2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY A DEALER (DIMMITT CHEVROLET, CLEARWATER, FL) BECAUSE MY KEY WAS STUCK IN IT. THE SAME DEALER ALSO REPLACED MY KEY AND KEY CASING BECAUSE OF A RECALL. AFTER THAT I STARTING NOTICING THAT MY CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF FORCING ME TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER AND HAD THAT REPLACED. THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ME AND MY FAMILY NOT KNOWING WHEN MY CAR WILL JUST STOP RUNNING, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CHECKED AND DO NOT SEE A GM RECALL ON MY MODEL FOR SOME REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGERPAW TIRES, SIZE 215/60/15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE HAD A KNOT ON THE TREAD BELT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AFTER READING OTHER COMMENTS, I HAVE TO LAUGH. WHY CAN'T THEY FIX THIS WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS. THE TURN SIGNALS JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY. THREE DAYS LATER THEY WORKED. THEN A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND THEN JUST SEEMED TO WORK WHEN THEY WANTED TO. TOOK IT IN TO JIMMIE JOHNSON CHEVROLET WHEN THE SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. PICKED UP THE CAR TO HEAR THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH THE SIGNALS WERE WORKING. THAT LASTED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THEN, TWO MORE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME RESULT EACH TIME. NOW I NOTICE IF THE WEATHER IS VERY WARM, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK MORE PART TIME AND WHILE IT IS COOL THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. NOW, I HAVE READ YOUR COMMENTS HERE AND BEGAN PLAYING WITH THE HAZARD FLASHING BUTTON. IF I PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE UPPER RIGHT, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK. I NOW HAVE AT LEAST A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION TO TAKE TO JIMMIE JOHNSON CHEVROLET. MAYBE THIS WILL STRIKE SOME SORT OF RECOGNITION TO THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR WRITING YOUR COMMENTS. *TR

A/C GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE 2008. OTHERS WHO ALSO OWN MALIBUS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOT TOO GOOD IN SUMMER!!!

TOOK CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION KEY RECALL #14350, TO DEALERSHIP. HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS IN RELATIONS TO THE IGNITON, BUT TO BE SAFE TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER. AFTER GOT CAR BACK, STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING RIGHT AWAY. AT TIMES, THE CAR SEEM TO WANT TO TURN OFF. THIS CAUSE THE A/C UNIT TO TURN OFF AND NOT BE AT THE CORRECT COLD TEMPERATURE. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND MENTION HAD EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL FROM OTHER CLIENTS. ORDER NEW IGNITION KEY, HAD REPLACED BY MECHANIC AND CARS WORKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND A/C UNIT WORKS AS NORMAL.

THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME I NEED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING AND A PASS LOCK SENSOR . JUST FOR THIS THEY CHARGED ME $282.07 LABOR NO PARTS THEY DID NOTHING TO HELP THIS MATTER . PURCHASED THIS CHEVY MALBU IN 2004 WITH 31000 MILES ON IT GARAGED KEPT AND MAINTAIN RECORDS . BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOUR TIMES EACH TIME WAS NOT NECESSARY . SENSORS ISSUE AND MISSED DIAGNOSIS ON SERVICE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM .ALL THEY DID FOR MY CAR WAS TO FILL IN THE SLOT ON MY KEY .NO HELP AT ALL I NEVER HAD HAD WEIGHT ON MY KEY RING . JUST THE KEY AND PLASTIC DOOR LOCK SENSOR. I KNOW THIS ALL STARTED TOO SHOW UP EIGHT YEARS AGO .I HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WITH UNNECESSARY PARTS AND LABOR. IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GM PROBLEM NOT MINE. FAULKNER CHEVROLET LANCASTER PA. JUST ANOTHER SERVICES SCAMMING CUSTOMERS ON THIS MATTER. WANTED OVER $ 2300.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, IT FAILED TO PREVENT THE IGNITION SWITCH FROM TURNING OFF. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR SCHEDULED BY THE MANUFACTURER FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY SON'S 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PASS LOCK SENSOR ISSUE. THE KEY NEEDS TO BE IN THE ON POSITION FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES (UNTIL THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT GOES OFF), THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, TAKE THE KEY OUT, THEN PUT THE KEY BACK IN, AND IT WILL START. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CAN BE REFERENCED ON NUMEROUS ONLINE SITES, SO THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE. MECHANICS WILL TELL YOU IT IS THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINES, OR THE IGNITION, AND YOU CAN SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY WITHOUT SOLVING THE ISSUE. AT $300-$450 (ESTIMATES) YOU CAN HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, BUT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. I DO NOT WANT MY TEENAGE SON STRANDED FOR SOMETHING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND SHOULD REPLACE.

MY MOM AND SISTER WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED CRITICAL INJURIES. MY MOM REAR ENDED A SEMI TRUCK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS LOCK CAUSING MY MOM TO CRUSH HER FACE. MY SISTER RECIEVED 2 VERTEBRA FRACTURES AND 3 RIB FRACTURES. THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED MY MOM TO HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON HER FACE AND IS STILL IN THE UT HOSPITAL. IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED THEN IT COULD HAVE SAVED HER FACE MORE THAN IT DID.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM START WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM GOING OFF AND HAVING TO WAIT TEN MINUTES FOR LIGHT TO GO OUT AND START VEHICLE.