2000 Chevrolet Malibu Lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" I CURRENTLY OWN THIS VEHICLE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO USE THE BLINKERS OR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON ALL YOU HEAR IS A LOUD ALARM SOUNDING NOSIE. THEY DO NOT COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I KNOW THEY WORK SOME TIMES BUT IT'S VERY FEW AND IN BETWEEN . I SEEN THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS IN THE PAST FOR THIS ON THIS CAR BUT THE ELDERLY LADY WASN'T AWARE OF THEM . IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO UNDER THE RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THERE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD MALFUNCTION OR FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIDDLING WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH, THE INDICATOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. STEVENS CREEK CHEVROLET (3640 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95117; (408) 490-0013) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS LAMPS FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON TO MAKE A TURN. THE TURN SIGNAL DIDN'T WORK.SINCE THEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DIDNT. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO TRY TO TRIGGER THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER THIS YEAR (2014). IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ABRUPTLY STRIKE THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD TRY TO ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BULB AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,663.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, VIN [XXX] RECENTLY BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. RECALL 03V327 DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN, AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM CHEVY IMPLEMENTED, DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION # RQ04005 APPLIED TO MY CAR BUT EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2010. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, GM REPLACED FAILED SWITCHES FOR FREE. THEY REFUSE TO DO THIS FOR ME NOW, AS THE PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED. THE RECALL DOESN'T EXPIRE, BUT THE PROGRAM DOES. AS THIS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ISSUE OF THE RECALL, WHY IS THERE AN ALLOWED EXPIRATION FOR THE REMEDY??! THIS MAKES NO SENSE, AND IS ADVERSE TO PUBLIC SAFETY! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

MY TURNING SIGNALS HASN'T WORKED IN ABOUT A YEAR SO MY ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS COMPLETELY OFF MY CAR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK A LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I PAID 122.00 THEN I WAS BROWSING THE INTERNET AND I SEEN THAT THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH, TO GET THAT REPLACED PLUS THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY THAT HAD COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND BELT IN ALL I PAID 540.00. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENT, THEN QUIT. THIS WAS A RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS RELATED TO THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A REPEAT AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SWITCHES ARE STILL GOING BAD AND NOT COVERED. MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DESTROYED INTERNALLY WHEN MY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THIS DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE LAST REPLACEMENT IN WHICH I REPLACED THE SWITCH ON MY OWN SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS ARE INOPERATIVE. HE CONTACTED GM IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FRONT EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS:03V327000 AND 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) REFERENCE THE FAILURE, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. ALSO SHE COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 120,000. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SIGNALS FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IF THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD THEN WORK. UPDATED 02/17/10.

TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 WHEN MPH SHE ENGAGED THE LEFT SIGNAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAD ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, YET THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) . SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,649.

MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK. I HAVE TO COMMUTE AN HOUR TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY AND I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I HAVE TO MERGE WITH NO BLINKERS. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF THE RECALL. VERY ANNOYING, I DON'T HAVE $300 TO FIX MY BLINKERS. *TR

THE DAY MAY 13, 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE AT 12: 15 A DAY. ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED THE STREET TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT OF ROSS. MY WIFE QUICKLY USE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS WHEN COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED. MY WIFE SUFFERED TRAUMA TO THE SPINE AND NECK. BREAKING THE 5TH LUMBAR VERTEBRA AND HERNIATED CERVICAL. NEVER AGAIN COULD WORK OR IT COULD OPERATE. REQUIRES A SPINAL FUSION WHICH COSTS $ 80,000.00. NOW WE KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND DID NOT PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING SWITCH TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, FAILS DAILY WHEN TURNED ON. *TR