2002 Chevrolet Malibu

NO INCIDENTS, CRASHES OR INJURY'S WHILE IN MY POSSESSION. THE 2002 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT USED IN 2004 ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS A GOVERNMENT USED CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING AND THEN BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THEY NOW WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER AT 41,000 MILES THE HORN BLOWS A SHORT BEEP ANYTIME. THE CAR MAY BE RUNNING OR NOT, THERE MAY NOT BE ANYONE EVEN IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AND NOW THERE IS A BEEPING TONE INSIDE THAT I HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED. IT DOESN'T DO IT CONSTANTLY BUT I NOTICE IT WHEN I START THE CAR. IT IS A SHORT "ALERT" BEEP, KIND OF LIKE AN ALARM. IT BEEPS ONCE, PAUSE, AND THEN ABOUT THREE TIMES PAUSE AND THEN ONCE MORE. JUST WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AS THE WARRANTY IS NOT IN AFFECT ANY LONGER. IN ADDITION TO THESE THERE HAS BEEN ABOUT THREE OCCASIONS WHERE MY CAR HESTITATED WHEN STARTING KIND OF LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. COULD THIS BE FROM THE HORN BLOWING ALL DAY AND NIGHT? HAVE ALSO REPLACED BRAKES MORE OFTEN THAN I THOUGHT I SHOULD.

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

DT: VEHICLE WOULD NOT STARTED DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILURE. WHEN PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION IT WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC, THEN HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER . THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2005. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED. UPDATED ON 06/05/2006. *AK

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU 6 CYLINDER. FRONT STRUTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT (AT MY COST). CAR MILEAGE WAS APPX 23K. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 2004 MALIBU WITH 18K. FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER. MY MECHANIC EXPRESSED SURPRISED THAT STRUTS SHOULD "GO BAD" ON CARS WITH SUCH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. *NM

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

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 32,000 MILES AND ON AROUND THE FIRST OF APRIL OF 2005. SOMETIMES WHEN FLIPPING ON THE LIGHTS THEY WILL WORK, THEN GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AT TIMES AFTER FLIPPING THE LIGHTS ON THEY WILL NOT COME ON AND THEN AFTER DRIVING FURTHER THEY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN TURN ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE IT WILL COME ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD HER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN ON THE VEHICLE, AND AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND GET SOME KIND OF PAYMENT FIGURED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AS OF NOW. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE KNOWS THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE 2000 & 2001, AND THOSE MODELS WERE RECALLED. *AK