Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10246927October 28, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER WARRANTY, THE PS GEAR, AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT; HOWEVER, THE CLUNKING NOISE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,523 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,557. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/27/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246781October 27, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THERE IS ONLY 85,000 MILES. NO WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE AT THIS EARLY IN ITS LIFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246071October 20, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT TURN SIGNALS HAVE BURNED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE BULBS HAS MELTED THROUGH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 MALIBU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245048October 10, 2008
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY CHEVROLET MALIBU LOCKED UP ON A BUSY STREET WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE/SERVICE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL HAD ALREADY LOCKED ON ME. AFTER RESTARTING MY CAR 3 TO 4 TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP FOUR TIMES SINCE THEN. I PHONED CHEVROLET BECAUSE MY SUPERVISOR AT WORK INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CHEVY MALIBU,AND SHE HAD A RECALL/DEFECT NOTIFICATION. CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE DEFECTS THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245064October 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE DELIVERY PUMP AND ASSOCIATED HOSES AT THE COST OF $513. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,143.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244134October 1, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN STOPPED MOVING. SHE TURNED THE WHEEL AS HARD AS SHE COULD IN ORDER TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO OTHER PROBLEMS. . UPDATED 11/14/08 *CN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE LASST TIME IT WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242771September 18, 2008
SEATS
THE WELD BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET. THERE WAS NO ABUSE OF THE SEAT TO CAUSE THIS TO FAIL. IT DID NOT CAUSE CRASH OR INJURY. THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242556September 17, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A PUDDLE AND HYDROPLANED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE MEDIAN AND SPUN OUT BEGINNING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT AND DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10242375September 16, 2008
STEERING
THE STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU LS. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK I AM SURE THAT I WOULD HAVE DIED. I WAS TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A CLUNK AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO STEER. MY STEERING WHEEL WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND. I CHECKED OUT RECALL AND COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL 2004 MALIBU OWNERS AND CHEVY REFUSES TO MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242196September 15, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE (DRIVER'S SIDE) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WAS BLINKING FASTER THAN NORMAL WHICH USUALLY MEANS THE BULB NEEDS REPLACED. I REPLACED THE BULB, BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 54000 MILES AND IT IS A CHEVROLET MALIBU LS V6 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241723September 10, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS ADAMANT ABOUT HAVING THE VEHICLE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. IN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AGAIN. THE INDEPENDENT DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE WITH THE RACK AND PINION; HOWEVER, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. A SECOND REPLACEMENT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241616September 9, 2008
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL JERK SIDE TO SIDE AND SEVERAL TIMES HAS COMPLETELY FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE SLAMMING ME AGAINST THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL ALTHOUGH IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CONSOLE DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SAW THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10241007September 5, 2008
STEERING
POPPING IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, OCCURS ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240266August 29, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WOODS AND TOWED AWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NEVER SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10239759August 26, 2008
STEERING
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN ON MON 8/25/08 WHEN THE INDICATOR NOISE SOUNDED AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON MY RADIO TUNER. I FELT A SMALL CLICK IN MY STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME THIS OCCURRED. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, I COULD TELL MY POWER STEERING HAD DEFINITELY GONE OUT AS THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THE CAR HAD BEEN WORKING GREAT UP TO THAT POINT. (2004 CHEVY MALIBU W/ 68,673 MILES). THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVE HOME. TODAY, WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ANYWAY AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF I DON'T GET THIS REPAIRED, THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AGAIN RANDOMLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239751August 26, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS THE DASH BLINKERS OPERATED VERY FAST. UPON CHECKING THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS, BOTH FRONT BULBS WERE BURNED OUT AND THE AMBER LENS ON EACH HAD HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE LENS WHERE THEY HAD MELTED. THERE APPEARS TO BE FLASH BURNS ON THE OUTER LENS COVER. THIS IS A FIRST OCCURRENCE AT ABOUT 68000 MILES. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOW OPERATE OK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238780August 18, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,957 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238123August 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULBS OFTEN BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND SOME WIRES. RECENTLY, HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COVERING BURNED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,900. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE DEALER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. UPDATED 10/07/08.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238002August 13, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS IN MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU LS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO GET STEERING POWER BACK. THE DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAVE CHARGED ME 110 DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTICS AND UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237817August 12, 2008
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRACKET FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,678 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,653. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE. UPDATED 09/12/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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