2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints

2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX FRONT TURN SIGNALS BURNED OUT, BUT BEFORE THAT, THEY BURNED/MELTED THE PLASTIC GLOBE AROUND THE BULB. HAVE REPLACED BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE, AND REPLACED BULB SOCKET (MELTED AND SHORTED) THIS TIME AROUND TOO. THIS MELTING AND SHORTING IS CERTAINLY A MFR. DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED OR FIXED BY CHEVROLET. CURRENTLY I'M TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO RUN LED BULBS TO AVOID THE HEAT, BUT CAN'T FIND AN ECONOMICAL WAY DUE TO THE NEED FOR RESISTORS (CREATING HEAT) OR NEW FLASHERS IN THE LINE IN ADDITION TO THE NEW BULBS. *TR

A WELD BROKE FOR A CROSS BAR (DRIVER SEAT). I REQUEST GM FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

THE LIGHT BULBS NUMBER 3057 IN 2 OF MY CARS HAVE MELTED THE BASE AND DAMAGED THE LIGHT SOCKETS. AS A RESULT THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. ONE VEHICLE IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE BULB IS USED IN THE BRAKE LIGHT. WHEN IT FAILS YOU GET THE RUNNING LIGHTS BUT NOT THE BRAKE LIGHT. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT LIGHTING. THIS HAS A SERIOUS RISK OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE SECOND VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAX. BULB 3057 IS USED IN THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS WHICH DOUBLE AS THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. ON THIS VEHICLE NOT ONLY DOES THE BASE OF THE BULB MELT BREAKING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT THE PLASTIC LENS OF THE LIGHT IS MELTING. ONCE FAILURE OCCURS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT GET THE EXTRA FAST TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR. ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE BULB HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. BOTH THE FACTORY BULBS MELTED AND THE SYLVANIA REPLACEMENT LONG LIFE BULBS FAILED. *TR

3RD POSTING HERE. SAME PROBLEM. NO POWER STEERING. NOW IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE IM LUCKY TO GET POWER STEERING FOR THE LENGTH OF MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE COBALT RECALL (WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE MALIBU POWER STEERING ISSUE) AND THEY TOLD ME AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BY THEM. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN IN 2 TIMES TO A DEALERSHIP AND THAT WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE NEXT THING SAID REALLY SURPRISED ME. APPARENTLY THERE IS A "SUPER SECRET WARRANTY" FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS WARRANTY UNTIL IT HAD EXPIRED ON MY CAR. CHEVROLET HANDLED THIS IN TRUE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT FASHION. IF I WANT TO TAKE IT IN AND PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REFUND ME THE COST OF THE REPAIR ONLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF I HAD THE FUNDS AVAIL TO GET THE WORK DONE I WOULD HAVE EITHER DONE IT ALREADY OR SWITCHED TO A FORD. TO ALL YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE GO INTO A DEALERSHIP AND ASK ABOUT THE "SUPER SECRET WARRANTY" THEN AFTER YOU GET IT FIXED, SELL IT!!!!! *TR

LOOSE/CLUNKY STEERING. THE CLUNKY SOUND AND FEEL CAN BE HEARD/FELT WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. THERE IS ALSO SOME SPACE BETWEEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND WHEN THE WHEELS ACTUALLY TURN. FEELS UNSAFE TO ME. I'M VERY EASY ON THE TURNS, IT SCARES ME THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK WHEN I TURN. DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IT FEELS AND SOUNDS AWFUL. IT STARTED MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CARE. I PURCHASED IT APRIL 2006, BASICALLY A NEW CAR, BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEM STARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT STARTED UP AGAIN AFTER A FEW MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WERE INSTALLING A NEW IMPROVED STEERING GEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT LASTED A LITTLE LONGER THIS TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL REPAIR. THE WARRANTY IS OVER SO I'M NOT TAKING IT IN AGAIN. IT ISN'T WORTH THE EXPENSE - A TEMPORARY FIX IS NOT THE SOLUTION. THIS WILL PROBABLY BE MY LAST CHEVY. IT'S DISAPPOINTING. MY CARS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT LEAST 6 YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED. THIS WAS MY NEWEST CAR PURCHASED. IT WAS EXCITING, BUT THEN ENDED UP BEING SO DISAPPOINTING. MY NEXT NEWER CAR PURCHASE WILL BE NISSAN. I MISS MY OLD NISSAN. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX WON'T FULLY RELEASE AND AS EVIDENCED HAS CAUSED EXTREME HEAT IN THE REAR DISC BRAKES. THIS HAS RENDERED THE PARKING BRAKE UNUSABLE AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT TO FACILITATE FULL PARKING BRAKE RELEASE AS TOLD TO ME BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. I MUST NOW PARK MY CAR WITH NO PARKING BRAKE SET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND TURNING A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY; HOWEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ASSIST MOTOR FOR THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,536.

NO CRASH, NO INJURY, JUST WORRIED IT`S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE STEERING. *TR

2005 MALIBU MAXX POWER STEERING READING CAME UP 2X ON RADIO. TOOK TO BE CHECKED AND COST TO $700 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES. THIS UNIT SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT THIS SOON! *TR

2005 MALIBU MAXX HATCHBACK / V6 / AT 30,000 MILES ON ODOMETER STEERING PROBLEMS INTERMITTENT FOR A MONTH, MECHANIC COULD FIND NO CODE WHEN I TOOK IT TO HIM AND HE DROVE TO CONFIRM WITH POWER STEERING HAVING FAILED - DEALER KNEW RIGHT AWAY AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN ALTHOUGH NO FAILED PARTS WERE PROVIDED TO ME - POWER STEERING STILL SEEMS WEAK AT TIMES OF LOW RPM - NOW AT 32,000 MILES BOTH FRONT BOTTOM BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING - THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT WITH NO GREASE FITTINGS. TOYOTA ISN'T THE ONLY MANUFACTURE WITH SAFETY PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU MAXX LS. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE WORK AND PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE. A MESSAGE POPPED UP THAT SAID POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. I WAS STRANDED AT WORK, FORTY MILES FROM HOME. LATER THAT EVENING I WENT ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE MY CAR AND IT WAS FINE. NO MESSAGE, NO ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THIS MESSAGE POP UP BRIEFLY BEFORE, BUT DISAPPEARS AFTER A BLOCK OR TWO. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY A LOOSE WIRE. THE PROBLEM IS, NO CODES ARE FOUND AND I WOULD BE SPENDING MONEY TO ATTEMPT A REPAIR WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM A SINGLE MOM. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY LYING AROUND TO HOPEFULLY FIX A PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT SURE OF. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY GM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO I COULDN'T FREELY MOVE IT LIKE I WANTED TO. MIND YOU I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY SO WHEN IT LOCKED UP I WAS TERRIFIED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL RESET ITSELF BUT THE MESSAGE STILL COMES ON. SOMETIME MY WHEEL LOCKS UP AND SOMETIME ITS TOO LOOSE. PLEASE CONSIDER ABOUT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS FORTUNATE WITH MY LIFE, MAYBE NEXT TIME I WONT HAVE THE SAME LUXURY. I KNOW THERE'S MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX I JUST HAD TO GET THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FIXED AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES WE HAVE TO DO THIS. AND ALSO MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF IT RESETS ITSELF BUT CAN'T STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES NOW. *TR

MY POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT ON MY CAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. SOMETIMES IT LAST 10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES IT LASTS 1 MONTH. WHY DON'T THEY RECALL THIS PART WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH POWER STEERING ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL? *TR

MY DRIVERSEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKS FROM BROKEN WELDS IN THE FOUNDATION/SUPPORT BARS. *TR

TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THAN BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. I'M REPLACING TURN SIGNAL BULBS EVERY YEAR. THE BULB WORKS INFREQUENTLY. *TR

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 65MPH WHEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS AN ALERT READING "POWER STEERING" BUT NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I STEERED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH MUCH EFFORT AND TURNED IT OFF. I LOOKED AT MY OWNER'S MANUAL AND DECIDED THAT I WOULD TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON AGAIN AND SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THE STEERING WAS RESTORED AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RETURN ON MY DRIVE HOME. FOR THE TIME THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I HAD MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK AND I AM NOW WORRIED ABOUT THAT HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. UPDATED 5/24/10 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

LOST OF POWER STEERING, VARIES SPEEDS. NO CONTROL OF CAR. *TR

HAD TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED ON MY 2005 MALIBU AT 9,923 MILES AND 23 MONTHS. LUCKILY THE 3 YEARS OR 36,000 COVERED THAT. HAD TO HAVE THAT SHAFT REPLACED 10,658 MILES, AND 34 MONTHS LATER. "OUT OF WARRANTY" HAD TO PAY EVEN THOUGHT THE PART WAS "YOUNGER" THAN THE WARRANTY WHEN IT WAS NEW. IT BEING PUT IN NEW AT 9,923 MILES WAS NOT A FACTOR. LOOKS LIKE NEW SHAFT - NO PUN INTENDED - EVERY 10,000 MILES AS LONG AS I OWN THE CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX. *TR

MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX'S POWER STEERING HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN LATELY. I HAS BEEN COMING AND GOING, AND AT TIMES IT HAS BEEN RATHER HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS FOR MY WIFE. IT HAS ALSO RATTLED RIDICULOUSLY WHEN BRAKING. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT IS IN THE STEERING SECTION OF THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE POSTED ON THIS SITE 2 TIMES NOW WITH BOTH ABOUT THE "POWER STEERING" OR LACK THERE OF. I HAVE BEEN BATTLING THIS FOR 70,000 MILES! I CAN TELL YOU ALL THAT IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE TO THE POINT OF YOU WILL GO DAYS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. IT WILL GO OUT EVERYTIME YOU START THE CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS ABOVE 60 DEGREES AND WORKS BEST WHEN IT IS BELOW FREEZING. IT WILL GO OUT WHEN YOUR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET STRAIGHT AHEAD OR WHEN YOUR TURNING, IT BECOMES A CONSTANT WORRY WHILE DRIVING. TO SAY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THE REPORT I READ SAY THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY 14 ACCIDENTS AND 1 DEATH CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN THEM THIS LONG TO ISSUE THE RECALL. AND IT'S ONLY THE COBALT? I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY IN 2008 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT WILL BITE MY TONGUE NOW. GM, YOU NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS AND TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT PAY YOUR SALARIES. *TR

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE GM DO CONCERNING 2005 MALIBU MAXX STEERING SYSTEM. POWER ASSIST PUMPS FAILING, STEERING SHAFTS, ETC. MINE STARTED THE CLUNKING NOISE AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND OF COURSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH IS WHAT GM DESIRES. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SO FAR. THE POWER STEERING ON MY MALIBU MAXX GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND ON MY DISPLAY IT SAYS 'POWER STEERING'. THE STEERING GETS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAVE TO STOP, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I KNOW GM DID A RECALL THIS MORNING ON OTHER CARS BUT THE MAXX WAS NOT INCLUDED AND IT SHOULD BE. I CONSIDER THIS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO DIFFICULT WHEN THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY DAUGHTERS 2005 CHEVY MALIBU'S POWER STEERING STOPPED AND SHE CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR 10 MINUTES THE CAR RESET ITSELF. I HAVE LOOKED ON MANY WEB SITES AND I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WAS WONDERING WHY THE MALIBU HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL OF COBALTS AND OTHERS FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE ONE THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH AND I BELIEVE THAT THE MALIBU'S SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST SOME KIND OF STUDY DONE ON THE INTERNET SUCH AS I HAVE DONE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS WEB SITE EXISTED UNTIL TODAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THE FIX DID NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM AS IT STILL EXIST AS OF TODAY. *TR

