2005 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

DRIVER SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ARE BURNING OUT IN ONE TO TWO WEEKS EVEN WHEN REPLACED WITH GM PARTS. BOTH REAR TURN SIGNALS LAMPS ARE ALSO BURNING OUT QUICKLY.

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MOMENTARILY CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 14V-153 EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE AFFECTED MODEL YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

REPORTED EARLIER THAT POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. NEW: POWER STEERING WARNING/CHIMES CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION (ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM RAMP). APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER (LOU LARICHE CHEVROLET, PLYMOUTH, MI) ON 7/10/15 (8 AM EST) TO HAVE RECALL PARTS CHECKED. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

UPON ACCELERATION POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS. GM DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THAT IT IS THE IGNITION COIL. REPLACED WITH A NEWER VERSION OF THE IGNITION COIL AND ADDED A GROUND STRAP BASED ON THE DETECTED ERROR CODES AND A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM GM. UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN UPDATED 11/13/2017*CN

MY MALIBU HAD A RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. EVERY SINCE IT BROKE, MY CAR KEY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BROKE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO BE FIXED, I ASSUMED SINCE IT HAPPENED THE SAME TIME THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BROKE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BREAK ! YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER WHO FIXED THE CABLE SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL.. I'M CONFUSED ON HOW IT DOSEN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE BREAK.. IT WORKED JUST FINE UNTIL THAT BREAK. MY KEY IS STILL STUCK IN THE LINKAGE ! I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS BEFORE, BUT HEARD NOTHING.. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HELPS BUT I DO HAVE A CASE #[XXX]. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER. I DON'T FEEL IT SHOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS, SINCE IT HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME AS MY GEAR SHIFT LEVER.. NOT TO MENTION WHEN IT BROKE IT LEFT ME STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED, COSTING ME MORE OUT OF POCKET.. THANK YOU [XXX]. [XXX]@HOTMAIL.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TURNING LEFT FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO STREET. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN. POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED EARLIER UNDER A GM RECALL. HAD NO ISSUES WITH OLD PARTS BEFORE RECALL. RECALL NUMBER: 14V153000 RECALL DATE: 03/31/2014 COMPONENT: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LAMP FLASHED UP TO THREE TIMES AND THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT MODULE, IGNITION SWITCH, BCM, AND ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE SAFETY RECALL TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LAMP CONTINUED TO FLASH THREE TIMES OR MORE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,445.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TAKATA RECALL. STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH OUR SON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT THE RECALL. GOT THE RECALL FIXED AND NOW THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. HEADLIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING BULBS. THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT SO I WILL GO TO REPLACE THE BUILD AND THEN IT COMES BACK ON. FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL GOES OUT A LOT AND IF I TAP ON IT THEN IT COMES BACK ON. THE SAME WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT OFTEN. THIS SUMMER THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD DING AND THE BUTTON WOULD NOT TURN IT ON OR OFF. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN QUESTION DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IT IS A ON GOING EVENTS.

THE FRONT TURNING SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE HEAD LIGHTS COMPLETELY REPLACE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THE LIGHT HOUSING OF THE TURN SIGNALS WERE OPENED THE LIGHT BULB AND HOOK UPS WERE MELTED TOGETHER.

AFTER A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THIS CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT ALSO SHUTS OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL TOO. WHEN YOU FIRST PRESS THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. PRESS THEM AGAIN AND THEY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR HELP, AND NOTICED GM POSTED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. GM ADVISED TO CLEAN, AND GREASE CONTACTS FOR BCM. I DID JUST THAT. THE CLEANING WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX BECAUSE THE ISSUE RETURNED DAYS LATER. AROUND MAY OF 2014 I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT GM ISSUED SEVERAL RECALLS. THE CAR HAD BEEN BROKE DOWN UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 20015, AND IN APRIL IT WAS SENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED. SHORTLY AFTER FIXING THE RECALL ISSUES THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES RETURNED. I CONTACTED GM/ CHEVROLET AND THEY CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO AGREED TO LOOK AT THE CAR AGAIN FOR FREE. AFTER THEY INSPECTED IT I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACED. ON MAY 28, 2015 MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. ON MAY 30, 2015 THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE RETURNED. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND IM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WILL END UP HITTING US. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,700.

