2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX Complaints

AT 34 MILES ON THE CAR ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB FAILED, CAUSING SEVERAL TROUBLE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND A SOUND SIGNAL TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE OWNERS MANUAL NOTED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. CAN OT STEER THE VEHILCLEVERY VERY HARD, OLDER PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER.. STOP AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART LIGHT GOES OUT AND STEERING WORKS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME.*AK EA04018_CAT

(1) GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR WHEN TURNING WHEEL (2) HAVING TO TAKE 1 HOUR OFF OF WORK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY A DEALER FEAR OF IT NOT BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK (3) THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENT NEEDS REPLACED. IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK TO GET THE PART IN. (1) REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK (2) NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW IN THE MORNING. (3) WILL BE LOOKED AT WHEN CAR IS IN FOR STEERING UNIT TO BE REPLACED. (1) WEAK START UP (2) EMBARRASSING WHEN OWNING A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 1600 MILES ON IT. (3) WILL BE LOOKED AT WITH OTHER PROBLEMS.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL DASHBOARD COMPONENTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED 4 MONTHS LATER WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READ STEERING COLUMN ASSISTANCE NEEDED. THE CONSUMER THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED 20 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, AND ORDERED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO BE INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN, IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 1379 MILES, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE CLIP CAME OFF, AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REINSTALLED THE FUEL CLIP BECAUSE IT WASN'T PROPERLY INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *AK EA04018_CAT *SC

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER NOTICED DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING. THEN, LOST POWER STEERING. *AK EA04018_CAT

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHILE DRIVEING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH). *AK PE04031_CAT