2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES AND STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT SHE HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD BRAKES WERE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. . THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, AND HAD NERVE DAMAGE. *AK UPDATED 12/30/05. *JB

ON 9-3-05 I FILLED MY FUEL TANK AND DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. ON 9-5-05 AROUND 12 NOON THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE..THE FIRE DEPT CONTACTED AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT..THE REPORT IM GETTING FROM G.M AND THE DEALER IS THAT I PUT TO MUCH FUEL IN THE CAR AND THAT CAUSED THE FIRE..I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUMES CAUSE THE FIRE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE...I DO NOT FELL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR I DO NOT BY THE FACT THAT OVER FUELING THE CAR WAS THE CAUSE I HAVE FUEL THE CAR MANY TIME IN THE PAST WITH NO PROBLEMS..AND EVER TIME I MADE CONTACTED WITH A G.M REP. WAS GIVEN A DIFFERENT REASON ON WHY THIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE....*NM

POOR GAS MILEAGE, GAS CAP IS RATTLING LOOSE DUE TO RATCHET PIECE COMING APART, RATCHET PIECE REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE HAS A DISLOCATION OF THE SC JOINT, STERNUM AND THE COLLAR BONE. CAUSED BY TELESCOPING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE RECEIVING A CALL, AND CALLER EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT SHE COULD NOT BE REACHED UNTIL AFTER 5:30 PM. SHE SPOKE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND MANY OF THEM VERY RUDE BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT BE REACHED UNTIL AFTER 5 PM AND THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD TELL HER BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER GM BUSINESS HOURS. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 13,890 MILES, MADE APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE, WORK WAS DONE ON CAR, DROVER 150 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALERHAS H MY CAR FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO HAVE AN EGINEER FOR THE MANUFACTURING PLANT COME WORK ON THE CAR. TODAYS DATE IS JUNE 16 2005, I AM GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS MATTER I JUST WISH THE MANUFACTURE WOULD BUY THIS CAR BACK. SO I CAN BUY ANOTHER CAR.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX, WHICH HAS AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WORK IN AUTOMATIC MODE, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE. UNFORTUNATELY THE SOLAR SENSOR THAT ACTIVATES THEM "THINKS" THE SKY IS BRIGHT WHEN IT IS VERY OVERCAST. FOR THE MOST PART NOT A PROBLEM, AS YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY. UN-FORTUNATELY, THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN YOU DO THIS, UNLESS THE SENSOR "THINKS" IT'S DARK. TO REMEMDY THIS, I PUT SOMETHING OVER THE SENSOR, BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO, AND IF I DON'T, EVEN THOUGH I CAN SEE IN FRONT OF MY CAR, I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING, TACHOMETER, BATTERY METER READINGS, ETC. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE, THEY REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE 3 TIMES, TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED, I WENT TO PICK IT UP, SAME THING HAPPENED. WE GOT INTO ANOTHER MALIBU, AND IT HAPPENED WITH THAT CAR AS WELL. IN OTHER WORDS THE SYSTEM IS WORKING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS WORKING CORRECTLY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CAN NOT SEE DASH INDICATORS WHEN I NEED TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY. I ALSO OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS, AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. I'VE ALSO OWNED A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS, AND THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. MY FRIEND OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS, AND IT DOES NOT EXIST ON THAT EITHER. IT APPERS TO BE ONLY WITH THE THE 2004 (AND POSSIBLY ABOVE) MALIBU, AND POSSIBLY ONLY THE MALIBU MAXX. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THA

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RECALL #4050 POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT I NVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLLMN W/MOVABLE PEDALS V1185.

NOISY, GRINDING SOUND + STIFFNESS IN STEERING. HAVE HAD TO DEALER (JOHN KENNEDY CHEVROLET, SOUTHAMPTON, PA) 3 TIMES BEGINNING 2/15. 1ST DIAGNOSIS: UNDERINFLATED TIRES. RESULT: NO CHANGE. 2ND DIAGNOSIS: WORN STEERING COLUMN. ACTION: REPLACED COLUMN. RESULT: NO CHANGE. 3RD DIAGNOSIS: PROBLEM WITH STEERING RACK. ACTION: REPLACE RACK. RESULT: NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS WARM (WON'T HAPPEN ON A COOL MORNING, BUT IS PRESENT AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY). IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE METAL HEATS UP, IT EXPANDS & CAUSES BINDING. *AK

OCCURENCE #1: WITH LESS THAN 2000 MI ON VEHICLE, IT LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MESSAGE CAME ON THE CONSOLE. TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. OCCURRENCE #2: WITH APPROX. 5000 MI ON VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHEN IN REVERSE EXITING PARKING SPACE. DASH LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL AS CONSOLE MESSAGE. TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY ROADWAY ON A DOWNHILL LEFT CRUVE I FELT THE STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STIFFEN UP AS IF THE CAR HAD STALLED. BY THE TIME I APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COMPENSATE THE CAR STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. IT CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL WE WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HIT HARD IN THE FRONT. ALSO ONLY THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOT THE SIDE OR CURTAIN BAGS. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN SC, WHERE I WAS RESIDING AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND NEEDED SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. OPENED THE TRUNK AND JUST AFTER I BENDED TO REACH IN, IT FELL DOWN ON MY HEAD CAUSING BLEEDING. I HAD TO HAVE 3 STITCHES PUT TO MY SCALP, LOST HALF A DAY OF WORK THAT MORNING AND SUFFERED HEADACHES FOR A FEW DAYS. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. I'VE BEEN AVOIDING THE DECK LID EVER SINCE. CONTACTED ESIS/GM CENTRAL CLAIMS UNIT AND A CLAIM WAS ENTERED (#488402). THEY SEND AN INVESTIGATOR WHO OBTAINED THE FAILED PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME IT WAS REPLACED AND TOOK PICTURES/VIDEO OF THE REAR DECK LID. STILL WAITING ON A RESOLUTION. *JB

AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR NEW MALIBU MAXX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RADIO STATED POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO STEER THE MAXX BUT IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STOPPED TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE HAVING MAJOR TROUBLE WITH THE NEW MALIBU'S ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. THEY REPLACED THE COLUMN AND MOTOR. THAT LASTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME SEVERELY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT PUSHING ME INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAD THIS BEEN MY WIFE ON HER WAY TO WORK MONDAY MORNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THIS INTERSTATE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOW ON THE THIRD STEERING COLUMN, NOW THE HEATING AND DEFROST CONTROL UNIT IS BAD, LEAVING US WITH NO HEAT OR DEFROST. NOT TO MENTION THE REAR SEATBELT GOT STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE. ALL BUT THE HEATING CONTROL HAVE BEEN FIXED (AT DEALER NOW) BUT WHERE WILL IT STOP???? MY FAMILY WORKS FOR GM AND I THINK I WILL BUY A FORD!!!!!!!! GM BETTER STAND UP AND ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM! EA04018_CAT *JB

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TC *JB

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT OWNERS BEING NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALLS. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF TWO RECALLS (04027 AND 04030) WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE DIPSTICK BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE RECALLS CAME OUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASE HER VEHICLE. *NM

CAR HAD LEFT PULLING PROBLEM AT DELIVERY. SELLER SUGGESTED CAR HAVE 1000+ MILES BEFORE ATTEMPTING ALIGNMENT. CAR "REPAIRED" AT ANOTHER IN-TOWN DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN 6-8 MOS., PROBLEM SET IN AGAIN, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE SIMPLY CRUISING FOR HOURS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. (NO "TORQUE STEER" OR "COUNTRY CROWN ROADS.") AFTER 3 HOUR DRIVE, COMPLAINED TO SELLING DEALER WHO REPLACED SENSOR (WHICH REQUIRED NEW COLUMN AND REPROGRAMMING SEVERAL MICROPROCESSORS ACCORDING TO MOST RECENT BULLETINS.) CAR SEEMED FINE FOR 1-2 MONTHS. AGAIN, STEERING SEEMS NOT TO CENTER ACCURATELY, AND GENERALLY PULLS LEFT. TIRES BEEN ROTATED, BALANCED, W/GOOD PRESSURE, ETC. SINCE I DRIVE TYPICALLY LEFT LANE WITH LEFT HAD (RIGHT HAND ON CELL PHONE OR MATERIALS) I NOW SUFFER "TENNIS ELBOW" AND HAVE HAD TO FAVOR MY LEFT--BEEN WEARING SPLINTS/ELBOW BRACES FOR 3 WEEKS. USED GM SATISFACTION PROCEDURE TO TALK TO ZONE REP. DEALER OPS MGR CALLS ME AND BECAUSE I ALLUDED TO DISCOMFORT AND MENTIONED KEEPING A PAPER TRAIL FOR MY ATTORNEY, THE ZONE REP REFUSES TO SPEAK OR ACT UPON THE MATTER "UNTIL WE HAVE INITIATED OUR LEGAL ACTION!" I JUST ASKED THEM TO FIX OR REPLACE THE CAR, WHICH I USE DAILY FOR BUSINESS. NOW I'VE BEEN CHALLENGED TO A LEGAL TUSSLE, AND THE CAR ISN'T RIGHT. *JB

I WAS TURNING RIGHT ONTO A STREET AND THE CAR DIED. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I THEN TURNED INTO MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE AND AS I WAS GOING DOWN ONE OF THE LEVELS I NOTICED THE STEERING ACTING STRANGE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOOSE OR NOT CATCHING. I WENT A LITTLE FURTHER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME GETTING INTO A PARKING SPACE BUT I DID. LATER IN THE MORNING WHEN A TOW TRUCK CAME TO PICK UP THE CAR, I GOT IN AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. I LET THE TOW TRUCK TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND THE CAR DYING. IT IS AS THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *JB

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING A WARNING CAM ACROSS THE MESSAGE SCREEN SAYING POWER STEERING AND THE SERVICE LIGHT TURNED ON. I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY FORCE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE WARNINGS DISAPPEARED AND POWER STARING WORKING FINE UNTIL ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES LATER, ABOUT LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE TRAVELED POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I CONTACTED MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE PERSON THERE NEW INSTANTLY WHAT IT WAS AND HE SAID THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, AND THERE WAS NO DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE. *AK EA04018_CAT STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT IN THE VEHICLE. *TC

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILURE...EPS WOULD FAIL (QUIT WORKING) LEAVING DRIVER TO ATTEMPT TO STEER VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY EPS ASSIST...A VERY DIFFICULT TASK AND A CRITICAL SAFETY DEFECT THAT EASILY LEADS TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK EA04018_CAT

ON DEC. 3, 2004 I WAS TURNING INTO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND MY CAR WAS DINGING. I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY OR I WOULDNT HAVE GONE RIGHT INTO THE CORNER OF A CHURCH. I QUICKLY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING, BUT THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOWED MY CAR AND I RECEIVED A LONER VEHICLE. THEY HAD THE REPAIR DONE FAIRLY QUICK AND SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. I LOOKED ON THIS SIGHT AND NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM JUST CONCERNED ON WHY THERE HASNT BEEN A RECALL?? I KNOW THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND SOMETHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AFTER THIS MANY OCCURRENCES. *JB EA04018_CAT

RECENTLY URCHASED DA 04 CHEC MALIBU. THREE WEEKS AGO THE POWER STEERING AILED...WITH NO STEERING WHATSOEVER!. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER "FIXED"PROBLEM AND STATED THAT NO ONE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. NOT TRUE ACCORDING TO THIS WEB SITE. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *AK EA04018_CAT

HERE THE LATEST ON THE STEERING PROBLEMS ON MY 2004 MAXX LT WHICH IS FULLY LOADED: 1ST VISIT TO SERVICE: YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ON AND STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING MY 2 YEAR OLD AND MY WIFE. 2ND VISIT TO SERVICE: EARLIER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN, GAVE ME THE CAR BACK. PROBLEM NOW WAS THAT I COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT ONLY RIGHT. 3RD VISIT TO SERVICE: WHEN I ACCELERATE THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS LEFT AS FAR AS ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK ON CLOCK FOR EXAMPLE. I TEST IT OUT WITHOUT HOLDING THE WHEEL JUST TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND I TESTED IT OUT ON 10 DIFFERENT STREETS WHERE ALL OF THEM ARE FLAT. WHAT WOULD YOU IN MY CASE? WOULD YOU ASK FOR AN EXCHANGE OR WOULD YOU ALLOW THEM TO FIX IT FOR A 3RD TIME AND RISK POSSIBLE MORE PROBLEMS? IT HAS 6,900 MILES ON IT AND IN PERFECT SHAPE.*AK EA04018_CAT

2004 CHEVY MAXX POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. WAS DOING APPROX. 35 MPH ON A CORNER AT THE TIME. PULLED OFF ROAD TURN OFF THE IGNITION. TURNED IGNITION BACK ON AND STEERING CAME BACK. EA04018_CAT

I BOUGHT A MALIBU MAXX IN JULY 2004 BRAND NEW WITH 30 MILES ON IT THE SECOND DAY I HAD IT I HEARD A NOISE FRON THE FRONT END TOOK IT BACK TO TAYLOR CHEVROLET IN TAYLOR MICHIGAN SERVICE ADVIROR RODE WITH ME HEARD IT ALSO WROTE ON WORK ORDER NOISE COMING FORM POSSIBLE TRNSMISSION I HAVE DRIVEN 3 MAXX OTHER THAN MY OWN NO NOSIE ALSO A RATTLING NOISE IN THE INSIDE WHILE DRIVING WHEN SUNROOF IS OPEN NO NOISE BUT WHEN IT IS CLOSED RATTLING NOISE ALL THE TIME THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR HAVE DISCUSSED A POSSIBLE RETURN TO GET ANOTHER CAR EVERYONE HAS REFUSED I HAVE TAKED WITH ALLEN SIVER WHO IS THE GM AT TAYLOR CHEVROLET AND JIM AUTHUR WHO IS THE SEVERICE MANAGER NOTHING I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT WHEN YOU LOOKING TO BUY EVERYONE IS IN YOUR FACE BUT WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG YOU GET NO ATTENTION THEY ARE JUST OUT TO SELL NOT SERVICE.*AK

A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NEW, THE "CHECK GAS CAP" WARNING STARTED DISPLAYING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACKED CARBON CANISTER, AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THE PART CAME IN AND THE DEALER INSTALLED IT, FIXING THE PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS A MOANING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN UNDER ACCELERATION. THE DEALER FOUND A SERVICE ADVISORY ABOUT A DEFECTIVE CHAIN SPROCKET IN THE TRANSMISSION, ORDERED THE PARTS, AND WHEN THEY CAME IN, TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APART AND INSTALLED THE NEW PARTS. THIS APPARENTLY SOLVED THE NOISE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AFTER TAKING IT HOME, THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. THE ENGINE SPED UP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT PULL. I AM WAITING FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO OPEN TO REPORT THIS LATEST PROBLEM. THERE WERE ALSO MINOR PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGEMENT AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WHICH THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THIS HAS ALL OCCURRED IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 MALIBU MAXX, NEW NOT USED. THE SECOND DAY I DROVE IT, IT SPUTTERED A LITTLE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ON OCTOBER 14, I FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND WITHIN 1 MILE, THE CAR STALLED OUT 4 TIMES. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED BAD GAS, AND MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CAME AND PICKED IT UP WITH A WRECKER. AT THIS TIME, THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID IT WAS MY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM MY KEY BUT IT WAS FINE NOW. I PICKED IT UP AND BEFORE I MADE IT HOME, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I GOT IT HOME, MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WE TOOK IT BACK. ON THE WAY BACK IT STALLED OUT 2 MORE TIMES AND STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL OUT AGAIN. TO DATE (OCTOBER 24, 2004), I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE CAR. I SPOKE WITH MIKE ANDREWS (THE SALES MANAGER) AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLY EXCHANGING FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND HE REFUSED. I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET IN DETROIT (4 DAYS AGO) AND SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEAK BETWEEN THE FILLER PIPE AND THE TANK AND "FUEL WAS LEAKING WHERE IT SHOULDN'T". THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE IT BACK BY FRIDAY (OCTOBER 22). THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW SAYING THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT AND THEY HAD NOT RECIEVED THE FUEL TANK YET AND IT COULD BE MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE I GET IT BACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *AK EA04018_CAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO RECURRENCE. *SC

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2004, STEERING GOING OUT. CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM . *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE STEERING PROBLEM *NM

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. CAN OT STEER THE VEHILCLEVERY VERY HARD, OLDER PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER.. STOP AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART LIGHT GOES OUT AND STEERING WORKS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME.*AK EA04018_CAT

AT 34 MILES ON THE CAR ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB FAILED, CAUSING SEVERAL TROUBLE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND A SOUND SIGNAL TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE OWNERS MANUAL NOTED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

(1) GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR WHEN TURNING WHEEL (2) HAVING TO TAKE 1 HOUR OFF OF WORK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY A DEALER FEAR OF IT NOT BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK (3) THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENT NEEDS REPLACED. IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK TO GET THE PART IN. (1) REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK (2) NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW IN THE MORNING. (3) WILL BE LOOKED AT WHEN CAR IS IN FOR STEERING UNIT TO BE REPLACED. (1) WEAK START UP (2) EMBARRASSING WHEN OWNING A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 1600 MILES ON IT. (3) WILL BE LOOKED AT WITH OTHER PROBLEMS.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL DASHBOARD COMPONENTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED 4 MONTHS LATER WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READ STEERING COLUMN ASSISTANCE NEEDED. THE CONSUMER THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED 20 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, AND ORDERED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO BE INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN, IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 1379 MILES, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE CLIP CAME OFF, AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REINSTALLED THE FUEL CLIP BECAUSE IT WASN'T PROPERLY INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *AK EA04018_CAT *SC

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER NOTICED DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING. THEN, LOST POWER STEERING. *AK EA04018_CAT

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHILE DRIVEING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH). *AK PE04031_CAT