2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

SINCE THE NEW PURCHASE OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE TURN-SIGNAL AND BRAKE-LIGHT BULBS HAVE FAILED 30+ TIMES. MOST FAILURES HAVE BEEN AT THE BASE OF BULB WHERE WIRES CONTACT BULB SOCKET CONDUCTORS. WHEN THE DEALER WAS ASKED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD NO SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM! I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE HAD NEAR-MISS INCIDENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS NOT SEEING MY TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKE LIGHT. UPON APPROACHING MY VEHICLE AFTER USING REMOTE UNLOCK, THERE WERE FLAMES VISIBLE IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING AT THE AMBER LENS AREA. TWO YEARS AGO I FOUND AN OBSCURE GM SERVICE NOTICE PERTAINING TO REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB SOCKET. I PURCHACED THE SPECIFIED PARTS AND REPLACED THEM AS INSTRUCTED IN THIS BULLETIN. ( I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC) I CURRENTLY CARRY THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND BULBS TO REPLACE THESE BULBS AS IT IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE, BUT MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER CHEVROLET SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THIS REPAIR BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 130,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES BECAUSE I WORK AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME AND MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I AM A LOYAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WORK FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THIS IS MY THIRD BRAND NEW GENERAL MOTORS CAR THAT I HAVE PURCHASED, MY HUSBAND HAS AS WELL PURCHASED AT LEAST 10-15 BRAND NEW CARS THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND I WILL NO LONGER BE PURCHASING ANY CARS FROM YOUR COMPANY IN THE FUTURE IF THIS IS HOW LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FRONT WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED. THEY COME ON AND STAY ON THEN WHEN YOU BRAKE THE LIGHT GO OUT. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ABOUT ONE YEAR APART EACH TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RELATED DEFECT UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE SPECIFIC REPAIR PERFORMED WAS UNKNOWN. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH A CHIME TONE, FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER REQUIRED THAT THE MILEAGE NOT TO EXCEED 100,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE OF A FREE REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MAY, 2009. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR BY MECHANIC. LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERABLE AS DID FUEL GAUGE BY 80,000 MILES. WHILE PARKED, CAR IGNITED FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED, AND INTERIOR BURNED. TOTAL LOSS OF AUTO AND CONTENTS. *TR

TL*THE DRIVER OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

MY WIFE HAS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. SHE WAS DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT, BUT NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL OF THE TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THERE SEEMS TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH STEERING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 AND PULLED A BIT TO THE LEFT. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND A COUPLE OF HOURS WE RETURNED TO THE CAR TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. TRIED IT THIS MORNING AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOW WORKING BUT WITH DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE EPS THAT THE 2005 COBALTS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALL EPS VEHICLES DURING THOSE YEAR INCLUDING THE 2005 MALIBU. *TR