2005 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT A HOLE WAS MELTED INTO THE AMBER TURN SIGNAL HEADLIGHT LENS, EXPOSING THE HOUSING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AMBER LENSES ON THE LEFT AND FRONT TURN SIGNALS SHOWED BLACK BURN MARKS; SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OR LACK OF VENTILATION FROM HEAT GENERATED BY THE LAMPS

BOTH THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL AMBER BULB HOUSING KEEPS MELTING TO THE BULB AND ALSO THE LIGHT SOCKETS , OEM AND AFTER MARKET ONES. *TR

MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX INDICATED THAT A TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS OUT AND WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB I NOTICED, NOT ONLY THAT THE BULB ITSELF WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BURNED AT THE SOCKET, BUT ALSO THAT THE BLINKER PLASTIC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY MELTED. I CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR AND EVEN THOUGH THAT BULB IS STILL FUNCTIONING, THE PLASTIC BLINKER HOUSING IS STARTING TO MELT ON THAT SIDE AS WELL. CLEARLY THE BULBS ARE BURNING WAY TO HOT TO BE MELTING THE PLASTIC HOUSING AND I WOULD ASSUME SINCE THE BULB ITSELF WAS BURNED THAT THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE OF BOTH POTENTIAL FIRE RISK AND NOW WATER DAMAGE SINCE THE BLINKER HOUSING IS COMPROMISED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE HEADLIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT THE BULBS BURNED OUT AND MELTED THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LENSES WERE MELTED ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LENSES THREE TIMES IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONNECTION FOR THE LIGHT BULBS WERE BURNED OUT BUT THE LIGHT ITSELF CONTINUED WORKING. THE FUSE FOR THE LIGHT BULB HAD NOT FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS WOULD FAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,987. UPDATED 9/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LACK OF THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AND COULD RESULT IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPDATED 09/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS MELTED AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR DIFFERENT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND PERFORM THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS (LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE MELTED THE PLASTIC HOUSING SURROUNDING THEM. BULBS BURNOUT EASILY. EVIDENCE OF MELTED PLASTIC IS A CONCERN FOR OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BLOW OUT CONSISTENTLY, USUALLY DAMAGING THE SOCKET IN THE PROCESS. *TT

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB BUT THE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WIRES WERE MELTED INTO THE BULB SOCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. KMJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING AND BURNING OUT, CAUSING THEIR PLASTIC COVERS TO MELT. 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 MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

IN BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, THERE IS AN AMBER PLASTIC COVER WHICH COVERS THE BULB THAT IS ALWAYS ON, AS PART OF THE REGULAR RUNNING LIGHTS, AND ALSO FOR TURN SIGNALS. THE LIGHT HAS BURNED A HOLE, ABOUT 1 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER, IN THE TOP OF THE AMBER LENS. THE EDGE OF THE LENS IS BLACK ALL AROUND FROM THE BURNING. IS MY CAR UNIQUE? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS? AND MOST IMPORTANT, IS THERE ANY DANGER OF A FIRE STARTING?

WHILE CLEANING PLASTIC HEAD/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, I NOTICED BOTH AMBER DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL LENS ARE MELTED AT THE TOP AND BURNED FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULBS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE IN OPERATIVE. THE WIRES ALSO BEGAN TO MELT THE BULB, CAUSING THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. HAVE REPLACED THE LAMP NOW 4 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2011. THE AMBER COVER SEEMS TO BE MELTING DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT AS THE BULB IS ALSO THE RUNNING LIGHTS WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE ON THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE REPLACED WITH THE RECOMMENDED BULB AND ALSO THE LONG LIFE BULB. THE RECOMMEND BULB WILL LAST ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THE LONG LIFE I GET ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS ON IT. THIS IS ONLY HAPPENING ON THE LEFT FRONT, NOT ON THE RIGHT FRONT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS MELTED THE LENS COVER, CAUSING A HOLE. WITH THE HOLE IN THE COVER, WATER WAS ABLE TO ENTER CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT LAMPS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

TL* 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.

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT,HAVE REPLACED BULBS A FEW TIME AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

DRIVER SIDE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BULB SOCKET CAUSES BULB BASE TO MELT AND CAUSE A SHORTAGE. IN ONE YEAR BULB HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. BULB MANUFACTURER SENT ME HEAVY DUTY REPLACEMENT BULBS TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEY SUGGEST THAT GM IS AWARE OF. TWO HEAVY DUTY BULBS HAVE ALSO GONE BAD WITH MOST RECENT MELTING THE BASE WITHIN TWO DAYS. PROBLEM IS NO DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL. PASSENGER SIDE BULB WAS REPLACED ONCE, LIKELY UNDER NORMAL WEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING LIGHTS BURNED OUT AND ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS 3 TIMES SINCE OWNED CAR. SOMETHING IS WRONG TO MAKE IT BURN OUT TURN SIGNAL AND MELT THE LENS AND CONNECTORS. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 12/13/11

THE TURN SIGNAL BULB GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERINGS HAD HOLES MELTED INTO THEM, AND WERE UNREPAIRABLE. I ALSO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WITH THE BULB SPECIFIED IN TSB #06-08-42-004B WHICH SPECIFIES USE OF THE OSRAM 3157 LCP BULB, GM PART NUMBER 13502322. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE HEADLAMPS REPLACED AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME, BECAUSE THE ORANGE PLASTIC COVERING THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE HOLES IN IT AGAIN. I FIRST HAD MY HEADLAMPS REPLACED ON 07/20/2010, AND TODAY IS 07/18/2011, SO IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *KB

MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY 2005 CHEVORLET MALIBU FRONT PARKING LIGHTS. THE PARKING LIGHTS BULB SOCKET HAS MELTED THROUGH THE SOCKET AND MELTED THE PLASTIC ORANGE RELFECTOR AROUND THE BULB. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD THAT WAS LUCKILY FOUND EARLY ENOUGH BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS CAUSED MY LIGHT HOUSING TO BECOME DISCOLORED AND HAS MADE MY HEADLIGHTS LESS BRIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF BULBS AND I HAVE NOW REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I DO STILL HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AS WELL TO SHOW FOR REFERENCE OF HOW MUCH THE LIGHT HAS MELTED THE SOCKET AND THE PLASTIC ORANGE HOUSING AROUND THE BULB. *TR

SHORTAGE IN TURN SIGNALS. *TR