2002 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND FINALLY THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR. PREVIOUSLY, THE ENGINE GASKET WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN RIDING ROUGHLY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TURN INDICATORS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THAT LOCKS ON ME BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START AT ALL. I USED TO WAIT FOR THE 10 MINUTES TO RESTART THE SYSTEM BUT NOW THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. I HAVE TO TAKE A BABY BACK AND FORTH EVERYDAY AND CAN NOT HAVE MY CAR CUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET LIKE THAT. *TR

COMPONENT: AIR CONDITIONER DETAILS: I AM BASICALLY HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE WITH MY AIR CONDITIONING. IT WILL KICK OFF. THE AIR RECIRCULATION WILL ALSO KICK OFF AND CHANGE TO FRESH AIR. IT IS DRIVING ME UP A WALL. I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND NOT HAVING AN AIR CONDITIONER IS AWFUL, BUT TO HAVE ONE THAT WILL WORK SOMETIMES, IS AWFUL. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2005. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER WROTE: C/S AC WILL SWITCH FROM RECIRCULATION TO FRESH AIR BY ITSELF. ALSO SAID AT TIME IT FEELS LIKE THE A/C IS ON WHEN IT'S NOT. HEATER CONTROL HEAD HAS INTERNAL SHORT CAUSING IT TO SWITCH BY ITSELF. INSPECT AND REPLACE HEATER/AC CONTROL HEAD. PARTS $157.48, LABOR $142.50, TAX $11.02. TOTAL $311.80. THIS TIME I ONLY HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS WAS DONE ON 7/28/05, INVOICE CVCS51146 AT CARTERSVILLE CHEVROLET IN CARTERSVILLE, GA. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT FAILS EVERY 3 YEARS!! IT IS A 2002 AND FAILED THE FIRST TIME IN 2005 AND AGAIN NOW IN 2008!!! WILL CHEVROLET PAY FOR THIS??? THEY SHOULD. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERNITTANTLY ON THIS AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM FAILED. THE TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,961.

RAN SEVERAL ERRANDS AND THE CAR STARTED FINE THREE TIMES THAT MORNING. THE FOURTH TIME IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM. LET IT SIT FOR 4 HOURS. SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, CAR MAKING RANDOM TURN SIGNAL NOISES FOR THE PAST MONTH. MECHANICS ARE NOW REPLACING IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH TO THE TUNE OF $600. WISH I WOULD'VE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE TO TRY OTHER SOLUTIONS FIRST. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. IT HAS THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED IN PE05055. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE NEW FLASHER PER THE SERVICE LETTER BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS $94 TO DIAGNOSE THE REAL PROBLEM PLUS POSSIBLY HUNDREDS TO FIX IT. CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, EVEN THEN THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCES. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I THINK THAT YOU CLOSED YOUR INVESTIGATION PREMATURELY. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING,CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF ANTIFREEZE AND MOTOR OIL. REPAIRS COST MR $770 DOLLARS. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. *TR

WHEN DRIVING FASTER THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES LIKE THE WHEELS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR THE TIRES HAVE A BROKEN BELT. THE FASTER YOU DRIVE, THE MORE PRONOUNCED THE VIBRATION BECOMES. I GOT NEW TIRES, NOT SAME AS OEM, AND IT'S BETTER, BUT STILL VERY NOTICEABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

FROM THE FIRST DAY I HAD THIS CAR, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE COMPLETELY IN THE FIRST FEW USES OF THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT ENGAGING AND SOMETIMES NOT RELEASING-A THUMPING SOUND IS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE CYLINDER PISTON RELEASES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THEY BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WERE BLINKING VERY FAST. CURRENTLY, THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V107000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE05055 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH EXTERIOR LIGHTING: TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/26/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BULBS AND FUSES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM

THEFT SYSTEM PROBLEMS- FAILURE , IGNITION PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT, FAILURE TO START. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH MY HAZARD SWITCH AND BLINKERS ON MY CAR. THEY WORK BASICALLY WHEN THEY WANT TO. I HAD BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. IT SEEMS AS IF ITS A DEFECT WITH THE CAR AND I'M NOT SURE BOUT FINDING OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I FOUND OUT THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 02 MALIBU. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT/PASSLOCK SYSTEM OF MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT HE REPORTED THAT ONE DEALER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. THE CAR EITHER SELECTIVELY WON'T START, AND THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO LET THE KEY SIT IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MIN, AND THEN IT USUALLY STARTS. ONCE THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, AND THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON ME AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 MINUTES. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERS ARE GIVING ME A RUN-AROUND. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION SWITCH, TOTALING OVER $1100, AND THE CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEN AFTER TALKING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER, I DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD THE SAME 2 THINGS REPLACED WHEN HE OWNED THE CAR, ONLY 3-4 YEARS AGO. I TALKED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE GIVING ME A HARD TIME, AND I DON'T TRUST THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM THIS TIME EITHER, LET ALONE FREE OF CHARGE. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY, BUT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE VERY HELPFUL. I HAVE COME ACROSS SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ON THE INTERNET AND FROM OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME CARS. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. PLEASE HELP!!! I'M OUT OF MONEY FOR MORE REPAIRS, AND I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT FEAR OF IT STOPPING OR NOT STARTING ON ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY 25% OF THE COST FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD CATCH FIRE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET OR SNOWY, AND THERE IS POSSIBLE SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROAD, THE ABS IS ENGAGED EVEN WHEN YOU ARE PULLING UP SLOWLY TO THE STOP SIGN, OR SLOWING DOWN TO ARRIVE HOME, OR EVEN COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY... WHAT HAPPENS, IS WHEN DOING THOSE THINGS IN WEATHER AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT THE BREAKS ON IT MAKES AN AWFUL GRINDING SOUND AND PUSHED BACK ON YOU SO YOU CANT BREAK... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES JUST BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY... I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN BEHIND SOMEONE THIS IS RIGHT ON MY RESIDENTIAL STREET SO I WAS NOT SPEEDING AT ALL, IT WAS A RAINY DAY BUT THE RAIN WAS LIGHT, I HAVE BRAND NEW TIRES ON MY CAR TOO. AS I PULLED UP BEHIND MY NEIGHBORS CAR TO THE STOP SIGN, I WAS BARELY PUSHING DOWN MY BREAK PEDDLE WHEN IT PUSHED BACK AT ME AND MADE T HIS DEEP SOUND I COULDN'T STOP AND I ALMOST HIT MY NEIGHBOR. I WENT TO MY LONG TIME MECHANIC AND HE TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE ON A CLEAR DAY.... HE TOOK IT ON SOME GRAVEL AND STOPPED HARD WELL THE BREAKS DID THE SAME THING. HE SAID IT WAS THE ABS EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN'T LOOK AT THEM. I THINK IT IS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND NON OF THEM DID THAT TO ME ON WET OR SNOWY DAYS! I KNOW IT ISN'T NORMAL AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND IF THE ABS ARE GOING TO BE THAT STINGY THEN MY CHANCES OF CRASHING WILL BE 99% HIGHER! *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2002. AFTER RUNNING FINE FOR A FEW YEARS, IT BEGAN TO DEVELOP RECURRING PROBLEMS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS (BOTH FRONT) HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ALONG WITH THE CALIPERS. *TR

I AM CONTINUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAD THE THEFT SYSTEM CONTINUALLY COME ON AND PAID $700 TO FIX THAT. FUEL PUMP WENT BAD...$500. I HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK AND PAID $800 TO FIX THAT. EVERY TIME I GET MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED, THE ROTORS NEED REPLACED TOO, UNTIL THE LAST TIME WHEN THE CALIBERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL $900. NOW I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING MY PIECE OF JUNK. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU ON AUGUST 10, 2004. THE MILEAGE WAS 45,281. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD 2 PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. 1.GM DEX-COOL/INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. 2.ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED, THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART AGAIN. WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 1 ABOVE, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 2 ABOVE, THESE ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONCERNING MY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2006 I HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF MY CAR NOT STARTING. IT WAS TOWED 4 TIMES, THE FIRST 3 TIMES AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE CHARGED. ON THE LAST TIME, OCTOBER 13, 2006 THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR ?EDUCATED GUESS? WAS THE NEED TO CHANGE THE STARTER SWITCH AND IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FOR WHICH THEY CHARGED ME FOR A STARTER SWITCH - $96.15, AN IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER - $154.79, RECODE THE LOCK CYLINDER - $15.00, AND $46.00 TO CORRECT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR DATA, PLUS A $10.00 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL FEE. MY SON LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SAME MODEL CAR. IT APPEARS QUITE A FEW OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE ANTI-THEFT PROBLEM FIX WAS TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, AND THEN TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, AND IT WORKED, SOMETIMES AFTER 2-3 ATTEMPTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALSO SAID TO TRY THE SAME FIX PROCEDURE, IT MIGHT WORK. IT APPEARS THAT GENERAL MOT

THE SITUATION ARISES WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS, I INSERT MY ORIGINAL GM KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START MY 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM GOES INTO THEFT MODE (AS IF I AM STEALING MY OWN CAR). THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTS FLASHING AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR SWITCHED ON FOR 10 MINUTES (WHILE DRAINING THE BATTERY) UNTIL THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT QUITS FLASHING AND STAYS ON STEADY. AT THAT POINT I MUST TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN. TO DATE IT ALWAYS STARTS AFTER THE 10-MINUTE DELAY AND RETRY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RANDOM IN NATURE AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS OFTEN AS THREE (3) TIMES IN ONE DAY. IT HAS MADE ME LATE FOR WORK, APPOINTMENTS AND STRANDED AT THE GAS PUMP (INCONVENIENCING OTHERS). I AM FORTUNATE THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY DIRE EMERGENCIES (YET) IN WHICH THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STALLED. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OTHERS' EXPERIENCES THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN WITH THE NEW PARTS. THIS IS A GENERAL MOTORS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM AND A POOR DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN UNLEASHED ON THE BUYING PUBLIC. APPARENTLY GENERAL MOTORS HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. MEANWHILE MANY, MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVE UNKNOWINGLY PURCHASED GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH THESE SYSTEMS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE INCONVENIENCE AN

THE SEAL ON THE BACK LIGHTS GETS BAD AND ALLOWS MOISTURE TO GET IN AND SHORT OUT THE BRAKE, TURN SIGNAL AND BACK UP LIGHTS. REPAIRS ARE OVER $200 AND THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE LIGHTING HOUSING IS REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, BECAUSE LIVING NEAR ATLANTA, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE WORKING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. COME ON GM, MAKE DRIVERS OF YOUR VEHICLES SAFE!!!!! *TR

ANTI THEFT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF MY CAR. MY CAR SITS OUTSIDE ALL THE TIME. IT WAS -4 THIS MORNING, WENT TO START CAR AND ANTI THEFT KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM SINCE BUYING USED IN SEPT 06. *TR

CAR REFUSED TO START. LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT IN NASHVILLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED, TWICE. IT TOOK 2 TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC BEFORE THEY REALIZED IT WAS A DEFECT WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM,. IT LOCKED UP THE IGNITION FOR THIRTY MINUTES. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR DECIDED TO LET ME START IT. *TR

PASSLOCK SENSOR ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING STARTED FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD PUT SOMEONE'S LIFE AT RISK. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU'S THEFT SYSTEM SPORADICALLY, BUT FREQUENTLY WILL START FLASHING AND MY CAR WON'T START. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON FOR 10 MINUTES AND WAIT FOR THE THEFT LIGHT TO TURN OFF. I TURN THE KEY OFF FOR 5 SECONDS AND THE CAR STARTS. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS BEING STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES - ANYWHERE. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START DO TO ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. YOU MUST WAIT TEN MIN FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF THEN RESTART THE CAR. *TR

TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HAVE HAD CAR THE DEALER - THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I FIND LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN MANY OF THESE CARS. *TR

VEHICLE PREVENTED FROM STARTING DUE TO DEFECTIVE "THEFT DETERRENT" SYSTEM KNOWN AS PASS LOCK. *TR

1. NORMAL USAGE OF CAR 2. ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES ARBITRARILY CAUSING CAR NOT TO START FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL YOU DO A RESET PROCEDURE. NOTIFIED IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. ALSO, REPORTS SHOW THE NEW PART WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEFECT. 3. NOTHING, TO EXPENSIVE, SHOULD BE COVERED AS A DEFECT. *TR

ANTIFREEZE IS GOING BAD AT LOW MILEAGE (75,000 MILES BELOW LIFE EXPECTANCY), BECOMING CAUSTIC, AND CAUSING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS TO DISSOLVE CAUSING A LEAK, ALSO CAUSING HEAD GASKETS TO LEAK LEADING TO MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. THIS LEADS TO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AT BEST AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT WORST. THE ANTI FREEZE IS OBVIOUSLY A BAD FORMULATION AND/OR INTERACTS WITH COMPONENTS TO BECAME CAUSTIC. THIS IS A DEFECT AND REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET HOW PREVALENT THIS PROBLEM IS. NO NOTICE TO OWNERS WAS EVER SENT TO REPLACE THE ANTIFREEZE BEFORE IT BECAME CAUSTIC. *TR

MY CHEVY MALIBU WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES WAS STARTING TO HESITATE AND NOT THE POWER UP HILLS LIKE IT WAS BEGGING FOR GAS. WELL A WEEK LATER AFTER PARKING IT IN THE MORNING AND GOING TO USE IT SOME HOURS LATER IT WOULD NOT START. THE FUEL PUMP WENT AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. MANAGER OF REPAIR SHOP WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE PUMP WENT WITH SUCH FEW MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTART SO THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ILLUMINATE. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,627 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU 37,000MI. THE VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM( PASSLOCK SYSTEM),FAILURE. VEHICLE WON'T START. RECENTLY GOT THE CAR STARTED BUT NOW THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. *TR

THE ANTI-FREEZE HOLDING TANK KEEPS GETTING AN OIL RESIDUE IN IT AND THE ANTI-FREEZE KEEPS DISAPPEARING INTO THE ENGINE AND HAS TO KEEP BEING REFILLED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MECHANIC IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS FAILING. THE A/C SWITCH ALSO TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB

HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WILL QUIT WORKING OR NOT WORK AT ALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT, HOWEVER, THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TOOK TEN MINUTES TO FINALLY START. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE THEFT LIGHT DIMMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,900. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

CAR FAILS TO START DUE TO FAULTY ANTI THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. COMPONENTS OF SYSTEM INCLUDING IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING, BODY CONTROL MODULE, AND KEY REPLACED IN 11/06. SAME SYMPTOMS RECURRED IN 07/07. *AK

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE IN THE COMPUTER. I REPLACED THE COMPUTER 11 MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE TRICKS THE COMPUTER AND DISABLES THE ENGINE FROM IGNITING. *TR

HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE ADDITION OF THE 2002 MALIBU TO THE RECALL FOR TURNING LIGHT FAILURE BY DEALERSHIP AS OF THIS DATE .. EVEN AFTER I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS OR COVERAGE BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE TURN SIGNALS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE USED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES WERE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 34 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

CHEVROLET MALIBU INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS" BEGINS TO LEAK ANYWHERE AROUND 80,000 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO LEAK COOLANT, TO OVERHEAT, AND MOTOR WILL LOCK, BURN OUT. THIS CAR WAS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD, AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER MALIBU OWNERS WHO HAD THIS WORK DONE OF THEIR CARS COSTING $500.00 TO $700.00 I FELT AS THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO IMPROVE THIS GASKET AND REPLACE THE CARS THAT ALREADY HAD THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

PASSLOCK SENSOR PREVENTED STARTING THE CAR ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL KEY WAS USED. HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PASSLOCK SENSOR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE SHOP FOR REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE VISITS TO MY MECHANIC, I NOW REALIZE THAT THE PROBLEM I AM ENCOUNTERING IS A COMMON ONE FOR MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM OR "PASSLOCK". MY CAR WILL FAIL TO START BECAUSE THE PASSLOCK SENSOR DETECTS WHAT IT THINKS IS AN IMPROPER KEY. A 10 MINUTE DELAY WILL ENSUE WHERE I CAN NOT START MY CAR AT ALL DURING THIS TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH IS HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3 TIMES A DAY! I FIND IT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED THE CAR FOR THIS ERROR. I CAN NO LONGER RUN THE RISK OF GETTING STUCK IN A BAD SITUATION/AREA AND MY CAR FAILING ME. *TR

2002 MALIBU WON'T START PROBABLY DUE TO THE ANTI THEFT PASS LOCK SENSOR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE WERE ABLE TO START THE NEXT DAY. HOWEVER IT' HAPPENING AGAIN AND I CANNOT START THE CAR FROM THE LAST THREE HOURS. GET GM OF THEIR BEHINDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY MAKING THE ISSUE A RECALL.*AK

I HAVE FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ON THE 2002 MALIBU I PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWICE ONCE AT 33,378 MILES ON 5/5/2005 AND AGAIN AT 51,543 MILE ON 3/27/2007. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIR HAVE INFORMED ME THE REPLACING THE BRAKES AT 18,165 MILES ARE CONSIDERED ?ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.? FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FOUND WHEN THE CAR DID NOT ADEQUACY STOP PLACING ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL INDICATOR OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM, INSTEAD I HAD TO RELY ON PERFORMANCE FAILURE WHILE ON THE ROAD. TO DATE THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. *TR

ANTI-THEFT LOCK SYSTEM ON UTES2002 MALIBU. WAIT TIME OF 10 TO 30 MINUTES TO RESET. CAR WILL NOT START. SAFTY ISSUE DUE TO NO RELIABLE SAFE WAY TO CRANK CAR. *AK

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTED FROM BEING ABLE TO START ON THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RESET IT BY TURNING THE KEY ON AND WAIED 15 TO 20 MINUTES. ONCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING ALL THE TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. *AK

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM PROBLEM IN MALIBU. CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINS. HAPPENS ABOUT 3 TIMES A DAY. *TR