2006 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System

I WENT TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BUT THE INSPECTION MACHINE CANT READ THE CAR COMPUTER. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, STILL HAD THE PLASTIC ON IT. THE CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I USED THE RE-CIRCULATE FEATURE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE STARTED. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR A LITTLE BIT. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ALL OVER THE CITY, AND ON THE WAY HOME THE LOUD THUMPING NOISE STARTED AND DID NOT STOP. IT SCARED ME TO DRIVE, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING MAJOR. WE HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. I CONTACTED CHEVY, THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE. I HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES, I CANT BE IN THE HEAT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BASICALLY THEY DIDN'T CARE, THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHER CHEVY'S ARE DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DYING INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 04/11. SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, EACH TIME WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND LET THEM TEST THE BATTERY AND THERE IS ALWAYS A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY.THE BATTERY IS ONLY LASTING FROM 4 TO 6 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ALSO. WE ALSO HAD THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE AS EVERY ONE ELSE WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION IN TENNESSEE, BUT WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE DEALER WE TOOK OUR CAR TO NEW OF THE ISSUES AND NEW THAT THERE WAS A CLAUSE YOU MIGHT SAY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *JS

I BOUGHT CAR FROM LOCAL DEALER AND ON MY WAY HOME I HEARD THE DING AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85N. LUCKILY MY EXIT WAS THE NEXT ONE. CALLED GM DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE NOT A RECALL. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE MANY PEOPLE BESIDES ME HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS POWER STEERING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OUT $600 EACH TIME IT GOES BAD DUE TO ISSUES WHEN MANUFACTURED. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DRIVING DURING THE DAY AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 12/30/10. *LJ UPDATED 04/06/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAILBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE OVERLOADED. HE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS A TSB IN EFFECT BUT THE OWNER WAS CONCERNED SINCE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE BRAKES AFFECT THE CRUISE CONTROL MAKING IT DECELERATE AND THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

WHEN DRIVING CAR POWER STEERING ACROSS RADIO COMES ON STEERING WHEEL LOCKS CAR BEEN DOING THIS EVER SINCE I GOT IT AND WHEN IT REPLACED IT GOES OUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS LAST ONE WAS REPLACED 5 DAYS AGO FROM RECALL N WENT OUT 4 DAYS LATER. *TR

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY CAR HAS HAD A HARD TIME STARTING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. TODAY WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK I TURNED IT TO THE ACC POSITION WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE, ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER I NOTICED THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COME ON AND MY LIGHTS WENT DIM. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY LOCKS ON THE DOORS WERE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING REPEATEDLY. I COULD HEAR CLICKING IN MY DOOR, UNDER THE HOOD, AND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR SOMEWHERE. I READ ONLINE AND FOUND A DISTURBING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, THEY SEEMED TO HAVE A FIX OF KEEPING IT ON THE ACC POSITION UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF, TURN IT OFF AND LEAVE IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT SHOULD WORK! I TRIED IT.... IT DIDN'T WORK. IT JUST WENT CRAZY AGAIN WITH THE FLASHING LIGHT AND CLICKING NOISES. ITS BEEN 5 HOURS AND I STILL CAN NOT TURN ON MY CAR. THE WINDOW IS STUCK OPEN AND I CAN NOT GO TO WORK!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON BLACK ICE, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARD RAIL HEAD-ON. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BODY SHOP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND, A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, NOT THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE IGNITION FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RADIO WAS MAKING UNKNOWN SQUEAKING NOISES. SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED IN HER REARVIEW MIRROR THAT FLAMES WERE PRESENT IN THE REAR INTERIOR SPEAKERS. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE PAPER USED TO MAKE THE SPEAKER GREW TOO HOT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. NO MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPEAKERS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,301.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE LOCKS OPENING AND CLOSING DURING HEAVY RAINSTORMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS IT WAS JUMP STARTED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DURING HEAVY RAINSTORMS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND/OR LIGHTNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY WERE NOT THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CAME STANDARD WITH AN AUTO START FEATURE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 1, 2008. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $2,200 FOR THE REPAIRS. HE FILED COMPLAINT NUMBER 71-625205218 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS ITSELF DOWN AS WELL AS THE ENGINE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ONCE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, SHE MUST LEAVE THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE IT CAN RESTART. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL DOES NOT STATE HOW TO STOP THIS FAILURE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN SOMEONE IS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE VEHICLE, BUT ALWAYS OCCURS WHILE THE CONTACT IS DRIVING. SHE PAID OVER $700 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

3/30/2007. 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. CONTACT STATES THE DRIVERS INFO CENTER CAN NOT BE READ IN DAYLIGHT. *MC *JB

FROM DAY ONE WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR IT DOES NOTHING THEN LET UP AND TURN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND IT STARTS FINE THERE IS NO RYME OR RYTHM IT JUST DOES IT WHENEVER ALSO THE CD PLAYER EJECTS THE CD SAYING CHECK CD IT DOES THIS ALOT IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT GETS REAL HOT OUTSIDE MAKING IT HARD TO LISTEN TO A CD I HAVE HAD CHEVY LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NOTHING GETTING RESOLVED I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE ITS NOT ACTING UP AT THE TIME WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT THEN THEY CANT DIAGNOSE THE PEOBLEM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD HAS 12 SAFETY MESSAGES THAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH DURING THE DAY SUCH AS THE BRAKE FLUIDS, GAS CAP, DOOR LATCHES, ENGINE DISABLED, TAILGATE, POWER STEERING AND AIR BAGS TO NAME A FEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANELS HAVE THE SAME LIGHT INTENSITY FOR ILLUMINATION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CRANK. THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT A REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE.