Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| 040864011 | 06/01/2004 | 10008478 | Door handle sticks out, door will not latch. *mj | 08/02/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 04/01/2004 | |||
| Bought 2004 malibu maxx brand new. switch in ac first to go at just under 10000 miles. 18000 miles brakes and rotors had to replace cost almost $800.00. headlights burned up replace wiring harness on both another $1000.00. replaced both head lights could not see through either of them another $385.00 check engine light kept coming on and and come to find out there was not a fuse in the emission spot. replaced that another $400.00 when they found the problem. leaks in the hatch when it rains or car is being washed. check engine light on will not reset. driver seat supports are broken and everyone that i know that has this car has the same problem and no recall has been issued on this, guess when there is an accident and someone really gets hurt then something will be don. it is ashamed that you pay so much for a vehicle and this is what you go through. i am a firm believer in oil changes and general maintenance and no one from the company seems to care about problems that is fault of the manufactoring of this car and it seems that no one wants to replace what is wrong. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 10/20/2006 | 30000 | 5 | 10/20/2006 |
| I went to the dealership and traded my saturn vue for the 2004 malibu maxx. when i test drove the car, after the acceleration reached 4rpms, there was a high pitched whine from the engine closest to the tire. they looked at it and said that it was a loose belt. so i bought the car and they said to bring it the chevy dealership to get it fixed. i took it in and they said they couldn't duplicate the problem so i had to ride with them. also, my seat heaters were turning on automatically, car constintly pulls to the right, i have to turn the key over for a long time to get the car to fully start up. they couldn't duplicate any of the problems so i am still dealing with all of them. for the whining noise, they said it is a drive belt that needs to be replaced, but it is out of stock. how convienient. *jb | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||
| 11/15/2004 | 1549 | 1 | 09/08/2004 |
| The incident occurred in sc, where i was residing at the time. the car was parked in the driveway of my house. i was getting ready to leave for work and needed something from the trunk of the car. opened the trunk and just after i bended to reach in, it fell down on my head causing bleeding. i had to have 3 stitches put to my scalp, lost half a day of work that morning and suffered headaches for a few days. contacted gm dealership and the part was replaced. i've been avoiding the deck lid ever since. contacted esis/gm central claims unit and a claim was entered (#488402). they send an investigator who obtained the failed part from the dealership at the time it was replaced and took pictures/video of the rear deck lid. still waiting on a resolution. *jb | |||