2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO PRESS GAS PEDAL TO TURN ONTO ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOR DID IT SHOW ANY CODES. GOT OUT OF CAR POPPED TRUNK PULLED RELAY FUSE OUT PUT IT BACK IN AND IT CRANKED UP,THEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK,GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN AGAIN,I REPEATED PULLING OUT RELAY FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN THEN WAITED A MINUTE THEN IT CRANKED AND I DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WITH NO CONTACT WITH BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS 'ROAD RAGE' INCIDENTS AND NEAR-MISS REAR-END COLLISIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ALSO CORRECTED ITSELF ON A FEW OCCASIONS AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMAL AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT FOR ABOUT 3 MINS. AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE RADIO PANEL. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSING UP IT WAS TOO LOOSE. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT AND HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS COMING UP AS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE. *JS

DURING A FREEWAY EXIT DURING A DECELERATING 35MPH RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING STOP OPERATING. CONTINUED ON HOME FOR 3 BLOCKS WITHOUT ANY POWER TO STEERING SYSTEM. NEXT DAY, SYSTEM WORK GOOD. SCARY ! ! GOOGLE PROBLEM FOR INFO AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO 'FIX' AVAILABLE. ANYWAY YOU COULD SHED SOME HELP OR INFORMATION ON THIS SCARY PROBLEM? *JS

AT 45000 MILES I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END (PASSENGER SIDE) WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN. I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHNIC AND HE SAID THE CV SHAFT WAS GOING OUT, BUT IT WOULD TAKE AWHILE BEFORE IT DID. IT DIDNT GET WORSE FOR AWHILE, NOW AT 62000, THE FRONT END HAS A HORRIBLE SHAKING, PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, POPS ALL THE TIME AND THE TIRE ON THAT SIDE MAKES A WEIRD FLAPPING NOISE, IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE TIRE ITSELF IS OUT OF ROUND OR SOMETHING, AND IT IS WEARING SMOOTH ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDER RECALL? IS GM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY MALIBU AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR AND NEGOTIATING A SLIGHT CURVE THE DRIVERS SEAT QUICKLY TILTED TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME UNHINGED. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SEAT IS NOW NOT ATTACHED TO THE "FRAME" ON THE BOTTOM-WHICH I AM TOLD NEEDS TO BE "REWELDED". I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED, FUEL WOULD NOT PUMP PROPERLY INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FUEL SYSTEM. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,007 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT MODEL WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WELD THAT HOLDS THE TOP SEAT FRAME TO THE LOWER SEAT FRAME. THE WELD THAT'S HOLDS THEM TOGETHER BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THE SEAT ONLY HAS ONE WELD ON THE LOWER RIGHT BRAKET, BUT THE LEFT LOWER BRAKET HAS TWO WELDS ONE ON EACH SIDE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN AT 55,000 AND 88,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESS. *TR