Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10183556February 26, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JANUARY 2006 WITH 30,000 MILES. WITHIN A MONTH, IT STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN I MADE TIGHT TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK, AND THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR OF MALIBU, AND REPLACED THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS, THEN THE NOISE RETURNED. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. THIS TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS, AND THE NOISE RETURNED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, AND, SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183721February 20, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2005 MALIBU WITHOUT SIDE AIRBAGS CUSTOMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BELIEVES THAT HER INJURIES WERE DUE TO THE HEAD REST**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD REST SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED LOWER TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS NECK. WHEN THE CONSUMERS HEAD IS ON THE HEAD REST, IT PUSHES HER HEAD FORWARD. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10182322February 12, 2007
STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAS A DISTRICT CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND IS PRONOUNED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO COMMON TO THE 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181970February 8, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOORS ON MY 2005 MALIBU WILL NOT SHUT IN FREEZING OR CLOSE TO FREEZING WEATHER. DOOR WILL ACTUALLY FLY OPEN WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. VERY DANGEROUS! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181512February 3, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE STEERING WAS ACTING ERRATIC AND "THUNKING" WHEN STEERING. 3 TIMES THE POWER STEERING HAS QUIT ON ME. THE CAR BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. I KNOW MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED, I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK THE SERVICE ADVISOR OUT, THE SYSTEM HAD RESET ITSELF AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. THE NEXT 2 TIMES, I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND RESTARTED IT AND THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AGAIN. AS MENTIONED, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING RACK 3 TIMES, EACH TIME SAYING THIS IS AN IMPROVED PART, AND WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT IT DOES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181320February 1, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE CITY THE POWER STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE STEERING GOT ROUGH ,AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SHE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM THE WHEEL OR THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2006 AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. ALSO, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2006 FOR THE SAME FAILURE ,AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180721January 25, 2007
STEERING
2005 MALIBU MAXX WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME WARRENTY SERVICE WORK ON PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END NOISES. THE CAR WAS RETURNED 30 MINUTES AFTER BEING DROPPED OFF. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR HAD A BAD STEERING RACK AND SHAFT. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND THE CAR RETURNED FOR DRIVING UNTIL THE PARTS WERE RECIEVED. LESS THAN 100 MILES LATER THE CAR LOST STEERING CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO A SEMI TRUCK ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE EXPECIENCED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10177878January 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL* - THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE FAILED. THE FRONT LEFT BLINKER LIGHT FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. ON DEC 31, 2006, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE COMPLETE POWER, BUT WAS TOWED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD ELECTRICAL HARNESS. *AK UPDATED 1/30/2007 - THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING DUE TO AND OPEN LEFT FRONT SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177645January 3, 2007
STEERING
AFTER ALLOWING VEHICLE TO WARM UP APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE'S STEERING FAILED, WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL FOR DURATION OF ABOUT ONE MINUTE, THEN STEERING ASSIST BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUSLY OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS STEERING HAS SEEMED VERY STIFF ON OCCASIONS, BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE THAT STEERING FAILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177609January 2, 2007
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OVER POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING. FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS PULLING THE WHEEL IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177223December 28, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BOTH HEARD AND FELT A "CREAKING" IN THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE AS THOUGH METAL PARTS ARE LOOSE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN MOTION BOTH BACKING AND FORWARD, TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. I DID BRING THIS CONDITION TO THE ATTENTION THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND WHERE I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED SINCE THEN. THEY INDICATED TO ME, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, COULD NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANY CONDITION, AND FURTHER STATED THERE WAS "NO FIX" FROM GM. HOWEVER, THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. MY CONCERN IS, AT SOME POINT, COULD OR WILL THE FRONT END FAIL WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHICH IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP DID POINT OUT THAT THE TIRES HAVE SOME WEAR ON THEM AND IT IS MY FEELING THE TIRE WEAR MAY BE CAUSED FROM THIS CONDITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175022December 3, 2006
STEERING
MALIBU MAXX WITH 24,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A POPPING OR CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GEARS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SAID THEY FIXED. A WEEK LATER THE SAME NOISE WAS BACK. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY THEN SAID THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A NEW RACK FOR THE STEERING. THE RACK WAS REPLACED A FEW DAYS LATER. THESE REPAIRS (ALONG WITH A LONG LIST OF OTHER REPAIRS INCLUDING REPLACING THE GAS TAKE) WERE COMPLETED ON 7/18/2006. NOW DECEMBER 3RD 2006 I AM HEARING THE SAME NOISE AND WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK THIS WEEK. I DRIVE THIS CAR 60 MILES EVERYDAY AND AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174972December 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD OF MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DEVELOP BUBBLES BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE GLASS. I WAS INFORMED BY A GLASS REPAIR COMPANY THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS(AT THE MANUFACTURING STAGE). I CANNOT SEEM TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174995December 2, 2006
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT OUR MALIBU MAXX IN FEB. OF 2005. STARTED HAVE IN PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, IN OCT 05. THERE WAS A KNOCKING-CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN DEC. OF 05. WE WHERE TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT AT THAT TIME BUT ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. AT THE TIME WE HAD 21,000 MILES ON THE CAR. FINALLY IN THE 3RD QUARTER OF THE YEAR THEY HAD A "FIX". THE INTERMEDIATE STEER SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE "FIX" LASTED ONLY 3,000 MILES BEFORE THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THIS "FIX" AGAIN ONLY LASTED 3,000 MILES. WE HAVE ASKED GM TO REPLACE THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD WE HAVE TOO MANY MILES ON THE CAR. 41,000 MILES. WE FEEL SINCE THE CAR CAN NOT BE FIXED AND THAT WE WAITED AS ASKED BY GM, THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THE CAR OR GIVE US THE VALUE OF THE CAR WHEN WE FIRST STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174240November 25, 2006
STEERING
HAVE HAD THE SAME POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. I FEEL THAT IT IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND I AM NOT PAYING TO FIX IT. CAR NOW HAS 99.000 MILES ON IT. GETTING RID OF IT IN DECEMBER OF 06, CAN'T KEEP A TURN SIGNAL BULB IN THE CAR EITHER. LAST CHEVY I WILL BUY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174334November 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 MALIBU ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE. *TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173699November 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, STEERING:LINKAGES
MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OVER. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP A COUPLE OF TIMES TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND THE CHEVY DEALER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I WILL TRY TO START MY VEHICLE BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS CRANK OVER. IT WILL CHUG A LOT AND THEN STALL OUT. OTHER TIMES IT WILL CHUG AND ACT LIKE IT WILL STALL AND THEN TURN OVER. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2-3 TIMES FOR ME TO TRY AND GET THE VEHICLE TO START. I CALLED MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHEVY DEALER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR WAS THAT IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY 800-1000 MILES APPROXIMATELY. IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW COLD OR HOT IT WAS, WET OR DRY. IT HAS BEEN AWFUL! NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH IT STARTING. MY CAN HAS JUST OVER 32500 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS LATE SEPTEMBER 2006. I AM NOT SURE ON THE EXACT DATE THAT I CALLED MY CAR DEALER. I ALSO TOOK MY VEHICLE IN ON 9-12-06 FOR A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE CENTER STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKE. IT WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR FRONT BLINKER NOT WORKING BUT THE EXTERIOR DID. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER BLEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173464November 14, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNALS KEEP BURNING OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERS BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. SO I AM STUCK BUYING LIGHTS ALMOST EVERY WEEK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173350November 13, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING POP WHEN TURNING CAR, ON 2005 MALIBU MAXX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172486November 2, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION A SECOND TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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