2003 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WHEN WEATHER IS WARM THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP TO 3000 -3500 RPMS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE SPEED. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED STRONGLY TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM TAKING OFF, THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A SAFE LEGAL SPEED. CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE RECALL AND FOUND ONE THAT MATCHES THE ACTIONS OF THIS VEHICLE EXACTLY HOWEVER THIS ONE IS NOT INCLUDED (VIN). THIS IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY AND STARTS SOMETIMES AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH GM BEING THE FIRST GM CAR I HAVE OWNED I AM NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED WITH THE RESPONSE RECEIVED WHEN WE CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE RECALL. *AK

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 MALIBU. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS. THE CAR HAS CUT OFF ON ME 3 TIMES WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $400.00 TO FIX IT. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO A CAR WHEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. I AM HIGHLY UPSET WITH GM BECAUSE THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, I HAVE HEARD THAT THEY WON'T DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN PUT OFF A RECALL LIKE THIS WHEN SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, AND ANOTHER OF COURSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I BOUGHT DOESN'T COVER IT. WHY DO THEY EVEN HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN IT DOESN'T COVER A BLASTED THING.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING ENGINE TO IDLE AT 1500 TO 2000 RPM. ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE BACK DOWN TO NORMAL RPM'S UNTIL TRANS IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. CAUSES ADDITIONAL BRAKING IN ORDER TO SLOW AND STOP VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ENGINE HESITATED AND LOST ALL POWER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

MY HORN WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG MODULE...I DON'T HAVE A HORN AND MY CAR FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION, I DO NOT HAVE THE 1100.00 TO FIX IT, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CONTACT GM TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. *JB

MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. APPARENTLY THERE IS A FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THAT SHORTS OUT AND CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO NON FUNCTION. I WAS READING ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBUS. *NM

COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM DETAILS: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS JUST FILLED UP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, AND THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED WHEN A INSPECTION WAS MADE AND FIXED. I HAVE HAD FIVE INCIDENTS PRIOR TO GETTING IT REPAIRED. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS AFTER THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE FACTORY WARRANTY. *JB

MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS AS NOTED IN YOU POSTED INFORMATION BELOW. ODI OPENED THE INVESTIGATION BASED ON 9 COMPLAINTS OF TURN SIGNALS OPERATING SPORADICALLY ON THE 2000-2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STANDING STILL. GM IDENTIFIED THE HAZARD SWITCH AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE TURN SIGNAL PASSES THROUGH THE HAZARD SWITCH. FAILURE OF THE HAZARD SWITCH RESULTS IN LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. GM REPORTS 318, 184 AND 201 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR THE MALIBU, ALERO AND GRAND AM RESPECTIVELY. GM ALSO REPORTS THE FOLLOWING MODELS HAVE THE SAME DESIGN TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD SWITCH AS THE CHEVROLET MALIBU: CHEVROLET CORVETTE, MONTE CARLO, AND IMPALA; OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND ALERO; AND THE PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA SHOW THE HIGHEST OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM IN THE MY 2000-2001 MALIBU, ALERO, AND GRAND AM. *NM

WHEN DRIVING AFTER A RAIN NOTICED THERE WAS WATER IN RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT STARTED WAS TO DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND RESET THE COMPUTER . WELL THAT WAS GREAT EXCEPT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT THE CAR STARTED THEN BECAUSE EVERYTIME YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE THE RADIO SHUT OFF, GAUGES WOULD PEG OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESET. THEN CAR WOULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY DRIVING . IF IT TAKES THE NHSTA TO HAVE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE I AM NOT THE ONE IF IT IS WATER THE CAR DOESN'T LIKE I WILL SEND IT BACK TO DETROIT WHERE THEY CAN PUT IT IN IT'S FINAL RESTING PLACE, LAKE MICHIGAN. LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD BECAUSE THESE SMALL INCONVENIENCES TO THEM ARE MAJOR EXPENSES TO US ALL . AND THEY WONDER WHY THE CAR INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM GENERAL MOTORS. *NM

AT SOME POINT, I TRIGGERED MY ALARM SYSTEM BY NOT USING THE REMOTE KEY AND MANUALLY UNLOCKED MY CAR DOOR. RIGHT AFTER, I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, AT WHICH TIME IT CRANKED, BUT DID NOT START. SINCE THIS INCIDENT OF TRIGGERING MY ALARM, I HAVE BEEN DAILY REMINDED OF THIS.. WITH THE CRANK, NO START. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) WHICH THEY REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR WAS CRANK/NO START AGAIN AND AGAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND TWO RETAINER CLIPS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #04V528000, REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM

CAR WOULD NOT START AT WORK WEDNESDAY MORNING, APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM. MY HUSBAND CAME TO LOOK AT IT AFTER WORK, APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM. CALLED CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM TOW IT UNDER WARRANTY. TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP AROUND 8:30 PM AND TOWED TO DOMINION CHEVROLET. DOMINION DID NOT RETURN ANY PHONE CALLS ON THE 6TH UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER 5:00 PM. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ANTI-THEFT / IGNITION SWITCH HAD GONE BAD AND IT WOULD BE REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. DID NOT RECEIVE KEY OR PAPERWORK WHEN PICKED UP, JUST 10+ SCRATCHES ALL OVER MY CAR. *JB

I BOUGHT MY MALIBU NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2003. IN JANUARY 2005, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE CAR SHUDDERING WHILE BRAKING, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY MACHINED BOTH ROTORS, I TOOK IT IN AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 8TH BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A CHATTER AND CLANK SOUND, THEY TOLD ME THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED, I BROUGHT IT BACK ON FEBRUARY 18 FOR THE LUBRICATION. NEXT I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE ON MARCH 29TH AND ASKED THE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE. ON JULY 1ST 05 I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN BECAUSE OF A BRAKE SQUEAL AND FOUND THE RETAINING BOLT /PIN ON THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS MISSING. IT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BOLT/PIN ON THE UPPER BOLT/PIN DUE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE ORIGINAL BOLT/PIN. ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 05 I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN FOR BRAKE NOISE, AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH ROTORS WERE RUSTED, BOTH ROTORS WERE TURNED AND CLEANED AT THAT TIME. ON OCTOBER 12TH 05 WHICH WAS ONLY 8 DAYS LATER I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN INSPECTED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE AGAIN FOUND TO BE RUSTY, PITTED AND WORN, THIS TIME THEY REPLACED BOTH THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON NOVEMBER 23RD 05 FOR RECOMMENDED 15 MAX SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED A REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE FRONT BRAKES AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY WERE STILL SQUEAKING AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE. MAY 25TH,06 I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN FOR BRAKE NOISE, THEY FIRST TOLD ME THE CALIPERS AGAIN NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED , BUT THEN CAME

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. IT WON'T START DUE TO A FLAW IN THE THEFT DETECTION SYSTEM. THIS HAS CAUSED ME MANY PROBLEMS!! AS I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS PRETTY COSTLY TO REPAIR. DUE TO FINANCES, I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. A MECHANIC GAVE ME AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO START THE CAR WHICH INVOLVES GETTING UNDER THE CAR AND BYPASSING THE IGNITION. CHEVY IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!!*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, NO INSPECTION WAS MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STARTS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, UPON INSPECTION THE IGNITION NEEDED TO REPLACED DUE TO THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. ONE DAY AFTER WORK, I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO START. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WANTED TO CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT. MYSELF AND A FEW OF MY COWORKERS CONTINUED TO PLAY WITH IT AND FINALLY, ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, IT STARTED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC NEAR MY WORK PLACE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE HAD A CHEVY THAT DID THE SAME THING. HE INFORMED ME THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT. HE SHOWED ME THAT IF I TURN THE IGNITION ON WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS APPEAR, IT WILL START. IF I TURN THE IGNITION ON AND ONLY THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARS, IT WILL NOT START AND I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH IT UNTIL ALL THE DASH LIGHTS APPEAR. IT DID OKAY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT STARTING AGAIN AND DOES IT FREQUENTLY NOW. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WAS APPROACHING A RAILROAD TRACK. AS I NEARED THAT TRACK I HEARD MY DOORS UNLOCK (WHICH DOES NOT HAPPEN UNLESS I MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM OR THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF). I REALIZED THAT MY CAR HAD CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THANKFULLY, IT HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CRUISE ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACK AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF THE MAIN ROAD UNTIL I COULD START IT AGAIN. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER A HALF AN HOUR, IT RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATE 2/24/2006 - THE CONSUMER PREVIOUS VEHICLE, A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU, ALSO HAD THE SAME BRAKE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. *NM

2003 CHEVY MALIBU HAS HAD RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST 10,000 MILES IT HAS 33,000 MILES . BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND VIBRATE THE FRONT END. FINALLY WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND PADS, IT IS DRIVEN ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FROM ALL THE OTHER BRAKE COMPLAINTS I READ ABOUT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MAILIBU AND LEARNED THAT MY ANIT-THEFT SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR EVEN WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARN IS THAT I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WHEN I AM "LOCKED OUT" FROM DRIVING MY CAR BEFORE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT GOES OUT THEN I CAN START THE CAR AND DRIVE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A CHEVY MAILBU WHO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. I LEARNED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD TO PAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO GET THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SAME OWNERS HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY EVEN MORE MONEY TO GET OTHER PARTS REPLACE. THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE PARTS DID NOT ALWAYS FIX THE ISSUE COMPLETELY. ALSO, FOUND OUT THAT GM DOES KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT WON'T RECALL THE CARS BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDER A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT I WILL LIKE TO DISAGREE WITH THAT, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I MAY HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND BE IN A NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BUT MY CAR MAY NOT START AND I WOULD HAVE TO CALL 911 FOR HELP ALL THE TIME. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T NOT ALWAYS AFFORD THE AMBULANCE RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL. ALSO, I MAY BE TRAVELING THROUGH SOME UNFAMILIAR PLACES AND I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN SIT IN MY CAR FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE SOMEONE MAY WANT TO DO HARM TO ME. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I ALSO FEAR THAT ONE DAY MY CAR MAY CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING DUE TO MY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND I MAY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. FROM RES

06/17/05 CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ON A HOT DAY WITH 4 KIDS NOT GOOD! CYLINDER 2.188/ BCM 2.560 08/01/05 CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING HOT DAY 3 KIDS HEADING OUT OF TOWN! MODULE3.107/FUEL FILTER 3.890 JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 01/28/05. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL ACTIVE EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CRUISE WAS STILL ACTIVATING AND SPEEDING THE CAR UP. THE CONSUMER PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE CONSUMER FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, BUT HE HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. IT SET FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CAR SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS POINT. THE SPEED WAS 65 MPH AND THAT WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *AK *JB

2003 CHEVY MALIBU HAS DEFECTIVE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. MY CAR HAS 49000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HAS KEPT ME STRANDED. THIS TIME I WAS IN A SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS AREA, AND HAD NO PHONE OR WAY TO GET TO ONE. WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND NOW THEY WANT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BUCKS TO DO IT AGAIN. *JB

FRONT BRAKE/ROTOR/CALIPER FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS, FRONT PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ROTORS 4 TIMES, CALIPERS 4 TIMES AND FRONT PADS 16 TIMES DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, THE CALIPERS HANG UP AND DO NOT RELEASE ALL THE WAY CAUSING THE INNER PADS TO WEAR ABNORMALLY. *NM

ANTI -LOCK BRAKE LIGHT (ABS) IS ON AND THE ABS SOMETIMES ACTIVATES WHEN THE USING THE BRAKES AT A SLOW SPEED. *JB

TWICE NOW, MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND HALF AND IT IS ABOUT TO DO IT A THIRD TIME. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE EACH TIME THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE CAR WON'T START. I CANNOT GET THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY, I HAVE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION MYSELF BY RESETTING THE COMPUTER WHICH ERASES ANY CODE THAT WAS STORED, AND THEREFORE THE CAR CANNOT GET FIXED. *JB

BRAKES (ROTORS AND FRONT PADS) KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACE. FIRST AT 14,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO IT UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WANTED $500 FOR JOB. DEALER FIRST SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED BUT WOULDN'T BLAME THE SELF ADJUSTERS THAT SHOULD KEEP THEM ADJUSTED. THEN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS MY DRIVING HABITS, REFUSING TO REFER TO ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT MALIBU'S BRAKES AND THE FACT THAT NONE OF MY OTHER CARS HAVE EVER HAD BRAKES WERE OUT SO SOON. NOW THEY SAY IT IS "NORMAL" FOR MALIBU BRAKES TO WEAR OUT AFTER 14,000 MILES AND AGAIN THEY WON'T COVER THEM UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKES DO NOT WEAR OUT AFTER 14,000 MILES. *JB

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT OF 2003, NEED NEW PADS/RESURFACED ROTORS AT 13,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES. *JB

DT: 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATES WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE. *AK

VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE: 2003 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER THREE (3) TIMES FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. FIRST COMPLAINT I WAS TOLD BRAKES NEEDED TO "WEAR IN", CAR ONE (1) WEEK OLD. SECOND COMPLAINT, SOFT AND PULSATING PEDAL WITH POOR STOPPING, ROTORS WERE "REFINISHED", VEHICLE MILEAGE 6,800. THIRD COMPLAINT, VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN STOPPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER ADVISED THAT ROTORS HAVE "EXCESSIVE RUN-OUT" AND INNER PADS ARE "LOW". COST TO REPAIR THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($350.00), VEHICLE MILEAGE 30,000. DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSE TO ADMIT THE BRAKE WEAR IS CAUSED BY A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND VEHICLE WAS RELEASED FROM THE DEALER AND IS NOW UNSAFE TO OPERATE DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

ON 5/24/05 I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU FROM SUBURBAN CHEVY. FROM THE MOMENT I TEST DROVE IT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH BRAKE NOISE FROM THE CAR'S FRONT TIRES. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ON MY FIRST VISIT I WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS BRAKE RUST FROM SITTING IN THE LOT AND THAT IT WOULD BURN OFF IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. A WEEK LATER, I RETURNED WITH THE SAME NOISE AND A PULSATING STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS TIME ANOTHER TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE ROTORS WERE INCORRECTLY MACHINED AND THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE PARTIALLY METALLIC, I WOULD EXPERIENCE SOME NOISE. WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL ME WAS THAT I WOULD STILL EXPERIENCE THE SOFT PEDAL AND PULSATING STEERING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. TO DATE THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT IN THE 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU STATING IT HAS A 1998 MALIBU AIR BAG SYSTEM.*MR SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE AIR BAG SYSTEM PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WAS FROM A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE OLD CAR PARTS IN A NEWER MODEL CAR.*SB *NM

THE CHEROLET MALIBU WE OWN THINKS IT IS BEING STOLEN AS THE KEY HAS A COMPUTER CHIP IN IT AND AT TIMES WON'T COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR.TODAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FOR THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN GETTING IT TO THE DEALER.MY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN POOR HEALTH AND NEED A RELIABLE CAR.IT HAS ONLY 49000 MILES ON IT.

BRAKE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN MINOR ACCIDENT. 2 WEEKS FOLLOWING ACCIDENT BRAKE NOISE BEGAN. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ONLY THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON EACH FRONT WHEEL HAD FAILED, INDICATING FAULTY BRAKE DESIGN. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS ARE NOTED FOR BRAKE RELATED ISSUES FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE POSTED ON THE NHTSA SITE. GM REFUSED TO ASSIST CLAIMING NORMAL WEAR.

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS . SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003. JANUARY 2004 SHE NOTICED A QUIVERING PULSATING BRAKE PROBLEM. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY CLEANED THE BRAKES AND THEN THEY WERE FINE. MARCH 204 SHE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A REGULAR PENNSYLVANIA INSPECTION AND SHE HAD THEM CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY WERE EXCELLENT. MAY 12 2004 SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS, SHOES, AND ROTORS HAD ALL BURNT OFF THE VEHICLE. SO SHE HAD ALL OF THEM REPLACED. SHE TAKES HER VEHICLE IN EVERY FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS FOR AN OIL CHANGE. EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE SHE HAS BRAKES INSPECTED, SO IT IS ABOUT EVERY 10 WEEKS. THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH SHE WENT IN FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE CALIBRATION ON THE BRAKES LOOKED PERFECT. MAY 10TH 2005 BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN, THE BRAKE SHOES, PADS, AND THE ROTORS BURNT OFF AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DEALER IN THE PENNSYLAVNIA AREA AND ALL THE DEALERS STATED THAT CHEVROLET MALIBUS ARE KNOWN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. SHE CALLED GM ON MAY 10TH, AND THEY WERE ONLY WORRIED ABOUT HOW MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE SHE HAD, AND TOLD HER TO GET BRAKES SERVICED MORE OFTEN. IN A TOTAL OF SIX WEEKS VEHICLE HAS BURNT OUT THE BRAKE PADS, SHOES, AND ROTORS.*AK

THE REAR BRAKES WERE BRAND NEW, THEY NEVER HAVE BEEN USED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. MECHANIC STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE REAR BRAKES THAT HAD NOT BEEN ADJUSTED CORRECTLY WAS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO PERFORM FOR THE REAR BRAKES.*AK *BF *NM

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. 4 REPAIRS OF MACHINING / REPLACING ROTORS. CAR HAS UNDER 15,000 MILES. BOUGHT IT NEW. CAR SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY ON HIGHWAYS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. STEERING WHEEL LITERALLY BOUNCES 1.5 INCHS IN ALL DIRECTIONS. SERVICE DEALER KEEPS ON REPLACING AND MACHINEING THE ROTORS. SOMETHING IS CAUSING THEM TO WARP ... MY COMPLAINT IS HEARD BY DEAF EARS... HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH A METAL TO METAL NOISE OCCURRED UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER BRAKE PAD BROKE IN HALF. *AK

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR CHEVROLET MALIBU 2003, VEHICLE ALSO INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. *BF THE CONSUMER HUSBAND BELIEVED BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE THE RESULT OF A RECALL GM HAD ISSUED REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. (HUSBAND ON BEHALF OF WIFE DORIS NELL DECEASED) *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH THE CAR WON'T GET ANY GAS AND STALLS THEN DIES. IT WON'T RESTART. TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT DATE LISTED HERE.*AK

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CHECK LIGHT HAS TURNED ON A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES AND HAS CAUSED THE FUEL SUPPLY TO CUT OFF AND NOT START THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURED RECALL 04V092000 CONCERNING ACCELERATION CONTROL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, REPAIR WERE NOT PERFORMED AS OF YET. *AK

CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE - DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS MANUFACTURER DEFECT- INTERNAL RADIO/CD FAILURE. DEALERSHIP SERVICE REMOVED RADIO/CD AND SENT OUT FOR AN EXCHANGE UNIT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE REINSTALLED RADIO NEW CD PLAYER AND, AGAIN, INOPERATIVE. EQUIPMENT-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE/INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP STILL TRYING TO REORDER EXCHANGE UNITS THAT WOULD WORK WITHOUT SUCCESS AND GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO OWNER. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK

VEHICLE MADE METAL AGAINST METAL RUBBING NOISE. CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT BEFORE 45,000 MILES. APPOINTMENT OCCURRED AT 45,100 MILES. WAS ADVISED THAT HUB ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL BEARINGS NEED REPLACED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT. CAR IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY 52 MILES PER DAY. *NM

SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. *NM THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SOMEONE PIT PARTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE AIR BAG. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S ROTORS WARPED AND THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO PULSATE. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THIS WAS A RECURRENT PROBLEM. *SC

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET, MALIBU ON DEC.26, 2004 AND MY FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF.*AK