2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/18/2014 *JS

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION IN COLDER WEATHER. I CAN TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT NOT REMOVE THE KEY UNLESS THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS. AND IS WARM. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR SHORT TRIPS WHERE I NEED TO PARK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER & KEYS10/24/2013 BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. IMPALAS HAS SAME PROBLEM - HAD SHIFT LOCK REPLACED 4/4/2014. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AS THE HOLDER DOES NOT MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE BULB.A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REMOTE KEYS NO LONGER WORK. THE ELECTRICAL SEAT CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

EVERY 18 MONTHS I GET A ERROR CODE OF P0463 AND P2119. FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TWICE AND NOW POSSIBLY A THIRD TIME. CAR WANTS TO STOP ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. SECONDARY PROBLEM ALSO INCLUDES LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING EVEN WHEN FUEL IS AT A FULL TANK. *TR

FOR AWHILE NOW MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT HAD BECOME AN ISSUE WHEN I VEERED OFF THE ROAD ON A U-TURN. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT ID BE FINE. FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT TO WHERE I WAS BACKING INTO A SPOT AND COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE CHIME GOES OFF 2-3 TIMES A WEEK AND HAVE TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR SOMETIMES AD WELL. BEING CONCERNED I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GM AND THEY TOOK INFO FROM ME AND LEFT MESSAGE FOR CHEVY TO CALL ME. CHEVY NEVER CALLED ME BACK SO I CALLED AND THEY BEGAN TO TELL ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS ON A WAITING LIST. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND CAME UP EMPTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM CAN LEAVE ME IN THIS SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW IF BECAUSE MY CAR IS ALMOST AT THE 10 YEAR MARK AND THAN GM IS NOT LIABLE, OR THERE IS A LOOP HOLE IN SOME WAY THEY CAN DRAG THEIR FEET. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO, OR ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?! *TR

FYI (THE INCIDENT DATE IS WHEN I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT A WORK SHOP) I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, LEFT AXLE AND TRANSMISSION.(TOTAL $2484.92) I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 ) BUT GM WON'T REPLACE IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING BUILT IN A CERTAIN LOCATION. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ) MY KEY IGNITION HAS A RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS TO REPLACE THIS DEFECT. MY TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A DEFECT ( THE TRANSMISSION HAS A CLICK ON 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AND GM IS NOT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE DEFECTED TRANSMISSIONS) MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THESE CLICKS AND CHARGED ME $1750.00 AND GAVE ME A WARRANTY. MY ELECTRICAL HAS A DEFECT, I KEEP CHANGING MY FUSES BECAUSE OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ). GM IS NEGLECTING TO FIX MY CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN. *TR

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, IS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN, I HAVE TO SHAKE THE KEY AND PUSH ON THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE KEY TURNS ON THE SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IF IT IS AND I PAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, CAN I BE REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR COST? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE ON AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

OVER A COURSE OF THREE YEARS, I'VE CONTINUOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TAILLIGHTS GOING OUT, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING,ETC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO ON AND GO OFF WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO "LIGHT UP". I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS GIVE ME DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS' AND HAVE SPENT A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REMEDY THIS AND EVERY THING HAS FAILED. I RECENTLY DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/OWNERS/SEARCHRESULTS MY CAR WAS ALSO GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC AT CHEVROLET SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THAT AFTER I SPEND $700 TO GET THIS FIXED, THIS MIGHT NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ANY INFORMATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

WAS TRAVELING APP. 35 MI PER HR AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND LOST THE POWER STEERING AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER PROPERLY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR THE WORST BEING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS RECALL HAPPENED IN MAY OF 2014 AND NOW IT IS JULY AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ARE THEY WAITING TILL OUR CARS ARE TO OLD FOR THEM TO BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR