2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I-85 ATLANTA, 3:30 P.M.. WE WERE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC,STOP AND GO, VERY SLOW TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY, MY CAR SHOOK AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER PUTTING ON HAZARD LIGHTS, I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT BACK AND IT WOULD START, SHAKE AND SHUT OFF. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND TURNED OFF AC AND TRAVELED THE REST OF THE WAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD REFUELED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BEFORE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT PART, BUT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR WENT FROM A FUEL TANK OF GAS TO SHOWING NONE. WHICH I KNOW WASN'T THE CASE AS I HAD JUST STOPPED AND FILLED UP. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF RECALLS WITH FUEL PUMPS AND IGNITION SWITCHES WHICH I ALSO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH. I CAN GO TO TURN MY KEY BUT NEED TO REALLY PUSH HARD ON MY GAS TO GET IT GOING. THE CAR HAS SHUTOFF ON MY WHILE DRIVING ONCE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING HOME I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT USING MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT I JUST HAD BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY BRAKE PETAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I CAN STOP AND MY CAR MAKES STRANGE SCRUBBING NOISES FROM TIME TO TIME. AS ADVISED I HAD MY LIGHTS CHECKED BY A PROFESSIONAL AND IT WAS FOUND MY LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE BURNED/MELTED AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE BULBS CONNECT TO THE BASE. I HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN. DUE TO THESE ISSUES I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND CONSTANTLY CHECK MY BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL. IT BECAME HARD TO STEER AND I COULD BARELY TURN OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS RAINING AND 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC WAS GETTING HEAVY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,117.

VEHICLE DISABLED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. PASS-LOCK WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO RESTART. ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC COMPLAINING OF A STEERING/// FRONT BRAKE ENGAGING PREMATURELY ISSUE. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT MY FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACTUALLY UNITS THAT MAKE UP THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. HE THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER TO SEE IF THEY CAN DIAGNOSE A POSSIBLE SENSOR ISSUE. I FOLLOWED HIS ADVICE. WHILE DRIVING AT APROX 40 -45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO "SHIMMY" UNCONTROLLABLY. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO ENGAGE INDEPENDENT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLES BEING DEPRESSED. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED ON A SIDE STREET. AS THE VEHICLE SAT STATIONARY, I NOTICES SMOKE EMINATING FROM BOTH FRONT WHEELWELLS. MOMENTS LATER, THE TIRE VALVE IN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, DESCRIBING THE REASON WHY; THIS WAS 06/12/14. ON 06/13/14, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. I THEN REMINDED THEM THAT I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM THAT MY MECHANIC HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT FACT, AND THAT IT WAS HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT I BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER FOR A MORE DETAILED DIAGNOSIS. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE ISSUES I HIGHLIGHTED ARE HAPPENING. PLEASE NOTE - 05/21/14 I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO MANIFEST ITSELF SOON AFTER THAT RECALL WAS COMPLETED. *JS

SHIFTING HAS BEEN HARD FROM PARK POSITION, WHEEL ALIGNMENT VERY BAD ,SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. A RECALL WAS DONE BY GM ON 05/20/2014 BUT MY CAR WAS NOT RECALL UNTIL TODAY, I CHECK EVERYDAY ON GM WITH MY VIN NUMBER. ON MAY 1ST I WENT TO MY AUTO SERVICES AND THEY FIND OUT MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND INNER TIE-ROD END. AS I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL ORDER, GM WON'T DO ANYTHING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD AND I AS AUTO REPAIR SHOP WILL CHARGE ME OVER $600.00++ WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD NOW. SCARY AND UNFAIR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LISTENING AND ADVISING ME IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. *TR