2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5-30 MPH THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE RADIO AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN . THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY REGARDING THE POWER STEERING , BUT EXCLUDED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

THE STEERING WHEEL POPS AND JERKS IN AN ERRATIC MOTION TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. OVER THE PAST WEEK IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE THE WHEELS TO TURN AND STEER WITH THE WHEEL. AND WITHOUT NO PARTICULAR REASON THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT AND STOP WORKING. WHILE I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT INTO A MECHANIC I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN A WEEK. *TR

STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND MOVES ON ITS OWN THEN POWER STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CRASHING INTO HIGHWAY BARRIER. IF IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER AND WOULD HAVE HIT THE BARRIER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PROBABLY KILLING HER AND THE KIDS. POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES AT ANY TIME I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT. DEALERSHIP WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN FOR ABOUT $2,000. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR OF MALIBU AND THERE HAS BEEN 2 TSBS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT EXTEND THE MILEAGE MORE THAN 70K. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS GOING TO GO OUT AND WHAT THE STEERING COLUMN IS GOING TO DO. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND THE PROBABILITY IF HAVING AN ACCIDENT IS GREAT SINCE IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STEERING AND STEERING COLUMN. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN 2005 CHEVY MALIBU AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #07126 CAUSED A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT ON OR ABOUT12/10/2009. WITH THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST SYSTEM VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SERVICE BULLETIN COVERS VEHICLES TO 70,000 MILES OF WHICH THIS VEHICLE IS AT 79986 OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN COVERAGE. STEERING LOSS IS NOW AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, OF WHICH WE WILL SCHEDULE TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED AS PER BULLETIN AT OUR COST. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH GM ON COVERAGE DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD THIS ISSUE CAUSES AND THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE THAT GM HAS CONCEDED BY THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BULLETIN. FACTS OF MY CONVERSATIONS WITH GM HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN CASE FILE #71-783921469. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS STEERING FAILURE CONDITION SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR FULL RECALL DUE TO THE EXTREME HAZARD THIS CAUSES NO MATTER THE MILEAGE OR AGE OF VEHICLES COVERED IN THE ORIGINAL SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

THE CD PLAYER IS NOT WORKING THEY HAVE A CD STUCK INSIDE AND IT'S MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE CALLED AND SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT TIE ROD FAILED, THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING, THE STEERING RACK FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 10/05/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THERE WAS LOSE OF POWER STEERING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,500.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT JUST WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS MORNING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH STATING "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING COLUMN GOT REALLY TIGHT AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I INVESTIGATED AND NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING ISSUES. I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND ALSO HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE. I'M REALLY UPSET BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'M VERY AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THIS COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHICH CAN CAUSE AND HUGE ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME BECAUSE I HAVE MORE THAN 100, 000 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS IS TOTALLY NOT FAIR. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATION (PETER) WHAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT THERE IS REALLY NOTHING HE COULD DO. OUT OF ALL OF THE REPORTS ON THE POWER STEERING ISSUES IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMETHING GETS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL AND THE ROLLER IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

SINCE PURCHASING, MY USED 2005 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN USING THE DRIVERS AUTOMATIC SEAT. RECENTLY, THE POWER SEAT BRACKET TOTALLY BROKE, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND GO OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE, FL WHO EXPLAINED THERE IS NO RECALL, AND IT WILL COST ME $800.00 TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. I THINK IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE FOR A MANUFACTURER TO PUT CUSTOMERS AT RISK BY APPROVING A DESIGN THAT OBVIOUSLY RESULTS IN A HAZARD THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR SOME TIME - AND ARE UNWILLING TO REMEDY. BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE TRACK REPLACED, AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT CORRECT A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM, I AM UNFORTUNATELY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. *TR