Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| PI-0011A | 02/01/2011 | 10038344 | Gm: the front or rear door may not open from the inside or outside handle, the door will not unlock with any method. the probably cause an incorrect installation of a handle component. *rm | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0011A | 02/01/2011 | 10038344 | Ready | 06/15/2011 | |
| 040864011 | 06/01/2004 | 10008478 | Door handle sticks out, door will not latch. *mj | 08/02/2004 | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||||
| 07282004 | 07/28/2004 | 10013145 | Rear lift gate closing effort is too high. *eh | 04/11/2005 | |
| 040866011 | 05/01/2006 | 040866011A | 10011242 | Rear liftgate may relatch after opening with power release. *eh | 01/11/2005 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||||
| 050863001 | 03/01/2005 | 10015033 | Hood will not latch in primary latch position. *tt | 05/16/2005 | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||||
| 082503 | 08/25/2003 | 10003880 | Vme message concerns remote keyless entry deck lid release function. *tt | 11/05/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 08/31/2010 | 44462 | ||
| The electric power steering in my vehicle is faulty. the steering wheel will move by its self while driving or in park. also my power steering will go out without warning while driving at any speed. when the steering wheel locks up due to power steering i have a very hard time turning and controling car. i have barely avoid several accidents because of this issue. i have taken car to dealership to see if can be fixed because when i called gm i was not eligable for the warranty that would have fixed issue but because it was past their recall time they would not assist me and the dealer wants 800.00 to fix and they say that even fixing the steering column and or the assist motor that i will more then likely have the same issues! my car is a 2004 with only 44,462 miles on it. i got the car used february of this year (2010) and didnt know that it would be a nightmare and a death trap for my family! i have video of the wheel moving by its self as well as video showing that when i loss power steering the car is hazardous. i am really afraid that i will not be able to keep up with this issue and will one day loss complete control of the car and hurt myself and possibly others! chevrolet needs to fix this issue for good or replace the cars all together because its really only a matter of time before this issue bites them in the butt! i really like my malibu but i really think that i should have never got it because of all the issues lossing power steering, pulls bad to left and right, loose shifter knob, & the remote kelyless entry doesnt work right. i hope by filing this complaint with you that maybe it will be resolved. i want to have piece of mind while driving my family in car not worried about the car being a death trap on 4 wheels that will loss control when it feels like it and kill my family and myself. i know that i am not the only one with these issues with the malibu and chevrolet really needs to step up and make these issues right for us the consumers fast! | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 06/30/2006 | 1 | 02/29/2004 | |
| Driving down the roadway and my child who is 4 in the backseat opened the passenger side door. there is no rear child safety lock on the 2004 and 2005 chevy malibu's. yet 02 had them. *nm | |||
| 12/18/2004 | 16 | 01/29/2004 | |
| As a former gm development engineer i would like to identify a door latch wet freeze condition that under certain conditions jeopardizes customer safety. the issue occurs on some vehicles using the delphi version of the gm global door latch, and there have been several customer complaints in us and canada. the failure mode occurs when the vehicle has been washed, or exposed to water, and the vehicle is frozen afterwards. when water enters the latch, and ice forms the door latch becomes inoperative, the door can be opened and but the latch will not relatch. there have been instances reported in canada in which the customer had experienced this condition and the a passenger almost fell out of a moving vehicle due to the door not relatching. this condition happens primarily on rear doors and effect the following vehicles (chevrolet malibu, cobalt, buick lucerne, buick lacrosse, chevrolet equinox, cadillac srx, cadillac cts). the issue initially surface in december 2004, and remediation plans to resolve this issue we proven ineffective, yet management continued to believe the problem was solved. once the winter season was over, the problem was long forgotten. the next winter, winter 2005 the problem resurfaced. to the best of my knowledge there is one full model year of vehicles in excess of 1 million vehicles in the field that when exposed to water and frozen become an occupant hazard. the condition can be easily replicated by washing one of the vehicles and putting it in a cold cell , and then operating the door. i urge nhtsa to look into this issue before any injuries occur. *nm | |||
| 11/02/2005 | 13035 | 1 | 07/20/2004 |
| Dt: the contact's child opened the rear passenger door while in motion. by the time she pulled vehicle over the child was still in car seat hanging out of the door. the contact complained several times to dealership that the car did not have child safety locks on it. the dealer told her that it was not possible to install the child locks at this point.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 3057 | 4 | |
| Consumer complained about an electrical problem. consumer took vehicle to dealership and had the work done on july 1, 2004. vehicle had only 100 miles. on august 13,2004 the dashboard lights failed, and the tail lights were out. on august 23, vehicle had the same problem. consumer parked the vehicle and the locks automatically unlocked while the vehicle was still running. also, the air conditioner was running when the key was not in the ignition. *ak | |||