2007 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE CLOVERLEAF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE GOING OFF THE ROAD. WARNING ON THE DASH SAID "POWER STEERING" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ASSIST POWER STEERING UNIT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. SHORT WHILE LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT QUIT AGAIN. IT'S BEEN INTERMITTENTLY WORKING EVER SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER IS A CAR DEALER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE COME UPON ANOTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH THE SAME CONDITION. UPDATED 06/20/2013 *JS

PLEASE HELP. I WAS LEAVING THE BANK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF (IT READ ON THE MONITOR POWER STEERING) AND I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE IN THE STREET. I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 1.5 HRS WHEN I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME I DID NOT MOVE MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND STARTED USING IT JUST TO GO TO WORK THEN IN HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN TWICE. I AM NO LONGER USING THE CAR. *TR

AS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT STEER. DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IT WAS LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THEY WANTED $1,000.00 TO FIX IT AND WOULD NOT WORK WITH US AS WE ARE ON A FIXED INCOME THEY EVENTUALLY CAME AND REPOSESSED THE VEHICLE IN THE NONE WORKING CONDITION AND HAULED IT OFF. *JS

THE MAY 14 2014 RECALL ABOUT THE BCM ON CHEVY MALIBUS DOES NOT SUPPOSEDLY INCLUDE MY MODEL ACCORDING GM BUT I STARTED HAVING THAT PROBLEM THAT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKES ATLEAST 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. COMPLETELY UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO COAST UNTIL THE CAR SLOWLY DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. HAVING IT REPAIRED AND IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT IS AN ELECTRIC ASST MOTOR. IT IS A $800 REPAIR. I AM LUCKY THAT OF MY THREE DAUGHTERS THAT DRIVE SHE IS THE ONE WITH BETTER JUDGMENT AND THINKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. CURRENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WILL ILLUMNATE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON DURING MY ENTIRE DRIVE WHETHER OR NOT I'M USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, WITH NO DISCERNABLE CAUSES. ARTICLE IN FOX NEWS DATED 3/13/2013 ( HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2013/03/13/BAD-BRAKE-LIGHTS-COULD-FORCE-RECALL-OVER-ONE-MILLION-GM-CARS/#IXZZ2NUS7QU5S ) INDICATES NHTSA IS ACTIVELY RESEARCHING POSSIBLE RECALLS, BUT CALLS TO MY DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE WE OF NO USE. BOTH MY DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS, AND THAT I JUST NEED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED MYSELF AND THEN I COULD REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT AT A FUTURE DATE IF ANY RECALL DID HAPPEN. IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT A COMPANY AS LARGE AS GM WOULDN'T PROACTIVELY HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN A KNOWN PROBLEM EXISTS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE WERE PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, OR NOT EVEN ALLOW ME THE OPTION OF USING CRUISE. THIS IS NOT AS BIG OF A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, BUT AGAIN, MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING IS ONE MORE REASON I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE IN HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS DEAL WITH THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS ALREADY BEING ADDRESS/INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE RADIO LIGHTS UP SAYING POWER STEERING. YOU MUST THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TURN IT OFF AND START BACK UP QUICKLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CANT PULL TO THE SIDE TO STOP BEFORE TUNING OFF AND ON TOR RESET THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER 8-4057942731 BUT IT WAS ACTIVATED AND CLOSED ON THE SAME DAY BEFORE CAR COULD EVEN BE LOOKED AT BY DEALER SERVICE. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I FIND A RECALL ON 2007 MALIBU RECALL NUMBER 14772. CAR WAS GOING DOWN SHORT BACK ROAD HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES WITHING 2 MINUTES.

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND RELAY WERE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. HE BELIEVED THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 10/28/14

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. THIS NOW HAPPENS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR APPROX 5-10 MINUTES. WHEN I DO HAVE POWER STEERING THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES REALLY BAD AND MOVES ON ITS OWN. I DRIVE 600 MILES A WEEK TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE, I DID THIS ON FRIDAY 1 25 13. THE CODE WAS CO545. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON 2006 FOR THE SAME REASON, THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM SHOULD NOT GO OUT ON A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

RE: CHEVY MALIBU 2007 POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! WHEN PASSING ON HIGHWAY, THE STEERING LOCKED AND MADE A RATTLING SOUND IN FRONT DRIVER SIDE, I HAD TO FORCE STEERING AROUND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE STEERING WAS NOT OPERATING SAFELY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. I TOOK TO MY MALIBU TO AN AUTO REPAIR, THEY LOOKED FOR RECALLS AND CHECKED FOR WARRANTY OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT NONE WAS FOUND FOR THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DAY AFTER I ALMOST HAD THE ACCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I LOOKED ON-LINE AT HOME AND SAW THAT THE COBALT AND OTHER MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN CANADA-THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IN THE STATES. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN FATAL ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR. IF MY DAUGHTER OR SON HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT, SINCE THE STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. GET THIS RECALL DONE FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE CHEVY MALIBU 2007. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN THE CHEVY MALIBU 2007 AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! I CONTACTED GM, AND GM SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. I REPORTED THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR $867.51 TO GM AND REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM ON THE EXPENSE THAT WERE INCURRED, BUT WAS DENIED BY A TIER ONE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AND ALSO HIS SUPERVISOR IN THE TIER ONE GM DEPARTMENT.- I WONDER HOW MANY TIERS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO GET ACTION DONE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR RECALLS THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT. I HOPE IT DOESN'T. I TOLD GM, THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS BY GOING TO THE TOP AT GM TO GET THE RECALL DONE, BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. GET THIS RECALL DONE! *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS INTERMITTENTLY TO OPERATE. NO POWER ASSIST WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. REQUIRES WAITING FROM 30 SECONDS TO 3 MINUTES FOR SYSTEM TO FUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO RELEASE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT'S HOME. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. THE FAILURE INITIATED AS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE, BUT OVER TIME BECAME A PERMANENT FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN TOWN GOING AROUND 25-35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THE ON BOARD DISPLAY SHOWED "POWER STEERING". AFTER A WHILE THE POWER STEERING TURNED BACK ON. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING THE POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THEN YOU CAN HEAR A "CLICK" SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. TOOK TO DEALER #1, ADVISED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP #2, ADVISED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. TRIED SWITCHING OUT THE FUSES FOR THE POWER STEERING, STILL NO GOOD. ADVISED THAT THIS IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING FLUID OR PUMP. ADVISED BY GM TO TAKE TO DEALER SHIP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. EST. COST TO FIX POWER STEERING IS ROUGHLY $700 OUT OF POCKET. I CURRENTLY DON?T HAVE $700 TO THROW AT MY CAR AND STILL DRIVE WITH NO POWER STEERING. GM AS RECALLED CHEVY MALIBU FOR POWER STEERING ALL EXCEPT THE YEAR 2007. THIS NEEDS LOOKED INTO AS IT SEEMS THAT THERE 2007 YEAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN I STARTED IT THE MESSAGE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON THE DIC. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT TO NO AVAIL. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK BUT THE STEERING WOULD PULSE BACK AND FORTH AND EVENTUALLY THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT RANDOMLY AND WHEN NOT EXPECTING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEED IT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO DEATH. I KNOW THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT I DON'T SEE HOW AND IGNITION COIL HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH AGAINST A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ UPDATED 06/25/2015 *JS

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN ON ROADWAY AT ABOUT 25 MPH. CAME BACK THEN WENT OUT AGAIN FEW MINUTES LATER. CAME BACK HAS DONE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE. *TR

IN MID-2008, I STARTED NOTICING A POPPING IN MY STEERING RACK. THE CAR WAS A RATTLETRAP TO BEGIN WITH AND ALWAYS MADE NOISE. I WENT TO THE CHEVY GARAGE IN MT AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A CLANGING UNDER THE CAR & TGRY FIXED THE SWAY BARS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE POPPING GETS LOUDER AND MORE SEVERE - MY FRIEND THINKS IT'S THE CV JOINTS, I GO TO MY MECHANIC (WHO'S GM CERTIFIED) TO GET THEM CHECKED OUT AND TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED. HE TELLS ME THAT THE STEERING RACK IS GOING OUT AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY AS IT COULD POP OUT AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT - HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO DRIVE THAT CAR UNTIL HE FIXED IT. 7 MOS LATER, WHICH BRINGS US TO 6/11/13, I NOTICE A POPPING NOISE AGAIN AND BRING IT IN - IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAIN! THESE ARE GM CERTIFIED MECHANICS & A GM CERTIFIED SHOP. THE STEERING RACK WAS SO TORN UP, HE THOUGHT I WENT OFFROADING - AND I LIVE ON PAVED ROADS! *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT FOR HIM FOR WORK/SCHOOL WHEN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY THREE LANE ROAD, AND AS HE BEGAN TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF. HE HEARD A CHIME AND THEN SAW THE DASH FLASH "POWER STEERING". SINCE HE WASN'T EXPECTING THIS, HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING RIGHT AWAY, AND THE MALIBU CONTINUED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE OUTER LANE IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN. HE BARELY AVOIDED HITTING THE SIDE OF THIS OTHER VEHICLE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE MALIBU THE OTHER WAY BY USING A LOT OF FORCE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE SPORADIC FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. UPON RESUMING, THE STEERING MALFUNCTION CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 50 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL THEN BECAME INOPERABLE AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS INDEPENDENTLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT ANY SPEED BEING DRIVEN BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN

WHEN FILLING UP THE CAR TO FULL WITH GAS. THE GAS GAUGE READS LOW FUEL AND ON E AND THEN THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL BOUNCE BACK UP TO SHOW HOW MUCH GAS IS REMAINING ONLY TO FALL BACK TO LOW FUEL AND E AGAIN. HAD THIS COMPUTER CHECKED AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENSOR LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THIS WOULD BE AROUND 600. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM SINCE THEY RECALLED THEIR SUV'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE TRIP FOR THIS. WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY CAR, I THINK IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR FAULTY PROBLEMS ON GM PARTS. *TR

IN 2012, I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING AND REFUSING TO RE-ENGAGE. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE LIT WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING ACTIVATED, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN "PARK" (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CHEVROLET DEALER APPLIED DIELECTRIC GREASE TO A CONNECTOR IN NOVEMBER 2012, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED THIS YEAR (2013), INCLUDING AN INSTANCE WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED! THE DEALER CHARGED ME OVER $250 IN PARTS AND OVER $300 IN LABOR TO REPLACE TWO PARTS. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER, I SAW ANOTHER MALIBU WITH THE SAME BODY DESIGN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN, PART, OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY DESIGN, REPLACE A FAULTY PART, OR DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT ANY DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 11/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON AN ONLINE SEARCH IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A MECHANIC TO CLEAN THE BCM CONNECTORS. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS UPDATED 11/27/12*LJ UPDATED 11/29/2012 *JS

UPON ENTERING FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING STIFFNESS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW. WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HAVE TO HOLD ON TIGHT IN ORDER TO CONTROL. THIS IS HAPPENING NOW ON A DAILY BASIS. CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I SAW A RECALL DATED 03/31/2014 FOR OTHER CHEVROLET CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WERE THE 2007 MALIBU NOT INCLUDED? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE HAVE AN 8 MONTH OLD BABY THAT TRAVELS IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD TO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ENTERED VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/19/12

I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WAS SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE I HEARD THIS LOUD SOUND LIKE A SPRING BEING POPPED. THEN MY SEAT BELT RELEASED. IT HAD COME OUT OF THE WINDER AND HAD TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

LATE SUMMER 2012, FUEL GAUGE STARTED SHOWING EMPTY AFTER FILLUP, WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. GAUGE WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK IN A FEW SPOTS, UNTIL TANK HITS ABOUT 1/4 TANK, WHERE IT FOLLOWS GOOD TO EMPTY. OBDII CODE P0463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT" CAR RUNS FINE BESIDES THIS. I HAVE BEEN RESETTING MY TRIP ODOMETER ON EVERY FILLUP & REFILLING TANK AT 250 TO 300 MILES EVERY TIME SINCE. I AM NOT ABOUT TO PAY HIGH $$$ TO HAVE THIS FIXED NOW. JUST GOT A LETTER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, & CHEVY WILL REPAIR IT NOW FOR FREE. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON THE 2007 MALIBU, BUT CHEVY ISN'T COVERING IT. HAVE 103,000 MILES ON IT NOW, I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT OR CHEVY DECIDES TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE BEFORE I GET IT FIXED. WHOEVER MANUFACTURED CHEVY'S FUEL LEVEL SENSORS THESE YEARS DID A REAL CRAPPY JOB. IN OVER 36 YEARS OF DRIVING WELL OVER A MILLION MILES, THESE ARE THE 1ST FUEL LEVEL SENSORS I'VE EVER HAD GO BAD. PRETTY SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY, IF MADE CORRECTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND MY STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I COULD NOT REALIGN THE CAR IT PULLED SO HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN IT CUT OFF. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BEFORE. I WENT OUT TO DRIVE THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT THEY SAID THE WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULD NOT PROVE IT WAS NOT ALREADY BROKEN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I AM SHOCKED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING ISSUES. *TR

THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND WARNING CAME ON AS I BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF A SERVICE STATION. IF I FILL UP ON GAS ANYWHERE THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON UNTIL MY GAS LEVEL IS LESS THAN HALF. THIS CAUSES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON CONSTANTLY AND DISABLES THE REMOTE START FUNCTION. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALER AS A USED CAR IN JUNE 2012, IT IS THE LT VE MODEL. THE PROBLEM IS: WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH ACCELERATION THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS RIGHT, AT TIMES IT CAN BE JERKED OUT OF THE HANDS (DEPENDS ON ACCELERATION SPEED), ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL AT TIMES (WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING). SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OR BETTER, TAKING A LEFT HANDED CURVE, STEERING WILL BECOME STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS YET BUT IT COULD IN THE FUTURE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR, THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR BUT APPARENTLY FROM ALL OTHERS REPORTS THESE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE REMOTE START TO WORK. ALSO IDLES ROUGH SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE WILL JUMP FROM EMPTY TO WHATEVER LEVEL OF FUEL IS IN THE TANK WITHOUT CAUSE. IT HAS MADE MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT GO ON. ON OCCASION THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT BUT THEN IT WILL REAPPEAR. I HAVE CHANGED FUEL CAPS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. I FINALLY HAD THE ENGINE DIAGNOSED AND HAD TROUBLE CODE P0463 COME UP WHICH INDICATES A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON IN THE 2007 MALIBU AND BEGINS TO APPEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS @ 4 - 5 YEARS OF AGE. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO ABOUT THE ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS SO COMMON, IT SEEMS TO BE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY OR CHEAP PART, AND THE REPAIR IS RATHER EXPENSIVE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING BACKWARDS! WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE IS PUSHED THE BREAK LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. WHEN YOU ARE NOT PRESSING THE BREAK PEDDLE; THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ENGAGE AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE INTO PLACE. OF COURSE THE BRAKE LIGHT SITUATION IS THE MOST HAZARDOUS!! AFTER MULTIPLE SHOP VISITS, ATTEMPTED FIXES AND EVEN A CALL TO GM; (WHICH THEY LIED ABOUT NEVER HAVING THIS ISSUE ON OTHER MAKES/MODEL/YEARS) THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2009 FOR MALIBU'S THAT HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY ALL GM DEALERSHIPS WERE TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE SHOULD THIS "PROBLEM ARISE IN OTHER MODELS". OUT OF THE 5 DEALERS I CALLED EXPLAINING MY ISSUES NOT ONE KNEW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND EXPLAINED IT TO A DEALER OF HOW OTHERS HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. THAT WORKED AND FIXED EVERY ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING. NOW, IN MARCH 2013 THE ISSUES ARE STARTING AGAIN. FIRST IT STARTS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BEING VERY HARD TO SHIFT GEARS INTO PLACE. THEN THE CRUISE STOPS ENGAGING. HOPEFULLY THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS BUT THE APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE AND WOULD ALWAYS INDICATE THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FLOAT SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. *TR

SINCE JULY OF 2012 MY POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENT NOW AS OF SEPT 14TH 2013 I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AT ALL. THE FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON, THE GAS GAGE FLUCTUATES. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. I MUST USE THE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A CAR WITH OUT POWER STEERING!!! I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT SURE REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AND IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $750.00!!!! PLEASE ADVISE. I LOOKED AT THE RECALL AND THE 2007 WAS NOT INCLUDED THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN THE MALIBU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS UNDER MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS ON AND OFF THE FREEWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH AS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH CONSOLE AND AN ALARM PINGS OUT THREE TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING THESE OCCASIONS AS I FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE CONTROL OF THE CAR'S DIRECTION. THE CONDITION PERSISTS STILL TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO TURN AND SHORTLY SHOWED POWER STEERING CODE ON RADIO. GM WAS CONTACTED OFFERED NO HELP BECAUSE IT RAN OUT IF WARRANTY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. ALL OTHER YEAR MALIBUS WITH SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVE BEEN RECALLED EXCEPT 2007 MODELS, WHICH HAS SAME MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AS OTHER MODELS AND SAME COMPLAINTS. TWO DAYS AGO POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT CAN NO LONGER MOVE VEHICLE. WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SLOWING DOWN WHEN IT DECIDED TO QUIT. GM STILL OFFERS NO HELP. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET. HURT IF THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE, 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, IN THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE LEFT TURNING THE CAR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, I HAD TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME IT JERKED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A DITCH. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT HAVE TO IT IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR A FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED. *TR

SERVICE THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS UNTIL IT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. MECHANIC SAYS THE (BOX) IS BURNED OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED AT COST OF$300. I UNDERSTAND 07 MALIBU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED SINCE AIRBAGS SAVE LIVES AND WITHOUT THEM WE ARE AT RISK. *TR