2005 Chevrolet Malibu Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,709.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

STARTING AROUND TWO YEARS AGO, FUEL GAUGE AFTER FILLING TANK AND THEN STARTING CAR WOULD FALL TO EMPTY ALONG WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT COMING ON. WHEN RESTART CAR WAS OKAY. SO, DID NOT FILL TANK ANYMORE, ALLEVIATED PROBLEM FOR A YEAR. IN PAST YEAR GOT WORST, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON UNTIL USING UP UNTIL AT LEAST 2 GALLONS WAS USED WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED. THEN ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. AS TIME WENT ON, FUEL GAUGE ACTING UP MORE, NEVER READING ACCURATELY HOW MUCH GAS IS IN CAR. IN LAST MONTH, NO MATTER HOW MUCH OR LITTLE FUEL IS ADDED, READS FULL FOR A LONG TIME, THEN GAUGE DROPS SUDDENLY TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD CHECKED, INDICATES THE FUEL SENSOR IS ENTIRELY NOT WORKING NOW /OR FUEL PUMP MAY NOT WORK SOON. SO EVERY 100 MILES, GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL TO ADD. NOT KNOWING, COULD RUN OUT OF GAS ANYTIME, AND CAR SHUT DOWN. COULD NOT LIVE WITH CONDITION ANYMORE. SO, HAVE THE COMBINED FUEL SENOR/FUEL PUMP REPLACED. MY OPINION, THIS SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD RESULT IN GENERAL MOTORS ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND REIMBURSING ANY OWNER WITH SAME PROBLEM; SHOULD THEY HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY.

THESE ARE THE PHOTOS TAKE OF THE FUEL PUMP AFTER IT WAS REMOVED BY MATHIS AUTO SERVICE (SEE THE ATTACHED INVOICE). AS YOU CAN SEE THE TAG HAS ONLY A SMALL PART OF A BAR CODE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS THE PART NUMBER OR NOT, BUT IT SEEM THERE WAS NO NUMBER. THE TOP OF THE PUMP WAS VERY DIRTY AND WET FROM GASOLINE. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACE AFTER I WAS TRANSPORTING A CLIENT AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND LOST POWER FROM 45-MILES-PER HOUR TO ABOUT 10-MILES PER HOUR, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS SCARED THE CLIENT AND LEAD THEM TO REPORT TO LYFT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. I ALSO REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LYFT RIDE SHARE AND THEY SHUT DOWN MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS BY DEACTIVATING MY ACCOUNT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE 4 RECALLS, WHICH DID NOT CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM. OR CORRECT THE FUEL PUMP FROM SEIZING UP AND STALLING OUT. I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART OF A NEW FUEL PUMP AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. AND MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN REACTIVATED WITH LYFT. I SPOKE TO TI AUTOMOTIVE CEO, ABOUT THEIR RECALL ON THEIR FUEL PUMP SEIZE, STOPPING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE CREATING A STALLING CONDITION. I WAS TOLD THESE ISSUE WAS ONLY IN 2010 MODELS AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECTS IN EARLIER MODELS OF CHEVY MALIBU. BUT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH OTHER YEARS MODELS STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC.

MAY BE FUEL PUMP. CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WON'T START.

GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY AND BOUNCES ERRATICALLY FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK AGAIN TURNING ON THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT AND SETTING OFF THE AUDIBLE LOW FUEL WARNING. THIS HAPPENS HAVE EVERY FILL-UP. IN BETWEEN FILL-UPS, GAS GAUGE "STICKS": TO SOME ARBITRARY INTERMEDIATE VALUE. IT NEVER DISPLAYS ACCURATE FUEL-REMAINING. I MUST USED THE ODOMETER MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO GET GAS. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL FAILED, AND THE FUEL SENSOR AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE FULL, BUT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SHOWED HALF A TANK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FUEL SENSOR AND CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,200.

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM BACK OF 2005 MAILBU MAXX, NOTHING LEAKING FOR 3 DAYS, THEN NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND, WAS HAVING ISSUE STARTING (FUEL LINE NOT PRESSURIZED) TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE CRANKING WORKED TO PRESSURIZE THE LINE. AT THE SHOP NOW, THEY SAID IT A NON-REPAIRABLE FUEL LINE COMING OFF OF THE PUMP, GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SENDING UNIT AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME OUT THE WAHZOO TO REPAIR, HOW IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS? I SPOKE WITH GM RECALL LINE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN OF MY CAR.

FUEL GAGE DOESN'T WORK CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC

FUEL PUMP LEAK. NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL THAT ONLY INCREASED AS TIME PASSED, DRIVING AND PARKED. FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN

THE CURRENT ISSUE I AM HAVING IS EVERY TIME I GET GAS, WHICH IS OFTEN BECAUSE I DRIVE 80 MILES A DAY FOR WORK, MY GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL/ LIGHT COMES ON! NEXT DAY LOW FUEL LIGHT ON STILL, GOES OFF ON MY DRIVE EVENTUALLY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON! THAT GOES AWAY AS WELL. I WENT TO GET THE CODES CHECK AT AUTOZONE AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: P0463. *TR

FUEL SHOWS INCORRECT AMOUNTS. FILL IT AND SOMETIMES IS SAYS EMPTY. *TR

MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT REPORTING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY GAS TANK. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED 24/7 DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. *TR

FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS, EVERY TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS AND THEN START THE CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE JUMPS UP TO FULL, STAYS THERE FOR A FEW MILES, THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL MESSAGE COMES ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ALSO COMES ON AND STAYS ON. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE GOES BACK TO FULL AND AT THE POINT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE NEXT FILL-UP, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN.

THERE IS A CRACK/LEAK IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO BE REPLACED ON THIS CAR. THE FIRST WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE (2006) AND THE NEWEST PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AROUND THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR (2014). I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AND THE ENTIRE UNIT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE UNIT IS AROUND 500 PLUS LABOR AND TOTALS ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS. THIS IS ON THE SHORT LIST OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES AS OTHERS HAVE, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE CONCERNS ME QUITE A BIT. *TR

FUEL LEAK FROM THE SENDING UNIT ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. *TR

GAS TANK FULL, YET THE GAS GAGE SAYS EMPTY AND THE BELL RINNGS OFR LOW GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP VAPOR LINE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUMES. THE MECHANIC WAS ALSO UNSURE AS TO HOW THE FUEL LINE BECAME FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IF HE DID NOT GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE LEAK CONTINUED, THE VEHICLE WOULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

EVERY 18 MONTHS I GET A ERROR CODE OF P0463 AND P2119. FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TWICE AND NOW POSSIBLY A THIRD TIME. CAR WANTS TO STOP ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. SECONDARY PROBLEM ALSO INCLUDES LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING EVEN WHEN FUEL IS AT A FULL TANK. *TR

FYI (THE INCIDENT DATE IS WHEN I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT A WORK SHOP) I REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP, LEFT AXLE AND TRANSMISSION.(TOTAL $2484.92) I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 ) BUT GM WON'T REPLACE IT DUE TO IT NOT BEING BUILT IN A CERTAIN LOCATION. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ) MY KEY IGNITION HAS A RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS TO REPLACE THIS DEFECT. MY TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A DEFECT ( THE TRANSMISSION HAS A CLICK ON 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AND GM IS NOT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE DEFECTED TRANSMISSIONS) MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THESE CLICKS AND CHARGED ME $1750.00 AND GAVE ME A WARRANTY. MY ELECTRICAL HAS A DEFECT, I KEEP CHANGING MY FUSES BECAUSE OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ). GM IS NEGLECTING TO FIX MY CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN. *TR

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT PART, BUT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR WENT FROM A FUEL TANK OF GAS TO SHOWING NONE. WHICH I KNOW WASN'T THE CASE AS I HAD JUST STOPPED AND FILLED UP. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF RECALLS WITH FUEL PUMPS AND IGNITION SWITCHES WHICH I ALSO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH. I CAN GO TO TURN MY KEY BUT NEED TO REALLY PUSH HARD ON MY GAS TO GET IT GOING. THE CAR HAS SHUTOFF ON MY WHILE DRIVING ONCE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH WHEN GOING APROX 65 AND UP. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FLASH WHEN CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR ONCE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHILE REVERSING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING AT FRONT OF CAR SHAKES RAPIDLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND EVEN WORSE WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. *TR

I CONSIDER US LUCKY. WE WERE IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT 25 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I PLAYED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND ON FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND A CONNECTION WAS MADE, AND THE CAR STARTED. I WAS CAREFUL TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS MISSING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. COST $620.54. ON 2/7/2013 THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THE INCIDENTS ARE CONNECTED. I THINK THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL FEED TO THE FUEL PUMP HARMED THE PUMP, AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. COST OF FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT WAS $635.11.THIS ADDS UP TO $1255.65 REPAIR BILLS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY. I FEEL THERE ARE MORE CARS OUT THERE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL AND REPAIR WITH BETTER PARTS. I WAS LUCKY! OTHERS WERE NOT, AND WE DON'T NEED MORE UNNECESSARY DEATHS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. *TR

THE CAR STOPS WHEN DRIVING ALSO THE EXTERIOR LIGHT HAVE BURNED OUT THE CASING THAT HOLDS THE BULBS ARE MELTED. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE CAR IT WOULD HESITATE BEFORE TURNING OVER. LATER IT BEGAN TO STRUGGLE TO TURN OVER. NOW ITS STRUGGLING TO TURN OVER BUT WON'T. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AT FIRESTONE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND THE CAR HAS PLENTY OF GAS. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR INTO FIRESTONE FOR A VEHICLE INSPECTION THE DAY BEFORE I BOUGHT THE BATTERY. IF THE CAUSE IS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, THE PUMP MAY SEIZE STOPPING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE CREATING A STALLING CONDITION. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE IN USE. MANY CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS FOUND THAT THE ALARM OR ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAID TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE ON POSITION LEAVE IT ON FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TURN IT OFF FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN IT STARTED UP. I HAVE NOT TRIED THIS YET BUT I WILL IN THE MORNING. *TR

MY CAR HAS A SENSOR CODE OF PO 463. MY CAR WILL NO START, UNLESS JUMP STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND PERFORMED A FUEL CLEANING BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR

YOU CAN SMELL FUEL WHEN YOU ARE BY THE CAR. AT THIS TIME IT TAKES 2 TO 3 CRANKS FOR THE CAR TO START. I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK SOMEWHERE. *TR

AROUND JUNE 2012 I STARTED SMELLING FUEL WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE OVER FILLED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE PLASTIC LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK OF FUEL. I CHECKED FOR A RECALL AND FOUND THERE WAS ONE BUT THE MAXX WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I DO BELIEVE THIS RECALL INCLUDED A PONTIAC WITH THE SAME FUEL PUMP. SINCE I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE ARIZONA HEAT IN PHOENIX THE MAXX SHOULD BE INCLUDED DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE YEAR. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,695.

I STARTED TO SMELL GAS AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN GARAGE ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. CHANGED FUEL CAP, DIDN'T WORK. THE GAS SMELL BECAME MORE AND MORE STRONG AFTER FEW WEEKS. DID SOME SEARCH AND FOUND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM OF FUEL PUMP LEAK IN 2004-2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE BREAKS AND THE OWNERS HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP COMPLETELY, WHICH COSTS MORE THAN $600. THERE WAS A RECALL OF FUEL PUMP BUT NOT FOR THE ORIGINAL ONE. GM/CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT'S EASY TO CATCH FIRE AND VERY BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!!! *TR

WHEN I FILLED UP THE TANK, AND WOULD DRIVE AWHILE,THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ LOW FUEL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GAS CAP. HOWEVER, I REPLACED THAT AND IT STILL HAPPENED. HOW IT IS TO THE POINT, WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE EITHER READS FULL OR STAYS AT LOW FUEL. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. MY SERVICE TECH HAS ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL. *TR

A FUEL SMELL/ODOR BEGAN PERMEATING THE VEHICLE AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND IT. THE NEXT DAY, VEHICLE BEGAN REQUIRING TWO CRANKS TO GET STARTED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK, AND IT WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE PART WAS REPLACED, AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD A CRACKED PLASTIC PORTION WHICH THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN HAPPEN BEFORE. THIS KIND OF THING MUST HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF A DEFECT WITHIN THE FORMATION OF THAT PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED HIM TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AND STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE WAS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,303. UPDATED 11/01/12*LJ THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/02/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD REFUEL THE FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CHIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AFTER I FILL THE TANK, THE GAUGE GOES DIRECTLY TO EMPTY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES. IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN THERE WAS ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS LEFT. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS, NOW IT EITHER SAYS THE CAR IS EMPTY OR FULL. NOW AFTER FILLING MY CAR I HAVE TO SET THE ODOMETER TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE CAR. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN 2011. DEFECTED FUEL PUMP. *TR

ALL THE DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK WITH IN DRIVING POSITION FOLLOWED BY A BEEP IT DOES THIS CONSTANTLY. I BELIEVE IS VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. ISSUE WITH THE GAS GAUGE GOING CRAZY, GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE GAS IS GOING TO RUN OUT. ALSO ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS BEING BLOWN. ALL SEEMS LIKE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES BUT NOT SURE. *TR

SHIFT LEVEL DOES RESPOND WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOW (L). DEALER SAID SHIFT LEVER CABLE IS BAD AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SECOND ITEM HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR IN GAS TANK AS IT FAILED ALSO WAS SENDING AN OVER VOLTAGE SIGNAL TO GAS GAUGE. ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START AFTER DRIVING AND THEN PARKING. FIRST TIME HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO S REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER. VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS . I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE ANTI- THEFT DEVICE. IT MALFUNCTIONS AND SHUTS THE FUEL INJECTORS DOWN. I FOUND A FIX ON THE WEB, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE VEHICLE THEFT LIGHT QUITS BLINKING TURN KEY TO THE OFF POSITION REMOVE THE KEY WAIT 1 TO 2 MINUTES AND THEN START VEHICLE IT WORKS. THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWO MORE TIMES. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND INQUIRED TO SEE IF THEY HAD HEARD OR HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2002 AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RE-CALL FOR THE PROBLEM. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE A THING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING IT WILL COST $500.00 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS IN MY OPINION IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO BE ERRATIC..ALSO CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON..I SEE OTHER GM CARS OF DIFFERENT MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME $600 FOR THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING WHEN FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACES THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,760.

MY 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IN REGARDS TO EVERY TIME I FILL UP ON GAS. AFTER THE NOZZLE CLICKS ONCE LETTING ME KNOW THAT IT IS FULL, I TAKE THE NOZZLE OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR, THE GAS NEEDLE GOES UP TO FULL AND STAYS THERE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES OR SO. THEN IT SUDDENLY GOES TO EMPTY AND I GET THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE, THE STEADY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CHIME. AFTER DRIVING 30 MORE MILES, THE NEEDLE FIXES IT SELF AND GOES TO THE CORRECT LEVEL OF GAS. IT WORKS FINE FOR THE REST OF THE TIME UNTIL I FILL UP AGAIN. THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE GOES AWAY AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD GOES AWAY TOO. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO A RECENT MESSAGE MY FATHER-IN-LAW RECEIVED FROM GM CONCERNING HIS 2005 CHEVY ENVOY. HE RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR FAILING FUEL GAUGE SENSORS. THE DESCRIPTION IN THE LETTER IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY SAME PROBLEM. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL OR LOW FUEL WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COST, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY ALL THE TIME. THE CONSUMER'S SON INSTALLED A USED FUEL PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 11/18/11

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. GAS GAUGE STARTED GIVING INCORRECT READINGS RESULTING IN CAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND STALLING, UNABLE TO RESTART. GAUGE NOW WILL ALWAYS READ COMPLETELY FULL WHEN STARTING CAR, THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, WILL FAIL AND DROP ALL THE WAY TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER GM OWNERS AND SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, COSTING THEM ALMOST $1,000 IN REPAIRS TO GET THE GAUGE/FLOAT REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE PEOPLE COULD RUN OUT OF GAS AND BE STRANDED MILES FROM HELP AND THIS COULD HAPPEN IN ADVERSE OR FREEZING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CHILDREN HAPPEN TO BE IN THE CAR, THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. I HAVE OWNED GM CARS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD CORRECT THIS AND KEEP THEIR DEDICATED CUSTOMERS SAFE AND SATISFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACTS WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A WARNING ALARM SOUNDED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING A READING OF EMPTY AND BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED UNTIL THE COMPONENTS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS WITH 3.5 V6 ENGINE. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER EVERY REFILL OF FUEL TANK. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUAL SINCE 7/12/ 2010. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MAY, 2009. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR BY MECHANIC. LIGHTS REMAINED INOPERABLE AS DID FUEL GAUGE BY 80,000 MILES. WHILE PARKED, CAR IGNITED FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED, AND INTERIOR BURNED. TOTAL LOSS OF AUTO AND CONTENTS. *TR

TANK FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. *TR

DRIVING ALONG, ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER. THEN I HAD POWER AND THEN I DIDN'T. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP IS IN THE GAS TANK. THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUEL PUMPS. ONE COST $263. AND THE OTHER $448. MINE WAS THE $263, BUT I ALL SO HAD TO PAY $200. FOR INSTALLATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW IN HER VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE ONLY INDICATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,300. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE SMELL OF FUEL PROMPTED THE CONSUMER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALER SINCE THERE WAS A FUEL TANK RECALL. THE CONSUMER LOCATED A CRACK ON THE FUEL TANK. *AK