2000 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A "THEFT SYSTEM" ERROR. IN COLD WEATHER, THE THEFT SYSTEM DISABLES THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN MAYBE WILL ALLOW CAR TO START. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON AUTO FORUMS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. EACH YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. THIS IS RELATED TO A "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN ALARM, NOT REMOTE STARTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. THIS IS NOW THE 2ND TIME TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE 1ST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE 2006 FOR ~$750. NOW THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE GASKET AND FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM IS ~ $800. NEW RADIATOR MAY BE REQUIRED IF THE SERVICE SHOP CAN NOT FLUSH OIL OUT OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT DEVICE (OR SYSTEM) IN 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. PASSIVE ANTI THEFT COMES ON AND REFUSES TO LET THE AUTOMOBILE START IF THERE IS EVEN A HICCUP IN THE STARTING PROCESS THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS LEFT IN ACC FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I RECEIVED A CALL THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS NEEDED. WENT TO START MY VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HICCUP IN THE PROCESS AND MY AUTOMOBILE REFUSED TO START FOR 10 MINUTES. IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER YOUR VEHICLE IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY IN THIS CASE THE 10 MINUTES DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME, HOWEVER IN AN EMERGENCY 10 MINUTES COULD PROVE TO BE LIFE THREATENING. I REPEAT - TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER ONE'S OWN VEHICLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AT THE LEAST AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. GM WANTS $500 TO REPLACE THE NECESSARY MODULE - WHICH WILL FAIL AGAIN. $500 TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER MY OWN VEHICLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PLACE A SWITCH WITHIN REASONABLE ACCESS SO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT CAN BE ENABLED. AGAIN - THIS SITUATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A SOUND AND THE SIGNALS WOULD STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SIGNALS WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK AGAIN. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE SWITCH, WHICH WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. A NEW LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ACCELERATOR BUTTON BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THIS IS REGARDING MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS BUT WHILE RESEARCHING I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2000-2001 CHEVY MALIBUS. I CONTACTED CHEVY (VICTOR WOOD) AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON WHY THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THEY ONLY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER 71-659486155 FOR REFERENCE. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL NOTICE. THE 5 DIGIT GM RECALL NUMBER IS 03043 AND THE SUMMARY IS: SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE: WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

EVERY 50 OR SO ATTEMPTS AT STARTING MY 2000 MALIBU THE CAR WON'T START UNLESS I LEAVE THE IGNITION SET TO "ON" FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *TR

CAR DROVE WELL FOR 4 YEARS NO PROBLEM, THEN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT MOST OF THE TIME DOESN'T, HAVE HAD BULBS CHANGED MANY TIMES, BRAND NEW BULBS, SIGNALS WORKS WHEN THEY WANT TO. I'VE BEEN HONKED AT & CARS HAVE BLEW THEIR HORNS AT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO TURN SOMETIMES & IT FAILS TO WORK,THEN I SAW RECALL ON INTERNET. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS MESSING UP, MY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE I HAVE TO WHAT 10 MIN. TO START IT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES A WEEK. I AM LEFT STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT AT 10PM AFTER SCHOOL. I AM A AFRAID OF BEING OUT ALONE AT NIGHT AS IT IS BUT NOW I AM STRANDED OUT FOR 10 MINS. *TR

ON 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND OTHER MALIBU'S OF THE SAME BODY STYLE, RUST WILL OCCUR UNDERNEATH THE FUEL DOOR. THE RUST APPEARS TO START FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE QUARTER PANEL AND WORK ITS WAY TO THE FRONT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY MALIBU'S OF THIS BODY STYLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT IF THE COMPONENT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE IDENTICAL FAILURES RECURRED AND WERE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS CAN'T START CAR. IF I WAIT 10 15 MINUTES IT WILL STOP BLINKING AND IT WILL START. I HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK TWO TIME IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYSTEM THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT USED TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 30 MINUTES. CURRENTLY, THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION, KEYS, AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU, , IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL, HAZARD LIGHTS FOR SOME MONTHS. THE BEHAVIOR MATCHES THAT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL 03043. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU THAT HAS A PASSLOCK (THEFT SYSTEM) THAT WILL SET OFF AT ODD TIMES AND NOT START MY CAR FOR 10MIN OR LONGER DEPENDING ON THE DAY!!! I CALLED A DEALERSHIP TODAY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH REPAIR WOULD BE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $400-$800. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH IT SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

AS STATED BY OTHER COMPLAINANTS, I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY COOLING SYSTEM. AFTER LOSING MY A/C NOW I'M FACED WITH LOSING THE WHOLE ENGINE. MY CAR CONTINUOUSLY RUNS HOT THE SO CALLED DEXCOOL COOLANT KEEPS SQUIRTING OVER THE ENGINE AND READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I'M FACING EITHER INTAKE REPAIRS OR WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT PROBLEMS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS NEITHER GMC OR OUR SO CALLED WOULD STEP IN AND PUT AND END TO THIS MESS. I GUEST LOBBYIST ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY OF AMERICA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO TEXAS FROM MISSOURI, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 70 AND ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND ON A BRIDGE WITH KNOW SHOULDER,AND MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU JUST SHUTS OFF ,NO WARNING AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI 18 WHEELER ON THE BRIDGE, I FINALLY GOT OFF THE BRIDGE ,AND 15 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN AND I GO ANOTHER 20-30- MILES AGAIN SAME PROBLEM,SO A CHEVY DEALER IN ARK BY THE NAME OF PETUS .WORKS ON MY CAR ,PUT A MAP SENSOR ON CAR AND CHARGES ME $158.00 AND TELLS ME IT IS FIXED. AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED,WELL 100 MILES DOWN THE ROADS IT HAPPEN AGAIN,WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, AND THE LAST 60 MILES I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AT $4.00 A MILE . I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I NEED ANSWER, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO MY HOME IN MISSOURI, IF NEED TO MY MOTHER IS SICK AND I AM STUCK AND AFRAID TO TRAVEL FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN. I THINK IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHEVY WITH THE MALIBU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE HAZARD SWITCH. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V327000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BOUGHT FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP. REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. COST TO REPAIR: $125 TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH. BANDAID SOLUTION: BANG THE DASH UNTIL THE SIGNAL WORKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HER FATHER CHECKED THE FUSE AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL; HOWEVER, HE DISCOVERED THAT BY WIGGLING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THE LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE, BUT FAIL SHORTLY AFTER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). AS OF JUNE 2, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,550 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,579. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES (TOO OFTEN!) WILL ERRONEOUSLY PREVENT ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I'M USING THE ORIGINAL GM KEYS - NOT COPIES!! EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT - YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY AGAIN - AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. *TR

THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIGNAL TURN LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL REAR END CRASHES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PUSH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON TO OPERATE THE TURN SIGNALS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 06/2007 FROM A INDEPENDENT SALESMAN. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS THEY WILL COME ON SOMETIME THEN SOMETIME THEY DON'T SHOW AFTER I TURN THEM ON. I CHECK FUSES AND THINGS EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I AM SCARED WHEN I TURN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SURGES AND SEEMS TO WANT TO UPSHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN ON AN INCLINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I STARTED NOTICING THIS 2002 AND HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TRANSMISSION TCC SOLENOID, AS MANY OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (03043) (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) FOR THIS SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I OWN A 200 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO REPAIR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE- ONCE AT 92,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE EATS THROUGH THE GASKETS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE GOV.'T LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 100,000.00 MILES. THE SPEEDS ON THE FAN DID NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AROUND 50,000. MILES THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK . I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH WERE COVERED BUT THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT SHOULD BREAK DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND TURNING LEFT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. I DID EVENTUALLY GET A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT WAS WAY AFTER IT WAS FIXED. GM MAKES JUNK AND THE GOV.'T SHOULD HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

I OWN A 200 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO REPAIR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE- ONCE AT 92,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE EATS THROUGH THE GASKETS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE GOV.'T LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 100,000.00 MILES. THE SPEEDS ON THE FAN DID NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AROUND 50,000. MILES THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK . I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH WERE COVERED BUT THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT SHOULD BREAK DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND TURNING LEFT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. I DID EVENTUALLY GET A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT WAS WAY AFTER IT WAS FIXED. GM MAKES JUNK AND THE GOV.'T SHOULD HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, SIGNALS SEEM TO STOP WORKING QUITE OFTEN WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING TO TURN. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN MARCH OF 2006. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. OVER TIME I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN THE HEAT IS ON THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK WITHOUT SHIFTING THE HAZARD SWITCH AROUND, AND WHEN THE COLD AIR IS ON THAT IT WORKS DECENTLY. GM ISSUED RECALL 03043 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V327000) FOR OVER 670,000 MALIBUS, ALEROS, AND GRAND AMS IN 2000-2001. HOWEVER, UPON VISITING THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT MY 2000 MALIBU WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IN LOOKING OVER THE VEHICLE HISTORY WE FOUND THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY THE FIRST OWN (WHICH IMPLIES IT WAS FAULTY), AND THE NEW ONE IS AT LEAST DYSFUNCTIONAL AS THE FIRST. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM AND ITS CAUSE IS EVIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP FAILS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ONLY OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME. DUE TO THE FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH, I AM UNABLE TO SIGNAL WHEN MAKING LANE CHANGES OR TURNING. I AM UNABLE TO USE MY HAZARD SWITCH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, OR WHEN MY CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR INTERSTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HER HAZARD LIGHTS SERVICED DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE. AFTER THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE SERVICED, THEY BEGAN TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE HORN HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,894 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE END OF 2000 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AT AROUND THE SAME TIME (THANKSGIVING) IN 2001. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT IN 2002 AND MY MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AGAIN. HE SUGGEST TO REPLACE THEM SOON. IT COST $900 TO GET IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME WHICH WAS NOT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. I JUST PAID THE CAR OFF AND HAVE TO FORK OUT ANOTHER $700-900 TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO GM THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF GASKETS PROBLEMS IN SEVERAL CHEVY MODELS ESPECIALLY THE MALIBU, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND NO COMPENSATION HAS BEEN AWARDED TO ALL THOSE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO TRUST THE CHEVY NAME. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN. PONTIAC HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOME OF ITS CARS A FEW YEARS BACK AND RECALLED ALL MODELS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM. WHY WONT CHEVY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A LEMON LAW ON THE CHEVROLET MALIBU!!! I AM SURPRISED THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN FILED AGAINST GM FOR SELLING SUCH A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!!! I HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH RESULT FROM THIS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE CAR!!! *TR

WHILE WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF SOME COMPONENT IN THE GASOLINE STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEM. WE SMELLED GAS AND SAW IT BEING SPILLED ON THE ROAD BEHIND US. WE PULLED OVER, CUT OFF AND EXITED THE CAR. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF EXITING THE CAR, IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BURNED OR HURT, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC INJURY WAS APPARENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH COOLANT. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT VERIFIED HIS VIN; HOWEVER, IT WAS INVALID. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. AS PER GM MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS BASED ON MY VIN#. THE COST FOR THE PART IS UNDER $30 BUT THE COST FOR LABOR AT THE CHEVY DEALER IS MORE THAN $200 FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST $300. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THIS PART MYSELF AND MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD'S ARE IN WORKING ORDER. I PAID THE $30 FOR THE PART AND IT TOOK ME LESS THAT 6 MINUTES TO REPLACE. NOW SINCE I'M SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND A CAR, IT UPSETS ME THAT A DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE THAT MUCH. SINCE THE PART FOR THE RECALL FIXED MY PROBLEM AND GM SAYS IT HAD NO RECALLS I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY ME FOR THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE STATED IN THE PAST THAT IF THEY FOUND THAT THIS WOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. IT'S ONLY FAIR SINCE THEY WOULD CHARGE ME IN THE FIRST PLACE TO MAKE THE REPAIR SINCE IN THEIR SYSTEM MY CAR DOES NOT NEED ANY RECALLS. I COULD SEE THEM CHARGING FOR AN HOUR OF LABOR, PARTS AND TAX. BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $100. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND OUT. THANKS. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ON LEMON LAW. CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW SPECIFICATIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE CALIPER DESIGN CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS. AFTER REPLACING THE FACTORY SUPPLIED CALIPERS, THE PREMATURE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD WEAR CEASED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE THE NEW GASKET MATERIAL WAS IMPLEMENTED THE INTAKE GASKET NO LONGER LEAKED. THE SAFETY HAZARD LIGHT CONTROL ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WITH ADDITIONAL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA, HOWEVER, GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE AGREEMENT. *JB

AUTO THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND CAR WILL NOT START. CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER. IF CAR DOES NOT START AFTER THIS, IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY TO START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT IN 2001. WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED EVERYWHERE. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. CUSTOMER RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THIS REPAIR. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. GM STILL REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED 7 MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, SHE SOON BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT HER LOCAL DEALER, HOWEVER LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER, SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SERVICE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER 150,000 MILES AND WAS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED HOT. THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE LEVEL. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CARMAX AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED THE FAILURE. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER AND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING - ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT TURNING SIGNAL/WIPER WASHER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR UNTIL CALIPERS REPLACED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VARIOUS EMISSIONS AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

TURN INDICATORS AND FLASHERS NOT WORKING. *TR

HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS APPEARED TO BE BLACK DUE TO SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MELTED AND BURNED. THE FAILURE EXTENDED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

SMALL LEAK DEVELOPED AT REAR OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. CAUSED OVERTEMP AND ALL COOLANT BOILED OUT. @ $800.00 TO REPAIR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE 2 SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS INFORMED ME THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL, TO THE EXTENT THE DEFECT IS POSTED ON ALL REPAIR DATA BASES. IT IS VERY COMMON TO SUSTAIN A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.