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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that intermittently, the turn signal lights would not illuminate. In addition, the air bag warning light would intermittently illuminate on the instrument panel and the air conditioner blower motor would only function when set on high. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. While idling at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact made several attempts to restart the vehicle, and finally the engine turned over. The vehicle was driven to his residence and towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer replaced the air condition compressor. Previously, the engine gasket was replaced. Recently, the vehicle began riding roughly and was taken to the authorized dealer. The service technician stated that the failure was related to the fuel injector, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Component: Air conditioner details: I am basically having the same trouble with my air conditioning. It will kick off. The air recirculation will also kick off and change to fresh air. It is driving me up a wall. I live in Georgia and not having an air conditioner is awful, but to have one that will work sometimes, is awful. I had this same problem in 2005. My car was still under an extended warranty. The dealer wrote: C/S ac will switch from recirculation to fresh air by itself. Also said at time it feels like the A/C is on when it's not. Heater control head has internal short causing it to switch by itself. Inspect and replace heater/ac control head. Parts $157.48, labor $142.50, tax $11.02. Total $311.80. This time I only had to pay $100 deductible. This was done on 7/28/05, invoice cvcs51146 at cartersville Chevrolet in cartersville, ga. Is this something that fails every 3 years!! it is a 2002 and failed the first time in 2005 and again now in 2008!!! will Chevrolet pay for this"?" they should.
I am basically having the same trouble with my blower. Speeds 1, 2 and 3 do not work, but my air conditioning will kick off. The air recirculation will also kick off and change to fresh air. It is driving me up a wall. I live in Texas and not having an air conditioner is awful, but to have one that will work sometimes, is awful.
This is not a safety hazard, but the bushings on the front struts of the 2002 Chevy Malibu rattle and squeak starting around 30K miles and get progressively worse. Also the air conditioning control unit tends to go bad. Both are rather costly to fix problems didn't surface till after the 3/36 warranty was up.
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- Port Jefferson Station, NY, USA