2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCT, 2006 AT WHICH TIME WE FOUND THE STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THE REPLACEMENT LASTED UNTIL JUNE OF 2007. AT WHICH TIME IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NOW IT IS OCTOBER 2007 AND THE RACK IS BAD AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO STEER THE VEHICLE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN HOURS TO RESET THE STEERING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT AREA BEGAN SMOKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. WHEN THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE AND HEADLIGHTS OFF, THE SMOKING CEASED. NO FIRE OCCURRED. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS FOR $275 EACH AT HER EXPENSE. THE BULBS HAVE MELTED THE HEADLIGHT LENS, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT RECOMMEND CHANGING THE BULBS. THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FENDER AREA IS MUCH HOTTER THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATING. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU APRIL 6, 2006 WITH 17,000 MILES. IN OCTOBER OF 2006 WITH 31,500 MILES THE STEERING WAS MAKING TERRIBLE POPPING NOISES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS. AT 41,000 MILES I AGAIN HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED, THIS TIME GM COVERED IT AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE. NOW, AT 54,000 MILES, THE STEERING IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. IT CAN'T BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THREE STEERING RACKS IN 20,000 MILES IS PRETTY EXCESSIVE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING", BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF A THREE LANE ROAD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, SHE STRUCK THE RIGHT GUARDRAIL, WHICH CAUSED AXLE FAILURE, BODY WORK, AND DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

2003 CHEVY MALIBU PASS LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. CUSTOMER STATES WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO RESTART IT. **NAR**KB

I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS ABOUT 36,750 MILES ON IT NOW AND MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON AFTER I WOULD START MY CAR. THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT LET ME START THE CAR AT ALL. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD STEADILY BLINK. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED, THEY CHANGED OUT THE IGNITION IN IT AND REPROGRAMMED THE CAR AND RUNS FINE. THE GM PLACE I TOOK IT TO SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CERTAIN PART GOING OUT IN CARS. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT HAS BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ONLY 700 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER A VOUCHER TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE THAT WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW IN HER VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE ONLY INDICATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,300. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MALIBU ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AND MADE A SLOW TURN IN AN ABANDONED PARKING LOT AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A HARDLY VISIBLE LOW LYING DITCH, AND THOUGH I WAS GOING AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE RIGHT WHEEL CAUGHT IN THE DITCH, AND THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS HARDLY AN IMPACT, IT FELT MORE LIKE HITTING A CURB, BUT THE LOWER FRONT RIGHT PLASTIC BUMPER CAVED IN AND CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE IN THE RADIATOR. I DON'T KNOW WHY A MAJOR MANUFACTURER THOUGHT THAT PLASTIC WOULD IN ANY WAY PROTECT A RADIATOR--IT MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ARE THERE STATUTES AGAINST A FRONT PLASTIC BUMPER? TO HAVE THIS MUCH DAMAGE WITH SO MINOR AN INCIDENT SEEMS PREPOSTEROUS. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE? THE PLASTIC MOUNTS CRACKED AND CAME OFF. *JB