2000 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD MALFUNCTION OR FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIDDLING WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH, THE INDICATOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. STEVENS CREEK CHEVROLET (3640 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95117; (408) 490-0013) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900.

"TAKATA RECALL" I CURRENTLY OWN THIS VEHICLE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO USE THE BLINKERS OR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON ALL YOU HEAR IS A LOUD ALARM SOUNDING NOSIE. THEY DO NOT COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I KNOW THEY WORK SOME TIMES BUT IT'S VERY FEW AND IN BETWEEN . I SEEN THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS IN THE PAST FOR THIS ON THIS CAR BUT THE ELDERLY LADY WASN'T AWARE OF THEM . IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO UNDER THE RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THERE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SOUR LAKE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8/2983536744. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS LAMPS FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON TO MAKE A TURN. THE TURN SIGNAL DIDN'T WORK.SINCE THEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DIDNT. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO TRY TO TRIGGER THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER THIS YEAR (2014). IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD TRY TO ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BULB AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ABRUPTLY STRIKE THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. . UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS WORKED SOMETIMES, BUT NO OFTEN. UPDATED 08/02/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,663.

I HAVE REPLACED MY TAIL LIGHT BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL NOW THE ENTIRE BULB PANEL ONCE ON EACH SIDE. THE DESIGN AND THE SEAL ALLOWS FOR WATER TO ENTER AND HOLD WATER IN THE COVERING/REFLECTORS WHICH IN TURN CAUSE RUSTING AND BLOWN BULBS. AT THIS POINT I NOW NEED A WHOLE NEW WIRING HARNESS DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS ANOTHER NEW BULB PANEL. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHOM ALSO HAVE THE SAME CARS WHO CAN NOT KEEP TAIL LIGHTS WORKING EITHER. I NOTICE AS I DRIVE AROUND MANY, MANY OTHERS ON THE ROAD HAVE NO VISIBLE LIGHTS I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS FOR THE SAME REASON. I AM PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FREQUENTLY FOR THIS AS WELL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED A CITATION YET AS I HAVE A SPOILER , REAR WINDOW, AND BOTH BREAK LIGHTS THAT ARE WORKING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS BY MANY MECHANICS OVER THE YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF REAR LIGHTS AND OWNERS NOT KNOWING THEY HAVE GONE OUT OR BEING UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE SEALS ARE POOR AND HOLD BOWLS OF WATER CONSTANTLY IN THE COVERS. I OFTEN SEE THE PROBLEM IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS MINE. UNSURE IF THIS IN COMMON OR JUST MY OBSERVATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

MY TURNING SIGNALS HASN'T WORKED IN ABOUT A YEAR SO MY ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS COMPLETELY OFF MY CAR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK A LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I PAID 122.00 THEN I WAS BROWSING THE INTERNET AND I SEEN THAT THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH, TO GET THAT REPLACED PLUS THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY THAT HAD COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND BELT IN ALL I PAID 540.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, VIN [XXX] RECENTLY BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. RECALL 03V327 DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN, AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM CHEVY IMPLEMENTED, DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION # RQ04005 APPLIED TO MY CAR BUT EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2010. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, GM REPLACED FAILED SWITCHES FOR FREE. THEY REFUSE TO DO THIS FOR ME NOW, AS THE PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED. THE RECALL DOESN'T EXPIRE, BUT THE PROGRAM DOES. AS THIS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ISSUE OF THE RECALL, WHY IS THERE AN ALLOWED EXPIRATION FOR THE REMEDY??! THIS MAKES NO SENSE, AND IS ADVERSE TO PUBLIC SAFETY! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS ARE INOPERATIVE. HE CONTACTED GM IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK. I HAVE TO COMMUTE AN HOUR TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY AND I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I HAVE TO MERGE WITH NO BLINKERS. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF THE RECALL. VERY ANNOYING, I DON'T HAVE $300 TO FIX MY BLINKERS. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FRONT EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS:03V327000 AND 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) REFERENCE THE FAILURE, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. ALSO SHE COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 120,000. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SIGNALS FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IF THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD THEN WORK. UPDATED 02/17/10.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING SWITCH TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, FAILS DAILY WHEN TURNED ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IN 2001, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HAZARD INDICATORS WERE ACTIVATED, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED AND WOULD COST $200 TO REPLACE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD AND NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB