2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 MALIBU 1. EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP EVEN THOUGHT THE DASH SIGNAL IS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE BLINKING AND DASHBOARD TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL 2. HAD NO IDEA IF I WAS SIGNALING TO OTHER MOTORISTS MY INTENTION TO TURN - STILL DO NOT KNOW IF SIGNALS ARE WORKING 3. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET SERVICE - THEY WORKED ON IT FOR HOURS CHARGING ME BY THE HOUR AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *NM

TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK-SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE FLASHER. STARTED JUST OCCASIONALLY, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WILL WORK SOMETIMES, BUT USUALLY NOT. *NM

I OWN AN '02 CHEVY MALIBU (SINCE 2/28/02). I HAD THE SAME HAZARD SWITCH PROBLEM W/MY '02 MALIBU THAT THE '00 & '01 MODEL YEARS HAD, AND I HAD TO PAY FOR ITS REPLACEMENT (ROUGHLY $130). I HAD NO TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD BLINKERS UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. GIBSON CHEVY OF SOUTH HOLLAND, IL DID THE REPLACEMENT (IT'S IN THEIR REPAIR SYSTEM). MY CAR PRESENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 45K MILES. GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MONEY I WAS FORCED TO PAY, GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS DEFECT WITH PRIOR MODEL YEARS AND THE FACT THIS SITUATION HAS NOT SEEMINGLY BEEN REPLACED WITH THE '02 MODEL YEAR, EITHER. I GOT NO NOTIFICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS SWITCH OR A RECALL ON IT, EITHER. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A MODULATOR REPLACED LAST WEEK (10/5/05) WHICH AFFECTS THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS IN MY VEHICLE'S VENTILATION SYSTEM ($152.00). AT SPEEDS 1, 2 AND 3, THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. EACH SPEED STARTING WITH THE LOWEST TO THE HIGHER SPEEDS WAS GOING OUT-THE ONLY SPEEDS WORKING WERE #4, #5 & DEFROST. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE THIS REPLACED OR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO USE THE VENTS OR DEFROSTER OR THE BLOWER ITSELF (& THE DEFROSTER), WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT BRACH AUTO REPAIR (103RD & WESTERN AVE., CHICAGO IL -- THIS REPAIR DETAIL IS IN THEIR SYSTEM). BRACH AUTO ALSO REPLACED SOME PARTS IN MY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM (IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING/ABOUT TO GO OUT). THE AMT I PAID FOR THIS IS ALSO IN THEIR SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME, TOM BEAULIEU INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS DISTRIBUTED A TSB RE: THIS SITUATION (WHICH I WAS NOT INFORMED OF UNTIL I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE MODULATOR REPAIR), & HOW I MUST RUN MY CAR W/ ONLY SHELL OR BP'S 93 OCTANE GASOLINE (EVEN THOUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES IT SHOULD/CAN RUN ON 87 OCTANE). NOW, DUE TO A POOR FUEL INJECTOR DESIGN, RUNNING ANYTHING LESS THAN 93 OCTANE IN MY '02 MALIBU WILL RESULT IN MORE COSTLY REPAIRS. (3 SEPARATE FAILURES / 3 SEPARATE PARTS ON THE SAME CAR). I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MONEY I'VE SPENT FOR THESE REPAIRS.*JB

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONSUMER FOUND AN INVESTIGATION OPEN FOR THIS, PE05055. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN THIS TIME TO BE FIXED. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU, WHICH LEADS TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THEY DO NOT FLICKER. THEY JUST STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK WITHOUT PROBLEM. THE INCIDENTS ARE RANDOM. I WILL BE REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL WHEN I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED LATER THIS MONTH . *JB

WITHOUT WARNING THE TURN SIGNALS STOP OPERATING. BY HITTING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NUMEROUS TIME THE TURN FUNCTION RETURNS. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY DURING THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. *JB

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 MALIBU FAIL TO WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO (EARLY-OCTOBER). THE SIGNALS HAVE FAILED TWICE DURING THAT TIME THE DASH INDICATORS DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN I SIGNAL BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. I HAVE LESS THAN 45K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IF I MOVE THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, THE SIGNALS WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES WE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. IT WAS VERY SPORADIC IN NATURE AT FIRST. HOWEVER, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 3,000 MILES WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE AT THE 81,000 MILE SERVICE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE THERE WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NATURALLY, ON THE SERVICE DATE THE SIGNALS WERE WORKING. SOME DAYS THE SIGNALS WORK AND SOME DAYS THEY DON'T. WE HAVE NOTICED THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE IS MORE DURING DAMP, HUMID OR RAINY WEATHER. THE FAILURE CAN BE AS SHORT AS FIVE MINUTES OR AS LONG AS ONE HOUR. WE WILL BE TAKING OUR VEHICLE IN FOR THE 84,000 MILE SERVICE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WE WILL BE SHOWING THEM THE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT DURING ONE OF THESE FAILURES AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. *NM

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHER/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OR RELAY. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE PART. *NM

I DRIVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. MY TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEING ABLE TO INFORM OTHER DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC OF INTENTIONS TO TURN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH. RESEARCHING ONLINE I FIND THAT THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. IT APPEARS FROM ONLINE FORUMS THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2002 MALIBUS. I WONDER IF THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS UTILIZED ON THE 2002 MODEL SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MALIBU MODEL AS WELL.*JB