2004 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE HORN IS NOT WORKING. CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW HOW LONG SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT A HORN. SHE NOTICED IT ON SATURDAY JUNE 18, 2005. THE CONTACT HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. GM STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR HER. EVERY SINCE GM CLOSED THE FILE FOR HER ACCOUNT SHE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 13,890 MILES, MADE APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE, WORK WAS DONE ON CAR, DROVER 150 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALERHAS H MY CAR FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO HAVE AN EGINEER FOR THE MANUFACTURING PLANT COME WORK ON THE CAR. TODAYS DATE IS JUNE 16 2005, I AM GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS MATTER I JUST WISH THE MANUFACTURE WOULD BUY THIS CAR BACK. SO I CAN BUY ANOTHER CAR.

KEY IS NOT RELEASED FROM IGNITION UNLESS SHIFT LEVER IS PUT AGAIN BACK IN DRIVE AND THEN PARK AFTER CAR IS OFF. GM HAS REPLACED BOTH IGNITION COMPONENTS AND SHIFT COMPONENTS BUT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM SINCE CAR WAS NEW, MALIBU 2004 LT, AND IT MEANS SOMETIMES HAVING TO LEAVE CAR WITH KEY IN IGNITION IF CAN'T REMOVE IT.

WHEN STARTING/DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH KEYS GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION.*MR *MR

NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT. 2004 MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENLY NOT STARTING. PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 6000+ MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT BECOMES FREQUENT PROBLEM. LAST EPISODE WAS ON 12/8/04. ALSO HAVE HAD WARNING COME UP ON REGARDING THE POWERS TEERING, TOOK TO DEALER. THEY HAD TO "REPROGRAM THE CAR". HAVEN'T HAD THAT PROBLEM SINCE. VERY CONCERNED OVER THE ISSUE OF CAR NOT STARTING. WORRIED IT MY QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSE ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ALL GAUGES FAILED. CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW THE SPEED. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM . WANTEDS TO BUY THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONSUMER. *AK

FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES I WOULD BE COMPLETELY STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY MALIBU WOULD GO COMPLETELY DEAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT HOME AND THE CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. ALSO, AT TIMES WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE CAR WOULD TAKE 3 TIMES TO START. THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE WOULD JUST CLICK LIKE THE ENGINE WASN'T TURNING OVER SO TO SPEAK, THEN THE OTHER ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON IT WOULD JUST MAKE THIS GOD AWFUL NOISE LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START BUT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I AM CURRENTLY FILING THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. *JB

THE LIGHT WITH A WRENCH CAME ON MANY TIMES. HAD CAR SERVICED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES (2/19/04, 3/04/04, AND 03/11/04). AFTER THE THIRD SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT LOOSE GROUND AT LEFT CORE SUPPORT WAS THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRVING OR SITTING THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF AT ANYTIME, INCLUDING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TURNING ON/OFF WHILE THE ALARM GOING OFF. TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CAR COULD START/TURN OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN. TURNED INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT NUMEROUS TIMES AND PROBLEM NOT FIXED, THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND REMOVED THE ACCESSORY ALARM, BUT FACTORY SECRURIT SYSTEM WOULD STILL GO OFF. IT IS CUURENTLY IN THE SHOP TODAY 4/29/04 FOR THE 3RD TIME TO BE "FIXED" AGAIN. WHILE THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING THE INFOMATION PANEL (TRIP MILES, MPG, AVERAGE SPEED, OIL LIFE,ETC.) WOULD RESET.

KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WILL NOT COME OUT. CHEVY SERVICE BUFFED KEY, GRAPHITED LOCK, BUT STILL THE KEY IS GETTING STUCK! SERVICE SAID THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO WHICH IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!!! IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR!!*AK