Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10219908March 3, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY STEERING GEAR CHASIS KEEPS FAILING. GOT COMPONENT COVERAGE FROM GM WHICH PROVES THEY KNOW ITS ISSUE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217420February 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
DROVE CAR 2 BLOCKS TURNED OFF IGNITION. ATTEMPTED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. UPON OPENING DOOR NO LIGHTS, INSERT KEY IN IGNITION, TURN ,NOTHING ON CONSOLE NO IGNITION. HAD MECHANIC CHECK CAR STATED IT HAS TO BE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED,(2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SITUATION). ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION, WOULD NOT START IN PARK. HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH UP TO PARK WHILE TURNING KEY. TAKEN TO PERSONAL MECHANIC CHANGED OUT LINKAGE IN TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND REPROGRAMMED. REMOTE DOES NOT DO ANYTHING. CHECKED FUSES AND BATTERY ALL GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216910February 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN JUNE OF 2007, IN WHICH THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND REPLACED AGAIN. AT 44,783 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,021 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,555. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214917January 15, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT STEERING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. THE TIE RODS FAILED LATER AT 18,000 MILES AND CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE AND FRONT TIRE DAMAGE. HE HAS HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE TIE RODS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $240. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,520 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214242January 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
REPLACE A C/S L/F PARKING LAMP BURNED AND MELTED L/F HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY B C/S R/F PARKING LAMP BURNED AND MELTED R/F HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213920January 3, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT GM STATED NOT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN UNLESS YOUR VEHICLE HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. *KB THE LETTER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. IF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, A CHIME WILL BE HEARD AND THE DIC WILL DISPLAY A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213371January 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY CAR'S LIGHTS ARE MELTING,SMOKE EVEN COMES OUT OF THEM.I'VE SEEN THIS ON OTHER 2005 CHEVY MALIBUS AND THEY ARE ALL DOING THE SAME THING,WHICH MEANS ITS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.NO ONE AT GM WANTS TO HELP ME,AND IF MY CAR DOESN'T GET FIXED ITS GOING TO CAUSE A FIRE.IT HAS BURNED OUT MY BULBS VERY QUICKLY AND OFTEN.I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A GM GOODWRENCH SERVICE SHOP AT AMERICAN CHEVROLET IN MODESTO,CA.THE SERVICE CONSULTANT THERE SEEN MY CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT NORMAL,HE BROUGHT OUT ANOTHER 2005 CHEVY MALIBU THAT THEY HAD THERE AND ITS DOING THE SAME THING.HE TRIED TO PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE GM,BUT I GOT TOLD I WAS A LIAR,BY A REPRESENTATIVE.I NEED HELP BECUASE THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THE LIGHTS,BEFORE IT CAUSES A FIRE.CHECK AND SEE ANY 2005 CHEVY MALIBUS AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ITS TRUE.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213263December 31, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. BOTH OF THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LENSES HAVE A ONE HALF INCH HOLE BURNED INTO THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC HAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND TURNED BROWN. THE SHINY MATERIAL HAS TURNED A DULL WHITE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213200December 30, 2007
STEERING
WHEN STARTING AND/OR DRIVING THE CAR FOR A SHORT TIME AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-45 POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH HIGHWAY DRIVING YET BUT I AM CONCERNED IT WILL. I AM TAKING CAR IN THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER FOR SERVICE. I DID RECEIVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN DECEMBER 2007 REGARDING PROBLEMS BUT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME AND DID NOT KEEP THE NOTICE; SOON THEREAFTER I DID EXPERIENCE REFERENCED STEERING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212959December 27, 2007
STEERING
GRINDING, POPPING NOISES COME FROM FRONT END AND SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR. YOU CAN FEEL THE ENTIRE CAR SHIFT WHEN TURNING OR TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CAR IS GOING TO SLIDE OFF OF THE CHASSIE. JANUARY 2007, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, HOOKED CHASSIE EARS TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION, AND REPLACED REAR SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. VEHICLE HAD 26,080 MILES ON IT. 11 MONTHS LATER,NOW 38,800 MILES, SAME ISSUE. HAVING TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, TO HAVE STEERING AND SUSPENSION ASSESSED AGAIN. GM NEEDS TO ASSESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THESE MALIBUS. ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER STATES THEY SEE THIS SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER MALIBUS, YET NO RECALL. WHAT IS GM WAITING FOR? THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213009December 27, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX LS AS A "PROGRAM CAR" THINKING IT WAS THE NEXT BEST THING TO A NEW CAR. I GUESS I WAS WRONG. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2006 I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT TROUBLE WITH MY FRONT END. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS FOUR TIMES! NOW AT 50,500 MILES MY FRONT END IS ACTING UP AGAIN. THE LAST TIME I HAD MY REPAIRS DONE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CALLED GMAC AND ASKED FOR A REPURCHASE. GMAC CONTACTED MY DEALER AND RETURNED A CALL TO ME STATING THAT I SHOULD TRY ANOTHER DEALER THEY COULD NOT GET ANYWHERE WITH MY CURRENT DEALER. I WAS NOT SURPRISED AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE SHOP LEADER THAT"HIS WIFE'S CAR DID THE SAME THING AND THAT THE BEST THING I COULD DO IS DRIVE IT TILL ITS PAID FOR! I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS CAR AND THE SERVICE MY LOCAL DEALER . I LOVE GMAC AND I WISH THEY WOULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AT DEALING WITH BAD DEALERSHIPS. MY DEALERSHIP MADE ME FEEL STUPID AND LIKE I WAS BOTHERING THEM. I AM STILL PAYING ON MY MALIBU BUT AM LOOKING TO TRADE BUT I AM SO SCARED THAT I WILL JUST GAIN A WHOLE NEW PROBLEM FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE...WHAT DO I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211845December 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AFTER A RECENT EPISODE OF RAIN, I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, I BEGAN SLIDING AT A DIAGONAL TO THE DIRECTION OF THE STREET. I TRIED TO COMPENSATE BECAUSE I WAS APPROACHING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN BEGAN TO SLIDE THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, BUT STILL DIAGONAL TO THE STREET ON WHICH I WAS TRAVELING. I AGAIN TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND ALMOST TURNED PERPENDICULAR. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR, AFTER GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND ALMOST SLIDING INTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC. ALL 4 OF MY TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP TO SLIDE ON A DAMP SURFACE WITHOUT REGAINING TRACTION UNTIL AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF MANEUVERING WAS DONE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM INVESTIGATED SO THAT MY LIFE, OR MY SON'S LIFE, IS NOT PUT INTO DANGER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211749December 12, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIVE SECONDS LATER, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AFTER 15 MINUTES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,238.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210111November 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ELECTRONIC PROBLEM . CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. GAUGES,WINDOWS,RADIO,HEAT,AIRCONDITIONING ALSO DON'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT SAFE WHEN DRIVING, WE HAVE TO COAST CAR OFF ROAD TO GET STARTED. SOMETIMES IT WILL START RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IS DIFFICULT TO GET STARTED. WHEN STARTED SOMETIMES WILL STALL OUT WHEN PUT IN GEAR AND TAKES SEVERAL TIMES STARTING BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING WHEN PUT IN GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209452November 16, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 CHEVY MALIBU HEADLIGHT OVER HEATING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT COVER OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS MELT. WHEN THE COVER DRIPS ONTO THE LIGHT BULB IT PUTS A HOLE IN THE BULB. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC COVERINGS WERE DISCOLORED ABOVE THE BULB DUE TO EXTREME HEAT WHICH WAS AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND /OR IMPROPER BULB. NOT ONLY DID THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL, BUT THE RIGHT FRONT PARK AND SIGNAL LIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209447November 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY MALIBU WITH ODOMETER PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES SHE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THE ODOMETER WAS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ODOMETER IS READING 3.4% HIGH, GIVING THE VEHICLE MORE MILEAGE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208748November 13, 2007
STEERING
2005 MALIBU MAXX AT 35,504 MILES. THUMPING NOISE FROM STEERING AND STEERING REQUIRED MORE EFFORT. DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PER CHEV. BULLETIN #06-02-32-007. COST WOULD HAVE BEEN $174 BUT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207969November 5, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
LOUD "CLUNKING" SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN AND LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ELECTRIC STEERING GEAR. STILL GET A LOUD "CLUNK" WHEN STEERING AS WELL AS LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY STEER LEFT TO STAY STRAIGHT. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE STEERING IS ALIGNED AND THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER WORK ON THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT TO GREASE THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207667November 1, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CAR, MAKES LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT, LOSS OF TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207268October 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND STATED THAT THEY TIGHTENED IT UP, BUT DID NOT STATE WHAT THEY TIGHTENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THUMPING SOUND CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND WAS LOUDER THAN BEFORE. AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. U[DATED 11/21/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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