2005 MALIBU MAXX LS- TICKING NOISE SHAFT WENT ROD TIRE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ENGINE ON BUT NOTHING IS REGISTERING CAR SEEM TO LOCK UP, SAME BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT, CAR HESITATES,REPLACED BRAKES AFTER ONLY 2YR, NEW TIRE. I FILED A COMPLAIN WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL MCCOLLUM. I HAVE INVOICES OF HOW MANY TIME MY CAR HAS GONE IN TO THE SHOP FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS AND EVER SINCE IT LOCK UP AND HESITATE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I DID FOUND OTHER CONSUMER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINS THAT I HAVE. THEY HAVE HAD TO REPAIR TIRE RODS, SHAFT AND MOST DANGEROUS IS THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKING UP. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE OR ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE HELP ME. I WROTE TO GMAC VP TIMOTHY LEE WITH OUT NO RESPOND. MR. LEE PASSED MY COMPLAINT TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT REPEATS HIMSELF AND WONT LET YOU SPEAK. PLEASE IF YOU WANT CONTACT ATTORNEY OFFICE THEY HAVE MY COMPLAINT ON FILE. I DON'T WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD MY CAR LOCK UP. *TR

2005 MALIBU MAXX POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS. IT WILL RESET AFTER I STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LS VEHICLE. FEW DAYS AGO, IT SUDDENLY LOST ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING! YES, THIS CAR USES ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RATHER THAN FLUID POWER STEERING. IT REALLY SCARES ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AT THAT TIME. I TRIED MY BEST ON THE WAY TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE SAFE GROUND AND OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MUCH STRENGTH I USED TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION ON IT. IT MUST BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THIS CAR! IF I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THERE MIGHT BE AN ACCIDENT ALREADY. AFTER ALL, THIS CAR HAS FATAL PROBLEM WITH ITS POWER STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE KINDLY CHECK THIS MESSAGE AND REPLY NOT ONLY ME, BUT ALSO OWNERS OF MALIBU. *TR

AFTER LEAVING THE POST OFFICE, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AS MY POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS BEFORE I PULLED OVER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND MY POWER STEERING RETURNED. *TR

CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF DRIVER SEAT, HAS ALLOWED A CROSSMEMBER TO BREAK, COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT. MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS IN A CRASH. VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECTED TO ADVERSE/FLOOD CONDITIONS AND DRIVER IS OF AVERAGE WEIGHT. *TR

CARS POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH FAILED POWER STEERING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WHILE MAKING A TURN. HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO MOVE CAR FURTHER INTO MY DRIVEWAY PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 1 OTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, BUT AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF ENGINE THEN RESTARTING POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

HEAT? AIR CONDITION FANS DO NOT BLOW ON #1-3. ONLY OPERATES ON LEVEL #4. *TR

ON A PERIODIC BASIS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWING TO A STOP. THEREAFTER, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. POWER STEERING CAN BE RESTORED BY TURNING OFF POWER TO THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTING. THERE IS NO IDENTIFIABLE CONSISTENCY TO WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. *TR

THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN ACCELERATING, BRAKING, AND WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NEITHER ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS WITH NO KNOWN RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. EVERY INCIDENT WHERE I SEE IT REPORTED, THE INDIVIDUAL HAS NOT HAD A FIX. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS 3 WEEKS AGO, THEN LAST NIGHT, AND AGAIN THIS MORNING. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION PEOPLE WOULD GET HURT. PERSONALLY I PLAN TO BUY A NEW CAR BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THAT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WILL PROVIDE A FIX. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE TAIL LAMPS AFTER CAR WAS 1 YEAR OLD AND 10,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 MALIBU MAXX HAVE A "POWER STEERING MOTOR (ELECTRICAL)" VERSUS A POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE LOSSES POWER STEERING DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES (3500 RPM SEE TBS 08-02-32-005) MY VEHICLE HAD THIS HAPPEN DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DUE TO TIME/MILEAGE FAILURE OF STEERING COLUMN SENSOR.....I HAD TO PAY $1200.00 FOR NEW COLUMN AND MOTOR FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY AND DESIGN FLAW. *TR

THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN YOU ACCELERATE QUICKLY. IT ALSO HAS AN AUDIBLE CHIME WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF AND SHOULD BE A RECALL WARRANTY ITEM. THE POWER STEERING ALSO GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN MOVING SLOWLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES, INCLUDING STEERING, ROTORS AND STRUTS (STEERING GEAR). I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE STRUTS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. IT SEEMS UNFAIR AND UNCONSCIONABLE TO SELL A PRODUCT LINE WITH SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT AND THEN EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN A FEW DEATHS OCCUR PERHAPS GM WILL STEP UP THE PLATE AND PUT OUR BAILOUT MONEY TO GOOD USE ' BUY FIXING THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES THEY HAVE SOLD TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. I AM REPORTING A RECENT DATE, BUT THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. *TR

POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED. STEERING BECAME HARD SO I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AT THE NEAREST EXIT, STOPPED VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A WHILE I RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED FINE. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM, I.E. BALL JOINT. OTHER BALL JOINT APPEARS TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED , BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 80,600.

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006, THE VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE TIME., ESPECIALLY FOR A CONSERVATIVE DRIVER LIKE MYSELF. IN THREE YEARS, BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS (THE ARMS ARE OF ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION) HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. IN THE SAME TIME, THE CAR HAS TWICE NEEDED TIE ROD REPLACEMENT MY GARAGE MECHANIC INDICATES THAT OTHER MALIBU MAXX CUSTOMERS, EVEN WITH A NEWER MODEL YEAR, ARE EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC ADVISED IT WAS SENSOR BUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COLUMN. COST WAS 571.99. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES AND 8 MONTHS. THIS TIME MECHANIC ADVISED IT WAS THE STEERING BOX NOT THE COLUMN SO IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY (SURPRISE). I WAS ADVISED THE LABOR AND PART WOULD COST NEARLY $598 ($597 AND CHANGE). *TR

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX (1) FRONT PARK/TURN/DRL LAMP INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. (2) REAR STOP/TURN/TAIL LAMP INOPERATIVE PROBLEMS. THIS CAR CURRENTLY HAS 41,000 MILES. THE LAMPS FOR THE LEFT FRONT (DRIVER SIDE)HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND RIGHT FRONT 3 TIMES. THE REAR LAMPS HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES EACH SIDE. MY MAJOR CONCERN AND CAUSE FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS THE OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT LAMPS (ITEM #1 ABOVE). THE UPPER SIDE AMBER PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE LAMPS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAS MELTED THROUGH AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST DETECTED, THE AMBER HOUSING SHOWED SOME DISCOLORATION, BUBBLED PLASTIC. THIS SUGGESTED THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM EITHER HAS INTENSIFIED AND/OR THE PLASTIC HAS DEGRADATED OVER TIME. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED THE CHARRED/BURNT THROUGH AREAS ARE ADJACENT TO THE LAMP SOCKET. THIS INDICATES EXTREME SOCKET TEMPERATURE AND ALSO THE RISING HOT AIR AFFECT THE CEILING OF THE AMBER HOUSING. ALL THE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS SHOWED VARIOUS DEGREES OF CHARRING/MELTING/DEFORMATION ON THE PLASTIC BASE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ELECTRICAL ARCING. THE REAR IS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE FRONT BUT NEVERTHELESS, SLIGHT ARCING CAN STILL BE OBSERVED ON THE BASE OF THE BURNT OUT BULBS. THE LEFT FRONT LAMP WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ONCE ON DEC. 16 2009 UNDER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 06-08-42-004. DEALER DEEMED ONLY THE BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT NOT THE SOCKET. PRIOR TO THIS, THE PROBLEM ALREADY EXISTED

LEFT FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. BULBS LAST ONLY 2 WEEKS AT MOST. HAD SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKET REPLACED AND PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. LIGHT BULBS TURN BLACK. TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN TODAY. STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY THIS TIME. LAST REPAIR 8/28/09 - 92.89 FOR THE LIGHT SOCKET, $1.50 BULB, $70.00 LABOR. NO LONGER HAVE PARTS. AFRAID I WILL GET IN ACCIDENT - SINCE LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT AND RUNNING LIGHT DO NOT WORK. KEEP HAVING TO GO BACK FOR NEW BULBS, AND IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN TODAY 9/23/09. *TR

TODAY,WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, FELT A TUG, STEERING LOST. THIS WAS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS OCCURRED IN 2008, THE FIRST TIME POWER STEERING WAS PARTIALLY LOST. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE LOSS. LOST THE STEERING AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE. THERE WERE NO PARTS RETURNED TO ME. THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE TOW COMPANY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE - NO STEERING. *TR