2005 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

FIRST I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT STEERING ISSUES AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE STRUTS, AXLES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THEM DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, I HAVE A RECALLED SHIFT CABLE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST YEAR IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER. I ASKED ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY STATED , THEY ALL ARE. SO I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE CALL THAT THEY HAVE THIS SHIFT CABLE AND CAN ONLY PRAY NOTHING HAPPENS, LIKE A BAD ACCIDENT. IF SOMETHING WERE IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR YOU ALL. ANYWAY WHEN WILL THIS PART BE IN SO I CAN GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. WENT TO [XXX] IN KANSAS CITY KS. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THEM AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE CAR. PLEASE ADVISE. BY THE WAY THE SEAT BROKE, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AND I'M NOT REAL HAPPY. OF COURSE ITS PAID FOR NOW AND NOT UNDER A WARRANTY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER ELECTRICAL GAUGES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WENT OUT. THERE IS A RECALL ON IT FOR OVER A MONTH AND THERE IS STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION, IT IS A DANGER IF TAKEN ON THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS MY MAIN FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEED IT TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY IN A 30 MILE COMMUTE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE HOW THERE CAN BE SUCH A MAJOR MALFUNCTION AND A RECALL YET NO PARTS OR TIME FRAME ON WHEN I CAN EXPECT MY CAR TO BE BACK IN DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WILL NEVER DRIVE A GM CAR EVER AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I AM A MECHANIC AND I DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR A LIVING I NOTICED MY PARKING BRAKE CABLE TO BE WORN VERY THIN AND CAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALLS IF A USER WERE TO HIT THE PARKING BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY OR JUST TO APPLY IT THE BRAKE MIGHT NOT APPLY I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS CAUSE THE LINE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME AND THERE IS NO SIMPLE FIX IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND A PLATE INSTALLED TO KEEP IT FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN A THIRD SAFETY RECALL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE MANUFACTURER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, AND THE GEAR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE FOR THE GEAR BOX WHEN THE DRIVER CHANGED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAITED FOR LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE RECEIVED 3 SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FROM GM. (1 FOR ELECTRIC STEERING, 1 FOR BRAKE APPLY SENSOR AND 1 FOR A SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE). HOWEVER, GM WILL NOT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US TO CALL THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN TELLS US THAT GM WILL NOT SUPPLY THE PARTS. UPON CALLING GM A THIRD TIME, THEY WILL NOT REVEAL WHO IS MAKING THESE PARTS, WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM, OR HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY AGAIN INSTRUCT US TO CALL THE DEALER. EACH RECALL STATES THAT IT IS AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" IN ACCORDANCE FEDERAL LAWS BUT YET NOBODY WILL FIX ANY OF THE ISSUES. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE CAME IN 2012 FOR ELECTRIC STEERING. WE ARE STILL BEING TOLD THERE ARE NOT PARTS TO FIX THIS. THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR CAME IN JULY 2014. THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE ALSO CAME IN JULY 2014. (THIS INDICATES THAT THE CABLE CAN SNAP WHILE DRIVING). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ

MY WIFE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER A REST STOP IN HER 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX WHEN THERE WAS A DING AND POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE NOTICED SHE HAD LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND TURNED IT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, SHE RESTARTED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO LONGER THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 21 FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR THIS GENERATION OF MALIBU (GM RECALL NO. N140116; NHTSA RECALL NO. 14V153) BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A LETTER. WHEN I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, I WAS TOLD PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. APPARENTLY THERE ARE THREE OTHER GM ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALLS, WITH PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THREE OTHERS BUT NOT OUR CAR. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HASN'T RETURNED, BUT ONCE IT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME DOUBT GETS PLANTED. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME THERE HAS BEEN SUCH A RECALL. WE GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN LATE 2007 FOR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AS WELL, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE BEFORE THIS YEAR'S RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURE TO START AND STALLING OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, ON OCCASION. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL, REPUTABLE SHOP IN MADISON HEIGHTS, MI. WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A FUEL PUMP. JOB WAS COMPLETED. UPON PICKING UP CAR ABOUT AUGUST 5, 2014, DROVE IT AWAY BUT RETURNED TO AREA OF SHOP TO ASK MECHANIC A QUESTION. ABOUT 1/8 MILE FROM SHOP AND AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALL AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS--BRAKES, STEERING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, ETC.--FAILED AS WELL. ENGINE DID NOT FALTER PRIOR TO THIS; IT SIMPLY SHUT DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO THE SHOP'S PARKING LOT, THANKFULLY! SHOP HAD CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTERWARD DUE TO A MAJOR FLOOD IN SE MICHIGAN ABOUT THAT TIME. UPON THEIR RESUMING WORK ON IT, THEY ALSO EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE FAILURE DURING A TEST DRIVE. WE THEN TOOK CAR TO SERRA CHEVROLET IN SOUTHFIELD, MI, WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED IT SOME MONTHS EARLIER. WE WERE INFORMED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH--OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALL EXISTING--AND THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, AT OUR EXPENSE. WE FOLLOWED UP THIS REPAIR WITH A REQUEST TO GENERAL MOTORS FOR A REFUND OF THE $578.38 CHARGE. GM REFUSED, STATING THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE OBJECT TO THIS! THIS APPEARS TO BE THE CLASSIC ENGINE FAILURE/IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM GM HAS EXPERIENCED ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS, IN AND OUT OF WARRANTY. WE NOTE THAT IN THEIR REFUSAL, GM DID NOT USE THE WORD "RECALL," MAKING US BELIEVE THEY ARE DODGING THAT ISSUE UNTIL SUCH TIME, AS WE EXPECT, THE RECALL OF THEIR CARS WITH THE CLASSIC ENGINE FAILURE/IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WILL EXTEND BACK TO 2005 MODELS! ANY ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE YOU CAN EXTEND IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WELDING FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT AND BECOME WOBBLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRACKING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/30/14*LJ UPDATED 4/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED THE FAILURE RELATED TO THE STEERING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY FROM GM ADVISING ME OF A RECALL OF MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. IN SHORT, IT COULD FRACTURE AT ANY MOMENT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO HAS BEGUN SHIFTING TO DIFFERENT GEARS WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON. IN OTHER WORDS, IT CAN SHIFT INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR ON ITS OWN. THIS AS MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION. THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR ARE A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, UNDER RECALL 14152. IN THE LETTER (AGAIN, RECEIVED IN JULY) I WAS INFORMED THAT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW THE END OF AUGUST AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. MY QUESTION TO GM, AS A SINGLE WOMAN WITH ONE VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? THEY HAD NO ANSWER. WHEN IS GM GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE POSITION IN WHICH THEY HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS? WHY ISN'T THERE A FORCED BUY BACK? AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO UNTIL THEY MAKE PARTS AVAILABLE? *TR

FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS, EVERY TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS AND THEN START THE CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE JUMPS UP TO FULL, STAYS THERE FOR A FEW MILES, THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL MESSAGE COMES ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ALSO COMES ON AND STAYS ON. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE GOES BACK TO FULL AND AT THE POINT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE NEXT FILL-UP, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE FRAME RAILS BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY MOVE WHICH EVER WAY THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK CAUSING HIM TO BE UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,728.

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE BROKE IN MY CAR, THE RECALL COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CABLE.. BUT THE KEY IS STUCK IN MY CAR EVERY SINCE THIS INCIDENT OF THE CABLE.. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, JUST WITHIN MINUTES OF GETTING OF THE INTERSTATE. I PULLED INTO STORE PARKING LOT. THE CABLE BROKE, THE KEY WAS STUCK. I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. TO THIS DAY, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY.. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN FIXED, BUT IT WASN'T. NOW MY CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SOMETIMES WON'T START.. PLEASE HELP ME TO CORRECT THIS. *TR

THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE SEAT TRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT EVEN WITHOUT A DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE FACTORY WELD HAS GIVEN OUT ON THE TRACK. WE FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IF IT WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE WELD TO FAIL OTHER THAN GOING AROUND A CORNER AT NORMAL SPEEDS. WHEN RESEARCHING REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE WE HAVE NOTED MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP VAPOR LINE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUMES. THE MECHANIC WAS ALSO UNSURE AS TO HOW THE FUEL LINE BECAME FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IF HE DID NOT GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE LEAK CONTINUED, THE VEHICLE WOULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I WAS STUCK IN EVERYONE'S WAY. TRIED TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER BUT I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE I STARTED IT UP AND THE STEERING CAME BACK ON JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME. CHEVY SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE PART NUMBERS BUT OTHER PRIVATELY OWNED SHOPS IN MY AREA SAY THEY CAN GET THE PARTS AND FIX IT. *TR

OVER A COURSE OF THREE YEARS, I'VE CONTINUOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TAILLIGHTS GOING OUT, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING,ETC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON AND GO OFF WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO "LIGHT UP". I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS GIVE ME DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS' AND HAVE SPENT A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REMEDY THIS AND EVERY THING HAS FAILED. I RECENTLY DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/OWNERS/SEARCHRESULTS MY CAR WAS ALSO GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC AT CHEVROLET SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THAT AFTER I SPEND $700 TO GET THIS FIXED, THIS MIGHT NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ANY INFORMATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) 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.

GAS TANK FULL, YET THE GAS GAGE SAYS EMPTY AND THE BELL RINNGS OFR LOW GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO MAKE A JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

FYI (THE INCIDENT DATE IS WHEN I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT A WORK SHOP) I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, LEFT AXLE AND TRANSMISSION.(TOTAL $2484.92) I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 ) BUT GM WON'T REPLACE IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING BUILT IN A CERTAIN LOCATION. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ) MY KEY IGNITION HAS A RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS TO REPLACE THIS DEFECT. MY TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A DEFECT ( THE TRANSMISSION HAS A CLICK ON 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AND GM IS NOT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE DEFECTED TRANSMISSIONS) MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THESE CLICKS AND CHARGED ME $1750.00 AND GAVE ME A WARRANTY. MY ELECTRICAL HAS A DEFECT, I KEEP CHANGING MY FUSES BECAUSE OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ). GM IS NEGLECTING TO FIX MY CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/18/2014 *JS

I HAVE A CHEVY MALIBU 2005, THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL KEEPS BURNING OUT AND HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE SOCKET GETS SO HOT AND BURNS THE BULB OUT. IT IS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.I AM GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS, WHEN IT BURNS OUT THEN I HAVE NO TURN SIGNAL AND TIRED OF REPLACING THE BULB. IT GETS SO HOT THAT THE CONNECTOR ON THE BULB ACTUALLY MELTS AND LOOKS LIKE THE REFLECTOR COVERING HAS EITHER GOTTEN SO HOT IT MELTS OR SOMETHING AND NOW BEFORE IT BLEW THIS TIME, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB ONCE AGAIN AFTER JUST CHANGING IT 2 WEEKS AGO AND FOUND/SAW THAT IT NOW MELTED THE COVERING, THE YELLOW REFLECTOR COVERING. I THINK THIS IS WHAT IT IS CALLED. SOMEBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. AND IF I DON'T FIX IT I HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING IT WORKING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE SOCKET SINCE THAT IS THE PROBLEM AS THE PICTURES WILL SHOW YOU. THE DATE I PICKED IS ONLY APX. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR @ LEAST A YR. I HOPE THE PICS HELP YOU TO MAKE A DECISION THE RIGHT WAY. I AM GETTING NO WHERE WITH CHEVY. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 05/23/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO BEING TOO LOOSE OR TIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,233. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, IS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN, I HAVE TO SHAKE THE KEY AND PUSH ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE KEY TURNS ON THE SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IF IT IS AND I PAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, CAN I BE REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR COST? *TR

DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED AND LEANED TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF SEAT, THE MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU. I KEEP GETTING RECALL LETTERS (ELECTRONIC STEERING, IGNITION, BODY CONTROL MODULE) THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR ANY OF THEM. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR CAR FIXED? HOW LONG DOES THE GOV GIVE MANUFACTURERS TO ACTUALLY REPAIR A RECALL. SEEMS TO ME IF THE DEFAULT(S) IS/ARE DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL, THERE SHOULD BE SOME REPERCUSSIONS WHEN GM DOES NOT REPAIR RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER. SHOULD I JUST GO TO THE DEALER AND DEMAND A RENTAL TILL MY CAR IS MADE SAFE TO DRIVE? HOW ABOUT A PICKET SIGN? SHOULD I GO AND PAY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND BILL GM? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V15300 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY POWER STEERING TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING - I PULLED OVER MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT - THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE ON AND I DROVE LESS THAN HALF A MILE BEFORE THE POWER STEERING ONCE AGAIN TURNED OFF. GM HAS NOTIFIED ME THERE ARE NOT ANY PARTS CURRENTLY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN DEALERSHIPS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PARTS. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS ENOUGH SAFETY ISSUE TO WARRANT A RENTAL VEHICLE TO CUSTOMERS UNABLE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES WHILE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR

FOR AWHILE NOW MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT HAD BECOME AN ISSUE WHEN I VEERED OFF THE ROAD ON A U-TURN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT ID BE FINE. FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT TO WHERE I WAS BACKING INTO A SPOT AND COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE CHIME GOES OFF 2-3 TIMES A WEEK AND HAVE TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR SOMETIMES AD WELL. BEING CONCERNED I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GM AND THEY TOOK INFO FROM ME AND LEFT MESSAGE FOR CHEVY TO CALL ME. CHEVY NEVER CALLED ME BACK SO I CALLED AND THEY BEGAN TO TELL ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS ON A WAITING LIST. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND CAME UP EMPTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM CAN LEAVE ME IN THIS SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW IF BECAUSE MY CAR IS ALMOST AT THE 10 YEAR MARK AND THAN GM IS NOT LIABLE, OR THERE IS A LOOP HOLE IN SOME WAY THEY CAN DRAG THEIR FEET. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO, OR ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?! *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, A CLICK WAS HEARD UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE (ELECTRIC) POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT. ALSO A BATTERY SYMBOL ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. REDUCING ACCELERATION CAUSED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO RETURN TO NORMAL. UPON FURTHER TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY AT ANY SPEED WHEN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION (OFTEN AT ABOUT 4000 RPM) AND WHILE HILL CLIMBING UNDER LOAD AT ABOUT 2100 RPM. IT WAS NOTED THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WENT EXCESSIVELY HIGH (16V, SOMETIMES 17V) AND OCCASIONALLY MULTIPLE (ALL?) INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. IF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUITS WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO JERK HARD TOWARDS GOING STRAIGHT, A DECIDED SAFETY ISSUE. THIS MAY BE THE SAME ISSUE DETAILED IN THE JUNE 2010 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TSB # 08-02-32-005A AND IT APPEARS TO NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD REFUELED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BEFORE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,300.

WHEN ENTERING MY PARKED 2005 MALIBU MAXX, THE CROSS BAR UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT SNAPPED AT THE CORNER WELD. FROM READING THESE POSTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN AFFORD $1000 TO BUY ANOTHER DEFECTIVE SEAT FRAME BEFORE THEY MAKE A STRONGER ONE, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALLS I ALREADY HAVE FOR THIS VEHICLE. ( WHICH PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF YET ) THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL. WHEN I TOOK MY EXIT (23 ON ROUTE 2), THE CAR SIMPLY TURNED OFF, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL. I LOST CONTROL, SPUNG TWICE AND LANDED ON THE RAMP OF THAT EXIT. THE CAR HAS BEEN USELESS SINCE THEN. I CALLED THE RECALL HOTLINE TO GET SUPPORT AND THEY DID NOTHING FOR ME. I'M LEFT WITH NO CAR AND NO SUPPORT BY THE GM TEAM THAT FORWARD ME ENDLESS RECALL LETTERS. I'VE HAD ENDLESS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I FINANCED IT. ENDLESS REPAIRS, CLOSE ACCIDENTS ENCOUNTER BECAUSE OF CAR SENSOR ISSUES. BRAKES NO PROPERLY WORKING. TRACTION FAILING. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. HOW CAN I GET SUPPORT FOR A VEHICLE WHICH I LOVED SO DEARLY AND YET NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE?

IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I-85 ATLANTA, 3:30 P.M.. WE WERE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC,STOP AND GO, VERY SLOW TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY, MY CAR SHOOK AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER PUTTING ON HAZARD LIGHTS, I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT BACK AND IT WOULD START, SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND TURNED OFF AC AND TRAVELED THE REST OF THE WAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *JS

WHILE DRIVING HOME I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL. IT BECAME HARD TO STEER AND I COULD BARELY TURN OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS RAINING AND 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC WAS GETTING HEAVY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,117.

HEAD LAMP BULBS AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNT OUT. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CERTIFIED GM SHOP ONLY TO BURN OUT AGAIN.

WHILE TRAVELING HOME I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT USING MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT I JUST HAD BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY BRAKE PETAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I CAN STOP AND MY CAR MAKES STRANGE SCRUBBING NOISES FROM TIME TO TIME. AS ADVISED I HAD MY LIGHTS CHECKED BY A PROFESSIONAL AND IT WAS FOUND MY LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE BURNED/MELTED AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE BULBS CONNECT TO THE BASE. I HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN. DUE TO THESE ISSUES I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND CONSTANTLY CHECK MY BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *TR

POWER DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY TILTED BACK AND RIGHT, AND I HEARD A LOUD POP. UPON INSPECTION A BAR THAT RUNS UNDER THE SEAT BROKE AT A WELD. SEAT NOW FEELS INSECURE AND BOUNCY. *JS