2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering malfunctioned, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. During the failure, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the ...
Mileage: 204,000
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering malfunctioned, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. During the failure, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the ...
Mileage: 204,000
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel became firm. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact attempted to pull over, but the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The contact was able to pull over, shut off and restar...
Mileage: 241,000
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed and attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel failed to turn left or right. The vehicle continued to move forward. The power steering assist fault light was illuminated. The conta...
Mileage: 111,000
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware ...
Mileage: 206,203
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle inadvertently lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the steering wheel remained...
Mileage: 140,000
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while stationary or while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist would fail to operate, and the power steering warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the steering wheel would...
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM KERAS CHEVROLET (2000 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) WHERE THEY PERFORMED SERVICES TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTE...
Mileage: 241,404
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM KERAS CHEVROLET (2000 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) WHERE THEY PERFORMED SERVICES TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTE...
Mileage: 241,404
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A GRINDING NOISE BEGAN AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE STEERING VIBRATION CONTINUED PERMANENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN EVER SINCE TH...
Mileage: 150,000
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MINE WAS TAKEN CARE OFF BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT LOST ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AGAIN AND IS NO LONGER UNDER RECALL WARRANTY.
Mileage: 206,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BUILD 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME BEING SATURDAY MORNING, THEN ON THE WAY HOME TONIGHT IT IS OUT AGAIN. LAST FRIDAY, IT WAS WORKING ON MY WAY SOMEWHERE AND THEN QUITE. ON MY WAY HOME IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN....
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING), 14E044000 (STEERING), AND 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 150,000
THE DRIVER'S SEAT TIPS BACKWARD WHEN WE SIT BACK IN IT, AND CAN ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE CAR STOPS AND STARTS, OR IF THE DRIVER LEANS BACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHICH POSITION THE POWER SEAT IS PLACED IN, UP OR DOWN, FORWARD OR BACK. THIS IS A SIX-WAY POWER SEAT CONTROL.
Mileage: 135,850
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST WHICH RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. RECYCLING THE IGNITION KEY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO BEFORE REPEATING. IT APPEARS THIS VIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE GM RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. RECOMMENDATION TO NHTSA IS TO REOPEN THIS ...
Mileage: 150,000
CAR LOSES IT'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY, WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE RECALLS ON THE STEERING COMPONENTS FOR 2006 MALIBUS. GM SAYS THAT 1 OF THE RECALLS RELATED TO MY CAR AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE. SINCE THIS IS A "CLOSED" CASE AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE I HAVE BE...
Mileage: 84,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND FOR THE LAST YEAR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ACROSS MY RADIO DISPLAY EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS ON AND STAYS ON. MY POWER STEERING PUMP IS ELECTRIC AND OCCASIONALLY I WILL LOSE MY POWER STEERING WHILE I AM DRIVING
Mileage: 215,830
RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD AND MY TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. MY TRACTION CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS NOW.
Mileage: 211,344
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL OF THE TIME EXCEPT WHEN FOOT IS RESTING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE OUT THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE BOTH IN MOTION OR WHEN CAR IS JUST SITTING
Mileage: 158,000
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL OF THE TIME EXCEPT WHEN FOOT IS RESTING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE OUT THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ONE BOTH IN MOTION OR WHEN CAR IS JUST SITTING
Mileage: 158,000
POWER STEERING ALERT ON DASHBOARD. POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR IN THE PAST AND SIMILAR MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILING OR HAVING ISSUES.
Mileage: 144,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. DAVE HALLMAN CHEVROLET (1925 STATE STREE...
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULDN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AS WELL TO THE POINT IT WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AN INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WH...
Mileage: 109,000
STEERING GETS VERY TIGHT AT TIMES AT ALL SPEEDS. SUSPECTED THAT ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST MECHANISM IS BAD. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN 2015 FOR FAILURES.
Mileage: 145,000
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND BRIEFLY WITH NO WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UPON MOVEMENT FROM A PARKED POSITION.
Mileage: 173,000
TAKATA RECALL THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND THE INGNITION WON'T TURN OVER SO THE CAR REFUSES TO START. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT JUST SHUTOFF. THEN REFUSES TO START.THE CAR WAS TECHNICALLY STATIONARY, MY FOOT WAS IN THE BRAKE WHILE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE WERE ABOUT TO TURN...
Mileage: 154,041
TAKATA RECALL THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND THE INGNITION WON'T TURN OVER SO THE CAR REFUSES TO START. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT JUST SHUTOFF. THEN REFUSES TO START.THE CAR WAS TECHNICALLY STATIONARY, MY FOOT WAS IN THE BRAKE WHILE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE WERE ABOUT TO TURN...
Mileage: 154,041
UNDER ACCELERATION WHEN CHANGING LANES TO PASS POWER STEERING LOCKED AND WARNING CHIME RANG
Mileage: 202,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SLID. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE ABS, TRACTION CON...
Mileage: 200,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SLID. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE ABS, TRACTION CON...
Mileage: 200,200
14V153 RECALL WAS DONE AND PROBLEM CAME BACK WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION / DIAGNOSTIC. COMPUTER SCAN SHOWS SAME FAIL OF SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR
Mileage: 159,000
14V153 RECALL WAS DONE AND PROBLEM CAME BACK WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION / DIAGNOSTIC. COMPUTER SCAN SHOWS SAME FAIL OF SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR
Mileage: 159,000
LOST POWER STEERING ON ACCELERATION ONTO HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. COULD NOT STEER UNTILL IT RESET AT SPEEDS OF 50+ MPH
Mileage: 150,000
LOST POWER STEERING ON ACCELERATION ONTO HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. COULD NOT STEER UNTILL IT RESET AT SPEEDS OF 50+ MPH
Mileage: 150,000
STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT 8/17/2009 AND AGAIN 10/29/10 AFTER RECALL. FAILED AGAIN AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE. GM DID NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - POWER STEERING ADJUSTMENT ISSUED 5-23-2012. UNDER THIS I WAS COVERED BY MILES BUT NOT BY DATE. THIS WAS CLEARLY ...
POWER STEERING LOSS: WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS ON THE DASHBOARD AND POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. IF THE DRIVER STOPS THE VEHICLE AND TURNS THE ENGINE OFF, THE POWER STEERING MAY BE REACTIVATED BY RESTARTING. THIS VEHI...
Mileage: 117,000
MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH WHILE STOPPED OR PARKED. I CALL GM RE: RECALLS. IT SEEMS THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. MY COWORKER HAS A MALIBU AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HERS IS 2008. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVE COME ACROSS 25 PEOPLE THUS ...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR...
Mileage: 190,000
WARNING COMES ON RADIO WITH WARNING BEEPS AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST UNTIL YOU TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. IT CAN HAPPEN DURING ANY DRIVING SITUATION AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE INITIAL RECALL TAKEN CARE OF FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM EVEN THO WE NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH IT THEN. ...
Mileage: 75,000
RECALL 14116, STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS PERFORMED 1 APRIL 2016 AT 37560 MILES. ON APPROX. 1-05-18, AT APPROX. 76000 MILES, THE STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER THE RECALL REPLACEMENT. UPON DIAGNOSIS TECHNIC...
Mileage: 76,000
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A REQUIREMENT TO DRIVE WITH ONLY MANUAL STEERING WHICH REQUIRES GREATER FORCE AND LOWERS THE ABILITY TO REACT QUICKLY TO TRAFFIC PATTERS DRAMATICALLY. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND STOPPED. TURNING THE POWER ON AN...
Mileage: 111,000
STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FEW MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN WHILE ACCELERATING (SUCH AS TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUSY ROAD). SOMETIMES IT HAPPENED UPON ACCELERATION WITHOUT TURNING. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS...
Mileage: 156,000
ENGINE GOES INTO ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE WHILE GOING 55 ON A HIGHWAY AND SOON THE ENGINE BECOMES DISABLED WHICH DISABLES THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. NO INJURIES AS I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE SITUATION, BUT THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND MY CAR READS NO CODES FOR THE SITUATION.
