2000 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

EVERY 50 OR SO ATTEMPTS AT STARTING MY 2000 MALIBU THE CAR WON'T START UNLESS I LEAVE THE IGNITION SET TO "ON" FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN FROM AN OFF POSITION TO AN ON POSITION. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V224000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO TEXAS FROM MISSOURI, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 70 AND ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND ON A BRIDGE WITH KNOW SHOULDER,AND MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU JUST SHUTS OFF ,NO WARNING AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI 18 WHEELER ON THE BRIDGE, I FINALLY GOT OFF THE BRIDGE ,AND 15 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN AND I GO ANOTHER 20-30- MILES AGAIN SAME PROBLEM,SO A CHEVY DEALER IN ARK BY THE NAME OF PETUS .WORKS ON MY CAR ,PUT A MAP SENSOR ON CAR AND CHARGES ME $158.00 AND TELLS ME IT IS FIXED. AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED,WELL 100 MILES DOWN THE ROADS IT HAPPEN AGAIN,WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, AND THE LAST 60 MILES I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AT $4.00 A MILE . I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I NEED ANSWER, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO MY HOME IN MISSOURI, IF NEED TO MY MOTHER IS SICK AND I AM STUCK AND AFRAID TO TRAVEL FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN. I THINK IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHEVY WITH THE MALIBU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HER FATHER CHECKED THE FUSE AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL; HOWEVER, HE DISCOVERED THAT BY WIGGLING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THE LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE, BUT FAIL SHORTLY AFTER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). AS OF JUNE 2, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,550 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,579. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES (TOO OFTEN!) WILL ERRONEOUSLY PREVENT ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I'M USING THE ORIGINAL GM KEYS - NOT COPIES!! EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT - YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY AGAIN - AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU -- THEFT ALERT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. CAR WOULD NOT START. WAIT 10 MIN TO RESET -CAR WOULD THEN START--GMC SOLUTION NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY-- I GET IT DONE-- LIGHT IS STILL ON--THE AUTO WILL NOT START SOMETIMES --10 MIN RESET IT WILL START--- DO I GET ANOTHER IGNITION SET 1 YR. LATER??? I CAN NOT TRUST THIS AUTO TO START ------------------I HAVE SPOKEN TO 4 OTHER 2000 2001 CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY ARE GOING THRU THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS RECURRING PROBLEM ---- ____--DURING THIS PROBLEM WE ALL HAVE A BUILD UP OF CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE POLE OF THE BATTERY. PLEASE RESPOND [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 200 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO REPAIR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE- ONCE AT 92,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE EATS THROUGH THE GASKETS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE GOV.'T LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 100,000.00 MILES. THE SPEEDS ON THE FAN DID NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AROUND 50,000. MILES THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK . I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH WERE COVERED BUT THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT SHOULD BREAK DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND TURNING LEFT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. I DID EVENTUALLY GET A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT WAS WAY AFTER IT WAS FIXED. GM MAKES JUNK AND THE GOV.'T SHOULD HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

I OWN A 200 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO REPAIR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE- ONCE AT 92,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE EATS THROUGH THE GASKETS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE GOV.'T LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 100,000.00 MILES. THE SPEEDS ON THE FAN DID NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AROUND 50,000. MILES THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK . I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH WERE COVERED BUT THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT SHOULD BREAK DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND TURNING LEFT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. I DID EVENTUALLY GET A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT WAS WAY AFTER IT WAS FIXED. GM MAKES JUNK AND THE GOV.'T SHOULD HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIGNAL TURN LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL REAR END CRASHES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PUSH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON TO OPERATE THE TURN SIGNALS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU , BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T CRANK, OR A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IF IT DOES CRANK IT STALLS LOOSES ALL POWER ,AND THEN WON'T CRANK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IF NOT I MIGHT HAVE TO BEAT WITH MY HAND ON THE DASH JUST UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR ALL POWER TO REGAIN ITS SELF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2008, BUT MY HUSBAND GOT IT DOING RIGHT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF TAPPING THE COMPUTER PART OF THE SWITCH FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASH WITH A SCREW DRIVER HANDLE EVERY TIME HE WENT TO CRANK IT. IT DID FINE UP UNTIL RECENTLY , ABOUT SOMEWHERE IN FEBRUARY OF 2011, IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, DEALERSHIP CAN SEEM TO TELL ME NOTHING, THEY HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER RUNNING IT ON A COMPUTER OVER NIGHT, ALL BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THEY SAID CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, HOW DUMB. I AM POOR, CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. I LOVE MY MALIBU APART FROM WHAT IT IS DOING TO ME, I HAVE 2 KIDS, SMALL KIDS, THEY ARE WITH ME 24/7 AND THE CAR WILL JUST DIE ON ME LEAVING ME TO USE ALL ,Y STRENGTH AND POWER TO STEER AND STOP THE CAR ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO TOP IT OFF MY AIR ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE, AND BEING STUCK LIKE THAT IN THE HEAT FROM THIS STATE OF ALABAMA, IS NOT FUN OR HEALTHY FOR MY 2 KIDS OR ME. I JUST WANT IT TO WORK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO . I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR A SWITCH AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM, MY CAR SURGES, AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER , BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX IT NOW.BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, WHAT IF IT DIES ON ME LIKE THAT AND IT WILL AT HIGH SPEEDS ,AND SOMEONE NOT PAYING ATTENTION RUNS ME AND MY 2 KIDS OVER. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, I DON'T WANT A NEW CAR, I JUST WANT MY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LAMPS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. HE CANNOT USE THE TURN SIGNALS TO INDICATE HIS INTENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $300 TO HAVE THE COMPONENT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

