Problems with 2006 Chevrolet Malibu STRUCTURE

The first thing that happened was my passenger side rear door just suddenly flew open while i was driving my vehicle down the road. doors were locked and all were completely closed and the door just came open for some unknown reason. had my mechanic take a look and he couldn't see anything unusual about the mechanism or anything on the door. it has happened several times since so now i put the seatbelt through the door handle and pull it tight and lock seatbelt into place so if it happens the door won't fly open again. the second issue i am having is with the airbag warning light and alarm coming on randomly when i am driving my car. i took it into the chevy dealership for one of the other recalls and they said that to put it on the tester, it would cost me $120 (which i cannot afford to pay), so they just let it be and fixed the recall i brought it in for. i am still having the problem and i notice that when the warning light is off and i press the horn...it comes on immediately and beeps at me. is this a safety issue to be concerned with? with all the issues and recalls this car has been having i am not sure if it's an issue to be concerned about or not or just wait to hear on another recall or? i can't pay that to have it actually diagnosed. *tr

Glass on sun roof blew off while driving down hwy 41 at appox. 60 miles. there was a loud noise and i'm not sure if it blew off to the side of the hwy or behind me. i don't think it hit another car but could have been very dangerous if it had. *tr

I purchased my 2006 malibu in 2007. since the time of purchase i have had problems with this car's steering column. it would make a clunking sound every time i would make a turn left or right. i knew something wasn't right. i took the car to the dealer once and they replaced something in the steering column. i still hear the clunking noise today. when i turned the key to start the car at times it seemed like the car was cranking and running on its own. hard to explain it unless you were starting the car. that was an issue as well. now this 2006 malibu was parked in my drive way after going to the store and the next day when i tried to start it it would not start. i thought it might be the battery and had that checked out. not the battery, then i was told it was the timing chain. i had the car towed to the shop where i purchased the car and now i am told that the rocker arm broke and in turn it bent the rods and damaged the engine. the engine is now ceased and damaged. *kb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the steering wheel was pulling to one side and making a knocking sound as she was pulling out of her driveway. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the steering column at less than 20,000 miles. the dealer also grounded down the rotors and cleaned the brakes, but they were not replaced. the powertrain and failure speed were unknown. the current mileage was 21,000 and failure mileage was 2,000. the consumer stated 2 months after purchasing vehicle she caught a flat and left headlight burnt out, there is air blowing through the vents along with a vacuuming noise, and the panel near the gas pedal was pulled out, the passenger side mirror will not close, and vehicle's door will not stay open. the consumer provided several repair invoices. updated 08/27/07 *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. while driving approximately 55 mph, the contact noticed that the vehicle felt off balanced as if the alignment was incorrect. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was properly aligned. immediately after the repair, the steering wheel straightened and the vehicle drifted to the right. the failure mileage was 32,759 and current mileage was 37,000. updated 3/4/08 *cn the consumer stated both sides of the bumper were out of place. the consumer believed that was the cause of the problem

I bought my chevrolet malibu in dec. of 2006. it is a 2006. i noticed that anytime it rained or i had a glass of water in the car the seats would stain due to the water getting on them. i took it back to maroon chevrolet & they thought it was odd. i told them i do not want a car that stains water. the service manager said they would clean it & scotch guard it & if it happened again, he said they would put new seats in. when i picked it up, the service manager assured me it would not stain water again & gave me a print out on how to clean & what to clean it with for each spill. i told him i've never had anything in my car except water. on the list he gave me was nothing in regards to water stains anyways. well we are in the raining season now & it's happened again. i called the service manager, who kept avoiding me & finally got another manager, who said they cannot give me new seats but would clean it again. why should i have to keep bringing my car back to get cleaned? i'm sure they are not going to keep cleaning it. i know someone else who has a mazda that does the same thing. i don't want to keep a car for 5 years that i have to spend money on all the time to clean. i would appreciate any feedback you can give. *tr