2006 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

2006 CHEVY MALIBU WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAVE SPLITS AND CRACKS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY CONTINENTAL. *KB ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND NAME. *JB UPDATED 09/20/07. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT RETURN THE DEFECTIVE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A THUMPING NOISE AND HE COULD ALSO FEEL THE VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX WHENEVER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR FIRST AND THEN THE STEERING SHAFT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,600.

WHILE ON A TRIP TO LONG ISLAND, NY, HEADING HOME, A TRUCK DRIVER PULLED UP NEXT TO THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE CAR, WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON, WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE BRAKES, DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. WE CHECKED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LONG DRIVE HOME BUT WE GOT SEVERAL HORNS BEEPING DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER WE GOT HOME A LADY FOLLOWED ME TO A THE DOCTORS OFFICE TO TELL ME ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO HIS MECHANIC, HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. WE CALLED THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER, DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND IT TOOK THEM SEVERAL HOURS TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THE PART THEY PUT IN WAS #15940467, MODULE 2.560, COSTING ME $533.48. THE CAR, A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LS, HAD SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AT THE START OF THE PROBLEM(WHILE WE WERE ON OUR TRIP), WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER IT HAD ABOUT 37000 MILES, JUST PAST THE WARRENTY. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE THIS A NEWER CAR THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE INJURY HAPPENS.

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET MALIBU IN DEC. OF 2006. IT IS A 2006. I NOTICED THAT ANYTIME IT RAINED OR I HAD A GLASS OF WATER IN THE CAR THE SEATS WOULD STAIN DUE TO THE WATER GETTING ON THEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO MAROON CHEVROLET & THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ODD. I TOLD THEM I DO NOT WANT A CAR THAT STAINS WATER. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD CLEAN IT & SCOTCH GUARD IT & IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE SAID THEY WOULD PUT NEW SEATS IN. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THE SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME IT WOULD NOT STAIN WATER AGAIN & GAVE ME A PRINT OUT ON HOW TO CLEAN & WHAT TO CLEAN IT WITH FOR EACH SPILL. I TOLD HIM I'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING IN MY CAR EXCEPT WATER. ON THE LIST HE GAVE ME WAS NOTHING IN REGARDS TO WATER STAINS ANYWAYS. WELL WE ARE IN THE RAINING SEASON NOW & IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO KEPT AVOIDING ME & FINALLY GOT ANOTHER MANAGER, WHO SAID THEY CANNOT GIVE ME NEW SEATS BUT WOULD CLEAN IT AGAIN. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR BACK TO GET CLEANED? I'M SURE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO KEEP CLEANING IT. I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS A MAZDA THAT DOES THE SAME THING. I DON'T WANT TO KEEP A CAR FOR 5 YEARS THAT I HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON ALL THE TIME TO CLEAN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK YOU CAN GIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE AND MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AS SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER ALSO GROUNDED DOWN THE ROTORS AND CLEANED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE CONSUMER STATED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE SHE CAUGHT A FLAT AND LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT, THERE IS AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS ALONG WITH A VACUUMING NOISE, AND THE PANEL NEAR THE GAS PEDAL WAS PULLED OUT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT CLOSE, AND VEHICLE'S DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED SEVERAL REPAIR INVOICES. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN OUT OF THE CONTACTS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN LESS DANGEROUS SCENARIOS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER DOES THAT WHEN IT SENSES THE WHEELS ARE NOT STRAIGHT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE COMPUTER TO CENTER THE FRONT WHEELS INFORMING OTHER CUSTOMERS OF THE SAME SITUATION. UPDATED 08/09/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, HIT A WALL, CROSSED 3 LANES AND WAS FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE ENGINE SIZE IS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 10500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS ITSELF DOWN AS WELL AS THE ENGINE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ONCE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, SHE MUST LEAVE THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE IT CAN RESTART. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL DOES NOT STATE HOW TO STOP THIS FAILURE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN SOMEONE IS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE VEHICLE, BUT ALWAYS OCCURS WHILE THE CONTACT IS DRIVING. SHE PAID OVER $700 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

FROM DAY ONE WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR IT DOES NOTHING THEN LET UP AND TURN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND IT STARTS FINE THERE IS NO RYME OR RYTHM IT JUST DOES IT WHENEVER ALSO THE CD PLAYER EJECTS THE CD SAYING CHECK CD IT DOES THIS ALOT IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT GETS REAL HOT OUTSIDE MAKING IT HARD TO LISTEN TO A CD I HAVE HAD CHEVY LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NOTHING GETTING RESOLVED I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE ITS NOT ACTING UP AT THE TIME WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT THEN THEY CANT DIAGNOSE THE PEOBLEM

I AM THE OWNER OF MY SECOND CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FIRST ONE WAS A 1999 LS MODEL THE SECOND A 2003 LS MODEL. ON THE FIRST ONE I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS,ALSO THE AIR FAN SWITCH,ALL BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED 60000 MILES. ON THE 2003 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FAN SWITCH AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. THE 2003 HAS 70000 MILES ON IT DOES GM CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS YEAR AFTER YEAR????? PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE? *NM

WE BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU ON 29 MAY 2006 FROM JEFF GORDON CHEVROLET IN WILMINGTON NC. WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SINCE DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES STEERING IS VERY ERRATIC AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS IF IT IS ON ICE. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (3) WITH NOTHING FOUND AND NOTHING DONE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM. THIS MORNING MY WIFE TRIED TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YARD BECAUSE THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED! IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SHE IS I *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT AND LOCKED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO CHATTER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER BUMPS. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE AC COMPRESSOR. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CRANK. THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT A REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE AT THE SET SPEED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED 5-15 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE SET SPEED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR HEADRESTS BLOCK THE VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS. THE DEALER TOOK OFF THE HEADRESTS AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO PUT THEM BACK ON IF SOMEONE RIDES IN THE REAR SEAT FOR SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

PLASTIC CONSOLE EXTENDS FORWARD ALONG TRANSMISSION HUMP AND ENDS JUST AFT OF ACCELERATOR. WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, MY FOOT BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN CONSOLE TRIM AND PEDAL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A DEER RAN INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BURSTING THE WINDOW GLASS AND COLLAPSING THE DOOR ONTO THE CONTACT. BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A BILLBOARD, THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A CENTER WOODEN POLE SUPPORT FOR THE BILLBOARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION AND STRUCK A TREE IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE RENTAL CAR COMPANY WAS ALERTED. A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FINDINGS OF THAT INSPECTION WERE NOT SHARED. UPDATED 5/11/2006 - *NM