2004 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

POWER DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND NOT ATTACHED TO MOUNTS. CRASH WOULD NOT BE SAFE BECAUSE SEAT COULD SEPARATE. A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS A RECALL. SEAT BROKE LOSE ENTERING CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

SIDE OF THE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. IN 2015, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FAILURE. RECENTLY, A FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD TRANSMISSION WIPER LINKAGE BUSHING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT AT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION KEY PULLED OUT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT ALSO WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WITHOUT THE KEY TURNING TO THE OFF POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,048.

THE FRONT DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT SAGS TO DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. BAR ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF FRONT SEAT NEAR MOTOR AS BROKEN RIGHT NEAR THE WELD.RIGHT BEFORE WHERE IT BOLTS DOWN. CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY THIS ISSUE WAS FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT EXHIBITED SIGNS OF FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 04/21/2016*LJ

FOR THE LAST 3-4 WEEKS MY MAINTENANCE CHIME KEPT GOING OFF AND A MESSAGE SAYING POWER STEERING. AND I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL HAS EITHER BEEN REALLY LOOSE OR ANOTHER TIME I WILL NEED TO USE SOME FORCE TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO GIVE OUT AT TIMES. I TOOK MY CAR LAST YEAR TO GET FIXED TWICE WHEN GENERAL MOTORS RECALLED MY VEHICLE THAT INVOLVED THE POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS INDEED THE RECALLED PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN IF IT WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME WELDS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE SEAT FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,360. UPDATED 02/26/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING THE THIRTY TWO MILE DRIVE FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE GRADUALLY RAN OUT OF POWER AND WOULD NOT START I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WITH NO POWER AND NOT MOVING. THE CAR WOULD NOT START IT WAS PULLED HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK WAS CHANGED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,067. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/04/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

NOTICED DRIVER SEAT WAS TILTED TO THE RIGHT WHEN SITTING ON IT RECENTLY. INSPECTED UNDERNEATH AND SAW A WELD THAT LOOKS BROKEN. BROKEN METAL BAR (IMAGE ATTACHED). LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T919217-DISCUSS2004_CHEVY_MALIBU_MAXX_BROKEN_POWER_SEAT.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU_MAXX/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SEATS-4.SHTML DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST ABOUT $1000 BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE IF I'M IN A CRASH AND THE SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED TO THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND IS HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 RECALLS. THIS TIME IT IS THE POWER STEERING MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD GET JAMMED IN THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS DIFFICULTLY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE COULD BE SHIFTED AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,821...UPDATED 04/26/16 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES. TURNING SIGNALS & BREAK LIGHTS NOT RESPONSIVE. SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT HAPPENS AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. PICTURES ATTACHED PUSHING BREAKS & USING TURNING SIGNALS NO RESPONSE. CAR POWER STEERING ALSO SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER WILL NOT PROVIDE HELP. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST 16 MONTHS. ALMOST CRASHED 5 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,900.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN AND DIPS DOWN IN FRONT AND TO THE RIGHT. IT'S LIKE A BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT IS BROKEN. IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVERY TIME I LEAN FORWARD, MY SEAT DROPS DOWN IN THE FRONT WHICH COULD AFFECT MY DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY MALIBUS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, HEADED STRAIGHT, ON A ROAD THAT IS A HILL, AND I WAS HEADED DOWN HILL. THE STEERING WHEEL DIDNT SEEM TO BE TO BE RESPONDING PROPERLY, SO I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND DRIFTED DOWN THE HILL AND INTO A TREE. THE WHOLE FRONT END , HOOD AND BOTH FENDERS ARE DAMAGED. I AM SURE WE HAD PAOWER STEERING RECALL WORK DONE, THIS IS AWFUL. THE CAR WAS NOT WORTH A WHOLE LOT BUT IT WAS IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. WE DIDNT HAVE COLLISION COVERAGE SO NOW I HAVE A REAL TOTAL LOSS.

ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IT SNAPPED AND DROPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CLOSEST TO THE CENTER COLUMN. DRIVER;S SEAT NOW TILTS TOWARDS THE RIGHT. MECHANIC SAID IT WILL NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION. UPON READING NHTSA REVIEWS BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME INCIDENT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V188000 (SEAT BELTS) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT ADJUSTER WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN IT WAS SET AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE PART # 22714392 ( BOTH HAVE THE SAME CODES OF ORA AND 301024P00 ON THE PAPER TAG ON SPRING ) THIS CAR HAS NEVER PULLED A TRAILER OR HAD ANY HEAVY LOADS BOTH OF THESE SPRINGS BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE ( I HAVE THE BROKEN SPRINGS) DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH ROAD YOU DO NOT NOTICE PROBLEM IT IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO FAST LANE CHANGE OR HARD BRAKING THEN VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL I WENT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED WHAT THEY COULD FOR ME I SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I NEVER HEARD OF 2 COIL SPRINGS BREAKING IN THE SAME PLACE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO DO THEY SAID I COULD CALL GENERAL MOTORS BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING EITHER I STOPPED DRIVING CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN ORDERED 2 AFTER MARKET MOOG BRAND SPRINGS WHICH ARE MADE OF THICKER METAL AND I INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SPRINGS ON 11/15/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER RESETTING THE THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WELD ON THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER HAS BROKEN AND THE SEAT TILTS TO THE SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DIM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT. THE WIRES ARE MELTED WHERE IT PLUGS IN TO THE LIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TRYING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY HAD TO BE ADJUSTED BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT RAIL BROKE. SEAT TILTS TOWARDS CONSOLE, NOT ALLOWING PROPER SEAT POSITIONING AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH.

MY CAR IS IN MY HUSBANDS NAME BUT THE PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED WITH RECALLS. I NEVER RECEIVED A STEERING COLUMN RECALL UNTIL MY CAR WAS ALREADY OVER 150,000 MLS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE GARAGE THEY FIXED ONE RECALL AND CONVENIENTLY 2 MORE REPAIRS THAT DIDN'T EXIST NEEDED FIXED THEY THEN TOLD ME THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I SAID I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX AND THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED IT AS GOOD AS THEY COULD POWER STEERING PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN BUT MAY NEVER. SO ON JUNE 26TH I HEADED TO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TO BE WITH MY SON WHEN HE WAS PUT UNDER ANESTHESIA FOR AN MRI(HE HAS DOWN SYNDROME). CAR WAS ACTING UP NOT TURNING RIGHT BUT I MADE IT THERE. I SENT KIDS WITH THEIR DAD THE NIGHT BEFORE BECAUSE I FELT IT WASN'T DRIVING RIGHT. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 28 IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY CAR STARED GOING TOWARDS THE PASSING LANE. I TRIED TURNING G THE WHEEL BACK. IT TURNED BUT THE WHEELS DIDN'T FOLLOW. IT CONTINUED INTO PASSING LANE, HIT THE CEMENT WALL. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CLIMBED THE WALL. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED BECAUSE SAME DEALER BROKE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED AIRBAGS, THEY WERE TO REPLACE IT FREE WHEN PART CAME IN BUT NEVER CALLED. I LANDED IN MEDIAN BETWEEN HIGHWAYS. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. NOW I HAVE NO CAR. IS THERE ANYONE THAT FIGHTS FOR THE LITTLE GUY ANYMORE?

UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SEAT WHERE A SMALL PIPE CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE RAILS BROKE OFF AT THE WELD. THIS MADE THE DRIVER SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT AND MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. IT'S VERY UNSTABLE! IT WILL BE A CAUSE OF DEATH OR INJURY SINCE THE SEAT BELT IS PART OF THE SYSTEM. UPON CLOSER LOOK, IT APPEARS THE JOB WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. POOR WELDING AND POOR WORKMANSHIP IS VERY OBVIOUS UPON INSPECTION. A QUICK SEARCH IN THE INTERNET SHOWS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY MALIBU. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT POSES DANGER TO THE DRIVING PUBLIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WHILE THE ANTI THEFT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,691.

WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THIS VEHICLE WITH A WRENCH IN THE MIDDLE LIT UP ON MY DASH BOARD AND THAT'S WHEN MY WHEEL LOCKED UP I COULDN'T MOVE THE WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT I HAD TO FORCE IT TO TURN TO BE ABLE TO MAKE TURNS AND GET OVER.

NOTICED DRIVERS SEAT WAS LEANING INWARD, TOWARD CONSOLE, AND FELT WOBBLY. TOOK CAR TO LAOCA MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE ANCORAGE ON MY SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS CONCERNING THIS MATTER WAS TOLD NNE ON RECORD. I DID INFORM THEM THAT I'D DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBUS'. I WAS REFERRED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $85.00 FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED LONG AGO. IM SURE THIS THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SEATBELT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NOT HOLD IF I WERE IN A COLLISION. THIS DANGEROUS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND A DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

THE CAR WON'T START. DEALER SAID SOME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. A NEW PASSLOCK SENSOR IS NEEDED. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY CHEVY/GM CARS OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME EVEN REPORTED THAT THE CAR STOPPED DURING DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS SOOOOOO DANGEROUS. GM NEEDS TO START A RECALL ON THIS.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND HAD TO SWERVE. HAVING SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE I MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION. THE CAR IS PERFECTLY MAINTAINED AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (BUNNIN CHEVY) CONCLUDED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER ERROR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND THE EPS UNIT FAILED. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES), THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FEEL AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE GRABBING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT BOTH RECALL REPAIRS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500.

WHILE DRIVING I5 NORTH I ADJUSTED MY ELECTRONIC FRONT SEAT FOR MORE COMFORT, AND WHEN I DID I FOUND THE SEAT MOVING CLOSER TO THE DASH BOARD, I COULDN'T STOP IT OR REVERSE IT SO I FRANTICALLY WENT FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD ALMOST CRASHING INTO SOMEONE. WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND MYSELF ALMOST TRAPPED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT MY LEGS WERE ALMOST JAMMED INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DASH BOARD AND THE ELECTRONIC SEAT NON RESPONSIVE. WHAT I FOUND OUT WAS THAT THE SWITCH HAD COME OFF THE CONTROL KNOBS AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT. SOMEBODY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR THIS BUT THERE SHOULD BE.

DRIVING GRAND CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL, TURNED IN DRIVEWAY AND CAR MADE LOUD CHATTER AND CLUNK SOUND LIKE SOMETHING WAS COMING APART OR FALLING OUT. WHEN THE NOISE HAPPENED STEERING WHEEL KEPT SPINNING FREELY! RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THIS EXACT THING MAY HAPPEN WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER 150,000 MILES. CAR IS AT 170,000 THEY WILL NOT REPAIR SAYING EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE AND NOT RECALL. MIND BOGGLING HOW THEY CAN BE ALLOWED TO ISSUE RECALL FOR STEERING MOTOR THAT MAY CAUSE VECHILE TO STEER HARDER A SAFETY ISSUE AND WHEN YOUR IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AND STEERING WHEEL SPINS FREELY ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE. HAD WE BEEN TURNING AS WE WERE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THAT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED!! THIS SEEMS COMPLETELY IDIOTIC HOW HARD STEERING THAT COULD HAPPEN SUCH AS LIKE WHEN A CAR DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING WAS DECLARED SAFETY ISSUE BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE WHEN YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER AND STEERING WHEEL JUST SPINS. HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY ARE MADE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT $900 FOR PART ALONE. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY PUT A MILE LIMIT OF 150,000 ON SOMETHING THAT CAN CAUSE CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH!!! THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION NEEDS TO BE MADE PUBLIC AND CORRECTED. BECAUSE MANUFACTURER NEGLECTED TO PUT AN UMBRELLA SEAL A VERY CHEAP PART PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT RISK AND IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO NEGLECT ON MANUFACTURERS PART!!