2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME WAS FRACTURED. 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. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,987 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 09/26/2014*LJ UPDATED 02/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,568. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

DAUGHTER WAS TURNING THE CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL STOP TURNING AND SHE RAN INTO A SNOW BANK. CAR IS INOPERABLE NOW. THE CAR HAD BEEN DIFFICULT TO TURN SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I ALSO TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, AND THIS WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. *TR

THE ABOVE DATE IS APPROXIMATE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, GM CORPORATE, AND NHTSA FOR YEARS. I ALWAYS GOT THE SAME RESPONSE, "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". GM OWES ME MONEY FOR ALL THE AGGRAVATION AND MONEY FOR PAYING SERVICE DEPT. FOR NOTHING. MY CAR LOST STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO PASS AN 18 WHEELER, THIS MEANT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I'M STILL HERE!! I STILL HAVE MY CAR, BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER! *TR

FRONT TURNING SIGNALS OR RUNNING LIGHTS GET VERY HOT AND MELT THROUGH THE AMBER LENS THAT THE BULB SITS IN. THESE BULBS BURN OUT QUITE OFTEN, WHICH HAVE CREATED SOME NEAR MISSES WHILE MAKING TURNS BECAUSE THE BULBS WOULD BURN OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL THE 04 AND 05 MALIBU. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALERS AND THE DENY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE. EVERY MALIBU OF THESE YEARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IT BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEALER, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/22/14*CN UPDATED 7/06/17*CN

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX CAUSING IT TO LEAN AND TILT BACK TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE CENTER CONSOLE. IT HAS THE 6-WAY POWER SEAT. THE 58,795 IS LESS THAN AVERAGE FOR THE AGE OF THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE SEAT BELT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE THIS ON A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT RESET AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT BY IT SELF WITH NO WARNING. SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS MORE AT SLOWER SPEEDS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DO NOT EXPECT IT AND I NEED THE POWER STEERING. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER DRIVES IT SOMETIMES ALSO. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND RINGING SOUND SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE CURB AND CALL FOR HELP. AFTER SITTING A WHILE IT BECAME NORMAL, BUT I AM AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ABOUT THIS. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA 04018 AND LOTS OF GM SERVICE BULLETINS. MY DEALER CANNOT HELP BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS FOR 2005 MALIBU MAX ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND NOT THE 2004, BUT IT IS THE SAME POWER STEERING UNIT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SINCE AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES (CAR NOW HAS 160,000) THE THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY CAR BY DISABLING THE INJECTORS INTERMITTENTLY. I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS DO MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE POSTED COMMENTS ONLINE. IT HAS STRANDED ME AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING IN FRONT OF CONVENIENCE STORES. NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BE STUCK. CHEVY SAYS ITS A $300-$1000 FIX BUT I HAVE READ THAT IT STILL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IN SOME INSTANCES. I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THIS. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR