2005 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING ON HER BRAKES CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE THEN REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB ELEMENT WAS USED NOT ONLY FOR THE BRAKES, BUT ALSO THE INDICATORS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE CONSUMER STATED IF AN EMERGENCY OCCURRED ALL OF THE REAR INDICATORS AND SIGNALS WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO WARN ANY TRAFFIC THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WISHED TO GET OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. NOR CAN HE WARN AN APPROACHING VEHICLE COMING FROM BEHIND THAT HE IS BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,095 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,180. UPDATED EVOQ 02/10/11 UPDATED 02/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY INDICATION ON THE VEHICLE THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG IS A QUICK FLASH OF THE DISPLAY SIGNAL INDICATOR SYMBOL. IN MOST CASES IT INFERS THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHT CIRCUIT HAS ONE BULB FAILURE. UPDATED 03/09/11

FRONT BRAKE/ROTOR/CALIPER FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS, FRONT PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ROTORS 6 TIMES, CALIPERS 6 TIMES AND FRONT PADS EACH TIME REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE CAR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, THE CALIPERS HANG UP AND DO NOT RELEASE ALL THE WAY CAUSING THE INNER PADS TO WEAR ABNORMALLY. BRAKE PROBLEMS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BLEND DOOR STUCK ON RECIRCULATE RESULTING IN INTERIOR MOISTURE AND FOGGING/ HEAVY ICING OF INTERIOR WINDOWS-NO VISIBLITY REQUIRING CONSTANT SCRAPING/WIPING. FRESH AIR AND RECIRC. LIGHTS DO WORK. LIGHTS ON BUT NO ONE HOME. *NOT AN ANTIFREEZE/ HEATER CORE LEAK. EXTERIOR VENTS BELOW WINDSHIELD ATOP FIREWALL DRAWING IN NO AIR. MECHANIC SAYS IT MIGHT BE HEATER CONTROL MODULE. BUT MIGHT MEANS AN EXPENSIVE FIX IF ITS THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 MALIBU-POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN SEPTEMBER 21, 201 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

THE DAYLIGHT - SIGNAL BULB MELTED THE PLASTIC ENCLOSURE AND SMOKED THE HEADLIGHTS LENSES REDUCING THE VISIBILITY ON NIGHT TIME AT LESS THAN HALF.I NOTICE THIS MATERIAL-DESIGN DEFENT ON MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS.THIS HAPPEN OVER THE TIME, IS NOT AN INSTANT FAILURE AND USUAL AFTER LONG TRIPS ON NIGHT WITH THE LONG BEAM ON.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF. HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL AND IT DID NOT WORK. HE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB WHICH CORRECTED TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BULB 6 TO 8 TIMES PER THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE GLOBE WAS HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE BULB. HE REPLACED A BULB ON NOVEMBER 18,2010 AND THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT BULB BURNED OUT. THE LAST BULB WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS BURNT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL HOUSING WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

VEHICLES INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING OUT. EVERY TURN YOU MADE IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUNDS. OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER IT WAS BOUGHT. TALKED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED. LUBED VEHICLE OURSELVES AND DID NOTHING. AFTER TIME THE CLUNKING WOULD GET LOUDER AND LOUDER. TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT. I HAD HEARD FROM A SOURCE THAT THE 2006 MALIBU'S HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THEY DID NOT RECALL THE 2005. THE VEHICLES STRUCTURE BEHIND THEM ARE EXACTLY THE SAME JUST DIFFERENT BODY STYLES. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF IT WERE TO HAVE GONE OUT IF WE HAD TO HAVE BEEN MAKING SOME SORT OF A TURN OR DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE AS MINE ON WWW.AUTOBEEF.COM. CAR DID HAVE THE PART REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A WARNING CHIME BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO A REGULAR OCCURRENCE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED FROM TIME TO TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPDATED 03/30/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO GREASE LUBRICATING THE STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER AND WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CAR VEERED TO LEFT AND CROSSED MEDIAN. DRIVER OF MALIBU KILLED AND ALSO STRUCK ANOTHER CAR WHERE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. WITNESS STATED MALIBU BRAKED AND THERE WERE TIRE MARKS, NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MALIBU AT TIME OF BRAKING. WITNESS STATED CAR VEERED TO LEFT AND DRIVER APPEARED TO LOSE CONTROL CROSSING MEDIAN AND STRUCK ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. WITNESS STATES DRIVER WAS NOT ON A CELL PHONE. THIS INFORMATION IS IN THE POLICE REPORT. 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

2005 MALIBU POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING -- WHEN WE FIRST THE RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2007, IT WASN'T AN ISSUE (BUT WAS WITHIN THE MILEAGE LIMIT). KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE PROBLEM, IT'S OUT OF THE MILEAGE RANGE. *TR

TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FILLED UP WITH WATER AND CONDENSATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. STEERING POPS AND MAKES NOISES WHEN I MAKE A TURN . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

FRONT BLINKERS ON 2005 CHEVY MALIBU, ONE OF THE BULBS BLOW ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE TO REPLACE BULB EVERY TIME. *TR

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE SAFELY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO OPERATE PROPERLY FOR THIRTY SECONDS. THEN THE FAILURE REOCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE STEERING COLUMN, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED MILEAGE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,009.

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A "POPPING" NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, SEEMED LIKE IT DID IT WORSE WHEN YOU MADE SHARP TURNS. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT A FEW TIMES - ALWAYS TOLD THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS, IT SEEMS TO POP ALL OF THE TIME NOW AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO VIBRATE A LITTLE - ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH ROADS. STILL, THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG--ACTUALLY GOT TIRED OF ASKING THEM & QUIT ASKING WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. NOW I GET A LETTER ABOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT FOR 10 YEARS, 100,000 MILES. CALLED THE DEALER-THEY ARGUED THAT IT WAS ONLY 70,000 MILES. HAD TO FAX THEM A COPY OF MY LETTER PROVING IT SAID 100,000 MILES. I ASKED IF THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I'D BEEN HAVING WITH THE POPPING NOISE-THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WASN'T GOING TO FIX THAT POPPING NOISE. HAD TO KEEP ASKING FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. I AM HOPING THIS PART WILL FIX WHATEVER THE POPPING NOISE IS. MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR EVERY DAY AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION COIL WOULD NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

MY 2005 MALIBU STARTED MAKING A 'THUMPING' SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AS THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNS TO CENTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IF IT GETS WORSE I PROBABLY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM THAT I CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM (BASED ON MY RESEARCH OF NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH FAILED STEERING COMPONENTS) THEY WERE VERY SYMPATHETIC BUT TOTALLY UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS JUST OVER 42,000 MILES. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIE RODS BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. A NEW STEERING UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND THIS SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/30/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE STEERING FOR A WHILE. ON JULY 24, 2010 WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THEN MOVING FORWARD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CURVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX. THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED WERE NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,849 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,300.

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH AND A WARNING "POWER STEERING "SHOWED UP ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. *TR

FRONT RIGHT DRL BULB KEEPS GOING OUT.. WHEN REPLACED I NOTICED THE SOCKET APPEARS TO BE BAD AND THE AMBER CASING IS MELTED. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

STEERING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BRAND NEW. TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE PARTICULAR CARS WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. TODAY MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET BUT STILL NOT RECALL. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY ABOUT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOSS ON CHEVY MALIBU. THE LETTER SAID THAT NOT TO TAKE TO DEALER UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I WASN'T UNTIL YESTERDAY. WHILE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING, IT LOCKED DOWN, AND POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. I CALL CHEVY AND NOW THEY SAY IT DON'T APPLY TO ME BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE THERE ARE MANY REPORTED CASES OF LOSS OF STEERING BUT CHEVY WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE OF BEING OVER MILEAGE. I THOUGHT WITH IT POSSIBLY ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE RIDING IN THE CAR THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED REGARDLESS. THE STEERING LOCKS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2010 THAT SPECIFIED IF THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES THE STEERING FAILURE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED TO GENERAL MOTORS THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES, BUT HE COULD NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 115,000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER SENT IN A RECALL NOTICE ALONG WITH HIS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPDATED 12/27/10

FRONT TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS BURN OUR REGULARLY HAVE REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 18 TO DATE. THE AMBER LENS ARE MELTED. GM STATES ESTIMATED $700 TO REPAIR. PLEASE NOTE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POST ON SEVERAL WEB SITES. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO ISOLATED INCIDENT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I NOTICED MAY BE ON OTHER RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE, DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR?? TIRED OF REPLACING BULBS MAY BE A SOCKET FAILURE AND CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. GM REPORTEDLY HAS ISSUED TECH. BULLETIN BUT, HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE OF ITS PUBLICATION. AGAIN OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME ISSUE REPORTEDLY. REPORTEDLY, GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE STARTED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MY WAY TO THE STORE TO BUY MORE BULBS. TIRED OF BUYING BULBS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS WITH 3.5 V6 ENGINE. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER EVERY REFILL OF FUEL TANK. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUAL SINCE 7/12/ 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AT LESS THAN 40 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE RACK AND PINION AND WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER CHEVROLET SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THIS REPAIR BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 130,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES BECAUSE I WORK AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME AND MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I AM A LOYAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WORK FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THIS IS MY THIRD BRAND NEW GENERAL MOTORS CAR THAT I HAVE PURCHASED, MY HUSBAND HAS AS WELL PURCHASED AT LEAST 10-15 BRAND NEW CARS THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND I WILL NO LONGER BE PURCHASING ANY CARS FROM YOUR COMPANY IN THE FUTURE IF THIS IS HOW LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED. *TR

SINCE THE NEW PURCHASE OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE TURN-SIGNAL AND BRAKE-LIGHT BULBS HAVE FAILED 30+ TIMES. MOST FAILURES HAVE BEEN AT THE BASE OF BULB WHERE WIRES CONTACT BULB SOCKET CONDUCTORS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS ASKED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD NO SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM! I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE HAD NEAR-MISS INCIDENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS NOT SEEING MY TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKE LIGHT. UPON APPROACHING MY VEHICLE AFTER USING REMOTE UNLOCK, THERE WERE FLAMES VISIBLE IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING AT THE AMBER LENS AREA. TWO YEARS AGO I FOUND AN OBSCURE GM SERVICE NOTICE PERTAINING TO REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB SOCKET. I PURCHACED THE SPECIFIED PARTS AND REPLACED THEM AS INSTRUCTED IN THIS BULLETIN. ( I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC) I CURRENTLY CARRY THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND BULBS TO REPLACE THESE BULBS AS IT IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE, BUT MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FRONT WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED. THEY COME ON AND STAY ON THEN WHEN YOU BRAKE THE LIGHT GO OUT. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ABOUT ONE YEAR APART EACH TIME. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MAY, 2009. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR BY MECHANIC. LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERABLE AS DID FUEL GAUGE BY 80,000 MILES. WHILE PARKED, CAR IGNITED FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED, AND INTERIOR BURNED. TOTAL LOSS OF AUTO AND CONTENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RELATED DEFECT UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE SPECIFIC REPAIR PERFORMED WAS UNKNOWN. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH A CHIME TONE, FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER REQUIRED THAT THE MILEAGE NOT TO EXCEED 100,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE OF A FREE REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY WIFE HAS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. SHE WAS DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT, BUT NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL OF THE TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THERE SEEMS TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH STEERING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE DRIVER OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 AND PULLED A BIT TO THE LEFT. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND A COUPLE OF HOURS WE RETURNED TO THE CAR TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. TRIED IT THIS MORNING AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOW WORKING BUT WITH DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE EPS THAT THE 2005 COBALTS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALL EPS VEHICLES DURING THOSE YEAR INCLUDING THE 2005 MALIBU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS CONSISTENT. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE

MY FRIEND, MRS. X., A WIDOW AND MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN ATTENDING COLLEGE, HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH REPAIRS PERFORMED BY JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET. HER CAR, A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 68,000 MILES, HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. . . LONDOFF HAS EXTRACTED OVER $1400.00 FROM THIS WIDOW WOMAN, CONTINUING TO REPLACE PART AFTER PART WHICH HAS DONE NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE COMPLAINT. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS !!!! THE INTERNET REVEALS THOUSANDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS! ESSENTIALLY, MS. X'S CHEVY STOPS RUNNING, OR SLOWS TO 15 MPH WHILE IN THE FAST LANE OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 60 MPH WITH NO WARNING! THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO LONDOFF, THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. B W. ADVISED THAT AFTER TAKING $1400.00 FROM MY FRIEND FOR "REPAIRS" THAT DID NOT EFFECT A REPAIR, THAT LONDOFF WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE "POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE" UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS WHICH THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS DID NOT FIX. TO MAKE THE STORY SHORT, LONDOFF REPLACED THE PCM AND THROTTLE BODY / PEDAL FOR MRS. X, AND NOW 30 DAYS LATER, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN STALLS IN THE FAST LANE - IN THE RAIN, AS HUGE TRACTOR TRAILERS CAME BARRELING DOWN ON HER AT HIGH SPEED AT NIGHT. I FEAR FOR BOTH MY FRIENDS LIFE AND HER SAFETY IN THIS ' 05 MALIBU. WE TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN TODAY FOR THE 4TH REPAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR LONDOFF, AND "MR. W" REFUSED TO GUARANTEE TO MAKE GOOD ON THE 12 MONTH, 12000 REPAIR WARRANTY, AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE EITHER A LOANER OR A

2005 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES AND THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. THE SECOND INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $1,500. THERE HAD BEEN NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE SPEED DECREASED. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. A CRASH NEARLY OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.