2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU 6 CYLINDER. FRONT STRUTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT (AT MY COST). CAR MILEAGE WAS APPX 23K. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 2004 MALIBU WITH 18K. FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER. MY MECHANIC EXPRESSED SURPRISED THAT STRUTS SHOULD "GO BAD" ON CARS WITH SUCH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. *NM

IN 2002, I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN GIVING ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE WATER FOUND IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THERE WAS WATER COMING IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE BRAKES, AND THE TORQUE NEEDING TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THEN IT WAS THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND I GOT THEM REPLACED AT A WALMART; MIND YOU, SINCE THE 1ST PROBLEM, NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT'S THE AIRBAG GONE BAD, COOLING SYSTEM GONE BAD, AND THE BRAKES AGAIN, ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP. THE CALIPERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED STILL, THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT, AND THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITHIN THE FUELING SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE CAR NOT START. OH! I ALMOST FORGOT, I PURCHASED A BATTERY 2 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THAT WENT OUT. I ALWAYS STAY ON TOP OF MY SERVICE FOR THE CAR. THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT. IT SUCKS!

TURNING SIGNAL DON'T WORK AND HAZARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK. CAN'T RELY ON THEM IN TRAFFIC. I HAD THEM ON AND WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THEY WENT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. I AM TOLD THE HAZARD SWITCH IS BAD AND WILL COST 100$ TO FIX. I NOTICE ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ARE THE TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED FOR SAFE DRIVING. AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE PUSH A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF US DRIVERS. THANK YOU

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 32,000 MILES AND ON AROUND THE FIRST OF APRIL OF 2005. SOMETIMES WHEN FLIPPING ON THE LIGHTS THEY WILL WORK, THEN GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AT TIMES AFTER FLIPPING THE LIGHTS ON THEY WILL NOT COME ON AND THEN AFTER DRIVING FURTHER THEY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN TURN ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE IT WILL COME ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD HER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN ON THE VEHICLE, AND AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND GET SOME KIND OF PAYMENT FIGURED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AS OF NOW. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE KNOWS THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE 2000 & 2001, AND THOSE MODELS WERE RECALLED. *AK

FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS ON 2002 CHEVY MALIBU PROBABLY DUE TO FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH

DT: HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AROUND APRIL 15, 2005. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE HAPPENING EVERYDAY INSTEAD OF EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN CONTACTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *NM

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET 2002 MALIBU BRAND NEW AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR THREE YEARS, JUST TWO MONTHS AGO IT STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRIED LITTLE THINGS LIKE MANUALLY USING TURN SIGNALS AND TURNING THEM OFF PRIOR TO TURN COMPLETION, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND USING MY HAZZARD LIGHTS TO TRIGGER THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS WILL WORK MOMENTARILY, OTHER TIMES THEY HAVE NO EFFECT. ALSO I AM NOTICING MY HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL INTERRUPT MY TURN SIGNAL FROM WORKING AND OTHER TIMES MY TURN SIGNAL WILL CAUSE THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO TURN OFF! THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FOR ME, IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME, MY CAR IS JUST PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY WANT TO TEST IT FOR A RATHER LARGE FEE. ALTHOUGH MY RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM HAS TOLD ME THAT GM HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 2002, BUT POSSIBLY IN 2001, AND 2000 MODELS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED, AND WILL NOT OWN A CHEVY AGAIN.

ON 06-12-2005 MY BLINKERS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTANTLY. THEY MAY NOT WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND WITH NO WARNING. THEY DON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY EVEN IF YOU RESTART THE VEHICLE. I'VE SAW THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE OVER LOOKED ESPECIALLY IF WE TRAVEL. IT IS A DANGER IN HIGH TRAFFIC DRIVING.

DT: FRONT LOADED CALIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INBOARD PADS ARE WORN AT 100 PERCENT, AND THE OUTBOARD ARE WORN AT 50 PERCENT.TIRES WERE SQUEAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THEN A CONSTANT SQUEEK WHILE DRIVING. CONTINUED DRIVING MAKES IT WORSE. CALLER IS CONCERNED ABOUT NOT GETTING A WARNING LIGHT TO TELL HER SHE HAS A PROBLEM. CALLER WAS TOLD A WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR THE BRAKE PADS BEING WORN. IF CALIPER IS NOT FIXED THE PADS WILL BE WORN AT SAME RATE. TIRES PLUS TOLD HER THIS. DEALER TOLD CALLER THEY NEVER HEARD OF CALIPERS CAUSING BRAKE PAD PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISES AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. THE DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE GENERAL STATE INSPECTORS OFFICE. *AK THE NOISE REMAINED THE SAME. THE VEHICLE FELT UNSAFE DURING EXTREME WET WEATHER. *SC *JB