CAR DROVE WELL FOR 4 YEARS NO PROBLEM, THEN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT MOST OF THE TIME DOESN'T, HAVE HAD BULBS CHANGED MANY TIMES, BRAND NEW BULBS, SIGNALS WORKS WHEN THEY WANT TO. I'VE BEEN HONKED AT & CARS HAVE BLEW THEIR HORNS AT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO TURN SOMETIMES & IT FAILS TO WORK,THEN I SAW RECALL ON INTERNET. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE END OF 2000 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AT AROUND THE SAME TIME (THANKSGIVING) IN 2001. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT IN 2002 AND MY MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AGAIN. HE SUGGEST TO REPLACE THEM SOON. IT COST $900 TO GET IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME WHICH WAS NOT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. I JUST PAID THE CAR OFF AND HAVE TO FORK OUT ANOTHER $700-900 TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO GM THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF GASKETS PROBLEMS IN SEVERAL CHEVY MODELS ESPECIALLY THE MALIBU, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND NO COMPENSATION HAS BEEN AWARDED TO ALL THOSE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO TRUST THE CHEVY NAME. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN. PONTIAC HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOME OF ITS CARS A FEW YEARS BACK AND RECALLED ALL MODELS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM. WHY WONT CHEVY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A LEMON LAW ON THE CHEVROLET MALIBU!!! I AM SURPRISED THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN FILED AGAINST GM FOR SELLING SUCH A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!!! I HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH RESULT FROM THIS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE CAR!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH COOLANT. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT VERIFIED HIS VIN; HOWEVER, IT WAS INVALID. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

WHILE WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF SOME COMPONENT IN THE GASOLINE STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEM. WE SMELLED GAS AND SAW IT BEING SPILLED ON THE ROAD BEHIND US. WE PULLED OVER, CUT OFF AND EXITED THE CAR. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF EXITING THE CAR, IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BURNED OR HURT, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC INJURY WAS APPARENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. AS PER GM MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS BASED ON MY VIN#. THE COST FOR THE PART IS UNDER $30 BUT THE COST FOR LABOR AT THE CHEVY DEALER IS MORE THAN $200 FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST $300. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THIS PART MYSELF AND MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD'S ARE IN WORKING ORDER. I PAID THE $30 FOR THE PART AND IT TOOK ME LESS THAT 6 MINUTES TO REPLACE. NOW SINCE I'M SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND A CAR, IT UPSETS ME THAT A DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE THAT MUCH. SINCE THE PART FOR THE RECALL FIXED MY PROBLEM AND GM SAYS IT HAD NO RECALLS I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY ME FOR THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE STATED IN THE PAST THAT IF THEY FOUND THAT THIS WOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. IT'S ONLY FAIR SINCE THEY WOULD CHARGE ME IN THE FIRST PLACE TO MAKE THE REPAIR SINCE IN THEIR SYSTEM MY CAR DOES NOT NEED ANY RECALLS. I COULD SEE THEM CHARGING FOR AN HOUR OF LABOR, PARTS AND TAX. BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $100. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND OUT. THANKS. *TR

AUTO THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND CAR WILL NOT START. CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER. IF CAR DOES NOT START AFTER THIS, IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY TO START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT IN 2001. WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED EVERYWHERE. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER AND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING - ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT TURNING SIGNAL/WIPER WASHER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR UNTIL CALIPERS REPLACED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VARIOUS EMISSIONS AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (03043) (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) FOR THIS SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED HOT. THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE LEVEL. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CARMAX AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED THE FAILURE. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED.

2000 CHEVY MALIBU MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. CUSTOMER RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THIS REPAIR. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. GM STILL REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED 7 MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, SHE SOON BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT HER LOCAL DEALER, HOWEVER LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER, SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SERVICE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER 150,000 MILES AND WAS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE HAZARD SWITCH. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V327000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. *JB

THE ANTI-THEFT IGNITION LOCK DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS EVERY DAY, 3 OR MORE TIMES IN MOST CASES, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND EVEN THEN IT MAY NOT START AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MORE MINUTES, NOW ITS NOT A "CRASH YOUR CAR THROUGH A BUILDING AND KILL PEOPLE" TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT IT IS A "SIT IN YOUR CAR IN A TERRIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PRAY YOU DONT GET RAPED, MURDERED, ROBBED, ETC" PROBLEM. I RECENTLY WAS WORKING IN INNER CITY BALTIMORE AND WAS REQUIRED TO PARK MY CAR ON GREENMOUNT AVENUE, WHICH IS THE WORST OF THE WORST AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE ME AN HOUR TO START MY CAR!!!!!!!!! THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS AND THIS IS THE REASON NOBODY WANTS TO BUY AMERICAN MADE CARS ANYMORE!!!!!! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY GM!!!!!!!!!! I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY $300+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. GM SHOULD PAY FOR IT AND ALSO REMOVE THIS DEVICE FROM ALL OF THIER VEHICLES. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT A WELL THOUGHT OUT THEFT DETERRENT. AND FURTHER MORE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES ON MY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE "NOTORIOUS" ON THESE CARS. THE WHOLE ENTIRE BRAND SHOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I WANT SOME SATISFACTION, THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND I CURRENTLY DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, AND I MAY NEVER HAVE THE MONEY SEEING AS HOW IT CONSTANTLY MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK AND I MAY LOSE MY JOB BECAUSE OF IT! WAY TO GO CHEVY-THUMBS UP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS APPEARED TO BE BLACK DUE TO SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MELTED AND BURNED. THE FAILURE EXTENDED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HE HEARD BUZZING AND TAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON MAINLY ON HUMID DAYS AND THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR AT LEAST A TEN MINUTE WAIT. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WAIT 2 OR 3 TIMES. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL SINCE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 06/2007 FROM A INDEPENDENT SALESMAN. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS THEY WILL COME ON SOMETIME THEN SOMETIME THEY DON'T SHOW AFTER I TURN THEM ON. I CHECK FUSES AND THINGS EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I AM SCARED WHEN I TURN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. *TR

FROM THE TIME I GOT MY CAR IN 6/07, I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SYSTEM HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. 1 AND 2 WON'T WORK AND THE AC POWER LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND RESETTING IT TO PULL THE AIR FROM OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF CIRCULATE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING IN THE MORNING AND HAVING TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING, BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT 2 MONTHS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK, I FEEL THE CAR JOLT SLIGHTLY AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVING, AND WHILE IN PARK PRESSED THE GAS TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO, AND WHILE MY FOOT WAS STEADY ON GAS, THE RPM WENT UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY. MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT MOTOR BRIEFLY AND SAID I HAD A BAD SENSOR. *TR

SMALL LEAK DEVELOPED AT REAR OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. CAUSED OVERTEMP AND ALL COOLANT BOILED OUT. @ $800.00 TO REPAIR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE 2 SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS INFORMED ME THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL, TO THE EXTENT THE DEFECT IS POSTED ON ALL REPAIR DATA BASES. IT IS VERY COMMON TO SUSTAIN A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.

I OWN A 2000 MALIBU WITH A PASSLOCK PROBLEM, JUST LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER SUCKERS. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINUTES TO START THE CAR. GREAT FEATURE! *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND I OWNED IT SINCE 2007 JULY...SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS...WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING MY CAR I WOULD USE MY SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND IT WOULD MAKE A CRACKLE SOUND AND STOP WORKING COMPLETLEY I WOULD THEN TRY TO USE MY HAZARD THEY WOULD DO THE SAME THING MAKE A CRACKLE SOUND AND NOT WORK..ALSO WITH MY HEADLIGHTS MY PROBLEM WITH THEM IS THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY STAY ON EVEN WHEN MY CAR IS COMPLETELY OFF AM TALKING KEYS OUT OF THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING I WOULD HAVE TO POP MY HOOD AND MOVE AROUND THE FUSES TILL THE CAR LIGHTS FINALLY TURN OFF..I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND ALL THEY DID WAS GIVE ME A HARDTIME TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT MY VIN# IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST...BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT THERE HAZARDLIGHTS SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS NOT ONLY THAT THE NHTSA DOSE NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SPECIFIC VIN# FOR THE RECALLS IT JUS SAYS THAT THIS IS RECALLS ON 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KEEPING CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

IN HOT AND HUMID OR WET WEATHER, MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM GOES INTO FAIL SAFE/STANDBY MODE WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE WHICH RENDERS MY VEHICLE UNABLE TO START FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS LEFT ME INNUMERABLE TIMES STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES IN RATHER DANGEROUS LOCATIONS SUCH AS ILL-LIGHTED PARKING LOTS AFTER DARK. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE FAILURES RECENTLY BEGAN TO INCREASE, SO I RESEARCHED INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DISABLING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT FAILS TO DO LITTLE MORE THAN CAUSE A HEADACHE FOR MY MECHANICS. TO MY DISMAY, I FOUND THAT CHEVY'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN BY ANY METHOD SHORT OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF RE-WIRING PROJECT. TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED TEMPORARILY, I COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED BY CHEVROLET FOR SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $450. NOTE THAT I SAID TEMPORARY BECAUSE FROM THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE REPAIR DONE, IT WILL NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER AS THE IGNITION WEARS DOWN ONCE MORE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BY STORIES I HEAR ABOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT DRIVERS HAVE HAD WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHERE THE CAR ENGINE TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND REQUIRES THAT THE DRIVER PULL OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS TO ME. GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO EVERY MODEL OF CAR THAT HAS HAD THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN PLACE SINCE PASSLOCK'S INCEPTION, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS MADE BY CHEVROLET IN ALMOST 10 YEARS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT CHEVROLET IS MORE INTERESTED IN PROFITING FROM CONTINUALLY REPAIRING A SYSTEM THAT WE COULD JUST GET RID OF AND NOT IN THE SAFETY OF ITS CONSUMERS. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL ON ALL CHEVROLET'S WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL FILTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MOST RECENT FUEL FILTER CHANGE WAS ON JUNE 20, 2007 AND IT NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ON JULY 17, 2007. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FUEL FILTER, BUT SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF IT APPLIES TO HER VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TURN INDICATORS AND FLASHERS NOT WORKING. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM IM HAVING IS WITH MY WIFE'S 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS WILL CAUSE A NUMBER OF DEATHS AND CRASHES IF NOT ALREADY BUT NO ONE HAS FIGURED IT OUT YET. THE CAR WILL NOT START AT THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME MAYBE WHEN SHE MAY ONE DAY MAY BE TRYING GET AWAY FROM A RAPIST OR A MURDER. AND NO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THERE ARE OVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE SOMEONE CHILD OR WIFE THAT IS RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR MAYBE THE CAR TURN OFF ON I-95 WHILE THEY WERE DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A 18 WHEELER MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED THAT COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND IGNITION SWITCH. TO THE POINT THE CAR WILL CUT OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT NO WARNING, AND IF YOU MAKE IT SAFE TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING THE CAR WILL NOT START IF YOU TRY TO. YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO TRY TO START IT. THERE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM CHEVY IS NOT HELP OUT ANY. IT WILL NOT GIVE A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY SKIP AROUND WITH UNEEDED REPAIRS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. AND WHO IS TO SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT MANY HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS THAT MAY NOT KNOWN ABOUT THIS. IT IS A DEATH TRAP AND NEEDS TO HAVE A LOOK INTO. THANKS *TR

TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BOUGHT FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP. REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. COST TO REPAIR: $125 TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH. BANDAID SOLUTION: BANG THE DASH UNTIL THE SIGNAL WORKED. *TR

THE CAR BEGAN LOCKING UP WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKING. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL YOU WAITED 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO STOP BLINKING. THIS CAN HAPPEN TWO OR THREE TIMES IN A ROW, AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT.*AK

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS 3 YEARS., APPROXIMATELY WITH FREQUENT LOW COOLANT LEVELS AND LOW OIL LEVELS, IN ADDITION TO NOTICING A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF. I WAS INFORMED RECENTLY , DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN MAY, 2007, OF A COMMON PROBLEM OFTEN OBSERVED IN GM 3.1 L AND 3.4L V-6 ENGINES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED AND ALLOWED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AND OIL SYSTEMS. THE OIL SYSTEM LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM, CLOGGING THE FLOW OF ENGINE COOLANT AND DAMAGING OTHER SYSTEMS, GASKETS AND FLUIDS. THE COOLANT LEAKE D INTO THE OIL SYSTEM AS WELL, CAUSING ENGINE WEAR.*AK NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL COST ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER GASKETS AFFECTED BY THIS LEAK. THE MAIN EXPENSE IS FOR THE LABOR TO REACH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MID-ENGINE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL GM 3.1L AND 3.4L V-6 ENGINES SINCE 1996, AND THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, IN SPITE OF THE FREQUENCY OF THIS COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE THIS ENGINE'S PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I BELIEVE I AM JUSTIFIED IN REQUESTING THAT GM COVER THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS TO REPLACE THIS LEAKING GASKET BEFORE THE ENGINE IS DESTROYED.

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU THAT HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNALS AND GENERAL OTHER SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS. NOW ON MULTIPLE OCCURANCES THE CAR WILL NOT START WITH THE OEM KEY AND WIRELESS CONTROLLER. THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY LEAVING ME UNABLE TO START THE CAR... THE CAR CRANKS BUT THE THEFT SYSTEM DISABLES THE CAR FROM TURNING OVER OR FULLY STARTING. I HAVE SENT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY FINALLY "PINNED DOWN" THE ISSUE AND ARE REQUESTING OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE INGITION MODULE. I HAVE READ ENOUGH ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS AND THE AUTO REPAIR (NON-DEALERSHIP) HAS ADMITTED TO "FIXING" THIS PROBLEM ON MANY MAILBU'S PRIOR TO MINE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES, INCURRED OVER $375 IN TOWING AND AUTO SHOP EXPENSES...

4-2007 GAS WAS POOLING AROUND ENGINE, REPLACED INTAKE GASKET, NEXT TIME I DROVE CAR , SAME PROBLEM,THEY HAD TO DO OVER ( THEIR DIME) BECAUSE FAILED TO REPLACE O-RING. 9-06-07 WOULD NOT START AT GAS STATION, 9-13-07 PASS LOCK SYS. INSTALLED IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER. 11-13-09 TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING, BETWEEN 11-13-09 @ 4-07-2010 , I HAVE BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SIGNALS FAILED OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOLD ME, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY COULD SEE IT FAIL, WHICH IT DID ON 4-07-2010 WHILE I WAS CLOSE TO SHOP. FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY BAD, REPLACED. 6-10-10 HARMONIC BALANCER WORN AND SERPENTINE BELT & SEAL REPLACED. 2-23-12 WATER PUMP LEAKING, REPLACED. 6-14-12 REPLACED SPARKS PLUGS, WIRES, COMPLETE INJECTION FLUSH. 9-14-2012 STRONG FUEL SMELL (FUMES) INSIDE CAR AND UNDER HOOD, PERFORMED FUEL LEAK TEST, NO VISUAL SIGNS OF FUEL LEAK. CHECKED VENT CANISTER, GAS CAP, NO FUEL CODES. HAVE BEEN FUMES SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUT BY THE TIME I DROVE TO SHOP COULD NOT SMELL FUMES. 4-22-13 FUMES VERY STRONG INSIDE CAR AND UNDER HOOD, DROVE TO SHOP AND THEY COULD SMELL FUMES , PUT IT UP ON RACK AND CHECKED ALL UNDERNEATH, NO SIGN OF LEAK UNDER CAR OR UNDER HOOD. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT SAY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION IS ONLY WAY. WHY ON 6-10-2010 NEED TO REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT AND SEAL AND AGAIN ON 2-08-2013 REMOVE AND REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT AND BELT TENSIONER?? WHEN THIS CAR REACHED 62,000 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT AND NOW I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE, GAS IS LEAKING SOMEWHERE!!!! I ONLY HAVE 97,461 MILES. IS NOT THERE SOME WAY OR SOMEONE WHO CAN FIND ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 50 MPH AND THEN SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO MERGE ONTO THE MEDIAN IN ORDER TO AVOID THE BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SIGNAL LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 50,000.*AK

UPON STARTING THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK, THE FUEL GAUGE READ AS EMPTY, THE GEAR INDICATOR DIDN'T LIGHT UP. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR UP TO 2 MINUTES, THEN EVERYTHING WOULD COME ON. THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEDAN WITH RUSTED LEFT AND RIGHT BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE K FRAME AND HOLD THE STEERING ARM**CC THE CONSUMER HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *JB

2000 CHEVY MALIBU INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, 800.00 TO FIX. REPLACED GASKET AT DEALER, TOLD CAR WAS A FIXED AND THEN THE HEAD GASKET FAILS, WITHIN HOURS OF LEAVING REPAIR SHOP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, DETAILS RE: THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT IN THE MANUAL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS OF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, UNLESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IS USED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,778. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB