2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Problems & Recalls

Power steering failing. As I was driving down the road I got a power steering message and chime. No dash light came on and I lost all ability to turn my vehicles steering wheel. I went to add power steering fluid just to learn that my 2005 Chevy Malibu maxx LS comes equipped with EPS(electric power ...

The steering locked up when the brakes were pressed and the steering wheel was turned to avoid crashing with another car. The result is the crash happened and damage to both cars. Thankfully traffic was only going around 10 mph. If this had happened at high speed my son may have been seriously in...

The car has a recall for power steering the recall covers the torque sensor in the steering assembly I had the recall done about 6-8 weeks ago & now I’m dealing with another power steering issue I took the car to Chevy & the whole power steering motor has failed they say it is not covered under th...

The EPS began sporadically and severely jerking the steering very powerfully while driving and stationary and draining the battery at an accelerated rate necessitating multiple replacements of and charging 2 batteries to get to and from my job and anywhere else making everyday life very difficult be...

The EPS began sporadically and severely jerking the steering very powerfully while driving and stationary and draining the battery at an accelerated rate necessitating multiple replacements of and charging 2 batteries to get to and from my job and anywhere else making everyday life very difficult be...

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WATER PUMP

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WATER PUMP

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 60-70 MPH, the steering wheel turned to left and to the right independently. The traction control warning light was illuminated. An unknown local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Th...

Mileage: 220,000

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 60-70 MPH, the steering wheel turned to left and to the right independently. The traction control warning light was illuminated. An unknown local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Th...

Mileage: 220,000

The electric power steering has failed on me numerous times. From being completely locked and having to restart the car 5 times just to free it up, to it locking up while i'm going 70 down the freeway multiple times. one of those times was while i was merging lanes and my wheel got locked slightly l...

Brake lights malfunctioning due to faulty wiring in body control module, a prior recall 2 dealerships are currently refusing to honor; stating your recall has expired. According to the below link, recalls are never to expire. This condition creates an increased risk of rear end collisions, while the...

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to complete a turn, he became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring an increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. The mess...

Mileage: 103,000

The brake light stays on the whole time.

The brake light stays on the whole time.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. AFTER AWHILE IT GOES OUT COMPLETELY MAKING IT EXTREMEMLY DANGEROUS TO STEER OR TURN WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN NORFOLK, NE, NORFOLK GM SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY SAID RECALL WAS FIXED BACK IN 2014 AT A SHOP IN HARTINGTON, NE. SAME ISS...

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. AFTER AWHILE IT GOES OUT COMPLETELY MAKING IT EXTREMEMLY DANGEROUS TO STEER OR TURN WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN NORFOLK, NE, NORFOLK GM SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY SAID RECALL WAS FIXED BACK IN 2014 AT A SHOP IN HARTINGTON, NE. SAME ISS...

The car was allegedly previously repaired under Product Safety Recall Bulletin No.: 14116 back in 2014. The vehicle was 10 years old at that time. Now in 2024, 10 years later, the power steering issue is back. As the vehicle is operated, a sound rings from the computer system and a message warnin...

Car is getting hard has been happening for a while but is getting worse There's is a recall on similar Chevy models but not for this specific one

I was tightening the battery and there was a spark and it’s been difficult to steer ever since

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after his daughter started the vehicle, she became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehi...

Mileage: 85,000

No accedents. Trying to be a head of it!

No accedents. Trying to be a head of it!

No accedents. Trying to be a head of it!

Issue started at ~80K while driving 60-65 mph, the steering wheel would unexpectedly shake violently. After hitting brakes, the steering system would return to normal. Had car evaluated by mechanic specializing in steering/suspension and could not recreate the issue. This issue has been returning in...

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that he received recall notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the recall was completed however, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steerin...

Mileage: 140,000

This problem has occurred many times and I have taken to the internet to find out what I could to try to remedy it myself as I don't have endless disposable income to have someone else fix it. I have not had it seen by a professional, only consulted with a manager of a gm dealership repairs departme...

This problem has occurred many times and I have taken to the internet to find out what I could to try to remedy it myself as I don't have endless disposable income to have someone else fix it. I have not had it seen by a professional, only consulted with a manager of a gm dealership repairs departme...

This problem has occurred many times and I have taken to the internet to find out what I could to try to remedy it myself as I don't have endless disposable income to have someone else fix it. I have not had it seen by a professional, only consulted with a manager of a gm dealership repairs departme...

Came back from running an errand and when I went to go back out to the car to start it to run another errand it wouldn't turn over. The lights and alarm, the radio wipers a/c everything else would come on but it just wouldn't turn over! And I need my vehicle I have upcoming appointments and it's the...

Came back from running an errand and when I went to go back out to the car to start it to run another errand it wouldn't turn over. The lights and alarm, the radio wipers a/c everything else would come on but it just wouldn't turn over! And I need my vehicle I have upcoming appointments and it's the...

The car's anti-theft system (indicated on the dashboard lights) will randomly lock up the engine. Following a massive list of online suggestions from other Chevy owners who had the same problem, I learned to wait for 10-15 minutes with the key in the ignition (lights/radio on, no engine) before the ...

The car's anti-theft system (indicated on the dashboard lights) will randomly lock up the engine. Following a massive list of online suggestions from other Chevy owners who had the same problem, I learned to wait for 10-15 minutes with the key in the ignition (lights/radio on, no engine) before the ...

The car's anti-theft system (indicated on the dashboard lights) will randomly lock up the engine. Following a massive list of online suggestions from other Chevy owners who had the same problem, I learned to wait for 10-15 minutes with the key in the ignition (lights/radio on, no engine) before the ...

The contact's wife owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle emitted a chime and the message "Steering" was displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle did not experience any mechanical failure and he was able to continue driving. The contact stated that t...

Mileage: 106,200

In January 2022, I started to lose the power steering my 2005 Chevy Malibu. After much research, I have learned that Chevrolet installed EPS systems on the 2004-2007 Malibus. I found there has been a recall on the failure of this system. I contacted our local Chevrolet dealership in April 2022 to le...

Power Steering goes in & out. Wheel sometimes shakes side to side with & without touching wheel

I was making a right turn onto a busy highway when my front end made a loud thunk, as if something had broken, then my steering wheel threw itself and locked up on me.

I was making a right turn onto a busy highway when my front end made a loud thunk, as if something had broken, then my steering wheel threw itself and locked up on me.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH and making a turn, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power steering assist functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle with the extra effor...

Mileage: 183,000

1st when got car from local dealer cruise control worked next day still hasn't, interior lights not working with new bulb, brake light on, leaking oil from pan, front end drifting, than at station no power steering, didn't know wtf, wheels didn't turn, shut off he later was there ignition switch wil...

1st when got car from local dealer cruise control worked next day still hasn't, interior lights not working with new bulb, brake light on, leaking oil from pan, front end drifting, than at station no power steering, didn't know wtf, wheels didn't turn, shut off he later was there ignition switch wil...

1st when got car from local dealer cruise control worked next day still hasn't, interior lights not working with new bulb, brake light on, leaking oil from pan, front end drifting, than at station no power steering, didn't know wtf, wheels didn't turn, shut off he later was there ignition switch wil...

Starting feeling a clunking in steering wheel while driving. 5 days later cars dic said power steering while driving 60 down the highway. Car was hard to handle and turn.

loss of steering. couldn't steer the car. no power steering message came up on display screen only warning alarm sounded. This has happened when trying to park in a parking spot as well as two separate times on the freeway.

loss of steering. couldn't steer the car. no power steering message came up on display screen

Driving at any speed the car will randomly brake on its own.

Driving at any speed the car will randomly brake on its own.

WHEN I'M DRIVING OFTEN..I TURN THE WHEEL AS NORMAL. INTERMITTENTLY I HEAR A DING NOISE COMING FROM MY CONSOLE, AND MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFENS AND I HAVE TO USE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. I HAVE CALLED GM MANY TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE TH...

Mileage: 144,000

WHEN I'M DRIVING OFTEN..I TURN THE WHEEL AS NORMAL. INTERMITTENTLY I HEAR A DING NOISE COMING FROM MY CONSOLE, AND MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFENS AND I HAVE TO USE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. I HAVE CALLED GM MANY TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE TH...

Mileage: 144,000

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE DURATION OF THE FAILURE MIGHT BE SHORT PERIOD OR EXTENDED PERIOD. WHEN IT OCCURS AND IN A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS FROM YOUR HAND AND IS DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED AS WE N...

Mileage: 153,740

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL REQUIRING AN EMENSE AMOUNT OF MUSCLE TO CONTROL. TO WHICH A MESSAGE CAME ON MY DISPLAY BOARD STATING POWER STEERING AND A BELL SOUNDED.

I LOST ALL POWER ASSIST IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS SHOWING A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BUT WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET, THEY DIDN'T SEE IT.

Mileage: 200,000

I LOST ALL POWER ASSIST IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS SHOWING A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BUT WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET, THEY DIDN'T SEE IT.

Mileage: 200,000

I LOST ALL POWER ASSIST IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS SHOWING A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BUT WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET, THEY DIDN'T SEE IT.

Mileage: 200,000

MY 2005 MALIBU STIRRING WHEEL ; MY MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX LS V6, STIRRING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE, CRUISE CONTROL DOSENT WORK, AND WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES WHEN I GET UP TO A CEARTAIN SPEED CAR SHAKES BAD AND IT SHAKES WHEN I USE BRAKES. M...

MY 2005 MALIBU STIRRING WHEEL ; MY MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX LS V6, STIRRING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE, CRUISE CONTROL DOSENT WORK, AND WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES WHEN I GET UP TO A CEARTAIN SPEED CAR SHAKES BAD AND IT SHAKES WHEN I USE BRAKES. M...

MY 2005 MALIBU STIRRING WHEEL ; MY MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX LS V6, STIRRING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE, CRUISE CONTROL DOSENT WORK, AND WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES WHEN I GET UP TO A CEARTAIN SPEED CAR SHAKES BAD AND IT SHAKES WHEN I USE BRAKES. M...

VEHICLE LOST POWERING STEERING AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. ENDED UP HALF WAY IN THE ONCOMING LANE BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. GOOD THING NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE WAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD OTHER INCIDENCES WHEN THE POWER STEERING GLIT...

Mileage: 210,000

STARTED MY CAR UP TO AROUND 2:00 TO GO MY LUNCH BREAK. POWERING STEERING WAS IN MY RADIO DASH. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT HAS CUTOFF CONSISTENTLY WHEN I AM DRIVING REVERTING BACK TO MANUAL STEERING WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH LOW SP...

Mileage: 170,000

IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING AT TIMES, AFTER IS TURNED ON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OFTEN.

Mileage: 127,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DISABLED DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MOTION THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING WAS LOST. AFTER A RESTART OF THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING WAS RETURNED. ON A CITY STREET AFTER A STOP SIGN.

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 123,709

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 123,709

FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE BROKEN ONE COMPLETELY GONE OTHER SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM RUST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I RAN VIN #'S DIDN'T SEE AN OPEN RECALL YET ON THE CHEVY 05 TRUCKS THEY HAVE RECALLS. NORMALLY I WOULD TRY AN FIX THIS MYSELF UNFORTUNATELY DO TO AGE AND BROKEN RIBS I CAN'T CRAWL UNDER...

Mileage: 123,709

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD AS IF TO STRAIGHTEN ITSELF. THIS OCCURRED DURING DRIVING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN 14116 ONLY COVERS STEERING POSITION SENSORS, BUT NOT MOTORS. BUT ON OTHER COMPARABLE MODELS, IT'S THE MO...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE LEFT TURN AND CONTINUED DRIVI...

Mileage: 165,000

STEERING SHAFT CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH OVER 150 COMPLAINTS. SO FAR NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TO REPLACE THE THE STEERING SHAFT.

Mileage: 105,000

STEERING SHAFT CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH OVER 150 COMPLAINTS. SO FAR NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TO REPLACE THE THE STEERING SHAFT.

Mileage: 157,203

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BACK IN 2016. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, BUT SINCE NOW HAS BROKEN AGAIN. IT IS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS IN MOTION. IT IS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE KIT (RECALL # 14152A).

Mileage: 30

BODY CONTOL MODULE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING SENSORS TO MALFUNCTION AND READ ISSUES OR CONDITIONS SUCH AS TIRE SLIPPAGE, OVERHEATING, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION, ETC WHERE THERE IS NO ISSUE OR WET ROAD CONDITION.

Mileage: 245,000

STEERING IS NOT WORKING, MAKING IT TOO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHILE IN A HIGHWAY; HAS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SPEED CONTROL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY

Mileage: 225,000

STEERING IS NOT WORKING, MAKING IT TOO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHILE IN A HIGHWAY; HAS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SPEED CONTROL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY

Mileage: 225,000

STEERING IS NOT WORKING, MAKING IT TOO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHILE IN A HIGHWAY; HAS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SPEED CONTROL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY

Mileage: 225,000

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE LAST 2 WERE 5/31/2013, WHICH WE PAID FOR, & 10/1/2014, WHICH WAS ON A RECALL. NOW IT HAS BEEN DOING IT AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

WIRING ISSUES REPLACED EVERYTHING NEW IT THE CHARGING DEPARTMENT 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS KEPT ARISING THUS THE COMPUTER THE PCM FIRED SO IDK WHAT WENT WRONG BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR

Mileage: 210,000

WIRING ISSUES REPLACED EVERYTHING NEW IT THE CHARGING DEPARTMENT 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS KEPT ARISING THUS THE COMPUTER THE PCM FIRED SO IDK WHAT WENT WRONG BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR

Mileage: 210,000

WIRING ISSUES REPLACED EVERYTHING NEW IT THE CHARGING DEPARTMENT 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS KEPT ARISING THUS THE COMPUTER THE PCM FIRED SO IDK WHAT WENT WRONG BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR

Mileage: 210,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SIDE STREET I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL. THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR MY AIR BAG THEN CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK F...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK F...

Mileage: 140,000

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 ...

Mileage: 107,000

TRACTION CONTROL ON AND OFF. FEELS HARD AND FORCED STEERING WHEEL ASSISTANCE TURNS OFF, WHEEL TOO HARD USING TOO MUCH GAS.

Mileage: 100

TRACTION CONTROL ON AND OFF. FEELS HARD AND FORCED STEERING WHEEL ASSISTANCE TURNS OFF, WHEEL TOO HARD USING TOO MUCH GAS.

Mileage: 100

TRACTION CONTROL ON AND OFF. FEELS HARD AND FORCED STEERING WHEEL ASSISTANCE TURNS OFF, WHEEL TOO HARD USING TOO MUCH GAS.

Mileage: 100

POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER.

Mileage: 140,000

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 NO...

Mileage: 136,000

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 CO...

Mileage: 109,000

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....

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.

Mileage: 116,247

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.

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.

Mileage: 158,000

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 ...

Mileage: 14

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.

Mileage: 89,000

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...

Mileage: 291,000

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...

Mileage: 99,000

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...

Mileage: 99,000

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. LUC...

Mileage: 200,000

INTERMEDIATE STREERING SHAFT

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT

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 CONS...

Mileage: 104,000

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 CONS...

Mileage: 104,000

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 TWIT...

Mileage: 51,000

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.

HAVING STEERING AND TURNING PROBLEMS. LOOKING TO BE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP.

Mileage: 160,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR IS A "CLUNKING NOISE" COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. *LD *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. T...

Mileage: 46,921

DEALER INFORMS ME SAFETY RECALL 14116B LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON MY VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY, YET THE WARNING LIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON MY INFO CENTER. FIX DID NOT WORK LONG.

Mileage: 125,000

CAR BATTERY KEEPS DYING EVEN THOUGH IT'S NEW AND WE HAVE CHANGED FUSES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC THEY CAN FIND WHY LOSING CHARGE ON BATTERY. KEEP JUMPING OF WON'T STAY CHARGED BIT 1 DAY .

CAR BATTERY KEEPS DYING EVEN THOUGH IT'S NEW AND WE HAVE CHANGED FUSES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC THEY CAN FIND WHY LOSING CHARGE ON BATTERY. KEEP JUMPING OF WON'T STAY CHARGED BIT 1 DAY .

CAR BATTERY KEEPS DYING EVEN THOUGH IT'S NEW AND WE HAVE CHANGED FUSES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC THEY CAN FIND WHY LOSING CHARGE ON BATTERY. KEEP JUMPING OF WON'T STAY CHARGED BIT 1 DAY .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK TAPPED THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, NO INJU...

Mileage: 155,000

STEERING SHAFT INADEQUATE SUPPORT OF U-JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES GOING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN FEEL A CLICKING IN IT WHEN YOU TURN. IT'S LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BREAK OR SOMETHING. ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND STEERING WHEE...

Mileage: 190,000

STEERING SHAFT INADEQUATE SUPPORT OF U-JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES GOING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN FEEL A CLICKING IN IT WHEN YOU TURN. IT'S LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BREAK OR SOMETHING. ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND STEERING WHEE...

Mileage: 190,000

WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY, IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, IE. VERY HARD TO STEER. THEN THERE WAS A VERY LOUD "BANG", AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST, FREEWHEELED, WITH LOUD "CLICKS" AS IT TURNED. THERE WAS NO STEERING IN EITHER DIRECTION. LUCKILY, I WASN'T AT HIGHWAY SPEED...

Mileage: 185,000

WARNING MESSAGE IS PRESENTED IN CARS MESSAGE BOARD STATING IMPENDING POWER STEERING FAILURE. PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WAS DATED MAR 2014. CAR IS STILL SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS AS BEFORE THE RECALL. RECALL ISSUE DESCRIBED BELOW: IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WOULD ...

Mileage: 96,600

AT FIRST MY POWER STEERING WARNING COME ON AND THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN I COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT AND LET IT SET A BIT AND THE NEXT TIME I STARTED IT NO ISSUES, THEN IT STARTED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BOUNCING HORRIBLE WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVING THERE'S A TERRIBLE GRINDING IN THE STEERING THA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TURNING LEFT OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A ROAD THE STEERING FROZE. I HAD TO STOP AND BACK UP TO RELEASE THE STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A NOISE AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. MAYPLOE CHEV REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 180,000

WHY IS MY STEERING KEEP COMING ON AND LOCKING UP WHY I HAVE TO GET IT FIX TWICE IN2 YEARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE LEVER TO OPERATE. ALSO, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE LEVER TO OPERATE. ALSO, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE LEVER TO OPERATE. ALSO, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE LEVER TO OPERATE. ALSO, ...

THE CAR IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN PRESSED.

Mileage: 123,388

THE CAR IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN PRESSED.

Mileage: 123,388

THE CAR IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN PRESSED.

Mileage: 123,388

I STARTED TO HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST A FEW DAYS AGO. THE CAR HAD A WEIRD NOISE ON THE STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE ON ITS OWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON. IT WAS NOT UNTIL YESTERDAY THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AS I WAS DRIVING. STEERING BECAME HEAVY. IT WAS VERY D...

Mileage: 194,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. THE DEALER AND...

Mileage: 136,327

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WEAK BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSURE

Mileage: 150,000

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WEAK BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSURE

Mileage: 150,000

ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE WEAK BRAKE PEDAL

Mileage: 148,000

ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE WEAK BRAKE PEDAL

Mileage: 148,000

STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. DRIVER INFO PANEL DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STOPPED TWITCHES BACK AND FORTH. THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. T...

Mileage: 150,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING

Mileage: 158,799

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS ONLY WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE IT WAS RECALLED BEFORE AND I HAD IT FIXED NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING

Mileage: 232,000

EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) WENT OUT RANDOMLY WHILE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TWITCH AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. CAR WAS STATIONARY, STARTED, PLACED IN REVERSE AND MOVED FROM A PARKING SPOT TO A GAS PUMP. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, T...

Mileage: 108,002

I TURNED MY CAR ON AND THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE MESSAGE ON MY CAR READ POWER STEERING. I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL AT ALL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT ...

Mileage: 173,000

I TURNED MY CAR ON AND THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE MESSAGE ON MY CAR READ POWER STEERING. I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL AT ALL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT ...

Mileage: 173,000

OUT OF NOWHERE STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. DRIVER INFO PANEL DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STOPPED TWITCHES BACK AND FORTH. THE POWER STEERING H...

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE STATIONARY, STEERING WHEEL IN VEHICLE TWITCHES BACK AND FORTH WHILE MAKING A MECHANICAL GRINDING SOUND. WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TURNING BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE AT LOW AND MODERATE SPEEDS.

Mileage: 98,000

STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. STEERING WHEEL IS TWITCHING SLIGHTLY . SOMETIMES, WHILE DRIVING, THE ALERT BELL GOES OFF AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS PROBLEM WILL PERSIST ON AND OFF. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THEY STATED THE RECALL THEY HAD IS OVER.

Mileage: 127,000

THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING PERIODICALLY, MOST OFTEN UPON STARTING OF THE CAR BUT IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ONE TIME. THE MECHANIC READ IT AS A C0545 CODE, STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS WE...

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING, HIGHWAY OR LOCAL, MY ENGINE WILL STUTTER AND SHUT DOWN, OR JUST QUIETLY SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT IS HAPPENING A LOT. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING SOME OF THESE STALLS. SOMETIMES I CAN GET IT TO RESTART SND OTHER TIMES I CANNOT. ALSO. I AM ...

Mileage: 223,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING, HIGHWAY OR LOCAL, MY ENGINE WILL STUTTER AND SHUT DOWN, OR JUST QUIETLY SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT IS HAPPENING A LOT. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING SOME OF THESE STALLS. SOMETIMES I CAN GET IT TO RESTART SND OTHER TIMES I CANNOT. ALSO. I AM ...

Mileage: 223,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING, HIGHWAY OR LOCAL, MY ENGINE WILL STUTTER AND SHUT DOWN, OR JUST QUIETLY SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT IS HAPPENING A LOT. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING SOME OF THESE STALLS. SOMETIMES I CAN GET IT TO RESTART SND OTHER TIMES I CANNOT. ALSO. I AM ...

Mileage: 223,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELIX CHEVROLET (3330 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED MULTIPLE FAILURES. T...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELIX CHEVROLET (3330 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED MULTIPLE FAILURES. T...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAI...

Mileage: 106,500

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA GOING AROUND A RAMP IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME I HIT THE BRAKE IT RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK I WAS ON MY WAY ON THE FREEWAY SO I ACCELERATE ON THE GAS AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS SOON AS I ...

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA GOING AROUND A RAMP IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME I HIT THE BRAKE IT RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK I WAS ON MY WAY ON THE FREEWAY SO I ACCELERATE ON THE GAS AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS SOON AS I ...

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA GOING AROUND A RAMP IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME I HIT THE BRAKE IT RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK I WAS ON MY WAY ON THE FREEWAY SO I ACCELERATE ON THE GAS AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS SOON AS I ...

Mileage: 180,000

MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING MOMENTARILY FROZEN IN PLACE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL,UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THIS OCCURS A AUDIBLE CHIME IS HEARD COMING FROM THE DASH. THIS OCCURS AT BOTH LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND AT HIGH SPEED WHILE ON HIWAYS MAKI...

Mileage: 88,000

DISPLAY HAS BEEN DISPLAYING POWER STEERING AND GETS HARD TO STEER. BOTH TIMES I HAD JUST TURNED INTO MY DESTINATION BUT WAS STILL MOVING AT LOW SPEED

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AND WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AND WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AND WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AND WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

REFERRED TO YOU BY GM AFTER DEALER REFUSED TO CONSIDER THIS A FREE REPAIR, AS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL #13036D. VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SAME CONDITIONS AS PER YOUR RECALL, BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED .PANIC-BRAKE ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED 2 WEEKS AGO; ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISIO...

Mileage: 70,500

REFERRED TO YOU BY GM AFTER DEALER REFUSED TO CONSIDER THIS A FREE REPAIR, AS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL #13036D. VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SAME CONDITIONS AS PER YOUR RECALL, BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED .PANIC-BRAKE ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED 2 WEEKS AGO; ALMOST RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISIO...

Mileage: 70,500

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO SHORT OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY.

Mileage: 158,331

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO SHORT OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY.

Mileage: 158,331

WELL AFTER A DAY OF NO ISSUES I WAS DRIVING WENT TO PARK AND I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK THE CAR DIED AND REVERSED A LITTLE BIT. IT NOW WON'T TURN OVER AND WON'T MAKE ANY NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. I TRIED JUMPING IT BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK AND I TRIED TO SEE IF MAYBE THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM SHUT IT OFF BUT IT'S NO...

Mileage: 115,795

WELL AFTER A DAY OF NO ISSUES I WAS DRIVING WENT TO PARK AND I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK THE CAR DIED AND REVERSED A LITTLE BIT. IT NOW WON'T TURN OVER AND WON'T MAKE ANY NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. I TRIED JUMPING IT BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK AND I TRIED TO SEE IF MAYBE THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM SHUT IT OFF BUT IT'S NO...

Mileage: 115,795

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHERN CHEVROLET (5845 COLISEUM BLVD, ALEXANDRIA, LA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ...

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHERN CHEVROLET (5845 COLISEUM BLVD, ALEXANDRIA, LA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ...

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT 51 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE SCREW WAS LOOSE. MEGA MOTORS, INC. (565 S BUCKNER BLVD, DA...

Mileage: 222,248

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED, THE TACHOMETER REMAINED AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO METERING...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED A...

Mileage: 90,000

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHITEHEADS CHEVROLET WHERE I HAD MY RECALLS FIXED IS BY FAR THE WORST DEALERSHIP ANYONE COULD TAKE THEIR CAR TOO. I TOOK THEM MY CAR AND THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE RECALLS THE STEERING SHAFT INADEQUATE ...

Mileage: 189,000

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHITEHEADS CHEVROLET WHERE I HAD MY RECALLS FIXED IS BY FAR THE WORST DEALERSHIP ANYONE COULD TAKE THEIR CAR TOO. I TOOK THEM MY CAR AND THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE RECALLS THE STEERING SHAFT INADEQUATE ...

Mileage: 189,000

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHITEHEADS CHEVROLET WHERE I HAD MY RECALLS FIXED IS BY FAR THE WORST DEALERSHIP ANYONE COULD TAKE THEIR CAR TOO. I TOOK THEM MY CAR AND THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE RECALLS THE STEERING SHAFT INADEQUATE ...

Mileage: 189,000

THE FRONT TURNING SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE HEAD LIGHTS COMPLETELY REPLACE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THE LIGHT HOUSING OF THE TURN SIGNALS WERE OPENED THE LIGHT BULB AND HOOK UPS WERE MELTED TOGETHER.

Mileage: 106,038

THE FRONT TURNING SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE HEAD LIGHTS COMPLETELY REPLACE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THE LIGHT HOUSING OF THE TURN SIGNALS WERE OPENED THE LIGHT BULB AND HOOK UPS WERE MELTED TOGETHER.

Mileage: 106,038

THE FRONT TURNING SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE HEAD LIGHTS COMPLETELY REPLACE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THE LIGHT HOUSING OF THE TURN SIGNALS WERE OPENED THE LIGHT BULB AND HOOK UPS WERE MELTED TOGETHER.

Mileage: 106,038

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO OPERATE HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL DURING NORMAL OPERATION OR TURNING SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING AND OTHER ABNORMAL STEERING RELATED CONCERNS

Mileage: 164,000

STARTING AROUND TWO YEARS AGO, FUEL GAUGE AFTER FILLING TANK AND THEN STARTING CAR WOULD FALL TO EMPTY ALONG WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT COMING ON. WHEN RESTART CAR WAS OKAY. SO, DID NOT FILL TANK ANYMORE, ALLEVIATED PROBLEM FOR A YEAR. IN PAST YEAR GOT WORST, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON UNTIL U...

Mileage: 92,000

BACKING UP IN PARKING LOT, TURNING, CAR HAD HARD TIME TURNING, TURNED OTHER WAY AND IT FELT LIKE IT JERKED, ( SKIPPED A FEW TEETH) NOW STEERING OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND WON'T STEER VERY GOOD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO SONS HOUSE.

Mileage: 122,616

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. BRAKES SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICES. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD *CN

HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING THEY GO OUT ONCE A MONTH AND NOW THEY JUST OUT AND THIS CAR IS DEFIANTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND AUTO LOCK IF LEFT RUNNING. GAS FUMES THROUGH OUT THE CAR. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ALSO I HAVE TWO TODDLERS THAT AR...

HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING THEY GO OUT ONCE A MONTH AND NOW THEY JUST OUT AND THIS CAR IS DEFIANTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND AUTO LOCK IF LEFT RUNNING. GAS FUMES THROUGH OUT THE CAR. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ALSO I HAVE TWO TODDLERS THAT AR...

HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING THEY GO OUT ONCE A MONTH AND NOW THEY JUST OUT AND THIS CAR IS DEFIANTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND AUTO LOCK IF LEFT RUNNING. GAS FUMES THROUGH OUT THE CAR. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ALSO I HAVE TWO TODDLERS THAT AR...

CALLED CHEVY MULTIPLE TIMES. WENT IN FOR TO HAVE PART REPLCAEMENT RECALL, ALWAYS GET AN ANSWER OF PART IS NOT AVAILABLE..

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO STOP AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. AND THE STEERING STARTED GETTING JAM FELT LIKE IT WAS GONNA BREAK AND BRAKES STARTED PUMPING ON THEIR OWN AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT .OR STEERING. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES ARE MESSING UP AT THE SAME TIME. AND STE...

Mileage: 132,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO STOP AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. AND THE STEERING STARTED GETTING JAM FELT LIKE IT WAS GONNA BREAK AND BRAKES STARTED PUMPING ON THEIR OWN AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT .OR STEERING. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES ARE MESSING UP AT THE SAME TIME. AND STE...

Mileage: 132,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO STOP AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. AND THE STEERING STARTED GETTING JAM FELT LIKE IT WAS GONNA BREAK AND BRAKES STARTED PUMPING ON THEIR OWN AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT .OR STEERING. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES ARE MESSING UP AT THE SAME TIME. AND STE...

Mileage: 132,000

IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES STARTS OK BUT NOT ALL THE TIME HAVE CHANGE STARTER AND FUEL PUNP DEALER PURCHASE AND INSTALLED OEM DEALER CHECKED CAR IS STATIONARY BUT WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE SHIFTING IN THE INTENDED GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE...

Mileage: 105,000

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM CONSTANTLY GOING OFF, EVEN WITH KEY IN DOOR OR IGNITION.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE ELECTRIC STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT CALLED EAGLE CHEVROLET (1330 OLD COUNTRY RD...

Mileage: 160,000

POWER ASSIST STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY JERKS STEERING WHEEL STATIONARY JERKING POWER ASSIST GOES OUT WHEN MOVING

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. WHILE DRIV...

Mileage: 135,071

IN 2014 CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL ON THEIR MOTOR TORQUE SENSORS IN REGARD TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WE PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE CENTER AND HAD THE REPLACEMENT PUT IN. IN THE PAST MONTH THE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AND THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AS THE CHEVY DEALER...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND BECAME LOOSE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTI...

Mileage: 214,967

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND A CHIMING NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A "POWER STEERING ASSIST" MESSAGE DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...

Mileage: 50,000

REVERSE IS NOT ENGAGING.

Mileage: 288,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED INDEPENDENTLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. LUCKY'S CHEVROLET IN MCGEE, ARKANSAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTI...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BULBS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. UPON INSPECTING THE BULB AND WIRING HARNESS, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE TURN LAMP HOUSING WAS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL TO BECOME INOPE...

Mileage: 85,000

MY MALIBU HAD A RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. EVERY SINCE IT BROKE, MY CAR KEY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BROKE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO BE FIXED, I ASSUMED SINCE IT HAPPENED THE SAME TIME THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BROKE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BREAK ! ...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLEMINGTON BUICK GMC CADILLAC AT (908) 751-4316 (211 US-202, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822) WHERE NO DI...

Mileage: 246,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLEMINGTON BUICK GMC CADILLAC AT (908) 751-4316 (211 US-202, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822) WHERE NO DI...

Mileage: 246,000

VEHICLE LOOSES STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. PREVIOUSLY HAD A EXTENDED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT THEY NEVER HAD PARTS FOR. EXPIRED NOW BUT A RECALL ON OTHER SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF THE SAME YEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS REEXAMINED. CALLED GM AND THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF STEERING. W...

Mileage: 56,998

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE CAR OR EVEN MAKE TURNS AND PARALLLEL PARK ALSO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMES AND GOES WHEN IT PLEASES I

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE CAR OR EVEN MAKE TURNS AND PARALLLEL PARK ALSO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMES AND GOES WHEN IT PLEASES I

Mileage: 200,000

THE CAR WAS UNDER RECALL FOR A COUPLE ISSUES WHICH THEY FIXED EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQE SENSOR, THEY INSTALLED THE PART BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT PROGRAM THE PART DUE TO ANOTHER PROBLEM. SO I COULDNT AFFORD FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT PLUS PAY TO FIX IT SO I CHECKED IT OUT AND DISCOVE...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED T...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED T...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED T...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH CHEVROLET CADILLAC AT (209) 632-3...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH CHEVROLET CADILLAC AT (209) 632-3...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH CHEVROLET CADILLAC AT (209) 632-3...

Mileage: 87,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I SLIGHTLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND THE FASTER I TRIED TO GO IT WAS GOING ALL OVER THE ROAD FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.I DIDNT HAVE MUCH CONTROL SO I DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND GO BACK HOM...

Mileage: 45

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I SLIGHTLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND THE FASTER I TRIED TO GO IT WAS GOING ALL OVER THE ROAD FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.I DIDNT HAVE MUCH CONTROL SO I DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND GO BACK HOM...

Mileage: 45

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND I ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I SLIGHTLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND THE FASTER I TRIED TO GO IT WAS GOING ALL OVER THE ROAD FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.I DIDNT HAVE MUCH CONTROL SO I DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND GO BACK HOM...

Mileage: 45

I'M STATIONARY POSITION MY STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY TURNS 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH. IF I TURN IT TO THE LEFT AND LET GO, IT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS RIGHT. WHEN I'M DRIVING, IT DOES THE SAME THING BUT NOT AS BAD. IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH...

Mileage: 209,000

I'M STATIONARY POSITION MY STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY TURNS 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH. IF I TURN IT TO THE LEFT AND LET GO, IT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS RIGHT. WHEN I'M DRIVING, IT DOES THE SAME THING BUT NOT AS BAD. IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH...

Mileage: 209,000

MY VEHICLE STALLED ON RAIROAD TRACK-WHEN IT HIT THE JARRING --BETWEEN THE PAVEMENT AND THE TRACKS---THE TRAIN WAS AT A GREAT DISTANCE---SO THE ENGINEER STATED---WHEN THEY WERE 2078 FEET FROM MY CHEVROLET MALIBU -2005---THEY STARTED TO BLOW WHISTLE----WHEN I SAW TGHE TRAIN AT A GREAT DISTANCE -AND YE...

Mileage: 62,000

MY VEHICLE STALLED ON RAIROAD TRACK-WHEN IT HIT THE JARRING --BETWEEN THE PAVEMENT AND THE TRACKS---THE TRAIN WAS AT A GREAT DISTANCE---SO THE ENGINEER STATED---WHEN THEY WERE 2078 FEET FROM MY CHEVROLET MALIBU -2005---THEY STARTED TO BLOW WHISTLE----WHEN I SAW TGHE TRAIN AT A GREAT DISTANCE -AND YE...

Mileage: 62,000

MY VEHICLE STALLED ON RAIROAD TRACK-WHEN IT HIT THE JARRING --BETWEEN THE PAVEMENT AND THE TRACKS---THE TRAIN WAS AT A GREAT DISTANCE---SO THE ENGINEER STATED---WHEN THEY WERE 2078 FEET FROM MY CHEVROLET MALIBU -2005---THEY STARTED TO BLOW WHISTLE----WHEN I SAW TGHE TRAIN AT A GREAT DISTANCE -AND YE...

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS ON MY CAR SIX TIMES IN TWO YEARS. I REPLACED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF AND THE BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT ONLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME HARDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TWI...

Mileage: 135,000

MY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS-THE TRAIN WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE -OR SO AWAY- THE CAR JUST STOPPED-I THEN KEPT HITTING ON THE GAS PELTAL WITH NO MOVEMENT-SO I TOOK MY SEATBELT OFF AND OPENED MY DOOR -TO RUN AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT- BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE TRAIN STRUCK IN FRON...

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE MORNING 8/10/17 7:30AM . I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THEN I SEEN ON THE RADIO SERVICE AIR BAG I RUSHED HOME BUT BEFORE I GOT HOME MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED INCHES AWAY FROM MY CHEST . I MADE IT HOME SAFE I AM JUST AM STILL DAZED AT THE WHOLE EXPER...

Mileage: 100,000

BULLETIN #08-02-32-005A FIXED ON 8/4/2017 $484.34 RECALL ON CHEVROLET TRUCKS ISSUED 08/05/2017 FOR SAME THING

Mileage: 223,548

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM TAYLOR CHEVROLET (139 GRIMSHAW ST, RAYVILLE, LA 71269) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILE...

Mileage: 161,900

HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT BLINKERS QUIT WORKING. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THENERGY-SAVING LIGHTS THE CONNECTORS WERE MELTED AND WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE ORANGE LENSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS MELTED AND IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE FIXTURE AND IS LYING INSIDE THE LIGHT INCLOSURE. THE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS QUIT WORKI...

HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT BLINKERS QUIT WORKING. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THENERGY-SAVING LIGHTS THE CONNECTORS WERE MELTED AND WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE ORANGE LENSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS MELTED AND IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE FIXTURE AND IS LYING INSIDE THE LIGHT INCLOSURE. THE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS QUIT WORKI...

AS I WAS DRIVING UP THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH, WITH MY THREE KIDS INSIDE, MY 2005 MALIBU LS JUST DECIDES TO START LOSING SPEED (I USED HAZARD LIGHTS) AND JUST GRADUALLY STOPS!! A NEIGHBOR HELPED ME GET MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TO OUR APARTMENTS. I TRIED ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATER TO START MY ...

Mileage: 177,893

THESE ARE THE PHOTOS TAKE OF THE FUEL PUMP AFTER IT WAS REMOVED BY MATHIS AUTO SERVICE (SEE THE ATTACHED INVOICE). AS YOU CAN SEE THE TAG HAS ONLY A SMALL PART OF A BAR CODE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS THE PART NUMBER OR NOT, BUT IT SEEM THERE WAS NO NUMBER. THE TOP OF THE PUMP WAS VERY D...

Mileage: 159,890

IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES WILL NOT START CAR IN PARK (AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS FAILURE OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER.FAILURE OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER MAY PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING )

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GMC DEALER IN LITHONIA, GA FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED A FAIL...

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM STEMMING FROM RECALL IN 2014

TAKATA RECALL FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM STEMMING FROM RECALL IN 2014

GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY AND BOUNCES ERRATICALLY FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK AGAIN TURNING ON THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT AND SETTING OFF THE AUDIBLE LOW FUEL WARNING. THIS HAPPENS HAVE EVERY FILL-UP. IN BETWEEN FILL-UPS, GAS GAUGE "STICKS": TO SOME ARBITRARY INTERMEDIATE VALUE. IT NEVER DISPLAYS ACC...

Mileage: 134,000

THE AMBER PLASTIC HOUSINGS ENCLOSING THE TURN-SIGNAL/DRL BULBS IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE ARE MELTING, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE BULBS GETTING TOO HOT. THE MELTING PLASTIC HAS DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE BULBS AND THE FUMES FROM THE MELTING PLASTIC HAVE FOGGED UP PART OF THE HEADL...

Mileage: 57,000

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BY ITSELF EVEN WHEN PARKED AND IDLING. WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP THE ALARM COMES ON (DING,DING,DING) AND THE POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND AM HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT BUT IN MY EYES THIS IS A MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 86,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL FAILED, AND THE FUEL SENSOR AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE FULL, BUT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SHOWED HALF A TANK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE ST...

Mileage: 139,200

VIN# 4TH DIGIT Z, CLOTH, 6-WAY, W/AIR BAG, DRIVER-SIDE, BUCKET SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK WHILE MAKING CORNERS AND STOP/STARTS, AND SANK TO MY RIGHT. DEALER'S NEW REP SAYS BROKEN FRAME. I SAY I'VE NEVER WEIGHED OVER 140 LBS, WHAT ABOUT THAT? SAYS, WELDS FAIL. DEALER QUOTES $1300 TO FIX "SUPPORT BAR BROK...

Mileage: 189,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE MADE A "DINGING" NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 114,000

NO POWER STEERING. ITS LIKE THERE IS NO STEERING AT ALL. HARD TO TURN.

Mileage: 150,000

LEFT FRONT POWER SEAT WELDS BROKE. RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME BOTH FRONT AND REAR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

Mileage: 113,000

MY 2005 MALIBU IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND A RELATED "JERKING" IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH STOPS WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING IS OUT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, BUT OTHER TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. IF THIS WERE TO HA...

Mileage: 97,000

REPLACED CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND SOLENOID AS WELL AS GAS CAP TWICE. 2006 AND 2012. DEALER SERVICE NO WARRANTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL DOES NOT STAY OFF. SCARES YOU WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF CAR WILL STOP OR GET YOU HOME. COULD CAUSE PROBLEM IF THERE IS LEAK OR MECHANICAL ISSU...

Mileage: 38,000

REPLACED CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND SOLENOID AS WELL AS GAS CAP TWICE. 2006 AND 2012. DEALER SERVICE NO WARRANTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL DOES NOT STAY OFF. SCARES YOU WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF CAR WILL STOP OR GET YOU HOME. COULD CAUSE PROBLEM IF THERE IS LEAK OR MECHANICAL ISSU...

Mileage: 38,000

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT FEELS LIKE MY BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP THEY START VIBRATING IF I GO OVER 40 AND THE LEFT CALIPER IS REALLY HOT AND IT'LL HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING UP TO SPEED

Mileage: 101,200

POWER STEERING STARTED FAILING. USUALLY IT WOULD COME BACK IF I RESTARTED THE CAR. TODAY IT HAS FAILED AND NOT RETURNED. USUALLY SEEMED TO FAIL WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR, BUT LATER IT SEEMED LIKE IT FAILED AS I DROVE THE CAR.

Mileage: 167,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND WOBBLES AND IN MY OPINION IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY MOUNT IS BROKEN. APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE SEAT TILTS TO THE RIGHT. IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO WAY THE SEAT WOULD REMAIN IN THE CAR. THE FACTORY WELDS HAVE BROKEN.

Mileage: 102,880

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND YOU ONLY HAVE MANUAL STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND ULTIMATELY REQUIRING YOU TO STOP.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED...

Mileage: 191,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL BOUNCED AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE. ONCE THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING, THE STE...

Mileage: 155,000

STEERING WHEEL MOVES ON OWN, KNOCKING NOISE AND NOW POWER STEERING GONE.

Mileage: 222,000

I GOT IN MY CAR SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND INSTEAD IT WENT REVERSE INSTEAD OF FORWARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM...

Mileage: 172,000

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT THE SOCKET AS WELL AS THE LIGHT COVERING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH.

POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR WENT OUT AFTER HAVING THIS RECALL CORRECTED. IT IS NOW OUT AGAIN, JUST 2 WEEKS OVER A YEAR AFTER HAVING IT CORRECTED AND GM WILL NOT PAY TO FIX IT. THIS CREATES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. ALSO, THE BRAKE LAMPS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION WHICH WERE ALSO CORRECT...

Mileage: 141,000

STEERING BEGAN SHAKING AND WITHIN A WEEK IT HAS GONE OUT, SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE SAME YEAR CAR AND DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING. POWER STEERING EVEN MOVES THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WILL ALMOST BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

THE SUB CARRIAGE, AND BODY MOUNTS RUSTED AND CRACKED , WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE OTHER SIDE CRACKED WHEN I GOT THERE, THE DEALER STATED TO ME ON THE PHONE THAT THE CAR SEPARATED FROM THE CAR, . IT DID NOT SOUND RIGHT TO ME, ALL I DID WAS DRIVE TO MY MAIL BOX AND HEARD A NOISE, AND IT WAS PLA...

Mileage: 93,000

THE AMBER PLASTIC HOUSINGS ENCLOSING THE TURN-SIGNAL/DRL BULBS IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE ARE MELTING, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE BULBS GETTING TOO HOT. THE MELTING PLASTIC HAS DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE BULBS AND THE FUMES FROM THE MELTING PLASTIC HAVE FOGGED UP PART OF THE HEAD...

Mileage: 57,145

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR REQUIRED ANOTHER PART TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTAC...

THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL THAT IS OPEN ON IT. CHEVROLET AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAVE TOLD US THAT IT WILL COST $300 TO COMPLETE THE RECALL DUE TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE NEEDING TO BE REMOVED AND IT IS SEIZED. THEY SAID IF IT WASN'T SEIZED IT WOULDN'T COST US ANYTHING. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP STATED ...

Mileage: 124,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN SEAT WELD ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE AND DETACHED FROM RAIL. THERE'S NOW NOTHING HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE ON THAT SIDE SO IT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THE FRONT WHEELS START TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE..AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING THE BRAKES SEEM TO START BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN THE CAR ON ITS OWN..ALSO YOU CAN SMELL A BURNT OR RUBBER SMELL FROM THE WHEELS ARE BRAKES ALL OCCURS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, VERY NERVE ...

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THE FRONT WHEELS START TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE..AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING THE BRAKES SEEM TO START BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN THE CAR ON ITS OWN..ALSO YOU CAN SMELL A BURNT OR RUBBER SMELL FROM THE WHEELS ARE BRAKES ALL OCCURS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, VERY NERVE ...

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THE FRONT WHEELS START TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE..AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING THE BRAKES SEEM TO START BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN THE CAR ON ITS OWN..ALSO YOU CAN SMELL A BURNT OR RUBBER SMELL FROM THE WHEELS ARE BRAKES ALL OCCURS AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, VERY NERVE ...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY, CAR DINGED AT ME 3 TIMES, REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING CAME ON, COULDN'T ACCELERATE, BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND INSPECTED..WORKED GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND IS HAPPENING AGAIN. AND NOW THE WELD IS BROKEN ...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY, CAR DINGED AT ME 3 TIMES, REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING CAME ON, COULDN'T ACCELERATE, BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND INSPECTED..WORKED GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND IS HAPPENING AGAIN. AND NOW THE WELD IS BROKEN ...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY, CAR DINGED AT ME 3 TIMES, REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING CAME ON, COULDN'T ACCELERATE, BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND INSPECTED..WORKED GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND IS HAPPENING AGAIN. AND NOW THE WELD IS BROKEN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, THE FUEL SPEWED OUT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 295,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, THE FUEL SPEWED OUT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 295,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, THE FUEL SPEWED OUT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 295,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR WITH A LOCK ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE BROKE IN MY CAR, THE RECALL COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CABLE.. BUT THE KEY IS STUCK IN MY CAR EVERY SINCE THIS INCIDENT OF THE CABLE.. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, JUST WITHIN MINUTES OF GETTING OF THE INTERSTATE. I PULLED INTO STORE PARKING LOT. THE ...

Mileage: 8,500,000

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE BROKE IN MY CAR, THE RECALL COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CABLE.. BUT THE KEY IS STUCK IN MY CAR EVERY SINCE THIS INCIDENT OF THE CABLE.. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, JUST WITHIN MINUTES OF GETTING OF THE INTERSTATE. I PULLED INTO STORE PARKING LOT. THE ...

Mileage: 8,500,000

WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY SORT OF PATTERN TO IT, THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2005 MALIBU RANDOMLY IS TRIGGERED AND PREVENTS MY CAR ENGINE FROM STARTING UP, LEAVING ME STRANDED. I MUST PERFORM 10-MINUTE RESET PROCEDURE WITH KEY IN ON POSITION. HAS LEFT ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS MANY TIMES. HAP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER IN AUGUST OF 2014 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER IN AUGUST OF 2014 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

FUEL GAGE DOESN'T WORK CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC

Mileage: 98,000

HAD M Y CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK NOW IT SHOWS REDUCED ENGINE POWER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND DIES I REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND NO CHANGE STILL DOES IT NOW IT IS THROWING A CODE OF P0826

Mileage: 154,000

HAD M Y CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK NOW IT SHOWS REDUCED ENGINE POWER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND DIES I REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND NO CHANGE STILL DOES IT NOW IT IS THROWING A CODE OF P0826

Mileage: 154,000

HAD M Y CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK NOW IT SHOWS REDUCED ENGINE POWER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND DIES I REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND NO CHANGE STILL DOES IT NOW IT IS THROWING A CODE OF P0826

Mileage: 154,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A STRAIGHT STRETCH ON SATURDAY, STEERING COMPLETELY BROKE. STEERING WHEEL CAN SPIN AROUND AND AROUND AND SEEMS TO NOT BE ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. NO WARNING AT ALL AND NO WAY TO STEER CAR. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE IN A STRAIGHT STRETCH AND ONLY GOING APPROX. 25 MPH. COU...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CONTACT'S FACE WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S HOME AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60+MPH OR UPON MERGING FROM ON-RAMP, UPON QUICK ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES, POWER STEERING IS LOST AND 3 ALARM BELLS GO OFF IN CAR BUT NO LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH NOR ANY MESSAGE ON RADIO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM ABLE TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL ONCE I ...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60+MPH OR UPON MERGING FROM ON-RAMP, UPON QUICK ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES, POWER STEERING IS LOST AND 3 ALARM BELLS GO OFF IN CAR BUT NO LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH NOR ANY MESSAGE ON RADIO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM ABLE TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL ONCE I ...

Mileage: 135,000

ON 28 FEB 2016 AROUND 11:50 AM, ME, MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND MY MOM WAS HEADED NORTH ON I-185. WHILE RIDING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WAS GOING TO PUT IN THE HOUSE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN APPROVED FOR THAT FRIDAY AND IN MID CONVERSATION AS I'M GOING AROUND THE CURVE MY CAR GOES OVER THE FOG LINE AND I CO...

Mileage: 190,000

ON 28 FEB 2016 AROUND 11:50 AM, ME, MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND MY MOM WAS HEADED NORTH ON I-185. WHILE RIDING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WAS GOING TO PUT IN THE HOUSE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN APPROVED FOR THAT FRIDAY AND IN MID CONVERSATION AS I'M GOING AROUND THE CURVE MY CAR GOES OVER THE FOG LINE AND I CO...

Mileage: 190,000

ON 28 FEB 2016 AROUND 11:50 AM, ME, MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND MY MOM WAS HEADED NORTH ON I-185. WHILE RIDING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WAS GOING TO PUT IN THE HOUSE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN APPROVED FOR THAT FRIDAY AND IN MID CONVERSATION AS I'M GOING AROUND THE CURVE MY CAR GOES OVER THE FOG LINE AND I CO...

Mileage: 190,000

MY CAR THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. ONE DAY IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY I WAS STRUCK THERE FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT STOP BLINKING. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT. U DON'T KNOW WHEN...

MY CAR THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. ONE DAY IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY I WAS STRUCK THERE FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT STOP BLINKING. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT. U DON'T KNOW WHEN...

MY CAR THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. ONE DAY IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY I WAS STRUCK THERE FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT STOP BLINKING. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT. U DON'T KNOW WHEN...

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP DURING ACCELERATION AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, AND AFTER NEW BRAKE ROTORS/PADS THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ON WITH FULL FLUID.

Mileage: 200,000

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP DURING ACCELERATION AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, AND AFTER NEW BRAKE ROTORS/PADS THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ON WITH FULL FLUID.

Mileage: 200,000

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP DURING ACCELERATION AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, AND AFTER NEW BRAKE ROTORS/PADS THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ON WITH FULL FLUID.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. FOUR DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE "156 ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE". THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT...

MY 2005 MALIBU IS EXTREMELY HARD TO START. IT ALSO CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATING. IN COLD WEATHER, IT WILL CRANK AFTER ONLY A FEW TRIES. IN WARM WEATHER OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAN TAKE UP TO 30 MINUTES TO CRANK. IT SPINS BUT DOES NOT START WITHOU...

Mileage: 150

MY 2005 MALIBU IS EXTREMELY HARD TO START. IT ALSO CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATING. IN COLD WEATHER, IT WILL CRANK AFTER ONLY A FEW TRIES. IN WARM WEATHER OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAN TAKE UP TO 30 MINUTES TO CRANK. IT SPINS BUT DOES NOT START WITHOU...

Mileage: 150

MY 2005 MALIBU IS EXTREMELY HARD TO START. IT ALSO CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATING. IN COLD WEATHER, IT WILL CRANK AFTER ONLY A FEW TRIES. IN WARM WEATHER OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAN TAKE UP TO 30 MINUTES TO CRANK. IT SPINS BUT DOES NOT START WITHOU...

Mileage: 150

I HAVE TO REPLACE MY SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY MELTED INSIDE ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL LIKE MY CAR IS NOT GETTING FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AND I'M ANGRY BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS AND NO ONE HAS EVER MAILED A RECALL TO MY HOME FOR ANYTHING ON MY CAR ...

I HAVE TO REPLACE MY SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY MELTED INSIDE ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL LIKE MY CAR IS NOT GETTING FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AND I'M ANGRY BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS AND NO ONE HAS EVER MAILED A RECALL TO MY HOME FOR ANYTHING ON MY CAR ...

I HAVE TO REPLACE MY SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY MELTED INSIDE ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL LIKE MY CAR IS NOT GETTING FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AND I'M ANGRY BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS AND NO ONE HAS EVER MAILED A RECALL TO MY HOME FOR ANYTHING ON MY CAR ...

DRIVERS POWERED SEAT LOWER FRONT SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT RIGHT HAND SIDE BRACKET LINK, AT THE WELD ATTACHMENT, ATTACHING TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. THIS BREAKOUT OF MATERIAL LEAVES THE SEAT UNATTACHED TO THE TRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

Mileage: 129,460

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS 360 DEGREES BUT THE TIRES DON'T TURN. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. DEALERSHIP THINKS THE WHOLE POWER STEERING BRACKET NEEDS REPLACING AND QUOTES APPROX. $1,000 TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 84,000

MY KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER KEY AND WOULD NOT FIX THE IGNITION TO TURN. I CAN HARDLY EVEN START MY CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T TURN. THE KEY IS G...

Mileage: 136

MY KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER KEY AND WOULD NOT FIX THE IGNITION TO TURN. I CAN HARDLY EVEN START MY CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T TURN. THE KEY IS G...

Mileage: 136

MY KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER KEY AND WOULD NOT FIX THE IGNITION TO TURN. I CAN HARDLY EVEN START MY CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T TURN. THE KEY IS G...

Mileage: 136

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 80 WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR WAS EMITTING A THICK BLACK SMOKE TRAIL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. MY DAUGHTER AND I THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE SMOKE FILLED CAR. WE THEN RAN AWAY AS WE WATCHED THE INFERNO TAKE OVER AND...

Mileage: 242,000

I CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBERS: NHTSA #09E012000; NHTSA #14V224000; NHTSA #11E009000; 10032206; 10019020; 10030685; AND 10059101. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE EXIST WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN...

I CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBERS: NHTSA #09E012000; NHTSA #14V224000; NHTSA #11E009000; 10032206; 10019020; 10030685; AND 10059101. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE EXIST WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN...

I CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBERS: NHTSA #09E012000; NHTSA #14V224000; NHTSA #11E009000; 10032206; 10019020; 10030685; AND 10059101. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE EXIST WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND FAILED TO START THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY AND...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND FAILED TO START THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY AND...

Mileage: 109,000

A DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON ( T/C ) AND DISABLED MY CRUSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, MY TRANSMISSION SEEM TO STOP IN SECOND GEAR, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING. I CANNOT TURN THE T/C ON WITH THE CONSOLE BUTTON OR ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR... STIL...

Mileage: 170,000

A DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON ( T/C ) AND DISABLED MY CRUSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, MY TRANSMISSION SEEM TO STOP IN SECOND GEAR, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING. I CANNOT TURN THE T/C ON WITH THE CONSOLE BUTTON OR ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR... STIL...

Mileage: 170,000

THERFT DETERRENT WILL NOT LET CAR START ISSUE IS GEETING WORST. CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS ALOT CAR IS PARKED.

Mileage: 16,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN AT A STOP SIGN. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNI...

Mileage: 114,000

MY TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES EVERYTIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT DISENGAGES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD COPRRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT HASN'T AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ...

MY TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES EVERYTIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT DISENGAGES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD COPRRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT HASN'T AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ...

BOUGHT CAR USED AT 136,000 MILES. CAR RADIO DOES NOT LIGHT UP OR WORK, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN. FIRST DAY DRIVING THE CAR, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED BLINKING AND THEN STARTED BLINKING AGAIN. SUSPENSION IN THE BACK SQUEAKS BADLY WHEN DRIVING AT RANDOM AND GOING OVER S...

Mileage: 136,000

BOUGHT CAR USED AT 136,000 MILES. CAR RADIO DOES NOT LIGHT UP OR WORK, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN. FIRST DAY DRIVING THE CAR, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED BLINKING AND THEN STARTED BLINKING AGAIN. SUSPENSION IN THE BACK SQUEAKS BADLY WHEN DRIVING AT RANDOM AND GOING OVER S...

Mileage: 136,000

BOUGHT CAR USED AT 136,000 MILES. CAR RADIO DOES NOT LIGHT UP OR WORK, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN. FIRST DAY DRIVING THE CAR, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED BLINKING AND THEN STARTED BLINKING AGAIN. SUSPENSION IN THE BACK SQUEAKS BADLY WHEN DRIVING AT RANDOM AND GOING OVER S...

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A DINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGN...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE BATTERY AND STARTER WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED, AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 120,000

I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE'S I'M SCARED I WILL BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY TC LIGHT THEN MY CAR SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCE IN THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF.

Mileage: 223,600

I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE'S I'M SCARED I WILL BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY TC LIGHT THEN MY CAR SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCE IN THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF.

Mileage: 223,600

I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE'S I'M SCARED I WILL BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY TC LIGHT THEN MY CAR SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCE IN THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF.

Mileage: 223,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

TAKATA RECALL. STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH OUR SON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT THE RECALL. GOT THE RECALL FIXED AND NOW THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. HEADLIGHT ARE CONSTANTL...

Mileage: 220,000

TAKATA RECALL. STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH OUR SON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT THE RECALL. GOT THE RECALL FIXED AND NOW THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. HEADLIGHT ARE CONSTANTL...

Mileage: 220,000

TAKATA RECALL. STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH OUR SON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT THE RECALL. GOT THE RECALL FIXED AND NOW THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. HEADLIGHT ARE CONSTANTL...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, AFTER THE DEALER INSTALLED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VE...

Mileage: 141,774

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE S...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE S...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE S...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERIN...

Mileage: 232,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A NOTIFICATION FOR STEERING FAILURE WAS SHOWN ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE ...

Mileage: 165,000

I RETURNED FROM PICKING UP MY GRAND DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL WHICH IS ABOUT 2MILES ONE WAY. ONCE AT HOME I TURNED OFF MY CAR WENT INSIDE TO GET PAPER WORK AND NOTICED IT WAS TIME TO GET MY SON FROM HIS BUS STOP, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE... AS I TURNED ON THE CAR I NOTICED/SMELLED S...

Mileage: 140,700

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION RECALL AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP DID WAS CHARGE ME FOR A REPLACEMENT KEY. THE KEY WAS WORKING FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW THE IGNITION IS HARD TO TURN OVER AND THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY NOT TURNING OVER AND THE ANTI THEFT LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS AT A CAR WASH GETT...

Mileage: 164,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, OVERTURNED AND EJECTED THE DRIVER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED DAUGHTER, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE BEEN SLEEPY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ...

Mileage: 223,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ...

Mileage: 223,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2013 AND IT'S BEEN A DECENT CAR. HOWEVER IT IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I'VE OWNED AND IT'S GOT THE SAME ISSUES. THE RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ERROR WHERE THEY SHORT OUT AND MELT THE ACTUAL LIGHTS. I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULBS. I'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE I JUST TURN THE...

Mileage: 85,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2013 AND IT'S BEEN A DECENT CAR. HOWEVER IT IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I'VE OWNED AND IT'S GOT THE SAME ISSUES. THE RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ERROR WHERE THEY SHORT OUT AND MELT THE ACTUAL LIGHTS. I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULBS. I'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE I JUST TURN THE...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE IN THE PARK POSITION AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT UN-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WA...

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MOMENTARILY CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 14V-153 EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE AFFECTED MODEL YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

TAKATA RECALL: STEERING. MY CAR HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED OVER A YEAR. ON 11/18/2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD ON THE CURVE, WAS A VERY SCARY SITUACION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE'S ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS ...

Mileage: 293,430

I HAVE A CHEVY MALIBU 2005, THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL KEEPS BURNING OUT AND HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE SOCKET GETS SO HOT AND BURNS THE BULB OUT. IT IS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.I AM GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS, WHEN IT BURNS OUT THEN I ...

I AM HOPING THESE PICS COME THREW THIS TIME. IT WOULD NOT GO THREW LAST TIME SO I CROPPED THE PIC TO SHOW YOU THE BULB AND COVERING FROM THE DAY LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL SOCKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY PREVIOUS COMPAINT DID NOT ALLOW THE PICS SO TRYING AGAIN. I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BULB EVERY 2 WEEKS DUE TO T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. ...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. ...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISE...

Mileage: 238,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS!!! KICKING OFF ALL KINDS OF SENSOR ALARMS I.E MAP,TPS,MAF... JUST TO NAME A FEW I'VE REPLACED ALL OF THEM ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW!!!! MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S IN "LIMP" MODE IT KEEPS LOSING POWER AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 20!!! IT'S BEEN BURNING THROUGH OIL AND I KNOW IT'S...

Mileage: 142,000

MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS!!! KICKING OFF ALL KINDS OF SENSOR ALARMS I.E MAP,TPS,MAF... JUST TO NAME A FEW I'VE REPLACED ALL OF THEM ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW!!!! MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S IN "LIMP" MODE IT KEEPS LOSING POWER AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 20!!! IT'S BEEN BURNING THROUGH OIL AND I KNOW IT'S...

Mileage: 142,000

THE PARK LIGHT/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY MELTING THE AMBER LENS. THE BULB SOCKET MELTS CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL NOT TO WORK. EVERY FEW MONTHS I HAVE TO REMOVE HEADLIGHT LAMP AND FIX BULB SO IT WILL WORK. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MALIBUS. CHEVROLET NE...

Mileage: 194,000

THE PARK LIGHT/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY MELTING THE AMBER LENS. THE BULB SOCKET MELTS CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL NOT TO WORK. EVERY FEW MONTHS I HAVE TO REMOVE HEADLIGHT LAMP AND FIX BULB SO IT WILL WORK. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MALIBUS. CHEVROLET NE...

Mileage: 194,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO D...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO D...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MOTOR FAILED AN...

Mileage: 147,437

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT RAILS HAVE FAILED AND THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $1000 TO REPAIR (WHICH I DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW). I AM AFRAID THAT THE SEAT WILL COMPLETELY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. IT APPEARS THAT THIS FAILURE OF THE FRONT SEAT RAILING WELD IS FAIRLY COMMON ON THIS ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE FRONT DRIVER TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK, IT HAS MELTED THE PLASTIC INSIDE. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB SEVERAL TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE PASSENGER TURN SIGNAL IS NOW BLINKING VERY FAST AND THEN SLOW SO I'M GUESSING IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE THAT ONE DOESN'T WORK. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE ...

THE FRONT DRIVER TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK, IT HAS MELTED THE PLASTIC INSIDE. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB SEVERAL TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE PASSENGER TURN SIGNAL IS NOW BLINKING VERY FAST AND THEN SLOW SO I'M GUESSING IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE THAT ONE DOESN'T WORK. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER ELECTRICAL GAUGES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOURTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...

Mileage: 80,000

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT SCHOOL THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE SAID CAR WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING BACK FOR A TIME. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES,IN THE PAST WEEK. I HAVE TALKED TO A DEALER ABOUT THIS THEIR HAS BEEN KNOWN ISSUSES WITH THIS CAR MODELS IN ...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR BUT NOW IT'S FAILING TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL WITH NO INCIDENT, PARKED WENT INTO HOME AND CAME OUT 10 MINUTES LATER, CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, AS IF BATTERY WAS DEAD.. WENT BACK IN TO GET A MULTI-METER AND CHECKED BATTERY, SHOWED 12.3 VOLTS. WENT BACK INTO CAR AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP , NO HESITATION. NEXT DAY WENT TO GET MY ...

Mileage: 162,000

I WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL WITH NO INCIDENT, PARKED WENT INTO HOME AND CAME OUT 10 MINUTES LATER, CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, AS IF BATTERY WAS DEAD.. WENT BACK IN TO GET A MULTI-METER AND CHECKED BATTERY, SHOWED 12.3 VOLTS. WENT BACK INTO CAR AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP , NO HESITATION. NEXT DAY WENT TO GET MY ...

Mileage: 162,000

I WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL WITH NO INCIDENT, PARKED WENT INTO HOME AND CAME OUT 10 MINUTES LATER, CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, AS IF BATTERY WAS DEAD.. WENT BACK IN TO GET A MULTI-METER AND CHECKED BATTERY, SHOWED 12.3 VOLTS. WENT BACK INTO CAR AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP , NO HESITATION. NEXT DAY WENT TO GET MY ...

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SECURITY ALERT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR...

Mileage: 83,115

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LAMP FLASHED UP TO THREE TIMES AND THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT MODULE, IG...

Mileage: 185,445

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LAMP FLASHED UP TO THREE TIMES AND THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT MODULE, IG...

Mileage: 185,445

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DID NOT RESPOND AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DID NOT RESPOND AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL....

THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE SEAT TRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT EVEN WITHOUT A DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE FACTORY WELD HAS GIVEN OUT ON THE TRACK. WE FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IF IT WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED...

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ARE BURNING OUT IN ONE TO TWO WEEKS EVEN WHEN REPLACED WITH GM PARTS. BOTH REAR TURN SIGNALS LAMPS ARE ALSO BURNING OUT QUICKLY.

Mileage: 137,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL. WHEN I TOOK MY EXIT (23 ON ROUTE 2), THE CAR SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL. I LOST CONTROL, SPUNG TWICE AND LANDED ON THE RAMP OF THAT EXIT. THE CAR HAS BEEN USELESS SINCE THEN. I CALLED THE RECALL HOTLINE TO GET SUPPORT AND THEY DID NOTHING FOR ME. I'M L...

Mileage: 108,300

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL. WHEN I TOOK MY EXIT (23 ON ROUTE 2), THE CAR SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL. I LOST CONTROL, SPUNG TWICE AND LANDED ON THE RAMP OF THAT EXIT. THE CAR HAS BEEN USELESS SINCE THEN. I CALLED THE RECALL HOTLINE TO GET SUPPORT AND THEY DID NOTHING FOR ME. I'M L...

Mileage: 108,300

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL. WHEN I TOOK MY EXIT (23 ON ROUTE 2), THE CAR SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL. I LOST CONTROL, SPUNG TWICE AND LANDED ON THE RAMP OF THAT EXIT. THE CAR HAS BEEN USELESS SINCE THEN. I CALLED THE RECALL HOTLINE TO GET SUPPORT AND THEY DID NOTHING FOR ME. I'M L...

Mileage: 108,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED FOR ELECTRICAL CODE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, TH...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED FOR ELECTRICAL CODE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, TH...

Mileage: 130,000

I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOW THEIRS A KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING. AND ITS NOT STRUTS OR ALIANMENT OR TIRES AS THESE HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND OR CHANGED

Mileage: 140,000

THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS GET TOO HOT AND MELTS INTO THE SOCKET WHICH MAKES THE CONNECTION GO BAD. EVEN IF YOU CHANGE THE BULB THE CONNECTION IS BAD SO THE SOCKET HAS TO BE CHANGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF THE FRONT BULBS

THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS GET TOO HOT AND MELTS INTO THE SOCKET WHICH MAKES THE CONNECTION GO BAD. EVEN IF YOU CHANGE THE BULB THE CONNECTION IS BAD SO THE SOCKET HAS TO BE CHANGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF THE FRONT BULBS

HEAD LAMP BULBS AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNT OUT. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CERTIFIED GM SHOP ONLY TO BURN OUT AGAIN.

Mileage: 118,000

HEAD LAMP BULBS AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNT OUT. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CERTIFIED GM SHOP ONLY TO BURN OUT AGAIN.

Mileage: 118,000

HEAD LAMP BULBS AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNT OUT. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CERTIFIED GM SHOP ONLY TO BURN OUT AGAIN.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVED ON THE TRACK AND WAS CROOKED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURR...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OF...

Mileage: 199,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OF...

Mileage: 199,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OF...

Mileage: 199,000

AFTER A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THIS CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT ALSO SHUTS OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL TOO. WHEN YOU FIRST PRESS THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. PRESS THEM AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET ...

Mileage: 201,000

AFTER A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THIS CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT ALSO SHUTS OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL TOO. WHEN YOU FIRST PRESS THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. PRESS THEM AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET ...

Mileage: 201,000

AFTER A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THIS CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT ALSO SHUTS OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL TOO. WHEN YOU FIRST PRESS THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. PRESS THEM AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET ...

Mileage: 201,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECT...

Mileage: 139,855

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECT...

Mileage: 139,855

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIM MEAD STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS N...

Mileage: 70,000

MY WIFE AND I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER A LONG TIME AGO ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE A LONG TIME AGO AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFO. ON WHEN THESE RECALLS CAN BE DONE. MOST OF THESE RECALLS STATE THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN SENT. WHAT CAN YOUR COMPANY DO ABOUT GETTING THESE RESOLVED. *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER A LONG TIME AGO ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE A LONG TIME AGO AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFO. ON WHEN THESE RECALLS CAN BE DONE. MOST OF THESE RECALLS STATE THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN SENT. WHAT CAN YOUR COMPANY DO ABOUT GETTING THESE RESOLVED. *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER A LONG TIME AGO ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE A LONG TIME AGO AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFO. ON WHEN THESE RECALLS CAN BE DONE. MOST OF THESE RECALLS STATE THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN SENT. WHAT CAN YOUR COMPANY DO ABOUT GETTING THESE RESOLVED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND MY VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO ACCELERATION FROM GAS PEDAL, SO I HAD TO SIGNAL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF ROAD AND COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES, IT WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT REV UP, EVEN WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. UTAH ...

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND MY VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO ACCELERATION FROM GAS PEDAL, SO I HAD TO SIGNAL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF ROAD AND COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES, IT WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT REV UP, EVEN WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. UTAH ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO...

Mileage: 110,000

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, THERE IS A KNOCK WHEN CAR IS TURNING AND U JOINT LOOKS RUSTED. KNOCK IS NOT RELATED TO CV JOINTS OR BOOTS, IT WAS SEEN BY A LICENSED MECHANIC THAT SAID IT WAS THE U JOINT IN STEERING SHAFT. FIRESTONE OF FAYETTEVILLE AR ARE THE MECHANICS THAT DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BLINKER BULBS WERE BURNING THE BULB COVERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDAT...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS U...

Mileage: 140,000

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB BURNS OUT FREQUENTLY. IT ALSO WILL WORK ONE DAY AND SUDDENLY STOP WORKING THE NEXT DAY, THEN WORK AGAIN LATER WITHOUT HAVING DONE ANY INTERVENTION AT ALL. IF I WIGGLE THE BULB JUST RIGHT WITHIN THE SOCKET, I CAN GET IT TO WORK. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS RUNNING INT...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE...

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX MONTHS AGO AND WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX MONTHS AGO AND WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELE...

FILLED 2005 MALIBU WITH GAS. FUEL READ FULL. PULLED OFF FROM GAS STATION FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR TURNED OFF WHILE AT THE LIGHT. I AM NOT TRYING TO DIE DUE TO A CORPORATION NEGLIGENCE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 122,000

FILLED 2005 MALIBU WITH GAS. FUEL READ FULL. PULLED OFF FROM GAS STATION FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR TURNED OFF WHILE AT THE LIGHT. I AM NOT TRYING TO DIE DUE TO A CORPORATION NEGLIGENCE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 4/2...

Mileage: 114,000

TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. LAST FAILED WHEN CAR PULLED INTO GARAGE, FAILED DAYS EARLIER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT, FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH (MILEAGE ON CAR AT THAT TIME IS APPROXIMATED). PROBLEM PRECISELY MATCHES THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

THE CURRENT ISSUE I AM HAVING IS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, WHICH IS OFTEN BECAUSE I DRIVE 80 MILES A DAY FOR WORK, MY GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL/ LIGHT COMES ON! NEXT DAY LOW FUEL LIGHT ON STILL, GOES OFF ON MY DRIVE EVENTUALLY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON! THAT GOES AWAY AS WELL...

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED CAUSING IT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE WELDED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 200,000

FIRST I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT STEERING ISSUES AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE STRUTS, AXLES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THEM DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, I HAVE A RECALLED SHIFT CABLE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST YEAR ...

FIRST I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT STEERING ISSUES AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE STRUTS, AXLES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THEM DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, I HAVE A RECALLED SHIFT CABLE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST YEAR ...

FIRST I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT STEERING ISSUES AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE STRUTS, AXLES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THEM DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, I HAVE A RECALLED SHIFT CABLE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST YEAR ...

FIRST I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT STEERING ISSUES AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE STRUTS, AXLES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THEM DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, I HAVE A RECALLED SHIFT CABLE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST YEAR ...

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. I TRIED TO DEAL WITH GM AS THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE A MECHANIC REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS THE EXACT PART RECALLED BY GM. MY VIN SHOULD PROBABLY B...

Mileage: 161,000

KNOCKING IN STEERING CAN BE FELT WHEN TURN LEFT OR RIGHT REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 33,715

SLACK IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, FELT THE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING GEAR AND THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. NOISE WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED IMMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 50,098

HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURE TO START AND STALLING OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, ON OCCASION. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL, REPUTABLE SHOP IN MADISON HEIGHTS, MI. WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A FUEL PUMP. JOB WAS COMPLETED. UPON PICKING UP CAR ABOUT AUGUST 5, 2014, DROVE IT AWAY BUT RETURNED TO AREA...

Mileage: 112,387

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND A CEMENT PILLAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION FOR MY MALIBU AND NOW I AM RECEIVING RECALLS (MULTIPLE) # 14152 & #13036 FOR THE SAME CAR. HOWEVER, ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM TEMECULA, CA, SOUTH BOUND ON THE 15 HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. NO LOUD SOUNDS, OR EXCESS ACCELERATION, NOR TOO MUCH WEIGHT (...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION FOR MY MALIBU AND NOW I AM RECEIVING RECALLS (MULTIPLE) # 14152 & #13036 FOR THE SAME CAR. HOWEVER, ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM TEMECULA, CA, SOUTH BOUND ON THE 15 HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. NO LOUD SOUNDS, OR EXCESS ACCELERATION, NOR TOO MUCH WEIGHT (...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION FOR MY MALIBU AND NOW I AM RECEIVING RECALLS (MULTIPLE) # 14152 & #13036 FOR THE SAME CAR. HOWEVER, ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM TEMECULA, CA, SOUTH BOUND ON THE 15 HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. NO LOUD SOUNDS, OR EXCESS ACCELERATION, NOR TOO MUCH WEIGHT (...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE FRAME RAILS BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY MOVE WHICH EVER WAY THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE V...

Mileage: 60,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY SHOULD WAIT FOR THE PARTS OR WILL THEY BE REWARDED A NEW VEHICLE. RECALL # 14V252000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY SHOULD WAIT FOR THE PARTS OR WILL THEY BE REWARDED A NEW VEHICLE. RECALL # 14V252000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY SHOULD WAIT FOR THE PARTS OR WILL THEY BE REWARDED A NEW VEHICLE. RECALL # 14V252000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY SHOULD WAIT FOR THE PARTS OR WILL THEY BE REWARDED A NEW VEHICLE. RECALL # 14V252000. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY SHOULD WAIT FOR THE PARTS OR WILL THEY BE REWARDED A NEW VEHICLE. RECALL # 14V252000. *JB

AFTER DAUGHTER STOPPED AT RED TRAFFIC LIGHT CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. ONLY GEAR WAS REVERSE. DROVE BACKWARDS TO SAFE LOCATION. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. I AM ON DISABILITY SO I DID ASSUME MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO I DID REPLACE. MY EX-HUSBAND DOING ALL WORK IN MY DRIVEWAY, AS I CAN'T ...

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS LEAVING A ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE GOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN STEERING ASSIST FAILED AGAIN WAS JUST REPAIRED ABOUT 2 MOS. AGO TWICE IN ONE REPAIR VISIT NOW AGAIN I HIT A LATE MODEL CHEVY TRUCK DENTED THE REAR BUMPER AND MOVEMENT FROM IMPACT PUSHED INTO A CONC...

Mileage: 185,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 80,000

MY FRONT BLINKER LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE BLINKER LIGHT HOUSING (THE INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC GLOBE THE BULB RESIDES IN). THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE CAR NOT THE LIGHTS AS I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BULBS. **NO...

Mileage: 116,603

MY FRONT BLINKER LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE BLINKER LIGHT HOUSING (THE INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC GLOBE THE BULB RESIDES IN). THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE CAR NOT THE LIGHTS AS I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BULBS. **NO...

Mileage: 116,603

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHN...

Mileage: 205,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE R...

Mileage: 140,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THIS IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST GM FOR FAILING TO REPLACE ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR A RECALL. ON 3/31/14, GM ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, #14V153000 FOR 1.3 MILLION CARS UNDER 4 SEPARATE BULLETINS & THIS INCLUDED MY 05 MALIBU FOR STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST - THERE MAY BE ...

Mileage: 120,000

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP ON ME AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN. IT LOCKS UP WHILE IM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT LOCKS UP SOME TIME WHEN I START THE CAR UP. ALSO MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. IT DOES NOT READ TELLING ME HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP ON ME AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN. IT LOCKS UP WHILE IM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT LOCKS UP SOME TIME WHEN I START THE CAR UP. ALSO MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. IT DOES NOT READ TELLING ME HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO SPIN AND CRASH INTO A FENCE, A BRICK WALL AND THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURI...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED ...

DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED AND LEANED TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF SEAT, THE MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED AND LEANED TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF SEAT, THE MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CANISTER VENT SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WER...

Mileage: 101,635

NHTSA RECALL # 14V224 (MANUFACTURER RECALL # N140152) CAR HAS BEEN ON RECALL SINCE MAY 16, 2014. BROUGHT CAR TO PAUL CONTI CHEVEROLET, FREEPORT ON 12/22/2014 TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD AGAIN "PART NOT AVAILABLE." *TR

Mileage: 121,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SE...

Mileage: 180,000

I HAD THE RECALL OF THE SENSOR ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ACCOMPLISHED IN OCTOBER. I HAVE HAD THE LOSS OF PS THREE TIMES SINCE UPON ACCELERATION AND THE PROBLEM IS WORSE NOW THAN BEFORE THE RECALL. THE DEALER INDICATES THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE VOLTAGE SPIKES PER TSB 08-02-32-005. THIS TSB INDIC...

Mileage: 27,632

MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT REPORTING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY GAS TANK. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED 24/7 DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. *TR

BULB DESIGN FLAW: IT BURNS HOT AND MELTS THROUGH BULB SOCKET. ORIGINAL BULB 3157 BURNS PLASTIC HOUSING ON FRONT DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNALS ON MALIBU. IT IS A LIABILITY ISSUE - FAULTY DESIGN MADE FOR FAILURE AND POSSIBLE MAJOR FIRE HAZARD ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 112,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. STEERING WHEEL FROZE WHILE DRIVING. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE STEERING FROZE, SHE PANICKED AND HIT THE SIDE OF A CURB, WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE SHE HIT A POLE. THE STEERING MALFUNCTION OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 130,000

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES, THE GEARS DO NOT SHIFT APPROPRIATELY. THE TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION (SUCH AS A RED LIGHT) MECHANIC RULED OUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BY ITSELF. GM DEALER TOLD ME ABOU...

I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE STALL DUE TO LACK OF FUEL MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH SEEMS DANGEROUS, I TRAVEL ON THE EXPRESSWAY EVERY DAY. WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AT AN FAST SPEED. I ALSO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WHILE STEERING MY CAR. THERE IS AN LOUD POPPING, COMING FROM A STEERING SHAFT, WHICH HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE...

Mileage: 162,385

I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE STALL DUE TO LACK OF FUEL MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH SEEMS DANGEROUS, I TRAVEL ON THE EXPRESSWAY EVERY DAY. WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AT AN FAST SPEED. I ALSO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WHILE STEERING MY CAR. THERE IS AN LOUD POPPING, COMING FROM A STEERING SHAFT, WHICH HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE...

Mileage: 162,385

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE ANYMORE. WOULD LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. *TA

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE ANYMORE. WOULD LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. *TA

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE ANYMORE. WOULD LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. *TA

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE ANYMORE. WOULD LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. *TA

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE ANYMORE. WOULD LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. *TA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN DETACHED FROM THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. IT SAYS IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THE BCM WAS UNRESPONSIVE AS WELL AS ANOTHER COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE WIPERS WERE ON IN DRY WEATHER. I BELIEVE A DEFECT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY ON A MOTO...

Mileage: 27,340

MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. IT SAYS IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THE BCM WAS UNRESPONSIVE AS WELL AS ANOTHER COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE WIPERS WERE ON IN DRY WEATHER. I BELIEVE A DEFECT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY ON A MOTO...

Mileage: 27,340

ON 11/21, I TOOK MY 2005 MALIBU TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE "STEERING" TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVING FOR AWHILE, I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD PARTIALLY STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I CALLED THE DEALE...

Mileage: 162,000

ON 11/21, I TOOK MY 2005 MALIBU TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE "STEERING" TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVING FOR AWHILE, I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD PARTIALLY STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I CALLED THE DEALE...

Mileage: 162,000

ON 11/21, I TOOK MY 2005 MALIBU TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE "STEERING" TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVING FOR AWHILE, I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD PARTIALLY STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I CALLED THE DEALE...

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS, EVERY TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS AND THEN START THE CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE JUMPS UP TO FULL, STAYS THERE FOR A FEW MILES, THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL MESSAGE COMES ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ALSO COMES ON AND STAYS ON. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE GOES BACK TO FULL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIM...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE AND FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

Mileage: 72,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ...

Mileage: 32,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ...

Mileage: 32,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ...

Mileage: 32,600

CHIP IN IGNITION CYLINDER CASE BAD NOT READING THE KEY TIMES -LICENSED MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE APART THE DASH BOARD REMOVE AND REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER CASE-USED THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH AND THE SAME KEY. CAR HAD A SECURITY CODE REPLACED THE CAE-CLEARED THE CODE CAR OKAY NOW. CUSTOMER ASK FOR THE ...

Mileage: 68,095

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MA...

Mileage: 20,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MA...

Mileage: 20,500

IT HAS BEEN OVER 5 MONTHS SINCE RECALL, AND GM HAS STILL NOT COME UP WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS DELAY APPEARS TO BE INTENTIONAL. CAN NHTSA DO ANYTHING TO SPEED UP THIS PROCESS? *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 129,000

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. HER BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SHE LOST POWER IN THE STEERING FORCING HER TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT DRIVABLE, I S...

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. HER BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SHE LOST POWER IN THE STEERING FORCING HER TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT DRIVABLE, I S...

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. HER BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SHE LOST POWER IN THE STEERING FORCING HER TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT DRIVABLE, I S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR L...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR L...

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 MALIBU RECALLS (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE RECALL ISSUES RECTIFIED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE EMISSION CONTROL VALVE HAD TO BE REP...

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 MALIBU RECALLS (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE RECALL ISSUES RECTIFIED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE EMISSION CONTROL VALVE HAD TO BE REP...

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 MALIBU RECALLS (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE RECALL ISSUES RECTIFIED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE EMISSION CONTROL VALVE HAD TO BE REP...

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 MALIBU RECALLS (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE RECALL ISSUES RECTIFIED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE EMISSION CONTROL VALVE HAD TO BE REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHIME ALARM ACTIVATED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE H...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE H...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUD...

Mileage: 94,000

MY VEHICLE STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS I DID HAVE A HEAVY LOAD ON THE KEY CHAIN AND WHEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE I KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING MY LEG UP AND DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL I HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH THE ENGINE FAILED I THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND NOT...

MY CAR IS A PART OF THE CHEVY RECALL THAT EFFECTS THE POWER STEERING ON THE CAR. MY CAR WILL COMPLETELY PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE TIRES WHEN YOU HIT 45 MILES AND UP. WHEN YOU STOP AND LET GO OF THE WHEEL IT COMPLETELY TURNS THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT AND THE ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISING WHICH DID ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISING WHICH DID ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED,...

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED,...

Mileage: 29,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE CYLINDER DOES NOT TURN WITH THE KEY AT THE FIRST TRY NOR THE SECOND TRY. *TR

Mileage: 108,021

THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE CYLINDER DOES NOT TURN WITH THE KEY AT THE FIRST TRY NOR THE SECOND TRY. *TR

Mileage: 108,021

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS PRACTICING DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTING GOING LESS THE 10MPH WHILE WE WERE DO A LITTLE OVER 45MPH. WE PUT ON OUR HAZARD LIGHTS AND SAT ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I THEN GOT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION WHICH WAS LESS THAN...

Mileage: 79,000

FRONT TURN SIGNAL SOCKETS MELTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS...

THE VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL FOR 145000 MILES OR LESS WE ONLY HAVE 112000 MILES ON THE CAR THE CHEVROLET DEALERS WILL NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR UNTIL WE PAY. *TR WE ARE SENIORS ON A FIXED INCOME RETIRED WE OUR 2005 CHEVY MALIBU TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING WE TOOK THE IT IN FOR RECALLS ON TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,151.

Mileage: 150,151

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER FORTY FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER FORTY FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WELDING FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT AND BECOME WOBBLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRACKING UNDERNEATH THE SEA...

Mileage: 120,000

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE MAY FRACTURE AT ANY TIME. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD. THE US NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT PROVIDES THAT EACH VEHICLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL OF THIS TYPE MUST BE ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 141V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 141V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 141V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 141V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 141V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UN...

I GOT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL MESSAGE IN THE MAIL. SO I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND I WANT TO DO IT ONLINE. THE REASON FOR BEING RECALLED SHOULD BE IN YOUR RECORDS. *TR

I GOT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL MESSAGE IN THE MAIL. SO I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND I WANT TO DO IT ONLINE. THE REASON FOR BEING RECALLED SHOULD BE IN YOUR RECORDS. *TR

I GOT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL MESSAGE IN THE MAIL. SO I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND I WANT TO DO IT ONLINE. THE REASON FOR BEING RECALLED SHOULD BE IN YOUR RECORDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V1530...

Mileage: 146,000

VEHICLE WAS BURNING OUT FRONT AND REAR DIRECTIONAL LIGHT BULBS TO THE POINT I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER LIGHT SOCKET THAT MELTED FROM INTENSE HEAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. FOUR MONTHS LATER, I HAD TO REPAIR/REPLACE BULBS IN THE SAME LOCATION. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

STEERING WAS CLUNKING AND MAKING OTHER NOISES THAT MADE ME QUESTION MY SAFETY. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD THE REPAIR DONE UNDER EXTENDED 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY WITH $49.50 AS MY DEDUCTIBLE. CAR IS NOW MAKING SAME NOISES 18 MONTHS LATER. AWAITING MY CHEVY DEALER TO GET STEERING PUMP IN STOCK SO AS...

Mileage: 79,588

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT A STOP. THE VEHIC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT A STOP. THE VEHIC...

I WAS SPEEDING TRYING TO GET ON PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, SINCE THAT DATE MY DAD IS USING MY CAR WITH GREAT EFFORT, AND HAD TRIED TO FIX IT, BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS NOWHERE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHAT MUST I DO? MY CAR IS ALSO INVOLVED IN REC...

Mileage: 83,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE CONNECTION OF THE FUSE BOX AND THE CONNECTING SCREWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SCREWS AND THE FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH T...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE CONNECTION OF THE FUSE BOX AND THE CONNECTING SCREWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SCREWS AND THE FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH T...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE CONNECTION OF THE FUSE BOX AND THE CONNECTING SCREWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SCREWS AND THE FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH T...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO MAKE A JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED W...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS BECAME FOGGY CAUSING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT TO BECOME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS WERE REPLACED. THE REPLACED HEADLIGHT COVERS BECAME FOGGY AFTER SOME TIME. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED ...

Mileage: 108,182

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED ...

Mileage: 108,182

MY NAME IS [XXX]. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER,[XXX] IS 90 YEARS WITH NO ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. HE RESIDES AT [XXX], AND OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. [XXX] RECEIVED THREE SAFETY RECALL NOTICES THAT ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW: JUNE 2014 - FIRST RECALL NOTICE STA...

MY NAME IS [XXX]. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER,[XXX] IS 90 YEARS WITH NO ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. HE RESIDES AT [XXX], AND OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. [XXX] RECEIVED THREE SAFETY RECALL NOTICES THAT ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW: JUNE 2014 - FIRST RECALL NOTICE STA...

MY NAME IS [XXX]. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER,[XXX] IS 90 YEARS WITH NO ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. HE RESIDES AT [XXX], AND OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. [XXX] RECEIVED THREE SAFETY RECALL NOTICES THAT ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW: JUNE 2014 - FIRST RECALL NOTICE STA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOW...

GAS TANK FULL, YET THE GAS GAGE SAYS EMPTY AND THE BELL RINNGS OFR LOW GAS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V15300 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V15300 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE ...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG, STEERING TIGHTENS UP, CAN BARELY STEER OR KEEP IN ROAD. NO WARNING! ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO GYRATE BY ITSELF, MOVING ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY FROM GM ADVISING ME OF A RECALL OF MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. IN SHORT, IT COULD FRACTURE AT ANY MOMENT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO HAS BEGUN SHIFTING TO DIFFERENT GEARS WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON. IN OTHER WORDS, IT CAN SHIFT INTO A DI...

WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WENT OUT. THERE IS A RECALL ON IT FOR OVER A MONTH AND THERE IS STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION, IT IS A DANGER IF TAKEN ON THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS MY MAIN FORM OF TRANSPO...

Mileage: 101,000

WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WENT OUT. THERE IS A RECALL ON IT FOR OVER A MONTH AND THERE IS STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION, IT IS A DANGER IF TAKEN ON THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS MY MAIN FORM OF TRANSPO...

Mileage: 101,000

WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WENT OUT. THERE IS A RECALL ON IT FOR OVER A MONTH AND THERE IS STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION, IT IS A DANGER IF TAKEN ON THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS MY MAIN FORM OF TRANSPO...

Mileage: 101,000

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS IN HEADLIGHTS OVERHEAT MELTING BULB BASE AND SOCKET. HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND KEEPS HAPPENING. AFRAID OF POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL FIRE OR BULBS BURN OUT AND BLINKERS WILL NOT WORK WHICH COULD CAUSE A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS IN HEADLIGHTS OVERHEAT MELTING BULB BASE AND SOCKET. HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND KEEPS HAPPENING. AFRAID OF POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL FIRE OR BULBS BURN OUT AND BLINKERS WILL NOT WORK WHICH COULD CAUSE A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT, SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONT...

I AM A MECHANIC AND I DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR A LIVING I NOTICED MY PARKING BRAKE CABLE TO BE WORN VERY THIN AND CAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALLS IF A USER WERE TO HIT THE PARKING BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY OR JUST TO APPLY IT THE BRAKE MIGHT NOT APPLY I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ...

Mileage: 200,022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILA...

Mileage: 150,000

WE HAVE RECEIVED 3 SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FROM GM. (1 FOR ELECTRIC STEERING, 1 FOR BRAKE APPLY SENSOR AND 1 FOR A SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE). HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US TO CALL THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN TELLS US THAT GM WILL NOT SUPPLY THE PARTS. UPON CALLING GM A THIRD...

Mileage: 66,000

WE HAVE RECEIVED 3 SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FROM GM. (1 FOR ELECTRIC STEERING, 1 FOR BRAKE APPLY SENSOR AND 1 FOR A SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE). HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US TO CALL THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN TELLS US THAT GM WILL NOT SUPPLY THE PARTS. UPON CALLING GM A THIRD...

Mileage: 66,000

WE HAVE RECEIVED 3 SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FROM GM. (1 FOR ELECTRIC STEERING, 1 FOR BRAKE APPLY SENSOR AND 1 FOR A SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE). HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US TO CALL THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN TELLS US THAT GM WILL NOT SUPPLY THE PARTS. UPON CALLING GM A THIRD...

Mileage: 66,000

WE HAVE RECEIVED 3 SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FROM GM. (1 FOR ELECTRIC STEERING, 1 FOR BRAKE APPLY SENSOR AND 1 FOR A SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE). HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US TO CALL THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN TELLS US THAT GM WILL NOT SUPPLY THE PARTS. UPON CALLING GM A THIRD...

Mileage: 66,000

I RECEIVED 2 NOTICES ABOUT 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING OR CONTROL. I DID EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WERE I COULD NOT PUT THE GEAR IN PARK OR DRIVE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR TO DRIVE. ALSO ONCE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN HE IGNITION FORTUNATELY THESE OCCURREN...

I RECEIVED 2 NOTICES ABOUT 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING OR CONTROL. I DID EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WERE I COULD NOT PUT THE GEAR IN PARK OR DRIVE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR TO DRIVE. ALSO ONCE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN HE IGNITION FORTUNATELY THESE OCCURREN...

I RECEIVED 2 NOTICES ABOUT 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING OR CONTROL. I DID EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WERE I COULD NOT PUT THE GEAR IN PARK OR DRIVE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR TO DRIVE. ALSO ONCE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN HE IGNITION FORTUNATELY THESE OCCURREN...

I RECEIVED 2 NOTICES ABOUT 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING OR CONTROL. I DID EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WERE I COULD NOT PUT THE GEAR IN PARK OR DRIVE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR TO DRIVE. ALSO ONCE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN HE IGNITION FORTUNATELY THESE OCCURREN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. TH...

I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALL NOTICES AND WHENEVER I CALL A DEALER I AM TOLD EITHER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS NOTICE OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. I THINK THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME TO EITHER GET RID OF THE CAR OR GET IN AN ACCIDENT. IF MY CAR IS AFFECTED I WANT IT FIXED. IS THERE A...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALL NOTICES AND WHENEVER I CALL A DEALER I AM TOLD EITHER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS NOTICE OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. I THINK THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME TO EITHER GET RID OF THE CAR OR GET IN AN ACCIDENT. IF MY CAR IS AFFECTED I WANT IT FIXED. IS THERE A...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE-TURNING SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE-TURNING SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT I HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND AND STEERING LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT I HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND AND STEERING LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TO DATE, I HAVE RECEIVED 3 DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES FROM GM DEALING WITH MY VEHICLE. THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, I DON'T AND WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY I AM UNABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR UNTIL THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE M...

TO DATE, I HAVE RECEIVED 3 DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES FROM GM DEALING WITH MY VEHICLE. THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, I DON'T AND WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY I AM UNABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR UNTIL THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE M...

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVED ON THE TRACT AND WAS CROOKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP VAPOR LINE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUMES. THE MECHANIC W...

Mileage: 86,000

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU. I KEEP GETTING RECALL LETTERS (ELECTRONIC STEERING, IGNITION, BODY CONTROL MODULE) THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR ANY OF THEM. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR CAR FIXED? HOW LONG DOES THE GOV GIVE MANUFACTURERS TO ACTUALLY REPAIR A RECALL. SEEMS TO ME IF ...

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU. I KEEP GETTING RECALL LETTERS (ELECTRONIC STEERING, IGNITION, BODY CONTROL MODULE) THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR ANY OF THEM. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR CAR FIXED? HOW LONG DOES THE GOV GIVE MANUFACTURERS TO ACTUALLY REPAIR A RECALL. SEEMS TO ME IF ...

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU. I KEEP GETTING RECALL LETTERS (ELECTRONIC STEERING, IGNITION, BODY CONTROL MODULE) THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR ANY OF THEM. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR CAR FIXED? HOW LONG DOES THE GOV GIVE MANUFACTURERS TO ACTUALLY REPAIR A RECALL. SEEMS TO ME IF ...

THE 6 WAY POWER SEAT BRACKET HAS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE ONE WELD HOLDING IT TOGETHER CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS WHILE SITTING IN IT. I GOOGLED IT AN IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED ISSUE. THEY ALL WERE BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.THIS ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION IN COLDER WEATHER. I CAN TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT NOT REMOVE THE KEY UNLESS THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS. AND IS WARM. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR SHORT TRIPS WHERE I NEED TO PARK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER & KEYS10/24/2013 BU...

Mileage: 66,000

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AS THE HOLDER DOES NOT MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE BULB.A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REMOTE KEYS NO LONGER WORK. THE ELECTRICAL SEAT CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT I WILL NEV...

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AS THE HOLDER DOES NOT MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE BULB.A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REMOTE KEYS NO LONGER WORK. THE ELECTRICAL SEAT CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT I WILL NEV...

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AS THE HOLDER DOES NOT MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE BULB.A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REMOTE KEYS NO LONGER WORK. THE ELECTRICAL SEAT CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT I WILL NEV...

EVERY 18 MONTHS I GET A ERROR CODE OF P0463 AND P2119. FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TWICE AND NOW POSSIBLY A THIRD TIME. CAR WANTS TO STOP ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. SECONDARY PROBLEM ALSO INCLUDES LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING EVEN WHEN FUEL IS AT A FULL TANK. *TR

FOR AWHILE NOW MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT HAD BECOME AN ISSUE WHEN I VEERED OFF THE ROAD ON A U-TURN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT ID BE FINE. FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT TO ...

Mileage: 152,000

FOR AWHILE NOW MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT HAD BECOME AN ISSUE WHEN I VEERED OFF THE ROAD ON A U-TURN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT ID BE FINE. FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT TO ...

Mileage: 152,000

FOR AWHILE NOW MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT HAD BECOME AN ISSUE WHEN I VEERED OFF THE ROAD ON A U-TURN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT ID BE FINE. FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT TO ...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE ON AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. ...

Mileage: 95,000

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, IS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN, I HAVE TO SHAKE THE KEY AND PUSH ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE KEY TURNS ON THE SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IF IT IS AND I PAY TO HAVE MY ...

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, IS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN, I HAVE TO SHAKE THE KEY AND PUSH ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE KEY TURNS ON THE SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IF IT IS AND I PAY TO HAVE MY ...

FYI (THE INCIDENT DATE IS WHEN I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT A WORK SHOP) I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, LEFT AXLE AND TRANSMISSION.(TOTAL $2484.92) I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 ) BUT GM WON'T REPLACE IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING BUILT IN A CERTAIN LOCATION. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTE...

Mileage: 176,082

FYI (THE INCIDENT DATE IS WHEN I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT A WORK SHOP) I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, LEFT AXLE AND TRANSMISSION.(TOTAL $2484.92) I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 ) BUT GM WON'T REPLACE IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING BUILT IN A CERTAIN LOCATION. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTE...

Mileage: 176,082

WAS TRAVELING APP. 35 MI PER HR AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND LOST THE POWER STEERING AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER PROPERLY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR THE WORST BEING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS RECALL HAPPENED IN MAY OF 2014 AND NOW ...

OVER A COURSE OF THREE YEARS, I'VE CONTINUOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TAILLIGHTS GOING OUT, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING,ETC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON AND GO OFF WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO "LIG...

OVER A COURSE OF THREE YEARS, I'VE CONTINUOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TAILLIGHTS GOING OUT, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING,ETC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON AND GO OFF WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO "LIG...

OVER A COURSE OF THREE YEARS, I'VE CONTINUOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TAILLIGHTS GOING OUT, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING,ETC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON AND GO OFF WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO "LIG...

IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I-85 ATLANTA, 3:30 P.M.. WE WERE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC,STOP AND GO, VERY SLOW TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY, MY CAR SHOOK AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER PUTTING ON HAZARD LIGHTS, I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT BACK AND IT WOULD START, SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND ...

IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I-85 ATLANTA, 3:30 P.M.. WE WERE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC,STOP AND GO, VERY SLOW TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY, MY CAR SHOOK AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER PUTTING ON HAZARD LIGHTS, I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT BACK AND IT WOULD START, SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD REFUELED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE V...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD REFUELED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE V...

Mileage: 60,000

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT PART, BUT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR WENT FROM A FUEL TANK OF GAS TO SHOWING NONE. WHICH I KNOW WASN'T THE CASE AS I HAD JUST STOPPED AND FILLED UP. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF RECALLS WITH FUEL PUMPS AND IGNITION SWITCHES WHICH I ALSO HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE TRAVELING HOME I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT USING MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT I JUST HAD BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY BRAKE PETAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR...

Mileage: 156,350

WHILE TRAVELING HOME I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT USING MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT I JUST HAD BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY BRAKE PETAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR...

Mileage: 156,350

WHILE TRAVELING HOME I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT USING MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT I JUST HAD BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY BRAKE PETAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR...

Mileage: 156,350

WHILE DRIVING HOME I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL. IT BECAME HARD TO STEER AND I COULD BARELY TURN OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS RAINING AND 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC WAS GETTING HEAVY. *TR

Mileage: 156,670

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CO...

Mileage: 98,000

VEHICLE DISABLED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. PASS-LOCK WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO RESTART. ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

VEHICLE DISABLED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. PASS-LOCK WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO RESTART. ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC COMPLAINING OF A STEERING/// FRONT BRAKE ENGAGING PREMATURELY ISSUE. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT MY FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACTUALLY UNITS THAT MAKE UP THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. HE THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE MY...

Mileage: 123,445

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC COMPLAINING OF A STEERING/// FRONT BRAKE ENGAGING PREMATURELY ISSUE. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT MY FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACTUALLY UNITS THAT MAKE UP THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. HE THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE MY...

Mileage: 123,445

THIS RELATES TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 14V153000. IN 2009, I FIRST BEGAN HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED. I WOULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE (STRAIGHTEN) IF I WAS IN A TURN, AND WOULD HEAR THREE CHIMES (DING-DING-DING). IF I RELEASED THE ...

Mileage: 142,035

THIS RELATES TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 14V153000. IN 2009, I FIRST BEGAN HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED. I WOULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE (STRAIGHTEN) IF I WAS IN A TURN, AND WOULD HEAR THREE CHIMES (DING-DING-DING). IF I RELEASED THE ...

Mileage: 142,035

THIS RELATES TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 14V153000. IN 2009, I FIRST BEGAN HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED. I WOULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE (STRAIGHTEN) IF I WAS IN A TURN, AND WOULD HEAR THREE CHIMES (DING-DING-DING). IF I RELEASED THE ...

Mileage: 142,035

SHIFTING HAS BEEN HARD FROM PARK POSITION, WHEEL ALIGNMENT VERY BAD ,SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. A RECALL WAS DONE BY GM ON 05/20/2014 BUT MY CAR WAS NOT RECALL UNTIL TODAY, I CHECK EVERYDAY ON GM WITH MY VIN NUMBER. ON MAY 1ST I WENT TO MY AUTO SERVICES AND THEY FIND OUT MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSM...

Mileage: 140,200

WHILE DRIVING MAKING LEFT TURN, POWER STEERING SEIZED MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. DASH MESSAGE SCREEN INDICATED "POWER STEERING" PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THE WARNING CHIME WILL SOUND, THEN I SOMETIMES GET A WARNING NOTE ACROSS THE DASHBOARD STATING "POWER STEERING" & THEN FOR A BRIEF MOMENT I WILL HAVE TROUBLE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL; ONE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND I LOST POWER FOR A SECOND & T...

Mileage: 180,000

THE WARNING CHIME WILL SOUND, THEN I SOMETIMES GET A WARNING NOTE ACROSS THE DASHBOARD STATING "POWER STEERING" & THEN FOR A BRIEF MOMENT I WILL HAVE TROUBLE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL; ONE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND I LOST POWER FOR A SECOND & T...

Mileage: 180,000

MY FAMILY AND I WERE RETURNING FROM PORTLAND, OREGON TO OUR HOME IN WOODBURN, OREGON. THE STEERING FROZE (POWER STEERING CEASED TO WORK). I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, AS ALL SYSTEMS SEEMED TO SHUT DOWN. I CHECKED UNDER HE HOOD, BUT OF COURSE COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG. AFTER AN UNSPE...

Mileage: 62,694

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT FAILED TO TURN IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRE...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE PASS LOCK SENSOR AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE PASS LOCK SENSOR AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECU...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECU...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 9,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 9,000

I HAD SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THE RECALLS I HAD HEARD ABOUT. SOMEONE FROM YOUR COMPANY CALLED AND ALSO CONTACTED NICK CHEVROLET. WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE SERVICE TECH ([XXX]) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO DROP MY CAR OFF SO THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. WHEN I GOT TO TH...

I HAD SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THE RECALLS I HAD HEARD ABOUT. SOMEONE FROM YOUR COMPANY CALLED AND ALSO CONTACTED NICK CHEVROLET. WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE SERVICE TECH ([XXX]) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO DROP MY CAR OFF SO THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. WHEN I GOT TO TH...

I HAD SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THE RECALLS I HAD HEARD ABOUT. SOMEONE FROM YOUR COMPANY CALLED AND ALSO CONTACTED NICK CHEVROLET. WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE SERVICE TECH ([XXX]) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO DROP MY CAR OFF SO THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. WHEN I GOT TO TH...

DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED IT TO BREAK. IT IS CROOKED AND SOMETIMES MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WHICH HAS CAUSED MY FOOTING TO SLIP OFF THE BRAKE/GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHT OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE BULB SOCKET. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...

Mileage: 23,000

THE BRAKES LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE COME ON WITHOUT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES RESULTING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL TO KICK OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF ONCE THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. THIS PRESENTS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS IT IS NEVER KNOWN WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THIS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING REAR...

Mileage: 22,000

THE BRAKES LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE COME ON WITHOUT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES RESULTING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL TO KICK OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF ONCE THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. THIS PRESENTS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS IT IS NEVER KNOWN WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THIS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING REAR...

Mileage: 22,000

THE BRAKES LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE COME ON WITHOUT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES RESULTING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL TO KICK OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF ONCE THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. THIS PRESENTS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS IT IS NEVER KNOWN WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THIS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING REAR...

Mileage: 22,000

ABS LIGHT WANT TO GO ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON COMES ON TURN CAR OFF TURN CAR BACK ON LIGHT OFF . ON GOING OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 550,000

ABS LIGHT WANT TO GO ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON COMES ON TURN CAR OFF TURN CAR BACK ON LIGHT OFF . ON GOING OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 550,000

THE DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF SEAT ASSEMBLY. MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE ON VARIOUS OTHER AUTOMOBILE DEFECT SITES. DUE TO BROKEN SEAT ASSEMBLY, DRIVER'S POSITION COULD SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING, AT A MINIMUM, A DISTRACTION, IF NOT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHI...

THE DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL BULB KEEPS BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TWICE BUT IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JS

THE DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL BULB KEEPS BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TWICE BUT IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH WHEN GOING APROX 65 AND UP. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FLASH WHEN CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR ONCE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE REVERSING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING AT FRONT OF CAR SHAKES R...

Mileage: 79,000

VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH WHEN GOING APROX 65 AND UP. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FLASH WHEN CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR ONCE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE REVERSING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING AT FRONT OF CAR SHAKES R...

Mileage: 79,000

VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH WHEN GOING APROX 65 AND UP. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FLASH WHEN CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR ONCE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE REVERSING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING AT FRONT OF CAR SHAKES R...

Mileage: 79,000

VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH WHEN GOING APROX 65 AND UP. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FLASH WHEN CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR ONCE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE REVERSING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING AT FRONT OF CAR SHAKES R...

Mileage: 79,000

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65MPH DOWN HWY 75 AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, ROLLED TO A STOP AND AFTER A LITTLE WHILE HE GOT IT STARTED AND WE WENT ON DOWN THE ROAD. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD JUST DIE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A BIT TO GET IT STARTED. AFTER DYING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I...

Mileage: 73,670

I, WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET MALIBU (2005), ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/9/07. I WAS DRIVING TO THE SELMA, TEXAS LOCATED LIVE-OAK SHOPPING, AND MY VEHICLE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BECAME UNSTABLE, THE SPEED KEELED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT-DOWN COMPLETELY WITHIN 5-8 FT OF THE MALL STOP-SIGN. THIS INCIDENT CA...

Mileage: 50,000

IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE A RECALL PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING, I THINK IT HAS TO DEAL WITH THE TORQUE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS WANTS TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. IF THE CAR IS ON A LIFT WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE TIRES, AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED, THE WHEELS TURN HARD RI...

Mileage: 93,000

GOING THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH FOOD PLACE AND STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 264,092

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND MY EBS LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE BUT VERY HARD TO STEER. IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR THE DRIVE HOME THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING . *JS

I STARTED MY CAR AND MY EMPTY LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND DINGING SAYING THAT MY CAR HAD NO FUEL DESPITE THAT I HAD PUT IN $30 THE DAY BEFORE, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY MILES TO EMPTY OPTION ON MY RADIO IT SAID 331 MILES TO EMPTY. I DECIDED ONCE I GOT TO WORK I'D TRY RESTARTING IT TO SEE IF THAT WORKE...

Mileage: 153,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IT HAS ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN IT WANTS TO, IT SHUTS OFF SOMETIMES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE WE PUT THE KEY ON A RING BY ITSELF, BUT THEY WON"T HONOR IT...

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IT HAS ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN IT WANTS TO, IT SHUTS OFF SOMETIMES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE WE PUT THE KEY ON A RING BY ITSELF, BUT THEY WON"T HONOR IT...

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IT HAS ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN IT WANTS TO, IT SHUTS OFF SOMETIMES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE WE PUT THE KEY ON A RING BY ITSELF, BUT THEY WON"T HONOR IT...

THERE IS A LAG ON STEERING AND I HAVE BEEN FEELING IT FOR A WHILE, SOMETIMES I DON'T HAVE A PROPER STEERING CONTROL, PRETTY SCARY AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 209,839

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BEING STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVING VEHICLE TOWED. CONSUMER FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *SMD

I WENT TO SCHOOL TO DROP OFF KIDS I WENT TO START THE CAR AN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BOARD GOES ON BUT WONT CRANK. *TR

Mileage: 458,978

I WENT TO SCHOOL TO DROP OFF KIDS I WENT TO START THE CAR AN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BOARD GOES ON BUT WONT CRANK. *TR

Mileage: 458,978

I HAVE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND MY SHIFTING GEAR IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY COMPUTER GOES OFF STEERING BECOMES HARDER. A LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING A CAR AND A LOCK. A MESSAGE COMES ON THE COMPUTER "STEERING". IT DOES RANDOMLY. IS THERE A RECALL ON T...

Mileage: 88,450

I HAVE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND MY SHIFTING GEAR IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY COMPUTER GOES OFF STEERING BECOMES HARDER. A LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING A CAR AND A LOCK. A MESSAGE COMES ON THE COMPUTER "STEERING". IT DOES RANDOMLY. IS THERE A RECALL ON T...

Mileage: 88,450

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS SHE WAS ARRIVING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, BECAUSE THE SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION CYL...

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS SHE WAS ARRIVING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, BECAUSE THE SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION CYL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 80 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY LOW WARNING ALARM HEARD AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HOWEVER THE FAI...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE DEALER IN MY AREA SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THE LATEST GM RECALL. THE STEERING IN MY CAR HAS LOST POWER AND LOSING ITS FUNCTION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED IN THIS LATEST RECAL...

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVER SEAT WELD ON TRACK ASSEMBLY BROKE. SEAT IS LOOSE. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1000. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

Mileage: 111,799

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN EVEN THOUGH FORCE WAS APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHIC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL ERRONEOUSLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO THE WRONG LANE AND NEARLY CRASH I...

Mileage: 71,284

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED. THE SMALL PIECES OF GLASS SHATTERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 130,000

POWER STEERING LOCKS ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN AN URBAN CITY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE IN THE RUSH HOUR OF THE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 800,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MOTOR NEEDED TO B...

Mileage: 150,000

DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT LOCKED (INSIDE A SECURE GARAGE), THE FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK THE OTHER CAR DOORS. THE KEY-IN-IGNITION CHIME HAS ST...

Mileage: 92,000

DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT LOCKED (INSIDE A SECURE GARAGE), THE FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK THE OTHER CAR DOORS. THE KEY-IN-IGNITION CHIME HAS ST...

Mileage: 92,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN WHEN SIMPLY SITTING DOWN IN THE VEHICLE AND CAN ONLY BE SAFELY USED IN IT'S LOWEST POSITION. IF YOU TRY TO RAISE THE POWER SEAT, IT TILTS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT, AND ONLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT LIFTS. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHILE SITTING ON SUCH AN EXTREME SL...

DRIVER'S SEAT RIGHT FRONT SUPPORT BRACKET WELD FAILED DURING SLOW TURN. THE CORNER OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN, AND NOW IT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN. THE TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AT THE WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE TUBE APPEARS TO BE TOO THIN FOR THE APPLICATIO...

Mileage: 198,836

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER INDICATED A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

LIKE THE CURRENT GM COBALT PROBLEMS, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET TOWED. IT WAS IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM EVEN WITH DRIVING IT 50 MILES A DAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD PROBLEMS, BUT I C...

LIKE THE CURRENT GM COBALT PROBLEMS, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET TOWED. IT WAS IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM EVEN WITH DRIVING IT 50 MILES A DAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD PROBLEMS, BUT I C...

LIKE THE CURRENT GM COBALT PROBLEMS, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET TOWED. IT WAS IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM EVEN WITH DRIVING IT 50 MILES A DAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD PROBLEMS, BUT I C...

THE DRIVERS SEAT REAR INSIDE MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WELD FAILED. SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE AS IT LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AS WELL AS FALLS BACK WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. LOOKED ONLINE FOR A FIX AND IT SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON AND CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECA...

Mileage: 140,000

WAS DOING 40MPH POWER STEERING FAILED SPUN OUT HIT A WALL ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY HIGHWAY.. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2005 MALIBU IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD FOR SURE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS 2 TIMES NOW AND ABOUT TO REPLACE MY 2ND FUEL PUMP, MY CAR HAS STALLED OU...

WAS DOING 40MPH POWER STEERING FAILED SPUN OUT HIT A WALL ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY HIGHWAY.. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2005 MALIBU IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD FOR SURE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS 2 TIMES NOW AND ABOUT TO REPLACE MY 2ND FUEL PUMP, MY CAR HAS STALLED OU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK, THE TRUCK DOOR FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...

Mileage: 4,366

THE CAR IN MENTION ABOVE HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN STALLED STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND IF THERE WAS NO TROUBLE LIGHT ON, IT WOULD BE HARD TO DETECT CAUSE UNLESS IT STAL...

Mileage: 44,000

THE CAR IN MENTION ABOVE HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN STALLED STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND IF THERE WAS NO TROUBLE LIGHT ON, IT WOULD BE HARD TO DETECT CAUSE UNLESS IT STAL...

Mileage: 44,000

I CONSIDER US LUCKY. WE WERE IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT 25 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I PLAYED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND ON FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND A CONNECTION WAS MADE, AND THE CAR STARTED. I WAS CAREFUL TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ELECT...

Mileage: 63,779

I CONSIDER US LUCKY. WE WERE IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT 25 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I PLAYED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND ON FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND A CONNECTION WAS MADE, AND THE CAR STARTED. I WAS CAREFUL TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ELECT...

Mileage: 63,779

I WAS DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER WHEN THE KEY TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. DOORS LOCKED, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN I HAD TO PULL IT REALLY HARD TO THE LEFT TO MISS THE CLIFF. ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE CLIFF BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT BUT THE DOOR...

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER WHEN THE KEY TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. DOORS LOCKED, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN I HAD TO PULL IT REALLY HARD TO THE LEFT TO MISS THE CLIFF. ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE CLIFF BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT BUT THE DOOR...

Mileage: 170,000

THE CAR STOPS WHEN DRIVING ALSO THE EXTERIOR LIGHT HAVE BURNED OUT THE CASING THAT HOLDS THE BULBS ARE MELTED. *TR

THE CAR STOPS WHEN DRIVING ALSO THE EXTERIOR LIGHT HAVE BURNED OUT THE CASING THAT HOLDS THE BULBS ARE MELTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE AND ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFOR...

Mileage: 40,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE AND ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFOR...

Mileage: 40,600

HERE IS WHAT I SUBMITTED TO GM ABOUT MY VEHICLE THAT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE ME HARM OR DEATH BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GET ASSISTANCE DUE TO ME BEING OVER THE 150K MILEAGE MARK. SEE BELOW I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AND MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LAST WEEK AN...

Mileage: 159

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT REPAIRED. THE AP...

Mileage: 51,320

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE; I GOT OFF AN EXIT AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN LEFT, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS, BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD UP TO 150,000 MILES. UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF

Mileage: 166,037

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED VEHICLES UP TO 150,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD 166,000 MILES ON HER VEHICLE.

I STARTED MY CHEVY MALIBU AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITH IN MINUTES MY POWER STEERING JERKED, MADE A DING, DING NOISE AND WENT OUT. I PULLED IT OFF THE ROAD. TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT HAS TO DO IT WHEN THEY HAVE IT BE...

Mileage: 74,516

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 97,000

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. HERE IN 2013, WITH 175000 MILES, GM WILL NOT HONOR THEIR "SERVICE POLICY" , DUE TO MILES! IT ONLY COVERED UP TO 150000 MILES! ABSURD! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. HERE IN 2013, WITH 175000 MILES, GM WILL NOT HONOR THEIR "SERVICE POLICY" , DUE TO MILES! IT ONLY COVERED UP TO 150000 MILES! ABSURD! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BULB HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE MATERIAL OF THE CASING TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MA...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIA...

Mileage: 155,000

WHILE TURNING LEFT THE ORANGE GLOBE IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND CAUSED LIGHT BULB TO BURN PLASTIC. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY GENERAL MOTORS BEFORE ABOUT THE DISCOLORATION OF MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS. I WORK FOR A PARTS STORE AND I HAD NOT...

Mileage: 10,143

WAS GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND HEARD A DING THEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN,POWER STEERING SHOWED UP . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN AND THE JOINTS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN AND THE JOINTS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANU...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. RVK

Mileage: 176,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED, AND HE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 6...

Mileage: 34,760

THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JUMP UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE ENGINE GETS OFF AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JUMP UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE ENGINE GETS OFF AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JUMP UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE ENGINE GETS OFF AND ON. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVERS SEAT, THE WELD HAS BROKEN AND NOW THE SEAT SITS TO THE RIGHT AND MOVES WITH ANY BUMP OR TURN. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THERE WAS A CODE FOR SMALL LARGE EVAP LEAK ON THE COMPUTER. WE HAVE REPLACED THE SENSOR AND PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE CODE IS STILL THERE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT GOES OVER 55 THE FUEL CUTS OUT. THE CAR DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT GOES OVER 55 THE FUEL CUTS OUT. THE CAR DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

STEERING HAD A CLUNKING NOISE AND WAS HARD TO PULL AWAY FROM CURB. WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD TIGHTEN UP CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN.. JULY OF 07 STARTED HAVING SAME ISSUES TOOK TO DEALERSHIP REPLACED SHAFT KIT.APRIL 2010 WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN...

Mileage: 19,118

STARTED 2013, TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS ON FOR A 10 MINS OF DRIVING THEN TURNS OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN ONCE RESTART OF CAR. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON UNABLE TO TURN OFF BY PRESSING THE BUTTON. CAR DRIVES LIKE THE REAR BREAKS ARE ENGAGED. THIS STARTED IN 2010 AND STILL HAPPENS TO THE PRESENT DA...

STARTED 2013, TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS ON FOR A 10 MINS OF DRIVING THEN TURNS OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN ONCE RESTART OF CAR. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON UNABLE TO TURN OFF BY PRESSING THE BUTTON. CAR DRIVES LIKE THE REAR BREAKS ARE ENGAGED. THIS STARTED IN 2010 AND STILL HAPPENS TO THE PRESENT DA...

STARTED 2013, TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS ON FOR A 10 MINS OF DRIVING THEN TURNS OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN ONCE RESTART OF CAR. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON UNABLE TO TURN OFF BY PRESSING THE BUTTON. CAR DRIVES LIKE THE REAR BREAKS ARE ENGAGED. THIS STARTED IN 2010 AND STILL HAPPENS TO THE PRESENT DA...

STARTED 2013, TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS ON FOR A 10 MINS OF DRIVING THEN TURNS OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN ONCE RESTART OF CAR. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON UNABLE TO TURN OFF BY PRESSING THE BUTTON. CAR DRIVES LIKE THE REAR BREAKS ARE ENGAGED. THIS STARTED IN 2010 AND STILL HAPPENS TO THE PRESENT DA...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE BY ACCELERATING ON A SLIGHT CURVE AND PULLING AN INCLINE, THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WOULD NOT PROPERLY STEER. WHEN REALIZING THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, DECREASED ACCELERATION AND THEN WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS HAS OCCURRED...

Mileage: 105,650

WHILE PASSING ON THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE ALERT THEN THE STEERING FAILED. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ACCELERATING THE STEERING FAILS FOR ONLY A BRIEF TIME, BUT PULLS EXTREMELY HARD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT I A...

Mileage: 24,000

MY CAR HAS A SENSOR CODE OF PO 463. MY CAR WILL NO START, UNLESS JUMP STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND PERFORMED A FUEL CLEANING BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CA...

Mileage: 115,000

INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHTS; GO ON WHEN NOT BRAKING; ALSO CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SUGGEST RECALL AS THIS PROBLEM HAS MADE THE PRESS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHTS; GO ON WHEN NOT BRAKING; ALSO CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SUGGEST RECALL AS THIS PROBLEM HAS MADE THE PRESS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WAS TOLD BY A DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN BEHIND ME COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. SHE SAID IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THEY WERE ON WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING AND WENT OFF WHEN I WAS STOPPING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC RESISTOR AND IT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING. I ALSO...

Mileage: 92,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ENGAGED INTO LIM...

Mileage: 119,000

2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TRENOR MOTORS, INC. TO BE FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS BAD AND ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. ON AUGUST , 2009 I HAD TH...

Mileage: 48,580

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK WELD BECAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DETACHED AND TILT TOWARD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFI...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 123,000

I BOUGHT A USE CHEVY 2005 MALIBU AND THE FRONT RAIL FOR THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND FEEL IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I WAS TOLD BY THE OLD OWNER THAT IT BROKE A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND THE DEALER WANTED WAY TO MUCH TO REPLACE I...

Mileage: 100,000

I BOUGHT A USE CHEVY 2005 MALIBU AND THE FRONT RAIL FOR THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND FEEL IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I WAS TOLD BY THE OLD OWNER THAT IT BROKE A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND THE DEALER WANTED WAY TO MUCH TO REPLACE I...

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. SOME TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND AFTER A WHILE GO OFF, OR THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NEITHER FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK WHILE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. DURING TH...

Mileage: 35,572

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WA...

Mileage: 166,000

MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO GM REGARDING THIS MATTER. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS SENT OUT LETTERS ADVISING CUSTOMERS WITH VINS 5F10001-5F250216 (TECHNICAL BULLETIN #07126) OF SPECIAL COVERAGE. GM HAS ALSO SENT ME A LETTER ADVISING ME THEY...

Mileage: 180,000

WELD ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK LEFT SIDE FAILED. SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. SEAT MAY NO LONG BE ABLE TO HANDLE CRASH LOADS APPLIED TO IT. PLEASE CHECK HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/ FORUM FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY CASE OF THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN I-680 IN NORTHERN CA'S BAY AREA. WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE SLOW LANE AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING POPPED UP ON MY CAR STEREO DISPLAY AND A SPLIT SECOND LATER I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT SLAMMING ON THE BRA...

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN I-680 IN NORTHERN CA'S BAY AREA. WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE SLOW LANE AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING POPPED UP ON MY CAR STEREO DISPLAY AND A SPLIT SECOND LATER I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT SLAMMING ON THE BRA...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROX...

Mileage: 153,000

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS IS INCONSISTENT. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY - THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR AT LEAST THE PAST SIX MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 110,600

AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER THE TIRE AND RIM COMPLETED DISENGAGED OR FELL OFF CAUSING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP INTO A PARKING LOT. THE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF FROM THE TIRE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE ROD, RIM, ROTOR AND BRAKES WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 90,560

AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER THE TIRE AND RIM COMPLETED DISENGAGED OR FELL OFF CAUSING ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP INTO A PARKING LOT. THE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF FROM THE TIRE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE ROD, RIM, ROTOR AND BRAKES WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 90,560

THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND IT WILL NOT ADJUST. DEALER STATES THAT THE SEAT TRACK IS BUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE WELDED TOGETHER OR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED.....I ALMOST DROVE HEAD ON INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY TO THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD MOVE FREELY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE OWNER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT TWO BOLTS WERE FRACTURED, WHICH ...

Mileage: 53,851

I CAN'T GO A WEEK WITHOUT BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BURNING TURN-SIGNAL BULBS. AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS NO MORE THAN A WEEK WILL GO BY AND THE BULB WILL TURN BLACK AND SOMETIMES BLOW UP INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT. RECENTLY THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNING OUT BUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE A BAD CONNECTION TO THE SOCKET,...

IT DIES WHEN I STOP AND IT SOMETIMES LOSES FUEL POWER THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOOSTS UP TO 4000 RPMS LIKE IT GOT A RUSH OF POWER. SOMETIMES IT WONT EVEN START. *TR

Mileage: 137,342

IT DIES WHEN I STOP AND IT SOMETIMES LOSES FUEL POWER THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOOSTS UP TO 4000 RPMS LIKE IT GOT A RUSH OF POWER. SOMETIMES IT WONT EVEN START. *TR

Mileage: 137,342

I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2009 AND IN 2010 I STARTED HAVE TO CHANGE MY TURN SIGNALS OUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR BURNING OUT. THERE ARE TIME THAT THE BULB WILL GET SO HOT THAT IT BLOWS THE INSIDE OF THE BULB UP AND AROUND THE PLUG WHERE THE BULB GOES IN HAS DARK MARKS HAS TO IF THEY ARE BURN MARKS. I...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,188. UPDA...

Mileage: 77,188

PURCHASED CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE SEAT IS BROKEN. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME HAS BECOME UN-WELDED AT A JOINT ON THE RIGHT FRONT CROSSBAR CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TOWARD PASSENGER SIDE AND WOBBLE IN REMAINING FRAME AS CAR IS DRIVEN. SHOCKING THAT THIS DEFECT IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE, TH...

Mileage: 143,143

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER WORK IN THE PARKING LOT. ARRANGED A RIDE HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH. WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND GOT IT STARTED WITH SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM (SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON). THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START EVEN AFTER GOING THROUGH THE ...

Mileage: 77,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER WORK IN THE PARKING LOT. ARRANGED A RIDE HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH. WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND GOT IT STARTED WITH SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM (SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON). THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START EVEN AFTER GOING THROUGH THE ...

Mileage: 77,000

TODAY WE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND TRUED TO TURN AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE, AND THEN LACK OF STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AT A COST OF $88.00 AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE STEERING INTERMEDIAT...

Mileage: 145,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD

WHILE DRIVING 25 ? 45 AND MAKING A LEFT TURN OR CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES IT POWER STEERING. THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED UNLESS YOU ARE A POWER LIFTER AT THAT POINT. THIS IS MY MOM?S ONLY VEHICLE AND SHE IS 77 AND HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON BOTH HER WRISTS, SO I DOUBT ...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HEARD A LOUD POP ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT NOW TILTS TO THE RIGHT AND IS UNSAFE TO BE SITTING IN SEAT. THE SEAT BROKE AT THE WELDING BRACKET. *TR

Mileage: 124,880

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER ...

Mileage: 146,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS PULLING UP TO THE LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF GUM SPRINGS ROAD AND LEE JACKSON HIGHWAY IN ALDIE, VA, AND "POWER STEERING" CAME ACROSS MY RADIO AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 153,350

WHEN I FILLED UP THE TANK, AND WOULD DRIVE AWHILE,THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ LOW FUEL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GAS CAP. HOWEVER, I REPLACED THAT AND IT STILL HAPPENED. HOW IT IS TO THE POINT, WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE EITHER READS FULL OR STAYS AT LOW FUEL. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. M...

Mileage: 40,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED HIM TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AND STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE WAS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS BEING...

Mileage: 57,305

THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A BROKEN WELD. THE SEAT NOW WOBBLES, ESPECIALLY ON BUMPS. *TR *JS

Mileage: 97,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. "POWER STEERING FAILURE" FLASHES ON THE CONSOLE AND CHIMES SOUND. FAILURE REQUIRES CAR TO BE STEERED USING BODILY FORCE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. POWER ST...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND HEARD A LOUD POP. SUDDENLY I AM SITTING SIDEWAYS IN THE DRIVER SEAT. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET/SUPPORT HAD BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, NEXT TO THE CONSOLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APRIL 2012 AND HAVE A LIMITED...

Mileage: 94,276

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING *TGW THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILED POWER STEERING CONDITION. GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZED A REPAIR THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE AFTER A TEST DRIVE. *JB

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 4 YRS AGO IN AUG 2008 AT ONLY A FEW YRS OLD WE WERE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE $ WE WERE SPENDING ON IT WOULD BE WORTH THE LESS UPKEEP THAN THAT OF THE 1994 CROWN VIC THAT WE TRADED IN (& MY HUSBANDS 78 OLDS THAT HAS ALWAYS REQUIRED MORE WORK THAN IT PUT OUT SINCE HE PURCHASED IT WH...

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 4 YRS AGO IN AUG 2008 AT ONLY A FEW YRS OLD WE WERE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE $ WE WERE SPENDING ON IT WOULD BE WORTH THE LESS UPKEEP THAN THAT OF THE 1994 CROWN VIC THAT WE TRADED IN (& MY HUSBANDS 78 OLDS THAT HAS ALWAYS REQUIRED MORE WORK THAN IT PUT OUT SINCE HE PURCHASED IT WH...

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 4 YRS AGO IN AUG 2008 AT ONLY A FEW YRS OLD WE WERE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE $ WE WERE SPENDING ON IT WOULD BE WORTH THE LESS UPKEEP THAN THAT OF THE 1994 CROWN VIC THAT WE TRADED IN (& MY HUSBANDS 78 OLDS THAT HAS ALWAYS REQUIRED MORE WORK THAN IT PUT OUT SINCE HE PURCHASED IT WH...

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 4 YRS AGO IN AUG 2008 AT ONLY A FEW YRS OLD WE WERE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE $ WE WERE SPENDING ON IT WOULD BE WORTH THE LESS UPKEEP THAN THAT OF THE 1994 CROWN VIC THAT WE TRADED IN (& MY HUSBANDS 78 OLDS THAT HAS ALWAYS REQUIRED MORE WORK THAN IT PUT OUT SINCE HE PURCHASED IT WH...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2007 WHICH HAD A WARRANTY AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM TRENOR MOTORS, URBANA, OHIO. IN OCTOBER OF 2007 I NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAD TO RE...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE HEADLIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT THE BULBS BURNED OUT AND MELTED THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS WOULD FAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE ...

Mileage: 86,987

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AND I HAD TO REPLACE. ALSO THE CAR MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN STEERED. CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THAT INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR ALMOST A YEAR. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AND I HAD TO REPLACE. ALSO THE CAR MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN STEERED. CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THAT INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR ALMOST A YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD REFUEL THE FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CHIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE W...

Mileage: 155,000

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO PRESS GAS PEDAL TO TURN ONTO ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOR DID IT SHOW ANY CODES. GOT OUT OF CAR POPPED TRUNK PULLED RELAY FUSE OUT PUT IT BACK IN AND IT CRANKED UP,THEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK,GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN AGAI...

Mileage: 46,150

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO PRESS GAS PEDAL TO TURN ONTO ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOR DID IT SHOW ANY CODES. GOT OUT OF CAR POPPED TRUNK PULLED RELAY FUSE OUT PUT IT BACK IN AND IT CRANKED UP,THEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK,GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN AGAI...

Mileage: 46,150

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO PRESS GAS PEDAL TO TURN ONTO ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOR DID IT SHOW ANY CODES. GOT OUT OF CAR POPPED TRUNK PULLED RELAY FUSE OUT PUT IT BACK IN AND IT CRANKED UP,THEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK,GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN AGAI...

Mileage: 46,150

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WITH NO CONTACT WITH BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS 'ROAD RAGE' INCIDENTS AND NEAR-MISS REAR-END COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WITH NO CONTACT WITH BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS 'ROAD RAGE' INCIDENTS AND NEAR-MISS REAR-END COLLISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT FOR ABOUT 3 MINS. AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE RADIO PANEL. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSING UP IT WAS TOO LOOSE. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT AND HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS COMING UP AS AN ELECTR...

DURING A FREEWAY EXIT DURING A DECELERATING 35MPH RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING STOP OPERATING. CONTINUED ON HOME FOR 3 BLOCKS WITHOUT ANY POWER TO STEERING SYSTEM. NEXT DAY, SYSTEM WORK GOOD. SCARY ! ! GOOGLE PROBLEM FOR INFO AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO 'FIX' AVA...

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE, DRIVER NOW SITS LOPSIDED. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

AT 45000 MILES I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END (PASSENGER SIDE) WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN. I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHNIC AND HE SAID THE CV SHAFT WAS GOING OUT, BUT IT WOULD TAKE AWHILE BEFORE IT DID. IT DIDNT GET WORSE FOR AWHILE, NOW AT 62000, THE FRONT END HAS A HORRIBLE SHAKING, PULLS TO TH...

Mileage: 45,000

AT 45000 MILES I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END (PASSENGER SIDE) WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN. I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHNIC AND HE SAID THE CV SHAFT WAS GOING OUT, BUT IT WOULD TAKE AWHILE BEFORE IT DID. IT DIDNT GET WORSE FOR AWHILE, NOW AT 62000, THE FRONT END HAS A HORRIBLE SHAKING, PULLS TO TH...

Mileage: 45,000

AS I WAS DRIVING MY MALIBU AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR AND NEGOTIATING A SLIGHT CURVE THE DRIVERS SEAT QUICKLY TILTED TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME UNHINGED. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SEAT IS NOW NOT ATTACHED TO THE "FRAME" ON THE BOTTOM-WHICH I AM TOLD NEEDS TO BE "REWELDED". I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CURRE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED, FUEL WOULD NOT PUMP PROPERLY INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FUEL SYSTEM. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR THE MA...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED, FUEL WOULD NOT PUMP PROPERLY INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FUEL SYSTEM. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR THE MA...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED, FUEL WOULD NOT PUMP PROPERLY INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FUEL SYSTEM. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR THE MA...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT MODEL WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WELD THAT HOLDS THE TOP SEAT FRAME TO THE LOWER SEAT FRAME. THE WELD THAT'S HOLDS THEM TOGETHER BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THE SEAT ONLY HAS ONE WELD ON THE LOWER RIGHT BRAKET, BUT THE LEFT LOWER B...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OF...

Mileage: 112,000

THE POWER SEAT DROPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. THE SUDDEN DROP CAUSED ME TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND THE SUPPORT BAR THAT RUNS ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE SEAT HAD BROKEN AT THE WELD. IT...

Mileage: 130,023

FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE MELTED THE PLASTIC HOUSING SURROUNDING THEM. BULBS BURNOUT EASILY. EVIDENCE OF MELTED PLASTIC IS A CONCERN FOR OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE SERVICED. AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED ME THAT PARTS WERE MODIFIED SINCE THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE UNSERVICEABLE. AIRBAG COIL BRACKET AND SWITCH WERE MODIFIED AND INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 83,032

AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE SERVICED. AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED ME THAT PARTS WERE MODIFIED SINCE THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE UNSERVICEABLE. AIRBAG COIL BRACKET AND SWITCH WERE MODIFIED AND INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 83,032

THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AFTER I FILL THE TANK, THE GAUGE GOES DIRECTLY TO EMPTY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES. IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN THERE WAS ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS LEFT. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS, NOW IT EITHER SAYS THE CAR IS EMPTY OR FULL. NOW AFTER FILLING MY CAR I HAVE TO SET T...

AS I'M TURNING A CORNER MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A SET TIME AT WHICH IT GOES OUT, I CAN BE PARALLEL PARKING, DRIVING STRAIGHT, COLD OUT, HOT OUT, I HAVE TRIED TURNING MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT IT JUST GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AGAIN. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY BUT MY M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH HEAD LIGHT CASINGS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WELD ON DRIVER SEAT BROKE ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE. SEAT LEANS TO RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE BECOMING EXTREMELY HOT AND MELTING THE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE BECOMING EXTREMELY HOT AND MELTING THE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 88,000

THE FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BLOW OUT CONSISTENTLY, USUALLY DAMAGING THE SOCKET IN THE PROCESS. *TT

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING AT 30 MPH AND MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127...

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT POWER SEAT BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO BOUNCE , LEANS TO THE RIGHT REAR ALSO WHEN HEIGHT ADJUSTED ONLY LEFT SIDE GOES UP . WELD LET GO WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH ALOT OF OTHER MALIBU PURCHASERS .THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTORING DEFFECT IN THE WELDS AND FRAME CONSTRUCTION OF THESE ...

AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE STEERING ALARM LIGHT WENT OFF IN MY MALIBU. I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHER MALIBU IN MY CARS VIN RANGE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS ISSUED BY A GM WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND YOUR VEHICLE AS I COULD NOT ALLOW MY CHILD ...

Mileage: 105,000

CARS STEERING MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP WHILE ON A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR A BROKEN BELT OR SOMETHING OBVIOUS. AFTER STARTING THE CAR UP AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PRESENT. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND A "LUBE KIT"WAS...

Mileage: 84,900

TURNING LEFT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE IT HARD TO TURN THE CORNER, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON RADIO DISPLAY AND BUZZER WENT OFF. PULLED INTO GAS STATION AND RESTARTED ENGINE. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. WAITING FOR IT TO...

Mileage: 120,000

CAR LOST POWER, STEERING INTACT & I STEERED IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS FLASHING. ON JUN 4TH, ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE THE SYSTEM FAILED (I WAS WAITING TEN MINUTES WITH KEY IN ON POSITION). THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH ALL LIGHTS & A BUZZING ALARM SOUNDED. BY JUL...

CAR LOST POWER, STEERING INTACT & I STEERED IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS FLASHING. ON JUN 4TH, ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE THE SYSTEM FAILED (I WAS WAITING TEN MINUTES WITH KEY IN ON POSITION). THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH ALL LIGHTS & A BUZZING ALARM SOUNDED. BY JUL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRACTURED AS SHE ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BEGAN WOBBLING FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMEN...

Mileage: 86,000

FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN 2011. DEFECTED FUEL PUMP. *TR

THE METAL FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT (BACK RIGHT CORNER) COMPLETELY BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD THE CAR LOT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $800.00 TO REPLACE IT SO I DIDN'T DO IT. A FRIEND OWNS A JUNK YARD AND HE HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR BROUGHT IN...

DING SOUND AND THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY PROCLAIM THEY ARE NOT AWARE O...

Mileage: 108,000

DING SOUND AND THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY PROCLAIM THEY ARE NOT AWARE O...

Mileage: 108,000

CHECK ENGINE/POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING DOWN THE ROAD. RPMS SHOT UP TO 4 AND 5, CAR WON'T SHIFT (AUTOMATIC CAR), MPH STOPPED READING, ALL THE INFO I GET THROUGH MY RADIO SCREEN WENT BLANK, THERE IS ONLY AN ERROR SIGN WHERE MY MILEAGE IS. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

CHECK ENGINE/POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING DOWN THE ROAD. RPMS SHOT UP TO 4 AND 5, CAR WON'T SHIFT (AUTOMATIC CAR), MPH STOPPED READING, ALL THE INFO I GET THROUGH MY RADIO SCREEN WENT BLANK, THERE IS ONLY AN ERROR SIGN WHERE MY MILEAGE IS. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND LETTING IT WARM UP THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING AND BURNING OUT, CAUSING THEIR PLASTIC COVERS TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MODULE WAS FAILING. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HOWEV...

SHIFT LEVEL DOES RESPOND WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOW (L). DEALER SAID SHIFT LEVER CABLE IS BAD AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SECOND ITEM HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR IN GAS TANK AS IT FAILED ALSO WAS SENDING AN OVER VOLTAGE SIGNAL TO GAS GAUGE. ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

SHIFT LEVEL DOES RESPOND WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOW (L). DEALER SAID SHIFT LEVER CABLE IS BAD AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SECOND ITEM HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR IN GAS TANK AS IT FAILED ALSO WAS SENDING AN OVER VOLTAGE SIGNAL TO GAS GAUGE. ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE M...

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START AFTER DRIVING AND THEN PARKING. FIRST TIME HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO S REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER. VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS . I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 130,000

VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START AFTER DRIVING AND THEN PARKING. FIRST TIME HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO S REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER. VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS . I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE AND THERE WAS A SEVERE RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM TH...

Mileage: 20,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT A FEW TIMES EACH WEEK ON THIS 2005 MALIBU WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT STARTED HAPPENING ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. I RESET IT BY TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING WHEN I AM ABLE TO STOP. IT USUALLY HAPPENS FAIRLY SOON AFTER STARTING WHEN COL...

Mileage: 71,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT A FEW TIMES EACH WEEK ON THIS 2005 MALIBU WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT STARTED HAPPENING ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. I RESET IT BY TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING WHEN I AM ABLE TO STOP. IT USUALLY HAPPENS FAIRLY SOON AFTER STARTING WHEN COL...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BULB BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, CAUSING THE AMBER HOUSING ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BULB BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CO...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BULB BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CO...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TURNING LEFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE I-SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,127 AND THE CURREN...

Mileage: 76,127

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO BE ERRATIC..ALSO CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON..I SEE OTHER GM CARS OF DIFFERENT MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME $600 FOR THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE ALMOST 85K MILES ON IT. I'M 185LBS. AND MY WIFE IS A LOT LESS :-) THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED ABOUT 2 OR 3 INCHES WHILE MY WIFE WAS MAKING A TURN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. LUCKILY SHE WASN'T MOVING TOO ...

Mileage: 84,700

IN BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, THERE IS AN AMBER PLASTIC COVER WHICH COVERS THE BULB THAT IS ALWAYS ON, AS PART OF THE REGULAR RUNNING LIGHTS, AND ALSO FOR TURN SIGNALS. THE LIGHT HAS BURNED A HOLE, ABOUT 1 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER, IN THE TOP OF THE AMBER LENS. THE EDGE OF THE LENS IS BLACK ALL ...

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVER SEAT FRAME FAILURE. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT STARTED TILTING TO THE RIGHT ON 10/7/2011. NEXT DAY IT WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. THEN IT FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING BROKE UNDERNEATH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OF THE...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING WHEN FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACES THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 61,760

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 CHEVY MALIBU USED. SHORTLY AFTER HAD THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BULB BLOW, THEN LEFT TURN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE REPLACING THE BULBS, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT FROM MELTING. THE OTHER ASSEMBLY HAD THE SA...

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 CHEVY MALIBU USED. SHORTLY AFTER HAD THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BULB BLOW, THEN LEFT TURN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE REPLACING THE BULBS, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT FROM MELTING. THE OTHER ASSEMBLY HAD THE SA...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WOULD JERK & FELT IT WAS MOVING ON IT'S OWN. THEN THE LAMPS WOULD GO OUT AND I WAS REPLACING THE BULBS EVERY MONTH. THEN MY KEY STARTER HAS FAILED TWO TIMES AFTER REPLACING THEM. THE DRIVER SEAT HAS CALAPSED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE REAR SEAT H...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WOULD JERK & FELT IT WAS MOVING ON IT'S OWN. THEN THE LAMPS WOULD GO OUT AND I WAS REPLACING THE BULBS EVERY MONTH. THEN MY KEY STARTER HAS FAILED TWO TIMES AFTER REPLACING THEM. THE DRIVER SEAT HAS CALAPSED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE REAR SEAT H...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WOULD JERK & FELT IT WAS MOVING ON IT'S OWN. THEN THE LAMPS WOULD GO OUT AND I WAS REPLACING THE BULBS EVERY MONTH. THEN MY KEY STARTER HAS FAILED TWO TIMES AFTER REPLACING THEM. THE DRIVER SEAT HAS CALAPSED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE REAR SEAT H...

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT, AMBER CASING HAS MELTED HOLE, CHANGING BULBS DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 70,000

FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT, AMBER CASING HAS MELTED HOLE, CHANGING BULBS DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IN REGARDS TO EVERY TIME I FILL UP ON GAS. AFTER THE NOZZLE CLICKS ONCE LETTING ME KNOW THAT IT IS FULL, I TAKE THE NOZZLE OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR, THE GAS NEEDLE GOES UP TO FULL AND STAYS THERE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES OR SO. THEN IT SUDD...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE IN OPERATIVE. THE WIRES ALSO BEGAN TO MELT THE BULB, CAUSING THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...

THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. HAVE REPLACED THE LAMP NOW 4 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2011. THE AMBER COVER SEEMS TO BE MELTING DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT AS THE BULB IS ALSO THE RUNNING LIGHTS WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE ON THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE REPLACED WITH THE RECOMMENDED BULB...

Mileage: 74,323

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS MELTED THE LENS COVER, CAUSING A HOLE. WITH THE HOLE IN THE COVER, WATER WAS ABLE TO ENTER CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT TH...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A GAS STATION AND SHUT OFF. THE VEH...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE F...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION O...

Mileage: 92,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 152,000

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT,HAVE REPLACED BULBS A FEW TIME AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME FAILURE, FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT IS CRACKED CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME UNEVEN AND UNSTABLE, CAR HAS 65K MILES, I AM OF AVERAGE WEIGHT AND VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN ON ROUGH/POTHOLE STREWN ROADS (FL). CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, WAS TOLD "OUT OF WARRANTY, SORRY". THE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DETACHED FROM THE WELDING POINTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BRACKET. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT WOULD LEAN TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT YET INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SIGNAL INDICATOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE CHANGED THE BULBS WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MI...

Mileage: 24,000

THE STEERING WHEEL IN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU POPS AND AFTER TIME THE POPS INCREASE AND CAUSES THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE DRIVERS TO CRASH. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE, MAYBE GM WILL RECALL THIS DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS CAUSED FROM HAVING ELECTRONIC STEERIN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING LIGHTS BURNED OUT AND ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING LIGHTS BURNED OUT AND ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INDICATED POSSIBLE BAD WIRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND THERE WAS HOLE BURNED INTO THE BUL...

Mileage: 85,000

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 16, 2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE A WEEK PRIOR MY CAR DOORS UNLOCKED AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ABOUT FOUR DAYS APART. THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. AWEEK LATER...

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, AND THE STEERING POWER GOES ON AND OFF, ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING IT, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF IN THE FREEWAY, I WAS SO SCARY, I TOOK THE FIRST EXIT RIGHT ALWAYS, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE TURN SIGNAL BULB GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERINGS HAD HOLES MELTED INTO THEM, AND WERE UNREPAIRABLE. I ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WITH THE BULB SPECIFIED IN TSB #06-08-42-004B ...

Mileage: 119,291

THE TURN SIGNAL BULB GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERINGS HAD HOLES MELTED INTO THEM, AND WERE UNREPAIRABLE. I ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WITH THE BULB SPECIFIED IN TSB #06-08-42-004B ...

Mileage: 119,291

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED ...

Mileage: 137,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER STEERING. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DEFECT 100,000/ 10YEAR BUT MY CAR HAS 106000 AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP ME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. ESTIMATED ...

Mileage: 106,000

MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY 2005 CHEVORLET MALIBU FRONT PARKING LIGHTS. THE PARKING LIGHTS BULB SOCKET HAS MELTED THROUGH THE SOCKET AND MELTED THE PLASTIC ORANGE RELFECTOR AROUND THE BULB. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD THAT WAS LUCKILY FOUND EARLY ENOUGH BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS CAUSED M...

Mileage: 99,950

DRIVER SEAT FRAME WELDS BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO ONE CORNER AND BOUNCE AS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10407288 THE FATALITY THAT I MENTIONED WAS NOT PROVEN TO BE OF A DIRECT RESULT OF A STEERING FAILURE. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10364224 THE CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD STEERING SHAFT REPLACED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THIS WAS PERFORMED AT ...

OKAY, NOW I AM REALLY UPSET. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING ON MY 2005 MALIBU. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 45000 PLUS MILES ON IT AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND I SURE CAN'T SELL IT FOR FEAR T...

Mileage: 45,858

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. THE POWER STEERING IS BEGINNING TO MAKE A NOISE. I WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR PLACE, THAT MY POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR IS BEGINNING TO GO OUT AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEE...

Mileage: 124,000

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL OR LOW FUEL WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COST, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL OR LOW FUEL WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COST, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE POWER STEERING ALSO STOPPED FUNCTIONING; HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WILL N...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 119,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOTH IN MOTION AND STOPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AW...

2005 CHEVY MALIBU FRONT PARKING LIGHT LENS MELT ONTO BULB, PROBABLY CAUSED BY PARKING LIGHTS USED AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. ALSO SHOWS HEAT DISCOLORATION ON REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I'VE PERSONALLY INSPECTED OVER 15 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, ALL HAVE SAME ISSUE. VEHICLES WITH MORE MILES SHOW...

Mileage: 44,500

MY 21 YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HIS CAR ON A CITY STREET WHEN HE STARTED TO SMELL A BAD ODOR, POSSIBLY MELTING PLASTIC. WITHIN 15 SECONDS, FLAMES SHOT UP THE FRONT SEAT CENTER CONSOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. BURNING HIS HAND IN THE PROCESS AND R...

Mileage: 59,500

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FOR MY 05 MALIBU LS, I PURCHASED IN 2006, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES, NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER THE POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING AREA. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME GM WAS AWARE AND WORKING ON IT. KEPT TAKING IT BACK FOR REPAIRS/SERVICE. IN 08 HAD THE STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED,...

2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS V6, DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS COMING APART. WELDS HAVE SEPARATED NEAR LOWER, REAR RH SIDE. SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACH TO SEAT. NOT SURE HOW SAFE CAR IS NOW. DEALER WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. FOR ABOUT A $1000. *TR

Mileage: 71,335

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. GAS GAUGE STARTED GIVING INCORRECT READINGS RESULTING IN CAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND STALLING, UNABLE TO RESTART. GAUGE NOW WILL ALWAYS READ COMPLETELY FULL WHEN STARTING CAR, THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, WILL FAIL AND DROP ALL THE WAY TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACTS WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A WARNING ALARM SOUNDED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING A READING OF EMPTY AND BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE CH...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE PLASTIC BECAUSE OF THE BULBS BECOMING TOO HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A TUBE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WELD OF THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION...

Mileage: 47,800

WHILE CLEANING PLASTIC HEAD/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, I NOTICED BOTH AMBER DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL LENS ARE MELTED AT THE TOP AND BURNED FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULBS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.

Mileage: 59,850

II HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT THAT I BOUGHT USED IN SEPTEMBER 2010. IT HAD 43,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT, AND NOW HAS JUST OVER 46,000 MILES. SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT IT I HEARD A LOUD 'CLUNKING' SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I DID THE CUSTOMARY ON LINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A ...

Mileage: 46,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING IS FAILING. LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WILE THE TIRES DO NOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD! I AM BEING TOLD THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY GM. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

THE CAR HAS A CONSOLE. THERE ARE ACCESS PANELS ON EITHER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HAT A POT HOLE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE PANEL CAME OFF AND DROPPED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDLE, AND THE SIDE OF THE HUMP HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE CAR IN NUTERAL AND GET TO THE...

Mileage: 70,123

THE CAR HAS A CONSOLE. THERE ARE ACCESS PANELS ON EITHER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HAT A POT HOLE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE PANEL CAME OFF AND DROPPED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDLE, AND THE SIDE OF THE HUMP HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE CAR IN NUTERAL AND GET TO THE...

Mileage: 70,123

LIGHTS WILL START BLINKING AND DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN THEN ON THE RADIO IT WILL SAY POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WILL GO OUT ITS REALLY HARD TO STEER. IT ALSO COMES UP ON THE RADIO ENGINE POWER DECREASED AND THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AND YOU HALF TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START. I...

HEADLIGHTS ARE DULL. PASSENGER BLINKER DOES NOT WORK. CHANGED THE BULB A COUPLE TIMES. AMBER COVER INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT IS MELTED. HARDLY ANY LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. TOLD ME TO GO SEE SOMEONE WHO...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE WHEELS ALSO LOCKED ABNORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...

Mileage: 125,000

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. ITS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT 107,000 MILES. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SPECIAL COVERAGE # 1-0183, MAY 2015 OR 100,000 MILES. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ,COST ME $100.00. TO FI...

Mileage: 107,250

2005 CHEVY MALIBU VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE DUE TO "POWER STEERING" ISSUES AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE STREET. I MANAGED TO REVERSE THE CAR AND OUT IT BACK IN THE PARKING SPOT NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER TO ATTEMPT TO S...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DURING THE FAILURE, A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE...

Mileage: 42,000

1.MY 2005 MAILBU HAS BEEN FAILING TO START WHEN I TURN OVER THE ENGINE. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER WENT OUT. 2.I BOUGHT IT IN NOV,2010 UNTIL NOW FEB, 2011 IT HAS HAD ABOUT 5 FAILURES TO START. 3.I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND SO FAR IT HAS WORKED BUT MY REMOTE CONTROL START DOES NOT WORK STILL OR ANY OF TH...

THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 6-CYLINDER 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. THAT WAS YESTERDAY AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BE...

Mileage: 65,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALE...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND HER FRIENDS. I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2005 MALIBU WITH 107K MILES ON IT. WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. MY RADIO DASH FLASHED POWER STEERING, AND MY WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID A TELEPHONE POLE. I ...

Mileage: 107,000

STARTED HEARING CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND POWER STEERING GOING OUT NOW AND AGAIN. CLUNKING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND POWERS STEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT EVERYTIME I DROVE MY CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOSHOP. I HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. C...

Mileage: 82,563

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING ON HER BRAKES CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE THEN REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB ELEMENT WAS USED NOT ONLY FOR THE BRAKES, BUT ALSO THE INDICATORS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED IF AN EMERGENCY OCCURRED ALL OF THE REAR IND...

Mileage: 87,095

FRONT BRAKE/ROTOR/CALIPER FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS, FRONT PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ROTORS 6 TIMES, CALIPERS 6 TIMES AND FRONT PADS EACH TIME REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE CAR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, THE CALIPERS HANG UP AND DO NOT RELEASE ALL THE WAY CAUSING THE INNER PADS TO WEAR ABNOR...

Mileage: 103,000

BLEND DOOR STUCK ON RECIRCULATE RESULTING IN INTERIOR MOISTURE AND FOGGING/ HEAVY ICING OF INTERIOR WINDOWS-NO VISIBLITY REQUIRING CONSTANT SCRAPING/WIPING. FRESH AIR AND RECIRC. LIGHTS DO WORK. LIGHTS ON BUT NO ONE HOME. *NOT AN ANTIFREEZE/ HEATER CORE LEAK. EXTERIOR VENTS BELOW WINDSHIELD ...

Mileage: 85,000

2005 MALIBU-POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN SEPTEMBER 21, 201 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEA...

Mileage: 49,000

THE DAYLIGHT - SIGNAL BULB MELTED THE PLASTIC ENCLOSURE AND SMOKED THE HEADLIGHTS LENSES REDUCING THE VISIBILITY ON NIGHT TIME AT LESS THAN HALF.I NOTICE THIS MATERIAL-DESIGN DEFENT ON MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS.THIS HAPPEN OVER THE TIME, IS NOT AN INSTANT FAILURE AND USUAL AFTER LONG TRIPS ON NIGHT ...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF. HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE OFF...

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL AND IT DID NOT WORK. HE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB WHICH CORRECTED TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BULB 6 TO 8 TIMES PER THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION AND THE ...

Mileage: 50

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS BURNT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL HOUSING WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLES INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING OUT. EVERY TURN YOU MADE IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUNDS. OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER IT WAS BOUGHT. TALKED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED. LUBED VEHICLE OURSELVES AND DID NOTHING. AFTER TIME THE CLUNKING WOULD GET LOUDER AND LO...

Mileage: 98,103

VEHICLES INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING OUT. EVERY TURN YOU MADE IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUNDS. OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER IT WAS BOUGHT. TALKED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED. LUBED VEHICLE OURSELVES AND DID NOTHING. AFTER TIME THE CLUNKING WOULD GET LOUDER AND LO...

Mileage: 98,103

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A WARNING CHIME BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO A REGULAR OCCURRENCE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED...

Mileage: 123,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. TH...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 50,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CAR VEERED TO LEFT AND CROSSED MEDIAN. DRIVER OF MALIBU KILLED AND ALSO STRUCK ANOTHER CAR WHERE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. WITNESS STATED MALIBU BRAKED AND THERE WERE TIRE MARKS, NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MALIBU AT TIME OF BRAKING. WITNESS STATED CAR VEERED TO LEFT AND DRIVER AP...

Mileage: 65,000

2005 MALIBU POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING -- WHEN WE FIRST THE RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2007, IT WASN'T AN ISSUE (BUT WAS WITHIN THE MILEAGE LIMIT). KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE PROBLEM, IT'S OUT OF THE MILEAGE RANGE. *TR

Mileage: 158,000

TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FILLED UP WITH WATER AND CONDENSATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. STEERING POPS AND MAKES NOISES WHEN I MAKE A TURN . *TR

TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FILLED UP WITH WATER AND CONDENSATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. STEERING POPS AND MAKES NOISES WHEN I MAKE A TURN . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPA...

Mileage: 58,000

FRONT BLINKERS ON 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, ONE OF THE BULBS BLOW ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE TO REPLACE BULB EVERY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE SAFELY. THE ENG...

Mileage: 100,009

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A "POPPING" NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, SEEMED LIKE IT DID IT WORSE WHEN YOU MADE SHARP TURNS. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT A FEW TIMES - ALWAYS TOLD THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ...

Mileage: 76,000

MY 2005 MALIBU STARTED MAKING A 'THUMPING' SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AS THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNS TO CENTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IF IT GETS WORSE I PROBABLY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED GM CUSTOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIE RODS BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. A NEW STEERING UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND THIS SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE FA...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE STEERING FOR A WHILE. ON JULY 24, 2010 WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THEN MOVING FORWARD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CR...

Mileage: 33,900

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH AND A WARNING "POWER STEERING "SHOWED UP ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

FRONT RIGHT DRL BULB KEEPS GOING OUT.. WHEN REPLACED I NOTICED THE SOCKET APPEARS TO BE BAD AND THE AMBER CASING IS MELTED. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

STEERING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BRAND NEW. TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE PARTICULAR CARS WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. TODAY MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE...

Mileage: 160,000

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY ABOUT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOSS ON CHEVY MALIBU. THE LETTER SAID THAT NOT TO TAKE TO DEALER UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY. WHILE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING, IT LOCKED DOWN, AND POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAY...

Mileage: 124,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2010 THAT SPECIFIED IF THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILE...

Mileage: 75,000

FRONT TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS BURN OUR REGULARLY HAVE REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 18 TO DATE. THE AMBER LENS ARE MELTED. GM STATES ESTIMATED $700 TO REPAIR. PLEASE NOTE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POST ON SEVERAL WEB SITES. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO ISOLATED INCIDENT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I NOTICED MAY BE ...

Mileage: 64,400

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS WITH 3.5 V6 ENGINE. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER EVERY REFILL OF FUEL TANK. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUAL SINCE 7/12/ 2010. *TR

Mileage: 100,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AT LESS THAN 40 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED ...

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER CHEVROLET SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THIS REPAIR BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 130,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES BECAUSE I WORK AN HOU...

Mileage: 130,000

SINCE THE NEW PURCHASE OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE TURN-SIGNAL AND BRAKE-LIGHT BULBS HAVE FAILED 30+ TIMES. MOST FAILURES HAVE BEEN AT THE BASE OF BULB WHERE WIRES CONTACT BULB SOCKET CONDUCTORS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS ASKED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND H...

Mileage: 82,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FRONT WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FRONT WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FRONT WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FRONT WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTA...

Mileage: 48,000

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED. THEY COME ON AND STAY ON THEN WHEN YOU BRAKE THE LIGHT GO OUT. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ABOUT ONE YEAR APART EACH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED. THEY COME ON AND STAY ON THEN WHEN YOU BRAKE THE LIGHT GO OUT. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ABOUT ONE YEAR APART EACH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MAY, 2009. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR BY MECHANIC. LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERABLE AS DID FUEL GAUGE BY 80,000 MILES. WHILE PARKED, CAR IGNITED FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED, AND I...

Mileage: 110,000

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MAY, 2009. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR BY MECHANIC. LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERABLE AS DID FUEL GAUGE BY 80,000 MILES. WHILE PARKED, CAR IGNITED FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED, AND I...

Mileage: 110,000

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MAY, 2009. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR BY MECHANIC. LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERABLE AS DID FUEL GAUGE BY 80,000 MILES. WHILE PARKED, CAR IGNITED FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED, AND I...

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RELATED DEFECT UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE ...

Mileage: 30,000

MY WIFE HAS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. SHE WAS DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THE 1ST...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE DRIVER OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND SHE DOES NOT KNOW...

Mileage: 109,000

THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 AND PULLED A BIT TO THE LEFT. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND A COUPLE OF HOURS WE RETURNED TO THE CAR TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. TRIED IT THIS MORNING AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOW WORKING BUT WITH DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE THE...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS CONSISTENT. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. T...

Mileage: 55,000

MY FRIEND, MRS. X., A WIDOW AND MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN ATTENDING COLLEGE, HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH REPAIRS PERFORMED BY JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET. HER CAR, A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 68,000 MILES, HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. . . LONDOFF HAS EXTRACTED OVER $1400.00 FROM THIS...

Mileage: 55,000

MY FRIEND, MRS. X., A WIDOW AND MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN ATTENDING COLLEGE, HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH REPAIRS PERFORMED BY JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET. HER CAR, A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 68,000 MILES, HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. . . LONDOFF HAS EXTRACTED OVER $1400.00 FROM THIS...

Mileage: 55,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES AND THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON TWO S...

Mileage: 40,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE SPEED DECREASED. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. A CRASH NEARLY OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROUND AMBER-COLORED GLOBE BECAME HOT AND MELTED ONTO THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED TH...

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER STEERING ON THE CAR-STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH STEERING PROBLEMS ON THIS GM MODEL OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 41,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND BLINKER LIGHTS ARE BLOWING OUT ON THE VEHICLE EVERY15 DAYS. THE CONTACT IS WORRIED ABOUT THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE BECAUSE THE BULBS BLOWING OUT IS STARTING TO BURN THE COVER FOR THE LIGHTS. THE DEALER STA...

Mileage: 72,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF M...

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF M...

Mileage: 87,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK UP ON SLOW TURNS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A SUDDEN LOCKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN. (IT WOULD NOT TURN. LITERALLY LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL ADDITIONAL SPEED COULD BE MAINTAINED. THE PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY 2 WEEKS AGO & STEADILY WORSENED. ...

Mileage: 85,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK UP ON SLOW TURNS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A SUDDEN LOCKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN. (IT WOULD NOT TURN. LITERALLY LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL ADDITIONAL SPEED COULD BE MAINTAINED. THE PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY 2 WEEKS AGO & STEADILY WORSENED. ...

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING THIS VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS NO WHERE TO PUT OR CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A PIECE OF [XXX] CAR...I AM SCARED THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT IS NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY IF THE STEERING ISSUES IN MALIBUS ARE NOT RES...

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU TO WORK & THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON & WAS HAVING TROUBLES GETTING THE CAR TO TURN CORNERS. HE CALLED ME; I TOLD HIM TO GET FLUID. UPON GETTING FLUID & READING THE MANUAL, HE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS AN "ELECTRIC" POWER STEERING & GET TO YOUR GM DEALER...

Mileage: 84,886

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT "BUCKLED" AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FOUR BRACKETS THAT MOUNTED THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR AND ONE OF THE REAR BRA...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE. THE M...

Mileage: 100,000

CAR BLOWS THROUGH FUSES EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND. MECHANIC STATES HE HAD MALIBU THAT DID SAME THING, I HAVE REPLACED FUSES ABOUT 4 TIMES A YEAR, THAT ITS ABNORMAL. RT. SIGNAL THEN LT,SIGNAL, BACK AND FORTH. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU HAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAULT ON THE CENTER DISPLAY, AND YESTERDAY THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY SHUT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER JUST TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND IT WORKED FOR 5 MINUTES AND ...

Mileage: 113,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY. MALIBU V6 THAT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND GET OUT OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERI...

Mileage: 42,681

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THREE TIMES AS THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT HIP. A ...

Mileage: 79,000

TURN SIGNAL HOUSING MELTED, DRIPPING ON TURN SIGNALS MAKING THEM LESS EFFECTIVE AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CHIME AND WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

REGARDING MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU: VEHICLE IS USED AS PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK IN TOWN ERRANDS AND VACATIONS OUT OF STATE, OVER THE LAST 4 WEEKS MY WIFE AND OTHER FAMILY HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING CORNERS AT RELAT...

Mileage: 109,000

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND FAILS. IT BECOMES HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT DURING ANY SPEED. *TR

CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR STEERING SHAFT. LOUD SLAMMING CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. GREASE BEARINGS BREAK DOWN AND THE SHAFT SLAMS AROUND. HAD IT ALL REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO ALSO. TALKED TO GM, THEY VERIFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE . I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO...

Mileage: 67,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON ALMOST EVERY CHEVY MADE FROM 2005-2010 FOR THE SAME REASON EXCEPT FOR THE MALIBU. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY IF YOU READ ALL OF THE BLOGS AND POSTS OF THE HUGE AMOUNT OF CHEV...

Mileage: 50,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN AT ALL. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN. IT WAS FIXED ONLY TO START AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. GM WON'T REPAIR CAUSE THEY SAY I'M OVER THE MILEAGE. THE GAS HAND JUMPS UP AN DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN AT ALL. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN. IT WAS FIXED ONLY TO START AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. GM WON'T REPAIR CAUSE THEY SAY I'M OVER THE MILEAGE. THE GAS HAND JUMPS UP AN DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

CLUNKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL- EITHER DIRECTION. POWER STEERING FAILED TODAY - IN REVERSE. MANAGED TO PARK CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND (PER PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS I GOOGLED) AFTER 20 MINUTES I WENT OUT AND STARTED THE CAR & THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SOMEWHAT NORMAL BUT I FELT A SLIGHT...

Mileage: 38,460

WELD ON DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BROKEN. SEAT TILTS TO THE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2005 MALIBU HAD STEERING CLUNKS, RACK&PINION REPLACED TWICE, STEERING SHAFT REPLACED,TIE RODS REPLACED,STILL CLUNKS AND BANGS . GENERAL WANDER IN STEERING EVEN AFTER ALL THIS. SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED GM AFTER A COMPLAINT THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THIS WAS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

Mileage: 22

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START WITH THIS CAR. THE RACK & PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HUB BEARINGS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR STABILIZER BAR NEEDS REPLACING. I HAVE A GAS CAP ISSUE, NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE ...

Mileage: 63,300

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START WITH THIS CAR. THE RACK & PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HUB BEARINGS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR STABILIZER BAR NEEDS REPLACING. I HAVE A GAS CAP ISSUE, NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE ...

Mileage: 63,300

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START WITH THIS CAR. THE RACK & PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HUB BEARINGS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR STABILIZER BAR NEEDS REPLACING. I HAVE A GAS CAP ISSUE, NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE ...

Mileage: 63,300

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, BOUGHT BRAND NEW, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START WITH THIS CAR. THE RACK & PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HUB BEARINGS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR STABILIZER BAR NEEDS REPLACING. I HAVE A GAS CAP ISSUE, NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE ...

Mileage: 63,300

MADE A "PIT STOP" ON WAY TO WORK MY CAR MADE A SOUND ALERT AND "POWER STEERING" CAME ON OVER MY RADIO MESSAGE WINDOW. 2 WEEKS AGO STEERING FELT LOOSE TURNING LEFT BUT A LITTLE STIFF TURNING RIGHT BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WAS FINE. THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT TODAY WAS THE ONLY DAY OF THE ALE...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 MALIBU LS 3.5 V6 THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS THE RT FRT SIDE DEPLOYMENT MODULE PN 25921017 THIS SAME CAR HAD 4 BODY CONTROL MODULES CHANGED. *TR

Mileage: 78,300

OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 WEEKS, OUR 2005 CHEVY MALIBU FIRST START TO DISPLAY A POWER STEERING FLUID LOW MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (ON DIGITAL TEXT READOUT). THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A FLUID RESERVOIR, IT USED ELECTRONIC ASSIST ON THE POWER STEERING. INITIAL, NO NOTICEABLE ISSUES WERE DETECTE...

Mileage: 51,645

THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION WENT ON THE DASH AND THE CHIME CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING IS REALLY HARD TO TURN, AND I MEAN HARD. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AS WELL. ITS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS TO PICK UP GRANDCHILDREN AT SCHOOL WHEN THE DASH POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I PARKED THE CAR AND WALKED TO GET THE CHILDREN. RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, THEN STARTED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF. AT TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN HARD TO TURN TO TH...

Mileage: 35,497

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE GOING THROUGH ROUND ABOUT, WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME THANKFULLY. HAS HAPPENED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES ALL AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT, HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 6 TIMES I...

Mileage: 80,000

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE GOING THROUGH ROUND ABOUT, WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME THANKFULLY. HAS HAPPENED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES ALL AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT, HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 6 TIMES I...

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 05 PRE-OWNED CHEVY MALIBU THAT WAS IN PRESTINE CONDITION WHEN BUYING. AFTER HAVING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AS A CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST ME $800 TO FIX THE ISSUE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HA...

I OWN A 05 PRE-OWNED CHEVY MALIBU THAT WAS IN PRESTINE CONDITION WHEN BUYING. AFTER HAVING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AS A CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST ME $800 TO FIX THE ISSUE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HA...

MY 2005 MALIBU LOSES POWERSTEERING WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE READ ALOT OF REVIEWS ON CUSTOMERS THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THERE CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM 2004-2008. THE MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WITH OUT WARNING. I EXPERIENCED THAT MYSELF AND LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AFTER THE CAR HAS STOPPED ...

Mileage: 149,000

I HAVE READ ALOT OF REVIEWS ON CUSTOMERS THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THERE CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM 2004-2008. THE MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WITH OUT WARNING. I EXPERIENCED THAT MYSELF AND LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AFTER THE CAR HAS STOPPED ...

Mileage: 149,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU HEADLIGHTS GET TOO HOT AND HAVE MELTED WITH A HOLE IN THE ORANGE PLASTIC. THIS CAUSES THE BULBS TO BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN ORIGINALLY, BUT HAS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN THE PAST 9-12 MONTHS. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TODAY TO SEE ...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS OVERHEATED AND BURNED, CAUSING THE PLASTIC AROUND THE BULB TO MELT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE CHARGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005 NEW MODEL IN FEB. OF 2009 AND SHORTLY AFTER, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING UNIT IN MY CAR. I HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD AND THAT IS NOT SAFE. MY HUSBAND WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING UNIT FOR MY VEHICLE. I CA...

Mileage: 70,250

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. A CHIME SOUNDS, AND A LIGHT COMES ON THE DTC. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANY RECALLS, AND GM DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I THINK THEY STILL HAVE A PROBLEM....

Mileage: 62,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR THE SAME DAY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT ON MY 2005 MALIBU I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MALIBU AND IT IS NOT COVERED IS THIS NOT THE SAME THING? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY SISTER WAS USING MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND WHEN EXITING THE NYS THRUWAY SHE HEARD A CHIME, A LIGHT WENT ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER STEERING. HER HUSBAND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD TO ASSIT WITH STEERING. IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT FOR MY SISTER TO STEER BY HERSELF. THEY PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT...

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, PURCHASED IT IN JUN 2005 USED. JUMPING FORWARD, NOV 25, 2008, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY STEERING WHEEL "SNAPPED" AND "POPPED" AND WAS STILL GOING AROUND IN A CIRCLE, WHILE CAR WAS STILL GOING STRAIGHT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND COME TO FIND OUT, THE RACK AND PINION NEE...

Mileage: 117,000

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *BF THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MEDIAN WALL. OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT # 10-0677-90. *JB UPDATED 04/14/10 *BF

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A MESSAGE WILL POP UP ON MY DIC SAYING "POWER STEERING" QUITE OFTEN BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY I WILL HAVE NO STEERING AT ALL.

Mileage: 91,000

WE LOSE POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING ON OUR 2005 CHEVY MALIBU- ONCE/WEEK. WE BROUGHT IT INTO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT COVERED AND WOULD COST $1200 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER HOWEVER SHOWED US A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SHOWED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON MALIBUS.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAS RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT D...

Mileage: 78,000

AFTER TURNING A CORNER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. I FOUND THAT FRONT DRIVER MAIN SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SAG TO THE RIGHT. WITH ONLY TWO BRACKETS THAT HOLD UP THE POWER SEAT MOTORS, THAT IF THE OTHER ONE BREAKS THEN THE SEAT MAY FELL TO THE...

Mileage: 63,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL. IT SMELLED LIKE HOT, BURNING PLASTIC. WHILE TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, I NOTICED MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) WERE MELTING AND CHARRED. THE HOUSING ALSO APPEARED TO HAVE SMOKE DAMAGE AND WAS VERY ...

Mileage: 40,000

SINCE 2006 POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CHEVROLET REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE IN 2007 AND IT WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME. WE HAVE REPORTED IT AGAIN 2010 BECAUSE IT WENT OUT AT AN INTERSECTION, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED, POWER STEERING RESET. IT STILL GOES OUT M...

Mileage: 65,000

STEERING LOSS 2005 MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CHEVY MALIBU 2005 HAS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS STOPPED WORKING. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I WENT UNDER THE HOOD AND READ MY SERVICE MANUAL AND ULTIMATELY WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MALIBU'S DON'T TAKE POWER STE...

Mileage: 114,175

MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU SOMETIMES LOSES POWER STEERING. WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SUDDENLY APPEARS WITH A SOUND AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO MAKE TURNS BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS STIFF. I TURNED OFF MY CAR, WAITED A MOMENT, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK...

THE CAR MAKES NOISES EVERY TIME WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED. IT IS DUE TO A DEFECT DESIGN OF INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. MOST 2005 MALIBU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. A LOT OF COMPLAINS CAN BE SEEN AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2005/STEERING/POPPING_FROM_STEERING_WHEN_TURNING.SHTML. THERE SH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. SHE WILL SEE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURES OCCURS. THE STEERING SHAKES AND IS HARD TO TURN. SHE TURNS THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE STEERING RESETS BACK TO NORMAL. SHE HAD A INDEPENDEN...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A CARPORT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT BOTH HEAD LAMPS EXHIBITED HEAT DAMAGE WITH A BLACK DISCOLORATION. THE EXTERIOR HEAD LAMP HOUSING COMPLETELY BURNED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN A HOLE. THE COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES WERE NOT A F...

Mileage: 93,000

THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A WEAKNESS IN ITS STEERING COMPONENTS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER GM'S VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE TOP COMPLAINT ON THE MALIBU IF ONE REVIEWS VARIOUS WEBSITES IS THE STEERING BY A VERY WIDE MARGIN. I BOUGHT MY MALIBU NEW IN MAY OF 2005. ONE YEAR LATER THEY ...

Mileage: 75,000

1. IN 2007, OUR 2005 MALIBU STARTED HAVING POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE RACK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED 11/02/07; THE CAR HAD 20,139 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. 2. THE POPPING RECURRED BY AUGUST 2009. SEPTEMBER 01, 2009 THE RACK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH "SET TOE"; 42,80...

Mileage: 19,500

05 CHEVY MALIBU 43,000 MILES HAVE HAD RACK & PINNION REPLACED 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,ALSO INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. RIGHT FRONT HUB OVER HEATED AT 1500 MILES BECAUSE IT HAD NO GREASE IN IT . THIS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES & CV JOINTS A ...

Mileage: 1,500

05 CHEVY MALIBU 43,000 MILES HAVE HAD RACK & PINNION REPLACED 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,ALSO INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. RIGHT FRONT HUB OVER HEATED AT 1500 MILES BECAUSE IT HAD NO GREASE IN IT . THIS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES & CV JOINTS A ...

Mileage: 1,500

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MALIBU WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESET ITSELF BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. IT WAS AT THAT POINT I TOLD HIM TO TAKE TO A DEALER ...

Mileage: 87,771

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. STEERING BECOMES STIFF. FIRST HAPPENED ON DEC 24, 2009; RESET ITSELF WHEN TURNED THE ENGINE OVER. HAPPENED AGAIN 2X IN JANUARY. HAPPENED ON 2/18 TWO TIMES; SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AND REAPPEARED AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. HAPPEN...

Mileage: 80,000

APPROXIMATELY THE WEEK OF FEB 14, 2010, MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU CHIMED, THE POWER STEERING FELT FUNNY, SMELLED SOME BURNING AND A WARNING SIGN ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ISSUE. I STARTED THE CAR BACKUP AND THE WARNING WAS GONE. IT HAPPENED 2 ...

Mileage: 72,500

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS (IN THE ACT OF TURNING). ALTHOUGH I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I MANAGED TO COMPLETE MY TURN SAFELY. THIS VEHICLE IS A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I AM STILL NOT S...

Mileage: 128,000

POWER STEERING OUTAGE. EXPERIENCED PROBLEM OFF AND ON THIS YEAR. I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU LT V6. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, PARTS WERE COVERED FOR THE REPAIR! I BELIEVE ITS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR FOR AN ISSUE THEY DIDN'T CAUSE. I AM P...

Mileage: 75,000

THE STEERING HAS A CLUNKING IN IT WHEN U TERN. THEY FIXED IT 3 TIMES AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK EVERY TIME. THEY SAID ITS IN THE GEARS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING. IM JUST SAD THAT GM HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND CANT REPLACE IT ANYMORE. IT GETS TIRED OF HE...

Mileage: 16,000

THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT ALL THESE INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE'S HEADLIGHTS ARE MELTING. I HAVE REPLACED MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT TWICE NOW! THE TURN SIGNALS ARE GETTING SO HOT THEY ARE MELTING THE BASE, CAUSING THE BULBS TO BURN OUT AND THE CASING AROUND THE BULBS TO MELT. I A...

STEERING COLUMN POPS WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. CAUSES THE CAR TO SHAKE A LITTLE WHEN BRAKING. OCCURRED BEFORE 35,000 MILES, BUT WAS NEVER FIXED BY CHEVY, EVEN AFTER COMPLAINING. MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, BUT BELIEVES CHEVY SHOULD FIX. WORRIED THAT IF PROBLEM IS FIXED IT WILL REOCCU...

Mileage: 32,000

LEFT DIRECTIONAL LIGHT BULB BURNS OUT, BECAUSE THE SOCKETS THAT HOLD THE BULB OVERHEAT AND MELT THE BULBS. OCCURS BECAUSE THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS OVERHEAT. HAVE BURNED OUT 4 BULBS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. OVERHEATING IS STARTING TO AFFECT THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL AS WELL. WILL NEED TO REPLACE BOTH SO...

Mileage: 30,000

2005 MALIBU LS V6. POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE STEERING VERY STIFF. IT WAS COLD, 31 DEGREES. THE POWER STEERING WARNING COME ON THE STEREO. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. PRIOR TO THIS, THE STEERING HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT, EVEN AFTER A REALIGNMENT. THERE HAVE LONG BEEN KNOCKING ...

Mileage: 81,232

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO REOCCUR AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE CONTACT W...

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING DOWN THE NJ TURNPIKE THE WARNING BELL CHIMED AND A MESSAGE STATING "POWER STEERING" CAME UP. AT THAT POINT MY POWER STEERING FAILED. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED. HOWEVER ON THE RETURN TRIP, WITH MY 82 YEAR OLD...

Mileage: 60,790

DRIVING DOWN THE NJ TURNPIKE THE WARNING BELL CHIMED AND A MESSAGE STATING "POWER STEERING" CAME UP. AT THAT POINT MY POWER STEERING FAILED. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED. HOWEVER ON THE RETURN TRIP, WITH MY 82 YEAR OLD...

Mileage: 60,790

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE HAD A "CLUNKING" OF THE "I" SHAFT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WAS TOLD "NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT". "WON'T HURT ANYTHING." "YOU CAN HAVE IT REPLACED IF IT BECOMES ANNOYING." "IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY." I HAVE MY CAR AT A DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW TO GET ...

Mileage: 65,688

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE CHIMES SOUNDED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. I HAD TO STOP, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT BEFORE I COULD STEER AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY MODEL CAR (2005 CHEVY M...

Mileage: 79,150

THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE SHOWING FOGGING AND DISCOLORATION DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL COVERS MELTING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE IS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAS TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, TURN IT ON AND OFF AND IT WILL RESET ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND SHE WAS TOLD TO ...

Mileage: 92,504

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, USUALLY WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. I FIRST NOTICED THIS AROUND TWO YEARS AGO AND COMPLAINED TO GM, IN WHICH THEY STATED THAT OTHER CARS LIKE MINES HAD, THE SAME ISSUES, BUT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A FIX SINCE I HAD AL...

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU STEERING ISSUE. THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. OUR DAUGHTER'S 2006 MALIBU WAS DOING THE SAME THING WHICH SHE TOOK IN UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE COLUMN JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED WHICH THEY COVERED FOR HER. OURS WAS UNDER THE EXTE...

Mileage: 69,500

12/2006 I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON THREE OCCASIONS IN 2007 I EXPERIENCED A "LOUD KNOCKING NOISE" IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE AND THE FIRST TWO TIMES, IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY FIXED AND FINALLY AFTER THE 3RD TIME THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. UNTIL 12/11/2009 WHEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENT...

Mileage: 77,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES ABOUT THE "BUMPING/THUMBING" WHILE THE CAR IS TURNING. AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR POWERING STEERING FLUID...THANK GOD FOR PURCHASING EXTENDED WARRANTIES!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 55

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES ABOUT THE "BUMPING/THUMBING" WHILE THE CAR IS TURNING. AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR POWERING STEERING FLUID...THANK GOD FOR PURCHASING EXTENDED WARRANTIES!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 55

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5-30 MPH THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE RADIO AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN . THE MANUF...

Mileage: 57,900

STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND MOVES ON ITS OWN THEN POWER STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CRASHING INTO HIGHWAY BARRIER. IF IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER AND WOULD HAVE HIT THE BARRIER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PROBABLY KILLING HER AND THE KIDS....

Mileage: 121,000

THE STEERING WHEEL POPS AND JERKS IN AN ERRATIC MOTION TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. OVER THE PAST WEEK IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE THE WHEELS TO TURN AND STEER WITH THE WHEEL. AND WITHOUT NO PARTICULAR REASON THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT AND STOP WORKING. WHIL...

Mileage: 110,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #07126 CAUSED A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT ON OR ABOUT12/10/2009. WITH THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST SYSTEM VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SERVICE BULLETIN COVERS VEHICLES TO 70,000 MILES OF WHICH TH...

Mileage: 79,986

THE CD PLAYER IS NOT WORKING THEY HAVE A CD STUCK INSIDE AND IT'S MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED AND SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURREN...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED AND SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURREN...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED AND SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURREN...

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT JUST WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS MORNING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH STATING "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING COLUMN GOT REALLY TIGHT AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I INVESTIGATED AND NOTICED THAT THERE H...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THERE WAS LOSE OF POWER STEERING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. ...

Mileage: 89,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED TH...

Mileage: 74,000

SINCE PURCHASING, MY USED 2005 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN USING THE DRIVERS AUTOMATIC SEAT. RECENTLY, THE POWER SEAT BRACKET TOTALLY BROKE, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND GO OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE, FL WHO EXPLAINED TH...

Mileage: 80,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES OUR 2005 CHEVY MALIBU DEVELOPED A CLUNK IN THE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHETHER OR NOT TURNING WAS INVOLVED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AT NO CHARGE. AFTER ABOUT 20,000 ADDITIONAL MILES THE CLUNK RETURNED. ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED BOTH THE STEERING GEAR AND THE...

Mileage: 53,001

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU GOES OUT FREQUENTLY. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE WARNING BEEPS (LIKE WHEN THE DOOR IS AJAR) WENT OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF, AND BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR SIN...

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU,AND HAVE HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SINCE APPROX. 40,000MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT MAKE A PLACE TO LUBRICATE THE JOINTS INSIDE THE COLUMN SO THAT THEY DRY OUT QUICKLY,AND ARE BANGING TOGETHER AND IT I...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU,AND HAVE HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SINCE APPROX. 40,000MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT MAKE A PLACE TO LUBRICATE THE JOINTS INSIDE THE COLUMN SO THAT THEY DRY OUT QUICKLY,AND ARE BANGING TOGETHER AND IT I...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU,AND HAVE HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SINCE APPROX. 40,000MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT MAKE A PLACE TO LUBRICATE THE JOINTS INSIDE THE COLUMN SO THAT THEY DRY OUT QUICKLY,AND ARE BANGING TOGETHER AND IT I...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED TO RESET THE ERROR CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN POPPING IN MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU (62,000 MILES). AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE I AM UNSURE OF WHAT ACTION TO TAKE TO REPAIR IT. ALMOST EVERY POST INDICATES THAT AFTER REPAIRED, THE POPPING STARTED AGAIN. HAVE ALSO READ POSTS OF DRIVERS LOSING CONTROL ...

Mileage: 60,000

ON OCTOBER 22, 2009, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, STEERING COLUMN IN CAR BEGAN MAKING POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. (VEHICLE MILEAGE AT TIME OF THIS INCIDENT JUST OVER 52,000) SOME LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL EXPERIENCED. NO WARNING LIGHT OR NOTIFICATION FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IMM...

Mileage: 25,145

ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS I HAVE TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS IN MY HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE IT IS BECOMING SO WARM THAT IT IS MELTING THE PLASTIC AROUND THE LIGHT BULB. IT IS BECOMING SO WARM THAT IT IS STARTING TO MELT TO HEADLIGHT COVER! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TANK FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU, THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND GM WILL NOT RECALL THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,376

CLICKING/POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. JUST STARTED HAPPENING ONE DAY AND NEVER STOPPED. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT STEERING YET. WHEN TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS WAS TOLD THAT THE COLUMN NEED LUBRICATION. SPENT $100 TO HAVE IT LUBED ONLY TO HAVE THE PR...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, HE HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RESURFACED AND THE TECHNICIANS INSTALLED A MODIFIED PART. THE VEHICLE IDENT...

Mileage: 20,000

MY HEADLIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS WORK AS THEY WANT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES. THE LIGHT COVERS GET REALLY HOT AND I AM ASSUMING THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THERE IS NO REASON THAT MY BULBS SHOULD HAVE BURNED OUT 8 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. I HAVE SEEN FOUR MALIB...

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY AT TIMES CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT I ACTUALLY CHANGE THE BULB ABOUT 4 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THROUGH THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ON 8/29/09 I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO LISTEN TO THE CLUNKING SOUND MADE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT AND RIGHT. HE CHECKED AND SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND HAD 2 STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED AND THE STEERING SHAFT. NOW IT'S THE RACK AND PINION. THE ABOVE IN...

Mileage: 49,800

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY, MAKING A RIGHT TURN,OR WHEN STARTING THE CAR. ON A RIGHT TURN THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING RIGHT INSTEAD OF STRAIGHTENING OUT. SITTING AT A RED LIGHT,THE STEERING WHEEL CHATTERS AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND A LOUD NOISE IS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IF THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME PULLING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MORE THAN ONCE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM MECHANICS ( OR REPRESENTATIVES) WHO HAVE TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHO ELSE SHOULD I SPEAK WITH TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEM? MY CAR ONLY HAS 46,700 MILES ON IT, WHICH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AS 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BEGAN BLINKING AT A RAPID PACE. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TURN SIGNAL BULB SOCKET OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC ...

Mileage: 118,000

MY STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT I DID DO RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON THING FOR NOT JUST 2005 CHEVY MALIBUS AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS WITH NOTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT BUT MOST MALIBU I THINK IF SOMETHI...

Mileage: 42,852

BOUGHT THE 2005 MALIBU USED IN AUGUST 2007. I HAVE REPLACED THE BOTH FRONT DIRECTIONAL BULBS AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE RIGHT BULB WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS THEN THE LEFT BULB WENT OUT. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AGAIN YESTERDAY. I JIM...

Mileage: 108,400

BOUGHT THE 2005 MALIBU USED IN AUGUST 2007. I HAVE REPLACED THE BOTH FRONT DIRECTIONAL BULBS AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE RIGHT BULB WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS THEN THE LEFT BULB WENT OUT. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AGAIN YESTERDAY. I JIM...

Mileage: 108,400

HEADLIGHT LENS MELTED AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED ...

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD THUMPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION AND CO...

Mileage: 12,000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2005 MALIBU PURCHASED NEW. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT/PARK/TURN SIGNAL MELTING THE AMBER BULB SURROUND AND DISCOLORING AND CRACKING THE OUTER HEADLIGHT LENSES. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT TO DATE. I HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB TWICE OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ALL FRONT LIGHTS AR...

Mileage: 61,216

I NEED YOUR HELP. I BOUGHT A 2005 MALIBU FROM A LOCAL CAR DEALER. THE CAR HAD LOW MILES AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR. SO SAFE, THAT I ALLOWED MY TEENAGE SON TO DRIVE MY CAR. WHILE HE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A 4-WAY STOP, HE HEARD A POP AND THEN HAD NO STEERING WITHOUT ...

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKS WHENEVER HE STARTS HIS VEHICLE AND BEGINS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ...

Mileage: 44,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE BASE AND CAME OFF TRACK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,000. THREE YEARS LATER,...

Mileage: 35,748

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND SHIFTED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE PEELED OFF A PIECE OF THE METAL FROM THE METAL BAR, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO DETACH FROM T...

Mileage: 81,000

I STOPPED TO AIR UP A TIRE AND WASH MY CAR. I NOTICED SMOKE IN THE BACK PORTION OF MY CAR. I LOOKED IN THE TRUNK BUT COULDN'T TELL THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE. SMOKE CONTINUED TO FILL MY CAR FROM THE BACK AND I OPENED THE TRUNK AGAIN. I PLACED MY HAND ON THE LEFT FENDER AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED HOW ...

Mileage: 72,000

FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE GETTING HOT MELTING THEM. THIS IS CAUSING TURN SIGNALS TO BURN OUT AND NOT WORK PROPERLY. GOT PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE PREVIOUS DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF...

Mileage: 30,000

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS MELTING. IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. IT SEEMS THAT THE AMBER LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE CASING. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE THE HOUSING FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, THEY BLINK OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THEY JUST STAY ON,AND OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU BRAKE THEY WANT COME ON AT ALL. HAVE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM . I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TH...

Mileage: 32,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH OF 09 IT'S NOW MAY 09 AND I WILL BE REPLACING MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT THE CAR CHECK THAT WAS PERFORMED AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SHOWED THAT IS WAS REPLACED 30K MILES AGO. THE CAR POPS AND CRACKS WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN OR TURN AFRAID IT WILL BREAK BEFO...

Mileage: 57,945

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. MANUFACTURER REPLACED ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMNS ON VEHICLES BUT MINE WAS INELIGIBLE BECAUSE OF MILEAGE ACCUMULATED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, LINKAGES, AND IGNITION SWITCH SPORADICALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AT THE COST OF $495. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT A...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, LINKAGES, AND IGNITION SWITCH SPORADICALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AT THE COST OF $495. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT A...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, LINKAGES, AND IGNITION SWITCH SPORADICALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AT THE COST OF $495. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT A...

Mileage: 45,000

THE BULB IN THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL BECAME TOO HOT AND BURNED OUT WHILE MELTING THE AMBER COVER AROUND IT. AFTER REPLACING THE BULB, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HIGH LEVEL RUNNING LIGHT FUNCTION WOULD NOT WORK BUT THE LOW LEVEL LIGHT STILL OPERATES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I REPLACED THE BULB TWICE ...

LOSS OF FUNCTION OF HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LIGHTS ON 2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS MODEL. THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE SIGNAL ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING OUT. I HAVE THE CHANGE THE BULBS AT LEAST EVERY MONTH. I HAVE NO USE OF MY TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS AS A RESULT OF THIS. FAILURE OF T...

Mileage: 53,514

MY WIFE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. HE SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT BY GENERAL MOTORS DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2007 THAT 2004-2005 M...

Mileage: 118,827

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND IT BECAME VERY STIFF. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETER...

Mileage: 14,838

AS OF THIS DATE, FEB. 17, 2009, THE PART IN QUESTION HAS NOT FAILED, CAUSING ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A THUMPING WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. WHILE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT...

Mileage: 1,000

AS OF THIS DATE, FEB. 17, 2009, THE PART IN QUESTION HAS NOT FAILED, CAUSING ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A THUMPING WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. WHILE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT...

Mileage: 1,000

ON OUR 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WE HAVE CHANGED THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2005, THE FIRST TIME BEING ONLY A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR. IN NOV. 2006 AT OUR EXPENSE WE HAD TO CHANGE THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP SOCKETS BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THE LAM...

IN 2006 I BOUGHT AN 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. BEFORE 49600 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP 8 TIMES BEFORE THEY COULD TELL THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN. IT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS GONE OUT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I STARTED TO REPLAC...

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HOOD ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLEW UP UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT CLOSE THE HOOD BECAUSE IT WAS DENTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT HIM TO A BODY SHOP. THE H...

Mileage: 59,600

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DRIVERS SEAT RAILS AND FACTORY WELDS HAVE FAILED. THE SEAT IS NOT SECURE TO THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR (FITZGERALDS AUTO MALL IN FREDERICK) AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $700+ DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. T...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS BURNED. THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER ...

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS BURNED. THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER ...

Mileage: 69,000

ON A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU OUR BRAKE LIGHTS, ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, OFTEN WORK IN REVERSE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU AREN'T HITTING THE BRAKES, AND THEY ARE OFF WHEN YOU ARE HITTING THE BRAKES. THIS SEEMS TO POSE A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE VEHICLES BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN Y...

Mileage: 52,000

KNOCKING OR BANGING SOUND IN THE FRONT END LED TO THE POWER STEERING RACK BEING REPLACED ON 11/17/06 AT 27M MILES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE SAME HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/05/08 AT 50M MILES. BOTH REPAIRS DONE BY THE DEALER. I REPORTED TO CHEVROLET THAT THE RACK FAILS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 25M MILES....

Mileage: 27,477

THE FRONT END SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT ALONG WITH FEELING A METAL CLANKING SOUND AT 18000 MILES. I TOOK THIS TO BLACK CHEVROLET IN NASHVILLE WHICH WAS NOT THE SALE DEALERSHIP BUT ONE I HAD BOUGHT A TRUCK WITH AND WAS USING THEIR SERVICE THEY STATED THAT A RECALL MIGHT BE COMING SOON ON TH...

Mileage: 18,000

POWER STEERING FAILURES... HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 2 WEEKS NOW. ONCE WHILE SITTING STILL, THE OTHER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE! AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I'VE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MALIBU'S. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A RELIABLE CAR AND INSTEAD GOT A BIG BURDEN...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE NOTICED A V-SHAPED BURNT PATTERN IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000...

Mileage: 101,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. STERRING COLUMN WILL COST ME ALMOST SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2005 MALIBU,HAVE HAD BOTH TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED,STRUTS ETC. MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING. SOUNDS LIKE WHEELS COMING LOOSE. SOUND,SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I FILL GAS TANK AND STAYS ON UNTIL APPROX 1/2 TANK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2005 MALIBU,HAVE HAD BOTH TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED,STRUTS ETC. MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING. SOUNDS LIKE WHEELS COMING LOOSE. SOUND,SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I FILL GAS TANK AND STAYS ON UNTIL APPROX 1/2 TANK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2005. AFTER A MONTH I STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH STARTING IT. I WOULD TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN THERE WOULD BE NO POWER, I WOULD TURN THE KEY AGAIN AND THERE WOULD BE POWER BUT THE INFO STATION WOULD RESET. I HAVE A FRIEND W...

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WITHIN A SERIES OF MONTHS, BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FOUND THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000 A...

Mileage: 6

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IN MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS KEEPS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. WHEN THAT HAPPENS EVERYTHING ON THE DASH STOPS WORKING. MPH, FUEL ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON . WHEN ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR WILL NOT START. SO THAT LEAVES ME AND MY DAUGHTERS STUCK. NOW WHEN I STOP AND PARK THE ...

ON 8/25/2008 MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON MY 2005 MALIBU CLASSIC. O LOST CONTROL IF MY CAR AND CRASHED INTO 2 TELEPHONE BOXES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ELECTRONIC STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

I PURCHASED TWO 2005 CHEVY MALIBUS - ONE LT AND ONE LS. IN FEBRUARY 2008 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE LS AND REARENDED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS AT A DEAD STOP AND IT PROPELLED ME 4 FEET BEFORE I SLAMMED INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. SHE WENT UP MY BUMPER AND INTO MY TRUNK AND NO AIRBAGS...

Mileage: 58,000

I PURCHASED TWO 2005 CHEVY MALIBUS - ONE LT AND ONE LS. IN FEBRUARY 2008 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE LS AND REARENDED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS AT A DEAD STOP AND IT PROPELLED ME 4 FEET BEFORE I SLAMMED INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. SHE WENT UP MY BUMPER AND INTO MY TRUNK AND NO AIRBAGS...

Mileage: 58,000

HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AT THE BASE OF THE BULB. THIS IS AN 05 AND THE DEALERS KEEP TELLING ME IT IS THE BULB I USE - THAT I NEED TO USE AN OEM BULB, WHEN I LET THEM CHANGE IT THEY USED THE SAME BULB AND THE BASE OF THE BULBS TURN BLACK AND ONLY LAST ABOUT ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A PULLING SENSATION AND NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARA...

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY, THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OR LOOSE, AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD . VIBRATES. THE CONTACT HEARS A NOI...

Mileage: 100

A/C CONTROL HEAD FAILED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED, AND HAVE HAD IT REPLACE 3 OTHER TIMES NOW. THERE IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT HAS A WELD BROKEN. THIS MAKES ADJUSTING THE SEAT IMPOSSIBLE. THE SEAT FAILS TO ADJUST ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT IS LOP-SIDED AND NO LONGER TO COMFORTABLE. I BOUGHT MY MALIBU BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 05. *TR

NOTICED BOTH FRONT TURN SIGNALS/DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS YELLOW COVERS WERE MELTED. IT HAD DISCOLORED LIGHT LENS DUE TO APPARENT EXTREME HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WARRANTY WORK DONE. PURCHASED CAR 4 MONTHS AGO WITH 24,000 MILES NOW HAS 28,000. 6 WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS. AROUND 25,000 STARTED CAR AND STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING VIOLENTLY. SHUT CAR OFF AND IT WAS FINE. LATER NOTICED STEERING WAS LOOSER AND THUMPING NOISE. CHEVY REPLACED STEERI...

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES RANDOM KNOCKING NOISES. HE DISCOVERED TSB NUMBER 1973984, WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE HE IS EXPERIENCING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS IN TH...

Mileage: 18,000

WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 39,000 MILES. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR NORMALLY BUT I DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOTICED A CLUNKING IN THE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. TAKING THE CAR INTO OUR MECHANIC IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A ISSUE WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH HAD TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 39,000

ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION THAT IS BASED UPON ENGINEERING AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL STEERING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. A LOUD POPPING NOISE IS HEARD WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND A SNAPPING IS HEARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND BREAKING. A LOOSE RATTLE...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT IS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS VERY SUBTLE AT FIRST, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE AIR C...

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS V6, THE BRAKE PEDAL GRINDS WHEN YOU PRESS IT, THEN IT IS HARD TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY HAD TO PLACE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM BACK IN OCT 2006, BUT IT IS CON...

A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 05 CHEVY MALIBU . I SEE AN INVESTIGATION WAS DONE ON THE 04'S #PEO4031 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM . I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD IT GO OUT ON ME TWICE . AND I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR AND ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK...... I WEIGH 190 LBS. MY GIRL FRIEND WEIGHS 130 LBS.... PEOPL...

Mileage: 76,000

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 V...

Mileage: 93,000

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 AC...

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 F...

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 63,000

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 SINC...

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 51,200

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 ...

Mileage: 36,618

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 , ...

Mileage: 35,500

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

Mileage: 23,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WITH ONLY A BEEP AS WARNING(AS IT HAPPENS...NOT BEFORE) EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 13,765

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 ...

MY STEERING GEAR CHASIS KEEPS FAILING. GOT COMPONENT COVERAGE FROM GM WHICH PROVES THEY KNOW ITS ISSUE!!! *TR

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, IGN...

Mileage: 68,000

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, IGN...

Mileage: 68,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 29,021

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...

Mileage: 15,000

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...

Mileage: 15,000

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 QUIC...

Mileage: 59,707

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 QUIC...

Mileage: 59,707

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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 PROBLEM...

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, HOOK...

Mileage: 38,200

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...

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 T...

Mileage: 86,000

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 ...

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

CAR, MAKES LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT, LOSS OF TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 36,969

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...

Mileage: 28,000

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...

Mileage: 28,000

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. I HAD ALREADY HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE AND THEY "LUBED IT" OF COURSE THE REPLACEMENT WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NOW THE CLUNKING SOUND IS BACK AND I HATE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY AGAIN. SOUNDS LIKE CHEVY HAS A REAL PROB...

Mileage: 40,887

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCT, 2006 AT WHICH TIME WE FOUND THE STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THE REPLACEMENT LASTED UNTIL JUNE OF 2007. AT WHICH TIME IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NOW IT IS OCTOBER 2007 AND THE RACK IS BAD AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO DO ABOUT T...

Mileage: 42,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN HOURS TO RESET THE STEERING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT AREA BEGAN SMOKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. WHEN THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE AND HEADLIGHTS OFF, THE SMOKING CEASED. NO FIRE OCCURRED. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE DEALE...

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING", BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF A THREE LANE ROAD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED....

Mileage: 55,000

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU APRIL 6, 2006 WITH 17,000 MILES. IN OCTOBER OF 2006 WITH 31,500 MILES THE STEERING WAS MAKING TERRIBLE POPPING NOISES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS. AT 41,000 MILES I AGAIN HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED,...

Mileage: 31,500

2003 CHEVY MALIBU PASS LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. CUSTOMER STATES WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO RESTART IT. **NAR**KB

POWER STEERING WILL LOCK AND CAR IS HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER A VOUCHER TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE THAT WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT...

I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS ABOUT 36,750 MILES ON IT NOW AND MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON AFTER I WOULD START MY CAR. THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT LET ME START THE CAR AT ALL. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD STEADILY BLINK. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED, THEY CHANGED OUT ...

Mileage: 37,489

NO CHILD REAR DOOR SAFETY LOCKS. *JB

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW IN HER VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE ONLY INDICATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AN...

Mileage: 25,000

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MALIBU ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AND MADE A SLOW TURN IN AN ABANDONED PARKING LOT AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A HARDLY VISIBLE LOW LYING DITCH, AND THOUGH I WAS GOING AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE RIGHT WHEEL CAUGHT IN THE DITCH, AND THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS HARDLY AN IMPACT, IT...

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH IT. THE LATEST HAS BEEN THAT AT 47,000 MILES I DEVELOPED A CLUNKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY SERIOUS DIFFICULTY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. AFTER TAKING IT TO AN AC DELCO REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTERNAL SHAFT IN THE STEERING COLUM...

Mileage: 47,000

2005 CHEVY MALIBU LT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THERE HAS BEEN A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. NOISE CAN BE PLAINLY HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE STEERING SHAFT ONCE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT WHEEL WHEN SHE MADE A LEFT TURN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. ...

Mileage: 33,653

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND GEAR WAS SLOW TO ENGAGE, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN T...

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND GEAR WAS SLOW TO ENGAGE, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN T...

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND GEAR WAS SLOW TO ENGAGE, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN T...

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND GEAR WAS SLOW TO ENGAGE, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN T...

2005 CHEVY MALIBU 3.5 L V6 STEERING LOCKS UP ON LEFT TURNS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF. DURING THIS TIME I HAVE NEED TO REPLACE THE BULBS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL TWICE AND THE REAR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ONCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU WITH 50000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING IS REAL TIGHT AND SOMETIMES ITS REALLY LOOSE. IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT TO DO...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKES STIFFENED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. THE ENGINE WILL RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TWO DAYS. IN ORDER FOR THE...

Mileage: 35,000

I OWNED THE 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TURN SIGNAL ONCE, AND THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 3 TIMES EACH. SOMETHINGWAS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THIS VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED, SO I CAN GET NOTHING DONE ABOU...

I OWNED THE 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TURN SIGNAL ONCE, AND THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 3 TIMES EACH. SOMETHINGWAS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THIS VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED, SO I CAN GET NOTHING DONE ABOU...

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN I HAPPENED TO BE FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOR 150 MILES MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS VIBRATED CONSTANTLY CAUSING A DISTRACTION FOR ANYONE DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME. UNTIL THAT TIME I HAD NO WA...

THE SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS BLOW OUT ON THE CAR, AND NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME IT HAS ASLO BLEW A HOSE . I AM SO INCONVINCED BY THIS GM PRODUCT. *AK

Mileage: 23,590

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS OVERCOME BY THE FIRE. *MC OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TR

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005. DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET, I MADE A RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND THE STEERING BECAME STIFF, HARD TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AND I HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL HARD AND USE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO COMPLETER A TURN, A BELL WENT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER TO THE LEFT OR THE ...

BACK IN JANUARY 2007, I WAS HAVING A POPPING SOUND THAT WAS MADE WHENEVER I MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING COLUMN AND RIGHT STRUT. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE AND WILL BE GOING IN AGAIN SOMETIME THIS WEEK. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR...

BACK IN JANUARY 2007, I WAS HAVING A POPPING SOUND THAT WAS MADE WHENEVER I MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING COLUMN AND RIGHT STRUT. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE AND WILL BE GOING IN AGAIN SOMETIME THIS WEEK. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR...

I HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005, THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES ARE CRACKING AND I NEED TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP MY SERVICES AND TIRE ROTATIONS. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE 2005 WITH DIFFERENT TIRES AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. MY FRONT PASSENGE...

PULLS TO THE LEFT, BROKEN STRUTS, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPERS, REAR TURN SIGNAL BROKE! ANYTIME I MESS WITH TIRES OR BRAKES THE CAR PULLS MORE AND MORE TO THE LEFT, HAVEN'T HAD STEERING CHECKED BUT ITS DRIVING ME NUTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN BUT THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 25,000

PULLS TO THE LEFT, BROKEN STRUTS, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPERS, REAR TURN SIGNAL BROKE! ANYTIME I MESS WITH TIRES OR BRAKES THE CAR PULLS MORE AND MORE TO THE LEFT, HAVEN'T HAD STEERING CHECKED BUT ITS DRIVING ME NUTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN BUT THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 25,000

PULLS TO THE LEFT, BROKEN STRUTS, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPERS, REAR TURN SIGNAL BROKE! ANYTIME I MESS WITH TIRES OR BRAKES THE CAR PULLS MORE AND MORE TO THE LEFT, HAVEN'T HAD STEERING CHECKED BUT ITS DRIVING ME NUTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN BUT THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 25,000

PULLS TO THE LEFT, BROKEN STRUTS, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPERS, REAR TURN SIGNAL BROKE! ANYTIME I MESS WITH TIRES OR BRAKES THE CAR PULLS MORE AND MORE TO THE LEFT, HAVEN'T HAD STEERING CHECKED BUT ITS DRIVING ME NUTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN BUT THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 25,000

FRONT STRUTS ARE FRACTURED AND APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN EST. $400+ TO FIX, CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX! HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING FRONT END RATTLES, I ALSO COMPLAINED SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR W/25K ON IT, NOTHING WAS DONE THEN! REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT KEEP FAILING EVEN AFTER R...

Mileage: 42,000

FRONT STRUTS ARE FRACTURED AND APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN EST. $400+ TO FIX, CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX! HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING FRONT END RATTLES, I ALSO COMPLAINED SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR W/25K ON IT, NOTHING WAS DONE THEN! REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT KEEP FAILING EVEN AFTER R...

Mileage: 42,000

THUMPING SOUND IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. PROBLEM REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON FOR BOTH 2004 AND 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. STEERING GEAR REPLACED AND TOE WAS RESET. E9740 GEAR ASSEMBLY, PO...

Mileage: 46,354

RE: 2005 CHEVY MALIBU SEDAN LS. (1). ON 2-11-07, CAR STARTED HARD; ACCELARATED POORLY & RAN ROUGH AT IDLE, W/'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' FLASHING; IGNITION SWITCH MODULE WAS REPLACED (20,234 MILES). (2) ON 2-25-07, CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ON; A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ORDERED (20,554 MILES). *NM

Mileage: 21

RE: 2005 CHEVY MALIBU SEDAN LS. (1). ON 2-11-07, CAR STARTED HARD; ACCELARATED POORLY & RAN ROUGH AT IDLE, W/'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' FLASHING; IGNITION SWITCH MODULE WAS REPLACED (20,234 MILES). (2) ON 2-25-07, CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ON; A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ORDERED (20,554 MILES). *NM

Mileage: 21

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 REPL...

Mileage: 32,000

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

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

Mileage: 34,000

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

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 APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 8,500

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 APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 8,500

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

Mileage: 47,770

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...

Mileage: 7,000

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

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...

Mileage: 35

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.

Mileage: 46,900

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ...

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ...

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ...

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ...

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ...

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ...

ON 3-31-06 I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LORIS, SC. IN JUNE 2006 I BEGAN TO NOTICE A MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN TO BE SPRAYED TO KILL THE SMELL. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ISSUE ME PAPER WORK STAT...

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, I LOST CONTROL OF MY COMPANY-FURNISHED 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AT 55 MPH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH EXTENSIVE HEAD INJURY (TRAUMA, CRANIAL BLEEDING, ETC...) AND A BROKEN CLAVICAL. I CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM TH...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING RACK PINION CLUNKS WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE RACK AND PINION WITHIN THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW STEERING GEAR. UPDATED 10/04/0...

Mileage: 39,000

SINCE PURCHASE OF 05 MALIBU I HAVE HAD BREAKING VIBRATION AND VIBRATION IN TURNS TO THE RIGHT. HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF PADS AND ROTORS TURNED ONCE. I AM ON THE THIRD SET OF TIRES WITH ROTATIONS EVERY 6000 MILES BUT STILL GET UNEVEN WEAR. 43,000+ MILES AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TH...

SINCE PURCHASE OF 05 MALIBU I HAVE HAD BREAKING VIBRATION AND VIBRATION IN TURNS TO THE RIGHT. HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF PADS AND ROTORS TURNED ONCE. I AM ON THE THIRD SET OF TIRES WITH ROTATIONS EVERY 6000 MILES BUT STILL GET UNEVEN WEAR. 43,000+ MILES AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TH...

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. DOOR STOP MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK. DOORS SWING CLOSED WITH LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE CAUSING LEG INJURIES AND FALL RISK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NO SOLUTIONS. PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 200

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. DOOR STOP MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK. DOORS SWING CLOSED WITH LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE CAUSING LEG INJURIES AND FALL RISK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NO SOLUTIONS. PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 200

VEHICLE PURCHASED DEC 31, 2004 AND IT IS NOW JULY AND GUESS WHAT? THE 2005 MALIBU CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING PLUS 1 DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT!!! TOO EARLY FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO QUIT WORKING, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD AND EVERYONE SAID SAME THING! THIS SHOULD BE A RECA...

Mileage: 35,720

VEHICLE PURCHASED DEC 31, 2004 AND IT IS NOW JULY AND GUESS WHAT? THE 2005 MALIBU CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING PLUS 1 DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT!!! TOO EARLY FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO QUIT WORKING, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD AND EVERYONE SAID SAME THING! THIS SHOULD BE A RECA...

Mileage: 35,720

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES ON MY CAR. IT IS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS AND HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED IN APRIL. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO TOWN I DROVE AS USUAL. IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE WHEN I WOULD STEP HARD ON THE...

Mileage: 41,292

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON JUNE 5, 2006 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING TO THE RIGHT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE END UP IN THE DITCH. INJURIES WERE INCURRED; BRUISED...

Mileage: 15,000

STEERING LOCKED UP AT SPEED AND WHILE ACCELERATING. BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. READY TO BRING TO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR US. *NM

Mileage: 17,890

AT APPROX. 7:30 AM 04/06/2006 I WAS HEADING WESTBOUND ON I-290 ON A CLEAR, DRY ROAD, 40 DEGREES TEMP(ABOUT) WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IMPACTED WITH (1) ONE OTHER VEHICLE, BOTH OF OUR RESPECTIVE VEHICLES SPINNING OU...

Mileage: 5,850

MY NAME IS [XXX] I AM CURRENTLY RENTING A UNIT FROM ALAMO CAR RENTAL AND HAVE NOTICED SOMETHING THAT MY POSSIBLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. IF THE DRIVER IS WEARING SANDALS OR ANY SHOE THAT DOES NOT EXTEND PASS THE ANKLE ON THE RIGHT FOOT (ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOOT) AND THE DRIVER IS PRESSING ...

Mileage: 4,000

VIBRATION IN FRONT END SCREECHING IN TRANSMISSION WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-70. *NM

Mileage: 3,885

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SMELT A SMOKE SMELL THEN ABOUT A MIN LATER FLAMES STARTED ROLLING FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE FD WAS CALLED AND THE STATED THAT HE BELIEVED IT CAME FROM BEHIND THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. EARLIER IN THE DAY THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT RANDY R...

Mileage: 35,000

TODAY MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT HIM SO HARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT OUR CAR ENDED UP ON THE NEXT BLOCK. OUR CAR HAS CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY. AT PRESENT TIME I NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE, WHO WAS SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I H...

Mileage: 7,500

KNOCK, CLUNK OR RATTLE NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH SUSPENSION INPUT - INTERMITTENT SHAFT STEER STEERING,...*NM

Mileage: 7,000

WHEN LIGHTLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKES ON FREEWAY, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TIRES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE CAR PULLED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CAR TO FISH TAIL AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS DOWN THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END WHEN COLLIDING WITH THE CEM...

Mileage: 4,625

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS STARTED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A NEW INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A LEAK AT TH...

Mileage: 14,967

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS STARTED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A NEW INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A LEAK AT TH...

Mileage: 14,967

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS STARTED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A NEW INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A LEAK AT TH...

Mileage: 14,967

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ORIGINAL VISOR. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT VISOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPDATED 2/21/2006 - T...

Mileage: 1,000