2002 Chevrolet Malibu

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 MALIBU FAIL TO WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO (EARLY-OCTOBER). THE SIGNALS HAVE FAILED TWICE DURING THAT TIME THE DASH INDICATORS DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN I SIGNAL BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. I HAVE LESS THAN 45K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IF I MOVE THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, THE SIGNALS WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES WE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. IT WAS VERY SPORADIC IN NATURE AT FIRST. HOWEVER, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 3,000 MILES WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE AT THE 81,000 MILE SERVICE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE THERE WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NATURALLY, ON THE SERVICE DATE THE SIGNALS WERE WORKING. SOME DAYS THE SIGNALS WORK AND SOME DAYS THEY DON'T. WE HAVE NOTICED THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE IS MORE DURING DAMP, HUMID OR RAINY WEATHER. THE FAILURE CAN BE AS SHORT AS FIVE MINUTES OR AS LONG AS ONE HOUR. WE WILL BE TAKING OUR VEHICLE IN FOR THE 84,000 MILE SERVICE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WE WILL BE SHOWING THEM THE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ORGANIZATIONS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT DURING ONE OF THESE FAILURES AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. *NM

I DRIVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. MY TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEING ABLE TO INFORM OTHER DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC OF INTENTIONS TO TURN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH. RESEARCHING ONLINE I FIND THAT THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. IT APPEARS FROM ONLINE FORUMS THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2002 MALIBUS. I WONDER IF THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS UTILIZED ON THE 2002 MODEL SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MALIBU MODEL AS WELL.*JB

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING (OR WON'T WORK AT ALL AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR). THIS STARTED HAPPENING THE END OF JULY AND HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. SO FAR, ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE HAZARD SWITCH WHILE KEEPING THE TURN SIGNALS ON HAS EVENTUALLY RESTORED THEIR USE. I COMMUTE 50 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK EVERY DAY, MOST OF IT ON I-85 & 285 IN ATLANTA. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY A PERVASIVE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TWICE AND HAS BEEN ASSURED BY HIS PARTS SOURCE THAT THIS (3RD) TIME HE WILL BE PROVIDED A SWITCH WITHOUT THE DEFECT. SO FAR I HAVE PAID $304.98 AND SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY GM. *JB

BEGINNING YESTERDAY (8/30/2005) OUR 2002 MALIBU TURN SIGNALS AND HIGH-BEAMS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT IS IN PLACE, THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM HAVING THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED FRIDAY (9/2/2005) AS THE TURN SIGNALS "GO THROUGH THERE" ACCORDING TO JERRY FROM THE SERVICE DEPT. WHERE IT WILL BE REPLACED. HE FEELS 85% SURE THAT WILL FIX IT AS HE HAS "SEEN IT BEFORE". I DON'T WANT TO TRAVEL IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO SIGNAL LANE CHANGES OR TURN INTENTIONS. I WILL SAVE MY RECEIPTS AS SURELY A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES DUE TO THIS WELL-DOCUMENTED DEFECT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET, TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING IMPROPERLY. CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE TURN SIGNAL, LIKE IT IS BLINKING, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT LIGHT UP ON THE INSIDE. IF IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP ON THE INSIDE THEN IT IS NOT LIGHTING UP FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF CONTACT'S FRIENDS OWN CHEVROLET CARS AND AT ONE POINT AND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, SO SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AOF MONTHS AGO THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AS OFTEN AS CURRENTLY. *AK *TT

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE. I HAVE LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE AND HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL OF MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE UP TO 2001. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT INCLUDING THE 2002 MODELS ON THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ALSO. SO WHY IS CHEVROLET NOT BEING FORCED TO INCLUDE 2002 MODELS WHEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME PROBLEM?*JB

IN 2002, I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN GIVING ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE WATER FOUND IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THERE WAS WATER COMING IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE BRAKES, AND THE TORQUE NEEDING TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THEN IT WAS THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND I GOT THEM REPLACED AT A WALMART; MIND YOU, SINCE THE 1ST PROBLEM, NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT'S THE AIRBAG GONE BAD, COOLING SYSTEM GONE BAD, AND THE BRAKES AGAIN, ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP. THE CALIPERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED STILL, THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT, AND THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITHIN THE FUELING SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE CAR NOT START. OH! I ALMOST FORGOT, I PURCHASED A BATTERY 2 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THAT WENT OUT. I ALWAYS STAY ON TOP OF MY SERVICE FOR THE CAR. THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT. IT SUCKS!

TURNING SIGNAL DON'T WORK AND HAZARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK. CAN'T RELY ON THEM IN TRAFFIC. I HAD THEM ON AND WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THEY WENT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. I AM TOLD THE HAZARD SWITCH IS BAD AND WILL COST 100$ TO FIX. I NOTICE ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ARE THE TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED FOR SAFE DRIVING. AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE PUSH A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF US DRIVERS. THANK YOU