2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED IT TO BREAK. IT IS CROOKED AND SOMETIMES MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WHICH HAS CAUSED MY FOOTING TO SLIP OFF THE BRAKE/GAS. *TR

I HAD SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THE RECALLS I HAD HEARD ABOUT. SOMEONE FROM YOUR COMPANY CALLED AND ALSO CONTACTED NICK CHEVROLET. WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE SERVICE TECH ([XXX]) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO DROP MY CAR OFF SO THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT ALL OF THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY MAY 17TH I SPOKE WITH LOUIS AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT [XXX] TOLD ME TO DO. [XXX] THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME "HE DIDN'T CARE WHAT I WAS TOLD, HE WAS THE SERVICE MANAGER" AT THAT POINT HE PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THE ONLY RECALL FOR MY CAR WAS SOME WIRE AND THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE IN. SO HE DIDN'T LISTEN AND ANYTHING I HAD TO SAY ABOUT MY EMAIL TO YOU OR MY CONVERSATION WITH [XXX]. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND THIS DEALERSHIP AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND EITHER TO MY WORST ENEMY, HENCE MY LAST EMAIL. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF GM AND/OR [XXX] FROM NICK CHEVROLET BOTH WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF SEAT ASSEMBLY. MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE ON VARIOUS OTHER AUTOMOBILE DEFECT SITES. DUE TO BROKEN SEAT ASSEMBLY, DRIVER'S POSITION COULD SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING, AT A MINIMUM, A DISTRACTION, IF NOT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ABS LIGHT WANT TO GO ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON COMES ON TURN CAR OFF TURN CAR BACK ON LIGHT OFF . ON GOING OCCURRENCE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL BULB KEEPS BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TWICE BUT IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH WHEN GOING APROX 65 AND UP. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FLASH WHEN CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR ONCE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE REVERSING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING AT FRONT OF CAR SHAKES RAPIDLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND EVEN WORSE WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65MPH DOWN HWY 75 AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, ROLLED TO A STOP AND AFTER A LITTLE WHILE HE GOT IT STARTED AND WE WENT ON DOWN THE ROAD. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD JUST DIE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A BIT TO GET IT STARTED. AFTER DYING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I TOOK IT TO ARMBRUSTER MOTOR CO. IN FALLS CITY NB. WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION AND PUT A NEW ONE ON. COMING HOME GOING 60MPH AND NEARING A CURVE THE CAR DIED AND LOCKED UP AND I ALMOST HAD A WRECK. ARMBRUSTER MOTOR TOOK IT BACK AND PUT THESE PARTS ON. 1EACH #19210069 PCM 3.670,ACH 19210069 CORE CHARGE AND 1 EACH 19210069 CORE RETURN. ALSO PARTS: 1EACH 3157 BULB, AND 1 EACH 3057 BULB. PARTS AND LABOR CAME TO $663.06 NOW THE CAR WORKS GREAT AND HAVEN'T HAD TROUBLE SINCE GETTING IT BACK BUT THERE IS ALWAYS THAT FEAR OF WRECKING WHEN I GET ON THE HIGHWAY NOW. IS THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT? IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN? I FEEL THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE WARNED ABOUT THE CHEV MALFUNCTIONS AND HOW YOUR LIFE IS ONE THE LINE WHEN YOU TAKE A CHEV ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE A RECALL PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING, I THINK IT HAS TO DEAL WITH THE TORQUE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS WANTS TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. IF THE CAR IS ON A LIFT WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE TIRES, AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED, THE WHEELS TURN HARD RIGHT WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON ICY AND WET ROADS. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM EVERY DAY AT ANY SPEED. *TR