2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX BUT GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL UNDER MY VIN ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY CAR AND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S VEHICLES BUT UNFORTUNATELY GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MORE RECALLS ON THEIR PRODUCTS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT MY CASE AND HE STATED THE SAME THING I AM SAYING ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONE PROBLEMS AFTER THE ANOTHER WITH MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND NONE OF THOSE ISSUES HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY DRIVING OR UPKEEP ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE MAINTAINED EVERYTHING ON MY VEHICLE AND REPLACED OVER $2,000 WORTH IN REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WERE RECALLS OUT THERE ABOUT MY CAR AND I WASN'T NOTIFIED ABOUT THEM. GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY OFF THIS RECALL SITUATION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WELD FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE SEAT WELD HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE KEY AND GETTING THE KEY TO TURN OVER INTO AN ON POSITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND THE NOISE CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED FOR MONTHS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CAR WAS TOTALED AND JUNKED BEFORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. REQUESTING TO BE REMOVED FROM LIST *CN

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, ABS AND SHIFT CABLE, ALL REPLACED. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES, DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS, IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION, STEERING AND BRAKE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, BOTH TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS OVERHEATED. AS A RESULT, THE TURN SIGNAL HOUSING AND SOCKET MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRONT SEAT. SEATBELT ATTACHED TO SEAT; NOW USELESS. NOTICED OTHER DRIVERS HAVE POSTED THE SAME ISSUE. FRONT SEAT TIPS TO THE RIGHT. WHILE DRIVING ,THE SEAT WOBBLES; SEAT APPEARS TO MOVE AS ACCELERATING AND MOVES WHEN BRAKING. POSSIBLE DEFECT IN SEAT. HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS; SAME ISSUE; WHERE IS THE RECALL LETTER? *TR

ON 12/2008 WHILE DRIVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE EAST COAST,ROUGHLY 3 HOURS INTO MY TRIP THE 'WRENCH IN THE CAR DISPLAY ON THE DASH LIT UP AND "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO. THE NEXT EXIT (BARSTOW) WAS APPROX 8 MILES AWAY.I AWOKEN THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BLIZZARD THAT NIGHT. AFTER WAITING WHAT SEEMED FOREVER I GOT THE NEWS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ( GM 15926870) AND THE IGNITION SWITCH (GM 15823541) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LEFT BARSTOW AFTER LOSING 2-3 DAYS OF TRAVEL AND DROPPING $1150.00 TO THE DEALER, ALMOST $200.00 FOR HOTEL AND ABOUT $125.00 ON FOOD. AFTER RECEIVING THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS I GATHERED UP MY RECEIPTS AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SUPPOSED WORK COMPLETED AND TURNED IN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO THE DEALER. SIX DAYS LATER I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.I CALLED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT THEY'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AFTER RECALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. MONDAY MORNING I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN (OF COURSE THE GENTLEMAN THAT I SPOKE WITH ON FRIDAY WITH WAS NOT IN) AND THAT THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL WORK THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED. OF COURSE THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL WORK THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED, AND THAT TO FIX THE CURRENT ISSUE WOULD COST $850. THERE WAS ALSO A CHARGE OF $121.00 (LABOR@ $110 PLUS SHOP FEES AND TAX). AFTER ALL THESE YEARS GM KNEW OF THE DEFICIENCIES AND SHORT COMINGS WITH THEY'RE VEHICLES. THEY'VE HAD TIME TO PREPARE AND PREP THEIR PERSONNEL FOR ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND SCENARIOS. DAMAGE CONTROL.MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, THE TECH DOING THE WORK DIDN'T FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES. A LONG CALL TO GM, MY ISSUE HAS BEEN ESCALATED TO THE NEXT STEP. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND, WHEN EVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE SOUND COMES FROM BELOW IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IS HEARD CONSTANTLY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST WITH THE OTHER 3 NOTICES TO THIS VEHICLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS AN RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE LINE. THE CONTACT WAS AIR LIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, SHOULDER INJURIES, A CONCUSSION, MEMORY LOSS, AND CUTS AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.