2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE STEERING HAS A CLUNKING IN IT WHEN U TERN. THEY FIXED IT 3 TIMES AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK EVERY TIME. THEY SAID ITS IN THE GEARS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING. IM JUST SAD THAT GM HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND CANT REPLACE IT ANYMORE. IT GETS TIRED OF HEARING THE CLUNK. *TR

POWER STEERING OUTAGE. EXPERIENCED PROBLEM OFF AND ON THIS YEAR. I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU LT V6. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, PARTS WERE COVERED FOR THE REPAIR! I BELIEVE ITS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR FOR AN ISSUE THEY DIDN'T CAUSE. I AM PURSUING GM FOR A REFUND OF WHAT WAS PAID FOR PARTS TO CORRECT THERE ERROR. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS (IN THE ACT OF TURNING). ALTHOUGH I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I MANAGED TO COMPLETE MY TURN SAFELY. THIS VEHICLE IS A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I AM STILL NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE WARNING SIGNS OF A DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PART ARE STILL PRESENT (POPPING NOISE AT THE STEERING LINKAGES). *TR

APPROXIMATELY THE WEEK OF FEB 14, 2010, MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU CHIMED, THE POWER STEERING FELT FUNNY, SMELLED SOME BURNING AND A WARNING SIGN ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ISSUE. I STARTED THE CAR BACKUP AND THE WARNING WAS GONE. IT HAPPENED 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES THAT WEEK. I NOTIFIED CHEVY AND THERE IS SPECIAL COVERAGE SERVICE BULLETIN #07126. I CALLED CHEVY AND SAID IF YOU ARE OVER 70,000 MILES, IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE FROM CHEVY OR THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE (THEY NO LONGER ARE A CHEVY DEALER). I WAS AT 72,500. I HAVE NOT BEEN RIDING IT MUCH AND NOW CHEVY IS RECALLING OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT THE MALIBU. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. STEERING BECOMES STIFF. FIRST HAPPENED ON DEC 24, 2009; RESET ITSELF WHEN TURNED THE ENGINE OVER. HAPPENED AGAIN 2X IN JANUARY. HAPPENED ON 2/18 TWO TIMES; SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AND REAPPEARED AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. HAPPENED A THIRD TIME ON 2/18 ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OVER THE ENGINE BUT WOULD NOT RESET ITSELF. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MALIBU WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESET ITSELF BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. IT WAS AT THAT POINT I TOLD HIM TO TAKE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. IN DECEMBER OF 2007 GENERAL MOTORS SENT ME A LETTER DETAILING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR WAS WHAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE LETTER. THE LETTER SAID NOT TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE INSPECTED IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. IT ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BUT WITH A DEADLINE DATE. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN BY DECEMBER OF 2008 AND THE CAR HAD TO HAVE 70,000 OR LESS MILES ON IT. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UP TO THAT POINT I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2010. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IN. I CONTACTED GM WITH MY CONCERNED AND ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CAME AFTER THE DEADLINE OUTLINED IN THE LETTER. *TR

LEFT DIRECTIONAL LIGHT BULB BURNS OUT, BECAUSE THE SOCKETS THAT HOLD THE BULB OVERHEAT AND MELT THE BULBS. OCCURS BECAUSE THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS OVERHEAT. HAVE BURNED OUT 4 BULBS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. OVERHEATING IS STARTING TO AFFECT THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL AS WELL. WILL NEED TO REPLACE BOTH SOCKETS. *TR

STEERING COLUMN POPS WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. CAUSES THE CAR TO SHAKE A LITTLE WHEN BRAKING. OCCURRED BEFORE 35,000 MILES, BUT WAS NEVER FIXED BY CHEVY, EVEN AFTER COMPLAINING. MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, BUT BELIEVES CHEVY SHOULD FIX. WORRIED THAT IF PROBLEM IS FIXED IT WILL REOCCUR, AND ALSO WORRIED IT WILL EFFECT POWER STEERING. HAVE CONTACT CHEVY MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP, OTHER THEN A RUNAROUND. *TR

2005 MALIBU LS V6. POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE STEERING VERY STIFF. IT WAS COLD, 31 DEGREES. THE POWER STEERING WARNING COME ON THE STEREO. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. PRIOR TO THIS, THE STEERING HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT, EVEN AFTER A REALIGNMENT. THERE HAVE LONG BEEN KNOCKING NOISES WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO REOCCUR AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE RPMS WERE APPROXIMATELY 1500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB