2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

THIS IS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LATE DECEMBER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE! WHILE DRIVING (WHETHER ON HIGHWAY AT 60+ MPH OR IN TOWN DOING UNDER 40MPH), POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MULTIPLE TIMES; ALONG WITH FUEL GAGE WILL CONSISTENTLY SHOW EMPTY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG INDICATION LIGHT WILL GO FROM AIRBAG ON TO AIR BAG OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT REMEDIES THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

Mileage: 226,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE - GAS HAND DOWNS AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND EVENTUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS WAS REPAIRED IN 01/2010. AS OF JULY 2014 THIS ISSUE HAS REOCCURRED. THIS IS A ISSUE WHICH I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED.

Mileage: 60,000

THE FUEL PUMP IN MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WENT OUT. WE REPLACED THE PUMP, THIS LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND WENT OUT. REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER PUMP, THIS ONE LASTED ABOUT A WEEK AND WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHENEVER I FILL UP MY GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE WILL REGISTER IT AS FULL WHEN I START IT UP. BUT AFTER GOING 10 FEET THE CAR WILL CHIME AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND I WILL GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS LOW FUEL. WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES OR SO THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM EMPTY TO FULL A FEW TIMES AND THEN IT WILL READ CORRECTLY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MORE ENGINE ON AND OFF CYCLES AND THEN TURN OFF. WHEN IT GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK IT WILL START ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE WHEN IT IS GOING BACK TO THE SPEED IT IS SET AT AND THE CAR JERKS WHEN I REACTIVATE IT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE THE PERSON TOLD ME THAT SHE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL AND GAVE ME THE EXCUSE THAT IT WAS FAIRLY NEW AND I MIGHT NOT BE IN THE SYSTEM YET BUT I WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER LOOKING AT IT WITH MY OWN EYES. WILL CALL ASAP AND ASK ABOUT IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

FUEL GAUGE AN FUEL TANK READER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE WE BOUGHT IN 2007. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR IN AUGUST 2013, I HAVE HAD TO MAKE THREE FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIRS. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" FOR CHEVROLETS. THE FIRST WAS THE INTAKE VALVE. I HADN'T EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BUT TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SQUEALING BELT. THE SQUEALING TURNED OUT TO BE THE WATER PUMP. SINCE THAT WAS SECONDARY IN IMPORTANCE TO THE INTAKE VALVE, I HAD THAT REPLACED FIRST. FOLLOWED BY THE WATER PUMP A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. IT WAS A WORN AND STRETCHED SHIFTER CABLE. HOWEVER GM SAYS MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

AT FIRST, WHEN MY GAS GAUGE WOULD BE DOWN TO ABOUT HALF A TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD GO TO EMPTY AND CHECK LOW FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE DID TAKE IT TO GM DEALER AND IT TESTED AS DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0463 FUEL TANK LEVEL SENDING UNIT . AS TIME HAS GONE ON, WHEN THE GAUGE GETS DOWN TO THREE FOURTHS FULL, THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 59,875

I NOTICE MY WIRES SMOKE SOME TIMES WHEN I DRIVE, AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I HAVE TO DO IT MORE THAN TWO TIMES AND I HAD THAT FIXED IN FEBRUARY 2013. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND I REPLACED IT( ONFEBRUARY 15, 2014). JUST ABOUT A WEEK AFTER GETTING MY CAR FIXED IT SEEMS TO HESITATE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND IT IS YET DOING THIS. *TR

