general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu

Driving the car it just shuts off which results in no power no steering and no brakes possibly an ignition switch problem.

Takata recall I was driving on route 19 just before the maple fork exit the light was red and I began to slow down. All of a sudden the brakes and steering would not work and the car hit the rear end of the car in front of me. Causing major damages to the front of my car. The other car was not affected nearly as much. It was like the car just stopped. No airbags was deployed.

I was driving home from work one morning 8/10/17 7:30am . I started to smell smoke from the steering wheel then I seen on the radio service air bag I rushed home but before I got home my air bag deployed inches away from my chest . I made it home safe I am just am still dazed at the whole experience.

My son wrecked his car and it rolled multiple times and none of the air bags went off he was driving and his car struck a guardrail and continued in motion and rolled multiple times he was cut from the car.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. While attempting to reverse the vehicle, the air bags deployed in the contact's face without warning or impact. The contact required medical attention. The vehicle was at the contact's home awaiting inspection by the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. Consumer writes in regards to airbag recall problems. The consumer was informed the part was not available. Also, the consumer experienced a problem with the key, which was previously recalled.

2005 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to ignition lock cylinder recall. The consumer stated the vehicle stalled, as she was arriving at a busy intersection. The vehicle had to be towed, because the she was unable to re-start the vehicle. According to the invoice, the ignition cylinder was replaced.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, smoke started to emit from behind the steering wheel. The contact mentioned that within a couple of minutes, the air bag erroneously deployed without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 158,000.

"service air bag" warning message on radio console: 2 chimes, and text: "service air bag" problem occurs approx. 50% of time. Usually occurs a few minutes after starting and driving and also usually occurs only once per drive cycle.

Takata recall on 01/10/2012 , I was in a crash ,, involving a air bag depolyment in which , the air bar deployed durring a crash , , I rear ended a car after it had stopped suddendly after a pediestrain had crossed the street , unexpectally , ,, after the sudden deployment of the air bag , so much materail had blowen out of the air bag , hitting my hand , most of the injury was on my face area mouth was bleeding as the materail had struck my mouth area , ,, I thought the car was on fire , from the smoke and materail exploided out of it , I had a hard time sleeping and was very distrubed by it , the car was towed to the junk yard , as the insurance company took the car , as it was junked , can provide police report and insurance documents , just need some time to retrive them ,.

Complete and total lock up of power setaring; battery light flicks on and then everything locks up until you relace the gas peddle for about 3 seconds. My lights randomly flash and rear bulbs on the driver side blow every 3 days. My turn signals will spraticaly blink and the wiper blades go off with out warning or being prompted. Even with no keys near or in the car it will not turn over to start the car until you floor the gas peddle and hold it there for 3-5 seconds. My raido reads at - all the time and the cd player has never worked correctly. When going from 0 to 50 getting on the parkway (highway) the whole car locks up and loses power including the stearing radio and lights unless you completely relese the gas then start to go again. Im so highly frustraited and chevy refuses to fix it even though these are all recalled problems but my VIN doesnt fall in there "bracket".