2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2005 MALIBU WITHOUT SIDE AIRBAGS CUSTOMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BELIEVES THAT HER INJURIES WERE DUE TO THE HEAD REST**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD REST SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED LOWER TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS NECK. WHEN THE CONSUMERS HEAD IS ON THE HEAD REST, IT PUSHES HER HEAD FORWARD. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAS A DISTRICT CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND IS PRONOUNED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO COMMON TO THE 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *NM

DOORS ON MY 2005 MALIBU WILL NOT SHUT IN FREEZING OR CLOSE TO FREEZING WEATHER. DOOR WILL ACTUALLY FLY OPEN WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. VERY DANGEROUS! *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE FAILED. THE FRONT LEFT BLINKER LIGHT FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. ON DEC 31, 2006, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE COMPLETE POWER, BUT WAS TOWED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD ELECTRICAL HARNESS. *AK UPDATED 1/30/2007 - THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING DUE TO AND OPEN LEFT FRONT SENSOR. *NM

SUDDEN LOSS OVER POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING. FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS PULLING THE WHEEL IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. *JB

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BOTH HEARD AND FELT A "CREAKING" IN THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE AS THOUGH METAL PARTS ARE LOOSE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN MOTION BOTH BACKING AND FORWARD, TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. I DID BRING THIS CONDITION TO THE ATTENTION THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND WHERE I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED SINCE THEN. THEY INDICATED TO ME, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, COULD NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANY CONDITION, AND FURTHER STATED THERE WAS "NO FIX" FROM GM. HOWEVER, THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. MY CONCERN IS, AT SOME POINT, COULD OR WILL THE FRONT END FAIL WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHICH IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP DID POINT OUT THAT THE TIRES HAVE SOME WEAR ON THEM AND IT IS MY FEELING THE TIRE WEAR MAY BE CAUSED FROM THIS CONDITION. *NM

THE WINDSHIELD OF MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DEVELOP BUBBLES BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE GLASS. I WAS INFORMED BY A GLASS REPAIR COMPANY THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS(AT THE MANUFACTURING STAGE). I CANNOT SEEM TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. *JB

HAVE HAD THE SAME POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. I FEEL THAT IT IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND I AM NOT PAYING TO FIX IT. CAR NOW HAS 99.000 MILES ON IT. GETTING RID OF IT IN DECEMBER OF 06, CAN'T KEEP A TURN SIGNAL BULB IN THE CAR EITHER. LAST CHEVY I WILL BUY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION A SECOND TIME.

EMAIL (IN) REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS RE THEIR DANGEROUS & DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TS *NM UPDATED 2/15/2007 - THE CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. A STEERING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE DASH LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT FAILED. *NM