2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

AFTER A YEAR THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOAD/RADIO AND WINDOW WOULDN'T COME ON RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT THERE'S WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN THE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON MONTH AFTER I HAD A OIL CHANGE DONE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR JUST SLOWED UP AND STOP. TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP BUT WHILE HE HAD IT FOR HALF THE DAY; THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEM. ALSO SOMETIMES THERE'S A CLICKING NOISE LIKE MY SIGNAL IS ON BUT ITS NOT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY ALARM KEY. EVERY TIME THERE IS A INCIDENT COMPUTER SHOWS IT BUT CAN'T EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND IT STOP FOR AWHILE BUT COMES BACK. BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I HAD IT AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THEY KEEP IT OVER NIGHT SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD RAISE AND THE ENGINE WOULD INCREASE. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR RECALL NUMBER: 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO FURTHER INSPECTION OR REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON; HOWEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY FUNCTION WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE RECIRCULATION CONTROL DEVICES WERE MANUALLY HAND HELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE OR FAULTY WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,165.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE, INVOLUNTARILY, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT THE WARNING THEFT LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STARTING/STOPPING IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED THE KEY SWITCH WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE HEATING/AIR-CONDITIONING FAN SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO RUN EXCEPT ON SETTING 4 OR 5. ALSO THE SWITCH THAT PUTS THE SYSTEM ON RECYCLED AIR HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 5 YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. OCCASIONALLY THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND OCCASIONALLY THE FUEL SYSTEM GETS SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL GM MODELS THAT HAVE THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF; IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. NW

MY 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES EACH DAY. INITIALLY I ONLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE NOT STARTING AND HAVING TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP ND THEY SAID IT WAS MY IGNITION. THIS IS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS SEEM TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY WERE ENGAGED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVER THAT SHE WAS MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT HE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 6 TIMES AND HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS DUE TO MY CAR FAILING TO START AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE SCARIEST INCIDENT OF ALL HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AS IT STARTED TO STALL OUT. AS OF NOW, MAY 6, 2011, IT IS AGAIN SITTING AT THE SHOP UNABLE TO START. THE TURN THE KEY TO ON, WAIT 10 MINUTES TRICK, DOESN'T EVEN WORK ANY LONGER. *TR