2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL), THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO START AFTER INSERTING THE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

IN LATE 2003, EARLY 2004, THE HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND YOU HAD TO HOLD BUTTON DOWN TO KEEP THEM ON. AT THE TIME, I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAD MY MECHANIC WORK ON IT AND FIX THE WIRING. IN AUG. 2014, IT BECAME A PROBLEM AGAIN, WHICH I HAVEN'T FIXED YET. DUE TO RECENT RECALLS, OF WHICH I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR HAVING MY IGNITION AND KEYS FIXED FOR MY CAR, I WENT ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO CHECK PAST RECALL NOTICES AND SAW ONE ISSUED IN FEB. 2004 FOR CARS OF MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR FOR THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. (CAMPAIGN #03V327000) BY VIN NUMBER, IT SHOWS MY CAR WASN'T ONE WITH THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A PROBLEM THERE AND IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE ON SEPT 3 2014 WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING CAR LITERALLY JUST SHUTS OFF. STEERING LOCKS UP, ELECTRICAL SHUTS DOWN. LET CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WILL RESTART. FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX WAS NEW FUEL PUMP. RAN GREAT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN SUDDENLY STARTED AGAIN. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO THE PROBLEM-- FULL TANK, EMPTY TANK, DIFFERENT SPEEDS, RAIN, DRY. SIDE ROADS, MAIN ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT PREDICTABLE. SECOND SOLUTION NEW IGNITION MODULE. GREAT FOR 3 WEEKS. DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING 40MPH AT NIGHT. WHEN IT DIES VERY HARD TO GET SAFELY OFF ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED FOR MORE THAN 40 MIN. WENT FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE TRIP LESS THAN 20 MILES. FIRST COUPLE TIMES STARTED WITH IN A FEW MINUTES, NEXT HAD TO SIT FOR 15+ MINUTES HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE CAR LITERALLY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. POSSIBILITY TO GET STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND YET CAN FIND NO ONE WHO HAS SATISFACTORILY FIXED IT. *TR

MY TURN SIGNAL, HAZARD LIGHTS WORK PERIODICALLY HAD THEM LOOKED AT AND WORKED ON AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC AND AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE . WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN , THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A RAPID TICKING AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO CONTACTED I MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 72,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER TO THE LEFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE TOP OF THE ROOF RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE DEFECT LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REMEDY SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,327. UPDATED 11/13/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 7/28/2015 *JS