2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH IT. THE LATEST HAS BEEN THAT AT 47,000 MILES I DEVELOPED A CLUNKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY SERIOUS DIFFICULTY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. AFTER TAKING IT TO AN AC DELCO REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTERNAL SHAFT IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD GONE OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO RECGONIZE A PROBLEM AND HAVE IT REPAIRED BEFORE ANY SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED. UNFORTUNATELY IT COST ME $600 OF COURSE NOT COVERED BY GM. *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU LT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THERE HAS BEEN A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. NOISE CAN BE PLAINLY HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE STEERING SHAFT ONCE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT WHEEL WHEN SHE MADE A LEFT TURN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. AS OF AUGUST 10, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,484 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,653.

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND GEAR WAS SLOW TO ENGAGE, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER CLEANED THE FRONT BRAKES AND APPLIED TREATMENT TO THEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE CUPPED. *JB

2005 CHEVY MALIBU 3.5 L V6 STEERING LOCKS UP ON LEFT TURNS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF. DURING THIS TIME I HAVE NEED TO REPLACE THE BULBS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL TWICE AND THE REAR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ONCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU WITH 50000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING IS REAL TIGHT AND SOMETIMES ITS REALLY LOOSE. IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT TO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. I KNOW WHAT IS WRONG - MY STEERING DOESN'T WORK 100% OF THE TIME. I HAVE A SAFE DRIVING RECORD AND DRIVE RESPOSIBLY AND DO NOT BEAT ON MY CARS. I KNOW IT IS NOT MY DRIVING STLYE, RATHER IT IS A FLAW IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE POWER STEERING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKES STIFFENED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. THE ENGINE WILL RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TWO DAYS. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN, THE CONTACT MUST WAIT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR BEFORE SHE CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I OWNED THE 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TURN SIGNAL ONCE, AND THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 3 TIMES EACH. SOMETHINGWAS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THIS VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED, SO I CAN GET NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT FROM GM OR CHEVROLET. *AK A SECOND COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE FAN FOR THE AIRCONDITIONER/HEATER. IT RATTLES CONSTANTLY. BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOOK IT IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED . . . WAS TOLD THEIR WAS SOMETHING LODGED IN THE FAN. A WEEK LATER THE SAME NOISE. NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS OVERCOME BY THE FIRE. *MC OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TR