Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#11312052February 28, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, AND WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311453February 25, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TRACTION CONTROL ON AND OFF. FEELS HARD AND FORCED STEERING WHEEL ASSISTANCE TURNS OFF, WHEEL TOO HARD USING TOO MUCH GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310879February 23, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308727February 12, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307782February 7, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE AS LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299478January 15, 2020
STEERING
STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY POSSIBLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. RECALL WAS DATED 03/31/2014 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DATA BASE SAYS NO RECALLS ARE PENDING BUT OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM DOES STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, AND ON ANY STREET WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES. WARNING BEEP SOUNDS AND NOTICE POPS UP IN THE WARNING SECTION ON THE CONSOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298541January 11, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING CUT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. POWER STEERING RETURNED WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291967December 30, 2019
STEERING
WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DISABLED AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR SAFELY. THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED IN 2014. ONLY 5 YEARS LATER THE RECALL DEFECTED AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291382December 26, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT POWER STEERING RETURNS. LOST POWER STEERING SIX TIMES IN ONE WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288411December 11, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE DID NOT OPEN THE DOORS AND THE TRUNK MANUALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE KEYS TO A LOCKSMITH WHO STATED THAT THE KEYS DID NOT MATCH THE DOOR LOCKS AND THE TRUNK LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TURAN FOLEY CHEVROLET BUICK (228-206-0289, LOCATED AT 11123 U S 49, GULFPORT, MS 39503) WHERE THE MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER WERE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE GENERAL MANAGER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT GET BACK WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287143December 5, 2019
SEATS
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL DOWN AND STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286530December 3, 2019
STEERING
ONE MONTH AGO WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY SON'S 2005 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A RECALL THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. THERE WERE THREE THAT WERE IN NEED OF SERVICE WHEN WE MADE THE APPOINTMENT. UPON ARRIVING FOR AN 830AM APPOINTMENT MY SON WAS PREPARED TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A SIMPLE REPAIR. AROUND 4PM HE WAS GIVEN A RENTAL AND TOLD THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE CAR WAS DONE. ONE WEEK LATER HE RECEIVED A CALL TO COME IN. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE BUT NOW THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE. AT THIS POINT SOMEONE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SIT HIM DOWN WITH A SALES ASSOCIATE. HE'S A NINE-TEEN YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WITH A PART TIME JOB. THEY PROCEEDED TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND RUN HIS CREDIT REPORT BEFORE I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL. THE SALES ASSOCIATE ASSURED HIM THAT IF I CO-SIGNED FOR HIS LOAN, THEY COULD GET A BETTER INTEREST RATE AND CHEAPER MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THE 72-MONTH LOAN. THIS PROCESS WAS HALTED IMMEDIATELY ONCE THAT CALL WAS MADE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPLAINED TO THE SALES ASSOCIATE THAT I WAS NOT WILLING TO HAVE A COLLEGE STUDENT WITH A SIX-YEAR LOAN FOR A TWENTY-THOUSAND-DOLLAR VEHICLE. SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT AND GOT THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT AFTER PERFORMING THE RECALL THE CAR WAS NOW UNABLE TO STEER. HE SAID THAT THEY COULD INVEST ADDITIONAL MONEY IN TRYING TO FIX IT BUT THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THE CAR WAS SAFE AND HE WOULDN'T LET HIS FAMILY MEMBER DRIVE IT. HE WENT SO FAR AS SAYING EVEN IF HE COULD FIND THE PART, HE DOUBTS IT WOULD WORK. THEY OFFERED A FIVE-HUNDRED-DOLLAR TRADE IN VALUE IF WE BOUGHT A CAR FROM THEM. I WAS TOLD IF WE DID NOT BUY A CAR FROM THEM THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THEY HAD DONE ALL THAT THEY COULD DO, AND WE WERE LUCKY THEY GAVE THE RENTAL FOR A WEEK AND THAT A RENTAL IS NOT PART OF A RECALL SERVICE. MY SON WAS OUT OF A CAR AND THAT WAS THAT ACCORDING TO THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279361November 11, 2019
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SLIGHTLY IN AUGUST. NOW IT SHAKES AND THEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS ANYWHERE GOING ANY SPEED. AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, OF YOU TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION IT WILL CLAM IT A LITTLE. BREAK LIGHTS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. REPLACED BREAK LIGHTS 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. HEADLIGHTS MELT THE PLASTIC HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2017. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT ON MY VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278342November 5, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY SCHOOL CAMPUS PARKING LOT. NOTHING NEW. I MADE A SHARP TURN ONTO A DIFFERENT AISLE. MID TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I SLAMMED ON MY BREAK TO AVOID CRASHING. AFTER THAT, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL CONTINUED TO JERK. LUCKILY I WASN'T FAR FROM MY PARKING SPOT. THE NEXT DAY (TODAY), I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. BUT AFTER STARTING THE CAR, ALL SEEMED FINE. I DROVE IT AROUND THE CAMPUS A BIT WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE ISSUES. SO THEN I DECIDED TO RUN SOME ERRANDS. LESS THAN TWO MILES AWAY THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH STARTED TO GO CRAZY. ALL THE LIGHTS WERE TAKING TURNS FLASHING AND BEEPING (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, ETC). THEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE MAIN ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO MANHANDLE THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET IT INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK HOME, BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE. I FOUND SOME PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. AND ALL OF THEM SAID IT WAS RESOLVED AFTER FILING AT THE NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258022September 25, 2019
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STREERING SHAFT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258023September 25, 2019
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256789September 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254046September 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP LIGHT (TURN SIGNAL) ASSEMBLY KEEPS BURNING OUT AND MELTING THE BULB HOUSING AND ORANGE LENS. IT BURNED A HOLE IN THE ORANGE TURN SIGNAL LENS. I REPLACE BULB AFTER BULB BUT IT KEEPS FAILING. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE NO CAR OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING BULBS CONSTANTLY ONLY FOR THEM TO FAIL OVER AND OVER AGAIN! THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, MOVING, ETC..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253944September 8, 2019
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS V6 IN JUNE 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1 OWNER CAR WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION DRIVEN BY AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO HAD RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. I PURCHASED FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, SHE ALERTED US TO AN INTERMITTENT TWITCHING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSES IT TO SHAKE AND AS A RESULT MAKES THE VEHICLE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. NOW, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS THE POWER STEERING ALERT ON HER RADIO AND IS DOING THE TWITCHING THING MORE OFTEN. I CONTACTED CHEVY WHO, OF COURSE, INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE POWER STEERING BUT THIS VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CAR NOW HAS 52,700 MILES ON IT AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS IS HAPPENING IS A BIG CAUSE FOR CONCERN. CHEVY DID SEND ME AN EMAIL WHICH PROVIDES $100 TOWARD SERVICE AT A DEALERSHIP, WHICH TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER CHOOSE NOT TO ADDRESS IT UNTIL THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THIS WEEK BUT AS I SAID THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TO GET THE FAILURE TO APPEAR TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. FOR A VEHICLE TO HAVE A FAILURE, SUCH AS THIS, WITH SUCH A LOW MILEAGE IS A VERY BAD CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENTRUSTED THIS COMPANY WITH THEIR SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252547August 31, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BEEPED. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN OCT 2014 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM RECALLS 14116 AND 13036 BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS BACK. CALLED GM AND THEY SENT ME TO A DEALER RODGER DEAN AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A STEERING COLUMN. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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