| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073377 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2006 |
| Consumer's City: OKEMAH | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:hazard flashing warning lights:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 30 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 27 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On july 28 2006 my wife and i purchased a 2002 chevy malibu. we drove the vehicle home, with the a/c running, and everything was fine. the vehicle sat over night in our garage, and the next morning my wife drove the car to work. as soon as she got to work she called me saying the turn signals quit working. she attempted to use the hazard lights, and they would not work either. we called the auto dealership where the car was purchased. they had us bring the car to them. after driving my van for 45 minutes, with no working a/c, i arrived at her place of employment. i took the car to the dealer, and they kept it over night. the next morning they called and said the car was ready for pickup. i again drove 45 minutes in 100 degree temperature to pickup the car. everything was fine. the technician said it was the computer needed to be reset. so i again drove the car back home. this time with no a/c. when i arrived at the turn to my street i moved the turn indication lever down for a left hand turn. nothing happened. the turn signals did not work again. a large truck was behind me and almost slammed into the rear of the vehicle. i made the turn, only to be pulled over by a police officer. the officer asked why i did not use my signal. i explained to him the turn signals quit working again. the officer did not cite me, but told me if it was not corrected i would face a citation the next time. i drove the car back to the house, and did some investigation of my own on the internet. i have read over 300 different reports about this happening to other 2002 malibu owners. the turn lights and hazard indicator button have not worked correctly since. this car has been in the shop twice since this has happened. chevrolet did a recall on the 2001 model for the same problem. it appears the soldering of the circuit in the hazard indicator button on the 2001 model was the problem. i have not heard of or found a recall for the 2002 model. *jb |
