2005 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I WENT TO SCHOOL TO DROP OFF KIDS I WENT TO START THE CAR AN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BOARD GOES ON BUT WONT CRANK. *TR

I HAVE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND MY SHIFTING GEAR IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY COMPUTER GOES OFF STEERING BECOMES HARDER. A LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING A CAR AND A LOCK. A MESSAGE COMES ON THE COMPUTER "STEERING". IT DOES RANDOMLY. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS SHE WAS ARRIVING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, BECAUSE THE SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 80 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY LOW WARNING ALARM HEARD AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,927.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE DEALER IN MY AREA SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THE LATEST GM RECALL. THE STEERING IN MY CAR HAS LOST POWER AND LOSING ITS FUNCTION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED IN THIS LATEST RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU! *TT

DRIVER SEAT WELD ON TRACK ASSEMBLY BROKE. SEAT IS LOOSE. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1000. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN EVEN THOUGH FORCE WAS APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE WHERE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL ERRONEOUSLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO THE WRONG LANE AND NEARLY CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE ABS AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,284.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED. THE SMALL PIECES OF GLASS SHATTERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

POWER STEERING LOCKS ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN AN URBAN CITY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE IN THE RUSH HOUR OF THE DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT LOCKED (INSIDE A SECURE GARAGE), THE FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK THE OTHER CAR DOORS. THE KEY-IN-IGNITION CHIME HAS STARTED CHIMING EVEN WHEN THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION. THIS ALL STARTED SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2014. IT HAS CONTINUED DAILY FROM THEN UNTIL NOW (WEDNESDAY APRIL 2ND) AND IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN WHEN SIMPLY SITTING DOWN IN THE VEHICLE AND CAN ONLY BE SAFELY USED IN IT'S LOWEST POSITION. IF YOU TRY TO RAISE THE POWER SEAT, IT TILTS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT, AND ONLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT LIFTS. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHILE SITTING ON SUCH AN EXTREME SLANT, AND ALSO HARD TO SEE WHEN SITTING IN THE LOWEST POSITION, UNLESS YOU ARE QUITE TALL. OVERALL, THE SEAT IS NOW VERY WOBBLY AND UNSTABLE IF YOU SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT IN THE SEAT NOT THAT IT HAS BROKEN. I DON'T RECALL AT WHAT MILEAGE THIS HAPPENED - BUT I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POP OF SOMETHING BREAKING LOOSE, AND THE SEAT FELL TO THE SIDE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT RIGHT FRONT SUPPORT BRACKET WELD FAILED DURING SLOW TURN. THE CORNER OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN, AND NOW IT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN. THE TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AT THE WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE TUBE APPEARS TO BE TOO THIN FOR THE APPLICATION - THE WELD HAS PEELED A PIECE OF THE TUBING AWAY. THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT INSTEAD OF THE FRAME. SO NOW THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS IN QUESTION, BECAUSE THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE. AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, AND IS COSTLY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SEAT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER INDICATED A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

LIKE THE CURRENT GM COBALT PROBLEMS, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET TOWED. IT WAS IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM EVEN WITH DRIVING IT 50 MILES A DAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD PROBLEMS, BUT I COULD BRING IT IN. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS, BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. CAR HAS 35K MILES ON IT, BUT MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT REAR INSIDE MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WELD FAILED. SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE AS IT LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AS WELL AS FALLS BACK WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. LOOKED ONLINE FOR A FIX AND IT SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON AND CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED IT NOR IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE FLAW. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AS I HEARD AND READ THAT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX OR REPLACE IT WITH A JUNK YARD PART...WHICH IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE REMEDY. *TR

WAS DOING 40MPH POWER STEERING FAILED SPUN OUT HIT A WALL ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY HIGHWAY.. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2005 MALIBU IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD FOR SURE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS 2 TIMES NOW AND ABOUT TO REPLACE MY 2ND FUEL PUMP, MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON MANY OCCASIONS, HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY OTHER OCCASIONS. FOR AS MUCH MONEY AS I HAVE SPENT TO BUY THE CAR USED IN 2009 WITH 22000 MILES ON IT COST US 10500$ WE HAVE EASILY SPENT OVER THAT IN REPAIRING IT, THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE.. THE LIGHTING CONSTANTLY BURNS OUT THE BLINKERS AND HEADLIGHTS FAIL CONSTANTLY, THE GAS CAP THREADS EXPAND AND OR SHRINK AND CAUSES THE CAP TO EITHER BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE OR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. I ALSO HAVE HAD ANTI THEFT SECURITY LOCK OUT MANY TIMES WHERE THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS ME OUT OF USING IT. POWER STEERING FAILED, FUEL WOULD NOT PUMP PROPERLY INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE.MY REMOTE KEYS FAIL CONSTANTLY AS WELL, ALIGNMENT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHAKE/VIBRATE AT SPEEDS 60+ MY CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK EITHER I HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR IT BEFORE WARRANTY IT WOULD LOCK THE DISC IN THE PLAYER AFTER WARRANTY PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN,, MY SEAT WARMERS GET STUCK ON IT WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE WARRANTY WAS DONE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD FIX IT BUT NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULDN'T REPAIR IT OR THE CD PLAYER AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN OBVIOUS CO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK, THE TRUCK DOOR FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,366.

THE CAR IN MENTION ABOVE HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN STALLED STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND IF THERE WAS NO TROUBLE LIGHT ON, IT WOULD BE HARD TO DETECT CAUSE UNLESS IT STALLED WHILE THEY HAD IT IN THE SHOP. WHEN IT STALLS EVERYTHING JUST SHUT OFF. UPON PULLING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WITH HORNS BLARING PUTTING IT IN PARK IT THEN RESTARTS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED UNTIL NEXT TIME IT DECIDES TO SHUT OFF. WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT GM WILL EXPAND THERE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2005 MALIBU WHICH IN MY OPINION IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF OR STALLING THE CAR NOW HAS 100,000 MILE RUNS GOOD OTHER THEN THE STALLING. *TR

I CONSIDER US LUCKY. WE WERE IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT 25 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I PLAYED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND ON FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND A CONNECTION WAS MADE, AND THE CAR STARTED. I WAS CAREFUL TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS MISSING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. COST $620.54. ON 2/7/2013 THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THE INCIDENTS ARE CONNECTED. I THINK THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL FEED TO THE FUEL PUMP HARMED THE PUMP, AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. COST OF FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT WAS $635.11.THIS ADDS UP TO $1255.65 REPAIR BILLS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY. I FEEL THERE ARE MORE CARS OUT THERE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL AND REPAIR WITH BETTER PARTS. I WAS LUCKY! OTHERS WERE NOT, AND WE DON'T NEED MORE UNNECESSARY DEATHS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER WHEN THE KEY TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. DOORS LOCKED, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN I HAD TO PULL IT REALLY HARD TO THE LEFT TO MISS THE CLIFF. ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE CLIFF BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT BUT THE DOORS LOCKED ON ME. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON IT LOCKED UP THE DOORS AGAIN AND WOULDN'T TURN ON. BUT I REALIZED THAT IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO START IT AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK. BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT, IT SEEMS LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR ABOUT TO TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

THE CAR STOPS WHEN DRIVING ALSO THE EXTERIOR LIGHT HAVE BURNED OUT THE CASING THAT HOLDS THE BULBS ARE MELTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE AND ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,600. UPDATED 4/4/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM CONTINUED BUT THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) FAILED, PCM WAS REPLACED. *TR

HERE IS WHAT I SUBMITTED TO GM ABOUT MY VEHICLE THAT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE ME HARM OR DEATH BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GET ASSISTANCE DUE TO ME BEING OVER THE 150K MILEAGE MARK. SEE BELOW I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AND MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LAST WEEK AND THEN AGAIN TODAY. MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND MY SCREEN WHERE THE RADIO IS SHOWED "POWER STEERING" AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND THEN AGAIN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. I DID MY RESEARCH ONLINE AND SHOWED THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL DOCUMENT ID # 10183A AND I WAS TOLD IT IS ONLY COVERED UP TO 150K MILES AND I AM NOW AT 159K AND NO CHEVY DEALER WILL HELP ME WITH THIS. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD STAND BY THERE PRODUCT AND FIX THIS FOR AT NO CHARGE. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR AT 150K MILES IT OCCURRED NOW! NATURE OF CONCERN MODEL: CHEVY MALIBU YEAR: 2005 THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,320.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE; I GOT OFF AN EXIT AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN LEFT, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS, BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD UP TO 150,000 MILES. UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED VEHICLES UP TO 150,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD 166,000 MILES ON HER VEHICLE.

I STARTED MY CHEVY MALIBU AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITH IN MINUTES MY POWER STEERING JERKED, MADE A DING, DING NOISE AND WENT OUT. I PULLED IT OFF THE ROAD. TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT HAS TO DO IT WHEN THEY HAVE IT BEFORE THEY REPLACE IT. SO IF IT DOESN'T I GUESS THEY WANT ME TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES, TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY FIXING VEHICLES WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. UPDATED 02/27/14

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. HERE IN 2013, WITH 175000 MILES, GM WILL NOT HONOR THEIR "SERVICE POLICY" , DUE TO MILES! IT ONLY COVERED UP TO 150000 MILES! ABSURD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BULB HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE MATERIAL OF THE CASING TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

WHILE TURNING LEFT THE ORANGE GLOBE IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND CAUSED LIGHT BULB TO BURN PLASTIC. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY GENERAL MOTORS BEFORE ABOUT THE DISCOLORATION OF MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS. I WORK FOR A PARTS STORE AND I HAD NOTICED ALMOST EVERY (80%) 2005 THAT CAME IN FOR LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT HAS THIS PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER HAS A MALIBU MAX 2005. SHE HAD TO REPLACE HER ASSEMBLIES WHICH HAD BURNED WORSE, AFTER SHE WENT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. SHE PURCHASED AFTER MARKET LIGHTS AT ABOUT $65 EACH VERSUS THEIR $165 PRICE NOT COUNTING LABOR THEY WOULD OF CHARGED. IT'S VIN #[XXX]. GM HAS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND HEARD A DING THEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN,POWER STEERING SHOWED UP . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN AND THE JOINTS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. RVK

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED, AND HE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 693.00.

THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JUMP UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE ENGINE GETS OFF AND ON. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT, THE WELD HAS BROKEN AND NOW THE SEAT SITS TO THE RIGHT AND MOVES WITH ANY BUMP OR TURN. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

THERE WAS A CODE FOR SMALL LARGE EVAP LEAK ON THE COMPUTER. WE HAVE REPLACED THE SENSOR AND PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE CODE IS STILL THERE. *TR

THE CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT GOES OVER 55 THE FUEL CUTS OUT. THE CAR DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TR

STEERING HAD A CLUNKING NOISE AND WAS HARD TO PULL AWAY FROM CURB. WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD TIGHTEN UP CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN.. JULY OF 07 STARTED HAVING SAME ISSUES TOOK TO DEALERSHIP REPLACED SHAFT KIT.APRIL 2010 WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN STEERING TIGHTENED WAS LUCKY TO GET TO OFF RAMP SAFELY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP REPLACED SHAFT KIT. JANUARY 2010 LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING COULD OF BEEN ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. SEPTEMBER 6 2013 STARTED CLUNKING TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP $1000 TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX IT. *TR

STARTED 2013, TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS ON FOR A 10 MINS OF DRIVING THEN TURNS OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN ONCE RESTART OF CAR. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON UNABLE TO TURN OFF BY PRESSING THE BUTTON. CAR DRIVES LIKE THE REAR BREAKS ARE ENGAGED. THIS STARTED IN 2010 AND STILL HAPPENS TO THE PRESENT DAY THE CAR HAS TIMES WHERE IT DOESN'T START UP, IT TURNS OVER BUT DOESN'T CATCH. I HAVE HAD A FUEL EJECTION SERVICE, AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THIS STARTED 2013, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. CAR IS AT 115,000 MILES. THIS STARTED 2012, THE CHANGING OF GEARS IS VERY ROUGH, HARD CHANGES. THIS STARTED IN 2010, MY LAST CHANGE WAS 2012, MY HEAD LIGHT TURN SIGNAL CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT AND BURST. IN 2011 MY MIRROR VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDES HAS BROKEN AGAIN AFTER GETTING IT REPLACE WITH THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE BY ACCELERATING ON A SLIGHT CURVE AND PULLING AN INCLINE, THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WOULD NOT PROPERLY STEER. WHEN REALIZING THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, DECREASED ACCELERATION AND THEN WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY HAVE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL GM DEALER TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE INDICATED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING IN THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU BASED ON THE VIN. I MAY BE CHARGED DIAGNOSTIC FEES AND REPAIR COSTS IF THE STEERING ISSUE IS NOT IN LINE WITH THEIR "SPECIAL LETTER" REGARDING POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING COMPONENTS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT CANADA HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR STEERING RELATED SAFETY CONCERNS. I FEEL THAT THIS RECALL FOR THE STEERING COMPONENTS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO CARS IN THE US IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SAFETY CONCERNS.

WHILE PASSING ON THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE ALERT THEN THE STEERING FAILED. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ACCELERATING THE STEERING FAILS FOR ONLY A BRIEF TIME, BUT PULLS EXTREMELY HARD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT I AM TURNING. *TR

MY CAR HAS A SENSOR CODE OF PO 463. MY CAR WILL NO START, UNLESS JUMP STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND PERFORMED A FUEL CLEANING BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR