2003 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

CAR WILL NOT START. SOLID "THEFT" LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD AND CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER, OR IF IT TURNS OVER, WILL CUT OUT SHORTLY AFTER. THIS ANTI-THEFT ISSUE CAUSES THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO DISABLE, AND AM NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE ALSO HAD CAR STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND LOSE ALL POWER. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE ISSUE. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL FIXES AND MECHANICAL REPAIRS, BUT THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. NO MATTER WHAT I TRY AND DO, AT RANDOM TIMES, MY CAR WILL NOT START, WHILE THE "THEFT" LIGHT COMES ON AND COMPLETELY DISABLES MY VEHICLE. AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND AM USING AN ORIGINAL KEY TO START THE CAR. I DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLED IN MY CAR. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE "THEFT" LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN I AM JUST TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE, NOT STEAL IT. THE IGNITION RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE ONLY INVOLVES REPLACING THE KEYS, BUT THIS ANTI-THEFT ISSUE, WHICH I AND OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR OTHER ACCIDENT TO OCCUR IF IT CAUSES THE CAR TO CUT OUT (LOSE POWER) FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING, AND AT THE SAME TIME DISABLING THE STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL. *JS

I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I FINISHED MY PASS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE WHOLE TIME STANDING ON THE BRAKES. DROPPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT REEVED TO HIGH RPMS. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE RPMS STAYED AT NORMAL SPEED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT SENT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

I TELL DEALER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON "HE SAYS NOT TO BE CONCERNED THERE IS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE IGNITION CAN TAKE UP TO 5 MIN TO GET ON CODE SAYS CAR NEEDS EGR VALVE CAR NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL THE WAY AROUND AND TYROD DEALER WILL NOT RESPOND TO CALLS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH NEVER REPAIRED I NEED TO KNOW IF I CAN TAKE IT IN TO CHEVY DEALER ONY HAD 1 MONTH VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND I AM 76 THERE IS A WARANTY ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER WILL NOT ALLOW MY KEY TO GO TO A VERTICAL POSITION WHEN TURNING MY CAR TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR WOULD BE STATIONARY AND IN THE PARK POSITION, AS A RESULT, THE CAR STAYS ON AND MY BATTERY GETS DRAINED AND I NEED A JUMP ALL THE TIME. I STARTED DETACHING THE BATTERY WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF STORES AND OVERNIGHT WHEN SLEEPING AND RECONNECTING WHEN I GO TO A NEW DESTINATION. I REPORTED THIS TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A KEY, TELLING ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE SIZE OF THE HOLE MY KEY RING HAD. NEEDLES TO SAY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAD NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE MAY OF 2015. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING COLDER, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP GOING ON WITH THIS HASTLE. I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION OUT OF POCKET, YET, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCHES. YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IN MY SHOES. I PRAY I WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO FIX OR REPLACE A SWITCH FOR ME. IF NOT, GOD WILL BLESS ME FOR I AM NOT AT FAULT FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I SPOKE WITH T CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS PUT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT NUMBER IS 8-1656466940.

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RESET DUE TO RECALL, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. AFTER PUTTING KEYS IN THE IGNITION, IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED AND WOULD NOT START THE CAR. GM HAS A RECALL ON 2003 CHEVY MALIBU'S FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT SAYS THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE REGAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING BEEN THERE FOR 2 HOURS FOR THEM TO PLACE A PIECE IN THE KEY LOOP OF MY KEY RING MY CAR SHUT OFF. I ASKED THEM WHY IT WAS STILL CUTTING OFF AFTER IT SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIXED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. I HAD MY 13 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THE ENTIRE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES IT TOOK FOR ME TO GET BACK TO MY RESIDENCE THE CAR CUT OFF REPEATEDLY. I WAS IN FEAR OF MY CHILD AS WELL AS MY OWN SAFETY AND WAS VERY UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO MORE TO RECTIFY MY ISSUE. MY CAR WAS NOT DOING THIS BEFORE AND NOW IT WILL NOT STOP. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS ON MY CAR AND STILL IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I NEED MY CAR BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH MY SON WHO IS SPECIAL NEEDS BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PIECE OF CLOTHING BECAME CAUGHT IN THE IGNITION KEY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE IGNITION KEY THEN HAPHAZARDLY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMALLY WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT REINSERTED THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL POWERED ON AND RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 04/13/15*LJ UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

IN LATEJUNE/EARLY JULY 2014, WE BOUGHT THE MALIBU FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF KEY CHAIN THE GIRL WE GOT THE CAR FROM USED, HOWEVER AFTER THE COBALT RECALL, I KNOW THAT MY DAUGHTER ONLY USES THE IGNITION KEY WITH NO WEIGHT ON THE CHAIN. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE KEYS FOR THIS CAR, GM RECALL 14350, AND THIS CARS IGNITION IS MESSED UP. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS IGNITION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TOO? I WILL BE RESEARCHING THIS FURTHER. EVEN THOUGH I'VE SENT AN E-MAIL, I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. THE BEST WAY TO REACH ME IS ON MY HOME PHONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ACCELERATED WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY WOULD TURN AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. UPDATED 01/08/15

IGNITION SWITCH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM, WHILE KNOWING SINCE 2001 THAT THE IGNITIONS SWITCHES THEY WERE USING IN THEIR VEHICLES SINCE 1997 WERE DEFECTIVE BUT WERE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO USE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS PUTTING THE LIVES OF THE DRIVERS, THEIR PASSENGERS AND THE EVERY PERSON ON THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME SOMEONE WAS DRIVING ONE OF THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES IN DANGER? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER HAD TO CRASH INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ANTITHEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START(WHICH IS A PROBLEM GM IS AWARE OF BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR YEARS AND IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET). IT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER A FEW MILES SHUT THE CAR DOWN. NO BRAKES, NO STEERING. ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND SENSORS FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

ON 9/04/14 TOOK CAR INTO SAWYER GM DEALER TO BE SERVICED AND INSPECTED ALL WENT WELL AND ALL PASSED EVERYTHING, WENT TO GROCERY STORE WENT TO START CAR AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO TURN CAR ON, TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. SAWYER CAME AND TRIED BUT COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IT WAS LIKE FROZEN. THEY TOWED THE CAR AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION. THY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE TWO KEY RINGS AND AN INSERT IN THE KEY SLOT OR COVER OVER THE KEY HEAD ON ALL IGNITION KEYS. THEY PUT IN A NEW CYLINDER & SWITCH# 25832354 & A NEW KEY ASSEMBLY# 2852058 FOR THE TOTAL OF $523.80. I RECVD A RECALL LETTER AFTER THAT BECAUSE I CALLED GM CORP. WENT TO SAWYERS THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. [XXX], MANAGER SUPERVISOR OF PARTS DEPT. WAS VERY SARCASTIC. MY QUESTION IS: 1. WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME ABOUT RECALL# 14350 ? 2. IF THIS IS A DEFECT THAN WHY DID I HAVE TO PAY FOR A BRAND NEW IGNITION, SWITCH & KEY ASSEMBLY? NOW MY ABS LIGHT WON'T GO OFF AND WHEN YOU WANT TO TURN THE CAR OFF IT WON'T GO TO THE OFF POSITION WITHOUT JIGGLING THE SHIFTING LEVER WHEN IT IS IN PARK , WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND YOU TRY TO TURN IT TO OFF IT DOESN'T GO TO OFF ALL THE WAY AND THEN YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE THE SHIFT AND THEN THE KEY WILL GO TO OFF ALL THE WAY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I DO NOT FEEL VERY SAFE WITH ALL THESE ISSUES TAKING PLACE AND AM VERY LEERY ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. AM I STILL SUPPOSED TO GET THIS RECALL # 14350 DONE OR WHAT? I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOME ONE KNOWLEDGEABLE WOULD & COULD GIVE ME ANSWERS. EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE COPIES OF THE BILL AND THE INSPECTION & SERVICE I WILL MAIL THEM TO YOU . THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED, AT 55,000 MILES, WHICH DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL 2012, BECAUSE I DON'T PUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY CAR ANNUALLY. I COULD NOT GET ANY MONEY FROM THE RECALL, BECAUSE THE CLASS ACTION SUIT PAYOUT ENDED IN 2008, AND I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE. BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS ARE LEAKING FLUID. I WAS TOLD ALL FOUR NEED, REPLACEMENT, AND THE MOUNTS AS WELL. . THE MECHANICS SAID NORMALLY THESE SHOULDN'T NEED REPLACEMENT UNTIL 75,000-80,000 MILES MINIMUM, AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED UNTIL 100,000 WHICH IS NORMAL. I'M A GENTLE DRIVER WHO DOESN'T LEND MY CAR OUT. I DRIVE OVER SPEED BUMPS VERY SLOWLY IN OUR TOWN, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT SUSPENSION ISSUES. OUR TOWN'S SPEED LIMIT IS 15 MPH OVER THE SPEED BUMPS, AND I DO 7MPH OVER THEN. OTHERS WITH A 1999-2003 MALIBU, HAVE TOLD ME THEIR STRUTS HAVE WORN OUT JUST AS FAST ALSO.(AT 50,000 MILES OR SO). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO MANEUVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. CONSUMER GOT CAR FIXED DUE TO RECALL OF IGNITION PROBLEMS. REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE BY A GM DEALER. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST DEALER WAS 40 MILES AWAY. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TGW THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 123.01. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND RECALL. *TGW

DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT POWERED DOWN, TURNED OFF, LOST POWER STEERING, ETC. HAD TO PULL OVER, STOP CAR, AND RESTART IT. PRIOR TO THIS, HAD BEEN DRIVING IT IN TOWN ON SIDE STREET AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT I PURCHASED NEW ON 12/27/02. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 7/23/2014 AT 70,328 MILES FOR $307.13. I WOULD LIKE GM TO AT LEAST PAY THIS AMOUNT. THERE IS A GM 14350 RECALL ON THIS CAR. IN TALKING TO GM THEY WOULD ONLY CONSIDER PAYING FOR THIS, IF THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ROTATION OF THE IGNITION KEY I AM A MAN 71 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED MANY CARS, MOST PURCHASED NEW. I KEEP MOST CARS 10 YEARS AND OVER 100,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED AND IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL NOW. THIS PROBLEM TOOK ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO DIAGNOSE. THE INITIAL PROBLEM DEVELOPED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF WHILE IN USE. IT WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AND NOT PREDICTABLE. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON. THE CODES INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME, THERE WERE NO CODES. THE NEXT SET OF PROBLEMS WAS THE POWER WINDOW, VENTILATION (AC AND FAN), AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. THE MAIN INDICATOR OF THIS PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WOULD NOT WORK. I WOULD GET VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE INCLUDING ABS, BATTERY AND OTHERS. THE PROBLEMS GOT WORSE AS THE TEMPERATURE GOT HOTTER. HALF WAY BETWEEN MILWAUKEE AND APPLETON, 100 MILES INTO A 200MILE TRIP, WE STOPPED AT A REST STOP. UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR, I COULDN?T GET THE FAN OR WINDOWS TO WORK OR ELIMINATE THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, THE BACK WINDOWS WERE OPEN AND INCH WHEN WE LEFT THE REST STOP. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE REST STOP, EVERYTHING CAME ON. THE CAR BECAME UNUSABLE BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. TAKING IT TO AND INDEPENDENT SHOP THE OWNER WAS VERY PATIENT AS DAY AFTER DAY, NOTHING WOULD FAIL. FINALLY ON A HOT SUNNY DAY WITH THE CAR IN THE SUN, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO FAIL. REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ANY POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU ENGINE REFUSED TO START DUE TO IGNITION SYSTEM, REPLACED IGNITION AND KEY, RESET COMPUTER.*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ROUGHLY 50 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR NINE MONTHS, AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION. AN INJURY WAS SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE REMAINED ON WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO ANTI-THEFT MODE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED OR FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT USED THE OWNERS MANUAL TO RESET THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 8/12/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

THIS ANTI THEFT LAMP IS ON IN MY CAR AND I CANNOT DRIVE. HAVE A HUSBAND WHO HAD A STROKE AND I NEED TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL THIS IS HORRIBLE. DRIVING DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH IN A 40MPH ZONE THE CAR TURNED OFF AND THAT ANTI THEFT LAMP WAS ON, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT VERY SCARY SITUATION. LAST NIGHT I COULD NOT GET HOME AND WAS STRANDED AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. CAR TOWED HOME TODAY AND THIS LAMP IS STILL ON. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE KEYS, THERE ARE 3 KEYS ALL OF WHICH ARE NO LONGER WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE UTILIZING PUTTING THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION WAITING 10 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL START WELL THIS TIME IT IS NOT WORKING. REALIZED A FEW WEEKS AGO AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS ON THE CAR YOU WOULD HEAR A BEEP LIKE I HAD A KEYLESS ENTRY WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. HELP THIS IS EXTREMLY SERIOUS I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND I NEED TO WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ISSUE REMEDIES FOR THESE HORRIBLE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NEAR MY HOME WHEN A TURKEY RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT. I WAS LOOKING TO THE RIGHT AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY. I SAW THE TURKEY OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE AND I STEPPED HARD ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY THE ANIMAL. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND, AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY, I DISCOVERED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE LINES WERE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION CAUSED BY ROAD SALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,884.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE FACT THAT GM HAS NOT INSTITUTED A RECALL IS BEYOND MY BELIEF. IT MUST BE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES TO RECTIFY, IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR THEM TO DO SO. SO PUT EVERYDAY LIVES AT RISK INSTEAD.THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ONGOING JUST BEFORE THE CAR HIT 50,000 MILES OR SO. IT STARTED WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HAD TO RESET THE CAR ALARM IN ORDER FOR IT TO START, DURING THE WARM SUMMER WEATHER IT'S AN ABOMINATION. SOMETIMES I MUST RESET IT 2-3 TIMES A DAY. NEXT IS THE HAZARD LIGHT IT INTERMITTENTLY CLICKS INCESSANTLY. DURING THIS TIME IT'S A CRAPSHOOT IF YOUR TURN SIGNALS WORK. I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE HAZARD LIGHT FROM ITS HOUSING IN ORDER TO MANIPULATE IT TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO WORK WHEN IT'S CLICKING. ALSO THE VEHICLE CHIMES AT TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT'S THE TYPE OF CHIME YOU HEAR WHEN YOU LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND HAVE THE DOOR OPEN.THIS IS LESS FREQUENT THEN THE HAZARD LIGHT CLICKING BUT AN ANNOYANCE JUST THE SAME. I'VE ALSO HAVE HAD A SITUATION ON WAY TO EMPLOYMENT AND THE CAR LOST POWER. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. WHETHER THIS WAS DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RECENT THE GM RECALLS PRESENTLY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MY CURRENT ISSUES, I DO NOT KNOW. I DO NOT LET ANYONE ELSE USE CAR AND MINIMIZE MY USE OF IT AS WELL. LUCKILY MY JOB IS LOCAL BUT I DO WONDER IF MY SAFETY'S COMPROMISED EVERY TIME I GET INTO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

6-10-14 NO CRANK START ,HAD TO RESET SECURITY SYSTEMS CODE B2960 AND P1626C FIRESTONE 312-787-8828 STORE#026514 CHICAGO,IL 60610 6-19-14 WAS DIVING ON LAKE SHORE DR GOT ON OFF RAMP AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF NO POWER IT DID START BACK UP BUT LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WENT I WAS GOING FAST. *TR

100% OF BRAKE LINES FAILED VIA RUST ALSO, CONTROL ARMS FRONT/REAR SEVERELY RUSTED.

SUBJECT VEHICLE HIT A LARGE POTHOLE ON US INTERSTATE; THEFT DETERRENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF CAR. RESTARTED CAR, THEFT LIGHT OFF, RESUMED COURSE/SPEED TO FINAL DESTINATION. APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS LATER, AFTER ONLY LOCAL CITY DRIVING DURING THESE 5 DAYS, CAR WOULD NOT START WHILE PARKED IN HOME GARAGE. AFTER ATTEMPT AT JUMP START, HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED ISSUE AS "CAR WENT INTO THEFT MODE." TECHNICIAN RESET AND CAUTIONED THAT SUBJECT VEHICLE MAY NEED NEW IGNITION CONTROL. THIS IS THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THEFT DETERRENT WARNING LIGHT HAS ENGAGED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, BUT ONLY TIME CAR HAS SHUT DOWN AND NOT STARTED. STILL USING ORIGINAL KEY, ALTHOUGH I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED IT FROM KEY CHAIN TO AVOID RECURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S RPMS DECREASED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH. *MW ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR FLASHED, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT BEFORE MAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR PARTS AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.