2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, AS SHE WAS ARRIVING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, BECAUSE THE SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE DEALER IN MY AREA SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THE LATEST GM RECALL. THE STEERING IN MY CAR HAS LOST POWER AND LOSING ITS FUNCTION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED IN THIS LATEST RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU! *TT

DRIVER SEAT WELD ON TRACK ASSEMBLY BROKE. SEAT IS LOOSE. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1000. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL ERRONEOUSLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO THE WRONG LANE AND NEARLY CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE ABS AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,284.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN EVEN THOUGH FORCE WAS APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE WHERE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED. THE SMALL PIECES OF GLASS SHATTERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

POWER STEERING LOCKS ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN AN URBAN CITY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE IN THE RUSH HOUR OF THE DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN WHEN SIMPLY SITTING DOWN IN THE VEHICLE AND CAN ONLY BE SAFELY USED IN IT'S LOWEST POSITION. IF YOU TRY TO RAISE THE POWER SEAT, IT TILTS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT, AND ONLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT LIFTS. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHILE SITTING ON SUCH AN EXTREME SLANT, AND ALSO HARD TO SEE WHEN SITTING IN THE LOWEST POSITION, UNLESS YOU ARE QUITE TALL. OVERALL, THE SEAT IS NOW VERY WOBBLY AND UNSTABLE IF YOU SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT IN THE SEAT NOT THAT IT HAS BROKEN. I DON'T RECALL AT WHAT MILEAGE THIS HAPPENED - BUT I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POP OF SOMETHING BREAKING LOOSE, AND THE SEAT FELL TO THE SIDE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE DRIVING. *TR