2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TRENOR MOTORS, INC. TO BE FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS BAD AND ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. ON AUGUST , 2009 I HAD THE CAR BACK INTO TRENOR MOTORS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND AGAIN ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. IN OCTOBER, 2009 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TRENOR MOTORS WHERE ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AGAIN. AFTER WE PICKED THE CAR UP I GOT ROUGHLY 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND I NOTICED THE SAME POPPING/CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END THAT OCCURRED ALL OTHER TIMES. I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TRENOR MOTORS WHERE THEY LUBED THE I-SHAFT. AROUND AUGUST OF 2010 THE SAME NOISE RETURNED AND BY THIS TIME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TRENOR REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I FELT THAT SINCE THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I THEN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND SPOKE WITH A MAN BY THE NAME OF JOHN AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND CALLED ME BACK LEAVING A VOICE MAIL. HE AND I WERE UNABLE TO CONNECT BECAUSE OF OUR SCHEDULES. I FINALLY WROTE A LETTER TO GM ASKING THEM TO CONTACT ME IN WRITING, BUT DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM. I THEN CONTACEDT THE BBB WHO COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF CAR. I FINALLY CONTACTED THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE WHO CONTACTED GM. A LADY NAMED FRANCES FROM GM CONTACTED ME AT WHICH TIME I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AFTER A WEEK OR SO SHE CONTACTED ME BACK TO TELL ME SHE HAD CONTACTED TRENOR MOTORS AND THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO FIX MY CAR WITHOUT CHARGE AND THAT GM WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME ANY RESTITUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK WELD BECAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DETACHED AND TILT TOWARD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USE CHEVY 2005 MALIBU AND THE FRONT RAIL FOR THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND FEEL IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I WAS TOLD BY THE OLD OWNER THAT IT BROKE A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND THE DEALER WANTED WAY TO MUCH TO REPLACE IT? IF IT'S A MATTER OF SAFETY SHOULD THEY NOT FIX IT FOR FREE? SHOULD THEIR NOT BE A RECALL ON IT? AGAIN AFTER LOOKING AROUND ON THE WEB AND ASKING AROUND TO MANY DEALER SHOPS IT IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVY HAS NOT EVER ADDRESSED. I JUST KNOW THAT NOT ONLY IS IT VERY HARD TO SIT IN, IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME UP OFF THE FLOOR EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. I'M SURE IF I EVEN GOT INTO THE SMALLEST FENDER BENDER IT WOULD EJECT ME. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE GM REPAIR THIS ISSUE! ALSO LETS MAYBE ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THE FAILING POWER STEERING THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED INJURY'S THANKS *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. SOME TIMES THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND AFTER A WHILE GO OFF, OR THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NEITHER FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK WHILE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. DURING THIS CONDITION, WHEN I DO APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF SO A DRIVER BEHIND ME DOESN'T KNOW I AM STOPPING. I HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP, GM, LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES STARTING AT THE 35572 MILES. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ALL 3 TIMES WHICH CURED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THEN THE SAID PROBLEM REAPPEARS. LAST TIME THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM WAS AT MILEAGE 110,536 ON MARCH 9, 2012. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE CAR OFTEN BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.. ONE GOOD THING THOUGH - WITH THE LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF, IT DOES KEEP TAILGATERS BACK AS THEY HAVE ON IDEA WHAT I AM UPTO. A SILVER LINING IN A DARK CLOUD. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH 7660 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO GM REGARDING THIS MATTER. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS SENT OUT LETTERS ADVISING CUSTOMERS WITH VINS 5F10001-5F250216 (TECHNICAL BULLETIN #07126) OF SPECIAL COVERAGE. GM HAS ALSO SENT ME A LETTER ADVISING ME THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM IF MY VEHICLE IS 10YR OR 160K. MY PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST AT THAT TIME. I NOW HAVE 212K MILES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ([XXX]) AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE. ESTIMATED COST WAS $900 FOR REPAIRS. GM KNEW YEARS AGO THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, AND IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE STEERING WAS TO STOP WORKING. REGARDLESS OF THE MILES. THE STEERING WAS GOING OUT AT SOME POINT.THAT IS MY ARGUMENT. I JUST WANT MY POWER STEERING FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WELD ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK LEFT SIDE FAILED. SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. SEAT MAY NO LONG BE ABLE TO HANDLE CRASH LOADS APPLIED TO IT. PLEASE CHECK HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/ FORUM FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY CASE OF THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN I-680 IN NORTHERN CA'S BAY AREA. WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE SLOW LANE AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING POPPED UP ON MY CAR STEREO DISPLAY AND A SPLIT SECOND LATER I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE AS FAST AS I COULD WITHOUT SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. ALL OF THE CARS BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CAUSE A PILE-UP. A NICE MAN BEHIND GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND HELPED ME FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT SO I COULD PULL THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. I THEN CALLED MY BROTHER AND HE CAME AND TOWED THE CAR HOME. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A WARNING TO THIS ISSUE. IT NEVER ACTED UP AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO A SAFETY CHECK ON THE POWER STEERING. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS IS INCONSISTENT. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY - THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR AT LEAST THE PAST SIX MONTHS. *TR