2004 Chevrolet Malibu defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Turn Signal Lamps
  Engineering Analysis EA09004 · opened Mar 20, 2009 · closed Aug 12, 2010

  GM designed the MY 2004 and 2005 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles with a daytime running lamp (DRL) system that uses the same filament (the high power filament of a dual filament bulb) as the front turn signals.The high power filament operates at full battery voltage when functioning as a DRL.The DRL is illumi…

• TURN SIGNAL LAMPS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08062 · opened Oct 21, 2008 · closed Mar 20, 2009

  The subject vehicles may experience loss of function of one or more of the park, turn, stop or daytime running lamps (drl).failure of the bulb may also include discoloration (heat damage) to the bulb socket.general motors (gm) technical service bulletin (tsb) number 06-08-42-004c instructs technicians to examine the la…

• LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
  Engineering Analysis EA04018 · opened Jul 1, 2004 · closed May 10, 2005

  In performing this engineering analysis, odi determined that the electric power steering system in the subject vehicles can malfunction or fail, causing the driver to lose power steering assistance; however, due to the following reasons, odi has decided that further expenditure of agency resources on this investigation…

• LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04031 · opened Mar 30, 2004 · closed Jul 1, 2004

  Odi opened pe04-031 based on eight reports of alleged power steering failure in the subject vehicles.the complaints allege that the driver suddenly lost all electric power steering assistance without warning making the vehicle difficult to steer. The subject vehicle utilizes an electric power steering assist system (ep…