2005 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CONTACT'S FACE WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S HOME AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60+MPH OR UPON MERGING FROM ON-RAMP, UPON QUICK ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES, POWER STEERING IS LOST AND 3 ALARM BELLS GO OFF IN CAR BUT NO LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH NOR ANY MESSAGE ON RADIO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM ABLE TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL ONCE I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I AM AFRAID OF ACCELERATING TOO QUICKLY AS I MAY LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL & CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLES OR MEDIANS/GUARD RAILS. I USE HIGHWAYS DAILY TO COMMUTE TO WORK, AND BEING AFRAID TO ACCELERATE IS JUST AS DANGEROUS BECAUSE CANNOT ENTER HIGHWAY AT APPROPRIATE SPEED, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH A WELL. I'VE HAD ALL RECALL WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE BUT THIS SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE 2014 SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING RECALL - NHTSA #14V153000. TAKING CAR TO THE SHOP THIS WEEKEND TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE.

ON 28 FEB 2016 AROUND 11:50 AM, ME, MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND MY MOM WAS HEADED NORTH ON I-185. WHILE RIDING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WAS GOING TO PUT IN THE HOUSE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN APPROVED FOR THAT FRIDAY AND IN MID CONVERSATION AS I'M GOING AROUND THE CURVE MY CAR GOES OVER THE FOG LINE AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK INTO MY LANE AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I HIT THE MEDIAN (WALL) ON THE LEFT SIDE, MY HOOD FLEW UP AND THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE WALL AND ALL I REALLY REMEMBER FROM THAT POINT IS SMASHING ON BREAK BUT APPARENTLY THE CAR KEPT GOING, HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WALL AND CAME TO A STOP THERE. NEXT THING I KNOW A MAN WAS WAKING ME UP ASKING AM I OKAY AND SAID HELP WAS ON THE WAY. I HEARD MY DAUGHTER CRYING FOR HER SISTER BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T MOVE SO I GET OUT THE CAR AND BEGAN TO GET THEM OUT TO ASSURE THEY'RE OKAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS REALLY A BLUR. I REMEMBER A MAN HELPING MY MOM OUT THE CAR AS ME AND MY KIDS SAT ON THE GROUND WAITING FOR HELP AND I REMEMBER GOING TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MY KIDS.

MY CAR THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. ONE DAY IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY I WAS STRUCK THERE FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT STOP BLINKING. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT. U DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT IT DO U WILL BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE THIS NEED TO RECALLED. I HAVE RESEARCH THE INTERNET AND THIS HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH CHEVY CARS FOR A WHILE NOW THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I HAVE PUT AND NEW FUEL PUMP IN THE CAR AND SPSTK PLUGS. IF THIS DON'T GET RECALL I WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER GET AN CHEVY CAR AGAIN AND I WILL MAKE SURE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS DON'T EITHER.

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP DURING ACCELERATION AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, AND AFTER NEW BRAKE ROTORS/PADS THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ON WITH FULL FLUID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. FOUR DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE "156 ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE". THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK, STATING THAT IT WAS SOLD AS IS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE MATTER TO THE FTC, BUT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 2005 MALIBU IS EXTREMELY HARD TO START. IT ALSO CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATING. IN COLD WEATHER, IT WILL CRANK AFTER ONLY A FEW TRIES. IN WARM WEATHER OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR, IT CAN TAKE UP TO 30 MINUTES TO CRANK. IT SPINS BUT DOES NOT START WITHOUT A MAJOR HASSLE. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STARTS, I HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT IT FROM CUTTING OFF AGAIN. FREQUENTLY, IT STILL CUTS OFF WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR & I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STARTING PROCESS REPEATEDLY. IT IS NOT RELIABLE & HAS RESULTED IN MY BEING LATE TO WORK, AS WELL AS LEAVING ME STRANDED. A FEMALE BEING STRANDED IS NOT SAFE. IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, I WILL HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED THE SUGGESTIONS RELATED TO THIS COMMON ISSUE WHICH IS BLAMED ON THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE, FORCING ME TO START CRANKING MY CAR 30-45 MINUTES BEFORE I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR WORK & CAUSING ME TO SIT ALONE IN PARKING LOTS TRYING TO START MY CAR SO I CAN GO HOME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I HAD IT CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER TO BE TESTED. THE CODE NUMBER SAID "NO PART, NO FIX" & THE MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT SO HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANT. READING ONLINE FORUMS, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FROM MALIBU OWNERS, YET NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL AND RESO

I HAVE TO REPLACE MY SIGNAL LIGHTS EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY MELTED INSIDE ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL LIKE MY CAR IS NOT GETTING FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AND I'M ANGRY BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS AND NO ONE HAS EVER MAILED A RECALL TO MY HOME FOR ANYTHING ON MY CAR AND I MAY BE PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER. I LEARNED ABOUT THESE RECALLS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY.

