2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

IGNITION LOCK NOT WORKING RIGHT . PROBLEM CREATING BATTERY PROBLEMS KILLING BATTERY. CREATING PROBLEM WITH ALARM SYSTEM. LOCK DOSE NOT GO TO OFF POSITION WITH OUT PUSHING FLOOR SHIFTER FORWARD. ALSO KEY SEAMS LIKE IT DOSE NOT WANT TO GO TO RIGHT POSITION FEELS WEIRD WHEN TURNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SIGNAL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED FOR THE THIRD TIME. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. HE TRIED CRANKING THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE. *JB THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, DATED SEPTEMBER 2014. UPDATED 10/15/14. *JB

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU WOULD NOT START. I RESET THE THEFT SYSTEM FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY AND THEN EVENTUALLY STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I HEARD ABOUT THE GM RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON THE 2002 CHEVY MALIBU IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 84,500 ON IT. I TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF IT. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE AND I AM AFRAID OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

PURCHASED 2002 CHEVY MALIBU BACK IN 2005 WITH 26000 MILES ON IT .WE HAD IT SERVICED TWICE A YEAR AND FOR MINOR ISSUES ,2009 MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING REPLACED AND WAS REPAIRED.IN 2010 STARTED NOTICING WHEN STARTING ABS AND THEFT LIGHT CAME ON TURNING KEY OFF AND TURNING KEY ON AND NOT STARTING LETTING ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUETS THAN TURNING OFF AND STARTING CAR LIGHTS WENT OFF. THIS NEEDED DONE EVERY TIME THIS HAPPEN .ASKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN MY SWITCH BUT NO ONE STEPPED UP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.THIS CAR LEFT ME SIT FIVE TIMES FROM SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT START. HAD IT TOWED AND THEY DID WORK ON EVERY THING ELSE THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM .HAD CAR STOP RUNNING ALL LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING .I THINK THIS ISSUE STARTED BACK IN 2001 AND ALL THESE YEARS THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT .NOW THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT IN THEIR RECALL. *TR

MY HANDICAPPED MOTHER HAS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT IGNITION RELATED ISSUES AS THOSE IN THE CURRENT MASSIVE GM RECALL. ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN TWO SIGNIFICANT REPEAT REPAIRS, ONE IN 2010 AND ONE THIS WEEK. IN BOTH CASES THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AS AN IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR THAT FAILS DUE TO KEY POSITIONING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. LUCKILY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN INJURY BUT EASILY COULD HAVE IN THE VERY CONGESTED METRO DC AREA THAT SHE LIVES IN. WHY IS THE MALIBU NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION AND RECALLS? *TR

CAR SHOWS THEFT LIGHT COMES ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MOTOR SHUT OFF, GAS GAUGE SAID EMPTY ALL LIGHTS SHOWS UP ON DASH , AAA TOW TO PEP BOYS LANCASTER PA. FRUITVILLE PIKE STORE .THEY INSTALLED NEW ALTERNATOR AND NEW SERPENTINE BELT AND BELT TENSIONER . ALSO EIGHT MONTH PRIER SAME ISSUE ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED AND NEEDED TOWED THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP . I HAVE SEEN DOCUMENTS THAT POINTED OUT THAT KEY NEEDS PUSHED IN BEFORE TURNING ON TRIED IT AND STILL LIGHTS ABS, THEFT LIGHT ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL KEEPS COMING ON . THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND TAKEN CARE OF .TODAY 03/13/2014 TAKEN WIFE TO TRAIN STATION LIGHTS CAME ON ONCE MORE.IN THE PASS TWO YEARS INVESTED OVER $ 1500.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR AND STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYSTEMS. READ ON RECALL AND FEEL THIS IS WHAT PROBLEM IS . *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT 35 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A SMALL POT HOLE ON FATHER HURLEY BLVD. MY RIGHT KNEE SMASHED AGAINST MY KEY RING ON THE FRONT DASH AREA. THEE CAR LOST IMMEDIATE POWER. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR STEER MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO SLOWLY COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLES AROUND ME HAD A DIFFICULT TIME AVOIDING ME SINCE THIS EVENT HAPPENED AS I WAS APPROACHING A LANE MERGING WITH MINE AS THEY EXITED A MAJOR FREEWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PUT IT IN PARK. I NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN THE IGNITION SO I PUSHED IT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED THE KEY OVER. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME AN EVENT LIKE THIS (WHERE MY KNEE HAS BUMPED UP AGAINST THE KEY RING AND THE CAR LOST POWER) HAS HAPPENED IN MY HISTORY OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE. *TR