2004 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE LOCKED UP, MAKING IT HARD TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND LEADING ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, STRIKING THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AT MY COST. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE POWER STEERING HAS ONCE MORE FAILED! I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED THAT IN FACT IT WAS THE RECALLED PARTS THAT HAD FAILED BUT SINCE THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHEN INQUIRING ABOUT A RENTAL CAR, WAS TOLD IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V252000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000....UPDATED 09-05-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH SWITCHING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE EXTERIOR AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AN ALARM WOULD SOUND, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE FILLED WITH GAS THE LOW FUEL ALARM WOULD SOUND, AND THE BLINKER LIGHTS WOULD BURN OUT PREMATURELY. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

THEFT SYSTEM KEPT CAR FROM CRANKING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL RELAY SWITCH OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TRY TO STEER THE CAR. I CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS ADVISED A RECALL FROM GM ON THIS CAR WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM HOWEVER NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I JUST CONTACTED GM TODAY AND WAS ADVISED NO ESTIMATE ON WHEN PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE HOWEVER VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE? I MEAN SERIOUSLY? HOW IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CAN'T STEER IT?? I CAN'T BELIEVE GM WOULD SAY IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THIS CAR AND IF IT WENT OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I DON'T WANT HER DRIVING IT NOW SO WHAT IS SHE GOING TO DO ABOUT A CAR WHILE GM FIGURES OUT HOW TO GET THE PARTS? THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO THE CUSTOMERS. AT LEAST OFFER TO PAY FOR A RENTAL WHILE THEY GET THE PARTS TO FIX IT. INSTEAD, THEY WILL WAIT FOR MORE PEOPLE TO DIE FIRST. *TR

LADY LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND HIT A TRUCK AND SMASHED PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SECTION AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE TOW COMPANY SO SHE LET THEM HAVE THE CAR. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON CAR FACTS ONLINE. MY SON LIVES IN MO AND PURCHASED THE CAR AND I PURCHASED THE CAR DUE TO THE LOW MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE AIR BAGS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I ALSO CALLER DEERY BROTHERS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED MY VIN AND THIS CAR DOES HAVE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE IGNITION GETS STUCK, THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THE 2004 MALIBU, AND ALSO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ROD HAS PART THAT HAS COME LOOSE, TOOK TO TIRE SHOP AND SHOWED WHERE THE PART WILL HAVE TO BE WELDED BACK TO THE ROD. CURRENTLY HAVE RECALL ON STEERING FOR 2004 MALIBU 14116. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN CAR EVERY TIME DRIVEN SINCE 2010. I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING MULTIPLY TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NOW, IT IS MAKING A TERRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL INFORMATION UNTIL JUNE 7TH. MY HUSBAND HAS SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM BECAUSE WE FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WE FEEL THEY SHOULD SUPPLY US WITH A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM GM. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM CRANE CHEVROLET, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY STOP OPERATING WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I DISCOVERED THAT THE ONLY CORRECTIVE WAS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE POWER STEERING WOULD THEN REENGAGE. THIS FAILURE HAS PERSISTED FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. DURING THAT ENTIRE TIME, CRANE CHEVROLET HAS CLAIMED THERE WAS/IS NO DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING, AND NO RECALL NOTICE OUTSTANDING. I JUST RECEIVED A GM SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 14116, WHICH CLAIMS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT "PREVIOUSLY, YOU HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 04050". THAT IS FALSE! NEITHER CRANE CHEVROLET, NOR GM HAS EVER CONTACTED ME CONCERNING THE STEERING COLUMN, OR MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO REPLACE IT! I ALSO NOTIFIED CRANE CHEVROLET THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT, AND THAT THE BULB HOUSINGS WERE BURNT AND COMPLETELY MELTED THROUGH!! BOTH GM AND CRANE CHEVROLET DENIED THERE WAS ANY DEFECT IN THE LAMP/HOUSING DESIGN OR FUNCTION. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS. FINALLY, THE UNDERCARRIAGE SUPPORT STRUTS, SHOCKS, AND SPRINGS ARE WOEFULLY UNDERDESIGNED. THE CAR RUNS LIKE IT HAS STONE TIRES. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STRUT, SHOCK, AND SPRING UNDERSUPPORTS FOR THE SECOND TIME. AND I JUST RUN THE VEHCILE ON ASPHALT SMOOTH ROADS IN A DEVELPED SUBURBAN CITY!!

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LOSS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THE BEST THING TO DO, WAS TO SELL IT, OR GIVE IT TO A JUNK YARD, AS THE COST TO REPAIR IT, EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE NO LEAKS AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR, THE INNER AND OUTER RODS WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE THEFT SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES RANDOMLY WHEN IGNITION IS ATTEMPTED. RESET WITH KEY IN ON POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO START. CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY, REGARDLESS OF WEATHER OR PARKING CONDITIONS. REPLACED IGNITION IN 2013 AND COMPUTER IN 2011 WITH NO CHANGE IN ISSUE TO A DETRIMENT OF OVER $1,000.00. OCCASIONALLY PRESSING GAS WHEN IGNITION FIRST CATCHES WILL ROUTE THE ISSUE, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THEFT LIGHT ALSO NOW STAYS ON REGARDLESS OF A SUCCESSFUL FIRST START OR NOT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHEN YOU NEED TO GET ON THE ROAD FOR WORK OR EVEN AN EMERGENCY! *TR

WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM STOP SIGN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR THE REGULAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAR BEGAN TO HALTINGLY BRAKE AND SLIGHTLY SLIDE WHILE I STEADILY HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CONTINUED RANDOMLY, REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALWAYS WHEN SLOWING FROM A SPEED OF 25 MPH OR LESS. EVENTUALLY REMOVAL OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FUSE RECTIFIED THE SITUATION, BUT NOW DO NOT HAVE THESE BRAKES WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN AND ROCKS TO THE REAR RIGHT. IT APPEARS THE WELD BROKE IN THE SEAT FRAME. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE SEAT HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS IN THE CHEVY MALIBU AND AM REQUESTING THAT GM ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AS THE SEAT IS NOT STABLE, ESPECIALLY DURING TURNING MANEUVERS. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT. I HAVE HAD THINGS LIKE THE CD DECK AND THE BRAKES AND ALLOY RIMS FIXED AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE FRONT LEFT BLINKER FAIL TO WORK AND THEN AN HOUR LATER IT WORKS, THE NEXT HOUR DOES NOT WORK. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ALL STOPPED WORKING AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL, AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING I STARTED TO BE UNABLE TO SHIFT MY CAR FROM LOW INTO 1 OR 2. I HAVE HAD MY POWER STEERING GO OUT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEN AFTER PULLING OVER, SHUTTING OFF MY CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON IT WORKED AGAIN. I HAVE ALMOST GO INTO AN ACCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE FRONT LEFT BLINKER STOPS WORKING MID DRIVE, OR THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS CAR CLEARLY HAS MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

AS I TURNED ONTO AN EXIT RAMP MY POWER STEERING WENT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHIME SOUNDED. NO WARNING, JUST NO POWER. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECALL, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS AND DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS BLOWING OUT CONSTANTLY. THE MOST RECENT DIRECTIONAL LIGHT BLEW OUT, I REPLACED IT, AND WITHIN MINUTES BLEW OUT AGAIN. IT SEEMS THEY ARE OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE PLASTIC COVER. *JS

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OCCASIONALLY, HE WOULD EXPERIENCE A WEAK CRANK WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, AS IF THE BATTERY WAS FAILING. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, AND WAITING 15 SECONDS, HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT FIRE AS IF IT WERE FLOODED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN AND ROCKS TO THE REAR RIGHT. IT APPEARS THE WELD BROKE IN THE SEAT FRAME. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS IN THE CHEVY MALIBU AND WONDER WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL RACK PINION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,163.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THROUGH THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD OFF AND ON EPISODES OF THE CAR NOT STARTING EVEN WHEN WE HAD A GOOD BATTERY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GIVING OUT. WE FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AFTER BEING ADVISED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC, GM DEALER, ADVISED WE NEED A WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN, THIS WAS 6-25-13. IN LESS THEN A YEAR THE CAR CONTINUES TO NOT START AND TODAY THE POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT ON MY 15 YEAR OLD SON AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME. WE HAVE LEFT E-MAILS WITH CHEVROLET WITH NO RETURN. THE LAST AFOREMENTIONED GM DEALER SAID THAT WE WOULD GET A CALL ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE STEERING BUT APPEARS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE IGNITION, DESPITE SEVERAL NEWS ARTICLES SAYING THERE WAS. WE ARE NOW OUT OF A VEHICLE DUE GM NOT RESPONDING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED MONTHS AGO FOR THE STEERING, BUT STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE OR INFORMATION. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND PAID FOR IT BECAUSE IT FAILED. WAS TOLD BY GM 800 SERVICE NUMBER THAT I WOULD BE GETTING A NOTICE, WHICH WOULD HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE REIMBURSED. AS OF TODAY,06/03/14, I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING. *TR

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED WITH MY 2004 MALIBU, BUT THE SCARIEST. SIMILAR TO THE OTHER TIMES,BUT THIS TIME ON A CURVE. I HEARD A CHIME& "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE MESSAGE BOX. MY CAR VEERED TO THE IEFT INTO TRAFFIC AND I COULD BARELY STEER IT. IT TOOK ALL MY 66 YEA OLD STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL & GET INTO MY LANE. I PULLED OFF ASAP & TURNED CAR OFF IN A SAFE LOCATION. SHAKING FOR 15 MIN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT DOES NOT REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING. THE CEO IS LYING. I HAVE OWNED MANUAL STEERING CARS AND THIS DOES NOT STEER THAT WAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IT HAS ALSO STALLED WITH NUMEROUS LIGHTS COMING ON. ABS, ENGINE, AND ONE I THINK IS ANOTHER STEERING LIGHT, YELLOW WITH A LINE THROUGH IT. WHY AREN'T THEY PULLED?CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON BY ITSELF & WON'T SHUT OFF. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY DASH PANEL ALSO CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED IN A SEPARATE INSTANCE A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. THE SECOND INSTANCE I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR A COUPLE TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET MY MAINTENANCE DONE THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED A POWER STEERING COMPONENT AND I PAID FOR THE CHARGES. THIS ALL HAPPENED PRIOR TO MY KNOWLEDGE OF THESE RECALLS. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR AND TRIED TO CRANK IT AND IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE. IT TOOK HOURS BEFORE IT STARTED, ON ANOTHER INCIDENT; SEVERAL TIMES I COULDN'T SHIFT MY CAR FROM PARK. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT THE CAR LIST CONTROL SERVING LEFT TO RIGHT UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ALWAYS HAVE TO GAS THE CAR TO GET GAS TO THE ENGINE FOR THE CAR TO START. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER HE SAID THAT IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM AND HE'S HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH MY CAR COME TO HIM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE RECALL I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS REPORTED. *TR

AFTER BEING AT A FULL STOP I SLOWLY ENTERED ONTO ANOTHER ROAD TAKING A LEFT TURN. A POWERING STEERING MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON MY RADIO SCREEN AND MY STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT! ON ABOUT 5 OR 6 OTHER OCCASIONS THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY RADIO SCREEN AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. ONE TIME WAS WHILE BACKING MY CAR UP, OTHER TIMES WHERE WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON. AFTER ALL INCIDENTS SO FAR I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF MY CAR, WAIT A MINUTE, TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM FIXED ITSELF. *TR

I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS I WAS TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC. THE STEERING WHEEL FREELY TURNED 360 DEGREES, BUT THE TIRES DID NOT MOVE. I HAD NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS MOVING IN TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY OR TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND INJURED OTHER DRIVERS! THE MECHANIC MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STATED THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THAT COMPONENT. STEERING FUNCTION IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF ANY VEHICLE AND I FIND IT SCARY AND APPALLING THAT THIS OCCURRED AND IS NOT COVERED BY A GM RECALL. DRIVING A CAR AT ANY SPEED, NOT TO MENTION HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITHOUT ANY STEERING CONTROL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

CHEVROLET MALIBU LS 2004 V6. EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED. IN MY VEHICLE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND TURN OFF ONCE THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. DURING THIS EVENT I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" WARNING LIGHT. IN THE DARK I COULD SEE IN MY MIRRORS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WITH OUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD MY HUSBAND STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHILE I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. NO CHANGED OCCURRED AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS WILL NOT KNOW WHEN I AM TRULY SLOWING DOWN OR ACTUALLY APPLYING THE BRAKE. NOW WHENEVER THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON I KNOW THAT MY EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2014 THIS HAPPENS 4 OR MORE TIMES A MONTH. I WORK SECOND SHIFT, SO WHEN I DRIVE HOME IT IS DARK OUT. MY VEHICLE COULD CAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER TO REAR END ME BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THAT MY EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY. *JS

I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2011. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL 2012. MY STEERING SHAFT BROKE AND IT WAS REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. ALL WAS FINE UNTIL THIS YEAR IN MARCH, WHERE MY STEERING WAS BECOMING VERY HARD TO DO. WHEN I TURNED MY WHEEL, IT WOULD MAKE SOUNDS AS IF IT WAS BREAKING AND I NEEDED TO USE A LITTLE MORE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. AS OF MAY 15, 2014, I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE A FAMILY MEMBER ASKED IF THEY COULD SEE IF ANY PARTS ON MY CAR WAS ON RECALL AND THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THE MALIBU. MY STEERING IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY AND MY CAR IS DRIVING HORRIBLY. I HAVE A 4 YR AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE TOO FAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL MIGHT GET STUCK AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENED. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I HAD TO BRAKE VERY FAST TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2004, IT HAS BEEN AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WAS ROUND 2007 AND IT STARTED GOING OUT AGAIN IN 2008. I WAS FED UP WITH TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, SO FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS HOPING IT WOULD GET RECALLED. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS YEAR AND FOUND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE STEERING RECALL LIST. I AM VERY UPSET AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN. I REFUSE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THIS ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

HI I WAS WONDER HOW LONG CHEVY GOING TO LAG ON GETTING PEOPLE MALIBU FIXED AND WHEN THEIR GOING TO START RAGING VIN TO CAR I NEED THE MONEY THAT I DID NOT HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE TO PAY UP SO I WANT IT BACK NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ML

