2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE SERVICE STEERING WARNING LIGHT/CHIME ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. NO LOSS OF STEERING. DROVE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $777.22. THE OWNER (MY MOTHER) WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL. I'M REPORTING IT NOW ON HER BEHALF AS IT APPEARS GENERAL MOTORS MIGHT FINALLY RECALL THE 2004 MODELS GIVEN THEIR RENEWED FOCUS ON SAFETY IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT COBALT/G5/ION FIASCO. ***WHY WAS THE 2004 MALIBU EXEMPT FROM THE 2005 AND UP RECALL WHEN IT USES THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING UNIT?*** THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF

CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD, AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. COST TO REPAIR WAS $542.85 IS THIS GOING TO BE COVERED IN THE CURRENT GM RECALL? *TR

THE POWER STEERING WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. MOST OFTEN IT HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, EX. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN ETC. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT 20 MILES PER HOUR AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD WHICH VERY NEARLY ENDED IN A CRASH. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SOONER OR LATER THIS WILL END IN A CRASH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOTALLY LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WHERE I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHERE I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES POWER AND LOCKS UP, MY DAUGHTER IS 19 YEARS OLD AND I'D LIKE HER TO SEE HER 20TH BIRTHDAY, PLEASE HELP, THIS IS RIDICULOUS THE AMOUNT OF CHEVY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT IS BEING IGNORED BY GM, THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, ASAP!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND STALLED AS THE MIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH LIMITED POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA AT THE TIME AND AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH WHILE COMING AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING WENT OUT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD STEER THE CAR AND I HIT 2 CARS AND BOUNCED OFF OF THEM INTO A HIGH CURB MY RIBS WERE BROKEN AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE PAIN IN MY HIP. RIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS AN ALERT TONE I THOUGHT I WAS LOW ON GAS WHEN I LOOKED AT MY RADIO (THIS IS WHERE IT TELLS YOU THINGS) IT SAID NO POWER STEERING WHEN I LOOKED AT MY DASH PANEL THERE WAS A WRENCH IN A CAR I WAS TRYING TO CORRECT MY DIRECTION BUT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD STEER THE CAR AT ALL WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED I WAS HOSPITALIZED I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT SEVERAL ATTORNEYS BUT AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENED I HAD TO SELL MY HOME AND MOVE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO WORK. WITH THE LOSS OF THE CAR I WAS UNABLE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR FOLLOW UPS AS MY DOCTOR WANTED. MY NEPHEW TOLD ME TO WRITE TO YOU MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SEAT COLLAPSED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED THE UP AND DOWN SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SEAT WOULD NOT RAISE AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IN AN AKWARD POSITION. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1050 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. I AM CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS WAY. I JUST RECENTLY LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER AND SEE THAT THEIR ARE MANY, MANY COMPAINTS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU PEOPLE, NHTSA, HAVE NOT CONSIDERED THIS A PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE. IS GM TOO BIG OR DO THEY OFFER A GOOD SPIFF. TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE. BECAUSE OF YOU MANY PEOPLE MAY GET INJURED OR DIE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEFECT HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *TR