Mileage: 130,000
ENGINE GOES INTO ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE WHILE GOING 55 ON A HIGHWAY AND SOON THE ENGINE BECOMES DISABLED WHICH DISABLES THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. NO INJURIES AS I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE SITUATION, BUT THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND MY CAR READS NO CODES FOR THE SITUATION.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THREE CHIMES SOUNDED, THE VEHICLE SEIZED, PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, IT WOULD ...
Mileage: 382,000
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND SLOWED TO A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR SUDDENLY DINGS THREE TIMES. I HEAR A HIGH POPPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. IT TAKES ALL OF MY MIGHT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND ACTIVATED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MO...
Mileage: 110,000
I WAS PICKING UP A FRIEND & THE CAR DROVE SMOOTHLY TO THEIR DESTINATION. I STOP THE CAR & PUT THE CAR IN PARK MODE, RIDER GOT IN & I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE MODE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET I TOOK A LEFT TURN & THE STEERING WHEEL RIPPED ITSELF OUT OF MY HANDS STRAIGHTENING ITS...
Mileage: 139,000
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHILE ACCELERATED, CHIME SOUNDED
Mileage: 34,500
POWER STEERING WAS FIXED 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT WORSE NOW. LOSING POWER STEERING MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT DRIVING (ONE TRIP). GM REFUSES TO FIX IT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR FOR THEM NOT TO FIX WHAT IS THEIR FAULT. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO PULL OVER & CUT TH...
Mileage: 210,000
POWER STEERING WAS FIXED 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT WORSE NOW. LOSING POWER STEERING MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT DRIVING (ONE TRIP). GM REFUSES TO FIX IT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR FOR THEM NOT TO FIX WHAT IS THEIR FAULT. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO PULL OVER & CUT TH...
Mileage: 210,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHOOK. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT ...
Mileage: 171,375
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE STEERING WHEEL PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ...
Mileage: 150,000
ON 9-28-16, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO DEPART A PARKING SPACE, WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE THE GEAR REMAINED IN REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL ON 03-27-15, FOR THE PREVIOUS 8 YEARS THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT CABLE. THE ...
Mileage: 156,115
MY VEHICLE LOCKS UP WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENS UNDER LOW SPEEDS IN STREET TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY WHEN HAVING TO ACCELERATE AT TURNS, AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO ONRAMPS. IT HAPPENS IF I ACCELERATE QUICKLY AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE...
Mileage: 120,000
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING: CAR STARTED CHIMING WITH A POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY WHILE IN MOTION PROCEEDING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT, WITH DIFFICULTY IN STEERING.
Mileage: 155,000
I BROUGHT OUR 2006 MALIBU MAXX IN FOR A 5000 MILE TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION.. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TWO MORE BENT RIMS ON THE CAR.. THIS AFTER REPLACING TWO ALREADY SEVERAL YEARS BACK.. I WAS INFORMED BY THE TIRE TECH THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVY RIMS AND THAT THEY ARE SEEING THIS...
Mileage: 158,000
THE STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN ACCELERATING OR ENTERING HIGHER SPEEDS A DING GOES OFF. HAVE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN THROUGH DEALER. NEED TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR AND CONTROL MODULE. THIS SHOULD ALL BE COVERED CONSIDERING THESE PART...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT ...
Mileage: 157,000
WHILE ON EXIT RAMP FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A VEER TO THE LEFT, CAR SUDDENLY VEERED RIGHT & CROSSED A LANE OF TRAFFIC HEADING FOR AN EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER, WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO TURN 180 DEGREES AND SLID INTO TH...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO...
Mileage: 136,000
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISSATISFACTION ON HOW RECALL #14116 HAS BEEN HANDLED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE RECALL, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR FOR THREE MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIRS, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR FOR THREE MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIRS, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK ...
Mileage: 50,000
ON MY VEHICLE WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK BREAK LOCK COME ON AND THEN ON DIC IT DISPLAYS ENG PWR REDUCED AND THEN VEHICLE THEN LOSES POWER IN ALL TIMES, IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED HAS VARIED FROM 60 MPH TO 35 MPH.. ONCE ON A STAT...
Mileage: 115,450
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN...
Mileage: 96,000
THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET HARD TO TURN USUALLY WHEN I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES AN ALARM WILL COME ON AND A LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO OFF. HERE LATELY THE ALARM IS NOT COMING ON. IT IS GETTING WERE IT IS HAPPENING MORE ...
Mileage: 138,157
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING AND HAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS ODORS OF FUEL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE ...
Mileage: 83,000
ELECTRIC ASSISTING POWER STEERING AFTER COMPLYING WITH THE ORIGINAL REPAIR RECALL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE RECENTLY. LOST STEERING CONTROL AT SLOW SPEED. REQ INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW. FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.
Mileage: 71,350
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...
Mileage: 165,470
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING OVER THE YEARS. BUT THIS WAS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR ON THIS SPRING DAY. MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS CHIMING AND THE ALERT CAM...
Mileage: 151,000
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING OVER THE YEARS. BUT THIS WAS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR ON THIS SPRING DAY. MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS CHIMING AND THE ALERT CAM...
Mileage: 151,000
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING OVER THE YEARS. BUT THIS WAS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR ON THIS SPRING DAY. MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS CHIMING AND THE ALERT CAM...
Mileage: 151,000
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR, LOSING ALL CONTROL. IT LOCKS UP FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE STEERING AND MANY OTHER ISSUES, AND WE TOOK IT IN TO BUNNIN CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CA FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY REPAIRED IT...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE WAITED 3 YEARS FOR A RECALL FOR MY STEERING PROBLEM WHICH STARTED 08-2012 WITH 75,000 MILES. ON 03/13/15 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL #14116 WITH 95,000 MILES. THE FIX FAILED COMPLETELY. ON 07/07/15 WITH 98,800 MILES I RETURNED TO THE CHEV DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. WHICH COST ME $108.00. R...
Mileage: 75,500
GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING THAT CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO JET CHEVROLET IN FEDERAL WAY, WA TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THEY CLAIM THEY DID THE WORK. HOWEVER, WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WE CONTINUED ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE STEERING WHEEL PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHT...
AS I DROVE FROM RACINE, WI TO MILWAUKEE, WI. TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AS I WAS TO TURN CAR OFF TO PARK I WASNT ABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAKS, COULDNT GO INTO PARK, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK COULDNT MOVE IT IN TO PARK HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO KEEP CAR IN PARK! IT LEF...
Mileage: 173,000
AS I DROVE FROM RACINE, WI TO MILWAUKEE, WI. TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AS I WAS TO TURN CAR OFF TO PARK I WASNT ABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAKS, COULDNT GO INTO PARK, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK COULDNT MOVE IT IN TO PARK HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO KEEP CAR IN PARK! IT LEF...
Mileage: 173,000
AS I DROVE FROM RACINE, WI TO MILWAUKEE, WI. TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AS I WAS TO TURN CAR OFF TO PARK I WASNT ABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAKS, COULDNT GO INTO PARK, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK COULDNT MOVE IT IN TO PARK HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO KEEP CAR IN PARK! IT LEF...
Mileage: 173,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Mileage: 55,210
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR KIT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 13, 2014; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN JANUARY OF 2015. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM ISSUES. *SMD
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM ISSUES. *SMD
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM ISSUES. *SMD
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM ISSUES. *SMD
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM ISSUES. *SMD
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. AS THE CAR WARMS IT BEGINS TO WORK. WHEN YOU DRIVE IT WILL SURPRISE YOU WITH PERIODS OF NO POWER STEERING THEN IT WILL COME BACK CAUSING YOU TO OVER STEER. *TR
Mileage: 104,400
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013 FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKTOWN MO. THEY GAVE ME A PASSED INSPECTION AND I WENT ON MY WAY. THE NEXT APRIL THE CAR DID NOT PASS INSPECTION. IT WAS ADVISED TO ME THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BAD. IT WAS OVER $400 TO FIX THAT. FOR THE PAST YEAR ...
Mileage: 128,000
THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP COMPLETELY WITH GAS, THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR READS ZERO AND I GET A LOW-FUEL WARNING MESSAGE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AFTER DRIVING 15-20 MINUTES, THE GAUGE WOULD THEN READ 'FULL' AGAIN, BUT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WOULD COME ON,...
Mileage: 170,000
THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP COMPLETELY WITH GAS, THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR READS ZERO AND I GET A LOW-FUEL WARNING MESSAGE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AFTER DRIVING 15-20 MINUTES, THE GAUGE WOULD THEN READ 'FULL' AGAIN, BUT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WOULD COME ON,...
Mileage: 170,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTU...
POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY DIFFICULTY ON STEERING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE CAR GETS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
THE STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME HARD TO STEER AND HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY STILL AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *TR
Mileage: 50,625
AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING. IT TOOK GREATER DRIVER EFFORT TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH....
Mileage: 102,056
UNIT HAS HAD CONTINUING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. BULLETIN 14116 IS SUPPOSE TO COVER 2004-2006 MALIBU, BUT DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. HOW COULD A RECALL NOT BE A RECALL? UNIT ALSO HAS DANGEROUS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. BULBS FINE, HAS DEFECTIVE SOCKETS INSIDE THE IN...
UNIT HAS HAD CONTINUING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. BULLETIN 14116 IS SUPPOSE TO COVER 2004-2006 MALIBU, BUT DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. HOW COULD A RECALL NOT BE A RECALL? UNIT ALSO HAS DANGEROUS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. BULBS FINE, HAS DEFECTIVE SOCKETS INSIDE THE IN...
END OF JULY 2014, EARLY MORNING, WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CLEAR DRY CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSE ON THEIR OWN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN LIGHTING UP IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRAKE PULSE.. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT...
Mileage: 147,000
END OF JULY 2014, EARLY MORNING, WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CLEAR DRY CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSE ON THEIR OWN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN LIGHTING UP IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRAKE PULSE.. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT...
Mileage: 147,000
END OF JULY 2014, EARLY MORNING, WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CLEAR DRY CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSE ON THEIR OWN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN LIGHTING UP IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRAKE PULSE.. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT...
Mileage: 147,000
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS, *TR
Mileage: 75,236
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ON SOME OCCASION...
Mileage: 103,132
AFTER DRIVING OUT OF MY GARAGE, MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES. POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON THE MONITOR. TURNED THE CAR OFF THINKING MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE WARMED IT UP A BIT. STARTED CAR BACK UP TO PROCEED, STEERING JERKED AND LOCKED AGAIN. WAS TOO AFRAID TO CONTIN...
Mileage: 164,007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIO...
Mileage: 71,943
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIO...
Mileage: 71,943
I HAVE TWO RECALLS ON THIS CAR THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH. RECALL NUMBER 14116 POWER STEERING, AND RECALL NUMBER 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EITHER RECALL AND AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR PARTS IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, YET. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE SA...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
AUTO HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. AT TIMES THE STEERING ACTS ERRATIC AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFRAID IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT THE STEERING MAY NOT REACT IN TIME. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAI...
Mileage: 178,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDR...
I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, ONE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; AND THE OTHER FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, WHICH MAY FRACTURE AT ANY TIME. BOTH NOTICES INFORMED ME THAT T...
Mileage: 56,000
I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, ONE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; AND THE OTHER FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, WHICH MAY FRACTURE AT ANY TIME. BOTH NOTICES INFORMED ME THAT T...
Mileage: 56,000
I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, ONE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; AND THE OTHER FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, WHICH MAY FRACTURE AT ANY TIME. BOTH NOTICES INFORMED ME THAT T...
Mileage: 56,000
LAST NOVEMBER, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT ON SIMSBURY RD. IN AVON, CT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSING MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THIS MADE MYCAR TO SWERVE AND VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. T I WAS AT RIS...
Mileage: 69,000
LAST NOVEMBER, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT ON SIMSBURY RD. IN AVON, CT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSING MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THIS MADE MYCAR TO SWERVE AND VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. T I WAS AT RIS...
Mileage: 69,000
LAST NOVEMBER, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT ON SIMSBURY RD. IN AVON, CT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSING MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THIS MADE MYCAR TO SWERVE AND VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. T I WAS AT RIS...
Mileage: 69,000
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. NO POWER TO ANYTHING. *TR
MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AT 55 MERGE SPEED AND AS ENTERING ONTO FIRST THRU LANE THE POWER STEERING DIED OUT AND ACCELERATION DROPPED ON ITS OWN. NEARLY HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER THAT HAD BEEN SAFELY BACK FROM MY ENTRY POINT BEFORE THE STEERING AND ENGINE BOTH FAILED. I PULLED AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE R...
Mileage: 101,000
MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AT 55 MERGE SPEED AND AS ENTERING ONTO FIRST THRU LANE THE POWER STEERING DIED OUT AND ACCELERATION DROPPED ON ITS OWN. NEARLY HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER THAT HAD BEEN SAFELY BACK FROM MY ENTRY POINT BEFORE THE STEERING AND ENGINE BOTH FAILED. I PULLED AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE R...
Mileage: 101,000
I STARTED UP MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON DASH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. NOW THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
AT AROUND 40 MPH, ON A REASONABLE ACCELERATION TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE. AN ALARM (DING DING DING), ALONG WITH A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY CONSOLE SAID "POWER STEERING". WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER -- THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THOUGH...
Mileage: 10,000
I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM IN FURTHER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING AT ALL WHEN I PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES INTO MY BLINKER, REVERS...
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ODI CONFIRMATION NUMBER: 10610590 WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS WERE LOST. THE DISPLAY SCREEN WOULD SIGNAL: "ENGINE DISABLED." PER THE CHEVY DEALER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A IMPROPER WORKING PCM (POWERTRAIN CON...
Mileage: 82,850
AROUND 60000 MILES YOU COULD HEAR AND FEEL A CLUNKING OR POPPING COMING FROM INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL OR GOING OVER BUMPS. AT APPROXIMATELY 65500 MILES WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH MAKING A TURN THE POWER STEERING INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT WAR...
Mileage: 65,500
WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS (25-30 MPH) MY CHEVY MALIBU WOULD CHIME AT ME AND LOSE POWER STEERING, SOMETIMES CAUSING MY CAR TO GO INTO OTHER LANES AND/OR ALMOST HITTING SIDEWALKS AND CURBS. I REPLACED THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR IN 2013, BUT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SA...
Mileage: 118,000
THE TRANSMISSION CABLE OF MY CAR QUIT WORKING. I WAS TRYING TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK WHEN PICKING MY KIDS UP FROM DAYCARE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, DRIVE, ETC. WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD PUT THE CAR INTO PAR, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. I HAD TO P...
Mileage: 118,000
I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL; HOWEVER, MY CAR PRESENTS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE CARS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL. DUE TO THIS, MY CAR REMAINS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. I DRIVE IT, ON AVERAGE, ONCE PER MONTH, IF THAT; BECAUSE I FEAR THAT I MA...
AS THE POWER STEERING IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR MY BULLETIN FOR THE ISSUED RECALL, THE MECHANIC HAS NOW TOLD ME THE TORQUE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE AC CONDENSER AS THEY ARE BOTH RUNNING OFF THE LINKED...
Mileage: 97,739
AS THE POWER STEERING IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR MY BULLETIN FOR THE ISSUED RECALL, THE MECHANIC HAS NOW TOLD ME THE TORQUE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE AC CONDENSER AS THEY ARE BOTH RUNNING OFF THE LINKED...
Mileage: 97,739
AFTER FOUR (4) MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR AT 6:30AM IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURE WAS 58 DEGREE ON 7/21/2014, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED W/VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. ALL IDIOT LIGHTS FLASHED ON. THE MESSAGE IN DISPLAY WAS "ENGINE DISABLED." CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER 4-...
Mileage: 82,860
AFTER FOUR (4) MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR AT 6:30AM IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURE WAS 58 DEGREE ON 7/21/2014, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED W/VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. ALL IDIOT LIGHTS FLASHED ON. THE MESSAGE IN DISPLAY WAS "ENGINE DISABLED." CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER 4-...
Mileage: 82,860
AFTER FOUR (4) MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR AT 6:30AM IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURE WAS 58 DEGREE ON 7/21/2014, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED W/VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. ALL IDIOT LIGHTS FLASHED ON. THE MESSAGE IN DISPLAY WAS "ENGINE DISABLED." CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER 4-...
Mileage: 82,860
ACTION: LETTER FROM SENATOR RICHARD SHELBY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS RE: STEERING RECALL NOTICE ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX ( SEND RESPOND TO TUSCALOOSA OFFICE). *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. REF# 14V153000.
DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS SHUT OFF - NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO BRAKE, AND ENGINE JUST QUITS. ALL "IDIOT" LIGHTS COME ON: FUEL, OIL, STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL... JUST LIKE BEFORE YOU IMMEDIATELY START THE CAR, WHERE ALL LIGHTS FLASH ON. AFTER TWO MINUTES OF REST - I TRY THE CAR AGAIN...
Mileage: 82,850
DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS SHUT OFF - NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO BRAKE, AND ENGINE JUST QUITS. ALL "IDIOT" LIGHTS COME ON: FUEL, OIL, STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL... JUST LIKE BEFORE YOU IMMEDIATELY START THE CAR, WHERE ALL LIGHTS FLASH ON. AFTER TWO MINUTES OF REST - I TRY THE CAR AGAIN...
Mileage: 82,850
DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS SHUT OFF - NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO BRAKE, AND ENGINE JUST QUITS. ALL "IDIOT" LIGHTS COME ON: FUEL, OIL, STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL... JUST LIKE BEFORE YOU IMMEDIATELY START THE CAR, WHERE ALL LIGHTS FLASH ON. AFTER TWO MINUTES OF REST - I TRY THE CAR AGAIN...
Mileage: 82,850
THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING THUS MAKING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. CHEVY NOTIFIED ME IN JUNE SAYING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. *JS
Mileage: 88,000
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, REMOTE START STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. VEHICLE SHOWS STOPPING WHEN DRIVING AND DRIVING WHEN STOPPING. WILL GET REAR-ENDED SAME THING HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO. GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #...
Mileage: 51,000
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, REMOTE START STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. VEHICLE SHOWS STOPPING WHEN DRIVING AND DRIVING WHEN STOPPING. WILL GET REAR-ENDED SAME THING HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO. GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #...
Mileage: 51,000
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, REMOTE START STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. VEHICLE SHOWS STOPPING WHEN DRIVING AND DRIVING WHEN STOPPING. WILL GET REAR-ENDED SAME THING HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO. GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #...
Mileage: 51,000
STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN I PARKED IT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, I COULD STILL HEAR A MOTOR RUNNING AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AGAIN AND THEN THE MOTOR SOUND STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE A...
Mileage: 72,102
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. THIS IS A DANGER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE MAILED NOTICE ON APRIL 28 . I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROADWAYS. MY CAR ALSO RANDOMLY LOSES BATTERY POWER.. ...
Mileage: 118,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. THIS IS A DANGER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE MAILED NOTICE ON APRIL 28 . I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROADWAYS. MY CAR ALSO RANDOMLY LOSES BATTERY POWER.. ...
Mileage: 118,000
THIS HAPPENED LITERALLY AT THE END OF A 7 HOUR CAR TRIP- WE GOT LUCKY. DRIVING ON I-75 SOUTH AND APPROACHING EXIT. BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND ENTER EXIT RAMP. STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING PROFUSELY AND IMMEDIATELY BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE TO EITHER SIDE. PANICKING, I MANAGED TO CONTROL THE CA...
Mileage: 100,000
THIS HAPPENED LITERALLY AT THE END OF A 7 HOUR CAR TRIP- WE GOT LUCKY. DRIVING ON I-75 SOUTH AND APPROACHING EXIT. BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND ENTER EXIT RAMP. STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING PROFUSELY AND IMMEDIATELY BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE TO EITHER SIDE. PANICKING, I MANAGED TO CONTROL THE CA...
Mileage: 100,000
SEVERAL YEARS AGO VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT IGNITION MISSES WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS 10-20MPH. CONDITION WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS OR ENTRANCE RAMPS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. IN 2013 AND 2014 OCCURRENCE BECAME MORE FREQUENT (2-3 TIMES WEEKLY). CHEVROLET DEALER ADVISED ME TWO MON...
Mileage: 20,000
SEVERAL YEARS AGO VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT IGNITION MISSES WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS 10-20MPH. CONDITION WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS OR ENTRANCE RAMPS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. IN 2013 AND 2014 OCCURRENCE BECAME MORE FREQUENT (2-3 TIMES WEEKLY). CHEVROLET DEALER ADVISED ME TWO MON...
Mileage: 20,000
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING STEERING PROBLEMS ON HER 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU; PLEASE SEND RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO SENATOR OFFICE AND REFERENCE CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE...
Mileage: 8,759
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING STEERING PROBLEMS ON HER 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU; PLEASE SEND RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO SENATOR OFFICE AND REFERENCE CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE...
Mileage: 8,759
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING STEERING PROBLEMS ON HER 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU; PLEASE SEND RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO SENATOR OFFICE AND REFERENCE CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE...
Mileage: 8,759
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE...
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL OD...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL OD...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL OD...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A ROAD BARRIER. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES ...
Mileage: 86,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL 02/04/2014 AND AS I WAS TURNING TO LEAVE SCHOOL I HEARD A RINGING SOUND FROM INSIDE OF CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK LEFT AND RIGHT THEN I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT WITH OUT ME TOUCHIN...
Mileage: 106,041
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL 02/04/2014 AND AS I WAS TURNING TO LEAVE SCHOOL I HEARD A RINGING SOUND FROM INSIDE OF CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK LEFT AND RIGHT THEN I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT WITH OUT ME TOUCHIN...
Mileage: 106,041
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COL...
Mileage: 162,000
DRIVING FROM SCHOOL SAW A CAR AHEAD PERSON HAD TURN SIGNAL ON TO GO LEFT. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS WENT TO BRAKE AND TURN WHEEL COULD NOT DO EITHER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
DRIVING FROM SCHOOL SAW A CAR AHEAD PERSON HAD TURN SIGNAL ON TO GO LEFT. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS WENT TO BRAKE AND TURN WHEEL COULD NOT DO EITHER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
DRIVING FROM SCHOOL SAW A CAR AHEAD PERSON HAD TURN SIGNAL ON TO GO LEFT. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS WENT TO BRAKE AND TURN WHEEL COULD NOT DO EITHER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
DRIVING ALONG ON A STATE HWY AT 57MPH, POWER STEERING ALARM DINGS AND POWER STEERING CEASES AND OH CRAP!! I'M NOT WANTING TO DIE YET! I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER THANKFULLY AND RESTARTED MY CAR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. OBVIOUSLY THE CHEVY COMPANY IS WAITING FOR E...
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVING ALONG ON A STATE HWY AT 57MPH, POWER STEERING ALARM DINGS AND POWER STEERING CEASES AND OH CRAP!! I'M NOT WANTING TO DIE YET! I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER THANKFULLY AND RESTARTED MY CAR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. OBVIOUSLY THE CHEVY COMPANY IS WAITING FOR E...
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVING ALONG ON A STATE HWY AT 57MPH, POWER STEERING ALARM DINGS AND POWER STEERING CEASES AND OH CRAP!! I'M NOT WANTING TO DIE YET! I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER THANKFULLY AND RESTARTED MY CAR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. OBVIOUSLY THE CHEVY COMPANY IS WAITING FOR E...
Mileage: 110,000
SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE GEARS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND GO DOWN TO ZERO AND THEN BACK UP. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DINGS AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HOWEVER THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THE P...
Mileage: 85,000
SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE GEARS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND GO DOWN TO ZERO AND THEN BACK UP. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DINGS AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HOWEVER THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THE P...
Mileage: 85,000
TRANSMISSION: CHEVY MALIBU MAXX 2006 LTZ 6 CYC LURCHES SPEED UNDER CONSTANT THROTTLE & STRAIGHT LINE ROAD SURFACE & STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT MEDIUM CRUISING SPEEDS 30-45 MPH. OUR MAXX HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SERVICED TWICE BEFORE; NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WHILE MAXX WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY; THE MEC...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. 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 140,000. ...
Mileage: 140,000
STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO LEFT AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT WAS REAL HARD. THE INDICATOR ON THE RADIO MESSAGE SCREEN INDICATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING ST...
Mileage: 114,000
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A VERY LOUD, GRINDING NOISE. PER MY REGULAR MECHANIC, THIS IS THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL 12221 FOR CANADIAN VE...
Mileage: 155,000
DRIVING AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND LOST STEERING AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO CAR WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED AND I'M NOT PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE GM DOESN'T WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT. AVERAGE C...
Mileage: 74,042
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
THE VEHICLE STOPS RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER 4 MONTH OLD BABY. THERE ARE NO CODES DETECTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE REP...
Mileage: 179,000
MY VEHICLE LOST ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSISTANCE WHEN BEING OPERATED IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE GAVE AN AUDIBLE ALERT AND WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. BECAUSE THE PARKING GARAGE CONTA...
Mileage: 81,000
MY VEHICLE LOST ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSISTANCE WHEN BEING OPERATED IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE GAVE AN AUDIBLE ALERT AND WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. BECAUSE THE PARKING GARAGE CONTA...
Mileage: 81,000
I WENT TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BUT THE INSPECTION MACHINE CANT READ THE CAR COMPUTER. *TR
THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES BEFORE GM DID THE "CAMPAIGN" TO LESSEN THE AFFECT ON THE STEERING. NORMALLY WHILE ACCELERATING HARD AROUND A CORNER OR UP A HILL, THE POWERSTEERING WOULD LITERALLY JERK THE WHEEL FROM YOUR HANDS AND ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS EXTREME DISCON...
Mileage: 80,000
I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 MALIBU MAXX. WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I CANNOT GET MY SPEED UP NORMALLY. I HEAR DING, DING, DING... THEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. CAN NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. ALMOST THREW ME INTO A DITCH ONCE AND ALMOST BOUNCED M...
Mileage: 80,000
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO TAKE WITH HER TO COLLEGE. WE HAVE OWNED IT APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS NOW. ON 7/30/13, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45MILES PER HOUR, HEARD A DINGING ALERT SOUND, AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE ...
Mileage: 133,455
WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES PER HR ON THE HIGHWAY A LOUD NOISE AND SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS FELT. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, THE NOISE WAS NOT AS LOUD AND THE VIBRATION WAS LESS. ON EXITING THE HIGHWAY ONTO A BUSY ROAD DRIVING NO MORE THAN 45 TO 50 MILE PER HOUR THE NOISE WAS NOT NOTICEABLE AND THE VIBRATION SEE...
Mileage: 76,754
MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT STARTED DINGING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. I JUST HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED IN MARCH. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND IT APPEARS MOST OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEE...
Mileage: 110,000
STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR. I HEARD THE WARNING BELL DING AND THE WARNING DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING FAILURE". I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE I COULDN'T STEER. IT TOOK ALL THE POWER I COULD MUSTER TO STEER. IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT...
Mileage: 15,000
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOMETIME NOW. I START MY VEHICLE UP TO GO, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING(STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE) AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING SHOWS UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I ALSO NOTICE AT A STOP OR AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS FROM RIGHT TO LE...
Mileage: 116,010
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOMETIME NOW. I START MY VEHICLE UP TO GO, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING(STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE) AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING SHOWS UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I ALSO NOTICE AT A STOP OR AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS FROM RIGHT TO LE...
Mileage: 116,010
MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS TURNING, WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES IT MAKES A POPPING SOUND. THEN POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON MY MESSAGE SCREEN ON MY RADIO. *TR
Mileage: 172,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STAT...
Mileage: 110,000
MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH....WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A DINGING AND LOOKED TO SEE MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS CROSSING THE TRACKS....TRACKS WHERE UNEVEN SO I KINDA WENT AROUND THE UNEVEN PART AND COULDN'T HANDLE MY...
Mileage: 59,550
MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH....WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A DINGING AND LOOKED TO SEE MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS CROSSING THE TRACKS....TRACKS WHERE UNEVEN SO I KINDA WENT AROUND THE UNEVEN PART AND COULDN'T HANDLE MY...
Mileage: 59,550
WHILE DRIVING A WARNING CHIME APPEARED THRU THE RADIO DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN. HAD THE COMPUTER RESET ...
Mileage: 105,000
VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. THEN, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, AND SUDDENLY GAS WAS POURING OUT NEAR THE MUFFLER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. TRACED THE LEAK ONCE WE GOT IT HOME. THE PLASTIC LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED. I LOST OVER 1/8 OF A TANK AFTER I PARKED IT. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW M...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE AN UNKNOW PART WITHIN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 89,000
POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS OF DRIVING IT WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL AND THEN RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. EVENTUALLY IT FAILED COMPLETELY. WENT TO HAVE THE PS MODULE REPLACED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE COLUMN IS TO BE REPLACED WITH I...
Mileage: 20,000
POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS OF DRIVING IT WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL AND THEN RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. EVENTUALLY IT FAILED COMPLETELY. WENT TO HAVE THE PS MODULE REPLACED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE COLUMN IS TO BE REPLACED WITH I...
Mileage: 20,000
WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE FREEWAY, MORE WHILE HITTING THE PASSING GEAR, POWER STEERING IS ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST OR EVEN CORRECTING ITSELF BACK TO CENTER. THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE RADIO DISPLAY AND A CLICKING SOUND IS MADE. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AT SLOWER SPEEDS AS WELL. IT FEELS...
Mileage: 147,000
TURNED LEFT ONTO AN UPHILL ROAD AND GAVE IT A GOOD AMOUNT OF GAS TO ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED. HAD THE RPMS UP AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. IT WAS QUITE UNNERVING BUT I WORKED ON MANY CARS YEARS AGO...
Mileage: 111,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S HANDS TO BE THROWN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROU...
Mileage: 88,000
WHILE I AM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND MY DASH BOARD WILL START BLINKING THEN THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" NOW EVERYTIME I AM GET TO 45 MPH THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL START BLINKING. *TR
Mileage: 126,141
WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN TO ENTER ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND STEERING EITHER LOCKED UP OR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER (IT ALL HAPPENED QUICKLY) CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE CURB AND SEVERELY DAMAGING THE WHEEL, ALIGNMENT, ETC. GM REPLACED THE FAULTY POWER STEERING BOX (RECALL) BUT HAS FOUND THEMSELVES ...
Mileage: 85,000
WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 MAILBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THEN WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.THE REAR WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF, I...
Mileage: 6,000
WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 MAILBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THEN WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.THE REAR WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF, I...
Mileage: 6,000
WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 MAILBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THEN WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.THE REAR WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF, I...
Mileage: 6,000
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS ON VEHICLE. RESETS AFTER TURNING CAR OFF. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
I WAS TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS PULLING IN TO THE SCHOOL. I TURN OFF THE CAR TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT COULD NOT LOCATE IT.WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT WAS FINE SO WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND GM IS NOT DOING A...
Mileage: 85,800
DRIVER INFO CENTER SAID CHECK GAS CAP,WE REPLACED IT NOW A SMELL OF GAS IN CAR WHEN STARTING IT UP. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
DRIVER INFO CENTER SAID CHECK GAS CAP,WE REPLACED IT NOW A SMELL OF GAS IN CAR WHEN STARTING IT UP. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. *KB
Mileage: 56,719
I BOUGHT CAR FROM LOCAL DEALER AND ON MY WAY HOME I HEARD THE DING AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85N. LUCKILY MY EXIT WAS THE NEXT ONE. CALLED GM DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE NOT A RECALL....
KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HAD TO HAVE IIT FIXED TWICE AND IT NOW DOES IT AGAIN. THIS IS A REPETATIVE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS CAR HAS A DESIGN ISSUE. *TT
Mileage: 24,536
I HAVE BEEN READING OVER SOME OF THE 30 PAGES OF STEERING COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS CAR PROBLEM. I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR IN AUGUST 2011 - IT WAS A ONE OWNER WITH 31,000 MILES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I THOUGHT I DID MY HOMEWORK WHEN BUYING BUT WA...
Mileage: 34,000
TODAY WHEN I DRIVE BACK FROM MY DRIVEWAY, SPEED IS ONLY 5KM/HOUR, WHEN I TURNED LEFT ,SUDDENLY THE STEELING LOSE POWER I CRASH TO MY WIFE'S CAR. YEAH, IT IS A ONLY A SMALL HIT AND NOTHING DAMAGE. THEN I STOPPED MY CAR , RESTART IT AND IT IS OK .BUT AFTER I DROVE 2 KM, IT LOST POWER AGAIN WHEN I TUR...
Mileage: 78,467
THE VEHICLE UNLOCKS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCHES OR UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY FOB BEING ACTIVATED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE AUXILLARY POWER ...
Mileage: 75,943
THE VEHICLE UNLOCKS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCHES OR UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY FOB BEING ACTIVATED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE AUXILLARY POWER ...
Mileage: 75,943
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH LEFT TURNS. YESTERDAY COMPLETE FAILURE, FORTUNATELY IT LOCKED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. STEERING WHEEL JAMMED UP WITH THE SLIGHTEST TURN. *TR
Mileage: 89,000
STEERING- WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS STEERING COLLUMN POPS AS IF LINKAGE IS SLIPPING. APPARENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT AT CHEVROLET. STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED. LOSS OF POWER STERRING IN THE PAST AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ONE COMPLETE LOCKUP OF STEERING WHEEL WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BRAKES- INCREASINGLY ...
Mileage: 69,789
STEERING- WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS STEERING COLLUMN POPS AS IF LINKAGE IS SLIPPING. APPARENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT AT CHEVROLET. STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED. LOSS OF POWER STERRING IN THE PAST AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ONE COMPLETE LOCKUP OF STEERING WHEEL WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BRAKES- INCREASINGLY ...
Mileage: 69,789
WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY IN WARM WEATHER, ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THEN THE PROBLEM WORSENED WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. ONLY AFTER WE HAD OBTAINED 100000 MILES ON THE CAR DID WE RECEIVE A LETTE...
Mileage: 68,000
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT OCCURS UNDER TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. UPON HARD ACCELERATION (AS WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY), STEERING WILL PERIODICALLY LOCK-UP WITH A SERIES OF 4 CHIMES COMING FROM THE INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD. POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNS UPON DECELERATION...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP REAR OF THE FUEL TANK AND WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX SUPERSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. TH...
Mileage: 89,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 56,700
STEERING WHEEL FAILURE CAUSED CAR ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A FREEWAY TUNNEL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER CAUSING MY CAR TO HIT THE TUNNEL WALL. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, YET THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WENT ON. THE POWER STEERING RESET AND WENT BA...
Mileage: 38,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 61,000
1 YR AFTER PURCHASING 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX HEATED SEATS STARTING COMING ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. DEALER KINDA SAID THAT WE WERE LIARS BECAUSE THEY SAID NO ONE IN THE WHOLE US HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEATS. WE WENT BACK 17 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AND THEY CHANGED EVERYTHING AND STILL SEATS COME ON ....
THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED IN 2007 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 83,00 MILES. THIS IS DEFINITELY A GM DESIGN ISSUE. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE R...
Mileage: 82,978
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2-3 MPH IN REVERSE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHIL...
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE ON THE ROAD, MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED JAMMING UP AND THEN STRUCK, DASH BOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE, IT WORKED FINE. FOR HAVING THIS PROBLEM REPEATED FOR SEVERAL TIMES, I GOT THE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP AND CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS TOLD OF THE PROBLEM BEING...
Mileage: 53,000
THE POWER STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO CLUNK WHEN TURNING WHEN CAR WAS A YEAR OLD..TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY GREASED THE COLUMN...DIDN'T WORK...TOOK IT BACK,L THEY GREASED IT AGAIN... SAME THING....NOW I GET A MESSAGES - POWER STEERING AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGER...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ALSO THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY STIFF. THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER....
Mileage: 104,000
LOOSE POWER STEERING DURING PARKING AND DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF AND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, I...
Mileage: 101,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LATER ON IN REFERENCE TO THE STEERING BUT THE V...
Mileage: 160,000
THE POWERSTEERING UNIT IN THIS CAR HAS QUIT WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. THE INFORMATION CENTER READS POWERSTEERING. AND THE WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH. THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT BY I...
Mileage: 83,740
POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING ON A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
CLUNKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY 06 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX LT. PERSISTENT ISSUE IS WORSENING. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX LOSES POWER STEERING RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE WHEEL TIGHTENS, IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, THE WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND THE PHRASE "POWER STEERING" FLASHES ON THE DISPLAY. CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF REPEATEDLY SOMETIMES TO RESET. CAR HAS DONE THIS IN TRAFFIC, ON HIGHWAYS...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX AND THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A DING AND THE...
Mileage: 69,000
THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX LT THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP CAUSING ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IT STAYS IN ITS LAST POSITION AND THE CAR DINGS. I HAVE NO MES...
Mileage: 62,000
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX IS DEFECTIVE. IT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL BLOG AND COMMUNITY WEBSITES THAT SEVERAL OTHERS THAT OWN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THIS AT ONCE AND FIX ALL IMPACTED VEHICLES BEFORE ...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX . THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASS...
Mileage: 85,000
MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX HAS LOST POWER STEERING THREE TIMES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC TWICE. DRIVING AT ANY TIME, BUT ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, IS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING MY GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
I HAVE A 06 MALIBU MAXX AND THE STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP. WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED I DO NOT KNOW. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MALIBU AND AM VERY UPSET THAT THE ISSUSE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED!!! SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND WILL BE HEADED TO COURT BEFORE IT IS TAKEN SERI...
Mileage: 60,000
FUEL TANK CRACKED AT SEAMS LEAKS FUEL EXCESSIVELY. CONTACTED DEALER IN FRESNO CA THEY STATED THEIR WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THINK THEIR SHOULD BE BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 54,535
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING EACH FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTR...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY, MY MALIBU 2006 MAXX, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. THE POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP BEFORE BUT ONLY WHILE IT WAS IN PARK, AND I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT RESET ITSELF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. LUC...
Mileage: 83,659
MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX HAS BEEN HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. STARTED OUT WITH AN INTERMITTENT CLUNKING NOISE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IT CLUNKS EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FRONT END HAS ALWAYS ROAD RUFF LIKE A STEERING VIBRATION BUT THOUGH...
Mileage: 67,810
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAILBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE OVERLOADED. HE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND ...
Mileage: 10,000
WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED I COULD HEAR A CLUNK WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A 'STEERING COLUMN GEAR' AND FIXED IT. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE SOUND STARTED AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION....
Mileage: 78,000
FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR OF A PICK UP TRUCK TOTALING CAR. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. CAR JERKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. SEVERAL HOURS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED UPON BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. *TR
Mileage: 48,900
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON CAR PULLING OUT OF A MALL PARKING LOT ONTO HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING/TURNING ON TO HIGHWAY. DROVE CAR HOME AND PARKED. RESTARTED NEXT MORNING AND WORKED FINE. *TR
Mileage: 63,380
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON CAR PULLING OUT OF A MALL PARKING LOT ONTO HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING/TURNING ON TO HIGHWAY. DROVE CAR HOME AND PARKED. RESTARTED NEXT MORNING AND WORKED FINE. *TR
Mileage: 63,380
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLES CHIME AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND UNLOCKED WHEN RELEASING THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPAIRE...
Mileage: 28,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH A STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HE COASTED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS ABLE RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE STARTED AND THE STEE...
Mileage: 19,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIV...
Mileage: 74,000
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX LT HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, THE UNIT LOCKED ON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOING SIMPLE PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND EPS UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WILL...
Mileage: 77,100
MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX HAS 73000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 95 DEGREES AND MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH HAVE ASTHMA. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WILL COST $1100 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR! A CAR THIS YOUNG SHOULD ...
Mileage: 72,900
MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX HAS 73000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 95 DEGREES AND MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH HAVE ASTHMA. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WILL COST $1100 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR! A CAR THIS YOUNG SHOULD ...
Mileage: 72,900
2006 CHEVY MALIBU, POWER STEERING FAILS IN MOTION OR UPON STARTUP. REPAIRS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE PS SENSOR MODULE AND THE PS COLUMN. COSTS ANY WHERE BETWEEN $1500-$2000 TO REPAIR. STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, COULD BE HARD TO AVOID ACCIDENTS OR SAFELY STEER CLEAR OF ROAD DEBRIS. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
2006 MALIBU MAXX LT. POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE HARD ACCELERATION. HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP CANT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. WE ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE CAR SYSTEM INFORMATION.. THE CAR ALWAYS PULLS HARD...
Mileage: 25,000
2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. POWER STEERING LOCK UP ON TURNS, PULLING AWAY AT A LIGHT, GOING STRAIGHT STEERING MOVES INTERMITTENTLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHOW ON MESSAGE CENTER, SOMETIMES IT ONLY DINGS REPEATEDLY. AND YOU CAN HEA...
Mileage: 114,000
2006 MALIBU MAXX POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON STEERING WHEEL FREEZES WHILE CAR IS MOVING STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND YET NO CODES ARE PRESENT. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX - 2 PROBLEMS 1. METAL TO METAL NOISE AS STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED 2. VIBRATING NOISE AROUND DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX - 2 PROBLEMS 1. METAL TO METAL NOISE AS STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED 2. VIBRATING NOISE AROUND DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX - 2 PROBLEMS 1. METAL TO METAL NOISE AS STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED 2. VIBRATING NOISE AROUND DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE AND INCREASED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN THE HER CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CONSUMER ALS...
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE AND INCREASED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN THE HER CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CONSUMER ALS...
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE AND INCREASED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN THE HER CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CONSUMER ALS...
I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST WEEK I LOST MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. THE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR TO THEIR SHOP AND SENT IT BACK SAYING IT WAS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES INTERMITTENTL...
Mileage: 82,956
I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST WEEK I LOST MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. THE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR TO THEIR SHOP AND SENT IT BACK SAYING IT WAS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES INTERMITTENTL...
Mileage: 82,956
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT T...
Mileage: 83,089
POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THEN RESETS ITSELF. HAS NOT LOCKUP YET WHILE DRIVING. HAVE RESEARCHED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE CAR. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT BUT AM AFRAID THE WHOLE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE MY VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
06 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING ON THE ROAD, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOW ACROSS THE RADIO DIAL, A WARNING BEEP SOUNDS, THEN THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER SAYS IT FEELS AS IF THE STEER WHEEL LOCKS ON HER, UNABLE TO TURN. I...
Mileage: 100,115
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A ROAD MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND I JUST ABOUT RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND IT IS NOW TO THE POINT WHERE I WONT LET MY WIFE DRIVE MY CAR OR LET MY KIDS RIDE IN IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO ...
Mileage: 78,000
THIS CAR LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. 1ST TIME I WAS MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED PARKWAY TRAFFIC AND WAS FRIGHTENED WHEN DIRECTING THE CAR WAS ALMOST TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME. MY PETITE DAUGHTER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING. TURNING CORNERS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AS THE...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...
Mileage: 107,000
POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOCKS UP, WILL NOT UNLOCK, STEERING COLUMN DEFECT, MULTIPLE OCCURANCES, LAST SIX MONTHS. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AROUND 15-20 MILES AND I HEARD A CHIME. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL; I LOOKED THE INSTRUMENTS PANEL/DISPLAY, AND I NOTICED A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN "POWER STEERING". I HAD 2-3 PREVIOUS (DEALER SERVICE) INCIDENTS BEFORE BECAUSE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TR
Mileage: 47,400
MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT SUDDENLY ON MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX LT WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES. IT RESETS WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIGURE IT OUT, EXCEP...
Mileage: 68,000
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE POWER STEERING IS LIGHTING UP ON THE STEREO. THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER CHEVY CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME POWER STEERING AS OUR CAR, YET OUR CAR ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. WHY? *TR
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, I PURCHASE THIS CAR USED LAST FEBRUARY 2009 AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGIN TO COME ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES I NEEDED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600 FOR THEM TO REPLAC...
POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE, WOULDN'T TURN. *TR
Mileage: 45,620
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT A WARNING. THE STEERING S...
Mileage: 79,000
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX - 1ST INCIDENT WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE CONSOLE DISPLAY, PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF AND ON, AND IT WAS WORKING FINE; ABOUT 12 TIMES SINCE MAY, I START THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, TH...
PROABLY NOT IMPORTANT, BUT. CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. BOUGHT USED. 60,000(ISH) MILES 'CRACKED' WINDSHIELD, 62,000(ISH) MILES. GLASS TECH REPORTS WINDSHIELD HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. 2 BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN 62,000(ISH) MILES??????? I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT GLASS TECH/CO. LIKELY COI...
Mileage: 63,000
MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT TWICE ON 02/05/2010. I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND AT LOW SPEEDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT SO THIS DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH. HOWEVER I'M CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AT HIGHER SPEED OR A MORE UNSAFE TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE MUCH LIKE T...
Mileage: 60,015
POWER STEEERING FAILURE WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION-WHEN CAR SLOWS DOWN IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAPPENED 2X-CAR TOWED TO DEALER THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR. HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER-DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN-$1400 TOTAL REPAIRS! GM WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY...
Mileage: 110,000
THE POWER STEERING FREEZES UP ON MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE RPMS ARE WAY UP, LIKE WHEN PASSING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO STEERING AT ALL!!! THE WHEEL IS LOCKED RIGHT TIGHT. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY. THE CAR ALSO LOOSES STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE...
Mileage: 89,000
I HAVE A 06 MALIBU MAXX AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR, IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THE ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED. I HAVE TO TURN OF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON SO IT CAN RESET. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT MORE AND MORE L...
Mileage: 55,000
MY 06 MALIBU MAXX HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN EASILY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN. I HAVE READ AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MY ELECTRONIC STEERING AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY OF THESE VEHICLES. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAP...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX THAT HAS BEEN KNOCKING NEAR THE FRONT END, INDICATING POSSIBLE CV JOINT ISSUES OR SOME OTHER SUSPENSION OR STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE TIE RODS REPLACED ONCE BUT THE SYMPTOMS LATER RETURNED. MOST RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, LOCKING DURING A RIGHT TURN A...
Mileage: 67,000
THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING TWICE. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK INTO IT AND IT WAS A CONFIRMED PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2006. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE LIABILITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. IF TH...
Mileage: 82,000
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THE READING ON MY RADIO SAYS POWER STEERING AND THE ALARM IS ACTIVATED AS WELL TO LET ME KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, I GET MY POWER STEERING BACK. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THE READING ON MY RADIO SAYS POWER STEERING AND THE ALARM IS ACTIVATED AS WELL TO LET ME KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, I GET MY POWER STEERING BACK. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABRUPTLY IN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON CROWDED ROADWAY. CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE UNTIL CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE HALT, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS ADDRESSED BY MY CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTM...
Mileage: 68,500
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. IT CURRENTLY WILL SHUT DOWN THE POWER STEERING AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION AND I HAVE READ ABOUT ALOT OF THESE INCIDENTS ON THE WEB THAT RESULTS IN THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
THE POWER STEERING FAILED DURING A TURN AND CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE TURN BECAUSE THE STEERING GOT REALLY HARD TO TURN. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
LOSS OF POWER STEERING! DRIVING LESS THAN 1 MILE I LOSS ALL POWER STEERING! I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN DOWN A CUL-DE-SAC STREET AND WHEN TURNING AROUND AT THE END OF THE ROAD I LOST MY POWER STEERING! I WAS SHOCKED THAT AFTER DRIVING TO THE SAME BUS STOP MORNING AFTER MORNING WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR ...
Mileage: 80,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPEC...
Mileage: 86,500
I WAS DRIVING (WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR). I TURNED THE CORNER TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I COULD GET IT INTO THE GARAGE AND INTO A SPOT BUT ONLY WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. HE TOLD ME THAT IT ...
Mileage: 52,000
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX...WHAT IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT? THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS ?THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST ...
FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX...WHAT IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT? THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS ?THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST ...
AS I DRIVE OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. IT STARTED OFF ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE THEN GOT WORSE WITH TIME. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS OF MALIBU. I JUST THINK IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE AND NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. A MECHANIC AT...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND IS BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,...
Mileage: 65,000
USUALLY WHILE TURNING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON THE MALIBU MAXX. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON IT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS A BULLETIN REGARDING IT. THEY WANT OVER $500 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON A 94 MILE TRIP JUST LAST WEEKEND. IT USUALLY HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. THERE ...
Mileage: 50,454
WE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED . IT INCLUDED THE CHANGING OVER THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS TURNED. AND IN LESS THAN 8MONTHS LATER WE WENT BAKE TO GET THE BRAKES INSPECTED DUE TO A VERY HIGH PITCHED NOISED THAT GREW SINCE THE BRAKES WE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE BACK BRA...
Mileage: 40,000
WE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED . IT INCLUDED THE CHANGING OVER THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS TURNED. AND IN LESS THAN 8MONTHS LATER WE WENT BAKE TO GET THE BRAKES INSPECTED DUE TO A VERY HIGH PITCHED NOISED THAT GREW SINCE THE BRAKES WE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE BACK BRA...
Mileage: 40,000
USING MY MOTHER'S 2006 MALIBU MAXX ON 12/24/08, THE BACK LIFTGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY WIFE'S HEAD WHILE SHE WAS LOADING THE TRUNK. THE NEXT MORNING WE SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIFT CYLINDER SNAPPED OFF ITS METAL BALL JOINT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CYLINDER IS ATTACHED TO THE METAL BALL JOINT VIA ...
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING. I PARKED THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER AND SH...
BUMP SOUND IN FRONT END WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP OR BRAKING AND TURNING. DEALER SAYS IT IS A POWER STEERING SHAFT. THEY LUBRICATED IT AND TIGHTENED IT BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WITHIN 1,000 MILES PROBLEMS RETURNED. NOW WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND IT'S MY PROBLEM ALTHOUGH GM HAS A REPLACEMENT STEERING S...
Mileage: 35,000
CHEVROLET MALIBUS AND OTHER MAKES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. MINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAD A BUMPING NOISE THAT YOU COULD HEAR EVEN STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHILE SOMEONE ELSE IS DRIVING. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY LOOSES THEIR STEERING AND HA...
I HAVE A 2006 MALIBU MAXX 3.5 V6. MY WIFE WAS PARALLEL PARKING WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON HER. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PARK AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHY IT JUST SHUT OFF AND FOUND THE LINK TO THIS WEB-SITE. I SURE DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS...
Mileage: 92,586
THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WILL LOCK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH. I HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIPS 4 TIMES SO FAR. ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL HAVE EXPERIENCES TH...
Mileage: 25,000
I STARTED THE CAR AND THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND FOUND IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. THE CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND WHEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT FAILED AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT...
Mileage: 65,000
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX SS, ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED/TURNED TO WARPING AT 10,000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 18,500 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE WITH IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR
Mileage: 28,000
HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS AND I AM GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS, YOU CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSING, WORSE AT SOFT BRAKING THAN HARD. I'VE ALSO HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND PUT BACK ON ONCE AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THAN...
Mileage: 53,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT OVERCORRECTED HER TURN. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE STEERING; THEREFORE, THEY REFE...
Mileage: 48,000
THE GEAR BOX ON THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU TURN ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL JOLTS WHEN IT DOES THIS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY MONTH SINCE THEN AND IT STILL DOES IT. IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I HAVE IT REPLACED BUT THEN IT STARTS TO DO IT AGAIN. *TR
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT TRIP AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AND FOUN...
Mileage: 53,100
3 TIRES WITH EGG SIZE BUBBLE(S) ON INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE, TWO TIRES HAD 2 BUBBLES. FOURTH TIRE WAS REPLACED LAST SPRING FOR SAME DEFECT. DEFECT NOTICED DURING A BRAKE INSPECTION, ONE WEEK AFTER TIRES HAD BEEN REMOUNTED AFTER SNOW TIRES WERE REMOVED. *TR
Mileage: 64,800
IN WEEK LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM, STEERING WAS SOFT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT, AND TIGHT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. A SHORT TIME LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ON BOARD DISPLAY LISTED ISSUE AS POWER STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE POWER S...
Mileage: 32,000
UNIROYAL TIGER PAW P215/60 R16 OEM TIRE. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AND SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE. SIDEWALL AND REMAINDER OF TIRE REMAINED ON RIM. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PUNCTURE OR IMPACT. *TR
Mileage: 16,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. AS SOON AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND TH...
Mileage: 12,000
I WAS MAKING A TURN A TURN THAT I HAVE DONE FOR FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE AND THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILED. INSTEAD OF TURNING THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A WALL. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
I WAS MAKING A TURN A TURN THAT I HAVE DONE FOR FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE AND THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILED. INSTEAD OF TURNING THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A WALL. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
TIE ROD END FAILURE.*CN
Mileage: 50,000
BRAKE PADS WORN OUT (ALL 4) AFTER ONLY 17,000 MILES, ROTORS WARPED. CHEVROLET WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOW MILEAGE (LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD OF VEHICLE). CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR WORK. *TR
Mileage: 17,300
BRAKE PADS WORN OUT (ALL 4) AFTER ONLY 17,000 MILES, ROTORS WARPED. CHEVROLET WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOW MILEAGE (LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD OF VEHICLE). CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR WORK. *TR
Mileage: 17,300
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX (51,500 MILES AT OCCURRENCE) WENT OUT SUDDENLY AS MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT AND ...
Mileage: 51,500
3/30/2007. 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. CONTACT STATES THE DRIVERS INFO CENTER CAN NOT BE READ IN DAYLIGHT. *MC *JB
TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE AND THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING...
Mileage: 17,265
I HAD AN UNCONTROLLABLE IMMEDIATE RIGHT HAND TURN AT A VERY HIGH SPEED THAT WAS NOT INITATED BY ME. I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL DID AN EXTREMELY HARD RIGHT HAND TURN TAHT TOOK THE CAR OFF OF THE REGULAR ROADWAY AND ONTO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE SHOULD...
Mileage: 27,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD HAS 12 SAFETY MESSAGES THAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH DURING THE DAY SUCH AS THE BRAKE FLUIDS, GAS CAP, DOOR LATCHES, ENGINE DISABLED, TAILGATE, POWER STEERING AND AIR BAGS TO NAME A FEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...