2002 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WITHOUT WARNING THE TURN SIGNALS STOP OPERATING. BY HITTING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NUMEROUS TIME THE TURN FUNCTION RETURNS. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY DURING THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU, WHICH LEADS TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THEY DO NOT FLICKER. THEY JUST STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK WITHOUT PROBLEM. THE INCIDENTS ARE RANDOM. I WILL BE REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL WHEN I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED LATER THIS MONTH . *JB

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHER/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OR RELAY. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE PART. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES WE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. IT WAS VERY SPORADIC IN NATURE AT FIRST. HOWEVER, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 3,000 MILES WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE AT THE 81,000 MILE SERVICE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE THERE WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NATURALLY, ON THE SERVICE DATE THE SIGNALS WERE WORKING. SOME DAYS THE SIGNALS WORK AND SOME DAYS THEY DON'T. WE HAVE NOTICED THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE IS MORE DURING DAMP, HUMID OR RAINY WEATHER. THE FAILURE CAN BE AS SHORT AS FIVE MINUTES OR AS LONG AS ONE HOUR. WE WILL BE TAKING OUR VEHICLE IN FOR THE 84,000 MILE SERVICE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WE WILL BE SHOWING THEM THE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT DURING ONE OF THESE FAILURES AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. *NM

I DRIVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. MY TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEING ABLE TO INFORM OTHER DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC OF INTENTIONS TO TURN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH. RESEARCHING ONLINE I FIND THAT THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. IT APPEARS FROM ONLINE FORUMS THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2002 MALIBUS. I WONDER IF THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS UTILIZED ON THE 2002 MODEL SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MALIBU MODEL AS WELL.*JB

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING (OR WON'T WORK AT ALL AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR). THIS STARTED HAPPENING THE END OF JULY AND HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. SO FAR, ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE HAZARD SWITCH WHILE KEEPING THE TURN SIGNALS ON HAS EVENTUALLY RESTORED THEIR USE. I COMMUTE 50 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK EVERY DAY, MOST OF IT ON I-85 & 285 IN ATLANTA. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY A PERVASIVE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TWICE AND HAS BEEN ASSURED BY HIS PARTS SOURCE THAT THIS (3RD) TIME HE WILL BE PROVIDED A SWITCH WITHOUT THE DEFECT. SO FAR I HAVE PAID $304.98 AND SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY GM. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2002 MALIBU NEW AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND AM ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS. AT 54000 MILES THE WHEEL BEARING AND CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW CAN'T BE DOWN BECAUSE LAST TIME WE HAD A ROUGH TIME GETTING IT TO GO BACK UP.*JB

BEGINNING YESTERDAY (8/30/2005) OUR 2002 MALIBU TURN SIGNALS AND HIGH-BEAMS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT IS IN PLACE, THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM HAVING THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED FRIDAY (9/2/2005) AS THE TURN SIGNALS "GO THROUGH THERE" ACCORDING TO JERRY FROM THE SERVICE DEPT. WHERE IT WILL BE REPLACED. HE FEELS 85% SURE THAT WILL FIX IT AS HE HAS "SEEN IT BEFORE". I DON'T WANT TO TRAVEL IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO SIGNAL LANE CHANGES OR TURN INTENTIONS. I WILL SAVE MY RECEIPTS AS SURELY A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES DUE TO THIS WELL-DOCUMENTED DEFECT. *JB

2001 CHEVY MALIBU'S ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN VEHICLE ON AND PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE ON POSITION FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES FOR VEHICLE TO START. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHO HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR IN AUSTIN TEXAS AT PHARMACY SCHOOL. SHE GOT CAUGHT IN RISING WATER ONCE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IF FOR SOME REASON THE CAR WAS TO TURN OFF IN TRAFFIC AND NOT TURN ON, I.E. THE EXPRESSWAY THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *JB

BLINKERS/SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, HAZARD SWITCH REPLACEMENT

NO INCIDENTS, CRASHES OR INJURY'S WHILE IN MY POSSESSION. THE 2002 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT USED IN 2004 ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS A GOVERNMENT USED CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THEY NOW WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER AT 41,000 MILES THE HORN BLOWS A SHORT BEEP ANYTIME. THE CAR MAY BE RUNNING OR NOT, THERE MAY NOT BE ANYONE EVEN IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AND NOW THERE IS A BEEPING TONE INSIDE THAT I HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED. IT DOESN'T DO IT CONSTANTLY BUT I NOTICE IT WHEN I START THE CAR. IT IS A SHORT "ALERT" BEEP, KIND OF LIKE AN ALARM. IT BEEPS ONCE, PAUSE, AND THEN ABOUT THREE TIMES PAUSE AND THEN ONCE MORE. JUST WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AS THE WARRANTY IS NOT IN AFFECT ANY LONGER. IN ADDITION TO THESE THERE HAS BEEN ABOUT THREE OCCASIONS WHERE MY CAR HESTITATED WHEN STARTING KIND OF LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. COULD THIS BE FROM THE HORN BLOWING ALL DAY AND NIGHT? HAVE ALSO REPLACED BRAKES MORE OFTEN THAN I THOUGHT I SHOULD.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET, TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING IMPROPERLY. CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE TURN SIGNAL, LIKE IT IS BLINKING, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT LIGHT UP ON THE INSIDE. IF IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP ON THE INSIDE THEN IT IS NOT LIGHTING UP FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF CONTACT'S FRIENDS OWN CHEVROLET CARS AND AT ONE POINT AND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, SO SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AOF MONTHS AGO THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AS OFTEN AS CURRENTLY. *AK *TT

TURN SIGNALS ON MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO - FUSES ARE LOCATED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE (PULLED FUSES OUT AND WERE FINE, PUT THEM BACK IN AND BOTH ITEMS WORKED - TEMPORARILY).*JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE. I HAVE LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE AND HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL OF MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE UP TO 2001. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT INCLUDING THE 2002 MODELS ON THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ALSO. SO WHY IS CHEVROLET NOT BEING FORCED TO INCLUDE 2002 MODELS WHEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME PROBLEM?*JB

DT: VEHICLE WOULD NOT STARTED DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILURE. WHEN PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION IT WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC, THEN HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER . THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2005. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED. UPDATED ON 06/05/2006. *AK

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU 6 CYLINDER. FRONT STRUTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT (AT MY COST). CAR MILEAGE WAS APPX 23K. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 2004 MALIBU WITH 18K. FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER. MY MECHANIC EXPRESSED SURPRISED THAT STRUTS SHOULD "GO BAD" ON CARS WITH SUCH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE QUIT TWICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRST TIME IT QUIT WAS AROUND APRIL 1, 2005. NO ONE ELSE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. IT WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START. *AK

IN 2002, I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN GIVING ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE WATER FOUND IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THERE WAS WATER COMING IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE BRAKES, AND THE TORQUE NEEDING TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THEN IT WAS THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND I GOT THEM REPLACED AT A WALMART; MIND YOU, SINCE THE 1ST PROBLEM, NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT'S THE AIRBAG GONE BAD, COOLING SYSTEM GONE BAD, AND THE BRAKES AGAIN, ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP. THE CALIPERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED STILL, THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT, AND THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITHIN THE FUELING SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE CAR NOT START. OH! I ALMOST FORGOT, I PURCHASED A BATTERY 2 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THAT WENT OUT. I ALWAYS STAY ON TOP OF MY SERVICE FOR THE CAR. THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT. IT SUCKS!

TURNING SIGNAL DON'T WORK AND HAZARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK. CAN'T RELY ON THEM IN TRAFFIC. I HAD THEM ON AND WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THEY WENT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. I AM TOLD THE HAZARD SWITCH IS BAD AND WILL COST 100$ TO FIX. I NOTICE ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ARE THE TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED FOR SAFE DRIVING. AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE PUSH A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF US DRIVERS. THANK YOU

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 32,000 MILES AND ON AROUND THE FIRST OF APRIL OF 2005. SOMETIMES WHEN FLIPPING ON THE LIGHTS THEY WILL WORK, THEN GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AT TIMES AFTER FLIPPING THE LIGHTS ON THEY WILL NOT COME ON AND THEN AFTER DRIVING FURTHER THEY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN TURN ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE IT WILL COME ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD HER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN ON THE VEHICLE, AND AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND GET SOME KIND OF PAYMENT FIGURED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AS OF NOW. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE KNOWS THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE 2000 & 2001, AND THOSE MODELS WERE RECALLED. *AK

FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS ON 2002 CHEVY MALIBU PROBABLY DUE TO FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH

DT: HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AROUND APRIL 15, 2005. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE HAPPENING EVERYDAY INSTEAD OF EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN CONTACTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *NM

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET 2002 MALIBU BRAND NEW AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR THREE YEARS, JUST TWO MONTHS AGO IT STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRIED LITTLE THINGS LIKE MANUALLY USING TURN SIGNALS AND TURNING THEM OFF PRIOR TO TURN COMPLETION, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND USING MY HAZZARD LIGHTS TO TRIGGER THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS WILL WORK MOMENTARILY, OTHER TIMES THEY HAVE NO EFFECT. ALSO I AM NOTICING MY HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL INTERRUPT MY TURN SIGNAL FROM WORKING AND OTHER TIMES MY TURN SIGNAL WILL CAUSE THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO TURN OFF! THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FOR ME, IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME, MY CAR IS JUST PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY WANT TO TEST IT FOR A RATHER LARGE FEE. ALTHOUGH MY RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM HAS TOLD ME THAT GM HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 2002, BUT POSSIBLY IN 2001, AND 2000 MODELS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED, AND WILL NOT OWN A CHEVY AGAIN.

ON 06-12-2005 MY BLINKERS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTANTLY. THEY MAY NOT WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND WITH NO WARNING. THEY DON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY EVEN IF YOU RESTART THE VEHICLE. I'VE SAW THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE OVER LOOKED ESPECIALLY IF WE TRAVEL. IT IS A DANGER IN HIGH TRAFFIC DRIVING.

DT: FRONT LOADED CALIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INBOARD PADS ARE WORN AT 100 PERCENT, AND THE OUTBOARD ARE WORN AT 50 PERCENT.TIRES WERE SQUEAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THEN A CONSTANT SQUEEK WHILE DRIVING. CONTINUED DRIVING MAKES IT WORSE. CALLER IS CONCERNED ABOUT NOT GETTING A WARNING LIGHT TO TELL HER SHE HAS A PROBLEM. CALLER WAS TOLD A WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR THE BRAKE PADS BEING WORN. IF CALIPER IS NOT FIXED THE PADS WILL BE WORN AT SAME RATE. TIRES PLUS TOLD HER THIS. DEALER TOLD CALLER THEY NEVER HEARD OF CALIPERS CAUSING BRAKE PAD PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISES AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. THE DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE GENERAL STATE INSPECTORS OFFICE. *AK THE NOISE REMAINED THE SAME. THE VEHICLE FELT UNSAFE DURING EXTREME WET WEATHER. *SC *JB

DT: IN AUGUST 2004 CONSUMER HAD RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. NOW THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOW CONSUMER IS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY SAID THE PART THEY PUT IN LAST AUGUST WAS UNDER A 12 MONTH OR 12000 MILE WARRANTY AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TT

STOP AT POSTOFFICE CAR WOULD NOT START, SECOND TIME AT HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN, THIRD TIME WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START, THE FIRST TWO TIME I TOOK IT TO DEALER AN WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGINATION PROLBLEM AND IT WAS FIXED AND THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN, HAD THE CAR IN THE DEALER SERVICES CENTER FOR 10 DAYS AN WAS TOLD IT WAS FUEL PUMP AND CHARGED 300.00 TO FIX, CAR STALLED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGE WAS BRING IT OUT TO ME AND WOULD NOT START FOR THEM, KEEP THE THE FOR ANOTHER 8 DAYS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WAS FIXED

DT: CONSUMER STATED: HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, FUEL EVAPORATION HOSE WHICH MELTED CAUSED THE FIRE. CHEVROLET STATED HOSES BROKE. NO FOR WARNING, FOUND OUT WHEN CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT BAD, AND SENSORS BURNT. ANY THING IN THE STREAM OF THAT WAS BURNT OR MELTED.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER TURN SIGNALS DO NOT FUNCTION. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE 2001 MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER SHE OWNS A 2002 MODEL.

