2002 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

CAR WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER BUT NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES NOW. AFTER TALKING WITH A MECHANIC AND INTERNET RESEARCH DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM IS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WOULD SWERVE AROUND HER AND ASSUME THAT SHE WAS BRAKING, WHEN IN REALITY, SHE WOULD BE IN ACCELERATION OR DRIVE MODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND THE SENSOR APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH FOR ONE YEAR. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 40,000.

OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IN 2006. JUST HAD TO DO IT AGAIN 12/5/08. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THE BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE. I USE MY CAR DAILY. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT STEADILY ON; INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS W/ENGINE COOLANT GOING INTO ENGINE. WAS NOTIFIED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET FOR MALIBU HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SERVICE, THE OWNER MUST HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM AND INCURRED EXPENSE IN OBTAINING REIMBURSEMENT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS $1500. RESEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATES MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2002 MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ISSUE. *TR

I TOOK THE COVER OFF OF THE CAR SEAT TO WASH IT. WHEN I WAS PUTTING IT BACK ON I GENTLY MOVED THE BOTTOM PART OF THE LATCH SYSTEM COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=MALIBU). *TR

THIS GM/ CHEVY MALIBU WAS DIAGNOSED TO REQUIRE A HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKED INSIDE THE ENGINE. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PASS 11 SECURITY SYSTEM - REPLACED AND NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU 4D SEDAN DURING A COLLISION BETWEEN THE MALIBU FRONT-END DIRECTLY WITH A SATURN 4D SEDAN IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AT A SPEED OF 50-55 MPH. *TR

THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN HOT I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIX I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE WATER PUMP AND THE ENGINE. THE WATER COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE ON TO THE ENGINE. *TR

MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE LEAVING THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER HEAD GASKET SEAL, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN OCTOBER OF 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,300.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE 2003. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS (STARTING AROUND APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES) I'VE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT INDICATORS. THE MALFUNCTION LEADS TO TOTAL FAILURE OR FLICKERING OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MALFUNCTION WILL OCCUR AT ANY TIME - SUNNY, RAINY, DRY, HUMID, SNOWY, HOT OR COLD WEATHER; DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME; WHETHER THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. OCCASIONALLY THE INDICATORS WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THEN THE MALFUNCTION WILL OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION TO BEGIN. THE ORIGINAL MALFUNCTIONING PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY STILL INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER SWITCH IN MY CAR. A RATTLE TYPE NOISE IN THE HEATER FAN ASSEMBLY WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT I NOTICED AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. THAT STOPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AFTER I RAN OVER A TRUCK TIRE TREAD THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SWITCH WORKED FOR A WHILE THEN I LOST THE NUMBER ONE AND TWO SPEEDS. EVENTUALLY THE NUMBER THREE SPEED WENT OUT. I CURRENTLY CAN RUN THE HEATER ON SPEEDS NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE; HOWEVER, THE OUTPUT IS LESS THAT WHAT IT SHOULD BE FOR THE TWO HIGHEST FAN SPEEDS. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS CURRENTLY STILL INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON THE 2002 CHEVY MALIBU DOES NOT ALLOW THE OWNER TO START CAR AND HAVE TO SIT IN A PARKING LOT FOR 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY, NOT SAFE FOR A FEMALE AND TEEN GIRL DRIVERS. THIS OCCURS EVERY 10 STARTS AND CHEVY WILL FIX FOR 500 DOLLARS, WITH NO GUARANTEE. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU AND FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. SEPT. 18 I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I RESET THE SYSTEM AND IT IS STARTING BUT THE LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND I SMELL COOLANT WHEN I AM DRIVING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 ON STATE ROUTE 2 WESTBOUND DURING A RAINSTORM AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM. SUDDENLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK PASSED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. SHE WAS VERY SCARED AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. SHE THEN TURNED THE WIPER CONTROL LEVER TO EVERY SPEED SETTING UNTIL THE HIGH SPEED SETTING BEGAN TO WORK. WIPER MOTOR WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CHEVROLET MALIBU CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. *JB CONSUMER FOLLOW-UP. UPDATED 01/28/15.*JB

INTERMITTENT FAULT IN TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 CHEVY. MALIBU. NOTHING HAPPENED TO CREATE THIS PROBLEM, THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. NOW I HAVE TO USE MY HANDS AS TURN SIGNALS. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BAD SIGNAL LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I SEE THERE IS A BULLETIN POSTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME? THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF THE VIN. THAT'S WHAT THEY ASKED FOR TO CHECK. THANKS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP. ONCE I DROVE OFF THE LOT THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING FOR ME, THEY WERE WORKING DURING THE TEST DRIVE. AFTER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CONNECTED WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BOX. WHENEVER IT WAS IN A CERTAIN POSITION THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK OTHERWISE THEY DID NOT. I TRIED FIXING IT WITH SOME RUBBERBANDS AND DUCT TAPE- FOR SOME REASON THAT WORKED FOR AWHILE BUT NOW IT'S ACTING UP AGAIN! HELP! *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS LOCKING UP. I AM USING THE PROPER KEY BUT STILL, I AM STUCK AT THE STORE, WORK, HOME, ECT. BECAUSE THE CAR REFUSES TO START, I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING PROBLEMS, NOT FOR THOSE TRYING TO STEAL SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR BUT FOR THE BUSY VEHICLE OWNERS SIMPLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH DAILY TASKS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU AND I AM EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS "SMALL INTERMITTENT VOLTAGE BLEED FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. NEEDS THE SWITCH REPLACED." ALTHOUGH I REFERRED THE TO THE DEFECT FOUND BY THE ODI, GM REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AT NO COST BECAUSE THEIR INTERNAL POLICY IS THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHEN I SHOWED THAT THE REPORT LISTED THE COMPONENTS AS THE HAZARD SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THEY STILL DECLINED. THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE TWO EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS, THEIR POLICY STATES THEY ONLY COVER THE HAZARD SWITCH ALONE. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AT MY COST. THEN "IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, WHICH IT MAY, THEN REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH." WHICH AT THAT POINT, I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH AT NO COST. *TR

HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ALMOST RUSTED ON R SIDE AND 2 STABILIZER LINKS WERE NO LONGER CONNECTED. 2002 CHEVY MALIBU - INQUIRED ABOUT WARRANTY FROM DEALER AND DEALER CLAIMED THESE ITEMS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

2002 MALIBU TURN SIGNAL WORK WHEN THEY WANT. HAVE TO HIT DASH BY HAZARD LIGHTS TO MAKE THEM WORK. HAVEN;T HAD A ACCIDENT YET ,BUT AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. HORN ALSO HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I USED TO LOVE IT BUT NOW I AM AFRAID OF HAVING A WRECK AND EITHER DYING OR KILLING SOMEONE ELSE. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THE PROBLEM CARS AND NOT JUST A FEW. *TR

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPERATING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT REFUSED TO START AGAIN. I HAD HEARD THAT IF YOU TURN THE KEY FORWARD FOR TEN MINUTES THAT IT WOULD RESET AND THE CAR WOULD THEN START AGAIN. IN MY CASE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT PUT ON A TESTER. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE CARS BCM HAD GONE OUT THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THEREFORE IT COST ME 1,250.00 DOLLARS. I FIND THAT TO BE CRAZY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE PARTS ON THIS CAR I COULD HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR FOR THAT AMOUNT!!! *TR

TURNING SIGNALS AND FLASHERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. SOMETIMES CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN OR WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH WIRE SHORTED OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD: FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH RECALL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,100. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/10/08. *JB

ON 6-24-2008 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, AND I WENT TO TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL, 100 FEET BEFORE THE TURNING LANE (SO AS TO WARN THE PERSON BEHIND ME, THAT I WAS GOING TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT HAND TURNING LANE), AND I WENT TO TURN ON MY LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL, AND NOT REALIZING THAT IT WASN'T WORKING, I WENT TO MOVE OVER INTO THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE, AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR THAT WAS BEHIND ME, BECAUSE AS HE SAID "YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY WARNING THAT YOU WANTED TO GO INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, WHERE I ALREADY WAS. YOU DIDN'T TURN YOUR SIGNAL ON"! THE GUY WAS REALLY PISSED OFF AT ME. I HAD MY TURN SIGNAL ON WAY AHEAD OF TIME. HOWEVER ,AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE "NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL"! THIS REALLY WORRIED ME, BECAUSE IF THIS GUY HAD GONE TOTALLY CRAZY ON ME, AND HAD A GUN, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HE WOULD HAVE USED IT ON US. I NOTICED THAT THESE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU, ARE SOME HOW INTER CONNECTED TO THE EMERGENCY SIGNAL (I FOUND THIS OUT, AFTER REVIEWING MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU REPAIR BOOK. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, EVERY TIME I GO TO MAKE A TURN. IT'S CAUSED MORE PROBLEM'S THAN MY FAMILY OR I HAVE EVER WANTED. UP UNTIL THIS PROBLEM AROSE, MY FAMILY & I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN CHEVY CAR'S. NOW THOU, I WOULD HAVE TO RECONSIDER EVER BUYING A CHEVY. I NEED THIS PROBLEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

A/C GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE 2008. OTHERS WHO ALSO OWN MALIBUS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOT TOO GOOD IN SUMMER!!!

COMPONENT: AIR CONDITIONER DETAILS: I AM BASICALLY HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE WITH MY AIR CONDITIONING. IT WILL KICK OFF. THE AIR RECIRCULATION WILL ALSO KICK OFF AND CHANGE TO FRESH AIR. IT IS DRIVING ME UP A WALL. I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND NOT HAVING AN AIR CONDITIONER IS AWFUL, BUT TO HAVE ONE THAT WILL WORK SOMETIMES, IS AWFUL. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2005. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER WROTE: C/S AC WILL SWITCH FROM RECIRCULATION TO FRESH AIR BY ITSELF. ALSO SAID AT TIME IT FEELS LIKE THE A/C IS ON WHEN IT'S NOT. HEATER CONTROL HEAD HAS INTERNAL SHORT CAUSING IT TO SWITCH BY ITSELF. INSPECT AND REPLACE HEATER/AC CONTROL HEAD. PARTS $157.48, LABOR $142.50, TAX $11.02. TOTAL $311.80. THIS TIME I ONLY HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS WAS DONE ON 7/28/05, INVOICE CVCS51146 AT CARTERSVILLE CHEVROLET IN CARTERSVILLE, GA. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT FAILS EVERY 3 YEARS!! IT IS A 2002 AND FAILED THE FIRST TIME IN 2005 AND AGAIN NOW IN 2008!!! WILL CHEVROLET PAY FOR THIS??? THEY SHOULD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM FAILED. THE TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,961.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THAT LOCKS ON ME BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START AT ALL. I USED TO WAIT FOR THE 10 MINUTES TO RESTART THE SYSTEM BUT NOW THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. I HAVE TO TAKE A BABY BACK AND FORTH EVERYDAY AND CAN NOT HAVE MY CAR CUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET LIKE THAT. *TR

RAN SEVERAL ERRANDS AND THE CAR STARTED FINE THREE TIMES THAT MORNING. THE FOURTH TIME IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM. LET IT SIT FOR 4 HOURS. SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, CAR MAKING RANDOM TURN SIGNAL NOISES FOR THE PAST MONTH. MECHANICS ARE NOW REPLACING IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH TO THE TUNE OF $600. WISH I WOULD'VE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE TO TRY OTHER SOLUTIONS FIRST. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. IT HAS THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED IN PE05055. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE NEW FLASHER PER THE SERVICE LETTER BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS $94 TO DIAGNOSE THE REAL PROBLEM PLUS POSSIBLY HUNDREDS TO FIX IT. CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, EVEN THEN THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCES. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I THINK THAT YOU CLOSED YOUR INVESTIGATION PREMATURELY. *TR

