Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080048 Incident Date: Sep, 24 2006
Consumer's City: GREENSBURG Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ND52J43M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 24 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 2003 chevy malibu is having the same problem with the turn signals and four way flashers as noted in you posted information below. odi opened the investigation based on 9 complaints of turn signals operating sporadically on the 2000-2001 chevrolet malibu. the turn signals quit working without warning and may occur while the vehicle is in motion or standing still. gm identified the hazard switch as the root cause of this problem. electrical current to the turn signal passes through the hazard switch. failure of the hazard switch results in loss of turn signals and hazard lights. gm reports 318, 184 and 201 consumer complaints for the malibu, alero and grand am respectively. gm also reports the following models have the same design turn signal/hazard switch as the chevrolet malibu: chevrolet corvette, monte carlo, and impala; oldsmobile intrigue and alero; and the pontiac grand am. the complaint and warranty data show the highest occurrence of the problem in the my 2000-2001 malibu, alero, and grand am. *nm