2006 Chevrolet Malibu Fuel System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOW FUEL GAUGE AND THE FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT TWO FUEL LEVEL SENSORS AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHICH LATER RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE GM STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM IE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS RECALL CAUTIONED THAT INTERMITTENT STALLING MAY CREATE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION THAT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN VEHICLE. AS A RESULT I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS CONDITION CORRECTED ON THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT I ARRIVED WITH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION AND WAS TURNED AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS A LIMITED RECALL AND THE RECALL FOR REPAIR HAD EXPIRED. I WAS ADVISED OF THIS RECALL BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC WHILE IN FOR UNRELATED MAINTENANCE. IT WAS THEN THAT HE INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH GM TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITH NOT CHARGE TO ME. BEFORE I HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL, MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM IE FUEL SYSTEM. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED ON THIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH MINE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND POTENTIAL INJURY TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE. IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT I WILL HAVE TO GET EITHER A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE CLAIM INFORMATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS NECESSARY. THANK YOU *TR

UPON FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL AND TURNING THE KEY ON, THE FUEL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. TURNING THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON MANY TIMES DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, IF DRIVEN SOMETIMES THE GAS LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT TURN OFF ON ITS OWN AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS PROPERLY. HOWEVER, IT SHOWS AFTER 5 MILES OF DRIVING THAT THERE IS ONLY A HALF A TANK EVEN THROUGH THE GAS TANK IS FULL. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION. *TR

I HAD JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK TO FULL. I DROVE DOWN THE STREET FOR A FEW BLOCKS AND THE FUEL GAUGE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT TO EMPTY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE FUEL GAUGE WENT BACK TO FULL. BUT AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, IT WENT BACK DOWN TO EMPTY. I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR FOR WHICH I DID. HOWEVER, UPON RESEARCHING THE LATEST RECALL OF GM'S THAT ADDRESSES THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE (I'M HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO), I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR ISSUE WAS RECALLED PREVIOUSLY. SO I CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. I NEED SOME DIRECTION/GUIDANCE ON HOW TO GET MY VIN INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE SO I MAY BE REIMBURSED. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO SINCE MY MALIBU ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR AS OTHER MALIBU'S? YOUR ASSISTANCE/GUIDANCE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY AND DRIVING AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY, MY LOW FUEL MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL ALL THE TIME, ITS ONE OR THE OTHER NEVER ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. MY LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY I HAVE TO SET MY TRIP SET TO KEEP UP WITH MILEAGE. *TR

WHEN I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK IT STARTED READING INCORRECTLY, AND WOULD SHOW EMPTY. OVER THE PERIOD OF A WEEK THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE SENOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS OVER A $500 COST. *TR

I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2004-2007 ON FUEL PUMPS WITH A PART NUMBER OF TU456. MY FUEL PUMP HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY, AND I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WAS PART OF THE RECALL OR NOT. I AM HOPING THIS IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WAS IN THE RECALL, SO NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF SO I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO FIX THIS AS IN CHEVY FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

I'M HIGHLY UPSET WITH MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS BACK IN JUNE AND I HAD JUST FILLED UP MY CAR AND I DROVE HOME THE CAR WAS FINE. GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO GO TO THE STORE NOT EVEN 30 MINUTES LATER, START THE CAR PULL OUT OF MY APARTMENTS AND IT IMMEDIATELY SAID NO FUEL! SO I FREAKED OUT THINKING SOMEONE STOLE MY GAS OR THE GAS STATION HAD SOME BAD GAS....THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH FROM F TO E. IT'S NOW ALMOST THE MIDDLE OF AUG. AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON 8/2/13 TAKING MY MOTHER TO THE HOSPITAL FOR AN EMERGENCY! SOMETHING AWFUL COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND IT ALL WOULD'VE BEEN BECAUSE I CAN NEVER TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS REALLY IN MY CAR! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS, I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND FROM THIS SITE, COMPLAINT'S GO BACK TO 2011! THAT'S 2 YEARS AND NOBODY HAS TRIED TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED! THERE CAN BE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS!!! I WOULD LOVE TO NOT HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I'M NOT PAYING $600+ TO GET SOMETHING REALLY SIMPLE FIXED BUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DROP THE GAS TANK IT MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE.....PLEASE GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I'M BOUT READY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR BECAUSE OF IT! HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS AND I REFUSE TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A PART THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND WHILE DRIVING FOR A LITTLE BIT THE FUEL GAUGE WHEN TO EMPTY, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE READ LOW FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. ..UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF UPDATED 05/14/12

APPROX A FEW MONTHS BACK I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, AS I STARTED DOWN THE ROAD MY GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND MY FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BY THE NEXT DAY IT WAS FINE AND HAS BEEN FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE GAS GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND THE ENGINE LINE COMES ON. IN 2007 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH IT STARTING UP AND WHEN I WOULD SHUT IT DOWN IT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY STAY CRUNKED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BASICALLY THEY GAVE ME A DOCUMENT ID#2001730 REPORT THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR STARTING. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ON MY CAR AND SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES. I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SHORTED OUT AND I NEED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS AT F AND INTERMITTENTLY DROPS FROM F TO E AND BEEPS LOW FUEL MESSAGE AND THEN SECONDS GO BY AND IT BOUNCES BACK TO F. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING, STOPPED. INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SEARCHED THE WEB - SEEMS LIKE PLENTY OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. NOT WILLING TO SPEND $500.00 TO HOPE TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED! I WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FUEL LEVEL WITH NOTEPAD AND TRIP INDICATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READING DID NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

PURCHASED A USED MALIBU 2 YEARS AGO. MY CAR IS A 2006 MODEL AND NOW HAS OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR STARTED HAVING START- UP PROBLEMS. SOME DAYS I WOULD GO AND TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START UP. THIS WENT ON OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. FINALLY I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE CHECKED. RIGHT AWAY I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE SHOP, I WENT TO THE MARKET AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP. I CALLED THE SHOP BACK AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP. THIS CAR EVENTUALLY ENDED UP AT THE SAME MECHANIC SHOP THREE TIMES, BEFORE I FINALLY DECIDED EITHER THE SHOP WAS NOT AWARE OF THE (RIGHT PROBLEM) AND CHANGED A FUEL PUMP THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY OR I NEEDED TO FIND A MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC SHOP. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO ANOTHER CERTIFIED SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER I AM STILL STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START UP EVERYDAY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP REAR OF THE FUEL TANK AND WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

FUEL GAUGE QUITE WORKING. *TR

FAULTY GAS GAUGE ON MY GM CHEVROLET MALIBU. I RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS STRANDED JUST AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON. I HAD NEVER RUN OUT OF GAS AND JUST PREVIOUSLY DURING MY DRIVE THE FUEL LEVEL READ BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 FULL TANK. SO THE FUEL LEVEL READING INDICATED MORE FUEL AVAILABILITY THAN WAS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE IN THE TANK. I PROBABLY ONLY WENT 10 MILES AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON AND MY CAR HAS GOOD FUEL ECONOMY. I THINK THE READING WAS INACCURATE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF RANDOM FUEL LEVEL READING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND BELL GOING OFF, THEN LATER RETURNING TO ANOTHER, NOT LOW FUEL LEVEL, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT GOING OFF AGAIN. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I FEEL LIKE I CANNOT TRUST THE GAUGE AND I RESET MY TRIP ODOMETER ON EVERY FILL-UP SO I CAN KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I'VE DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING INDICATING A FULL CAPACITY LEVEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT OF THE EMPTY FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL TANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND FUEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,089. UPDATED 08/19/10*BF UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

FUEL TANK CRACKED AT SEAMS LEAKS FUEL EXCESSIVELY. CONTACTED DEALER IN FRESNO CA THEY STATED THEIR WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THINK THEIR SHOULD BE BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY, THEN BACK UP AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. STARTED 2 TANKS OF GAS AGO. *TR