR DEPENDING ON THE FLUID LEVEL, EVEN MERE HOURS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN BY DEALER 2. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND GOT 12 MILES WHEN THE ODOMETER AND POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. DEALER 2 TOLD ME THAT THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230271June 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE OWN A 2005 MALIBUMAX, RECENTLY THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB DIED SO I REPLACED IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL. WHEN I OPENED THE LIGHTING UNIT TO REMOVE THE BULB I FOUND THE BULB HAD MELTED THE AMBER PLASTIC ENCLOSURE THAT SURROUNDS THE BULB. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD HOWEVER I THOUGHT MAYBE THE BULB HAS SHORTED OUT AND BURNED SINCE THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I THAN CHECKED THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL WHICH WAS FUNCTIONING, I FOUND THAT THE BULB HAD MELTED THE AMBER ENCLOSURE AS WELL. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229183May 29, 2008
STEERING
MY STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT, IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT IT STARTS WHEN THE WEATHER GET WARMER. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT IT AS 97F, THE NEXT TIME IT WAS 94F, WHEN THE TEMP COOLS OFF (90F) I HAVE NOTED THAT I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK. I WAS SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND CAME ACROSS THE WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. EVERYONE ON THERE DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. AS OF YESTERDAY 05/28/08 I HAVE NOT INJURED MY SHOULDER DUE TO MANUALLY STEERING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO DRIVE APPROX. 50 MILES TO GET HOME FROM MY OFFICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10228894May 26, 2008
STEERING
IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT WHEN THE TEMP WARMS UP 92F+ THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND WILL NOT RESET ITSELF. IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT ONE THE TEMP GOES DOWN TO 90F AND I TURN THE CAR OFF THAT I HAVE POWER STEERING. THIS ISSUE STARTED LAST YEAR BUT DO NOT REMEMBER DATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227647May 13, 2008
SEATS
THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS TILTED TO THE RIGHT, AND SLOPES DOWN AT BACK. THERE IS A BROKEN WELD ON THE FRONT BAR HOLDING ALL OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227652May 13, 2008
STEERING
BOUGHT OUR 2005 MALIBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WITH OUR VEHICLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, OUR CAR WAS AND IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AND SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE CAR WAS DOING EXACTLY LIKE THE LETTER STATED, SO THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE AND CALLED ME WITHIN THE HOUR SAYING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CAR WAS PRODUCING A DUPLICATE CODE SO THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE POWER ASSIST HAS GONE OUT ON MY NUMEROUS TIMES AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. NO ONE WILL REPLACE THE PART OR FIX THE PROBLEM SO I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. IT HAS DONE IT SO MUCH I LOST COUNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226893May 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR LOCKS FREEZE UP AND DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW FREEZING. THE DOORS WILL FLY OPEN IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. SLAM FRONT DOOR AND REAR DOORS WILL OPEN. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS SITUATION. DEALER HAS LUBRICATED DOORS BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY WINTER SINCE 2005/06. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226976May 7, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BLINKER WILL ALWAYS FAIL TO WORK. THE BULBS ARE JUST FINE AND INTACT, BUT THE BLINKER WILL STOP WORKING. THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO GET IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH ME, AND ALMOST IN CRASHES. I HAVE HEARD MANY DIFFERENT CASES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2005 CHEVY MALIBU'S AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226826May 6, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLASHER LIGHT IN MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE PLASTIC BASE OF THE BULB WAS MELTED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226746May 5, 2008
STEERING
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX, A CLUNK DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY REPLACED THE GEAR BOX. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY REPLACE THE RACK & PINION STEERING. NOW IT HAS DEVELOPED A THIRD TIME. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN. AFTER IT IS FIXED THIS TIME I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TRADING IT IN. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO DRIVE, NOT TO SPEND MY TIME TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224565April 15, 2008
STEERING
MY STEERING GEAR WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO GM REPLACED IT. THE SAME PART IS GOING OUT AGAIN AT 56,000 CALLED THE DEALER, THIS PART ONLY HAS A 12,000/12 MONTH WARRANTY. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS ALOT ON THE 2005 CHEVY MAILBU MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224214April 11, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2006. IT IS A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. THE FIRST WEEK THAT I BOUGHT IT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE ON THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD THE STRUTS AND CV JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FINE...IT WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, ANOTHER SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. THEY REPLACED THAT AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. THEN ONE YEAR LATER I RETURNED DUE TO MORE NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THIS TIME...NO WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING BUT THEY WOULD COVER IT SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. ALSO THEY TOLD ME A TIE ROD END WAS ABOUT TO SNAP SO THEY REPLACED IT. I HAD TO PAY. NOW, ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE NOISE IN THE STEERING IS BACK AGAIN. WILL THIS EVER END????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223851April 9, 2008
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. EVERYTIME THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT TURN, SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED AS IF THE WHEEL WOULD COME OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 03/25/08 WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 MORE TIMES AND THE ISSUE STILL REOCCURRED EACH TIME. SHE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THE ISSUE WOULD RESURFACE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE SHE NEEDED TO MAKE AN OUT-OF-TOWN TRIP AND WAS AFRAID TO DO SO UNDER THE VEHICLE'S HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,120. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,618.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223212April 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NOTICED HAZE IN DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT , LOOKED FURTHER FOUND THAT TURN SIGNALS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHERE STATING TO MELT , HAVE BEEN SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING WHEN I GET OUT OF CAR FOR A WEEK , NOTICED THIS WHEN ABOUT TO WASH CAR , TAKING TO DEALER TOMORROW , GLAD I NOTICED IT NOW , WHEN IT WAS NOT TO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222716March 30, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
RATTLE IN STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING LOOSE IN STEERING & MAKES YOU THINK ITS COMING APART DEALER HAS INSTALLED NEW RACK & PINION BUT I THINK ITS SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING BOX UNDER DASH AND ITS STILL MAKES NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222177March 24, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS WITH ONLY A BEEP AS WARNING(AS IT HAPPENS...NOT BEFORE) EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221129March 14, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
THREE STEERING COMPONENT EVENTS: POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REPLACED @ 13,765 MILES POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REPLACED @ 15,515 MILES STEERING SHAFT REPLACED @ 23,011 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220015March 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. THE LIGHT IN MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO WESTERN AUTO, AUTO ZONE, AND BRIANS AUTO REPAIR THINKING IT WAS A FUSE THAT WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS TOLD BY GM THERE WAS NOT A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I THEN WENT BACK TO AUTO ZONE AND ASKED THEM TO CONTACT ME IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS AT GM THE AUTO IS TO NEW TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. OF COURSE I DIDN'T GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO PAY FOR OUT OF MY POCKET. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS, SO MY PLAN IS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, AND TO TAKE OUT NEWS PAPERS AIDS IN THE SURROUNDING CITIES TO SEE EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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