2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE HOLDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE LIGHTER HE NOTICED MORE SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIRES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, WHICH WERE ALSO BURNED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE AS ALWAYS I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD AN ANTI THEFT LIGHT COME ON AS WELL. I WAITED, TRIED AGAIN NO LUCK. TO HELP THINGS OUT MY CELL PHONE WAS DEAD AND I COULD NOT CALL ANYONE. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET BACK INTO MY WORK WHICH HAS HIGH SECURITY, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT MY HUSBAND WHO EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO TELL ME HOW TO BYPASS THIS ISSUE. SO I WENT BACK OUT AND TRIED IT AND AFTER 10 MIN OF SITTING IN MY COLD CAR IN A DARK PARKING LOT ALONE I WAS ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I FINALLY MADE IT HOME AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER I WAS OFF WORK BUT WHAT A SCARY AND COULD HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE ISSUE TO HAVE. *TR

ALL THE DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK WITH IN DRIVING POSITION FOLLOWED BY A BEEP IT DOES THIS CONSTANTLY. I BELIEVE IS VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. ISSUE WITH THE GAS GAUGE GOING CRAZY, GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE GAS IS GOING TO RUN OUT. ALSO ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS BEING BLOWN. ALL SEEMS LIKE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES BUT NOT SURE. *TR

WIRING HARNESS UNDER CARPET CORRODED AND BURNING. ONE WIRE BURNED ALL THE WAY BACK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC AND THE SIGNAL KEEPS FAILING YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN YOU JUST SIGNAL AND NOTICE IT DOESN'T COME ON..VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING..IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN WHEN IT FEEL LIKE IT..I FEEL LIKE THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY..IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IN FED UP WITH THIS PROBLEM..ITS HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM NORMAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM CANT BE CHECKED UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN BUT HOW AM I TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. EVERY FEW WEEKS THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL TEN MINUTES HAVE PASSED AFTER LEAVING THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. THE THEFT CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM CARS. DANGEROUS TO LEAVE A KEY IN AN UNLOCKED CAR. DEALERS OFFER NO HELP UNLESS YOU PAY $400. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU CLASSIC WHERE THE TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN START WORKING AGAIN. THE FUSES ARE GOOD, NO LOOSE WIRES THAT I CAN SEE, BULBS ARE GOOD. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM 2000 WHEN A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE HAZARD SWITCH. THIS IS A ISSUE AND CAN RESULT IN A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT ONE DAY IF THE DRIVER BEHIND OR AROUND YOU DOES NOT SEE WHICH DIRECTION YOU MAY BE TURNING. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. ANY SUGGESTIONS, ADVICE, IDEAS? *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING IS A PROBLEM AFTER 47,000 MILES TRAVEL. STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE AS IT TURNS TO RIGHT OR LEFT. MAYBE STEERING MECHANISM PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MALIBU CLASSIC FIRST THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE CONSOLE WENT OUT ABOUT MONTH I BOUGHT IT IN 2007. THEN A YEAR LATER THE THEFT SYSTEM STARTED TO ACT UP HAD TO WAIT FOR TEN MINUTES TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF, DID THAT AND KNOW THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON THE DASH . TRIED EVERYTHING IT SAID TO DO IN THE MANUAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPEN. FOR MY OPINION I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON ALL THE CHEVY MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GET HURT WITH THESE FAULTY EQUIPMENT INSTALL IN MOST CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.