THE RADIO SOMETIMES WORKED AND SOMETIMES DIDN'T. AFTER 7 TRIPS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE AMPLIFIER. THE RADIO WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND NOW IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW SWITCH. I DID NOT GET ONE AS YET, BUT SEE WHERE OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL, NOR DID THE DEALER INFORM ME OF THE ISSUE. I INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS BUT THEY DID REMEDY THAT. I GET SHOCKED (ELECTRICALLY) MANY TIMES WHEN I EXIT THE CAR AS DO SOME OF MY PASSENGERS.*AK

IN JANUARY 2004, THE ?LOW COOLANT? LIGHT WENT ON. IT REQUIRED MORE COOLANT TO BE ADDED. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL LEAKING OF THE ENGINE COOLANT. THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE CAP WAS REPLACED. THE LEAK STOPPED. IN FEB. 2005, THE ?LOW COOLANT? LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN AND AGAIN I ADDED COOLANT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE ?LOW COOLANT? LIGHT WENT ON. THIS TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THIS DEALER THAT MY CAR REQUIRED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ALSO, ENGINE COOLANT MIGHT HAVE LEAKED INTO MY ENGINE, SO THE OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID REQUIRED FLUSHING AND FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY OTHERWISE SERIOUS DAMAGE COULD BE DONE TO MY ENGINE. I HAD THE SERVICE DONE AS I THOUGHT CONTINUING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. SO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND MY COST WAS $1,700.00. I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS REPAIR IS CONSIDERED ?NORMAL MAINTENANCE? AND I NEEDED TO COVER THE ENTIRE PRICE OF THE REPAIR. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE, NEGLECTING TO HAVE THE NECESSARY SERVICE COMPLETED MAY HAVE RESULTED IN PERMANENT DAMAGE LIKE THE ENGINE CEASING TO WORK. I THINK THE ENGINE CEASING WHILE IN OPERATION MIGHT CAUSE A SLIGHT SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF, PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY OF MINE.*AK

MY SIGNAL LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY JUST STOPPED WORKING. NOW I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE SIGNAL OFF BEFORE I ACTUALLY MAKE THE TURN AND IT TURNS OFF ITSELF THAT IT WILL CONTINUE WORKING. BUT IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS.*AK

I JUST BOUGHT A USED MALIBU LS 2002. THREE DAYS LATER MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER I HEAR SOME VIBRATING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. NOW EVERYTIME I START UP MY CAR AFTER 5 MINUTES THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (AT 6:40AM 3/30/05), THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TOTALLY (100%) SHATTERED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. ALL THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND THE HEATER WAS ON. I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND WAS NOT INJURED IN ANY WAY. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 40'S AND THE SUN WAS SHINING ON THE WINDOW (A CLEAR MORNING). TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE WINDOW WAS NOT IMPACTED BY ANY OBJECT. NO CARS OR PERSONS WERE ON MY LEFT SIDE. MOST OF THE WINDOW ENDED UP ON THE CAR'S FLOOR AND IN MY LAP. SOME PIECES REMAINED STUCK IN THE FRAME.*AK

THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE CAME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

HELLO, ON CHEVY MALABU CARS, THEY HAVE DEFECITVE INPUT MANUFOLD VALVES. ONLINE THOUSANS OF PEOPLE ARE IN FORMS THAT SHOW IT IS IN ALOT OF PEOPLE CARS AND GM IS NOT HELPING

MY CHEVROLET, MALIBU IS A 2002 AND IN THE BACK PANELS NEAR THE REAR DOORS THE PAINT IS STARTING TO PEAL OFF.*AK

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2002, TIRES WORN AT 9,000 MILES. *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. AT 29000 MILE THE TIRES WERE BADLY WORN AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES INDICATING THAT THE WEAR WAS THE CONSUMER'S FAULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES WERE IMPERFECT. *NM

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2004. SHE WAS TRYING TO MERGE LEFT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN A CAR JUST BEHIND HER ,AND TWO LANES TO THE LEFT, WENT FOR THE SAME SPOT. BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED, THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER LANE DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS TRYING TO MERGE AND PROCEEDED INTO THE SPOT. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO SWERVE BACK INTO HER LANE TO AVOID THE OTHER CAR , AND COULD NOT AVOID REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE AHEAD WHERE TRAFFIC HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED. I RECENTLY TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IN FACT THE PREVIOUS TWO MODEL YEARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS RELATED TO A BAD HAZARD SWITCH. I FIDDLED WITH THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT TAPPING THE SWITCH CAUSES THE SIGNALS TO MALFUNCTION. ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T GET THIS CHECKED OUT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I BELIEVE THE ACCICENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE SIGNALS HAD BEEN WORKING, AND I AM REALLY ANNOYED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED SO IGNORANT OF THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THEY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN. *AK

THE HAZARD SWITCH IS CUTTING OFF THE BLINCKER WHEN I TURRN THEM ON. IF I TOUCH OR MOVE THE HAZARD SWTCH THEN THE BLINKER WILL START WORKING AGAIN. 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BAND NEW WITH 11 MILES ON IT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING LAST YEAR. I ALSO SEE THAT A RECALL WAS DONE FOR THIS ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL, LOOKS LIKE THEY DIDN'T FIX IT ON ALL MALIBU'S.I*AK

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PRODUCES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU (3 YRS OLD, JUST OUR OF FACTORY WARRANTY) WITH 33,000 MILES HAD THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE SEIZE UP. I LIMPED IT TO THE DEALER, HALF A MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, THE FRONT LEFT BRAKES WERE SMOKING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIPER SEIZED UP BECAUSE THE PADS WERE TOO WORN. ALSO THAT THE PADS ON THE LEFT WERE WORN ALSO. THE CHEVY DEALER SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED ON BOTH WHEELS, CALIPERS REPLACED ON BOTH WHEELS, AND NEW PADS & CALIPER BOLTS. TOTAL COST $784 NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID $1250 FOR WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE WEAR INDICATORS GAVE VERY LITTLE WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE WARN. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED A YEAR AGO (9000 MILES AGO) AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE. I CAN UNDERSTAND TURNING THE ROTORS. I EXPECT TO PAY FOR PADS. BUT REPLACING THE CALIPERS ON BOTH WHEELS? DID I JUST GET TAKEN FOR A RIDE BY MY CHEVY DEALER? I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF REPORTS ABOUT PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON MALIBU. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

TURN SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED OEM SWITCH. PROBLEM CONTINUES.*AK

HAZARD WARNING/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY MY ,FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 38,000 MILES,COOLENTENT SYSTEM ACTS UP OFF AND ON IT OVERHEATS AND THEN IT MIGHT WORK JUST FINE,HEAD GASKET STARTING LEAKING AT 39,000 MILES,MOTOR IS VERY LOUD AND NOISY WHEN IT FIRST STARTS, IT MISSES OUT WHILE RUNNING BUT PARKED, GAS GAGE DOESN'T READ PROPERLY IT BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

CAR COUGHS/HESITATES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 65-75 MPH. BEGAN DOING WHEN I MOVED TO ARIZONA. DID NOT DO IT IN FL USING REGULAR GRADE GAS. DEALER SAID MY FUEL FILTER WAS ALL CLOGGED AND DIRTY AND THE FUEL WAS GETTING DARK COLORED. SAID I NEED TO USE CHEVRON OR ARCO GAS AS THEY PUT A DETERGENT IN THEIR GAS THAT GMC IS RECOMMENDING FOR ALL THEIR CARS. DEALER CHANGED FUEL FILTERS AND AIR FILTER. I TRIED REGULAR GRADE GAS FROM ARCO. NO DIFFERENCE. AM TAKING IT BACK TO SERVICE AT DEALER AGAIN.*AK

CONSUMER STATED TURN SIGNALS FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR, HOWEVER THE 2002 MODEL YEAR WAS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK