2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC Complaints

CAR WONT START AT TIMES BECAUSE OF IGNITION SWITCH A REAL PROBLEM GETTING TO WORK BEEN WAITING FOR MY RECALL HAVEN'T RECEIVED YET ITS NOT JUST A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ITS A PROBLEM GETTING THE CAR TO START ALSO PLEASE LET GM KNOW THIS. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM L WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK CORRECTLY SOMETIMES A WIDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR THE AUTOMATIC LOCK WILL NOT WORK ON ONE OR TWO DOORS. THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND RE-PROGRAMMED 3 TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 2010. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS RE PROGRAMMED AND THE SENOR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND NOW ON JULY 30 THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND NEEDED RE PROGRAMMING. *TR

WHILE CHECKING OUT MY DAUGHTERS 2005 MALIBU CLASSIC FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT I HAPPENED TO SLIGHTLY TUG ON HER KEYCHAIN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I LOST POWER STEERING. I LOST POWER BRAKES. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR WHILE IT WAS MOVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK. I INVESTIGATED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER GM VEHICLES BEING RECALLED BUT NOT THIS ONE. I CALLED GM'S RECALL LINE. THEY SAID TO CONTACT MY DEALER. I ASKED THE DEALER TO MAKE SOME KEYS WITH A CENTER HOLE RATHER THAN A SLOT (AT MY EXPENSE) TO PREVENT THE IGNITION SWITCH FROM ROTATING TO ENGINE OFF WHEN A KEYCHAIN IS ATTACHED. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT GM AUTHORIZATION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS USING THIS VEHICLE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 128,000. RK

THIS CAR HAS HAD THE CALIPERS REPLACED 2 TIMES NOW. THE FIRST IS RECORDED HERE AND THE SECOND OCCURRED ON JAN. 15, 2014. BOTH TIMES THE CAR LOST FLUID DUE TO CALIPER LEAKAGE. HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE CAR THE SECOND TIME AROUND BUT WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE A LICENSED MECHANIC TELLING ME THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FIRST INCIDENT PAID FOR WAS $285 AND THE SECOND WAS IN EXCESS $600. THIS IS NOT PART OF A RECALL BUT AM CERTAIN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. SHOULD THIS RESULT IN A DETERMINATION OF FACTORY ERROR, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE HEAVY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. *JS

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE POWER STEERING NOTE IN THE DASHBOARD (RADIO DISPLAY) Y WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID ME, THE POWER STEERING IS OK, I KEEP DRIVING THE CAR AND THE SIGN FOR POWER STEERING CONTINUED ON THE DASHBOARD AND I WENT TO ANOTHER EXPERT MECHANIC AND HE SAIDTO ME IF IT CONTINUE AND THE DRIVING AND CONTROL THE CAR BECAME SO HARD, THE PROCEDURE TO FIX IS JUST STOP THE ENGINE FOR A WHILE AND START AGAIN, THIS CONDUCT I FOLLOWED FOR A LONG TIME BUT RECIENTLY BECAME SO HARD AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM NOW IS RANDOM, SOME TIME EVERY FEW SECONDS OR EVERY HOUR OR A FEW TIME, SOME TIME AT THE MOMENT I TURNED VERY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASH AGAINST OTHER VEHICLES AND DRIVING IN THE EXPRESS WAY I-95 FOR FORT LAUDERDALE HEADING SOUTH, I NEEDED TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY BECAUSE A LANDSCAPING TRAILER LEAVE GARDEN TOOL AND TRESS, MY VEHICLE TURNED WILD AND OUT CONTROL BETWEEN THE OTHER VEHICULE, ONLY GOD SAVED ME. I WENT TO THE OTHER MECHANIC AND SAID ME THAT IS A RECALL FOR GM AND I WENT TO LOCAL ROGER DEAN GM IN WEST PALM BEACH AND THEY SAID ME THAT FIX IT MATTER I NEED TO PAY, AFTER A FRIEND OF MINE SENT TO ME A WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THE RECALL FOR POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY MALIBU 2005. REALLY I APRECIATE IF YOU HELP BECAUSE ROGER DEAN THE LOCAL GM DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH REJECTED MY CASE. *JS

WE BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC BASE MODEL FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL MY SON FLIPPED THE SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FOR THE LIGHTS FROM "AUTO" TO FULL LIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE DASH CLUSTER ILLUMINATION WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE RADIO BACK LIGHTING, HVAC BACK LIGHTING, DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCH LIGHTING. THE DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE DOME LIGHT HAD BURNED WIRES AND THE PLASTIC FIXTURE WAS BURNED. REPLACED IT BACK TO THE HARNESS. FUSES KEPT BLOWING. HAVE SINCE TRIED REPLACING THE TURN INDICATOR/LIGHTS/WIPER MODULE, THE DIMMER SWITCH, AND DASH CLUSTER, UPON INSPECTING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE I FOUND CORRODED MODULE CONNECTORS THAT WERE CORRODED AND BURNED. NOW THE CAR WON'T START AND THE SUSPECT IS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN WASTE BY MYSELF MY SON AND OTHERS REPORTING ACROSS THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OURSELVES. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU NEW IN 2005. SINCE THEN, WE REPEATEDLY LOST STEERING WITH THE CAR. I WAS ONLY RECENTLY MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THESE VEHICLES. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE CONVENTIONAL POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MOTOR. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. GM KNEW. I VISITED MY LOCAL JUNKYARD THE OTHER DAY. THERE ARE MANY OF THESE CARS WITH FRONT END DAMAGE. I CAN ONLY SURMISE HOW MANY ACCIDENTS/INJURIES/FATALITIES WERE THE RESULT OF THIS STEERING FLAW. GM NEVER INFORMED ME OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS. (I DID NOT MOVE OR CHANGE ADDRESS.) I FOUND OUT VIA THE INTERNET. I NOW SEE WHERE GM IS INVOLVED IN YET ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE, IGNITION SWITCHES. IS THERE AN INVESTIGATION ONGOING ON THESE STEERING ISSUES? SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE VERY USED AT 143XXX MILES, FROM A "REPUTABLE" DEALER. I GOT A TUNE UP AS WELL AS AN OIL CHANGE, STANDARD USED CAR PURCHASE PROCEDURE. MY DAD INITIALLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT WHILE DRIVING MY FUEL GAUGE DROPPED DOWN TO E, THE LOW GAS LIGHT LIT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE SAID I SHOULD USE A FUEL INJECTION KIT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW I HAVE 146XXX MILES AND IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I GET GAS. IT'S NERVE RACKING BECAUSE I DO DRIVE FREQUENTLY AND MY MAIN CONCERN IS HOW MUCH GAS DO I HAVE? I CAME ACROSS A GUY THAT WORKS AT A DIFFERENT AUTO STORE AND HE SAID IT'S PROBABLY MY SENDER UNIT FOR MY GAS TANK, WHICH SHOULD COST ABOUT $300 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHERE I TAKE IT. MY NEXT SET OF ISSUES IS MY HORN, I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT DIDN'T WORK UPON PURCHASING UNTIL I WENT TO HONK IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND THEY REPLACED THE FUSE. AFTER DRIVING IT HOME THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HEARD IT'S JUST SOME WIRES TOUCHING BUT NOBODY DOES ELECTRICAL WORK. TODAY, A FRIEND ASKED IF MY TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING. I SAID THEY DID AND HE SAID THEY WERE BURNT UP, PLASTIC AND ALL. I LOOKED AND SURE ENOUGH THEY WERE MELTED AND THE LIGHT ITSELF WAS BLACK ON THE INSIDE AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT'S ON THE VERGE OF SHATTERING. HE ASKED IF THERE WERE RECALLS ON ANYTHING WITH THIS CAR, I TOLD HIM I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THE GUY INSISTED OTHERWISE. NOW, I CHECKED THIS WEBSITE AND BOTH THE GAS AND LIGHTS ARE ON A LIST OF RECALLS. APPARENTLY, NOT ALL DEALERS KNOW HALF THE INFORMATION THEY SHOULD FOR CONCERNED DRIVERS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND FOR NO REASON THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEKS. THE CAR ALSO ON 6 OCCASIONS WOULD NOT START(HAS BRAND NEW BATTERY) WON'T TURN OVER, MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER A $400. 00 FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT , WHICH AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE CAR , OTHER CARS WHICH ARE JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE THEY ARE BEING DRIVEN.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING!. AND AS WELL THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMPS, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR NOW HAS HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE AS THE MECHANICS "THINK:"ITS THE SECURITY SYSTEM!. TO DATE THE REPAIRS ARE HITTING $1,000. ALSO THE TURNING SIGNALS, RADIO AND A/C ALL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I AM NO MECHANIC BUT SEEMS THERE IS ELECTRICAL/SECURITY SYSTEMS ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. THE FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH CAR OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES! BUT OF COURSE THEY ARE SO VARIED THAT MOST NOT REPORTED TO YOU!AND WE ALL KNOW THE GARAGES DON'T REPORT ALL ISSUES! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! *TR