2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO STOP AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. AND THE STEERING STARTED GETTING JAM FELT LIKE IT WAS GONNA BREAK AND BRAKES STARTED PUMPING ON THEIR OWN AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT .OR STEERING. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES ARE MESSING UP AT THE SAME TIME. AND STEERING WHEEL FILL LIKE IT GONNA BREAK .

IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES STARTS OK BUT NOT ALL THE TIME HAVE CHANGE STARTER AND FUEL PUNP DEALER PURCHASE AND INSTALLED OEM DEALER CHECKED CAR IS STATIONARY BUT WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE SHIFTING IN THE INTENDED GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-394-3260477. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MORSE SAWGRASS BUICK GMC (14351 W SUNRISE BLVD, SUNRISE, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE ELECTRIC STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT CALLED EAGLE CHEVROLET (1330 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901, (866) 428-9720), BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) IN 2014. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

POWER ASSIST STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY JERKS STEERING WHEEL STATIONARY JERKING POWER ASSIST GOES OUT WHEN MOVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER (UFTRING WESTON CHEVROLET, 1600 WEST WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE, PEORIA, IL 61614) STATED THAT DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR BEING PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED, THERE WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET COST FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,071. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UFTRING WESTON CHEVROLET (1600 W WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE, PEORIA, IL 61614, (309) 686-2500) WHERE THE ELECTRIC STEERING FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT WERE CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) IN 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IN 2014 CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL ON THEIR MOTOR TORQUE SENSORS IN REGARD TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WE PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE CENTER AND HAD THE REPLACEMENT PUT IN. IN THE PAST MONTH THE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AND THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AS THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP LOOKED IT OVER AND STATED THAT THE MOTOR TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED WHICH WAS FIXED BACK IN 2014 UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. GM WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT HAS COME FORTH 4 YEARS LATER MAKING IT SEEM AS IF GM TRULY FIXED THE PROBLEM. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND GM NEEDS TO REMEDY THE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND BECAME LOOSE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,967.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND A CHIMING NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A "POWER STEERING ASSIST" MESSAGE DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON FRANKLIN BARDSTOWN CHEVROLET BUICK (120 W JOHN ROWAN BLVD, BARDSTOWN, KY 40004, 502-233-4457) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.