Lights out i have a 04 chevy malibu and i been having problems with the fuses or lights idk.....my fuel gages and temp are out,my tail lights are out,the powere steering warning came on and the power locks wont work....to me the car runs fine but i just want to make sure....any suggestions????

Does the car have cruise control?

Hi Pixie, The flashing light is indicating a fault in the electronic climate control unit. Take the vehicle for a diagnostic scan and that will indicate the area of the problem. Regards John

if the temp gage doesn`t go up you could have a gage problem or even a coolant sensor problem that works the gage only and not the one that sends a signal to the pcm to turn on the cooling fans and monitor the engine temperature,if it is the thermostat then it will be stuck open and the only way to correct the problem is to replace the thermostat other wise it can stick open again or closed causing the engine to overheat.

The Tail lights and Instrument lights are usually on the same circuit so both will go out if the fuse for the circuit blows. Check for a blown fuse for this circuit and replace if out. If fuse continues to fail, check the tail light or side globes for a faulty globe and replace if necessary. Also check for any chafed wires that could be shorting to the body causing the fuse to blow.

i dont know where you looked and got your misinformation from. the fuse for a 2005 malibu brake lights is a 15 amp fuse located under the hood in the fuse block. the fuse block is located near the battery.

what type fuse does a 2000 malibu use for temp and gas gage?

re check all fuse and relays.
check all disconected wires.
disconect batery for an hour and reconect.
vitally

This is a common problem with Malibu's. It is due to cheap metal in the fuel gage that corrodes. Chevrolet knows about this but they refuse to issue a fix. The check engine light staying on and the faulty fuel gage are related. This is a defect and they need to recall this part! Raise hell with the dealership!

Is this the only problem? How did you check the fuses?

hi check the simple things first fuses then take the temperture senders wire off and ground it get someone to watch the temp gauge if the gauge is ok it will move straight into the hot if so change the sender switch then do the same with the fuel tanks sender unit wire if gauge is ok it will show full now presumming the gauges are moving and the fuses are ok the problem is on the clocks some cars have a removeable stablizer between the gauges if so it is a simple fix yates210456