2007 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. IT REBOOTED WHEN WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. BUT IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND RESTARTED WHEN TURNING IT BACK ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ENDED IN 2016. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE IT FIXED. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS HAZARD. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO WARNING.

WE RECENTLY WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN WE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. THIS SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO NHSTA # 15V06400. CHEVROLET SAID OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BUT OUR MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ISSUE IN THE RECALL WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS

GM "SPECIAL WARRANTY" COVERAGE (BUT NOT A RECALL), 15356. RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION ATTESTING TO THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. DOCUMENT ADVISES NOT TO TAKE TO DEALER UNLESS SYMPTOMS MANIFEST THEMSELVES AS OUTLINED IN DOCUMENT. NOW, SYMPTOMS ARE CLEARLY EVIDENT; ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. GM REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR BECAUSE THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" TIME LIMIT HAS ELAPSED. UNSATISFACTORY. A RECOGNIZED MANUFACTURING DEFECT DESERVES TO BE REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER, NOT SHUFFLED OFF TO ALTERNATIVE DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE (SPECIAL COVERAGE) WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO ABROGATE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER AN ARTIFICIAL TIME LIMIT. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THEREFORE A LIABILITY. GM IS DELIBERATELY SHIRKING THEIR MAINTENANCE AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALLOWING FOR ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECTIVE CARS TO CONTINUE TO BE OPERATED ON ROADS IN NORTH AMERICA. AS THE OPENING LINE OF MY "RECALL" LETTER PROFESSES: YOUR SATISFACTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. MY REPLY: MY SATISFACTION IS CONDITIONAL ON OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE TO USE; ACKNOWLEDGED SAFETY DEFECTS THAT GO UNREPAIRED SERIOUSLY ERODE THIS OWNER SATISFACTION AS SUCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF BRANSON (163 ADAIR RD, BRANSON, MO 65616) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE POWER STEERING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THEIR LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

AFTER HAVING A STEERING SHAFT AND A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN AUGUST 28,2015, I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE SAME TWO PARTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FIXED OUT OF POCKET. MY CAR IS OVER 150,000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN PAST THE TEN YEAR PRO-VISIONARY. THE TWO PARTS THAT I HAD REPLACED IN 2015 HAVE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OF 12 MONTHS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO PAY THE 1,400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS WHEN IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST. THERE IS ZERO CHANCE THE SAME TWO PARTS NEED REPLACED JUST DO TO WEAR AND TEAR IN JUST TWO YEARS.

THEIR TIGHT STEERING AND STIFF SUSPENSIONS ARE CAUSING ARTHRITIC HANDS N BACKS. SEE PICTURES BELOW. THE TIGHT STEERING AND STIFF SUSPENSION IS SILENTLY, WITHOUT PAIN, CAUSING ARTHRITIC BACKS AND HANDS/FINGERS AND AUTISM. COMPARE YOUR HANDS AND BACK TO THE PICTURES IN THE FOLLOWING LINKS IDENTIFYING ARTHRITIC HAND AND BACK DEFORMITIES. DO NOT BUY A VEHICLE UNLESS THE STEERING IS EASY ONE FINGER AND RIDES LIKE A BOAT IN CALM WATERS. TIGHT/STIFF STEERING INJURIES: EVERY TIME A STEERING COURSE ADJUSTMENT IS MADE OUR BODIES MUST GENERATE THE FORCES TO OVERCOME WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MINOR RESISTANCE IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. OUR BODY'S PROCESS OF GENERATING AND DELIVERING THE MECHANICAL/PHYSICAL FORCES WITHIN 2/10 TH'S OF A SECOND RESULT IN A MAJOR SHOCK LOAD IMPACTING ALL THE JOINTS FROM THE HEELS OF THE FOOT THROUGH THE ANKLES, KNEES, BACK, NECK, SHOULDERS, ELBOWS, WRIST, AND TWISTING, CURVING FINGERS AND ENLARGING KNUCKLES FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATIONS AND IMPACT FORCES NUMBING THE HANDS WHICH PREVENT THE PAIN DURING THE PROCESSES. TYPICALLY, THERE ARE 140 STEERING ADJUSTMENTS PER MINUTE WITH CORRESPONDING IMPACT FORCES. THESE LINKS FROM OUR WEBSITE MIKETOMICH.COM HAVE PICTURES OF THE INJURIES; MODULE 2: ADULTS ARTHRITIC HANDS, BACKS, ETC. (COPY AND PASTE THESE LINKS TO YOUR BROWSER) LINE ITEM #1 HANDS; HTTP://MIKETOMICH.COM/NEW-PICTURES-ADULTS-DRIVING-INJURIES-NEW-1-6-2018.HTML LINE ITEM #2 ARTHRITIC BACKS; HTTP://MIKETOMICH.COM/DRIVING-INJURIES-BACK-AND-SPINE.HTML PS: MODULE 3 COVERS THE REAL CAUSE OF AUTISM DUE TO THE PULSATING VIBRATIONS TRAVELING 300+ TIMES A MINUTE THROUGH BABY'S DELICATE DEVELOPING NERVE CLUSTER AT THE SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN CONNECTION. PSS: FREE REPORT DOWNLOADS IN MODULE 6 AT MIKETOMICH.COM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRADLEY CHEVROLET HYUNDAI (2146 US-50, PUEBLO, CO 81008, 719-544-8162) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING CONTINUED TO SEIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,732.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GETTING READ TO PICK UP MY SIBILING FROM SCHOOLI RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON THE RADIO DISPLAY THAT SAID POWER STEERING OFF THEN IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN MY WHEEL AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED NEARBY AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF RIGHT WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. ALSO, THE AIR BAG FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN GOING OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND I RECEIVE ALERTS THROUGH THE RADIO DISPLAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,867.

MY SWAY BAR BROKE AND CAUSED ME TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.

STEERING WHEEL TURNS BY IT SELF, ALSO SITTING STILL ,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF.

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING COLUMN SAFETY RECALL. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE RELATED TO AN EXPIRED SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION CYLINDER WAS OFF, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND RESEARCHED RECALLS ON THIS CAR THROUGH THE SAFECAR.COM WEBSITE AND SAW A TRANSMISSION RELATED RECALL (RECALL NUMBER 14152). I CALLED THE ASSOCIATED GM RECALL CENTER TOLD THEM MY ISSUE AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER. THE REPRESENTATIVE PULLED UP THE RECALL DESCRIPTION FOR RECALL NUMBER 14152 AND THE CONSEQUENCES LISTED IN THE GM DIRECTORY WERE NOT THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THE CONSEQUENCES ON SAFECAR.GOV. SHE COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE DESCRIPTION WAS NOT THE SAME IN THE GM DIRECTORY AS THE GOVERNMENT SAFECAR WEBSITE AND I FOUND THAT DISTURBING. SO THAT IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT--THE GM SYSTEM AND NATIONAL WEBSITE ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE. SECONDLY, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CYLINDER IN MY CAR IS OFF, UNDER MY VIN THE CAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FIXED IN 2015 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. 3 YEARS LATER AND THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE A TRANSMISSION RECALL BE DONE ON THE "FIX" AND THAT COST OF FIXUPS BE RESTITUTED BY GM. HAVE OTHER "FIXED" MALIBU RECALLS BEEN AN ISSUE? THANK YOU.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE UPON START OF THE VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING. YOU MUST TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT TO REACTIVATE THE POWER STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY SUCH AS AT A STOP SIGN.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING, MY CAR MADE AN ALARMING CHIMING NOISE TO SIGNAL ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I THEN SAW THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEAR ON MY DISPLAY. AT THAT VERY MOMENT MY STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP TO WHERE I BASICALLY COULD NOT MOVE IT ANY MORE. I COULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, WHICH FORCED ME TO KEEP STRAIGHT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO KEEP GOING UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A STOP, TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THEN IT ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE HOME. FROM THAT POINT ON, MY STEERING WHEEL ITSELF HAS BEGAN TO TWIST AND TURN BACK AND FORTH WHILE VIBRATING, WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM ME, AND IT DOES THIS ALL WHILE I'M DRIVING. I'M FORCED TO BASICALLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A TIGHT GRIP TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. SINCE THAT DAY, MY POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES, AND MORE THAN THAT IF YOU COUNT WHEN I FIRST START IT UP IN THE MORNING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN IN WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY SERVICED MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 11/26/16... WHICH WAS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, SO I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN, DUE TO A POSTCARD I RECEIVED ABOUT A FEW RECALLS, I WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING WHAT SO EVER. I AM ABOUT 3 MONTHS SHORT OF A YEAR AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED PROPERLY, HOW IT WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM FOR ME SO QUICK! I HAVE 2 CHILDREN I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR AND I RELY HEAVILY ON MY VEHICLE. FROM READING ONLINE, THIS IS A SERIOUS, COMMON, AND VERY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. AS STATED BEFORE, AT THE TIME THEY SAY THAT THEY SERVICED IT, IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE FOR ME. SO IS IT COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK TO GO BAD WITHIN A YEAR? I REALLY NEED MY CAR AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THE HIGH COST FOR THIS REPAIR, BUT MOST IMPORTANT I CAN NOT RISK DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I NEED HELP

LOST POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH CHEVY RECALL THE 2006-2007 MALIBU FOR THAT ISSUE, MINE CAR IS NOT ON THAT LIST. VERY SAD.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER SAFELY

STEERING WHEELS SHAKES THEN POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING.

I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE MESSAGE 'POWER STEERING' CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE SO I WAS HOPEFUL ABOUT THE SITUATION. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SUPPOSED 'WARRANTY' FOR MY VEHICLE AND I WAS OUT OF THE MILEAGE & TIME PERIOD FOR MY VEHICLE. AND ADDITIONALLY THE RECALL WAS NEVER GIVEN TO MY VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC RECALL FOR THIS MODEL OF CHEVY MALIBU'S AND I OWN ONE AND MY CAR JUST SO HAPPENS TO NOT HAVE THE RECALL. I'VE CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY INSIST THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THIS AND IT WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. MY POWER STEERING HAS CUT OUT ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND POSES A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE THIS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THE PHOTO THAT I'VE LISTED BELOW IS AN INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY DIAGNOASED MY CAR AND SAID IT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE REPLACED POWER STEERING 2 YEARS AGO AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE.

2007 CHEVY MALIBU, POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEELS MOVES TO THE LEFT ALL ON ITS OWN, THEN THERE WILL BE A DING AND POWER STEERING WILL DISPLAY ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN, POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 MALIBU'S FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, YET MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL..

ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING, MY STEERING WHEEL GOT TIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THESE TYPE OF CARS, BUT THERE ISN'T ONE ON MINE. MY CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. IF THERE WERE RECALLS ON OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM, THEN THERE SHOULD BE ONE ON MY CAR. I ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE. GETTING AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FIXED ISN'T EASY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "TUGGING" WITH THE STEERING WHEEL THAT LASTED FOR ONE DAY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SHE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (LARICHE CHEVROLET, 215 E MAIN, CROSS FINDLAY, OH 45840) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAILURE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE LOCATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPAIRED. DUE TO THE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED SINCE 2016, THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

WHENEVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE STRAIGHT ROAD I DIDNT FACE ANY PROBLEM, BUT WHEN IM TAKING A TURN I NEED TO BIT ACCELERATE, WHEN I DO THAT, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS AUTOMATICALLY FORCE STRAIGHTENS ITSELF MAKING IT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN IT WHILE ACCELERATING. I CHECKED OUT WITH DEALER HE IS SAYING IM OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAVE TO BEAR THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR INCURRED BY THE CHEVVY. IM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME I GOT IT. HERE IN NHTSA WEBSITE, I FOUND THAT THERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND VIN FOR STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE KINDLY LOOK INTO THE ISSUE BEFORE IT MAY TURN INTO FATAL ACCIDENT TO MYSELF OR OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO SAFELY NAVIGATE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CITY STREET, TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WPULD TURN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT I HAD TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. WHEN I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE TGE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND TURN BY ITSELF. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS 9 RECALL NOTICES FROM 06/27/2014 TO 02/23/2015. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THESE RECALLS. DUE TO MULTIPLE OF THESE RECALLS MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES [XXX] AND [XXX]), MY HUSBAND, AND MY LIFE (PREGNANT) COULD HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO AN ALMOST VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO THESE RECALLS. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. 08/18/2014 RECALL FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 08/18/2014 RECALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. 08/18/2014 RECALL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. 09/08/2014 RECAL FOR STEERING. 02/23/2015 RECAL FOR STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANTLY SHAKING ALL BY ITSELF, UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, IT SPORADICALLY LOSES THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES AND FEELS LIKE ITS LOSING CONTROL OF THE WHEELS.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU .VEHICLE HAS 200,000 MILES. CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. CONTACT CALLED GM AND GM STATED THAT VEHICLE VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED STERRING ASSIST MODULE IN VEHICLE CONTACT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. STEERING ASSIST FAILED AGAIN LAST THURSDAY WHEN CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20MPH. CHEVY DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AGAIN AND STATED STEERING TORQUE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY AGAIN. 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN CB

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING, HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THE CENTER THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEDRICK'S CHEVROLET (961 W SHAW AVE, CLOVIS, CA 93612, (559) 512-6549) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS ARTICLES WHERE THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE SPECIFIC MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. GM PERSONNEL SAID BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH THE FACTORIES WHERE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS OR WHAT NOT CAME FROM THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON IT TO SEE IF THAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING ISSUE I'M HAVING NOW IS THE SAME EXACT REASON THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPAIRED LESS THAN TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPITZER CHEVROLET AMHERST (200 N LEAVITT RD IN AMHERST, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AT 6:00 A.M JANUARY 11 2018 I ARRIVED AT WORK. I WAS WAITING ON A PARKING SPACE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. WHEN ONE BECAME AVAILABLE I STARTED MY CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY SAID POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO SCREEN. AS I TRIED TO MOVED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL.

I PURCHASED A 2007 MALIBU FROM JD BYRYDER IN MAY 2017, JAN.04, WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL LOCKED AND THEN REDUCED TO MANUAL STEERING, I COULD NOT TURN BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN WHEEL. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND A RECALL ON POWER ASSIST FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE GONE TO GM DEALER WHO PROMISED TO FIX AND 30 MINUTES INTO REPAIR I WAS TOLD WARRANT EXPIRED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE POWER ASSIST ISSUE OUT OF POCKET.

A NOTIFICATION SOUND CAME ON UPON STARTING THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AFTER THAT. IT WAS ASSESSED TO BE THE TORQUE SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN IF IT'S GOING SLOW AND CAN BE SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN TO HELP BUT IT EVENTUALLY TURNS BACK ON AT ANY SPEED AFTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (PREMIER CHEVROLET OF GWENA PARK, CA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR'S RPM AND SPEED INCREASES TEMPORARILY....THEN RETURNS TO ITS SET SPEED ON ITS OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. THE DRIVER DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (HANK GRAFF CHEVROLET IN DAVIDSON, MI) WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING POWER IN MY VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TEENAGE SON BEHIND THE WHEEL. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED TO CLEAR OUT THE WARNING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO SHAKING/VIBRATING WHILE THE CAR IS SITTING IDLE. I DID AN ONLINE CHAT WITH CHEVY. OF COURSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE ~146,400 MILES ON MY CAR. JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF SPECIAL ASSIST IN PLACE. OF COURSE THAT OPTION EXPIRED FOR ME ON 9-1-2017. FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THIS WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR. THE REPAIR WILL PROBABLY COST MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. A CASE NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED TO ME. I HAVE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE FOR THIS REPAIR. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS IN PLACE, NOT SURE WHY GM IS NOT ALLOWING MALIBU OWNERS TO TAKE THEIR CARS TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR AT NO COST TO THEM. AGE OF THE CAR SHOULD'T MATTER WITH AN OBVIOUS ONGOING PROBLEM.

THE AIR BAG IS GOING OFF AND I LOOKED IT UP AND THEY WANT LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS IN SO MANY MALIBU'S OF THIS YEAR AND EVEN MORE YEARS. I'M JUST WORRIED IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I'M DRIVING MYSELF AND GIRLFRIEND OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. WHAT IF THE SENSOR IS BAD AND IT DOESN'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT CALLED WINTER CHEVROLET AT (925) 323-0290 (3750 CENTURY CT, PITTSBURG, CA 94565) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC AND A REPAIR FEE WOULD BE CHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (THOMES DENSDALE CHEVROLET IN GRAND ISLAND, NE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED FULL AND THEN DROPPED TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN JULY OF 2013 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES. IN CURVES AND TURNS. NOW IT IS OFF MORE THAN ON. IT IS IN YHE SAME YEAR AS THE OTHER RECALLS BUT NOT ON THE LIST.THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT BEGAN HAVING THE PROBLEMS

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED IT UP & SAW THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE 'WARRANTY ' ON IT EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2017. I ALSO SAW THAT THIS CAR HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE TORQUE SENSOR GOING OUT. MY MECHANIC IS CHARGING US 1000$ FOR THIS FIX, YOU WLD THINK GM COULD HELP US OUT! VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING & LOSING POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A POWER STEERING RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THE 2006 MODEL HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A USED CAR LOT WHO FAILED TO TELL ME MANY THINGS ABOUT THIS CAR THAT WAS VERY CRUCIAL. AND NOW THERE'S A TERRIBLE GRINDING IN THE STEERING THAT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND LOCKS UP WHILE IN PARK. LOST POWER STEERING... TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND REGAINED POWER STEERING. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2016 THERE WAS A KNOCKING WHEN TURNING. ALSO, THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE MAKE IT HARD TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF CONCERN OF TIRE COMING OFF. I JUST NOTICED THAT I CAN FEEL VIBRATION UNDER MY FEET IN THE FRONT WHEN I EXCEED 65MPH ON THE HWY. I CAN FEEL EVERY BUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A DING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET AT (916) 782-1243 (LOCATED AT 350 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR DOES NOT START/ CRANK WHEN TURNING KEY TO START, BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED AND GAUGES WORK. POWER STEERING IS ILLUMINATED ON RADIO. WHEN LAST DRIVING STEERING FELT LOOSE AND NOISY. ERROR WHERE ODEMETER MILEAGE IS.WHEN TRYING TO START .