Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU MAXX / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004009325 Incident Date: Nov, 14 2004
Consumer's City: SANTA CLARA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU MAXX Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:trunk lid:lock
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ZT62804F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 02 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 07 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The incident occurred in sc, where i was residing at the time. the car was parked in the driveway of my house. i was getting ready to leave for work and needed something from the trunk of the car. opened the trunk and just after i bended to reach in, it fell down on my head causing bleeding. i had to have 3 stitches put to my scalp, lost half a day of work that morning and suffered headaches for a few days. contacted gm dealership and the part was replaced. i've been avoiding the deck lid ever since. contacted esis/gm central claims unit and a claim was entered (#488402). they send an investigator who obtained the failed part from the dealership at the time it was replaced and took pictures/video of the rear deck lid. still waiting on a resolution. *jb