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1999 Malibu V6 with 70,000 miles. Turn signals have become erratic. I replaced the fuse, and it worked, but again at times, they don't work, and at times, they do. No real pattern. Sometimes, they work in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon, some times, when the engine is cold, and sometimes warmed up.
The turn signals quit without warning, this has been going on for about two months. The consumer attempted to use the turn signals and was almost struck from behind when she realized the turn signals were not working. The vehicle was has not been to a dealer yet. The turn signals come and go off, sometimes they work and sometimes they do not work. The vehicle has been to an independent service shop, who could not find anything wrong. No explanation given as to what the problem was. This still remained a problem. No repairs or corrections have been made. Updated 12/27/2005 - the four way flasher unit was replaced on 10/10/2005.
The consumer states that the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu's signal and hazard lights malfunctioned. The lights sometimes work and sometimes they do not. This has been happening for about six months. The consumer took the vehicle to dealer once to have it checked. The consumer said that he looked at it himself. The consumer has not contacted General Motors. The consumer said that the battery pole had a short life. The consumer replaced the battery pole himself. The consumer indicated that there was a delay in the signals coming on.
Consumer stated the signal lights worked intermittently or sometimes they did not work at all. Recall 03V327000 concerning hazard warning switch was issued. Consumer indicated that the recall was the problem with the vehicle.
- San Antonio, TX, USA
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Turn signal and flasher would intermittently turn on, making it difficult for vehicles in the rear to see when driver needed to turn. Consumer will take vehicle to dealer for check up.
Turn signals failed to come on when applied. Consumer heard a sound while turning on the turn signals. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the signal light flasher unit needed to be replaced. The consumer stated that the turn signals would work sometimes and not other times. GM issued a recall for exact same problem but only covered Feb 2000 through May 2001. The consumers vehicle is a 1999 not covered in the recall. (recall # 03V327000).
Recall 03V327000, concerning hazard warning switch. Intermittently turn signal will not work.a recall was issued for this problem, but consumer's vehicle was not included due to VIN.
Exterior lighting, turn signals hazards light.quit working then start then qiut.the Chevrolet garage told us it is a soldering problem, nd the car was made like this and others Malibu was recalled but yours hasn't and its the same year, make, and model.
I own a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu and I am having the same problems with my turn signals as many others are as well. GM had a recall on the 2000 Malibu but told me that my vehicle was not required to recieve a recall based on the VIN number but they would fix it for a fee. I think GM should fix mine since they already addressed the problem and it sounds sounds the same as the recall. I think this is a very serious problem that is very dangerous.
The turn signals / hazard flashers on my 2000 Chevrolet Malibu do not work properly. This is an important problem that could result in an accident. I reached my dealer who was helpful however they said they could not rectify this problem as the vehicle has not been recalled. I also saw an article in the 12/03 edition of consumer reports citing this issue. Please advise what is being done to correct this matter.
Hazard lights and turning lights work intermittently, and as a result have nearly caused several accidents on the highway changing lanes; levels 1 and 2 for the blower for heat/air stopped working; had to replace the brake pads and rotors in the front at 26,000 miles.
The turn signals and hazard flashers on my 2000 Chevy Malibu only work intermittently. Often times they will not work at all, or they will stop working in the middle of a turn. They will flash once or twice and quit working; in addition, they will work for a moment then quit working then begin working again. Also, rarest of all, they will work fine. There is a recall on the turn signals and hazard flashers for the same make, model, and year; however, GM has told me that it does not cover my vehicle. Obviously, the problem that I am experiencing is the same or similar to the problems experienced in covered vehicles (if, in fact, mine is not a covered vehicle). This has been happening for several months without an obvious cause. There are no conditions which made my car immune from this problem, but it happens less when I run the air conditioner.
When you go to turn on the turn signals they do not work. They will work one minute and not the next. At times you have to turn on the four way flashers to get the signal to work and at times this does not alway help. I have had several near rear end misses because of this. It's a safety hazard!
Turn signals continue to fail and so does the emergency flashers on a daily basis. They just don't come on at all or some times they come on and then flash once and then they stop very dangerous.
This will be the 4th time to take vehicle in for turn signal problems. I have to use my hazards to get my turn signal to work. Now neither one of them work. The first time I took it in they told me there was no way my hazards would make my turn signal work. This car is a piece of expensive junk. Not to mention the brakes have been replaced also.
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- Paso Robles, CA, USA