2004 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN JUNE 2009. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE TWICE. I TOOK THE CAR THE DEALERSHIPS SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. DRIVING TODAY I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AGAIN. I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AND IT RESETS ITSELF USUALLY, BUT TODAY IT KEPT GOING OUT. I SPOKE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SERIOUSLY. I AM LOCKED INTO MY LOAN FOR 3 YEARS ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVY MALIBU IN A PARKING LOT WHEN POWER STEERING TURNED OFF. POWER STEERING WILL RESET AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR BUT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY TURN OFF AGAIN. LOOSES POWER STEERING MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE THE INITIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OF SUDDENLY W/O ADVANCE NOTICE OF ANY KIND. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING QUIT. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SAID POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS RIGHT AFTER I HAD PICKED MY SON UP FROM DAY CARE. I WAS ON MY HOME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO PULL HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE CAR TO STEER. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK, BUT NOW IT OVER STEERS TO THE RIGHT. IF THE POWER STEERING HAD COME BACK ON WHILE I WAS PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL I WOULD HAVE WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT (WITH MY SON IN THE CAR). I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT MY EXPENSE. IF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALREADY REPLACED, THEN WHY IS THE SAME PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING. I WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN WHEN IT ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. SOME HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM DOES NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR GM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM A "DEATH". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,520.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA AND NO CONTACT FROM ANYONE. I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2400.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. FAILURE OF POWER STEERING INDICATOR AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO PAID TO HAVE 2 NEW GM STEERING COLUMNS INSTALLED IN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF. HAVE HAD THE SENSOR ADJUSTED ON THE NEW STEERING COLUMN. AND I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO GM WITH A LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE REPLY. THERE IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND IT APPEAR NOTHING IS BEING DONE. ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. GM SURE IS REFUSING. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE RECORDS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE VEHICLES HISTORY FOR I AM 2ND OWNER HOWEVER, BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED 2 NEW COLUMNS I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME. *TR

AT 37500 MILES INSPECTION OF ALL (4) FOUR ROTORS AND RESPECTIVE BRAKE PADS FOLLOWED HEARING SCREECHING SCRAPING NOISES AND SLIGHT INCREASE IN BREAKING DISTANCE. EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS OBSERVED ON ROTOR DISCS. DRIVEN MILEAGE WAS CITY (35) THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT AND INTERSTATE (65) SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT. NON-DEALERSHIP TIRE/BRAKE SPECIALTY SHOP WITH KNOWN COMPETENT BUSINESS REPUTATION OF (25) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS STATED THE GM PRODUCT OF RECENT (2002-2004) MAKE HAVE EXHIBITED EARLY FAILURE RATES DUE TO 'SOFT ALLOY" USED IN THE OEM BRAKE DISCS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IN JULY OF 2006, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT FELT THE STEERING LOOSEN WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. ON JULY 21, 2009, THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

CAR MADE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND OR LEFT FIND THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON STEERING SHAFT WAS RUSTED SO I SPRAYED IT DOWN WITH SOME FREE ALL PENETRATING OIL, HAS GONE AWAY. THERE IS ALSO A CLUNKNG NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS LIFTED THE CAR BY THE BODY AND SHOOK WHEELS FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE PLAY IN THEM. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING. SOME DAYS IT WORKS FINE THE NEXT TIME IT IS JERKY, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT 4 TIMES EACH TIME THE REPLACED STEERING GEAR, STABILIZER BARS, RACK AND PINION STEERING. THIS LAST A FEW MONTHS THEN SAME ISSUE OVER AND OVER. NO ITS GONE AGAIN AND HAVE LACK OF POWER, POWER FAILURE, CLUNKING IN STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A SAFETY AND RECALL ISSUE IN MY BOOKS. WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY DESIGN NEW PARTS NOTHING CAN BE DONE WELL ITS 5 FIVES OF THIS NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 3 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT DROVE FORWARD OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. SHE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 128,000.

THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. NOT ONLY DID MY BRAKES NOT WORK WHICH MADE MY CAR CRASH THROUGH THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE THE STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE BLINKER BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE LENS COVER AND MAKES THE HORN, DOORS AND LIGHTS NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS AND THEY DON'T CARE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS OUT. THEN YOU READ HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY GOT THEIR BAILOUT HOW ABOUT A BAILOUT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT GM PRODUCTS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO HELP FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED TWICE (MEANING THE CAR STARTED SLIDE AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR)BOTH TIMES WHILE I WAS STOPPING FOR A LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL THE SECOND TIME. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AFTER THAT POINT. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER DRIVER (ABOUT 40 CM FROM HIM; HE WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON THAT INTERSECTION). AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM IN HER VEHICLE WOULD ACTIVATE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE FAILURE WORSENED AND RECENTLY BEGAN TO OCCUR EVERY TWO DAYS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PLACE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURN IT SO THAT IT WOULD RESET AND THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT WOULD DIM. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,450 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING JUST GOING OUT FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THERE IS A SLIGHT CLACKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FIGHTS WITH YOU TO MAKE A TURN. SOME DAYS ITS FINE AND OTHER DAYS YOU FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE. I SEE ONLINE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEMS. NO RECALL!!! WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET A RECALL....BLOOD SHED! THERE HAS BEEN TONS OF WRECKS, NEAR WRECKS, AND MONEY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND MONEY OUT OF POCKET ON DAMAGE TO THE AUTO BECAUSE OF THIS! WHAT DO WE AS A CUSTOMER DO??!!!????!!!!!!!! RIGHT IS RIGHT! ITS GENERAL MOTORS THAT SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE!! *TR

POWER STEERING IN 2004 CHEVY MALIBU GOES OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE FIVE YEARS I'VE OWNED MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU MY POWER STEERING FAILED DURING DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS CAUSING ME DISTRESS AND DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. EVEN THOUGH I GOT THIS "REPAIRED" AT THE DEALERS, I FEEL LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS ABOUT TO FAIL AGAIN ANY DAY NOW. I'D LIKE THE DEALER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR INSTEAD OF ME PAYING FOR IT. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALER DIDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM PROPERLY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT JUST PUT A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDS THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TO BE ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL SINCE IT WAS LOCKED UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSTANTLY SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND BACK ON JUST TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU LOSE ALL ABILITY TO TURN CAR. LUCKY FOR ME THIS HASN'T HAPPENED GOING DOWN THE ROAD YET ONLY WHEN SITTING IN A STORE PARKING LOT OR AT HOME. *TR

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2004 MALIBU ALMOST FROM DAY ONE. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB A CHEVY REP CONTACTED US, GOT THE COLUMN REPLACED AND SOME OTHER THINGS AND GAVE US AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAME UP AGAIN BUT NO PROBLEM WAS EVER FOUND. EVIDENTLY THESE WERE NOT LOGGED IN BECAUSE WHEN WE TALKED TO CHEVY ABOUT THESE DID NOT SHOW UP. NOW, EVERY AFTERNOON WHEN SHE GETS IN IT TO COME HOME THE PS GOES OUT. THE CAR JUST TURN OVER 100K BUT TO ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND CHEVY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR

MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW MOTOR PUT IN MY STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHEVY ABOUT IT. THEY DO NOT CARE BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THEIR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN" TO REPLACE THIS PART FOR FREE EXPIRED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2005. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. MAYBE THAT WOULD GET CHEVY'S ATTENTION! UNDER THE REPORT FOR ODI'S INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER THEY SAID THAT THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO STEER THIS "RELATIVELY SMALL" AND LIGHT CAR WAS NOT IMPACTED GREATLY. THAT'S COMPLETELY UNTRUE. I'M AN AVERAGE-SIZED FEMALE WHO HAS A 16-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. EVERY TIME MY DAUGHTER GETS INTO MY CAR, THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE, DESPITE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS DECIDED THUS FAR. I'M TAKING THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL. HOW CAN GM WONDER WHY THEY'RE IN BANKRUPTCY WHEN THEY DON'T BACK THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT?? *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED AS GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. HEARD A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST WEEK AND NOW NO POWER STEERING THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE A BAD BALL JOINT BUT AFTER RESEARCH IT TURNS OUT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NORMAL. WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. VERY DANGEROUS IF I WASN'T GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD AS I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TURN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN DURING SUMMER MONTHS, PARTICULARLY JULY-SEPTEMBER WHEN THE WEATHER IS MORE HUMID THAN ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRUSTED AUTO MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE CONNECTED THE CAR TO HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER THERE WAS A READING STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE NOTHING SINCE THAT TIME WHICH WAS AROUND THE SUMMER OF 2007. *TR

SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING... INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. I STARTED UP MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU AND AS I WAS BACKING UP OFF THE DRIVE WAY, MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO LOCK UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS! HERE IS A LINK TO THIS PARTICULAR CONCERN THAT I FOUND ONLINE. HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAWCLAIMS.COM/MALIBU_BRAKE_AND_STEERING_PROBLEM.HTM I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN BE ABLE TO CHECK IT OUT AND MAKE IT SAFE FOR THE DRIVER AND THE PUBLIC TO DRIVE IN PEACE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR - AT 7800 MILES. NOW, AT 46,688 MILES, IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED GM, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY HAVE NO RECALLS ON THE STEERING, AND IN FACT WOULD NOT EVEN ADMIT TO THE INVESTIGATION THAT WENT ON ABOUT THE STEERING IN THESE CARS. GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE STEERING. MY HUSBAND HAS THE SAME MODEL CARE AS I, AND HIS STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NOW HE IS GETTING A WARNING LIGHT AGAIN, SO WE ARE LEFT HAVING TO REPLACE 2 STEERING COLUMNS? WHY DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR

MILEAGE 31,610 REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR ASS'Y., MILEAGE 37,018 INSTALLED NEW STEERING COLUMN, MILEAGE 39,565 REPLACED NEW GEAR, MILEAGE 40,167 REPLACE RR STR INTERMEDIATE SHAFT LOWR UJOINT AND NOW AT 86,333 03APR09 NEED TO REPLACE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. WHEN WILL THIS STOP? A CUSTOMER AT THE DEALER SHIP WAS TOLD BY A SALESMAN THAT THERE HAS BEEN TROUBLE WITH THESE STEERING UNITS SINCE 2004 AND NOW GM DEV. A NEW ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. NOW WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE OLDER CARS LIKE MIND? WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER KEEP PAYING FOR THIS MESS UP. *TR THANK YOU TOM STANICH

ON MARCH 9TH, 2009 MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN OUR 2004 CHEVY MALIBU WHEN HE TURNED THE WHEEL THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE MOVED LIKE A SECOND HAND ON A CLOCK. THANK GOODNESS HE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND AS WELL AS ANYBODY WITHIN HIS PATH. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ON THIS AND I KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HOWEVER IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN $1,200.00-$1,800.00. MEANWHILE OUR CAR SETS IN THE DRIVE WAY INDEFINITE, YET WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND CARRYING INSURANCE FOR A USELESS VEHICLE THAT DO TO MANUFACTURER DEFAULT IS UNDRIVABLE. THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE LISTED COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATION AS MINE DATING BACK AS FAR 2004 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP US WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. WE HAVE FAMILIES AND WANT TO FEEL SAVE IN OUR VEHICLES! I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!! DO SOMETHING..... *TR

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. FRONT AND REAR BULBS STOP WORKING, THE BULBS ARE FREQUENTLY REPLACED BUT THE FLASHERS STILL STOP WORKING. WHEN WE TAKE THE OLD BULB OUT THE ELEMENT IN THE BULB IS INTACT. *TR

CAR HAS MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE 2 MONTHS AFTER BOT THE CAR AND HAS GOT WORSE AFRAID TO DRIVE FEAR FOR LIFE GOT LAWYER NO ONE IS DOING ANY THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO PARK. SHE DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASSISTED HER IN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUTTING IT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. WHILE AT THE DEALER, A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $206. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,378 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,382. UPDATED 03-30-09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/05/12

2004 CHEVY MALIBU WAS TAKEN IN DUE TO POWER STEERING COLUMN AND SERVICE CAR LIGHT COMING ON AND CLUNKING COMING FROM CAR. HAD IT IN THE FIRST DEALERSHIP FIRST TIME NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN $1500 LATER AND IT WASN'T REPAIRED. TOOK BACK TO SAME LOCATION. THEN THEY NOTIFY ME THAT THE SAME STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AGAIN AND NOW MY RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. $650.00. LIGHT AGAIN NOW LOOSING POWER STEERING HAD TO TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE FIRST ONE NOTIFIES ME BY LETTER THAT I CAN NOT COME BACK WITH MY CAR. NOW I HAD TO PAY $52.00 TO HAVE THE SENOR THAT ARE PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTED. THAT WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SERVICE NOTICES. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A RECALL THE OWNER HAS TO CONTINUE TO PAY. MY CAR IS A SALVAGE HOWEVER, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GENUINE GMC PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AND GUESS WHAT. THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. $2400.00 LATER AND ITS NOT FIXED. I HAVE TALKED DIRECTLY TO GM AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PROTECT CONSUMER FROM BEING TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS FROM A MANUFACTURER THAT KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED 12/21/06. *TR

STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED 06/29/07. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE REAR AND FRONT LIGHT BULBS IN MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A CHEVY DEALER IN 2006. TWO WEEKS AFTER OWNING IT THE LITTLE MALIBU EMBLEM ON THE DASH BOARD FELL INTO THE DASH AND SHREDDED WHEN WE TRIED TO GET IT OUT TO REPLACE IT. LITTLE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AD UP AND ARE VERY FRUSTRATING TO AN OWNER WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING A GOOD QUALITY CAR. *TR

REAR LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT ON DRIVER SIDE HAVE TO REPLACE BULBS EVERYTIME IT RAINS OR GETS COLD. *TR

I AM SIMPLY ADDING TO AN EXISTING COMPLAINT.#PE08062 I AM REPORTING MY CONCERN IN HOPES A DECISION WILL BE MADE TO PROCEED WITH A RECALL. I AM SADLY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOT ONLY DID THIS OCCUR WITH MY 1997 MALIBU, THIS IS NOW CONTINUING WITH MY 2004. I LOVE CHEVY AND I HAVE ENJOYED BOTH MY MALIBUS, HOWEVER AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD BE RESEARCHED. I WILL ALSO MAKE A COMPLAINT ON CLOSE #EA04018 & #PE04031 AS I JUST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE TODAY. CHEVY HAS A NAME TO UPHOLD AND I FIND IT CONCERNING THAT ISSUES CAN GO ON OCCURRING WHEN CUSTOMERS TRULY HAVE CONCERNS. PLEASE DETERMINE WISELY IF AND WHEN A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED FOR MY CHEVY MODEL. I BELIEVE THAT GM WOULD BE MAKING A WISE DECISION TO SECURE THEIR CUSTOMER'S TRUST IN THEIR COMPANY BY LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.. CONCERNED CHEVY OWNER *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS PARKED LEGALLY IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE STREET WAS COVERED WITH BLACK ICE. THE DRIVER OF A 1999 FORD RANGER TRUCK SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR. HIS AUTO INSURANCE, STATE FARM, PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR 40 DAYS AND PAID $5,338.10 IN BODY REPAIRS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE RADIATOR. HOWEVER, WHEN IT CAME TIME TO PAY $527.18 TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE GEAR SHIFTER, THEY REFUSED. THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT THESE PARTS IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAVE A HISTORY OF WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THE CAR RAN FINE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE ON AUGUST 2, 2007, 17 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAD 31,720 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND 34,517 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, A DIFFERENCE OF 2,797 MILES I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES DO NOT PAY FOR CERTAIN COMPONENTS ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THIS CAR IS STILL BEING SOLD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I FOUND 7 GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLES, CHEVROLET 2004 MALIBU'S FOR SALE WITHIN A RADIUS OF 250 MILES RANGING IN PRICE FROM $9,500 TO $14,000. PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE SAFE WHEN THEY BUY THESE 2004 MALIBU'S; THEY ARE NOT. IS THERE SOME WAY THEY CAN BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD? *TR THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE BRAKES AND GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/09/0

I LOSE POWER IN MY STEERING ON MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU LS. *TR

RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. REAR WENT OUT A SECOND TIME AND THEN THE FRONT WENT OUT AS WELL. THEN THE BACK WENT OUT A THIRD TIME, ALL HAPPENING WITHIN TWO MONTHS. NOW ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE LEFT REAR BULB HAS DONE THE SAME THING. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID WAS NOT NORMAL. NO PARTS WERE RETAINED AFTER REPAIR, HOWEVER WILL KEEP NEXT TIME REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2007, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD LOSE POWER INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS LOST POWER AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED OFF AND PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER, SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, POWER STEERING FAILED. SINCE THEN, STEERING HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, SOMETIMES RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE FORCE IN ORDER TO BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THERE IS ONLY 85,000 MILES. NO WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE AT THIS EARLY IN ITS LIFE! *TR

FRONT TURN SIGNALS HAVE BURNED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE BULBS HAS MELTED THROUGH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 MALIBU. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY CHEVROLET MALIBU LOCKED UP ON A BUSY STREET WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE/SERVICE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL HAD ALREADY LOCKED ON ME. AFTER RESTARTING MY CAR 3 TO 4 TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP FOUR TIMES SINCE THEN. I PHONED CHEVROLET BECAUSE MY SUPERVISOR AT WORK INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CHEVY MALIBU,AND SHE HAD A RECALL/DEFECT NOTIFICATION. CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE DEFECTS THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN STOPPED MOVING. SHE TURNED THE WHEEL AS HARD AS SHE COULD IN ORDER TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO OTHER PROBLEMS. . UPDATED 11/14/08 *CN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE LASST TIME IT WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB