2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I GOT IN MY CAR SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND INSTEAD IT WENT REVERSE INSTEAD OF FORWARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT THE SOCKET AS WELL AS THE LIGHT COVERING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH.

STEERING BEGAN SHAKING AND WITHIN A WEEK IT HAS GONE OUT, SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE SAME YEAR CAR AND DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING. POWER STEERING EVEN MOVES THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WILL ALMOST BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TR

POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR WENT OUT AFTER HAVING THIS RECALL CORRECTED. IT IS NOW OUT AGAIN, JUST 2 WEEKS OVER A YEAR AFTER HAVING IT CORRECTED AND GM WILL NOT PAY TO FIX IT. THIS CREATES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. ALSO, THE BRAKE LAMPS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION WHICH WERE ALSO CORRECTED BY A RECALL ISSUE BUT CONTINUE TO GO BAD. *TR

THE SUB CARRIAGE, AND BODY MOUNTS RUSTED AND CRACKED , WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE OTHER SIDE CRACKED WHEN I GOT THERE, THE DEALER STATED TO ME ON THE PHONE THAT THE CAR SEPARATED FROM THE CAR, . IT DID NOT SOUND RIGHT TO ME, ALL I DID WAS DRIVE TO MY MAIL BOX AND HEARD A NOISE, AND IT WAS PLACED UP AND I SAY THE BAD RUST, AND CRACK UNDER THE CAR TO THE SUB CARRIAGE, SO I WAS TOLD TO GO TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THAT IS WHAT I DID. I GOT SCARED, I AM DISABLED. IT HAS BEEN AT JACK PHALAN CHEVY SINCE 1/23/2017 IN LYONS. UPDATED 03/15/17*LJ *CN

THE AMBER PLASTIC HOUSINGS ENCLOSING THE TURN-SIGNAL/DRL BULBS IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE ARE MELTING, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE BULBS GETTING TOO HOT. THE MELTING PLASTIC HAS DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE BULBS AND THE FUMES FROM THE MELTING PLASTIC HAVE FOGGED UP PART OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND BULBS ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER 2005 MALIBUS IN VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS, AND GM IS APPARENTLY NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR REQUIRED ANOTHER PART TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL THAT IS OPEN ON IT. CHEVROLET AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAVE TOLD US THAT IT WILL COST $300 TO COMPLETE THE RECALL DUE TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE NEEDING TO BE REMOVED AND IT IS SEIZED. THEY SAID IF IT WASN'T SEIZED IT WOULDN'T COST US ANYTHING. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO DO THE RECALL IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAS TO BE TAKEN APART.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN SEAT WELD ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE AND DETACHED FROM RAIL. THERE'S NOW NOTHING HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE ON THAT SIDE SO IT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE.