2005 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A GAS STATION AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,300. UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/13/11

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT,HAVE REPLACED BULBS A FEW TIME AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME FAILURE, FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT IS CRACKED CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME UNEVEN AND UNSTABLE, CAR HAS 65K MILES, I AM OF AVERAGE WEIGHT AND VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN ON ROUGH/POTHOLE STREWN ROADS (FL). CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, WAS TOLD "OUT OF WARRANTY, SORRY". THERE IS NO WAY A SEAT FRAME ON A 51/2 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD BE CRACKED AND A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MALIBU (NEW STYLE) YEARS 2004-2007. PRICE TO REPAIR FROM DEALER WAS OVER $1000, PLEASE HELP THOSE OF US WHO CANNOT GET HELP FROM GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE BY ISSUING A RECALL, IF AFFECTED VEHICLES GET INTO A COLLISION THE DRIVERS SEAT WILL LIKELY BECOME DETACHED FROM CAR WITH OBVIOUSLY DETRIMENTAL CONSEQUENCES TO THE DRIVER. WE ALL KNOW THAT CARS DO BREAK AND DON'T LAST FOREVER BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE GM GIVE US A SEAT FRAME THAT WON'T CRACK AND BREAK UNDER NORMAL USAGE IN LESS THAN 6 YEARS AND BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST TO REPAIR THIS MANY WILL BE FORCED TO DRIVE THEM THAT WAY, THANK YOU. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DETACHED FROM THE WELDING POINTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BRACKET. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT WOULD LEAN TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT YET INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,400. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHO RE- WELDED THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE BRACKET. UPDATED 09/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SIGNAL INDICATOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE CHANGED THE BULBS WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11

THE STEERING WHEEL IN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU POPS AND AFTER TIME THE POPS INCREASE AND CAUSES THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE DRIVERS TO CRASH. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE, MAYBE GM WILL RECALL THIS DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS CAUSED FROM HAVING ELECTRONIC STEERING, WHICH MEANS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IS SUPPOSE TO BE NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING LIGHTS BURNED OUT AND ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS 3 TIMES SINCE OWNED CAR. SOMETHING IS WRONG TO MAKE IT BURN OUT TURN SIGNAL AND MELT THE LENS AND CONNECTORS. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 12/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INDICATED POSSIBLE BAD WIRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND THERE WAS HOLE BURNED INTO THE BULB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER SO THEY COULD PERFORM A FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 16, 2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE A WEEK PRIOR MY CAR DOORS UNLOCKED AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ABOUT FOUR DAYS APART. THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. AWEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING BUT ABOUT EVERY TWO TO FOUR DAYS. I TOOK IT BACK ON JULY 16, 2011 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN I COULD LEAVE THE CAR THERE. NOW THIS HAS BECOME A DAILY OCCURRENCE, EVEN HAPPENING TWO TO TEN TIMES A DAY DOING IT 6 TIMES WITHIN DRIVING LESS THAT A MILE AT TIMES. LUCKILY IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND THAT I STILL HAVE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, AND THE STEERING POWER GOES ON AND OFF, ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING IT, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF IN THE FREEWAY, I WAS SO SCARY, I TOOK THE FIRST EXIT RIGHT ALWAYS, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL BULB GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERINGS HAD HOLES MELTED INTO THEM, AND WERE UNREPAIRABLE. I ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WITH THE BULB SPECIFIED IN TSB #06-08-42-004B WHICH SPECIFIES USE OF THE OSRAM 3157 LCP BULB, GM PART NUMBER 13502322. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE HEADLAMPS REPLACED AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME, BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE HOLES IN IT AGAIN. I FIRST HAD MY HEADLAMPS REPLACED ON 07/20/2010, AND TODAY IS 07/18/2011, SO IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89.000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER STEERING. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DEFECT 100,000/ 10YEAR BUT MY CAR HAS 106000 AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP ME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX $1100.00 IN WHICH I DON'T HAVE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY 2005 CHEVORLET MALIBU FRONT PARKING LIGHTS. THE PARKING LIGHTS BULB SOCKET HAS MELTED THROUGH THE SOCKET AND MELTED THE PLASTIC ORANGE RELFECTOR AROUND THE BULB. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD THAT WAS LUCKILY FOUND EARLY ENOUGH BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS CAUSED MY LIGHT HOUSING TO BECOME DISCOLORED AND HAS MADE MY HEADLIGHTS LESS BRIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF BULBS AND I HAVE NOW REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I DO STILL HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AS WELL TO SHOW FOR REFERENCE OF HOW MUCH THE LIGHT HAS MELTED THE SOCKET AND THE PLASTIC ORANGE HOUSING AROUND THE BULB. *TR

DRIVER SEAT FRAME WELDS BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO ONE CORNER AND BOUNCE AS DRIVING. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10407288 THE FATALITY THAT I MENTIONED WAS NOT PROVEN TO BE OF A DIRECT RESULT OF A STEERING FAILURE. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10364224 THE CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD STEERING SHAFT REPLACED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THIS WAS PERFORMED AT GM DEALER DUE TO POPPING NOISE WHILE STEERING, DIAGNOSED AT DEALER. REPAIR PAID FOR BY OWNER. CHEVY MALIBU HAD 65,000 MILES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. *TR

OKAY, NOW I AM REALLY UPSET. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING ON MY 2005 MALIBU. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 45000 PLUS MILES ON IT AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND I SURE CAN'T SELL IT FOR FEAR THAT A STEERING FAILURE MAY OCCUR AND INJURE OR EVEN KILL SOMEONE, AND ALTHOUGH GM CAN LIVE WITH THAT ON THEIR CONSCIENCE, I CANNOT. THE EVENING NEWS LAST NIGHT REPORTED THAT CHRYSLER IS RECALLING MORE THAN 11,000 CARS, MINIVANS AND OTHER MODELS BECAUSE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE IMPROPERLY IN A COLLISION. HOW IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE CHEVY MALIBU STEERING? ACCORDING TO THEIR NEW COMMERCIALS 'CHEVROLET RUNS DEEP' THEY ARE RIGHT, CHEVY DOES RUN DEEP, DEEP INTO YOUR POCKET. THEIR COLD AND CALLOUSED REFUSAL TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE A CLEAR INDICATION THAT GM IS TOTALLY UNCONCERNED YOUR SAFETY OR MINE. I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST ONE FATALITY DUE TO THE STEERING SAFETY DEFECT. GM DOES NOT GIVE A RIP ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND WILL NOT RECALL AND REPAIR THE CARS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OF MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY ONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. CAN ANYONE SAY 'CLASS ACTION'? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. THE POWER STEERING IS BEGINNING TO MAKE A NOISE. I WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR PLACE, THAT MY POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR IS BEGINNING TO GO OUT AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN THIS PECULIAR CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL OR LOW FUEL WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COST, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY ALL THE TIME. THE CONSUMER'S SON INSTALLED A USED FUEL PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 11/18/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE POWER STEERING ALSO STOPPED FUNCTIONING; HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOTH IN MOTION AND STOPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

2005 CHEVY MALIBU FRONT PARKING LIGHT LENS MELT ONTO BULB, PROBABLY CAUSED BY PARKING LIGHTS USED AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. ALSO SHOWS HEAT DISCOLORATION ON REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I'VE PERSONALLY INSPECTED OVER 15 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, ALL HAVE SAME ISSUE. VEHICLES WITH MORE MILES SHOWED MORE DAMAGE. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND ONCE MELTED ENOUGH VIOLATES LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS. TRIED WORKING WITH CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 21 YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HIS CAR ON A CITY STREET WHEN HE STARTED TO SMELL A BAD ODOR, POSSIBLY MELTING PLASTIC. WITHIN 15 SECONDS, FLAMES SHOT UP THE FRONT SEAT CENTER CONSOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. BURNING HIS HAND IN THE PROCESS AND REALIZING VERY QUICKLY THIS WOULDN'T WORK, HE QUICKLY AND URGENTLY LEFT THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF LEAVING THE VEHICLE, THE FLAMES SPREAD AND COMPLETELY CONSUMED THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NOTHING CHANGED/TAILORED FROM THE FACTORY (IE. STOCK PARTS INCLUDING THE RADIO), AND NO RECENT MAINTENANCE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A SMALL CHILD IN A CAR SEAT, ETC., THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY, EVEN A DEATH. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FOR MY 05 MALIBU LS, I PURCHASED IN 2006, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES, NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER THE POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING AREA. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME GM WAS AWARE AND WORKING ON IT. KEPT TAKING IT BACK FOR REPAIRS/SERVICE. IN 08 HAD THE STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED, NOW I'M TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE I SHAFT. CURRENT MILE 109,000, IT HAS ONLY BEEN 50,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED. I ASKED IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM OR WOULD I HAVE REPLACE IT AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT SAY AND OFFERED ME $2,000 ON TRADE IN. LOL I DON'T THINK SO. AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE THIS SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. WHEN WILL GM, WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS DO A RECALL?!! WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? GM MUST SEE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM... *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU LS V6, DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS COMING APART. WELDS HAVE SEPARATED NEAR LOWER, REAR RH SIDE. SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACH TO SEAT. NOT SURE HOW SAFE CAR IS NOW. DEALER WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. FOR ABOUT A $1000. *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. GAS GAUGE STARTED GIVING INCORRECT READINGS RESULTING IN CAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND STALLING, UNABLE TO RESTART. GAUGE NOW WILL ALWAYS READ COMPLETELY FULL WHEN STARTING CAR, THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, WILL FAIL AND DROP ALL THE WAY TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER GM OWNERS AND SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, COSTING THEM ALMOST $1,000 IN REPAIRS TO GET THE GAUGE/FLOAT REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE PEOPLE COULD RUN OUT OF GAS AND BE STRANDED MILES FROM HELP AND THIS COULD HAPPEN IN ADVERSE OR FREEZING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CHILDREN HAPPEN TO BE IN THE CAR, THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. I HAVE OWNED GM CARS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD CORRECT THIS AND KEEP THEIR DEDICATED CUSTOMERS SAFE AND SATISFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACTS WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A WARNING ALARM SOUNDED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING A READING OF EMPTY AND BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED UNTIL THE COMPONENTS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE PLASTIC BECAUSE OF THE BULBS BECOMING TOO HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A TUBE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WELD OF THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.

WHILE CLEANING PLASTIC HEAD/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, I NOTICED BOTH AMBER DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL LENS ARE MELTED AT THE TOP AND BURNED FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULBS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.

II HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT THAT I BOUGHT USED IN SEPTEMBER 2010. IT HAD 43,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT, AND NOW HAS JUST OVER 46,000 MILES. SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT IT I HEARD A LOUD 'CLUNKING' SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I DID THE CUSTOMARY ON LINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTED THAT THEY REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS I CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED ME A $100.00 CREDIT TO BE USED ON ANY FUTURE SERVICE OR REPAIR ON THE MALIBU EXCEPT THE STEERING PROBLEM! THE STEERING HAS NOT FAILED ON THE VEHICLE YET, BUT BASED ON THE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ I AM LEERY OF DRIVING IT ON THE OPEN ROAD FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET GM TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? AND WHY DOESN'T NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS? THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM. THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO AN EARLIER COMPLAINT THAT I FILED. *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING IS FAILING. LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WILE THE TIRES DO NOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD! I AM BEING TOLD THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY GM. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

THE CAR HAS A CONSOLE. THERE ARE ACCESS PANELS ON EITHER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HAT A POT HOLE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE PANEL CAME OFF AND DROPPED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDLE, AND THE SIDE OF THE HUMP HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE CAR IN NUTERAL AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PANEL. WHEN I INSPECTED THE PANEL, I FOUND IT IS HELD IN PLACE BY A 1" SQUARE OF VELCROW. I WILL BE REINSTALLING THE PANEL, AND INSERTING A SCREW THROUGH THE VELCROW MOUNT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIEOUS INCEIDENT!

LIGHTS WILL START BLINKING AND DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN THEN ON THE RADIO IT WILL SAY POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WILL GO OUT ITS REALLY HARD TO STEER. IT ALSO COMES UP ON THE RADIO ENGINE POWER DECREASED AND THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AND YOU HALF TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 40 TIMES. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE DULL. PASSENGER BLINKER DOES NOT WORK. CHANGED THE BULB A COUPLE TIMES. AMBER COVER INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT IS MELTED. HARDLY ANY LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. TOLD ME TO GO SEE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT HEAD LIGHTS! REALLY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE WHEELS ALSO LOCKED ABNORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I OWN A 2005 MALIBU. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. ITS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT 107,000 MILES. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SPECIAL COVERAGE # 1-0183, MAY 2015 OR 100,000 MILES. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ,COST ME $100.00. TO FIX IT IS $700.00 TO $800.00. THE DEALER WILL GIVE ME 10% OFF OF PARTS. GM WILL NOT ASSIST WITH COST BECAUSE IT IS NOT WITHIN COVERAGE PARAMETERS. THIS WAS A COMPANY CAR WHERE I WORK. I BOUGHT IT ONE YEAR AGO FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. I FEEL THE STEERING JUST NOW BECAME A PROBLEM AT 107,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS DRIVEN HIGHWAY MILES ONLY. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CANNOT PAY THE EXPENSE TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM. DUE TO SAFETY I CANNOT PUT MY DAUGHTER BACK INTO THIS CAR. GM HAS BEEN RUDE AND WILL NOT EVEN DISCUSS ASSISTING WITH THE COST OF THEIR POWER STEERING ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT IT IS A 2005 MALIBU DEFECT. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY ADVICE.? THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE DUE TO "POWER STEERING" ISSUES AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE STREET. I MANAGED TO REVERSE THE CAR AND OUT IT BACK IN THE PARKING SPOT NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER TO ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN ME AND CHEVY MUST RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DURING THE FAILURE, A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MECHANISMS WERE GREASED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

1.MY 2005 MAILBU HAS BEEN FAILING TO START WHEN I TURN OVER THE ENGINE. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER WENT OUT. 2.I BOUGHT IT IN NOV,2010 UNTIL NOW FEB, 2011 IT HAS HAD ABOUT 5 FAILURES TO START. 3.I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND SO FAR IT HAS WORKED BUT MY REMOTE CONTROL START DOES NOT WORK STILL OR ANY OF THE REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES. *TR

THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 6-CYLINDER 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. THAT WAS YESTERDAY AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND HER FRIENDS. I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2005 MALIBU WITH 107K MILES ON IT. WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. MY RADIO DASH FLASHED POWER STEERING, AND MY WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID A TELEPHONE POLE. I WAS GIVEN NOW WARNING PRIOR TO MAKING THE TURN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR. THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL, AND SEEMS TO BE PRONE TO THIS KIND OF THING. THIS REALLY NEEDS LOOKED AT. *TR

STARTED HEARING CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND POWER STEERING GOING OUT NOW AND AGAIN. CLUNKING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND POWERS STEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT EVERYTIME I DROVE MY CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOSHOP. I HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. COST ME OVER $500. CLUNKING IS GONE BUT POWER STEERING IS STILL GOING OUT ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR