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Average Mileage:
63,750 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
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lights problem
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2008Jan 01
Malibu LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
WHEN I NOTICED BURNING ON HEADLIGHT TRIM, I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE AN ASTOUNDING NUMBER OF 05 MALIBU'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL.
I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THESE ARE EAGLE EYE HEADLIGHTS.
SUPPOSEDLY THEY ARE RECALLING HEADLIGHTS FROM A PREVIOUS MODEL.
BY THE TIME GM IS FINALLY FORCED TO DO A RECALL, IF I AM STILL ALIVE, I PROBABLY WILL NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE.
I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED AMERICAN CARS, MOSTLY GM'S FOR PATRIOTIC REASONS, BUT I HAVE HAD IT. MOST OF THE PARTS IN MY CAR DON'T EVEN ORIGINATE IN THIS COUNTRY.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVEN THINK THIS, BUT MY NEXT CAR WILL MOST LIKELY BE A TOYOTA, (I UNDERSTAND MOST OF TOYOTA PARTS ARE FROM US, SO THEY ARE PROBABLY MORE AMERICAN THAN GM.)
AS GM GOES, SO GOES THE NATION? GM IS ON IT'S WAY OUT DUE TO THEIR OWN GREED AND AVARICE. AND AS OF TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE GOOD OLD USA IS NOT FAR BEHIND. SAD.
2008May 21
Malibu LX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
Not only have the interior headlight covers melted, but the large clear covering is foggy due to the heat.
2007Jun 10
(reported on)Malibu LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
AS well as many other problems my Head Lights are so hot they are melting
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2008Oct 16
Malibu LS V6
I love Chevy Malibu. The third one that I have purchased. My bulbs for my turning signal kept going out after it was replaced. One day I was about to get the bulb change when an individual recognized that the covering had been very hot and melted. First the driver side then the passengers side became defective. I took it to the dealership and they told me their never seen anything like it before. I didn't have a warranty so that made the situation worse. The dealer told me it would be over 200 dollars a piece to get before sides repaired and the repair wasn't guarantee. The problem can arrive again. The dealer replaced the bulbs but they went out in approximately three days of the replacement. This is a problem because the on coming cars cannot tell when I am turning and this can cause a serious accident.
Evelyn W.
Gary, IN, USA
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