2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR A MOMENT IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE POWER SEAT DROPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. THE SUDDEN DROP CAUSED ME TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND THE SUPPORT BAR THAT RUNS ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE SEAT HAD BROKEN AT THE WELD. IT LOOKS LIKE A TOP OF A TIN CAN PEELED BACK. I AM NOT A BIG PERSON. I WEIGH AROUND 230LBS. I THINK THAT THE WELD WAS BAD WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING SO SIMPLE COULD'VE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED AT THIS POINT SO I HAD TO WEDGE A PIECE OF WOOD UNDER IT UNTIL I CAN. *TR

FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE MELTED THE PLASTIC HOUSING SURROUNDING THEM. BULBS BURNOUT EASILY. EVIDENCE OF MELTED PLASTIC IS A CONCERN FOR OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE SERVICED. AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED ME THAT PARTS WERE MODIFIED SINCE THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE UNSERVICEABLE. AIRBAG COIL BRACKET AND SWITCH WERE MODIFIED AND INSTALLED. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AFTER I FILL THE TANK, THE GAUGE GOES DIRECTLY TO EMPTY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES. IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN THERE WAS ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS LEFT. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS, NOW IT EITHER SAYS THE CAR IS EMPTY OR FULL. NOW AFTER FILLING MY CAR I HAVE TO SET THE ODOMETER TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE CAR. *TR

AS I'M TURNING A CORNER MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A SET TIME AT WHICH IT GOES OUT, I CAN BE PARALLEL PARKING, DRIVING STRAIGHT, COLD OUT, HOT OUT, I HAVE TRIED TURNING MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT IT JUST GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AGAIN. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY BUT MY MILEAGE IS OVER 100,000 MILES SO THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP, BUT HOW IS THIS NOT A DANGEROUS PROBLEM? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH HEAD LIGHT CASINGS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE BECOMING EXTREMELY HOT AND MELTING THE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS KEPT MALFUNCTIONING, BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING TOO HOT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT, BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS KEPT MALFUNCTIONING. HE THOUGHT THE BULB BURNED OUT, BUT SOON DISCOVERED IT WASN'T BURNED OUT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PLASTIC CLEAR LENS HAD MELTED. UPDATED 03/08/12

THE FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BLOW OUT CONSISTENTLY, USUALLY DAMAGING THE SOCKET IN THE PROCESS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.