general problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu

Gas fuel turned black and was spilling out while I was driving then turned off on its own in the intersection of palm st n main street santa paula CA.

When making a turn my steering wheel locked up and could not control my car I had towed to a mechanic that told me that the subframe to rack bracket was rusted out and that the subframe and the rack needed to be replaced and the repair cost will start at about $2000.

I bough the 2000 chevy Malibu used in August 2014 since then I have been seeing the same thing I had happening with the 2003 Saturn vue I bought in 2012 pre owned , the key in the ignition comes out and does not turn off the car . The key comes out while the switch and car is still running the key also does not turn over as it sticks inside of the ignition switch and I have a hard time getting car started also . This is very dangerous and needs to be repaired I already had the Saturn vue repaired since it was recalled this car needs to be repaired as well. Please issue a national recall on the 2000 chevy Malibu cars to get fixed ASAP. I would like to get the car fixed ASAP this is not safe and also it is getting harder to turn the car on and the key is falling out a times also while the car is being driven since the switch is sticking . I would like to add that when I had two previous Saturn's a turquoise coupe and sl2, it happened twice and this is the first time I accidentally took another persons car in the parking lot of a movie theater since the keys to the Saturn's open the doors of cars like the same car I realized it was not my car and immediate took it back and got mine thank god the movie was still going or I could have been accused of stealing the car this is another manufacture defect and dangerous to people should they ever figure out that the keys all work on the same make and models . I also locked my keys in my car and asked on man to open my door with his key I was food shopping at the time he had the same Saturn coupe as my turquoise Saturn and it worked he stood there in disbelief I told him I knew this since it happened once in a movie theater parking lot. This needs to be dealt with ASAP I wrote in once and never heard back about it.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 65 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000. The VIN was not available.

My teenager was trying to avoid a collision ran off the right side of the road came back on the road and then the car was headed to left shoulder and (teenager) attempted to straighten the vehicle out and then the vehicle ran back off the right side of the road again causing a accident. Teenager said vehicle became hard to steer and brakes had no effect. .

Steering wheel locked,engine power was lost, brakes would not work. I could not control the vehicle,I hit a poled,borke both legs, have a rod in femur and messed up my knee,still recovering and in awheel chair for now.

Rack came loose from sub frame rusted frame from them mounts to hold rack can't drive it or steer it. To have it fixed like $900. 00.

While driving, ignition switch failed causing the engine to stop with loss of power steering, brakes, etc. Failure was intermittent and required repeated service calls to identify the source of problem as the ignition switch.

Early in 2011 I started having difficulties with my 2000 Malibu. The problem was that the check engine light would appear randomly on the dashboard. After a few moments it would disappear. It began staying on longer and longer so I took it to a local Chevrolet dealer. They checked it out, couldn¿t find anything specific, and told me I should have them put in a new computer. This cost approximately $550. 00 after the repair a new symptom began to appear: spontaneous engine stalling coupled with loss of steering control. Attempts to restart the car resulted in no engine cranking. I found that after waiting for a while the car would start again and be fine. At one point we were travelling at freeways speeds on the new jersey turnpike. My daughter was driving and my two young granddaughters were in the back seat. Suddenly the engine stalled as described above. It was frightening, but we were able to coast to the side of the road safely. We sat for a few moments on the shoulder of the freeway, trying to figure out if we were going to be stranded. After a few tries, the car started up okay and we continued to our destination. When we arrived at the hotel parking lot, it repeated this behavior. We completed our journey and got home safely. A few days later I tried to start the car but it was completely dead. I contacted the same Chevrolet dealership who sent a tow truck to fetch us and the vehicle. Once at the dealership, one of the mechanics quickly suggested that it might be the ignition switch. The dealership replaced the ignition switch and charged me over $400. I am a senior citizen and the repair bills were a lot for me to handle.

The steering bolt became loose, which caused consumer to loose control of the vehicle.