DRIVERS POWERED SEAT LOWER FRONT SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT RIGHT HAND SIDE BRACKET LINK, AT THE WELD ATTACHMENT, ATTACHING TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. THIS BREAKOUT OF MATERIAL LEAVES THE SEAT UNATTACHED TO THE TRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS 360 DEGREES BUT THE TIRES DON'T TURN. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. DEALERSHIP THINKS THE WHOLE POWER STEERING BRACKET NEEDS REPLACING AND QUOTES APPROX. $1,000 TO REPLACE.

MY KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER KEY AND WOULD NOT FIX THE IGNITION TO TURN. I CAN HARDLY EVEN START MY CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T TURN. THE KEY IS GOING TO BREAK OFF IN THE IGNITION. THE HORN AND RADIO DO NOT WORK EITHER. NOT HAVING A HORN FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC TOWARDS MY VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK AT RANDOM TIMES AND THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN SWITCHING LANES INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, SOMETHING IN THE BACK OF THE CAR SQUEAKS FOR NO REASON WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT RANDOM AND WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. THIS CAR ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY WITH UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW WONT GO DOWN EITHER. THIS CAR HAS WAY TOO MANY SAFETY ISSUES FOR ONLY 137,000 MILES ON IT.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 80 WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR WAS EMITTING A THICK BLACK SMOKE TRAIL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. MY DAUGHTER AND I THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE SMOKE FILLED CAR. WE THEN RAN AWAY AS WE WATCHED THE INFERNO TAKE OVER AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY EXPLODED. BLOWING BACK THE HOOD AND SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD.

I CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBERS: NHTSA #09E012000; NHTSA #14V224000; NHTSA #11E009000; 10032206; 10019020; 10030685; AND 10059101. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE EXIST WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, HOWEVER, THEY ARE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND FAILED TO START THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT DID NOT REGISTER ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

A DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON ( T/C ) AND DISABLED MY CRUSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, MY TRANSMISSION SEEM TO STOP IN SECOND GEAR, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING. I CANNOT TURN THE T/C ON WITH THE CONSOLE BUTTON OR ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR... STILL NO CRUISE CONTROL OR T/C THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING APPROX. 1 1/2 WEEKS MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING, CLEAR SKIES AND NO WATER ON ROAD. THE T/C LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT TURN OFF.

THERFT DETERRENT WILL NOT LET CAR START ISSUE IS GEETING WORST. CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS ALOT CAR IS PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN AT A STOP SIGN. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IT LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *TR

MY TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES EVERYTIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT DISENGAGES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD COPRRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT HASN'T AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHAT AM I TO DO?

BOUGHT CAR USED AT 136,000 MILES. CAR RADIO DOES NOT LIGHT UP OR WORK, AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN. FIRST DAY DRIVING THE CAR, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED BLINKING AND THEN STARTED BLINKING AGAIN. SUSPENSION IN THE BACK SQUEAKS BADLY WHEN DRIVING AT RANDOM AND GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY AND NOW CAR WON'T START AT ALL (NO CRANK, NO START). THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BATTERY IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD ON THE CAR WHEN PURCHASED, SO SHOULD BE GOOD. THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES NEED TO BE RECALLED. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS AND WON'T START AND IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A DINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE BATTERY AND STARTER WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED, AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE'S I'M SCARED I WILL BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY TC LIGHT THEN MY CAR SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCE IN THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TAKATA RECALL. STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH OUR SON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT THE RECALL. GOT THE RECALL FIXED AND NOW THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. HEADLIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING BULBS. THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT SO I WILL GO TO REPLACE THE BUILD AND THEN IT COMES BACK ON. FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL GOES OUT A LOT AND IF I TAP ON IT THEN IT COMES BACK ON. THE SAME WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT OFTEN. THIS SUMMER THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD DING AND THE BUTTON WOULD NOT TURN IT ON OR OFF. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN QUESTION DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IT IS A ON GOING EVENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, AFTER THE DEALER INSTALLED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT. THE DEALER LATER RELEASED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,774.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A NOTIFICATION FOR STEERING FAILURE WAS SHOWN ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LOOSE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

I RETURNED FROM PICKING UP MY GRAND DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL WHICH IS ABOUT 2MILES ONE WAY. ONCE AT HOME I TURNED OFF MY CAR WENT INSIDE TO GET PAPER WORK AND NOTICED IT WAS TIME TO GET MY SON FROM HIS BUS STOP, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE... AS I TURNED ON THE CAR I NOTICED/SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR, SO I TURNED IT OFF AND GOT OUT, I CALLED OUT TO MY KIDS AND MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO POP THE HOOD, I WAS AFRAID... SO MY DAUGHTER POPED THE HOOD AND THEN WE SAW THE SMALL FIRE, SO MY DAUGHTER GRABBED THE WATER SHOES AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT OUT AND MY OTHER DAUGHTER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN A BALL OF FIRE FELL TO THE GROUND UP UNDER THE CAR...THEN SHE PUT THAT OUT...SO AS THEY WERE CALLING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I HAD TO RUN AROUND THE CORNER TO GET MY SON FROM THE BUS STOP, AS WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS COMING.... SO THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND IN HOOKED THE BATTERY AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE WAS ALL THE WAY OUT...TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CAUSE IT MAY SPARK A FLAME ALL OVER AGAIN AND BE WORSE THEN WHAT JUST HAPPENED... PRIOR TO THIS I HAVE HAVE SMALL PROBLEM'S... LIKE MY DOME LIGHT STOP WORKING A YEAR IN HALF AGO, I TRYED TO CHANGE THE FUSE, BUT EVERY ATTEMPT THEY BURNED OUT TO THE TOUCH, SO I GAVE UP...THEN MY FRONT LIGHT WOULD KEEP BURNING OUT EVER MONTH OR TWO...TO WEAR IT MELT THE YELLOW COVERING OF THE BULB AND MELTS THE AREA WERE THE LIGHT BULB SITS IN...TO WERE I REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT LIGHT

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION RECALL AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP DID WAS CHARGE ME FOR A REPLACEMENT KEY. THE KEY WAS WORKING FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW THE IGNITION IS HARD TO TURN OVER AND THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY NOT TURNING OVER AND THE ANTI THEFT LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS AT A CAR WASH GETTING DETAILED AND I HAD TO TOW THE CAR. WHEN I CALLED THE IRVING TEXAS DEALERSHIP I KEPT GETTING ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS AND THEN NO ONE RETURNED MY CALL. THE CAR HAD BEEN WORKING FINE AND WAS STOPPED WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED.

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, OVERTURNED AND EJECTED THE DRIVER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED DAUGHTER, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE BEEN SLEEPY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR NECK AND LEFT ARM INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED THIGH INJURIES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. BOTH PASSENGERS DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE CRASH SCENE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2013 AND IT'S BEEN A DECENT CAR. HOWEVER IT IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I'VE OWNED AND IT'S GOT THE SAME ISSUES. THE RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ERROR WHERE THEY SHORT OUT AND MELT THE ACTUAL LIGHTS. I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULBS. I'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE I JUST TURN THEM OFF. THE 2ND THING HAPPENED TODAY. MY FIRST MALIBU DIDN'T HAVE A SUNROOF BUT THIS ONE DOES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I HEARD THIS LOUD EXPLOSION, LIKE A GUNSHOT OR A SEMI TRUCK TIRE BLOWING UP. I LOOK ALL AROUND ME AND WHEN I LOOKED UP, GLASS WAS FALLING ON MY HEAD. MY SUNROOF RANDOMLY EXPLODED. AND ACCORDING TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OBJECT FLUNG BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO SHATTER A SUNROOF. APPARENTLY MANUFACTURERS HAVE STARTED GETTING LAZY WITH SUNROOFS WHEN MAKING CARS, SO IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN'T BUY A CAR WITH A SUNROOF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE IN THE PARK POSITION AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT UN-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MOMENTARILY CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 14V-153 EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE AFFECTED MODEL YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL: STEERING. MY CAR HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED OVER A YEAR. ON 11/18/2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD ON THE CURVE, WAS A VERY SCARY SITUACION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE'S ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS OVER, I CAL GM AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS REPLACED ALREADY REPLACED. ON MY OPINION IF THEY PUT A NEW PART AND LAST LESS THEN 2 YEARS THAT MEANS STILL DEFECTED, BECAUSE IT SHOULD LAST LONGER . PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT.

I HAVE A CHEVY MALIBU 2005, THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL KEEPS BURNING OUT AND HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE SOCKET GETS SO HOT AND BURNS THE BULB OUT. IT IS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.I AM GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS, WHEN IT BURNS OUT THEN I HAVE NO TURN SIGNAL AND TIRED OF REPLACING THE BULB. IT GETS SO HOT THAT THE CONNECTOR ON THE BULB ACTUALLY MELTS AND LOOKS LIKE THE REFLECTOR COVERING HAS EITHER GOTTEN SO HOT IT MELTS OR SOMETHING AND NOW BEFORE IT BLEW THIS TIME, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB ONCE AGAIN AFTER JUST CHANGING IT 2 WEEKS AGO AND FOUND/SAW THAT IT NOW MELTED THE COVERING, THE YELLOW REFLECTOR COVERING. I THINK THIS IS WHAT IT IS CALLED. SOMEBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. AND IF I DON'T FIX IT I HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING IT WORKING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE SOCKET SINCE THAT IS THE PROBLEM AS THE PICTURES WILL SHOW YOU. THE DATE I PICKED IS ONLY APX. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR @ LEAST A YR. I HOPE THE PICS HELP YOU TO MAKE A DECISION THE RIGHT WAY. I AM GETTING NO WHERE WITH CHEVY. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 05/23/18*JB

I AM HOPING THESE PICS COME THREW THIS TIME. IT WOULD NOT GO THREW LAST TIME SO I CROPPED THE PIC TO SHOW YOU THE BULB AND COVERING FROM THE DAY LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL SOCKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY PREVIOUS COMPAINT DID NOT ALLOW THE PICS SO TRYING AGAIN. I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BULB EVERY 2 WEEKS DUE TO THE SOCKET GETTING TO HOT. THE DATE IS ONLY APX. SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YR. I REALLY HOPE THE PICS COME THREW, IT SHOWS PROOF OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 05/23/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/16*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR ONLY CONSISTED OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 238,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS!!! KICKING OFF ALL KINDS OF SENSOR ALARMS I.E MAP,TPS,MAF... JUST TO NAME A FEW I'VE REPLACED ALL OF THEM ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW!!!! MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S IN "LIMP" MODE IT KEEPS LOSING POWER AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 20!!! IT'S BEEN BURNING THROUGH OIL AND I KNOW IT'S SLOWLY GOING DESTROY MY ENGINE!! THIS WIRING ISSUE NEED FIXED ASAP!

THE PARK LIGHT/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY MELTING THE AMBER LENS. THE BULB SOCKET MELTS CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL NOT TO WORK. EVERY FEW MONTHS I HAVE TO REMOVE HEADLIGHT LAMP AND FIX BULB SO IT WILL WORK. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MALIBUS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS MANY AS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,437.

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT RAILS HAVE FAILED AND THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $1000 TO REPAIR (WHICH I DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW). I AM AFRAID THAT THE SEAT WILL COMPLETELY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. IT APPEARS THAT THIS FAILURE OF THE FRONT SEAT RAILING WELD IS FAIRLY COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THE NHTSA WOULD ALLOW A MANUFACTURER (GENERAL MOTORS) TO NOT FIX THIS APPARENT SERIOUS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FLAW. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, WEIGH LESS THAN 130 LBS, HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GENTLE WITH THE CAR. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM AND THE CHEVROLET DEALER WANT TO MAKE A PROFIT FROM ME TO REPAIR THEIR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I OFFERED TO PAY THE OUT OF POCKET COSTS TO REPAIR THE DEFECT (I THNK THIS WOULD BE ABOUT OF THE QUOTED PRICE FOR THE ACTUAL MECHANIC TIME/WAGES AND WHOLESALE PARTS PRICE), BUT WAS TURNED DOWN.