general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu

Electrical wires/components issues, instrument cluster lights not turning on, vehicle with a wrench indicator light comes on & off, traction control with a slash on tc indicator light comes on & off (tc/), when my car is running an idling or parked or idling at a stop light or driving in a certain speed limit the steering wheel shacks/shudders repeatedly moving on its own once in a awhile but now it constantly getting worse lasting longer, engine light stays on even after I replaced the parts obdll scanner say what to fix & replace, owned the car over a 1 year an build knowledge about the car and google recalls after owning it. I believe it's (power steering wheel components or power steering wheel assist motor) I was driving in the freeway with my babies going 65 speed limit & I literally seen life flashed before my eyes when the steering wheel won't turn/locks up in a busy freeway. It was beyond the worse experience of my life because my babies is in the car when it happened, I don't ever want it to happen again ever or to anyone else. Please & thank you if you can fix it, it's our only transportation for my spouse & babies. An one more other thing is "I don't know if it's a part of it the throttle body malfunction". I hope that's enough & accurate information about it.

The dash has abs, tch and security light comes shortly after car has been started with in scound comes a beeping sound were all three lights stay on until engine is cut off. The light bulbs has melted plastic cover on the front turn signal/park lamp drl. When speed is increasing on high way free way car tends to pull left on its own.

Takata inflators please fix my car I went to the local auto parts store and they checked the system for me and all these problems plus more have popped up and they're all on the recall list.

Car was running a little rough going up hills at 106,000 miles so I had a transmission service done at aamco. 2 days later the car is in limp mode barely made it home coasted. Low rpms has no power and for some reason it will not go into reverse now. Gets higher rpms and pulls in neutral. Before that the car was fine beside a suspension/ shocks that were never able to be repaired by every mechanic I went to.

I received a letter from general motors explaining they knew issues with the rack and pinion for my 2004 Chevrolet Malibu during the first 150,000 miles of the vehicle at no charge. It also states if I paid for repairs I would get reimbursed for this. Currently I have 48,857 miles. My steering column went out of control while I was in motion. I had the rack and pinion and outer tie rod replaced on my vehicle on (4/4/17). I called gm on 4/11/17. In the morning, they said I would get re-imbursed. In the afternoon I received a phone call stating I would not get re-imbursed. I believe there are currently 12 recalls for this vehicle. I would like this matter of the rack and pinion issue be looked at further by the safety board to impose a safety recall. If it happened to my car, it may happen to other gm cars.

"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. While the vehicle was being serviced by an independent mechanic, it was discovered that the tie rod and front brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

This car shakes all over the road, takes you all over the road you have to hold it on the road. Cause it might take you off the road. We have gone thru tires with this car as well, the brake light works some times, had it replace, still has issue. I wanted to give this car to my son now I'm scared too, I don't feel it is safe. . .

With the shaking steering wheel and the power steering going in and out my front tires where feeling out of balance so I pulling into wal-mart and had them look at it. Both of my front tires had busted belts in them and my breaks were pretty much gone and the rotors were torn up. The alignment was way off causing the car to not steer . I was told all this is because of the power steering going out. This car is not safe to drive, however its my only means of transportation and with so many of these problems I have no money to have he problems fixed. Something needs to be done . There are so many others with the same problem,.

Staring is loose and rattling . Does not sound safe.

2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. Consumer seeking reimbursement for previous repairs, prior to recall. The consumer stated the steering wheel was noisy, the wheel was loose, the vehicle pulled to the right. An alignment was performed twice, she experienced steering problems during the entire year of 2013. There was a recall on the steering issue, but she continued to experience problems. The intermediate shaft and rack and pinion were replaced. Also, the turn signals and shifter cable were replaced.

I purchased this vehicle used from crane Chevrolet, clifton, new jersey, within six months after purchase I observed that the power steering would suddenly stop operating while the engine was running. I discovered that the only corrective was to shut the car off and restart the engine. The power steering would then reengage. This failure has persisted for nearly the entire time I've owned the vehicle. During that entire time, crane Chevrolet has claimed there was/is no defect in the power steering, and no recall notice outstanding. I just received a gm safety recall notice 14116, which claims, among other things, that "previously, you had the steering column replaced under customer satisfaction program 04050". That is false! neither crane Chevrolet, nor gm has ever contacted me concerning the steering column, or made any attempt to replace it! I also notified crane Chevrolet that the front headlamp assembly turn signal lamps repeatedly burned out, and that the bulb housings were burnt and completely melted through!! both gm and crane Chevrolet denied there was any defect in the lamp/housing design or function. I have to replace the front turn signal lamps about every six months. Finally, the undercarriage support struts, shocks, and springs are woefully underdesigned. The car runs like it has stone tires. I now have to replace the entire strut, shock, and spring undersupports for the second time. And I just run the vehcile on asphalt smooth roads in a develped suburban city!! this was serious underdesign. Fortunately, these parts are available on the web and I've got a good mechanic that charges fairly for this difficult work. Go to crane and gm and you'd need to mortgage your home to do the work!!.

- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx lt. The vehicle pulled to the left while driving at any speed, it was much worse when driving 70 mph. When driving with left hand the steering wheel the wheel pushes the hand the left and the vehicle went to the left. The mechanic performed an alignment, but had indicated that the alignment was within factory specs. The mechanic stated they could try to adjust the castor, but not to factory specs. The failure continued to occur after the alignment was finished and became worse. There were no bulletins on this vehicle . However, there were on 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, not for the maxx that related to this failure ,per the contact. The current and failure mileage were 6400.

: the contact stated while driving 35 mph there was a rattling sound noticed coming from underneath the vehicle. Although the dealership was alerted no repairs were made.

2004 Chevrolet Malibu front end mad a thumping noise when making slow turns.

The vehicle pulls to the left. The dealer repaired the vehicle. Currently, it pulls to the right. The vehicle was serviced on four occasions. About two miles from the dealer the vehicle pulled to the left. The consumer corrected the problem with the steering wheel. The dealer shifted the tires, then it seemed to pull to the right. The rear view mirror cracked.