TURN INDICATORS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. *TR

2002 CHEVY MALIBU TURN SIGNAL FLICKERS OR DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. NOV 08, $1000 PAID TO FIX MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND HAZARD SWITCH FOR CAR TO PASS INSPECTION THAT ONLY WORKED FOR A MONTH. 11 SEP 09, $144 FINE PAID FOR IMPROPER LANE CHANGE BECAUSE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK. SEP 09, $36 DOLLAR FOR OWNER TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. OWNER IS UNWILLING TO PAY $240 FOR ANOTHER MULTIFUNCTION FUNCTION SWITCH. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN OVER. SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN A FLASHING MOTION FOR TEN MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT AND WOULD REQUIRE A TEN MINUTE WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. ALSO, SHE STATED THERE HAD BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE TEN MINUTES WAITING PERIOD; AND RECOMMENDED DISENGAGING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 55 MPH, THE CRUISE QUIT WITH NO WARNING AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS TO DATE, HAVE TO TAP (SOMETIMES BEAT) ON THE TOP OF THE DASH TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS WORKING AGAIN. HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS WHERE I HAD SOMEONE BEHIND ME - THE SIGNALS WOULD JUST STOP. SAW NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327 BUT THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2000-2001 MALIBU. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING,CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF ANTIFREEZE AND MOTOR OIL. REPAIRS COST MR $770 DOLLARS. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. *TR

FROM THE FIRST DAY I HAD THIS CAR, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE COMPLETELY IN THE FIRST FEW USES OF THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT ENGAGING AND SOMETIMES NOT RELEASING-A THUMPING SOUND IS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE CYLINDER PISTON RELEASES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING FASTER THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES LIKE THE WHEELS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR THE TIRES HAVE A BROKEN BELT. THE FASTER YOU DRIVE, THE MORE PRONOUNCED THE VIBRATION BECOMES. I GOT NEW TIRES, NOT SAME AS OEM, AND IT'S BETTER, BUT STILL VERY NOTICEABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAD TO GET THE "IGNITION LOCKING SYSTEM" FIXED 2 TIMES IN THE SAME YEAR AT $600.00 EACH TIME. MY CAR WOULD NOT START SO I WOULD GET IT TOWED THEN WHEN IT GOT TO THE AUTO PLACE IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY HAD TO BRING IT TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE IT PUT ON THE MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED 13 MON. LATER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MORE THAN 12 MON. I CALLED THE RECALL PLACE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON IT BUT I STILL THINK IT DEFINITELY IS A RECALL. THIS CAR HAS COST ME ALOT OF $ IN REPAIRS. *DT

HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. WAS INFORMED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY GRANDSON WAS CRITICALLY INURED WHILE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN 2002 CHEVY MALIBU, THIS VEHICLE CANNOT SUSTAIN IMPACT OF 30 MPH OR LESS TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT CAUSING FATAL IF NOT CRITICAL INJURIES TO PASSENGER. NO SIDE AIRBAG, NO PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. RATED WITH THREE STARS...... RIDICULOUS. MY GRANDSON LOST ONE LUNG AND PART OF HIS BRONCHIAL TUBE BECAUSE THERE IS NO SAFETY MEASUREMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE TO PROTECT FRONT PASSENGER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS SHUT OFF THE GAS LINE 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE CAR WILL NOT START I HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION AND WAITING 10 MINUTES IT STARTS. IS THERE A RECALL ON A DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM? *TR

I FOUND OUT THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 02 MALIBU. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR