1.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
104,967 miles

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problem #3

Mar 072019

Malibu Maxx 6-cyl

  • 155,000 miles
No steering, steering turns around and around without stop turning in either direction, right or left. Second time this happened, spent approximately $1200 before. Car this time ended in a tow pound yard. Triple aaa moved my car to a shop called quick stop where I wanted to get my car fixed at only to discover they didn't do electrical work which they discovered was the problem among others. Again the towing company triple aaa carried it to webb Chevrolet suggested by this shop. Webb Chevrolet discovered also electrical issues. My insurance notified me after I contact them for a claim report. An estimator was sent to webb Chevrolet also they discovered after a tear down diagnosis that it is a recall issues. Now you are being notified by me, ruby wells of these problems. This is why im notifying you of the recalls found on this make, model and year 2004 vehicle. Not stationary, it was in motion when happened on city street. My son was arrested for no reason $2000 bail times 2. court judge through case out on April 45th 2019 after discovering bogus tickets writing and arrests they indicated there was no insurance on vehicle and had my car towed to pound within hours. I had to pad towing fees of $1200 approximately to get my car from pound less than24 hours of the towing. Money has already been spent unnecessarily money I had to borrow because I'm retired. Please take care of this for me asap. Please!

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #2

Jul 082014

Malibu Maxx

  • miles
I am writing this for my daughter who is at the end of her rope. The shift cable broke back in July, when she found out the cable was on a recall she had the car towed to riverhead Chevy. She was told there are 3 recalls they would take care of. Around mid September when she called she told them her farther wanted GM's consumers number. The man then gave her two numbers to call, when tried to call them I found out they were sex line numbers. When she called the dealership they were sorry. This is not the way a dealership should run a business ! now in the meantime I had to help her buy another car so she could get back and forth for work (she is a single mom not living at home). Back in Sept. She was told the parts would be in around late Oct. Now she was told not until after Dec. This has gone on for 5 months with countless phone calls to the dealership and GM hot line, how and why is GM allowed to get away with this. I am a mechanic and had a repair shop for more then ten years. I would have been in court a long time ago if I tried to do this. On Dec. 26 we received this recall #14V224 after sitting in a parking lot for 5 months how good will the oil, battery, tires, and gas be?

- East Patchogue, NY, USA

problem #1

Feb 102014

Malibu Maxx

  • 159,900 miles
I turned my car on, and the power steering light came on. Couldn't steer. Turned car off and on, then my steering wheel jerks like crazy for a week. Now driving home from work my steering died completely. Reading about this and I see this is a huge problem for the Malibu and Malibu maxx. Chevy needs to do a recall!!!

- Louisville , TN, USA