# 2004 Chevy Malibu LT V6 car problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chevy-malibu-lt-v6-car-problems/117803>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, malibu\
**Created:** [May 21, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chevy-malibu-lt-v6-car-problems/117803 "2018-05-21T21:39:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Evang44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6de8d8/32.png) [@Evang44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Evang44)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chevy-malibu-lt-v6-car-problems/117803/1 "2018-05-21T21:39:54Z")

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2004 Chevy Malibu LT V6 battery light comes on during hard acceleration goes off as soon as I let go of the gas or it changes gears I have problems starting the car sometimes too not often though 140000 miles on the car what could be the problem?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chevy-malibu-lt-v6-car-problems/117803/2 "2018-05-21T21:44:43Z")

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Have someone check the serpentine belt for wear.

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Tester

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**Author:** ![Evang44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6de8d8/32.png) [@Evang44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Evang44)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chevy-malibu-lt-v6-car-problems/117803/3 "2018-05-21T22:15:31Z")

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will do thats whats it seems to be more than likely on what ive been reading up online

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chevy-malibu-lt-v6-car-problems/117803/4 "2018-05-22T14:34:47Z")

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I would think that your tensioner is weak allowing the belt to slip, and needs to be replaced.

Yosemite