2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

FRONT BRAKE/ROTOR/CALIPER FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS, FRONT PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ROTORS 6 TIMES, CALIPERS 6 TIMES AND FRONT PADS EACH TIME REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE CAR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, THE CALIPERS HANG UP AND DO NOT RELEASE ALL THE WAY CAUSING THE INNER PADS TO WEAR ABNORMALLY. BRAKE PROBLEMS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BLEND DOOR STUCK ON RECIRCULATE RESULTING IN INTERIOR MOISTURE AND FOGGING/ HEAVY ICING OF INTERIOR WINDOWS-NO VISIBLITY REQUIRING CONSTANT SCRAPING/WIPING. FRESH AIR AND RECIRC. LIGHTS DO WORK. LIGHTS ON BUT NO ONE HOME. *NOT AN ANTIFREEZE/ HEATER CORE LEAK. EXTERIOR VENTS BELOW WINDSHIELD ATOP FIREWALL DRAWING IN NO AIR. MECHANIC SAYS IT MIGHT BE HEATER CONTROL MODULE. BUT MIGHT MEANS AN EXPENSIVE FIX IF ITS THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN SEPTEMBER 21, 201 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

THE DAYLIGHT - SIGNAL BULB MELTED THE PLASTIC ENCLOSURE AND SMOKED THE HEADLIGHTS LENSES REDUCING THE VISIBILITY ON NIGHT TIME AT LESS THAN HALF.I NOTICE THIS MATERIAL-DESIGN DEFENT ON MANY CARS IN PARKING LOTS.THIS HAPPEN OVER THE TIME, IS NOT AN INSTANT FAILURE AND USUAL AFTER LONG TRIPS ON NIGHT WITH THE LONG BEAM ON.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF. HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL AND IT DID NOT WORK. HE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB WHICH CORRECTED TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BULB 6 TO 8 TIMES PER THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE GLOBE WAS HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE BULB. HE REPLACED A BULB ON NOVEMBER 18,2010 AND THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT BULB BURNED OUT. THE LAST BULB WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS BURNT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL HOUSING WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

VEHICLES INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING OUT. EVERY TURN YOU MADE IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUNDS. OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER IT WAS BOUGHT. TALKED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED. LUBED VEHICLE OURSELVES AND DID NOTHING. AFTER TIME THE CLUNKING WOULD GET LOUDER AND LOUDER. TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT. I HAD HEARD FROM A SOURCE THAT THE 2006 MALIBU'S HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THEY DID NOT RECALL THE 2005. THE VEHICLES STRUCTURE BEHIND THEM ARE EXACTLY THE SAME JUST DIFFERENT BODY STYLES. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF IT WERE TO HAVE GONE OUT IF WE HAD TO HAVE BEEN MAKING SOME SORT OF A TURN OR DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE AS MINE ON WWW.AUTOBEEF.COM. CAR DID HAVE THE PART REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A WARNING CHIME BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO A REGULAR OCCURRENCE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED FROM TIME TO TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPDATED 03/30/11