2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS BLOW OUT ON THE CAR, AND NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME IT HAS ASLO BLEW A HOSE . I AM SO INCONVINCED BY THIS GM PRODUCT. *AK

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN I HAPPENED TO BE FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOR 150 MILES MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS VIBRATED CONSTANTLY CAUSING A DISTRACTION FOR ANYONE DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME. UNTIL THAT TIME I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A PROBLEM. HE CHECKED THEM WHEN WE GOT HOME AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN THEM. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NONE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO ME SINCE I WAS SURE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX IT.AK

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005. DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET, I MADE A RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND THE STEERING BECAME STIFF, HARD TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AND I HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL HARD AND USE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO COMPLETER A TURN, A BELL WENT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL FREELY FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN THE WHEEL BECAME STIFF AGAIN. IF I HAD REACHED THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO MY DESTINATION DRIVING 50 MPH AND I HAD TO SUDDENLY QUICKLY STEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT TO AVOID AN POTENTIAL PROBLEM, I MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT INJURING MYSELF & OTHERS. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED & ONLY HAD IT 10 MONTHS. I AM FINANCING THE CAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A 2005, ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WITH A POSSIBLE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER 2005 CHEVY MALIBU'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AND IF THERE ARE MORE OWNERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I AM TAKING THIS CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, HAVE THEM INSPECT IT A GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

BACK IN JANUARY 2007, I WAS HAVING A POPPING SOUND THAT WAS MADE WHENEVER I MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING COLUMN AND RIGHT STRUT. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE AND WILL BE GOING IN AGAIN SOMETIME THIS WEEK. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS WITH 24,000 MILES AT THE TIME THIS FIRST HAPPENED. I NOW HAVE 27,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005, THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES ARE CRACKING AND I NEED TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP MY SERVICES AND TIRE ROTATIONS. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE 2005 WITH DIFFERENT TIRES AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKING. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM, THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE DUE TO ALL THE DAMAGES I HAVE RECENTLY READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM.

PULLS TO THE LEFT, BROKEN STRUTS, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPERS, REAR TURN SIGNAL BROKE! ANYTIME I MESS WITH TIRES OR BRAKES THE CAR PULLS MORE AND MORE TO THE LEFT, HAVEN'T HAD STEERING CHECKED BUT ITS DRIVING ME NUTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT SHOULDN'T EFFECT THE PULL TO THE LEFT. GOT NEW TIRES LAST WEEK AND NEW BRAKES, STILL PULLS. TAIL LIGHT QUIT WORKING, CHANGED BULBS THEN QUIT AGAIN. CAR IS DRIVING ME NUTS, WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING IT ACROSS COUNTRY THIS SUMMER! RECALL IT SOON - PLEASE!!! *JB

FRONT STRUTS ARE FRACTURED AND APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN EST. $400+ TO FIX, CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX! HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING FRONT END RATTLES, I ALSO COMPLAINED SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR W/25K ON IT, NOTHING WAS DONE THEN! REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT KEEP FAILING EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS. *JB

THUMPING SOUND IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. PROBLEM REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON FOR BOTH 2004 AND 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. STEERING GEAR REPLACED AND TOE WAS RESET. E9740 GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER STEERING REPLACED 124CEXWV, 1 15858368 GEAR. EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN REQUIRED $200 DEDUCTABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS BACK IF MANUFACTURER WAS RESPONSLIBLE.*AK

RE: 2005 CHEVY MALIBU SEDAN LS. (1). ON 2-11-07, CAR STARTED HARD; ACCELARATED POORLY & RAN ROUGH AT IDLE, W/'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' FLASHING; IGNITION SWITCH MODULE WAS REPLACED (20,234 MILES). (2) ON 2-25-07, CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ON; A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ORDERED (20,554 MILES). *NM

BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JANUARY 2006 WITH 30,000 MILES. WITHIN A MONTH, IT STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN I MADE TIGHT TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK, AND THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR OF MALIBU, AND REPLACED THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS, THEN THE NOISE RETURNED. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. THIS TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS, AND THE NOISE RETURNED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, AND, SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.*JB