LATE SUMMER 2012, FUEL GAUGE STARTED SHOWING EMPTY AFTER FILLUP, WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. GAUGE WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK IN A FEW SPOTS, UNTIL TANK HITS ABOUT 1/4 TANK, WHERE IT FOLLOWS GOOD TO EMPTY. OBDII CODE P0463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT" CAR RUNS FINE BESIDES THIS. I HAVE BEEN RESETTING MY TRIP ODOMETER ON EVERY FILLUP & REFILLING TANK AT 250 TO 300 MILES EVERY TIME SINCE. I AM NOT ABOUT TO PAY HIGH $$$ TO HAVE THIS FIXED NOW. JUST GOT A LETTER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, & CHEVY WILL REPAIR IT NOW FOR FREE. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON THE 2007 MALIBU, BUT CHEVY ISN'T COVERING IT. HAVE 103,000 MILES ON IT NOW, I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT OR CHEVY DECIDES TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE BEFORE I GET IT FIXED. WHOEVER MANUFACTURED CHEVY'S FUEL LEVEL SENSORS THESE YEARS DID A REAL CRAPPY JOB. IN OVER 36 YEARS OF DRIVING WELL OVER A MILLION MILES, THESE ARE THE 1ST FUEL LEVEL SENSORS I'VE EVER HAD GO BAD. PRETTY SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY, IF MADE CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, MY GAUGE STARTS DROPPING TO EMPTY, I GET LOW FUEL WARNING AND THEN IT WILL GO BACK UP TO FULL AGAIN. THIS CHANGE HAPPENS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CAR SEEMS TO BE OPERATING FINE OTHERWISE. VERY FRUSTRATING, AS I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS FOR THE 2007 MALIBU *WHICH I AM ASSUMING IS THE PROBLEM* BUT NOT ON ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED PARTS, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE IN MY CAR. I JUST HIT 74000 MILES. FRUSTRATING THAT AN AMERICAN MADE CAR IS GOING BAD SO FAST. THIS WILL BE QUITE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR ME IF INDEED IT IS THE FUEL PUMP... *JS

Mileage: 74,000

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS BEEN ERRATIC AND GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT GOES ON. ADDITIONALLY, THIS TRIGGERS THE COMPUTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL APPEARS. IT ALSO DENOTES A FAILURE FOR THE EMISSIONS TEST IN MARYLAND EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NO EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GMC AND CHEVYS AND HAS BEEN A RECALL ITEM BUT NOT ON THE 2007'S ANY REASON, WHY IT WOULD BE SAFE ON SOME MODELS AND UNSAFE ON OTHERS? *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 91 FREEWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO THE RIGHT AND I NEARLY COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT. IN ADDITION THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR I NOTIFIED GM ASKING TO PLEASE TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEFECTIVE PARTS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED WAS THAT IT IS THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY TO PLACE A RECALL AND NOT THEIRS. *TR

Mileage: 125,487

LAST WEEK MY CAR STARTED CREEPING WHEN I HIT THE GAS. MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE A BOAT. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS OR CHOKING. WHEN IT STARTS PICKING UP SPEED IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS DROPPING INTO THE GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP. NOW, I NOTICED THAT THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER CHEVY WARRANTY BUT THE ISSUES SHOWS UP AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS ENDED. CHEVY NEEDS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS BECAUSE ITS A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND SPORADICALLY SEIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE READINGS OF EITHER FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,089. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 79K MILES THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO GO TO MINIMUM LEVEL, WITH THE FUEL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT, AND THEN BACK TO THE ACTUAL LEVEL. ONCE IT STARTED HAPPENING IT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY, BUT WITH NO REAL PATTERN. AFTER 3 OR 4 OCCURRENCES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE P0463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT". SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I CLEAR IT COMES BACK ON WITH THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. AS AN INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN, AND AN ELECTRICIAN, THIS TELLS ME THERE IS A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED CURRENT, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SPARK OR A FIRE, IN A DEVICE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL TELLS ME THAT NO ONE HAS DIED... YET. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE ACTIVE; P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT, B0561 ABS $43 SYS DISABLED AND C0561 SYS DISABLED ISSUES. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING, BUT HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT RESET TO OFF. THE SERVICE SEAT BELT WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON. THE PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES, BUT NOW, JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES NOTHING RESETS. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CONVINCE GM TO RECALL AND MAKE REPAIRS. WE OWN A 2006 MALIBU WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. NOW, I'M WORRIED THAT IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS OUR 2007 MALIBU. AND, WHO WANTS TO FACE THOSE REPAIR BILLS! *KB

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. THE CONTACT TRIED USING FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF UPDATED 03/30/12

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AFTER A FILL UP AND THEN IT WILL GO TO FULL AND THEN BACK DOWN TO OUT OF FUEL CAUSING THE ENGINE CHECK LITE TO COME ON - AT FIRST THE LITE WOULD GO OUT WHEN I HAD LESS THEN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL - NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MALIBU. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS 600-800 DOLLARS! *TR

Mileage: 60,100

THE FUEL GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL AND CONTINUES THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. IT STARTED JUST WHEN I WAS AT A FULL STOP AT FIRST, BUT NOW DOES IT CONSTANTLY. THIS TRIGGERS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON. AT FIRST, AS SOON AS I WOULD FILL THE GAS TANK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF UNTIL I GOT BACK TO 1/2 TANK, NOW IT DOESN;T MATTER. IT IS JUST ON ALL THE TIME. I SEE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL!!!! I READ ABOUT A GAS SMELL STARTING IN DOME AND I HAD JUST NOTICED THAT ON MINE THIS MORNING!! 8 MORE PAYMENTS AND NOW LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE . I HAVE BEEN QUOTED UP TO $650 TO GET THIS FIXED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. CANT WE IN THE US BUILD A CAR TO LAST LONGER THAN THAT!! GM NEEDS TO ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A FAULTY SYSTEM AND DO THE RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SENDING UNIT HAD FALLEN INTO THE FUEL TANK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,600.

Mileage: 68,600

FACTORY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY DROPS TO EMPTY DURING OPERATION AFFECTING AUDIO WARNING, MULTIPLE DASH PANEL INDICATION & WARNINGS, AND OBC STATISTICS & DISPLAY. DASH -CHECK ENGINE (ALWAYS ON) & LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT (WHENEVER GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY ONLY), EMPTY OR ERRONEOUSLY LOW GAUGE INDICATION (MOSTLY WHEN RISING FROM EMPTY) OBC -LOW FUEL WARNING IN DISPLAY MODE, FUEL RANGE MODE CAN DISPLAY EITHER LOW FUEL OR ERRONEOUSLY LOW INDICATIONS OF RANGE. OCCURRENCE FREQUENCY INCREASES AS TEMPERATURE DECREASES, GAUGE INDICATION DEVIATION INCREASES AS TEMPERATURE DECREASES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INFORMATION IS ALSO USED FOR MISFIRE AND EVAPORATIVE EMISSION (EVAP) DIAGNOSTICS AS WELL AS OTHER FUNCTIONS. LOCAL DEALER HAS RESET THE FAULT CODE TWICE. WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY LIT THE OPERATOR WILL NOT KNOW THERE IS THE NEED FOR SERVICE OR INSPECTION. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, ERRONEOUS INDICATION AND, OR CONSTANT LOW FUEL WARNING COULD CAUSE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND BEING STRANDED IN PERILOUS CONDITIONS. I HAVE OWNED 20+ OLDER VEHICLES IN MY 36 YEARS OF AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS. THIS VEHICLE, THE YOUNGEST I HAVE EVER PURCHASED WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WHEN IT STARTED THIS ISSUE. I HAVE USED FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER, GAS DRY, FUEL SYSTEM INJECTOR CLEANER WITH NO CHANGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL INDICATES THAT THE RISK SEVERITY AND OCCURENCE FREQUENCY HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ANALYZED. *KB

Mileage: 96,368

FUEL GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY - FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THEN TO FULL AGAIN. ENOUGH CYCLES, THIS WILL TRIGGER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6-7 TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. TYPICALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON BUT NOT ALWAYS. *TT

Mileage: 49,855

STEERING SHAFT FAILURE - POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE STEERING BOX REPLACED GAS GAUGE SENSOR REPLACED STRUTS REPLACED PASSENGER DOOR WON'T SEAL I HAVE HATED THIS CAR ALMOST FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT. SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH IT. 2007 CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS. 1989 BLAZER STILL GOING AND HAS NONE OF THIS CRAP.

THE FUEL SENSOR ON OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU ONLY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. IT WILL TYPICALLY READ EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE FUEL LEVEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS MANY OWNERS ARE SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SENSOR IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK SO THIS ISSUE CANNOT BE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR, IT IS SIMPLY A BAD DESIGN OR A BAD PART. EITHER WAY GM NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISTAKE AND FIX THEIR MISTAKE. WITH COLD WINTER DRIVING AN INACCURATE FUEL SENSOR IS A HAZARD. THE TRIP METER CAN GIVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE, BUT AS MPG CHANGES CONSIDERABLY BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING AS WELL AS WINTER VS. SUMMER THIS IS NOT A VERY SAFE SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AFTER A FILL UP AND THEN IT WILL GO TO FULL AND THEN BACK DOWN TO OUT OF FUEL CAUSING THE ENGINE CHECK LITE TO COME ON - AT FIRST THE LITE WOULD GO OUT WHEN I HAD LESS THEN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL - NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MALIBU. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS 600-800 DOLLARS! I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 20 CARS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD A FUEL TANK GAUGE GO BAD? *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RANDOMLY GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER BEING FILLED UP AT TIMES THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO START HARD DUR TO THE CAR COMPUTER THINKING THE CAR IS OUT OF GAS THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TIMES WERE THE CAR WILL IDLE VERY ROUGH AS IF STARVING FOR GAS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2007 MALIBU LT BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTIES INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE GAS GAUGE DROPPING TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING IT UP. THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ALSO COME ON. INITIALLY THIS WOULD CLEAR UP AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES, THEN IT TOOK A QUARTER TANK, THEN HALF A TANK AND NOW REQUIRES THE GAS TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS (HAVING USED THREE QUARTERS) BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. MY REMOTE STARTER WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. LIVING IN NORTHERN NY THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S ENVOY WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER A RECALL. WHY IS THE MALIBU NOT BEING RECALLED WHEN OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU'S GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM FULL TO E AFTER FILLING UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SPENT $530 FOR THEM TO FIX THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR / SENDING UNIT WHICH REQUIRED THE WHOLE FUEL TANK TO BE REPLACED IN MAY OF 2010 NOW A YEAR AND HALF LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED IT WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 12 MONTHS! THIS IS A HUGE COST TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND IT ALSO BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING WITH MY KIDS BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT READING AN ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS. *TR

MY CAR FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO HAS SAID THAT MY FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, EVEN RIGHT AFTER I FILL IT UP. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY AUTO ZONE THAT IT'S MY FUEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK THAT IS BROKEN, THAT'S WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND MY GAUGE IS ALWAYS ON EMPTY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR AND THAT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 400 TO FIX NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I'VE LOOKED AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. I'M NOT MADE OUT OF MONEY AND I'M WORRIED THAT ONE DAY I MIGHT RUN OUT OF GAS OR SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN. I USUALLY ALWAYS HAVE MY TODDLER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IF I HAD THE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR, THIS WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. I'M GUESSING SINCE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX, NOBODY WANTS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES. WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS A CRASH ONE DAY BECAUSE OF THIS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE'S NO RECALL BUT A TON OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. *TR

MY CAR FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE GOING UP AND DOWN AS I DRIVE THE DIAGNOSIS SAYS THAT IT IS THE FUEL SENSOR AND WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 2007 MALIBU THAT I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON AND THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN AS I DRIVE. IT I FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT STARTED OF WHEN I GO TO A QUARTER OF A TANK THE GAUGE WOULD DROP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON. TEN IT WOULD PROGRESSIVELY GET WORST, STARTEDAT A HALF A TANK AND TEN TO TREE QUARTERS OF A TANK AND NOW WHEN I FILL UP IT STILL FLUCTUATES AS I DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MY SMALL CHILDREN TO BE DRIVING AROUND IN BECAUSE I CA BE STUCK SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN WIT A FUEL LINE AND A FIRE CAN BE CAUSED I WOULD REALLY LIKE A NOTICE ON THE RECALL SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR MY TROUBLES AND MONEY TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. THANKYOU FOR LISTENING AND I HOP THAT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE OR I WILL HELP SPREAD THE WORD NOT TO BUY THIS CAR EVEN THOUGH I LOVE IT IS HAS BEEN CAUSING ME PROBLEMS WITH THIS I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 LITTLE GIRLS AND I CANT BE THROWING AWAY MONEY FOR A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. *TR

I FILLED MY CAR UP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE PURCHASE TO FIND THE GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AT ANY TIME. IN A 10 MINUTE DRIVE, IT WENT UP AND DOWN 6 TIMES. THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE FIX, WHICH IS WHY I BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS MORE THAN A NUISANCE, AS MOST HAVE STATED. HOW AM I TO KNOW WHEN THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE IF THE LIGHT IS ON ALWAYS? HOW AM I TO TRAVEL ANY DISTANCE NOT KNOWING IF MY TANK IS FULL OR ALMOST EMPTY? WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE? *TR

Mileage: 93,000

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR, THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR BUT APPARENTLY FROM ALL OTHERS REPORTS THESE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE REMOTE START TO WORK. ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT. JUST WORKS RANDOMLY. VERY CONCERNED THIS WILL INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE FIXED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AFTER IT EXPIRED AND TOO COSTLY TO FIX ON MY OWN. *TT

THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RANDOMLY GO TO EMPTY TURNING ON THE LOW FUEL LIGHT THIS ALSO CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON IT WILL GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME EVERY FEW MINUTES WHEN DRIVING NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED OR TYPE OF DRIVING CONDITIONS IT IS BELIEVED TO BE A FUEL SENSOR AND INTERFERENCE WITH A VENT TUBE. *TT

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTION THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FUEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,455. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000

FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS NOW, SINCE JUNE 10, 2011, MY GAS GAUGE KEEPS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, AND CAN REMAIN TO THE "EMPTY" OR "0" SIGN FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES. THEN I RECEIVE MESSAGES THAT MY GAS TANK IS EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS OCCURS AT THE MOMENT WHEN I ADD GASOLINE IN THE TANK OR FILL OUT THE TANK. THEN, SINCE JUNE 17, THE EMPTY SIGN HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE ALERT ENGINE SIGN. UNTIL THE END OF JULY, THE TWO ALERTS WOULD ROUTINELY DISAPPEAR AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 100 MILES OR AFTER A DAY OR TWO DAYS. BUT FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS NOW, THE TWO ALERTS CAN STAY FOR A WEEK AND BEYOND 100 MILES. BUT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY DISAPPEAR AND WOULD REAPPEAR ONCE I PUT NEW GASOLINE IN THE CAR OR FILL OUT THE TANK. ON AUGUST 18, 2011, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT IS WAS THE FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK SENSOR. SAYING THAT THE GAS TANK WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT TO INSTALL A NEW SENSOR. WHEN I WENT TO GOOGLE FOR GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE FOR MALIBU 2007, I FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2007 MALIBU. I CALLED CHEVROLET ASKING IF MALIBU 2007 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL CAN ONLY BE ISSUED BY THE NHTSA. THAT'S WHY I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 40,100

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE RE-FUELED THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THREE TO FOUR GALLONS OF GAS WAS USED. THE GAUGE WOULD THEN BEGIN TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE TANK WAS FILLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL GAS WAS PUT IN THE TANK ABOVE 3/4 FULL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER SENSOR WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *JB UPDATED 06/19/12 *JB

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DECREASE TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. NORMAL OPERATION WOULD RESUME AFTER THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENDING UNIT ALL SENSORS AS THE COMMON CAUSE OF THIS IS CORROSION IF THE FLOAT BY THE GAS, THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NORMAL OPERATION WOULD RESUME AFTER THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS AND EVERY TIME I GET GAS THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOLLOWS, EVENTUALLY THE GAS GAUGE GOES BACK UP, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT WHICH HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND WRONG. REPLACED FUEL CAP TO SEE IF THAT WAS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHANGED. FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WITH FULL TANK OF GAS PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE ONLY TIME IT WORKS IS WHEN I TRAVEL VERY LONG DISTANCES OTHERWISE NOTHING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY CHEVY DOES THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL SYSTEM. I DEFINITELY THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE. NOW I AM STARTING TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN MY CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AUTO AGAIN! *LN

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION AND LATER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CALL THE DEALER AND SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL HAD DETERIORATED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 45,000

MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME HELPING TO CLEAN OUT THE CAR WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY KEYS OR ANYTHING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO PARK BUT ONLY AFTER IT HIT A FENCE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THERE WERE NO KEYS IN IT. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE IT IN DRIVE AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TAKING THE KEYS OUT. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE FIRST. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES THAT HAVE ALSO BEGAN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SAYS THAT I AM ON EMPTY WHEN IN FACT THE TANK IS FULL. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF SO I NEVER KNOW IF MY AIR BAG IS ACTUALLY ON OR OFF. ALL OF THESE ISSUES OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU GAS LINE BROKE AND LEAKED INTO THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR SOAKING MY BACKSEAT WITH GAS AND FILLING MY CAR WITH A STRONG GAS ODOR. THIS HAPPENED ON A TRIP AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LEAKS GAS FROM THE FUEL LINE, THAT FUEL LEAKS INTO THE CAR CREATES GAS VAPORS. I CONTACTED GM THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS LINE RUBBING AND LEAKING GAS, HOWEVER THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT DO TO MY CAR BEING A 2007 AND HAVING 43,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THOSE VAPORS COULD CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE, ALSO MAKE ME ILL WHEN I GET IN THE CAR. THIS COULD ALSO BE AN EPA ISSUE WITH THE LEAKING OF THE GAS. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS COMING APART AT THE SEEMS. I NOTICED A BAD GAS SMELL WHILE ON A TRIP TO MY BROTHERS IN UNION, KY. THE SMELL GREW AS I DROVE, AFTER I RETURNED HOME A MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT MY GAS TANKS IS SPLITTING AT THE SEEMS. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY INFORMATION SINCE I AM OVER 36000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 43,536