2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND NOT LOCKED (INSIDE A SECURE GARAGE), THE FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK THE OTHER CAR DOORS. THE KEY-IN-IGNITION CHIME HAS STARTED CHIMING EVEN WHEN THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION. THIS ALL STARTED SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2014. IT HAS CONTINUED DAILY FROM THEN UNTIL NOW (WEDNESDAY APRIL 2ND) AND IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER INDICATED A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT RIGHT FRONT SUPPORT BRACKET WELD FAILED DURING SLOW TURN. THE CORNER OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN, AND NOW IT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN. THE TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AT THE WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE TUBE APPEARS TO BE TOO THIN FOR THE APPLICATION - THE WELD HAS PEELED A PIECE OF THE TUBING AWAY. THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT INSTEAD OF THE FRAME. SO NOW THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS IN QUESTION, BECAUSE THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE. AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, AND IS COSTLY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SEAT. *TR

LIKE THE CURRENT GM COBALT PROBLEMS, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET TOWED. IT WAS IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM EVEN WITH DRIVING IT 50 MILES A DAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD PROBLEMS, BUT I COULD BRING IT IN. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS, BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. CAR HAS 35K MILES ON IT, BUT MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT REAR INSIDE MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WELD FAILED. SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE AS IT LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AS WELL AS FALLS BACK WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. LOOKED ONLINE FOR A FIX AND IT SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON AND CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED IT NOR IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE FLAW. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AS I HEARD AND READ THAT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX OR REPLACE IT WITH A JUNK YARD PART...WHICH IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE REMEDY. *TR

WAS DOING 40MPH POWER STEERING FAILED SPUN OUT HIT A WALL ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY HIGHWAY.. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2005 MALIBU IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD FOR SURE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS 2 TIMES NOW AND ABOUT TO REPLACE MY 2ND FUEL PUMP, MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON MANY OCCASIONS, HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY OTHER OCCASIONS. FOR AS MUCH MONEY AS I HAVE SPENT TO BUY THE CAR USED IN 2009 WITH 22000 MILES ON IT COST US 10500$ WE HAVE EASILY SPENT OVER THAT IN REPAIRING IT, THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE.. THE LIGHTING CONSTANTLY BURNS OUT THE BLINKERS AND HEADLIGHTS FAIL CONSTANTLY, THE GAS CAP THREADS EXPAND AND OR SHRINK AND CAUSES THE CAP TO EITHER BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE OR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. I ALSO HAVE HAD ANTI THEFT SECURITY LOCK OUT MANY TIMES WHERE THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS ME OUT OF USING IT. POWER STEERING FAILED, FUEL WOULD NOT PUMP PROPERLY INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE.MY REMOTE KEYS FAIL CONSTANTLY AS WELL, ALIGNMENT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHAKE/VIBRATE AT SPEEDS 60+ MY CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK EITHER I HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR IT BEFORE WARRANTY IT WOULD LOCK THE DISC IN THE PLAYER AFTER WARRANTY PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN,, MY SEAT WARMERS GET STUCK ON IT WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE WARRANTY WAS DONE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD FIX IT BUT NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULDN'T REPAIR IT OR THE CD PLAYER AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN OBVIOUS COMPLAINT BEFORE THE END OF THE WARRANTY WELL WE ARE CAR SHOPPING NOW FOR 2 NEW CARS AND I PROMISE YOU I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM/CHEVY EVER AGAIN WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE WORST CARS AND TO DANGEROUS TO RECONSIDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK, THE TRUCK DOOR FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,366.

THE CAR IN MENTION ABOVE HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN STALLED STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND IF THERE WAS NO TROUBLE LIGHT ON, IT WOULD BE HARD TO DETECT CAUSE UNLESS IT STALLED WHILE THEY HAD IT IN THE SHOP. WHEN IT STALLS EVERYTHING JUST SHUT OFF. UPON PULLING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WITH HORNS BLARING PUTTING IT IN PARK IT THEN RESTARTS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED UNTIL NEXT TIME IT DECIDES TO SHUT OFF. WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT GM WILL EXPAND THERE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2005 MALIBU WHICH IN MY OPINION IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF OR STALLING THE CAR NOW HAS 100,000 MILE RUNS GOOD OTHER THEN THE STALLING. *TR

I CONSIDER US LUCKY. WE WERE IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT 25 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I PLAYED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND ON FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND A CONNECTION WAS MADE, AND THE CAR STARTED. I WAS CAREFUL TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS MISSING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. COST $620.54. ON 2/7/2013 THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THE INCIDENTS ARE CONNECTED. I THINK THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL FEED TO THE FUEL PUMP HARMED THE PUMP, AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. COST OF FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT WAS $635.11.THIS ADDS UP TO $1255.65 REPAIR BILLS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY. I FEEL THERE ARE MORE CARS OUT THERE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL AND REPAIR WITH BETTER PARTS. I WAS LUCKY! OTHERS WERE NOT, AND WE DON'T NEED MORE UNNECESSARY DEATHS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER WHEN THE KEY TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. DOORS LOCKED, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN I HAD TO PULL IT REALLY HARD TO THE LEFT TO MISS THE CLIFF. ALMOST TOOK ME OFF THE CLIFF BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT BUT THE DOORS LOCKED ON ME. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON IT LOCKED UP THE DOORS AGAIN AND WOULDN'T TURN ON. BUT I REALIZED THAT IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO START IT AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK. BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT, IT SEEMS LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR ABOUT TO TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR