2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND MY CAR CHIMED AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN THE POWER CAME BACK. THIS TYPE OF POWER LOSS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2008. *TR

WHAT CAN I SAY I HAVE BEEN WRITING ABOUT THIS CAR FOR THE LONGEST. I JUST WANT TO SAY THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BULBS BURNING OUT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BREAKING AT THE WELD AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM I'M SURE GM KNEW ABOUT THIS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEAF EARS BOTH TO NHTSA AND GM. THE LAST TIME I MADE A COMPLAINT WAS IN MAY 2014 TO BOTH OF THEM ABOUT THE STEERING. GM AND NHTSA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. EXACTLY 2 WEEKS LATER THE CEO OF GM COMES OUT TO SAY THE MALIBU MAXX IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL! I PAID TO HAVE MY STEERING WHEEL REPLACED IN 2007 BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE, THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACE AND I DID TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $800. NOW A BULLETIN WAS SENT OUT TO DEALERS IN 2005 ABOUT A KEY INSERT FOR ANY CUSTOMER WHO CAME IN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE, BUT THIS WAS NOT GIVEN TO ME AS A CHOICE. THEY WERE SURE I NEEDED THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, SO I DID. NOW THAT MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I PAID, PERHAPS, UNNECESSARILY TO HAVE MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AS ANYONE KNOW THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS PART OF THE STEERING GM STILL DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE ME MY MONEY BACK. I BOUGHT THE CADILLAC CATERA WHICH WAS DISCONTINUED DUE TO MANY RECALLS AND BECAUSE OF ALL MY COMPLAINTS GM GAVE ME $3000 TOWARD A NEW GM CAR, WHICH I APPLIED TO THE MALIBU MAXX. I WON'T PUT MY MONEY OR GIVEN CREDIT TOWARD A GM AGAIN, I'M THROUGH AND SINCE NEARLY HALF OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GM OWNERS I AM GETTING THEM TO MAKE THEIR NEXT PURCHASE SOMETHING OTHER THAN AMERICAN MADE CARS. I MAKE SURE I TELL EVERYONE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE SO THEY WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT A COMPANY WHO DIDN'T WANT TO INVEST 90 CENTS TOPOSSIBLY FIX A PROBLEM PER CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LOST POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CONTACT THE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY DATE COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

UPON SHUTTING CAR OFF MY CAR KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT IGNITION AFTER DANGLING THE KEY I CAME OUT BUT THE IGNITION WASN'T IN THE OFF POSITION. LM ATTEMPT TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN TO TURN IT TO OFF POSITION IT DIDN'T BUDGE. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULDN'T START I HAD TO GET A JUMP AND THEN THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE CAR WOULDN'T START I HAD TO GET A JUMP. I WENT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT IN OFF POSITION COMPLETELY ITS DRAINING MY BATTERY, I ALSO WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF. I WILL TAKE TO DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AFTER LETTING DOWN WONT COME BACK UP. TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING ONE MINUTE POP ON OTHER MINUTE. I CHECK THE FUSE BOX IT WAS FINE. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS INFORMING ME OF RECALLS ON MY BRAKES, AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. I RECEIVED THE FIRST LETTER A MONTH AGO REGARDING THE ( EPS), I CALLED GM AND I ALSO CALLED CHEVROLET, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING, NOW I RECEIVE A LETTER TWO DAYS AGO RECALLING (BCM), (BAS), I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN SEND OUT LETTERS STATING THERE ARE RECALLS BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT YOU ARE CONCERNED. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS, THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS IF TRANSPORTATION AND I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT HOW THIS IS BEING HANDLED. NOW I AM IN FEAR IF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS AND PREVENT MY DEATH OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE (EPS) PROBLEM TWICE TO BE EXACT, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, SO, I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE CONTACTING ME WITH SOME INFORMATION IN HOW QUICKLY THESE PROBLEMS CAN BECOME RESOLVED. I AM REALLY CONSIDERING CONTACTING A LAWYER, BECAUSE NOTHING IS BEING DONE. MY LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE LETTERS YOU SEND SAYING YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, THAT IS A JOKE. THANKS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND HOPEFULLY I WILL GET SOME KIND OF RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

I RECEIVED TWO RECALLS: 13036 AND 14116. BOTH INDICATING POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF THE AFFECTED PART MALFUNCTIONS. BOTH RECALLS INDICATED THAT WHILE GM WAS NOTIFYING ME PER THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, THAT NEITHER ONE HAS ANY PARTS AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO ESTIMATED DATE OF AVAILABILITY FOR THESE PARTS FOR EITHER RECALL, JUST THAT WE WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I CALLED THE MY DEALER AND THE 1 (800)222-1020 CHEVROLET NUMBER AND RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION. SADLY, THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION THAN I DID AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE 13036 RECALL YET. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM SHOULD KNOW WHEN WE CAN EXPECT PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE AND INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION IN THE FIRST LETTER, SO WE KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT THE SECOND LETTER. ALSO, A RECALL SHOULD BE UPLOADED TO THEIR DEALERS BEFORE OR AT THE SAME TIME ONE IS SENT TO CONSUMERS SO THEY CAN BE PREPARED FOR CALLS. *TR

SOMETHING IN THE SUPPORT BRACKETS OF THE FRONT SEAT SNAPPED, AND THE SEAT NOW TILTS TO THE SIDE AND ROCKS WHEN TURNING IN CORNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IMMEDIATELY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES ON TIME AND AS A RESULT, CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.