ON 12/16/14 I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 NEW 215/60R/16 95T GOODYEAR VIVA2 TIRES FROM LOUISVILLE WALMART SUPERCENTER 175 OUTER LOOP LOUISVILLE, KY 40214 FOR A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. ON 05/19/2015, WITH APPROPRIATELY 1500 MILES ON THE TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION. DUE TO LOW SPEED AND LIGHT TRAFFIC THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE. NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OTHER THAN SIDEWALL SEPARATION WAS NOTED BY WALMART SERVICE TECHNICIAN. I WAS NOT TOLD UNTIL LATER THAT THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY A GOODYEAR 215/60R/16 95T VIVA 3 WITH A DIFFERENT TREED PATTERN(I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SAFE) DUE TO GOODYEAR NO LONGER MAKING THE VIVA 2 DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED FOR ELECTRICAL CODE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE PASS LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE CODES WERE RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS PASS LOCK SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,300. MA 10/22/2015 *CN

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND MY VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO ACCELERATION FROM GAS PEDAL, SO I HAD TO SIGNAL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF ROAD AND COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES, IT WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT REV UP, EVEN WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. UTAH ROAD INCIDENT MANAGEMENT HELPED BY PUTTING ONE GALLON OF GASOLINE IN TANK SINCE THE TANK WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY, BUT STILL WOULD NOT START. ALSO, TRIED USING CARBURETOR SPRAY TO START THE VEHICLE BUT, STILL DID NOT WORK. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP, WHERE THEY PERFORMED TESTS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER TESTS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. I LOOKED UP WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT RECALL HAS CLOSED. I HOPE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, AFTER THE DEALER INSTALLED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT. THE DEALER LATER RELEASED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,774.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/23/17*LJ THE CONTACT HAD BEEN INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE STRUT MIUNTS WEWRE RUSTED AND WERE PART THE REASONFOR VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AS

THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS GET TOO HOT AND MELTS INTO THE SOCKET WHICH MAKES THE CONNECTION GO BAD. EVEN IF YOU CHANGE THE BULB THE CONNECTION IS BAD SO THE SOCKET HAS TO BE CHANGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF THE FRONT BULBS

FILLED 2005 MALIBU WITH GAS. FUEL READ FULL. PULLED OFF FROM GAS STATION FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR TURNED OFF WHILE AT THE LIGHT. I AM NOT TRYING TO DIE DUE TO A CORPORATION NEGLIGENCE!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. LAST FAILED WHEN CAR PULLED INTO GARAGE, FAILED DAYS EARLIER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT, FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH (MILEAGE ON CAR AT THAT TIME IS APPROXIMATED). PROBLEM PRECISELY MATCHES THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V153000, THAT IS, WARNING BELL CHIMED, DISPLAY ON RADIO FLASHED "POWER STEERING," AND THE STEERING WAS NO LONGER POWER-ASSISTED. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH CHEVROLET AND GM HELP CENTERS THAT MY CAR'S VIN DID NOT MATCH THOSE ON THE RECALL LIST, SO I GUESS SOMEBODY SIMPLY FORGOT TO SEND MY CAR THE MEMO, AS IT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES ALREADY. INTERESTING NOTE: THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM CHEVROLET DEALER, WHERE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM/CONTROLLER (OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED) WAS CLEARED AND REPROGRAMMED. FIVE MILES AND ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATER, IT FAILED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. *JB

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, THERE IS A KNOCK WHEN CAR IS TURNING AND U JOINT LOOKS RUSTED. KNOCK IS NOT RELATED TO CV JOINTS OR BOOTS, IT WAS SEEN BY A LICENSED MECHANIC THAT SAID IT WAS THE U JOINT IN STEERING SHAFT. FIRESTONE OF FAYETTEVILLE AR ARE THE MECHANICS THAT DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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.

I WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL WITH NO INCIDENT, PARKED WENT INTO HOME AND CAME OUT 10 MINUTES LATER, CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, AS IF BATTERY WAS DEAD.. WENT BACK IN TO GET A MULTI-METER AND CHECKED BATTERY, SHOWED 12.3 VOLTS. WENT BACK INTO CAR AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP , NO HESITATION. NEXT DAY WENT TO GET MY GRAND-DAUGHTER (2 YEARS OLD) AND PARKED AT HER HOME. LOADED THE BABY-SEAT, AND WENT TO START CAR, DEAD BATTERY SYMPTOM AGAIN. JUMPED THE CAR FROM MY DAUGHTER AND WENT TOM WALMART TO HAVE BATTERY CHECKED. BATTERY AND CHARGE SYSTEM CHECKED FINE. TRIED TO START THE CAR AFTER TEST, ACTED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY AGAIN. WALMART TECH SAID LOOKS LIKE A BAD STARTER MOTOR. I PURCHASED A NEW STARTER AND INSTALLED. CRANKED ON FIRST HIT. CHECKED CHARGING AMPS WHILE RUNNING, 13.4 VOLTS. WENT 25 MILES TO TOWN. PARKED AND AFTER 2 HOURS CAME BACK TO CAR AND WOULD NOT CRANK. (TURNED MOTOR ONCE THEN CLICK CLICK. CLICK.) GOT A RIDE HOME AND CHECKED INTERNET FOR PROBABLE CAUSE, SEEMS LIKE HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS) HAVE THE SAME SITUATION. I FEEL THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS CUTTING OFF POWER TO CAR. I TRIED THE FIX THAT I FOUND, LOCK, UNLOCK, LOCK UNLOCK CAR WITH KEY THEN WAIT 10 MINUTES AND CRANK THE CAR. IT WORKED. I PULLED AWAY FROM MY LODGE AND WENT DOWN THE ROAD. STOPPED, MADE A RIGHT TURN HEADING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, NO ELECTRICAL SIGNS OTHER THAN ANTI THEFT LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH. TRIED REPETITIVELY TO START THE CAR BUT AGAIN JUST CLICK CLICK. CLICK. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE THRU-WAY, IT WOULD PROBABLY BEEN AN ACCIDENT. FURTHER SEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL IS FOUND. WHY???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND STAYED IN THE ON POSITION CAUSING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO BECOME DISABLED WHICH PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2005 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. RECALL# 14V252000 AND 14V224000. *JB

THE FRONT DRIVER TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK, IT HAS MELTED THE PLASTIC INSIDE. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB SEVERAL TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE PASSENGER TURN SIGNAL IS NOW BLINKING VERY FAST AND THEN SLOW SO I'M GUESSING IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE THAT ONE DOESN'T WORK. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK. ALL OF THIS IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AND RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE CURRENT ISSUE I AM HAVING IS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, WHICH IS OFTEN BECAUSE I DRIVE 80 MILES A DAY FOR WORK, MY GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL/ LIGHT COMES ON! NEXT DAY LOW FUEL LIGHT ON STILL, GOES OFF ON MY DRIVE EVENTUALLY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON! THAT GOES AWAY AS WELL. I WENT TO GET THE CODES CHECK AT AUTOZONE AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: P0463. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND A CEMENT PILLAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE VIN WAS AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V092000 (POWER TRAIN). THE TECHNICIAN DENIED THAT THE POTENTIAL RECALL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I USED MY SCANNER TOOL AND I GOT THE CODE P0826 WHICH IS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER, THE SHIFT CABLE MUST BE BROKEN. AM I ENTITLED TO TAKE MY CAR TO GET FIXED IN A DEALER BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS OR SOMEBODY DIES? *TR

LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, AND CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. SLIGHT "PLAY" IN THE STEERING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE POPPING WITHIN THE "PLAY" AREA OF THE STEERING. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM PRIVATE OWNER WITH LOW MILES, GARAGE KEPT, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. PREVIOUS OWNER NOTICED A NOISE NEAR THE STEERING AT 30000 MILES. *TR

MY FRONT BLINKER LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE BLINKER LIGHT HOUSING (THE INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC GLOBE THE BULB RESIDES IN). THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE CAR NOT THE LIGHTS AS I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BULBS. **NOTE: AS I HAVE NOT KEPT A RECORD OF THE INCIDENTS, I HAVE LISTED THE LAST TIME AS PRECISE DATE. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THIS IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST GM FOR FAILING TO REPLACE ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR A RECALL. ON 3/31/14, GM ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, #14V153000 FOR 1.3 MILLION CARS UNDER 4 SEPARATE BULLETINS & THIS INCLUDED MY 05 MALIBU FOR STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST - THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME (BULLETIN 14116). UNDER BULLETIN 14116, GM WOULD REPLACE ONLY THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY (NOT THE STEERING MOTOR) FOR CERTAIN GM CARS INCLUDING MY CAR AND THE GM DEALER DID SO ON 10/21/14. SUBSEQUENTLY ON 1/10/15, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ON 1/14/15, I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE STEERING MOTOR MODULE 6.605 WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT ON THE SAME DAY. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BULLETIN THIS PART SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PART THAT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE OTHER 3 GM BULLETINS, # 14115, 14117 & 14118 FOR THE SAME/SIMILAR STEERING PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THE STEERING MOTOR MODULE WAS NOT INITIALLY DEEMED TO BE A HAZARD FOR GM CARS COVERED UNDER THE 14116 BULLETIN (AND MY 05 MALIBU). THUS, OTHER MALIBU OWNERS UNDER THE 14116 BULLETIN MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR AND ANOTHER RECALL MAY BE NECESSARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FUEL SHOWS INCORRECT AMOUNTS. FILL IT AND SOMETIMES IS SAYS EMPTY. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE GOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN STEERING ASSIST FAILED AGAIN WAS JUST REPAIRED ABOUT 2 MOS. AGO TWICE IN ONE REPAIR VISIT NOW AGAIN I HIT A LATE MODEL CHEVY TRUCK DENTED THE REAR BUMPER AND MOVEMENT FROM IMPACT PUSHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR DAMAGING FENDER I NEVER LOOKED AT THE FRONT OF TRUCK I WAS TOLD BY SECURITY ON THE PHONE. I KNEW IT WAS ALL RECORDED BY THE HUNDREDS OF CAMERAS THEY HAVE ON EACH FLOOR I LEFT MY INS CARD WITH PHONE # ON WINDSHIELD IT CAUSED OVER $5000.00 IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR BECAUSE LIFTED TRUCK AND THE TRAILER HITCH OR I PANICKED AND HIT GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKE NOT SURE BUT MY CAR IS VERY MESSED UP I HAVE FULL COVERAGE THRU AAA SINCE 1991 I CALLED MY AGENT SHE SAID CALL CHEVY AND GAVE ME THE # CHEVY PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED T TO LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WHEN I HAD A EST. WRITTEN BY CHEVY DEALER I SHOWED THE MANAGER THE STIFF STEERING HE AGREED YES IT IS NOT WORKING NO POWER STEERING ASSIST I GUESS IT IS ALL ELECTRIC AND SOME SENSOR WENT BAD AGAIN IT GOES OUT THEN I TURN OFF CAR AND RE START THEN IT RE SETS AND WORKS AGAIN I ALSO CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN 300 DEATHS IN THE U.S. AND 1 IN CANADA FROM THIS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL THAT HAS BEEN OUT SINCE APRIL OF 2014 I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME AND WAS ADVISED THERE IS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST I WORKED FOR G.M. FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND WORKED AT THE REPAIRING DEALER FOR OVER 20 YEARS BUT I AM RETIRED NOW IT IS NOT THE DEALERSHIPS FAULT JUST DEFECTIVE PARTS OR DESIGN .I JUST AM BLESSED NO ONE WAS AROUND TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY THE STEERING FAILING ON A TURN THERE COULD HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WALKING BEHIND THIS TRUCK OR KIDS THANK GOD THERE WAS NO FOOT TRAFFIC THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING . *TR

MY TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES EVERYTIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT DISENGAGES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD COPRRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT HASN'T AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHAT AM I TO DO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CANISTER VENT SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,635.

TL-THE CONTACT OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. DJR

NHTSA RECALL # 14V224 (MANUFACTURER RECALL # N140152) CAR HAS BEEN ON RECALL SINCE MAY 16, 2014. BROUGHT CAR TO PAUL CONTI CHEVEROLET, FREEPORT ON 12/22/2014 TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD AGAIN "PART NOT AVAILABLE." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

FRONT DRIVER SEAT WELD BROKEN. SEAT LEANS TO SIDE. UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING AND UNSAFE.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. I TRIED TO DEAL WITH GM AS THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE A MECHANIC REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS THE EXACT PART RECALLED BY GM. MY VIN SHOULD PROBABLY BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TOOK CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, FOR NHTSA ID: 14V252000/GM SAFETY RECALL: 13036, TO CORRECT THE ISSUES IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH IMPACTED THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR. NOW REAR TOP BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PUSHED. FRONT LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED BOTH LOW-BEAM LIGHTS ON 12/6/2014. FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE TURN SIGNAL BLINKERS HAVE MELTED THE YELLOW PLASTIC INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT. BROUGHT BACK TO THE SAME CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON 1/2/2015, FOR VEHICLE RECALL NHTSA ID: 14V224000/GM SAFETY RECALL 14152 TO HAVE THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING BRACKET INSTALLED. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TIED TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM. THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ME THE REASON FOR THE FAULT. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CUSTOMER DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE ANYMORE. WOULD LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES. *TA