AFTER STARTING THE CAR LATE AT NIGHT LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE, WAS IN THE ACT OF PULLING OUT INTO THE STREET WHEN THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS STUCK OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO REST THE SYSTEMS. IF IT WAS EARLIER IN THE DAY I VERY MUCH BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE HAD IT DO IT TO ME BEFORE FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE IT WAS FINE. IM GETTING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2004 HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN 2011 AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE EXACT RECURRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000. UPDATED 6/24/14*CN UPDATED 06/26/2014 *JS

WHILE EXCELERATING GAS TO GO AROUND A CURVEY ROAD FOR SEVERAL MILES ON COUNTRY ROAD MY POWER STEERING LIGHT DINGED THEN ALL POWER SHUT OFF AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MAKE THE TURNS THIS WAS REPORTED IN SEVERAL DIFFRENENT EVENTS TO GMC DEALER SHIP IN PARKERSBURG WV. BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE. THEN WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSISTANT SPEED OF 35 MPR ON STRAIGHT STRETCH MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN WITHOUT ANY WARRNING. I HAVE BEEN SO SCARED TO DRIVE MY MALIBU THAT IV HARDLY PUT ANY MILES ON MY CAR SINCE 2006. EVERY TIME I TRYED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPING TO MY CAR THEY WOULD SAY IT WAS MY TIERES OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHITCH MY TIERES WERE NEW. ALL I GOT WAS SUM EXCUSE AS TO WHAT COULD BE GOING ON I REPLACED MY STEERING SHAFT THREE TIMES AND IT NEVER STOPED MY CAR FROM DOING THIS ... I HAVE ALL MY FILES IN THE SYSTEM AT GMC DEALERSHIP IN PARKERSBURG WV. AND TWO OTHER SHOPS AS WELL. MY CAR SCARES ME BAD BUT I FINALLY PAYED IT OFF AND CANT EFFORD TO GET ANOTHER AT THIS TIME..... PLEASE FIX THIS MY MALIBU MAXX ; WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED EXCELERAING IN SPEED AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE PEDLE SEEMED TO BE PUSH DOWN ON ITS OWN IT WAS STUCK MY FOOT WAS NOT IN ANY CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDLE WHEN THIS ACURED. THIS ACURED ABOUT JUNE 2013 I PARKED MY CAR AFTER THIS AND HAVE REFUESED TO DRIVE IT UNTILL RESENTLY BECAUSE IVE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AND AT FIRST THE CAR SEEMED FINE UNTILL THE PAST FEW WEEKS ITS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. IM R

STEERING IS LOOSE AND RATTLING . DOES NOT SOUND SAFE. *TR

TODAY AFTER DROPPING MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL, MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU 3.5 V6 BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR HAD 2 FLAT TIRES IN THE FRONT. WITH GREAT STRUGGLE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID CRASHING. HAD I NOT BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS WAS A NEAR MISS. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM THIS MORNING, I DISCOVERED THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE RECALL ID IS 102634. GM HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE ON THE PROBLEM ON 3-31-14. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 5 HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS AND GM TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION SINCE "THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT LOADED MY VIN INTO THEIR SYSTEM." PEOPLE ARE BEING INJURED AND LIKELY DYING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND CHIRP AND MY STEERING WHEEL SORT OF LOCKS UP, THE DISPLAY ON MY RADIO SAYS POWER STEERING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT LIGHTS UP ON THE PANEL. IT IS QUITE SCARY CONSIDERING I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY CAR ABOUT 95% OF THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS MORE THAN ONCE. I WOULD LOVE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR BUT AM AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THE NEXT PERSON AND IT COULD BE FATAL. *TR

MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AND I CAME HOME FROM LUNCH TRIED MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A STREET AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR, NOW MY CAR WON'T EVEN START. I BARELY MADE IT HOME, THANK GOD BECAUSE I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE FROM MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO RE-CALIBRATED THE ELECTRICAL STEERING, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I HAVE A LOT OF PLAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON WITH A WRENCH IN THE MIDDLE OF CAR? WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO COME A PART FROM DASHBOARD HAVE TO DRIVE WITH 2 HANDS CAUSE IT SHAKES SOME WHAT . I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY MUCH AFRAID AT THIS POINT .. IF U COULD CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS I WOULD APPRECIATE IT ... DONT WANT AN ACCIDENT . NOTIFIED BROWN & BROWN CHEVY , MESA,AZ THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ? MY CAR IS A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. *JS

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WAS TWITCHING TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS AND WHILE STOPPED I HAD ALSO LOST POWER ASSIST A COUPLE TIMES. I TOOK THE 2004 MALIBU TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 14 FEBRUARY 2004. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST TO ME OF $594.20 ON 17 FEBRUARY 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.