general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu - part 1

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated her son was parking the vehicle, when he was unable to shift gear out of reverse. The driver stated he was able to turn of the engine. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The contact stated an independent mechanic associated failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer has been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 218,381. Dp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that the steering wheel turned to the left while the vehicle in motion. No warning light illuminated. The contact powered off the engine and restarted the vehicle but was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion detached from the sub frame and that the whole rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact stated that only the bushing was replaced and not the rack and pinion. In addition, the contact stated on another occasion the vehicle failed to reversed and go forward while in the middle of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the shift cable was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 157,000. Aw.

First steering wheel turned all the way around and secondly then car nor going backward and forward did not move.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. After reversing and attempting to place the vehicle in park, the transmission gear selection did not match the indicated gear. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer where it was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the gear shifter still failed after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to move into gear when attempting to drive or reverse. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact called tracy Chevrolet at (209) 835-4500 (located at 3400 auto plaza way, tracy, CA 95304) and was informed to schedule an appointment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer due to the diagnostic and repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. No further assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 295,000.

I received an email this morning 8/1/2018 stating my car may have recalls on it. When I click the link, I see there are 10 recalls on the 2004 chevy Malibu. 10! out of those 10, I received a notice for only two! I received a notice about my power steering which came after my wheel locked up on my while I was driving on the highway! I check the list today, and my car has had several issue that were listed: ignition, transmission, brakes, etc. I was never notified about these issues. These notices have been out since 2014 and I never received a notice about them.

I turn my car on drive go to get out the key won't come out sometimes it does and most time is doesn't. I try turn the car back on putting the car in drive then park and turning the key to off position and the car still doesn't go into the park position so the key doesn't go into off position to take key out. The car stays on without the ignition being on. The car is stationary but the car won't go into park to turn the car completely off. Spoke to gm problem with transmission shift cable but they won't help me. The keep saying there is no recall for my car. There was a recall for this gm's recall 14152. Please help. Thank you!.

The vehicle continually goes into "engine low power mode" while on the highways. This is now occurring daily. I've tried to get it fixed but no one seems to know what it is. I am very fortunate that no one has hit me when the vehicle goes from high speeds down to 20 miles per hour with no response by pressing the gas pedal. There have been multiple things failing on this car: passenger side window no longer opens, cruise control will not work, 2 of the 3 chargers in the car do not work (after fixing those fuses, they just blew immediately) power locks went from barely working to not working at all, the latest being the low power mode and traction control being activated in the heat of a tennessee spring (already 80 degrees) - it's not a water issue. The first few months I had this car it was in the shop almost every weekend. I've gotten all the recalls fixed when they required it and I keep up with maintenance on this car. It has the usual break downs but this is the least safe car I have ever driven (and I have driven around twenty long term, ten more short term).

"takata recall" my 2004 Malibu does not have working cruise control , my wiring is barely working as in my locks won't work , my heat we only blows cold air on defrost my defrost barely clears my windows , my t\c light is the only light that stays on all the time and I barely have traction while driving if I'm trying to accelerate getting on the highway my wheel will lock or barely move and I have to let completely off the gas to free the wheel I get any alerts on my spedometer.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. The contact stated that the gear lever failed to shift from reverse into drive. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the shift cable fractured. In 2015, the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train); however, there was no failure. Recently, a failure occurred and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 173,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph the transmission shift cable failed as a result the contact lost braking and steering functionality. The failure resulted in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy. Prior to this failure the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number 14v224000 (power train). A police report was filed. There were no injuries that required medical attention. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 315,000. Kh.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after he had NHTSA campaign :14v224000 (power train) done on the vehicle the engine stalled while the check engine light was illuminated. The contact also stated that the failure occurred during his thirty two miles from the dealership. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that prior to having the recall repair he had not experienced a failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Ec.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Malibu Chevrolet. The contact had not experienced the failure related to the recall. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under the NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000(power train) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that when the gear shifter stick was changed from park to drive and while driving at various speed or coming to a stop, the vehicle jerked. In addition, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,067.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while reversing the vehicle, the vehicle would not go into any other gear. The contact stated that the emergency brake had to be applied in order to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was towed to a independent garage until the contact was able to make a decision with the manufacturer to have the failure repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure however, the vehicle was repaired once before for the failure that the contact experienced as a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 161,000. Kc.

While driving my car through an intersection, the transmission completely gave out and I lost all power to the engine and had to swerve. Having suddenly lost all power to the engine I maneuvered to the side of the road and narrowly avoided a collision. The car is perfectly maintained and the service representatives at the Chevrolet dealership (bunnin chevy) concluded this was a manufacturer error.

2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. Consumer writes in regards to transmission shift cable recall notice and ignition key issues. The consumer stated the dealer was supposed to fix the cable that changed the gears and to get the key out of the ignition. When she picked up the vehicle, she only had one low gear, but there was suppossed to be three low hears and the key was still stuck in the ignition.

2004 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to transmission recall notice. The parts were not available.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v153000 (steering) and 14v224000 (powertrain) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate over 15 mph. In addition, the engine warning light illuminated and flickered on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that there was a transmission fluid burning odor. The contact stated that the burning door did not occur until after the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Js.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering), and NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). The contact was not certain of when the part and remedy would become available to schedule the appointment for the repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the safety concern with the three recalls and the contact was still waiting for the parts to schedule the recall appointment. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train) however the part to the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was unavailable. Djr.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while attempting to turn the vehicle off, the gear lever failed to shift into park. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician made the contact aware of recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). However, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. The contact received recall notices for NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). The dealer stated that the parts were not available for repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from drive into park. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who stated that the shift lever cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14e044000 (steering), but the part was not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. Prior to the contact owning the vehicle, the dealer indicated that a recall repair was completed for the transmission shift cable. Upon driving the vehicle, the gear failed to properly shift into park and other gears. As a result, the contact could only shift into the drive low gear at an extremely low rate of speed. The dealer replaced the transmission shift cable twice after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

I am writing this for my daughter who is at the end of her rope. The shift cable broke back in July, when she found out the cable was on a recall she had the car towed to riverhead chevy. She was told there are 3 recalls they would take care of. Around mid September when she called she told them her farther wanted gm's consumers number. The man then gave her two numbers to call, when tried to call them I found out they were sex line numbers. When she called the dealership they were sorry. This is not the way a dealership should run a business ! now in the meantime I had to help her buy another car so she could get back and forth for work (she is a single mom not living at home). Back in sept. She was told the parts would be in around late oct. Now she was told not until after Dec. This has gone on for 5 months with countless phone calls to the dealership and gm hot line, how and why is gm allowed to get away with this. I am a mechanic and had a repair shop for more then ten years. I would have been in court a long time ago if I tried to do this. On Dec. 26 we received this recall #14v224 after sitting in a parking lot for 5 months how good will the oil, battery, tires, and gas be?.

Hi I was wonder how long chevy going to lag on getting people Malibu fixed and when their going to start raging VIN to car I need the money that I did not have in the first place to pay up so I want it back now.

2004 Chevrolet Malibu experiencing power steering problems, abs and shift cable, all replaced. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the repair shop seven times, due to power steering failure, which resulted in the steering locking up. The consumer was involved in two accidents, in which the air bags failed to deploy. The consumer received a transmission, steering and brake recall. However, the parts were not available.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle went into reverse instead of neutral and there was a loud grinding noise. The contact merged to the side of the road, where the transition failed. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was towed to the contact¿s resident. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 167,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and there was a sudden increase in engine rpms. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle jerked before shifting into gear and the engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v153000 (steering) and 14v224000 (power train). The failure mileage was 162,000. Djr.

When in reverse, but not moving, the whole front of the car shimmies and makes noises. The affected part was just replaced (supposedly) in Feb. 2012. Now they say that the parts again must be replaced because they are just finding it now, a couple of months after the warranty has expired.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the gear shifter handle fractured. The contact had to use both hands to shift the gear into drive. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 140,000.

I was driving my sons 2004 Malibu when suddenly there was a few dings followed by the car symbol light with the wrench inside it on the dash light up. The wheel immediately became difficult to turn . It's as if the power steering stopped working. I drove to a safe location, turned off the car and the problem was gone. This does not seem right to me. Please have gm rectify this issue.