2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 MAILBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THEN WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.THE REAR WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF, INTERIOR LIGHTS BLOW CONSTANTLY AS WELL AS HEADLIGHTS. DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. KEYLESS HAS NOT WORKED FOR THREE YEARS EVEN WITH NEW REMOTE BATTERIES. SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN ACTING UP. MY WIFE HAS HIT OUR GARBAGE CANS AND EVEN MY TRUCK PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WE CANT EVEN TRADE THIS PIECE OF CRAP IN BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. OUR MALIBU HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE PUT 4 SETS OF BRAKES ON THE FRONT WITH HEAVY DUTY ROTORS AND THREE SETS ON THE REAR. GM IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS CAR IS CRAP AND THEY KNOW IT. WE SHOULD AT LEAST GET 200 PERCENT OVER TRADE IN VALUE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. LIKE A ROCK....MORE LIKE A TURD!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FORCED ITSELF TO DRIVE STRAIGHT AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS REPEATEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THAT DRIVERS FOLLOWING BEHIND ARE UNABLE TO TELL IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE TRULY THAT BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED OR JUST A PHANTOM ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO ISSUES EXPERIENCED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE EITHER NOT ENGAGING AT ALL, OR DISENGAGING ON THEIR OWN. IT MAY OR MAY NOT ALSO BE RELATED TO BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDING REPLACEMENT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN NORMAL WEAR OR PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER BEING UNRESPONSIVE. *TT

WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DYING INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 04/11. SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, EACH TIME WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND LET THEM TEST THE BATTERY AND THERE IS ALWAYS A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY.THE BATTERY IS ONLY LASTING FROM 4 TO 6 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ALSO. WE ALSO HAD THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE AS EVERY ONE ELSE WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION IN TENNESSEE, BUT WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE DEALER WE TOOK OUR CAR TO NEW OF THE ISSUES AND NEW THAT THERE WAS A CLAUSE YOU MIGHT SAY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SHE STOPPED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY MAILBU MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON WHEN I AM DRIVING SO IT LOOKS LIKE I AM RIDING MY BRAKES I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BECASE OF THIS WHEN I GOOGLED IT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 MAILBUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM NOT EVEN THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS DANGERIOUS TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. *TR

THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I TURN THE IGNITION ON, THERE IS A BELL, AND THE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SAYS "POWER STEERING." I TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, RE-START IT, AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. *JS

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS ON VEHICLE. RESETS AFTER TURNING CAR OFF. *TR

APPROX A FEW MONTHS BACK I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, AS I STARTED DOWN THE ROAD MY GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND MY FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BY THE NEXT DAY IT WAS FINE AND HAS BEEN FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE GAS GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND THE ENGINE LINE COMES ON. IN 2007 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH IT STARTING UP AND WHEN I WOULD SHUT IT DOWN IT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY STAY CRUNKED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BASICALLY THEY GAVE ME A DOCUMENT ID#2001730 REPORT THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR STARTING. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ON MY CAR AND SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES. I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SHORTED OUT AND I NEED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,250 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.