2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Brakes, Lights · 70,000 miles · MD

The seat belt do not lock in case of an accident. The drivers seat rocks while you are driving an adjusts by itself you can not keep the seat still. The welding has come apart from the base. The head lights are melting the bulbs for the signal and running light. I just caught that last weekend the lights stopped working when I look at the bulb it was melted which could have started an fire. I am waiting for the letter for the recall on the stern now. This would be the second time for it. I keep my car up to date with everything oil and whatever need to be done I am on top of it. But I have to many safety issue with it right. Seat belt, stern,drivers seat, headlights. Not only that the rotor warps every six months.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Brakes, Lights · 70,000 miles · MD

The seat belt do not lock in case of an accident. The drivers seat rocks while you are driving an adjusts by itself you can not keep the seat still. The welding has come apart from the base. The head lights are melting the bulbs for the signal and running light. I just caught that last weekend the lights stopped working when I look at the bulb it was melted which could have started an fire. I am waiting for the letter for the recall on the stern now. This would be the second time for it. I keep my car up to date with everything oil and whatever need to be done I am on top of it. But I have to many safety issue with it right. Seat belt, stern,drivers seat, headlights. Not only that the rotor warps every six months.

Filed Feb 25, 2010 · Airbags, Seat belts · 49,000 miles · CT · crash · 1 injury

I was driving on 91s in hartford ct. I had just gotten on the highway and moved into the second lane. It was raining and I hydroplaned. I went into a 360 and at the 180 point I hit the cement divider head on. I continued in the 360 and as I came about again I hit the metal guardrail, again, head on and went into another 360. There was no airbag deployment at all and my seatbelt didn't lock up which caused my face and upper torso to hit the steering wheel. I lost teeth and was injured on my upper torso and neck. I called chevy and was told to take pics of car and send them . I did so and still have the pics and the car. Chevy sent a "tech" out to do "tests". The tech showed up not only an hour and a half late but without the proper equipment to do the tests and wound up borrowing certain things from my neighbor. I waited 3+ months to hear from chevy. I received a letter stating that they take no responsibility., and that the tests said it was under the threshold if when an airbag should deploy. Included with the letter was a "copy of the test" which was/is absolutely incomprehensible to me. There was no explanation of anything this "test" said. But chevy takes no responsibility at all. If needed I will forward all pics and the letter from chevy as well.

Filed May 23, 2007 · Airbags, Seat belts · 16,500 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu maxx. On may 15, 2007, the contact's vehicle was struck on the driver's side fender. The drivers side seat belt failed to secure the contact and the air bags failed to deploy. He suffered an injury from striking the steering wheel and was taken to the hospital. The contact has a police report. The engine size and speed at the time of the crash were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 16,500.

Filed Feb 17, 2005 · Steering · IN

As my family and I were driving down the road in our new malibu maxx the check engine light came on and the radio stated power steering. I tried to steer the maxx but it had no power steering. I stopped turned the car off and restarted it and it started working. I called the dealer and they said that they were having major trouble with the new malibu's electric assist steering. They replaced the column and motor. That lasted about three months. I was driving down a major interstate early on a sunday morning when the power steering went out again. This time severely jerking the steering wheel to the left pushing me into the left lane of traffic. Had this been my wife on her way to work monday morning in heavy traffic on this interstate there would have been a terrible accident. We are now on the third steering column, now the heating and defrost control unit is bad, leaving us with no heat or defrost. Not to mention the rear seatbelt got stuck and wouldn't move. All but the heating control have been fixed (at dealer now) but where will it stop???? My family works for gm and I think I will buy a ford!!!!!!!! Gm better stand up and admit there is a problem! Ea04018_cat