2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH I HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD HEARD A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT DROPPED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REALLY THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SEAT INCIDENT. FIRST SEARCH ON GOOGLE BROUGHT UP THIS WEBSITE WHICH MAY BE OF CONCERN TO YOU. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS SINCERELY AND CONSULT WITH GM AND ISSUE A RECALL OR SOMETHING. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF ITS NOT FIXED NOW. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS WHEN I INSPECTED THE SUPPORT BAR IT WAS ONLY WELDED ON EITHER CORNER OF THE BRACKET HOLDING IT ON. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL AND PROPER WELD PLACED IN THIS LOCATION AS THEY HAD TO KNOW IT WOULD BE A HEAVY STRESS POINT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A WINDING CURVY ROAD IN MY AREA AND REALIZED MY SEAT KEPT ROCKING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT EVERY TIME I WOULD GO AROUND A CURVE. IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. AFTER GETTING HOME MY HUSBAND TOOK A LOOK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING BUT IT APPEARS ONE OF THE BOLTS IN THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT MUST BE BROKEN OR GONE AS THE SEAT WILL NOT MOVE IF LOWERED ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT ROCKS EXTENSIVELY THE HIGHER WE RAISE THE SEAT. THIS BECOMES A ISSUE FOR ME BOTH WAYS AS I NEED THE HIGHER SEAT TO SEE CLEARLY AND IF I DO RAISE IT THEN I AM AFRAID I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE AROUND CORNERS ETC DUE TO THE ROCKING OF MY SEAT. TRYING TO GET INTO CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AND FIX BUT SERVICE DEPT IS BACKED UP. *TR

THE SHIFT SELECTOR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS. THOUGH THE STICK WILL SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN IN GEAR. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY UNLESS IT IS TURNED OFF PRIOR TO RELEASING THE BRAKE. *JS THIS ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN AN EXISTING GM RECALL WHICH COVERS SOME MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2003 AND 2007. OUR MAILBU MAXX WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 2004 AND HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM PRESENTED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

FIRST OF ALL IM WAITING ON PARTS FOR TWO RECALLS FOR MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. I FIND IT A LITTLE DANGEROUS AND FOR SOME REASON NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT I NEED TO DO OR HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. MY SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FEELS LIKE IT IS DETACHED ON ONE SIDE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. MY CAR RANDOMLY DECIDES TO ACCELERATE SOMETIMES. I CANNOT GIVE YOU MILEAGE OR TELL YOU EXACT TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT FIVE TIMES A YEAR. I THINK IT'S WHEN I'M ON CRUISE CONTROL SO I FIND IT BIZARRE THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS SPEEDING. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND EVEN A NEW ENGINE PUT IN AND RESET BUT MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON? MY HORN WILL WORK RANDOMLY BUT NOT ALL THE TIME AND THIS MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE UNSAFE BECAUSE A HORN IS NEEDED FOR WARNING PEOPLE OF DANGER. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

I GOT INTO MY CAR AND SAT DOWN AND SOMETHING UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT BROKE. LOOKS LIKE A SUPPORT BAR WELD CRACKED. NOW THE SEAT IS TIPPED TO THE RIGHT. IF I RAISE OR LOWER THE SEAT, ONLY THE LEFT SIDE GOES UP AND DOWN. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS ENOUGH STRENGTH HOLDING THE REST OF THE SEAT TOGETHER. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL, SINCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN FIND MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE, SO MY CASE IS FAR FROM ISOLATED. *JS

DRIVING TO WORK AT 0615 - TEMP WAS 41 DEGREES. TYPICAL WINTER MORNING. I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH DUE TO THE TIME OF YEAR ON A ROAD I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 27 YEARS. MY CAR HAD 4 STUDDED SNOW TIRES ON IT FOR THE WINTER DRIVING. GOING UP A HILL AND AROUND A CURVE I LOST CONTROL AND STEERING SEEMED TO BE "GONE" I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL AT ALL. MY CAR SPUN AROUND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT - FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED LANDING ON IT'S TOP. THE DOORS WERE DUG INTO THE GROUND SO ESCAPE ON MY OWN WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE ASSUMED IT WAS JUST A FLUKE AND THAT I MUST HAVE HIT BLACK ICE - WHICH I HAVE DONE BEFORE. NEVER HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AGAIN THOUGH. THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND "STOPPING" BEFORE. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS, I CALLED TO NOTIFY GM THAT I HAD CRASHED MY CAR - IN CASE THEY NEEDED THE INFORMATION AND THEY ASKED ME IF I STILL HAD THE CAR. I TOLD THEM "NO" IT HAD BEEN TOTALED. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY INFORMATION DIDN'T MATTER SINCE I NO LONGER HAD THE CAR! *TR

PART IS ACTUALLY THE SEAT HOOK BRACKET ASSEMBLY WELD. COULDN'T GET THIS ACCEPTED IN "AFFECTED PARTS" ABOVE. MOVED THE SEAT WHILE PARKED AND IT BROKE. TOOK TO DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION THEY SAID IT WAS AN INFERIOR WELD THAT CAME APART. THEY OFFERED TO GIVE ME THE NUMBER OF A MAN WHO WOULD COME OUT AND WELD IT BUT THAT IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HOLD BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING A WELD ATOP AN INFERIOR ONE AND IT WOULD DISQUALIFY ME IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL ON IT. I HAVE IT PROPPED UP WITH PIECES OF WOOD. ITS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AS IT LEANS TO ONE SIDE AND A LITTLE FORWARD SO I FEEL LIKE I'M SLIDING OUT OF MY SEAT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET AT SO I'M LEAVING IT THAT WAY FOR NOW. WILL MY CAR BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? MY NIECE HAS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HERS. I FEEL THAT IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT, MY SEAT WILL FLY FREELY AND THE SEATBELT WON'T BE MUCH HELP SO I MAY BE HURT MORE IF WE FLY FORWARD OR TOWARD THE CAR DOOR SINCE NOTHING IS HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING MOTOR. WAS RE-PLACED AT A PRIVATE MECHANIC AS I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL. SINCE FINDING OUT CONCERNING THE RECALL I HAVE CALLED AND CALLED GM SENDS RECALL NOTICES FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE CORRECT RECALL. ALL I WANT IS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE CAR. THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. WHEN YOU DO GET A LETTER FOR A RECALL THEY SAY THEY KNOW THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS THEY ARE CONCERNED BUT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET. I HAVE RECEIVED 2 RECALL LETTERS FOR THINGS HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH MY REPAIR AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING. SO STRANGE MY MECHANIC COULD GET PARTS BUT GM CAN'T??? THANK YOU (THIS IS THE SECOND NOTICE I HAVE SENT). *TR

THIS CAR SHAKES ALL OVER THE ROAD, TAKES YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT ON THE ROAD. CAUSE IT MIGHT TAKE YOU OFF THE ROAD. WE HAVE GONE THRU TIRES WITH THIS CAR AS WELL, THE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS SOME TIMES, HAD IT REPLACE, STILL HAS ISSUE. I WANTED TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY SON NOW I'M SCARED TOO, I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE... *TR