general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu - part 1

The brake light stays on the whole time.

1st when got car from local dealer cruise control worked next day still hasn't,interior lights not working with new bulb,brake light on, leaking oil from pan,front end drifting,than at station no power steering. Didnt know wtf,wheels didn't turn,shut off he later was there. Ignition switch will keep turning. Rins battery dead. Im scared power steering will go out while driving. Its a scary thought. Think I will sell . It's the worse recall I've heard of. Can they be fixed.

The car is hard to shift out of park, the break lights stay on while driving and go off when pressed.

Ignition staying stuck alowing starter to continue to turn, day time no break lights , night time break lights stay lit up or flash on and off , fuel gauge drops to empty even when full bounces back and forth empty full , service air bag and check engine lights keep coming on even after they have been reset, cruise control will not engage , hard time to take car out of park even with brake depressed, lower gears on transmission will not engage into 3,2,1 speed, driver seat bracket broke in weld causing seat to be unstable, faulty ignition switch and more this car has less than 150 k on it 148 and some change,,, air bag service light keeps coming on as well as check engine light, this car will not pass any state inspection , and even states with out inspection would advise that the car be recalled.

I'm having an issue where's I'm scared I will be in a car accident. My engine light comes on then my tc light then my car say engine power reduce in the car will just shut off.

I bought my car in 2013 and it's been a decent car. However it is the 2nd Malibu that I've owned and it's got the same issues. The running lights have an electrical error where they short out and melt the actual lights. I'm constantly having to replace the bulbs. I've gotten to where I just turn them off. The 2nd thing happened today. My first Malibu didn't have a sunroof but this one does. I was driving on the interstate when all the sudden I heard this loud explosion, like a gunshot or a semi truck tire blowing up. I look all around me and when I looked up, glass was falling on my head. My sunroof randomly exploded. And according to several mechanical engineers, it's physically impossible for an object flung by another vehicle to shatter a sunroof. Apparently manufacturers have started getting lazy with sunroofs when making cars, so if I were you, I wouldn't buy a car with a sunroof.

My front blinker lights have melted the blinker light housing (the individual plastic globe the bulb resides in). They have to be replaced at a rate of approximately 6 months and I believe it is the car not the lights as I have tried different brands to see if the problem is with the bulbs. **note: as I have not kept a record of the incidents, I have listed the last time as precise date.

2005 Chevrolet Malibu. Customer does not own vehicle anymore. Would like to stop receiving recall notices.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), 14v153000 (steering) and 14v224000 (power train) and stated that the parts needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ne.

2005 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer received a recall notice stating the parts for the vehicle are not in stock. Consumer would like to know if they should wait for the parts or will they be rewarded a new vehicle. Recall # 14v252000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received recall notifications for NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train), NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering), and NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I got an important safety recall message in the mail. So I need to make an appointment and I want to do it online. The reason for being recalled should be in your records.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 141v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); 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. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the parts needed for the repair were unavailable. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would be available. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). The contact mentioned that the vehicle had exhibited the failure related to the steering multiple times. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the parts needed for the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed intermittently. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal functioned immediately after being restarted. The contact mentioned that he received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded the reasonable amount of time for the repairs. The dealer stated the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not taken for diagnostic test. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 87,000. Updated 08/27/lj.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The dealer did not know when the part would arrive. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. The contact stated that the amber lights have burned out and melted the plastic shield. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,370. Rg.

A 2005 Chevrolet Malibu maxx LS. 156964 mileage. The steering wheel emitted a clucking and a creaking noise while making a turn. A clapping repeated noise somewhere in the wheels has appeared also. Blinkers burned out too often and the plastics that cover them are melt down. If it stays more than 10 minutes stopped after driving a while, the temperature gauge start rising to the overheat point, but if you turn on the air conditioning it comes back to the medium reading measurement gauge.

I purchased this vehicle yesterday and upon inspection last night I realized that the orange plastic dome that fits over the lamp for the passenger side blinker is unattached, when my father looked farther into it he became aware that the wires are melted and so is the part of the orange piece that attaches, upon further research it seems that this is a problem that many owners of this model have encountered, is there a recall or something on this to have it replaced?.

The car stops when driving also the exterior light have burned out the casing that holds the bulbs are melted.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the third break light failed to work. The light failed to illuminated intermittently when the break was applied. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic who replaced the bulb, however this failure continued to occur. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 14v252000( electrical system , electronic stability control , exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic , vehicle speed control ). The VIN was not included and the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000. Rg.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while traveling 40 mph, the dash board lights went out. The directional signal sounded without utilizing the left or right hand signal. The emergency flashers were required to be on in order to make a left or right hand turn. The failure recurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was notified and offered no remedy. There were no repairs completed on the vehicle. The failure miles were 9,000 and the current mileage was 9,127. 00.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the exterior headlamps would function intermittently and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to southern Chevrolet (5845 coliseum blvd, alexandria, la), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact indicated that the bulbs were previously replaced and the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the front blinker bulbs were burning the bulb covers. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

The contact owned a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. While traveling approximately 35 mph, the low beam headlamp assembly failed to work. The contact applied the brake pedal, which did not respond and extended to the floorboard. The contact stated that the vehicle spun around and crashed into a guardrail. The contact was unable to confirm if the air bags deployed. The contact was unconscious and was transported to the hospital. The driver sustained head injuries, broken wrists, a punctured and collapsed lung, and additional internal injuries that required medical treatment. The contact also stated that his teeth were fractured from his mouth due to the impact of the crash. A police report was filed. The contact also received several recall notifications pertaining to NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), 14v153000 (steering), and 14v224000 (power train). The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.

I purchased my chevy Malibu maxxx January of just last year and I had to replace my front left head light thinking nothing of just normal maintenance and this was right around August of last year and it is now March of 2013 and I just had to do it again but this go round it seemed more like a short because it stopped working one night driving home from work which I drive a very busy highway at night and that next morning it was working just fine so me being the normal american person I think nothing of it but the following day it goes out fully and when I went to go change the light this time I noticed it had actually burned through the amber color cover of the bulb and also burned the socket up in the vehical. But now get this about the same time last year my aux fuse began to blow over and over not thinking anything about it but now after reading all of these different situations I kinda wonder if the two situations could have anything to do with one another.

I had to buy a transmission for my Malibu and now I am receiving recalls (multiple) # 14152 & #13036 for the same car. However, on the freeway coming home from temecula, CA, south bound on the 15 highway, my transmission was not engaging. No loud sounds, or excess acceleration, nor too much weight (driver and passenger only cargo. ) the engine was on and as I accelerated the engine was going but nothing was propelling us forward. I had to buy a new transmission and pay for labor which came out to a hefty expense. With everything I have read online and forums for these recalls I feel like a reimbursement should be in order if the manufacture even had a slight hesitation of a possible defect.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the front signal indicator was malfunctioning. The contact mentioned that he changed the bulbs which failed to remedy the problem. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact noticed that both head light casings were melted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 91,000.

2005 chevy Malibu front parking light lens melt onto bulb, probably caused by parking lights used as daytime running lights. Also shows heat discoloration on reflective material in light assembly. I've personally inspected over 15 2005 chevy Malibu, all have same issue. Vehicles with more miles showed more damage. Possible fire hazard and once melted enough violates lighting requirements. Tried working with chevy customer service who refused to acknowledge the problem.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. The contact stated that the front running lights were overheating and melting the plastic covers. The failure first started on the passenger side but progressed to both lights. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The contact stated the amber cover on the driver side was melting and looked as if it was starting to melt on the passenger side as well. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.

Front blinkers on 2005 chevy Malibu, one of the bulbs blow about once a month. I have to replace bulb every time.

I had my first problem when I purchased the car. It would jerk & felt it was moving on it's own. Then the lamps would go out and I was replacing the bulbs every month. Then my key starter has failed two times after replacing them. The driver seat has calapsed on the left hand side. The rear seat handle to raise the seats up and down has broken on both passenger side. My lights have burned out on the front driver's side you can see the residue on the cover. The chairs was not scotch guard protected as stated they are very stained even when I tried to was them. In ready some of the others it appear as though mu care had all the defects of my counter parts.

Front right drl bulb keeps going out. . When replaced I noticed the socket appears to be bad and the amber casing is melted. The light has been replaced 3 times in the last 3 months.