2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. WEATHER CONDITIONS/TEMPERATURE, THE CAR BEING WARMED UP/COLD MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, BACK ROADS GOING AROUND CORNERS-ROAD CONDITIONS/TYPE OF ROAD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A RATTLING SOUND LIKE SOMETHING METAL IS RATTLING. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PREPARATIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

STEERING WHEEL HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. HAD A KNOCKING NOISE SINCE I BROUGHT 3 YEARS AGO. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND VERY HARD TO TURN AND TIGHTENS MORE WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS . NOW HAPPENING SOME TIMES WHEN I PUT INTO REVERSE. BEEN TRYING TO TEACH MY SON HOW TO DRIVE AND WHEEL TO TIGHT FOR HIM TO PRACTICE TURNS. A FEW WEEKS AGO HE ALMOST RAN INTO A BUSH WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. HAD HIM PUT THE CAR IN PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE ON COMING CARS HAD TO STOP AND WAIT FOR US TO SWITCH DRIVERS. GETTING WORSE/TIGHTER OVER TIME. IF THE WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED AND I PUT IN DRIVE THE CAR JUMPS AHEAD WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. ALREADY TOOK IN FOR RECALL'S FOR POWER STEERING SO WHEN I CALLED WAS TOLD ALL MY RECALLS HAD BEEN DONE AND EXPIRED. LAST FEW DAYS THE WHEEL IS SHAKING THE CLOSER I DRIVE TO 55 MPH. CLEARLY THE STEERING HAS ISSUES THAT SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND GM NOT WILLING TO MAKE RIGHT. A DRIVING HAZARD! *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" MY 2004 MALIBU DOES NOT HAVE WORKING CRUISE CONTROL , MY WIRING IS BARELY WORKING AS IN MY LOCKS WON'T WORK , MY HEAT WE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR ON DEFROST MY DEFROST BARELY CLEARS MY WINDOWS , MY T\C LIGHT IS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND I BARELY HAVE TRACTION WHILE DRIVING IF I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY MY WHEEL WILL LOCK OR BARELY MOVE AND I HAVE TO LET COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS TO FREE THE WHEEL I GET ANY ALERTS ON MY SPEEDOMETER. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN AND DIPS DOWN IN FRONT AND TO THE RIGHT. IT'S LIKE A BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT IS BROKEN. IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVERY TIME I LEAN FORWARD, MY SEAT DROPS DOWN IN THE FRONT WHICH COULD AFFECT MY DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY MALIBUS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR IS FAILING. IT DOES NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS AND REVERTS TO MANUAL MODE. IT APPEARS THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN 04-06 MALIBU'S, JUST NOT MINE. ANY CHANCE THE RECALL WILL BE EXPANDED?

POWER DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND NOT ATTACHED TO MOUNTS. CRASH WOULD NOT BE SAFE BECAUSE SEAT COULD SEPARATE. A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS A RECALL. SEAT BROKE LOSE ENTERING CAR

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING ACCELERATION HAS PERSISTED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AFTER RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000) WAS PERFORMED. THIS CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER REPAIRS AT THEIR EXPENSE, CLAIMING THERE WAS A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THEIR REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT DIDN'T FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND ON. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALLED PART AND THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED ON HER VEHICLE WERE NOT THE SAME. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED A BAD SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE SECURITY PASS LOCK AND ANTI-LOCK WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.