2003 Chevrolet Malibu

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE FOGGED. THE FIXTURES WERE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LENSES AND PLUGS WERE MELTED. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER WILL NOT ALLOW MY KEY TO GO TO A VERTICAL POSITION WHEN TURNING MY CAR TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR WOULD BE STATIONARY AND IN THE PARK POSITION, AS A RESULT, THE CAR STAYS ON AND MY BATTERY GETS DRAINED AND I NEED A JUMP ALL THE TIME. I STARTED DETACHING THE BATTERY WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF STORES AND OVERNIGHT WHEN SLEEPING AND RECONNECTING WHEN I GO TO A NEW DESTINATION. I REPORTED THIS TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A KEY, TELLING ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE SIZE OF THE HOLE MY KEY RING HAD. NEEDLES TO SAY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAD NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE MAY OF 2015. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING COLDER, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP GOING ON WITH THIS HASTLE. I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION OUT OF POCKET, YET, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCHES. YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IN MY SHOES. I PRAY I WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO FIX OR REPLACE A SWITCH FOR ME. IF NOT, GOD WILL BLESS ME FOR I AM NOT AT FAULT FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I SPOKE WITH T CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS PUT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT NUMBER IS 8-1656466940.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM FAILED. THE THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE NOT TO START. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RESET THE THEFT SYSTEM, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CYLINDER TWO WAS MISFIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SAME VEHICLE. SOME HAVE NOTED REPAIR AND STILL THE PROBLEM OCCURS. CAR WILL NOT START (SOME HAVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING) AND MUST LEAVE KEY IN CERTAIN POSITION FOR 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS IS MY MOTHER'S CAR AND I WAS WITH HER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND WE PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START (ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ALSO FLASHES). THANK GOODNESS WE WERE NOT IN THE LINE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND A NICE MAN PUSHED OUR CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF INCOMING TRAFFIC TO THE LOT. AND THANK GOODNESS WE WERE AT A DR'S OFFICE (WHERE MY ILL 85 YEAR OLD MOM HAD BEEN) SO WE COULD GO INSIDE OUT OF THE 90 DEGREE HEAT. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT MY MOM WILL BE DRIVING AND THIS CAR WILL QUIT AND SHE WILL BE HIT AND GOD FORBID THERE BE A FATALITY. I HAVE ALSO JUST EMAILED GM ABOUT THIS AS WELL. MY MOM OBVIOUSLY IS NOT IN A FINANCIAL SHAPE TO RUN OUT AND BUY A NEW CAR. IT ONLY HAS 43K MILES AND SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR JUST BECAUSE GM WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING CARS! THEY MUST HAVE SEEN ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME THING. SO, NOT SURE IF ELECTRICAL, ENGINE, BUT SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG! AND PUTTING LIVES AT RISK!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I HAVE HAD THE THEF SYSTEM IN MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU REPAIED MORE TIMES THAN I CARE TO SAY. IT STATED IN 11/7/2006 AND IT HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING THING. I AM A WIDOW AND I AM REALLY AFRAID TO TAKE THIS CAR OUT AT NIGHTS IN FEAR THAT IT MIGHT LEAVE ME STRANDED. THE FIRST TIME IT COST ME $351.74 TO REPAIR THE THEFT SYSTEM. THEN IT WENT AGAIN IN 6/7/2008 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS COST ME $483.37. IT RAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND YOU COULDN'T TURN THE CAR OFF, BACK TO THE SHOP. THANK GOD THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THIS TRIP. THEN ON 8/31/2015 THE THEF SYSTEM LEFT ME STRANDED AGAIN, AND BACK TO THE SHOP TO PAY THEM ANOTHER $538.72. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND VERY EXPENSIVE. I DID COMPLAIN WHEN IT WAS FIRST HAPPENING AND A CUSTOMER REP. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND THEIR WHERE NO RECALLS ON IT. AFTER ALL THE DEATHS AND PROBLEMS THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS HAD YOU PROBABLY SHOULD RECALL EVERYONE OF THEM AND START OVER FROM SCRATCH. I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF THAT THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK. THANK YOU PAMELA J. SHAK