Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005090822 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ZS52F94F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 04 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl * - the contact stated that he received recall letter 04050. the contact had a computer chip in the power steering module replaced in jan 2005 because of the recall. the contact stated the power steering failure returned three months later. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer ,and the vehicle was diagnosed with needing another computer chip for the power steering. the dealer would not replace the chip for free because it had already been replaced under the recall. the power steering failed intermittently for the past two years. the power steering warning light came on when the power steering was not working. *ak updated 1/31/2007 - *nm