2007 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY MOVED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL I HAVE NOTICED A DRASTIC DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CAR SEEMS TO CAP AT AROUND 45MPH, ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF.

WHILE DRIVING MY MALIBU I HEARD A ALARM DING FROM THE DIC AND THE BANNER READ STEERING THEN MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING INTO A UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT GOING DOWN THE HELIX TO ANOTHER LEVEL I NARROWLY MISSED RAMMING INTO THE SIDE WALL AS IT IS A TIGHT TURN. HAD I NOT BEEN HOLDING ON TO THE WHEEL TIGHTLY I WOULD HAVE HIT THE WALL . I DON'T THINK MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER COULD HAVE HELD THE WHEEL TO AVOID A CRASH. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS THEN IT GOES UP TO FULL. WHEN I DRIVE FOR A WHILE THE GAUGE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY. ALSO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT BUT COMES BACK ON. THE FUELS GAUGE IS ERRATIC DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THA TANK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. MECHANIC SAID IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STEERED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAULKNER CHEVROLET OF LANCASTER (717-299-0961, LOCATED AT 2000 BENNET AVE, LANCASTER, PA 17601), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,000.

WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE FRONT OF THE CAR MAKE TERRIBLE POPPING NOISE, WHICH IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY COMMON. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2007/STEERING/CLUNKING_POPPING_NOISE_FROM_STEERING.SHTML

FOR THE PAST 3-4 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GIVING OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING IT VERY HARD TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT, THE WHEEL TRY'S TO SEND ME INTO THE OTHER LANE. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

OUR 2007 CHEVROLET MAILBU, PURCHASED IN JULY 2017, USED, HAS BEGUN TO HAVE A SEVERE STEERING ISSUE. STEERING COMES CLOSE TO "LOCKING" UP, VERY HARD TO STEER, MAINLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, BUT UNPREDICTABLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DURING THE PROBLEM. VEH. HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT OUR CAR HAD BEEN COVERED BY GM SPECIAL COVERAGE # 15356, FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING/TORQUE SENSOR) BUT CAR WAS JUST BEYOND 10 YRS IN SERVICE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED BY GM (# 14772), AGAIN FOR THE EXACT ISSUE, BUT OUR CAR'S BUILD DATE FELL "IN-BETWEEN" COVERED BUILD DATES. MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH OUR YEAR AND MODEL, AND SIMILAR MODELS (PONT G6 ETC), AND WAS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS JUST OVER $500. MANAGER CONTACTED GM CORP OFFICE TO REQUEST COVERAGE AND WAS DENIED (CASE #: 8-3581641655). THIS VEH IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AT THIS TIME.

THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKE . THE SEAT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND DOWN. A WELD BROKE ON THE SEAT ASSEMBLY. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS? IS THERE ANYONE I CAN CONTACT?

2017 THE AIRBAG LIGHT STOPPED SENSING PASSENGER SIDE AND SERVICE AIRBAG APPEARED ON SCREEN WITH THE DASH LIGHT TOO. REPAIR WORKED TO GET STICKER IN 2017 BUT DID NOT TAKE (NEW SEAT & SENSOR) CAN NOT GET A STICKER THIS YEAR WITH THE LIGHT ON. SPECIALIST IN WIRING SAID THEY SPENT ALOT OF TIME AND CONSULTED DEALERSHIP AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR OR HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITH ME. HAVE SPENT ABOUT 1500.00 TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME WITH SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING FOR PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK IN A COLLISION IF THE LIGHT IS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PINNED BETWEEN TWO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND GOES OFF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION

2007 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRICAL HELL MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY FINE ASIDE FROM THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT WAS FIXED ON IT. THEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER MY CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T START! I WAS DRIVING IT 20 MINS PRIOR AND THEN THIS HAPPENS. THE RADIO,THE LIGHTS, THE HORN AND THE DINGING WITH THE DOOR OPEN, ALL STILL WORKED. UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO START IT I LEFT IT ALONE TO GET TOWED. 5 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK SAYING IT STARTED JUST FINE THEY CAN'T DETECT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T READ THE CODE IT GAVE OUT, AND TO KEEP NOTES OF WEIRD THINGS TO BRING IT BACK IN. IN DOING SO MY CAR WAS FINE FOR A MONTH AND A HALF, THEY'RE WERE NO ISSUES. THE NEXT TIME MY CAR DID THE CRANK AND NO START I NOTICED THE SECURITY ICON LIGHTING UP, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT I LEFT MY RADIO AND AIR ON. IT'S LATE AT NIGHT, I'M ALONE AND MY CAR IS FAILING ME, AFTER TRYING FOR 15 MINUTES I GOT MY CAR TO START. THE THIRD TIME IS THE WORST TIME, BY THIS POINT IT'S ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT. SAME SCENARIO, JUST DROVE IT 20 MINS PRIOR AND IT WAS FINE, THEN ANOTHER CRANK NO START FOR HOURS. EVEN TRIED TO LEAVE MY KEY IN TO IGNITION. AFTER HOURS I GOT IT TO START AND MAKING IT HOME THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXTREMELY BUSY STREET, PUTTING ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS I AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED SOMEHOW. AFTER GETTING IT HOME I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE AND A NUMBER OF MORE ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING. MY LOCKS HAVE NOW STARTED TO MAKE AN OBNOXIOUS BUZZING NOISE WHEN GETTING UNLOCKED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG NOTIFICATION WILL LIGHT-UP ON THE DASH AND DISAPPEAR QUICKLY, ALL ICONS LIGHT UP ON DASHBOARD , SECURITY ICON FLASHES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, CAR WILL NOT START ON CRANK, RADIO FADES OUT AND COMES BACK ON, HORN IS A FAINT NOISE. READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN FEEL STEERING TIGHTENING UP AND A SLIGHT HUM ESPECIALLY MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, GAS GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN FROM FULL TO EMPTY CONSTANTLY, ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE OF GAS CAP REPLACED 4 TIMES WORKS FOR AWHILE LONGEST WAS ABOUT A MONTH, ALSO STAYS ON BECAUSE OF DUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATING CONSTANTLY.

AIR BAG LITE OR ABS LITE GO ON, INTERMITTENT. NOTICED AT START UP. STATIONARY .CAUSE UNKNOWN TO ME. SUSPECT BCM CONNECTOR AS IN RECALL #14V252000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING BUT NOT MOVING THE CAR CHIMES AND A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGES COMES ACROSS THE WARNING SYSTEM ON THE DASH. THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. DOING THIS APPEARS TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE AND TURN THE POWER STEERING BACK ON AT THIS TIME BUT IT HAS BECOME A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR VIN IS COVERED.

AS ACCELERATING AND TURNING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND OVERSTEERS, SOMETIMES IT UNDER STEERS, OCCASIONALLY AS ACCELERATING FORWARD IS VERY LOOSE AND ALL OVER THE ROAD. MULTIPLE​ TIMES HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I DO A LOT OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THE THE STEERING LIKE THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE AIR BAGS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON FOR IT TO START WORKING. THE SYMPTOMS IT HAS ARE ALL CONSISTENT WITH THE GM RECALL FOR OTHER 2006 AND 2007 MALIBUS, BUT CURRENTLY THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS OPERATING IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THIS VEHICLE.

POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE POWER STEERING RECALL AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,063.

IN APRIL OF 2015 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON THE IN DASH INFORMATION CENTER AND SEARING THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE JUST AVOID SEVERAL COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL AND I COVERED THE COST OF THIS. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON BACK ROADS THAT TURNED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. GOING AROUND ONE CORNER, FOLLOWING THE SPEED LIMIT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT TO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE ELSE AND HUNG UP ON ME. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED IT TO SEE IF THE WOULD GIVE ME A DISCOUNT FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THERE IS MINIMAL WEAR AS TO IT IS ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS AND THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTION AFTER BEING REPLACED LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

TAKATA RECALL. . WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CAR IS TURN OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN BACK ON AND STAY ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WILL TURN BACK OFF. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY ALONG WITH IN MOTION DURING TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR AND STATIONARY AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT MOVE. REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND EXTREME BRAKE PRESSURE TO GET THE GEAR SHIFTED TO MOVE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THIS RESULTS IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN DRIVING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THIS SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN MY VIN IS ENTERED.

POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT ON THE ROAD CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAN GO OUT AN CAUSE ACCIDENT.

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING LETTER STATES POWER STEERING DIAGNOSTIC/REPAIRS AT NO COST, DEALERSHIP REFUSAL TO REPAIR POWER STEERING DUE TO MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WENT OUT THREE TIMES. *JB

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, WHEN I WAS GOING 70+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY TODAY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVRAL MONTHS AGO TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COULD NO LONGER BE FIXED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES. I DIDN'T OWN THE VEHICLE WHEN GM WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DRIVE AN HOUR ON FREEWAY TO WORK AND NO ONE IS HELPING ME. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL TO EVEN PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. I SLOWED DOWN TO WHEN THERE WAS A CURVE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREE WAY AND MY CAR JUST DIED ALL THE DASHLIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND WHEN I TRIED TO SSTART IT AGAIN NOTHING. I HAD IT TOWED. NEXT DAY I WENT TO START MY CAR TURNED THE KEY AND THE SECURITY FLASHES AND CLICKS BUT WONT START.

WHEN DRIVING EARLIER IN THE DAY 2/18 THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE AND VIBRATE WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP OR WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED JUST A FEW TIMES - IT WAS VERY SUBTLE. WENT TO WORK AND AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT FOR 5 HOURS I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY BOARD WAS LITE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR AND I HAD AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME IN MANEUVERING MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. SEARCHED ONLINE FOR AN EXPLANATION AND CAME ACROSS A RECALL NOTICE. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION FROM THE CAR MANUFACTURE.

HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND SEEN THIS WAS IN IT. AND WASN'T FIXED.

AS I WAS DRIVING THIS EVENING ON MY WAY HOME THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF IN MY CAR. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I PULLED OVER AT A NEARBY RESTAURANT AND RESTARTED MY CAR BUT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN 5 MIN AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS ON RAPIDLY RIGHT AFTER I START THE CAR AND IT IS IDLE...ON THE DASH POWER STEERING COMES UP WITH A DING SOUND JUST AS IT IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I'M UNSURE IF CHEVY WILL COVER TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF COST BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE CONSIDERING THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH MYSELF THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE ON THE ROAD! *TR

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY STOPS WORKING; STARTS WORKING AGAIN (USUALLY) AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS EASY OR SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE WAY TO WORK TODAY; HAS BEEN HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY IN THE PAST BUT IS DANGEROUSLY FREQUENT NOW. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON AMONG 2007 CHEVY MALIBU'S, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST... *TR

POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN AND CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY CAR

WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON A MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE DASH THAT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND I HAVE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME HOWEVER THE POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT WHILE IN MOTION. IT IS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 15V064000 HOWEVER THERE ARE ZERO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. *TR

THIS IS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LATE DECEMBER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE! WHILE DRIVING (WHETHER ON HIGHWAY AT 60+ MPH OR IN TOWN DOING UNDER 40MPH), POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MULTIPLE TIMES; ALONG WITH FUEL GAGE WILL CONSISTENTLY SHOW EMPTY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG INDICATION LIGHT WILL GO FROM AIRBAG ON TO AIR BAG OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT REMEDIES THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT FELT EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RANDOMLY FAILS. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS, #14772, AND I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE NUMBER LISTED, 1-800-222-1020, AND THEY ADVISED ME MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED! YET, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS THAT EXACT SYMPTOMS OF #14772. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT HEAD ON COLLISIONS! I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND JERKED TO THE LEFT. IT MADE ME CROSS THE LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE OTHER DRIVERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WHILE I GOT MY CAR BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TOTAL REPAIR COST IS OVER $1200! I CANNOT AFFORD THIS. I CAN NOT STOP DRIVING MY VEHICLE EITHER. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AT THEIR EXPENSE AS IT IS THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING CLOSE TO AN HOUR TO GET TO WORK THROUGH HEAVY DALLAS TRAFFIC AND BY THEM DENYING THE REPAIRS, THEY ARE PUTTING A LOT OF PEOPLE AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. PLEASE HAVE THEM HONOR THE RECALL FOR MY VIN SO WE CAN ALL BE SAFER OUT THERE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT WAS CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE STALLWALL LOUISIANA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,104. UPDATED 01/31/2017*CT *CN

POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING LIGHTS BEGIN TO DIM AND BRIGHTEN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR SINCE I PASSED 80,000 MILES. I AM AT 90,000 NOW AND IT IS GETTING MORE COMMON. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

CHEVROLET MALIBU - POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN WE NOTICED THE CAR'S STEERING TWITCHING AND SHAKING WITHOUT HAVING ANY HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND THIS WOULD OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR IN GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, ETC.). LATER THAT NIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL (THE SCREEN LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE RADIO). AT THIS POINT IT REQUIRED TREMENDOUS EFFORT/STRENGTH TO TURN THE CAR EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AFTER MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS WHILE IN PARK AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT IT PULLS IT FURTHER CAUSING ME TO OVERTURN. WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT IT PULLS BACK TO THE LEFT. *TR

THIS CAR IS LOSING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. IT WILL KICK BACK IN ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN BUT AGAIN WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE IT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND IS STATIONARY. I HAVE VIDEO I CAN SEND AS WELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AFTER THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.