2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THERE HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OF MY CAR EVEN IF TURNING ONLY SLIGHTLY. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND HAS HAD TO BRING HER VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURE THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS TO BE FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS WEARING DOWN THE BRAKES. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND THE BRAKES ARE ALREADY SQUEEKING. ALSO THE REAR DOOR LATCH GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO CLOSE UNTIL A SCREWDRIVER IS TAKEN TO IT. THIS IS FOR A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS THE ROAD AND THEN ACCELERATED DOWN THE HIGHWAY, HITTING A TREE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT OR WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER 2005. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES THIS WEEKEND FOR THE POPPING. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

CONSUMER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT SPEED OF 5 MPH SEAT BELTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. *TS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE POLICE OFFICER NOTICED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN PULLED QUICKLY. THE POLICE OFFICER STATED HE COULD SEE NO REASON WHY THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DUE TO THE DAMAGE BEING MINOR. *JB

UPON TRYING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING MY 2005 MALIBU TO SKID UNCONTROLLABLY INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. STARTED BRAKING APPROXIMATELY 40 - 50 FEET FROM STOPPED VEHICLE. WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS OF SKIDDING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SINCE THE 9/23 INCIDENT. *NM

DT : THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES DEPLOYED DURING A REAR END COLLISION UNDER 10 MPH. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 24, 2005. THE CASE # WAS 055947.*AK

MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILS TO START UNTIL ATTEMPTING 2 TO 3 TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTS, THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. TURN SIGNAL TODAY DID NOT WORK, UNTIL AFTER I HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT BEFORE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK. VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE LEFT. STARTER DOESN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY. *NM

MY SON USED MY NEW CHEV 2005 MALIBU LS AND WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND THE FRONT END CRASHED INTO THE GROUND SMASHING THE WHOLE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. THANK GOD HE AND HIS COUSIN WERE NOT KILLED. I THOUGHT THE AIR BAGS WERE TO WORK WHEN YOU HIT THE FRONT END OF YOUR CAR?*JB

INSTALL JUMPER HARNESS PER PIP3098A NECK, FUEL TANK FILLER REPLACE TIE ROD END AND/OR ADJUSTER SLEEVE RIGHT REPLACE PANEL, SEAT BACK OF BACK PASSENGER R&R OR REPLACE RECEIVER, RADIO REMOVE, REPAIR AND REPLACE RADIO. *NM

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WANTS TO STEER ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENS FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME WHEN IT OCCURS. PRIMARILY IT WANTS TO GO LEFT. ONCE I TRIED TO GO INTO THE LEFT LANE OF A FREEWAY QUITE GRADUALLY...IT WANTED TO GO LEFT ALRIGHT...ALTHOUGH IT WANTED TO GO QUICKLY INTO THE LANE! CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE. THE LAST TIME WAS THIS PAST FRIDAY (7/30/05). HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE THEN (TUESDAY, 8/2/05)...BUT...AGAIN THIS IS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MY MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 33 MILES PER GALLON TO 29 MILES PER GALLON. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING THEY HAVE DONE SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT THE 29 MILES PER GALLON IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS...THIS DROP IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. HAVE REQUESTED A BUY BACK DIRECT FROM CHEVROLET. THE VEHICLE WELL EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A BUY BACK ACCORDING THE OHIO LEMON LAW. CHEVROLET SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK THE CAR...EVEN THOUGH IT EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OHIO LEMON LAW! MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE STEERING WILL GO TOTALLY OUT AND THE CAR WILL GO WHEREVER IT DECIDES TO...I DON'T WANT TO BE INJURED AND DON'T WANT TO INJUR ANY ONE ELSE. *JB