2005 Chevrolet Classic Problems

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THEFT BYPASS SYSTEM, ON MY 2005 CHEVY CLASSIC. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. IT WAS FOR THE IGNITION KEY ROTATION. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR (SUDDENLY) DYING. I TOLD THEM THAT IT HAD DIED WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY (TWICE), WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS, AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS PAST FRIDAY, LATE IN THE EVENING, MY CAR (SUDDENLY) DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD, THE DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION -- I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN AWFUL ACCIDENT. SEVERAL PEOPLE, KINDLY, PUSHED MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT, A MECHANIC STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT MY CHEVY IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING A DEFECTIVE PASS-LOCK SENSOR SECURITY SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. YET, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION -- GM IS NOT HELPFUL! AFTER AN HOUR OR SO, THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START. I HAD A FRIEND TOW ME HOME. I AM OLDER AND DISABLED AND MUST HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, VIA THE FREEWAY. YET, I HAVE (ALREADY) EXPERIENCED MY CAR (SUDDENLY) DYING ON THE FREEWAY. I AM TERRIFIED OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND (POSSIBLY) HURTING/KILLING MYSELF AND/OR SOMEONE ELSE. I, TRULY, BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE. OR, PERHAPS THERE IS A RECALL THAT I'M UNAWARE OF? EITHER WAY, PLEASE HELP ME. I AM THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.

2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I HEARD SOME CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. WAS TOLD BY A CHAIN REPAIR SHOP THAT THE STRUTS PROBABLY NEEDED REPLACING. I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO LOUD FOR THAT, BUT I TRUSTED THEIR OPINION. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WAY OFF CENTER. AS I WENT TO MAKE A U-TURN, I LOST STEERING COMPLETELY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC SAFELY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER ON THE FREEWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE MOUNTING TABS FOR THE STEERING GEAR WHERE EVERYTHING IS ATTACHED RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY FROM THE SUBFRAME AND NEEDED A CRADLE SO HE COULD RE-ATTACH THE STEERING COMPONENTS. ALSO, THE STEERING RACK WAS DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1390, WHICH WAS ACHIEVED BECAUSE OF FINDING USED PARTS.

AS I SLAMMED ON BRAKES CAR SHUT DOWN CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK AND BRAKES TO NOT FUNCTION WELL. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING PERSON IN FRONT. ALSO THE AIRBAG BURNED MY LEFT HAND.

2005 CHEVY MALIBU WAS IN FRONT END COLLISION, NO AIR BAGS CAME OUT NOR DID SEAT BELTS HOLD, INJURES TO BOTH PASSENGERS. *TR

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BE PULLED OUT AROUND PASSENGER TO CLICK INTO LOCKING DEVICE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS ON BOTH BELTS TAKING 5 TO 6 MINUTES, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER PASSENGER, REAR SEAT OCCUPANT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET RIGHT SIDE REAR BELT TO DEPLOY AROUND BODY AND CLICK IN LOCK. PROBLEM SEAMED TO BE IN THE SEAT BELT SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISM THAT STOPS BELT IN PLACE WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS OR BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A HARD MANNER.

2005 CHEVY MALIBU WAS IN FRONT END COLLISION, NO AIR BAGS CAME OUT NOR DID SEAT BELTS HOLD, INJURES TO BOTH PASSENGERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT BYPASS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 04/7/2015 *JS

ANTI THEFT DEVICE SHUTS FUEL PUMP DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING . THEN WONT RESTART . DOES IT REPEATEDLY AND RUINS FUEL PUMPS. *KB

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS SATURDAY DECEMBER 21,2013. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAY AND GOING UP A HILL RETURNING TO MY RESIDENCE. IF POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS ALMOST LOST WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS,INCREASING MY RISK OF CRASH. THE MANUFACTOR OR DRIVE TIME WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEVER INFORMED OF THE RECALL OF THIS PART. *TR

GEAR SHIFT COVER STARTED BREAKING APART FROM GEAR. FIRST THERE WAS A SMALL TEAR, THEN IT GOT LARGER AND LARGER, AND EVENTUALLY CAME OFF THE GEAR. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THEN JUST STARTED MAKING FAINT NOISE, PROGRESSING MORE AS TIME WENT BY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP LEFT IT. WAS TOLD THEY REPLACED P/S PUMP AND REPLACED LEFT DOOR PANEL. WENT BACK TO 1ST. DEALER SEVERAL MORE TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. THEY REPLACED A RUBBER GROMMET, RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM. STILL NOT FIXED. WENT BACK TO 2ND DEALER AGAIN,WAS TOLD THAT "GM" SAID THEY HAD ALREADY FIXED IT ONCE AND THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT AGAIN. BECAUSE IT WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NOT JUST MY CAR BUT OTHERS AS WELL. NOW IT IS SO MUCH WORSE, THAT I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, BECAUSE IT IS IN THE STEERING/ SUSPENSION. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC IN FEBRUARY OF 2005. SO FAR MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY TURN ITSELF OFF. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NEXT, AN 02 SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING OFF AN ON. THE LAST 3 TIMES I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I CAN GET MY CURRENT PROBLEM RESOLVED. WHEN I AM DRIVING, THERE IS A LOUD METAL BANGING SOUND COMING FROM BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREAS OF THE CAR (SUSPENSION NOISE). EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, THEY HAVE REPLACED A PART. SO FAR I HAVE HAD STRUT CUSHIONS/SPRING SEATS REPLACED. TOMORROW WILL BE MY 4TH TIME TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AT TIMES YOU FEEL VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING, IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT TIRES AREN'T CONTROLLING/DIRECTING THE REST OF THE CAR. *NM

I ARRIVED AT WORK AND WAS TOLD BY COWORKERS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I REMOVED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO AVOID DRAINING MY BATTERY. ON THE DRIVE HOME, AFTER RECONNECTING BATTERY, I DISCOVERED MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING EITHER. I SAW ON THE INTERNET A RECALL (GM 13036) THAT COVERED THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING THE MALIBU WHICH MY CAR NEARLY IDENTICAL TO. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT COVER MY MODEL AND IT SHOULD! CLEARLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND 2005 CLASSIC SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I CURRENTLY AM DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS STUCK ON AND HAVE TO DISCONNECT / CONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL EVERY TIME I DRIVE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 68 MPH THE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, I ENDED UP HITTING THEM, MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED NOR DID MY SIT BELT LOCK, I ENDED UP WITH WHIPLASH AND HITTING MY HEAD. *NM

I ARRIVED AT WORK AND WAS TOLD BY COWORKERS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I REMOVED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO AVOID DRAINING MY BATTERY. ON THE DRIVE HOME, AFTER RECONNECTING BATTERY, I DISCOVERED MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING EITHER. I SAW ON THE INTERNET A RECALL (GM 13036) THAT COVERED THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING THE MALIBU WHICH MY CAR NEARLY IDENTICAL TO. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT COVER MY MODEL AND IT SHOULD! CLEARLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND 2005 CLASSIC SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I CURRENTLY AM DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS STUCK ON AND HAVE TO DISCONNECT / CONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL EVERY TIME I DRIVE.

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED RECENTLY (LATE DECEMBER, 2013) ON A SALVAGE TITLE BY MY MOTHER. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED- THE SPEED KEPT DROPPING. AS WE SLOWED TO A STOP I TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO THE SIDE AND PARKED. A PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CLASSIC STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE ALRIGHT. BUT THE SAME THING KEPT HAPPENING A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD (IF MEMORY SERVES, THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES THAT DAY). THE VEHICLE HAD TO WAIT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES TO START AGAIN- TURNING THE KEY EARLIER PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND INSIDE, A THUD-THUD-THUD SOUND. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND I AM CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY ABOUT THE MATTER BECAUSE IF IT DOES PERTAIN TO A SAFETY/PARTS ISSUE IT MAY BE SOMETHING WHICH COULD IMPACT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AS WELL. WHEN CARS LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY THEY CAN POSE A TRAFFIC HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE TOO. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND AT THAT TIME WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER WERE BOTH REPLACED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC IN FEBRUARY OF 2005. SO FAR MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY TURN ITSELF OFF. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NEXT, AN 02 SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING OFF AN ON. THE LAST 3 TIMES I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I CAN GET MY CURRENT PROBLEM RESOLVED. WHEN I AM DRIVING, THERE IS A LOUD METAL BANGING SOUND COMING FROM BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREAS OF THE CAR (SUSPENSION NOISE). EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, THEY HAVE REPLACED A PART. SO FAR I HAVE HAD STRUT CUSHIONS/SPRING SEATS REPLACED. TOMORROW WILL BE MY 4TH TIME TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AT TIMES YOU FEEL VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING, IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT TIRES AREN'T CONTROLLING/DIRECTING THE REST OF THE CAR. *NM

POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY BREAKS AWAY FROM ENGINE CRADLE DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. (PHOTOS AVAILABLE) WIFE COMPLAINED OF THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. I TEST DROVE A FIGURE EIGHT AND PARKED WITH PASSENGER WHEEL 30 DEGREES OUT OF ALIGNMENT. LOSS OF STEERING (NOT JUST POWER), REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CRADLE CAN'T BE ALLOWED TO FAIL, EVER. EITHER THE ORIGINAL METALLURGICAL SPECIFICATIONS WERE IN ERROR, OR SOME SUBSET OF THE SUPPLIED CRADLES DID NOT MEET SPECS. 10579587, DATED 3/12/2014 ? IS AN EARLIER ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF SAME PROBLEM. WEB WISDOM SUGGESTS A/C CONDENSATE REPEATEDLY COLLECTS ON THE CRADLE CAUSING (HIDDEN) CORROSION. THAT SEEMS PLAUSIBLE TO ME, SINCE MY CAR IS RUST FREE, INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, EXCEPT FOR THE HEAVILY CORRODED CRADLE. ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA GM PRODUCTS THAT SHARE THE SAME GMX130 PLATFORM USING THIS CRADLE ARE: 1999?2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999?2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM 1997?1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1997?2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2004?2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC I MANUALLY BROWSED NHTSA DB FOR FRONT-END RELATED 'FAILED COMPONENTS' ON THESE VEHICLES. I READ FOR A DAY. WHAT DOES A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FRONT-END RELATED FAILURES SAY ABOUT THE GMX130 PLATFORM? I ASSERT THAT THERE IS A CRITICAL FLAW IN SOME OR ALL CRADLES USED BY THE GMX130 PLATFORM MAKING THEM VULNERABLE TO EXTREME CORROSION, LEADING TO A VARIETY OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING COMPONENT FAILURES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF STEERING. ... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF *JS

FRAME THAT HOLDS FRONT SYSTEM BROKE OR RUSTED THROUGH . CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING. *TR