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I have also located the cause of an annoying rattle problem from the right rear wheel area of my 04 Malibu. Open the trunk and have a look at the gray handles on the right hand side of you that are pulled to allow the rear split seats to fold down. Note how loose they are. Well, by putting a rubber band around them I've stopped all rattles. The mechanism can only be described as very poorly designed and mounted. I can't figure out a proper fix for it yet. But for now the rubber band works well and allows the release to work.
Seems like in many of their brands, GM just doesn't care about long term interior integrity. Very sad
I am just not sure about why you are mentioning "up and down" and the "forward and reverse" comments. That might point in a different direction.
Can you provide a few more details on what you were experiencing?
Speaking of Gremlins, that's what I learned to drive in. Not an impressive car, but you know what? It always worked and didn't do anything goofy.
I know what you mean about the "oldies but goodies" I liked it when the car just let you drive it with no huge surprises.
Do you believe the doors were actually UNLOCKing and LOCKing or just repeatedly UNLOCKing?
If this were just UNLOCKing or LOCKing then it would most likely indicate a chafed wire getting grounded out which is requesting the body computer to do this.
Dealers have TSB #04-08-45-009 which really only was applied to 2004 Models but it would be a good place for them to start.
If you are sure it was UNLOCKing and LOCKing then I will have to put on my thinking cap
The fuel relay is located in the underhood electrical center on the 2003, it is controlled by the PCM.
I finally got my bizarre cruise control problems solved by having the BCM replaced. No problems since.
You might try running the car through a car wash to see if that makes it wet enough to cause the problem. If so then you can tell the dealer to wash the car but not dry it and drive it around.
Are you sure your husband isn't following behind with a key fob?
Larry :-)
Larry :-)
Also, is there any more info on the "popping doorlock" issue? Can anyone advise me where these corroded wires are located/
Nope - chafed. And the most typical location was in trunk on driver side (wiring going to rear electrical center).
I went to the dealership last week.But they checked the VIN on the web and said the steering job was marked as "done" and refused to do it again unless I had it cleared.
I told them that my car hasn't have any repair job since I bought it. The previous owner also told me that the Steering had a recall,which he didn't had a chance to do .
Today, on my way home, the power steering suddenly went down.
I need to find out why the Chevy marked something unfinished as "done".
Is my problem an isolated one?
BYW,the car is still under warrantee.
Thanks
Is this just a sedan issue? Or both sedan and Maxx issue?
I'll look around the rear electrical center and see if there is anything obvious.
Incidently, if any of your associates can advise how to tell which version of the steering rack is on a Malibu (original or revised) that would be helpful.
_____ Incidently,
Have noticed the shifting of the autotrans has improved over time. It seems "smarter" regarding switching off its overdrive lock when going up hills.
I found the number from the chevy website and gave them a call. It turns out that power steering recall expired Jan 31 2006,which explains why my car marked as "done" even though I never had it replaced.
Anyway, I am going to have it repaired under the warranty tomorrow.
Thanks again for help.
2. if wheel "pulses" in your hands then the columm may be going bad. This was a problem with some '04 maxxes.
also, the Maxx does have some torque steer (throttle it hard and it will try to pull in one direction (I think it's to the left...).
I don't have my manual in front of me, but as I recall, you press the Menu button on the left side of the radio/driver information center until you get something that says (I think) English/Metric Units...when you press Enter, you'll have the option of choosing.
It is listed in the owner's manual (sorry that I can't go look at it right away) under Driver Information Center.
I never saw the "Steering" Warning Message on the DIC display and the dealer did not say if any DTC codes were set. They just replaced the steering column. I believe there is a TSB out on this problem, 04-02-35-009, issued May 2004.
As the technician said he was underneath the dash checking out wiring trying to duplicate the complaint. He noticed that when we reached to move something that the doors did lock! I can imagine that satisfaction with being able to reproduce complaint because now he could likely isolate the cause.
However he realized that it was not due to him touching anything - it was from the movement of his body! He was laying on driver floor mat.
His story ends with him lifting the floor mat and finding a key fob sitting on the carpet underneath the floor mat. His post had a picture of a fob sitting on the carpet which did a much better job of telling the story than how I did it