2001 Chevrolet Malibu Lights Problems

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THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON CAN'T START CAR COMES ON WHILE I DRIVE, TURN SIGNAL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO,RPMS GO UP REAL HIGH WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN IT PARK, TAKE FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL BUT CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP KIND OF HARD TO STOP A CAR THAT SPEEDS UP WHEN NOT GIVING GAS TO IT, BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK ALL THIS HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TO SMALL CHILDREN AND OF COURSE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START AS IT THINKS I'M STEALING MY CAR WITH THE KEY THEFT SYSTEM BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK EXCELS IN SPEED ON ITS OWN ALL STARTED IN MARCH 2016 AS I JUST BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,910.

TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY SOMETIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS, WHEN ENGAGED, ARE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 1/23/13 *CN UPDATED 02/11/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD BARELY SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO POOR LIGHTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED VERY DIMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL FUEL LEAK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES) OR 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE FLASHING SWITCH IN 2002 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000, (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FURTHER ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

GM IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH PER THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS MADE BETWEEN THE RECALL DATES FEBRUARY 1, 2000 THROUGH MAY 31, 2001 (MALIBU). SUMMARY: BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 2003, GM NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V327) INVOLVING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2000-2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, AND PONTIAC GRAND AM. GM'S RECALL COVERS 670,740 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1, 2000 THROUGH MAY 1, 2001 (ALERO AND GRAND AM) AND FEBRUARY 1, 2000 THROUGH MAY 31, 2001 (MALIBU). GM REPORTS THAT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE IS DUE TO SOLDER JOINT CRACKING IN THE HAZARD SWITCH, AND HAS IDENTIFIED RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS OF THE HAZARD SWITCH AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS AS THE CAUSE OF CRACKING. ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE TURN SIGNALS FLOWS THROUGH THE HAZARD SWITCH AND AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE HAZARD SWITCH WILL CAUSE THE EXTERIOR TURN/HAZARD LAMPS TO BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. GM WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. BASED ON GM'S SAFETY RECALL ACTION. *TR

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS 6 CYL. THIS YEAR HAS 670,000+ CARS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND THE EXACT SAME YEAR. YET BECAUSE MY VIN ISNT INCLUDED OR ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH MY VIN HAVE NOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM..I AM EXCLUDED FROM HAVING THEM FIX THIS FOR ME. MY TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING, THEY WILL NOT FLASH, CLICK OR GO ON AS OF RECENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM DID RECALL FOR MY CAR YEAR AND TYPE, YET I AM EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF MY VIN, SO MY LIFE..DOES NOT MATTER? BECAUSE...MAYBE ONLY A FEW HUNDRED HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM? THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL WITH MY TYPE OF CAR, AND I AM IN DANGER HERE...I CALLED GM 2 TIMES 8/8/2011 I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF MY VIN...UMMMMM HOW ABOUT INCLUDE MY VIN!!! MY LIFE MATTERS JUST AS MUCH AS ANOTHER OTHERS AND IF I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND REPORTING IT, THEN INCLUDE THE VIN..FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AS WELL!!! HALF A MILLION MALIBUS FROM 2001 WERE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL...WHAT MAKES THEM THINK MINE WASN'T?! PLEASE HELP..I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH NO TURN SIGNALS AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR TEXT BOOKS AND NOW DEALING WITH A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE GM DOES NOT WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP...! IS YOUR FILE NUMBER, WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE THE RECALL POSTED: 03V327000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HE CANNOT USE THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE PREPARING TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE HAZARD/SIGNAL LIGHTS ON MY 2001 MALIBU STOPPED WORKING, AND WAS "FIXED" ON A RECALL NOTICE IN 2004. THE SAME ISSUE IS NOW OCCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS WITH MY TODDLER IN THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CANNOT ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNALS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,649.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $362. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE FAILURE HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2005 UNDER RECALL # 03V327000. HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN IN MARCH 2008. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THE POLICY THAT SWITCH CANNOT BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE UNDER THE RECALL, AND SECOND REPLACEMENT WAS AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE FOR A KNOWN AND RECALLED ISSUE. *TR

PLEASE SEE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ON THIS VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED IN 2004. RECENTLY HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. WARNING/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS EITHER DO NOT FLASH, STAY ON CONSTANTLY, DO NOT TURN ON, OR DIFFERENT LIGHTS BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY. GM DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN TO GET THE SWITCH FOR THE BLINKERS FIXED ON THEIR RECALL, TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TWO DEALERSHIPS TELL ME SINCE THEY ALREADY REPLACED THE FAULTY PART THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AN THE AFTERMARKET PARTS MAY ALSO BE FAULTY. *TR

SAFETY RECALL #03043A (03/08/2004) - TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS INOPERATIVE * THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY: YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE HAZARD SWITCH OFF AND ON TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, THE DRIVER MUST TAKE ONE HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH THE HAZARD SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THIS DEFECT ALSO FORCES THE DRIVER TO TAKE THEIR EYES FROM THE ROAD AND TO THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK PROPERLY, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL ON 9/10/07 PER THIS SAFETY RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL COVERS VIN #'S FROM 1M500024 TO 1M669822 (THE VEHICLE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THIS RANGE VIN# 1M551207), THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS PART UNDER THAT RECALL. I CALLED CHEVROLET, AND WAS FIRST TOLD THAT IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL, AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THE SWITCH AT NO CHARGE, THEN WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT, AS THERE ARE CERTAIN VIN #'S WITHIN THIS RANGE THAT ARE NOT EFFECTED. ULTIMATELY CHEVROLET REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS THE OTHERS IN THIS VIN RANGE AND COULD NOT POSSIBLY NOT BE PART OF THIS RECALL. I AM ASKING THAT THE NHSTA INTERVENE IN THIS MATTER, AS IT IS CLEAR THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I FEAR THAT THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS ON THE LIGHTS, THEY WON'T WORK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT COULD BE SOME TYPE OF WIRING PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHEN IN USE AND, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, TURNED ON WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILLIGHTS LAMPS CONTAINED MOISTURE WHICH CAUSED THE BULBS TO BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THIS MAY SHORT OUT THE PANEL AND CAUSE A FIRE.

DT: WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HAZARD SWITCH RECALL. NOT TAKEN. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO ALL THE TIME. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT 670740 OTHER 2001 MALIBUS HAVE AND THEY CAN BE FIXED WITH A RECALL. MINE IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. WHY? NO CRASH YET...BUT SOON. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL, #03V327000, CONCERNING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE COMPONENT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL ANY LONGER AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

I BOUGHT MY CAR WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD, SINCE BUYING THE CAR, I HAVE HAD TO PAY 800 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED, WHICH I FOUND OUT LATER THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE ONLY CHARGED 400. I HAVE ALSO RESPONDED TO THE TURN SIGNAL RECALL TO HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH FIXED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME SWITCH GO OUT AGAIN, NOT EVEN 2 YEARS LATER. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT WILL COST AT LEAST 200.00 TO FIX. INSTEAD OF THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING NOW THERE IS A CONSTANT CLICKING IN THE DASH, WHICH THEY SAID IS CAUSED BY THE HAZARD SWITCH BEING DEFECTIVE...IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY WOULD THEY REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH WITH A DEFECTIVE ONE AND NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE? *NM

IT APPEARS THAT GM'S CLAIM THAT IT COMPLETED THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. MY SIGNAL WARNING RELAY, SITUATED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM, HASN'T STOPPED CLACKING FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. PERHAPS IT IS THE ONE THAT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACK. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING (NOT RESOLVED).

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK

HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK AND MY TURN SIGNALS ARE SOMETIMES INOPERATIVE. GM SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEY RECALL NO.03043 ALTHOUGH I HAVING SAME KIND OF PROBLEM STATED IN THAT RECALL(NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO.03V327000).*JB

TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU STOPPED WORKING. THE BULBS AREN'T BURNED OUT SO MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (I'M GUESSING) AT FIRST THE SIGNALS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STOP FOR A DAY BUT NOW ITS BEEN 4 DAYS AND THE SIGNALS DON'T WORK AT ALL. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOESN'T "BLOW" ON LEVELS 1-4 ONLY ON LEVEL 5.

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IT WORKED SOME TIMES, AND SOME TIMES IT WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER FIXED, IT WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHICH FAILED. CONSUMER KNEW OF NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 ON SAME MAKE/ MODEL, AND YEAR, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DT: ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU THE RUBBER ON TAIL LIGHT DETERIORATED, RAIN COLLECTED IN TAIL LIGHT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO TICKETS AS A RESULT.*AK

HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCHES.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. *AK

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNS ON THE LIGHTS, THEY WON'T WORK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC

HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. BAD SWITCH CAUSES HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS TO QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. SWITCH WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. I PURCHASED ANOTHER PART AND INSTALLED MYSELF. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *NM

TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS SIGNAL LIGHT WENT OUT. CONSUMER PUT THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON AND IT WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

EXTERIOR HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAIELD TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED WITH GM MANIFACTOR BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

FRONT/REAR TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND TURNS SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WHEN I CHANGED THEM THERE WAS WATER IN THE LIGHT CASEING, SO WHEN I TOOK THE BULB OUT THE CIRCUT BOARD GOT CORROSION FROM THE WATER AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTS AT ALL AFTER I REPLACED THE BULBS. I TOOK CAR IN TO BERGSTROM CHEVROLET AND GOT A DIANOGSTIC,WHICH SAID CIRCUT BOARDS WHERE INOP AND THAT COSTED ME $47.17. 8/21/04 I GOT LIGHTS FIXED AND THAT COSTED $176.24 I HAD TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET, BECASUE THE EXTENDED WARRIANTY WOULDN'T COVER COST. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL , BECAUSE WATER SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN INTO THE LIGHTS.*AK

RECALL NOTICE REGARDING 2000 AND 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES AND THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK. *MR *SC *JB

INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED A CHEVROLET, MALIBU AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP 2-3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC, THAT CHEVROLET KNEW THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS AN ONGOING THING WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHICH IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL OPERATION. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN 2001 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. GM ANNOUCED A RECALL IN AUGUST 2003 FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. NHTSA ID NUMBER 03V327000. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REPEATEDLY ABOUT THIS RECALL AND KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY REFUSE TO TELL ME WHY IT IS NOT COVERED AND HOW THEY DETERMINED WHICH VEHICLES ARE COVERED. THEY KEEP REFERRING ME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME IF IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I FEEL THAT GM EITHER DID NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM OR THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED ALL THE VEHICLES WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF THIS FAILURE. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS IN A REASONABLE MANNER. AT THIS POINT I FEEL THE ONLY THING THAT WILL GET THEIR ATTENTION IS CORRESPONDENCE FROM EITHER THE NHTSA OR A LAWYER.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLICKS LOUDLY WHILE OPENING/CLOSING, IS IT A BAD HINGE? ONE OTHER PERSON HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A LUBE PROBLEM. AFRAID BAD HINGE MAY BREAK/MOVE CAUSING DOOR TO SHIFT. TURN INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY-SAW ON YOUR SITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THIS. *JB

THE TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE. GM HAS INFORMED ME MY VEICHLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *AK

TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.

INTERMITTENTLY, THE EXTERIOR SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE INTERIOR FLASHERS OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH IF THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IS PUSHED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK. *PH

HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH FAILED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND NOW GM IS TELLING THERE IS NO RECALL.BUT MY HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WONT WORK.*AK

I WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT TROUBLE WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LAMPS. THEY WILL STOP WORKING WHEN YOU MOST NEEDED THEM. MY MECHANIC CHANGED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HAZARD SWITCH PERTAINING TO SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED GM, THEY TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND REFERRED ME TO A DEALER. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE FIGURED OUT THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM. AS THAT IS WHERE ALL THE POWER IS DISTRIBUTED TO REST OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND IT WILL FAIL PARTICULARLY ON A HOT DAY WHEN IT WAS HOT, AND THE AIR CONDITION WAS TURNED ON. HE REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH, AND THE CAR HAS NOT HAVE THAT TROUBLE FOR LAST ONE MONTH. CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME, HOW IS THIS PROBLEM DIFFERENT THAT THE PROBLEM EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL? ALSO, HAVING TROUBLE WITH STARTING OF THE CAR. ONCE IN A WHILE THE CAR DOESN'T START, AND THE IGNITION MAKES A WIERD NOISE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT THIS CAR CAME WITH,M WERE A JOKE. THEY WORE UNEVENLY, AND MADE THE CAR SHAKE AND RATTLE. HAVE PUT NEW MICHELINS ON, AND THAT HAS SOLVED THAT PROBLEM.*AK

THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. *AK

MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD SIGNALS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON THE HIGHWAYS. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE, INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *LA

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK ITERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUSE. WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *LA

HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED SPORADICALLY. *AK

THE TURNING SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE USED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MULTI FUNCTIONING SWITCH. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CATCHES, BUT WOULDN'T RELEASE. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR WHETHER THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLASHER OR SOMETHING. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE MALIBU ON THE INTERNET.*AK

A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU , 40K MILES, SPORADICALLY THE TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING, I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR SITE & SEEN WHERE THEY WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WHY NO RECALL. & IT DID NOT DISCUSS WHAT GM DID TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR WHEN IT WORKS OR DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN WNATING TO MAKE A TURN AND NOT KNOWING IF THE TURN SIGNALS ARE FUNCTIONING.*AK

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN MY 2001 MALIBU ARE FAILING OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I BARELY AVOIDED A COLLISION CHANGING LANDES ON A CITY HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON TO FAIL AGAIN AFTER I OPERATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS FOR A WHILE. ALSO AFTER TURNING OFF THE MOTOR AFTER FAILURE OF TURN SIGNAL AND STARTING AGAIN THE TURN SIGNAL / HAZARD LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT START WORKING. DEALER PIN POINTS TO HAZARD RELAIS. THIS SHOULD BE A GENERAL RECALL SINCE IT IS A WELL KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VECHILE AND WITHIN A MONTH OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CONTINUE TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES SUDDENLY BEGIN WORKING ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED ON AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE, SOUNDING A WARNING NOISE WHICH DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL YOU TURN THE SIGNAL OFF. I WOULD SAY THAT MY TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK 25% OF THE TIME AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A RESOLUTION/RECALL AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT THEIR COST.*AK

FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAVE WORKED INTERMITENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAD TO MISS MAKING A TURN DUE TO SOMEONE TAILGATING ME AND MY TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING. I DIDN'T WANT TO RISK GETTING REAR ENDED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT IT PROBABLY WAS THE HAZARD SWITCH WHICH I HAD REPLACED. WHY ISN'T THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS SWITCH NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. I REQUESTED THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH FROM THE DEALER AND I HAVE IT IN CASE GM WANTS IT.*AK

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK *SCC *JB

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE OF A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *AK

TURN SIGNALS ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU QUIT WORKING AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. THRU TRIAL AND ERROR, DISCOVERED THAT BY TURNING ON HAZARD FLASHERS AND THEN OFF, THAT TURN SIGNALS WOULD THEN WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD " THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, MOST LIKELY HAZARD SWITCH". WHEN NEXT IN FOR SERVICE, (JUNE 17, 2003) HAD PROBLEM CHECKED, AND HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AT A COST OF $119.50. IF THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM "(AS I SEE IT IS BY A NUMBER OF SERVICE BULLETINS AND DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS ON NHTSA WEB SITE) AND APPARRENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL, OR "UNWRITTEN EXTENDED WARRANTY" . *AK

FLASHERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK.*AK

TURN SIGNAL WORKS SPARRATICLY, SOMETIMES WORKING AFTER PRESSING HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON.

INTERMITTENT OR TOTAL FAILURE OF EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SOMETIMES TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS A FEW TIMES WILL RESTART THE TURN SIGNALS. REPLACING THE FUSE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

LEFT TURN SIGNAL STAYED ON CAUSING STOP LAMP ELECTRICAL WIRES TO BURN. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FUSE BOX. *JB *TS

CONSUMER NOTICE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK INTIMATELY AFTER REPEATED USE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL ON VEHICLE. YOU WILL GO TO CHANGE LANES , THEY WILL BE WORKING THEN THEY STOP WORKING. I CONTACTED MILLER CHEVROLET WHO SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I THEN CONTACTED PHALEN CHEVROLET WHO STATED THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE HAZARD SWITCH FAILURES CAUSING THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ONE KNEW WHY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR A LOT OF CARS ON THE STREET TO HAVE , AND MAY BE A ITEM THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE SOME DEATHS. MR

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

ALL TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TO GET THEM TO WORK CONSUMER HAS TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS 4-5 TIMES TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO COME ON. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

FLASHER TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING. *AK *TT

TURN SINGALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES, TURN SIGNALS GO COMPLETELY OUT.*AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENLY. AT TIMES, TURN SIGNALS GO COMPLETELY OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IF TURN SIGNALS WORK IN SHOP THEY CAN'T FIX PROBLEM.*AK