2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL TURN ON BUT WILL NOT SET. *TT

THE FUEL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THEN BACK TO THE ACTUAL LEVEL. ONCE IT STARTED HAPPENING IT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND NO REAL PATTERN. AFTER 3 OR 4 OCCURRENCES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & STAYS ON UNTIL I GET CLOSE TO EMPTY AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT REGISTERS BUT ONLY FOR FEW SECONDS BEFORE YOU RUN OUT OF GAS ON DARK HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE NO WHERE LAND. COST OF REPAIRS ESTIMATES IS $600-800 AND SHOULD BE ON RECALL AS CLEARLY ITS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AFTER READING ALL THE BLOGS ONLINE OF OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TT

POWER STEERING COMPLETLEY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING! I RAN UP ON THE CURB ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A LOUD AND ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 79K MILES THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO GO TO MINIMUM LEVEL, WITH THE FUEL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT, AND THEN BACK TO THE ACTUAL LEVEL. ONCE IT STARTED HAPPENING IT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY, BUT WITH NO REAL PATTERN. AFTER 3 OR 4 OCCURRENCES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE P0463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT". SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I CLEAR IT COMES BACK ON WITH THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. AS AN INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN, AND AN ELECTRICIAN, THIS TELLS ME THERE IS A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED CURRENT, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SPARK OR A FIRE, IN A DEVICE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL TELLS ME THAT NO ONE HAS DIED... YET. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 35-40MPH. AT THAT TIME I WAS STRUCK FROM REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CRASH CRUSHED THE TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE UP TO BACK WINDOW. SEAT BELT DID FINE. JUST NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE ACTIVE; P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT, B0561 ABS $43 SYS DISABLED AND C0561 SYS DISABLED ISSUES. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING, BUT HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT RESET TO OFF. THE SERVICE SEAT BELT WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON. THE PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES, BUT NOW, JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES NOTHING RESETS. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CONVINCE GM TO RECALL AND MAKE REPAIRS. WE OWN A 2006 MALIBU WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. NOW, I'M WORRIED THAT IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS OUR 2007 MALIBU. AND, WHO WANTS TO FACE THOSE REPAIR BILLS! *KB

AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I SHIFTED MY CAR IN PARK AND WHEN I RELEASED OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE BACKWARDS.I SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE, THEN PARK AND IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ONCE MORE I SHIFTED TO DRIVE THEN PARK AND IT STAYED IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE HAD SNAPPED. *TR

TL* THE OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. THE CONTACT TRIED USING FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF UPDATED 03/30/12