2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx: check engine light

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 148,795 miles · ME

Ignition staying stuck alowing starter to continue to turn, day time no break lights , night time break lights stay lit up or flash on and off , fuel gauge drops to empty even when full bounces back and forth empty full , service air bag and check engine lights keep coming on even after they have been reset, cruise control will not engage , hard time to take car out of park even with brake depressed, lower gears on transmission will not engage into 3,2,1 speed, driver seat bracket broke in weld causing seat to be unstable, faulty ignition switch and more this car has less than 150 k on it 148 and some change,,, air bag service light keeps coming on as well as check engine light, this car will not pass any state inspection , and even states with out inspection would advise that the car be recalled

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Fuel system, Seats · 95,000 miles · KS

Issue one is the drivers seal welds brake on the rear and front from the floor mount base to the elevated control thus in the case of a crash the seat is compromised to separate completely from the floor mount due to these welds being broke. Second issue fuel pumps begin to leak at the seal of the pump at the fuel tank leaking heavy amounts of fuel from the tank and onto the exhaust. Third issue which I have seen multiple reports of recalls but the dealership denies there is an issue with the maxx that only the base model is effected but while driving the power steering will fail and the car has no control and will violently jerk in one direction throwing the vehicle in to oncoming lanes or even into the ditch. Happens periodically the power steering message appears on main control message screen and car will sound an alarm, other times the entire dash board warning lights from check engine, oil, air bag, seat belt, so on so all come on and the power steering goes out. I have found that this issue usually occurs while accelerating whether slowly or even while trying to speed up more aggressively to merge unto expressway traffic. I have nearly wrecked into numerous cars due to steering going out and wheel will violently jerk one direction or to the other. Not sure why this site shows a recall for power steering but dealership denies there is a active recall for the maxx but they have one for the 2005 base malibu

Filed Jul 3, 2012 · Steering · 120,000 miles · MD

Over the past year my 2005 malibu maxx power steering has without warning stop working. Luckily this has happened at speed less than 30mph and I was able to slow and stop the vehicle without incidence. Recently my engine light has come on warning power steering. This could be a very dangerous situation if driven on a highway!

Filed Apr 1, 2011 · Steering · 109,433 miles · MI

Stopped at stop sign and I was trying to make a right hand turn. When traffic cleared I pushed on the gas to enter onto the when my car started to make this loud ding, ding, ding sound and the steering wheel locked up. At that time I could not turn my steering wheel. Then all of a sudden the steering unlocked and I then made like a sharp right as it kicked in. Very scary. During the loud dinging sound I was looking to find the check engine light or some indicator to what was going on. I did not see it until this happened a second time about a week later and it flashed power steering. There is a tsb on this but because I am over the miles they won't help me. This is a safety issue and every vehicle should be recalled.

Filed Apr 9, 2010 · Steering · 87,756 miles · WA

I was driving on the highway at speeds between 60 and 65mph when my power steering stopped working. There was an alert reading "power steering" but no service engine lights came on. I steered the car off the highway with much effort and turned it off. I looked at my owner's manual and decided that I would try to turn the car on again and see what would happen. The steering was restored and the problem did not return on my drive home. For the time that the power steering was not working it was extremely difficult to steer and I was worried about being able to control it. I had my three year old daughter in the back and I am now worried about that happening again.

Filed Jul 28, 2009 · Steering · 30,069 miles · FL

Driver of a 2005 chevy malibu maxx suddenly lost all electric power steering assistance without warning making the vehicle difficult to steer. The defect is intermittent and is sometimes accompanied by a warning chime but without any malfunction indicator on the instrument panel.

Filed Oct 16, 2008 · Fuel system, Steering · 20,000 miles · SC

I own a 2005 malibu maxx and after one year old it began making clunking noises in the front. I took it to the dealership and they said they had to replace a part of the steering shaft. They did what they did and the noise was gone. They also replaced struts. A few months later it did it again. This time they replaced tie rod ends. By this time my warranty had expired. Then 2 months later it did it again! They lubed something and now it has been 8 months and it has not returned yet. Now my engine light is on and I keep getting a message to check my gas cap. I check it and nothing is wrong.