2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Steering Problems

My power steering goes in and out as I'm driving depending on the speed. I have trouble swerving if needed because the power steering is not working correctly all the time.

Power steering warning light appeared then steering wheel tightened while slowing down to make a turn into my apartment. This occured two times in 3 weeks.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, an alarm sounded, and the message "Power Steering Failure" was displayed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over to the shoulder of the road to restart the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Another local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering); however, the contact stated that the vehicle was never repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

I purchased this car about a month ago in April of 2025 as of today June 2025 I have lose my power steering it’s so hard to turn and I’ve called the dealership and they told me the car has already been fixed for the recall and it was odviously not because the problem is still present!

My electric power steering has gonna out then came back and now its not working. There's been a recall for that on my so not sure if my car is available.

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT CAUSING WHEEL TO BE TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN.

I recently acquired this 2006 Chevy Malibu that belonged to my parents. It only has 29K miles on it to date. It is mint inside and out, and has been well taken care of in regard to routine maintenance. Looking through repair records I see a pattern of various power steering issues with this vehicle. The car was purchased new in 8/2006, then in 4/2009 the power steering shaft had to be replaced at the dealership. The recall in 2014 was also power steering related and was repaired at the dealership. Fast forward to the present. This vehicle now had the electronic power steering module fail - causing the steering to not work - making the car not drivable. I had it towed to a mechanic who performed an inspection and noted the electronic power steering module needed to be replaced. After 2 weeks, they confirmed no parts were available and it was best to try and deal with GM directly. I opened a case with them #9-14673786524 regarding this part and they would only work with a certified dealer so it was towed to the original dealer it was purchased at that has all of these repair records on file. As of today, it has been sitting at the dealership since 2/28 waiting on this part with no ETA in site. I feel GM should have included this with the other recall. It's pretty obvious the power steering in this year and model has serious failure issues. Had it been getting driven more - it most likely may have failed a lot sooner while it was being driving on the road - and who knows what sort of accident this may have caused. GM doesn't seem to see it that way and keeps telling me the vehicle is old - There are plenty of old vehicles on the road - so I think it's irrelevant to keep bringing up the age when the poor power steering is the issue at hand. I want to have the vehicle fixed and I think GM should be held accountable for everything. Please help because nobody is helping me at all at this point.

Steering got stiff and hard to turn and it shakes while idle

No incident yet but will happen if not recalled and fixed. My EPS keeps going out while driving and will yank the steering wheel hard in either direction at any given time. Uncontrollable

The contact's granddaughter owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the "Steering Assist Reduced - Drive with Care" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact replaced the electronic power steering fuse; however, the failure returned soon after the repair. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

Steering wheel very stiff after driving 70 miles an hour Sometimes very stiff when vehicle is started.

My steering wheel began moving back and forth on its own. This happened both while I was driving and while idling.

Sent the car to fix recalls and they said it has another problem and want to charge to fix the steering recall N140772 problem. They said is not free.... Do not know if the other recalls were repaired.

Steering wheel stop working and dealer do not fix it. 15V064 Recall

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. The contact was able to get through the turn and stated that the steering functionality had resumed. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but was reoccurring. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The contact stated that the recall repair was performed in 2015. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

While son is driving down the road the power steering goes out and an alarms sounds saying the Power Steering is out. We can turn the vehicle off and turn it back on and the power steering comes back. Happens about 2 times a week.

The power steering goes out when making a slight turn, an alarm on the dash sounds

in 2014 there was a GM safety recall #[XXX] to replace Torque sensor assembly on electric power steering. Recall was completed by GM. Now, the electric power steering has failed again with the same warning signals that GM originally advised would happen. Issue has been diagnosed as failure of the power steering assist motor. In two separate conversations with GM one with (Sam) & another with (Chasity), GM case #[XXX], one says repair should be covered by GM & the other says it will not be covered. The NHTSA campaign ID # for this recall is [XXX]. Requesting that NHTSA help me get to the bottom of this situation. Thank you. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that on several occasions when the vehicle was in reverse(R), the steering wheel began shaking. Additionally, the contact stated that on several occasions, while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became stiff. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the power steering pump and another unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering was seized. The contact stated that the vehicle was independently turned off. The contact's son was able to get the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact's son was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed steering wheel torque input sensor. The contact was informed that the steering wheel torque input sensor needed to be replaced. The contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000(Steering) however, the VIN was not associated with the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

Each time I’m driving my vehicle, I’ll hear a ding, ding, ding and my power steering will stop working. This seems to happen, most times, immediately after starting my car, while backing up. I did have it happen once, while in the middle of turning onto the road. Each time this happens, I must put the car in park, turn it off and restart it.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel started to turn independently, prompting the contact to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed failures with the electronic power steering control module and steering column. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

While driving, the power steering stopped working and I couldn’t turn the wheel. This will be the 2nd time in 7 months that I will have had to replace the electrical power steering

While driving the power steering message came on screen. And all electrical power steering assist stopped working. Had to use all my strength just to turn the steering wheel.

Power steering will suddenly go out while driving, making it harder to maintain control of the vehicle. The car dings three times and then it goes out. The only way to reengage is to turn the car off and back on. At first it was intermittent and has progressively become worse. It seems the same thing that was recalled years ago is happening again with these cars

The electric power steering went out while I was driving. I will not be able to send the part in for inspection until it gets replaced. My safety and others were at risk because it made it really difficult to change lanes which could've resulted in a crash. The problem hasn't been reproduced on my vehicle specifically, but has been produced on enough vehicles to have a recall issued. There weren't any warnings prior to the power steering going out. Just a beep and a warning on the radio display as it went out. My vehicle was manufactured in May of 2006 but want recalled, although the affected vehicles were made from April - June 2006. This is the second one that has gone out on me and there is still no recall for my vehicle. First one happened October of 2020, got it fixed then the second one went out November of 2023.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, he became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly. The EPS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 174,000.

Mileage: 174,000

The electronic power steering goes out while driving and while making a turn. It has almost put me in a ditch and also into oncoming traffic.

Electric Power Steering - 10/2020 Suddenly went out while driving. No warnings beforehand. This made sharp turns extremely difficult. It says that my car is not part of the recall, but is still as dangerous as the vehicles that were part of the recall. From the research that I have done, the motor seems to be in good working order. The sensor is what seems to be the issue. Cruise Control - 08/2023 Goes out randomly. I was on the freeway when it turned off by itself. If I was not paying attention, this could've caused an accident. No warning beforehand. Brake Switch - 06/2023 Seems to be something wrong with the switch. The brake light stays on after braking. Turn Signal Switch - 10/2020 Does not cancel after turning right. This can potentially confuse other drivers. Fuel Pump - 10/2020 The float of the fuel pump is not working. It says it is empty, even after filling it up. It will occasionally show that the tank is all of the way filled during rapid acceleration. This could make me run out of fuel while driving if I lose track of mileage; which could result in an accident. None of the components have been inspected by a dealer or manufacturer. The Electric Power Steering and turn signal are available to be inspected. Again there were no indicators before failure. I do know that there are recalls on other vehicles with the same issues, but for some reason mine was excluded. Some of these occurred before the dates stated, but these dates are when I remember them affecting me the most.

Sudden loss of power steering while accelerating

Dashboard cluster is not working properly and now I am getting and loud noise when I go to make or a slight turn

Random power steering loss that happens more often in the winter. There is a recall on my model vehicle for power steering loss but not my particular VIN. I think Chevy needs to widen the range of vehicles since I am experiencing this problem as well.

I had my 5 year old in the back seat we had just left gymnastics. I was about to pull out on to state route 87 and my car just stops running. Everything shut down, no power steering, was hard to brake, and engine stopped. The dashboard lit up with all the lights anti-theft, oil, traction control, engine. I couldn't get it to turn over and when I tried it made no noise at all. I was in a dangerous spot about to pull out into oncoming traffic. Luckily there was a gentleman in a truck whose child was also at gymnastics and pulled me into a driveway with his truck to keep me and my child safe as we waited on a tow. This car also started having power steering problems early this year, I took it to a good mechanic who replaced the power steering lines and fixed what ever could be causing a leak/ power steering problems. I don't drive my car a lot, just in town usually, and after a few weeks the power steering is all messed up again (which there is a recall on the power steering issue for this year, make, and model but does not appear to include my VIN). Today this scary and dangerous incident mentioned above, when my car just stopped with no warning, happened to me and my five year old.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started to shake and vibrate. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact pulled over and turned the vehicle off and on and regained power steering functionality. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to a recall that had been completed under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

Good afternoon. The electrical power system has gone out of the vehicle. It was recalled in 2015 for this same issue and it was serviced in 2015 but it’s still having the same issue. Whenever I’m driving, the steering wheel just completely locks up on me and the EPS goes out completely making it extremely difficult to steer. This happened as my wife and I were turning away from Cannon AFB, NM where we’re stationed and during the outward turn, the steering locked up making me go onto oncoming traffic. Luckily there wasn’t a vehicle directly in front of me. I called a GM dealer and they said it is not covered under warranty because the recall is no longer active.

The contact stated that his daughter owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while his daughter was attempting to drive out of a parking spot the steering wheel was hard to maneuver. The power steering wheel warning light illuminated. The contact was unaware if the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic or a dealer for diagnosis. The contact stated that his daughter informed him that the diagnosis was a malfunction with the power steering assist that needs replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The daughter was also informed of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering) however the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that his daughter called the manufacturer who confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering functionality, with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was inoperable. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or a local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

Power steering goes in and out

The power steering for my Malibu max has stopped working. The steering wheel shakes, it also locks and won't allow you to turn its wheel. The part that it needs is called power steering assist motor. There's been many recalls on this car about the same issue. There's been an incident where I almost had a collision because of this problem unexpectedly which was the last time I've used my car since. Please let me know how I can get a recall for my car issue since my VIN # isnt listed Thank you.

Power steering assistance fails at random times. The DIC does show "POWER STEERING" warning when it happens. Also, when parked, the steering wheel will jerk slightly left and right a few times on its own. The power steering usually fails after this, too.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately at 65 MPH, the contact was switching lanes from left to right, as the contact had turned the wheel slightly to the right the steering moved violently to the left and nearly caused the contact to lose control and hit the highway divider. The contact stated he saw numerous warning lights but was unable to focus on which lights were illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was not diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure is intermittent, but had kept occurring. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 230,839.

Mileage: 230,839

The power steering is randomly going out, no way to predict. This was a recall issue several years ago, which I had repaired at the dealership (when I did not have the issue), and now the issue is happening. Current diag says I need the Torque position sensor and power steering motor and module

When steering under power on acceleration or under a turn, the steering locks up and lose control of my car. This even happens anytime i raised the engine rpm up. Found out the previous ownwe was in an accident because of this. The had 20, 000 miles on it when i bought it in 2021.very dangerous. I want chevy to fix my car at no cost to me

I started losing steering when I accelerated. Then the vehicle security system would t allow me to take the gear out of park then the car suddenly stopped working all together and all the lights on dash flash, the radio says power steering loss, the steering wheel starts moving back and forth all on its own, the vehicle dies and fries the alternator and won't start.

Noticed the steering was a little loose one day. It alarmed me so I kept a check on it. Now it's progressed and squeals. My steering is loose and almost free spinning for most of my driving.

Driving at 20mph, increasing speed to merge onto grand central parkway (up to around 45mph), steering wheel seized. All lights came on the dash, then disappeared. The car let out a few chimes, possibly 5 chimes. The car was unable to be steered and crossed 3 lanes before regaining control. Recall for the steering was completed on this car in 2020. The issue has occurred multiple times since the recall was completed.

on dash display beeped and said power steering.

Steering wheel locks up if you take off to quick.

Power steering turns off while driving. Steering wheel shakes then power steering turns off. Power steering will turn back on occasionally but turns back off.

The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while the driver was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic determined that the steering column was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

EPS irregularities locks up..as previous reported. Steering column now feels lose when using tilt steering wheel lock won't engage. Steering wheel jumps back and forth Steering column moves. According to VIN number there is no recall. Other sites state April 2006 malibu was recalled. According to prior owner after being in touch ..they said recall was mailed to them around 2016 but didn't follow up because no issues at that time.this is my only transportation I cannot afford to attain another vehicle. I am a nurse. I need resolution

Power steering failure. Locks up while driving. Locks right after starting also backing out of driveway. Bell goes off but motor didn't lose power. This happened 2 times

Power steering light kept coming on for a long time and steering was affected sometimes making it very hard to steer now its really causing a hard time steering I'm afraid to drive the car. I understand there was a recall about this problem in the 2006 malibu I never got a notice. Sandra Cusson.

Power steering goes out with out warning while driving. Says add power steering fluid no way to add some. Also makes a clunking noise and steering wheel is very shaky. The loosing of power steering is not safe as it can cause an accident. After looking up issue many have same issues. This needs to be recalled and fixed.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the electric power steering failed and the contact nearly lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with electric power steering failure. The contact was informed that the electric power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the vehicle had previously been serviced under an unknown steering recall in 2015 and provided no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that prior to owning the vehicle, his parents had serviced the vehicle at a dealer under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering). Recently while the contact's son was driving the vehicle at an unknown speed, the power steering failed without warning. The contact then called the manufacturer who informed him that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

sudden loss of steering power almost ending on a crash

POWER STEERING SENSOR INTERMITTENT FAILURE - LOSS OF POWER STEERING

While driving on I95 the major highway my cars steering wheel started to shake and I heard like a popping noise then, a bell or chime rang and the information center read POWER STEERING. Suddenly the steering wheel was hard,I was taken by surprise, and almost went into the other lane. Thank God my son was with me he helped me get onto the first exit off the highway while other cars were speeding by. The next day I looked on the internet for any other people who had the same problem and I found out about the recall, called Chevrolet and spoke to the information about the recall and was told that the original owner had the work done and I was not eligible for any kind of help. The car now has 63000 miles on it after me buying it in June of 2020 with around45,000.have a car fax report given at time of sale shows no recall imfo,at all.I am a senior citizen getting not enough money to pay my bills and am on assistance from the government for.. I need help and am starting with you. I would like to know how long the parts were warranted because in 2014 the original owner had35000 miles on the car so that would make the part only lasting less than 30,000 miles,I love this car and it is the first one that I have ever given a name, though it might sound a little weird, oh well to each their own. I looked up the part on a well-known internet site and as electronic power steering assist module runs close to 300.00 and that does not include labor and god knows what else.

the power electric steering message not working comes on in the info center at times i believe it said shaft needed to be replaced this has happened a few times this past year comes on a few times then goes out for a while i dont believe it was fixed on a recall

Power steering going out intermittently

Steering locks up when accelerating onto highway or any heavy acceleration. Car also will make clicking sounds when this happens.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated the dealer completed an unknown recall repair on the vehicle however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle and reversing, the steering wheel was engaged but failed to respond and made an abnormal clunking sound. The contact stated that she was unable to drive the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering wheel had failed, and the steering column and shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,356.

Mileage: 88,356

The power steering light came on while driving and I could barely turn the wheel. I took car to Firestone and was told electric power steering pump and they couldnot fix it and may have to take to dealer. I had to leave car so it get tow to a dealer.When got ready to leave I could not turn at all. I been notice that the wheel use to pull back when I turn. This can cause an accident.

The rack and pinion needs to be replaced at the speed of 65 the steering feels loose and I was told that the rack and pinion is out, so I am having to replace the entire thing, I dont have a receipt yet because it's going to the shop next week, it seems odd that a car with only 75k miles would need a new rack and pinion. Also the high mount brake light is out..which seems crazy on a car with low miles, I understand that the car is old but to me it's a new car, I only just purchased it in October 2020.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became firm. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed her of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering motor was defective. The dealer informed the contact that they would work with the manufacturer for potential assistance with the repair of the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the manufacturer had declined to offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000.

Mileage: 8,000

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated as the steering wheel became stiff. The vehicle was shifted into neutral and restarted. The contact continued driving until arriving at a rest stop to inspect the vehicle. The contact continued driving to her destination however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SINCE PURCHASING LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO, MY POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, GET OUT, AND GET BACK IN TO RESTART, THEN IT HAS CORRECTED ITSELF. IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN A STATIONARY SETTING THUS FAR, BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THE 2014 RECALL FOR 04-06, I'M NERVOUS THAT I MAY BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. I WILL BE DRIVING AND IT WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT, THE SHOPS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, AND KEEPS RESETTING THE CODE AND THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN IN A MONTH OR SO. THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION GIVES A WARNING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR.

MY POWER STEERING WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING. MY STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. VERY HARD TO STEER WHILE THIS IS ALL HAPPENING.

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IT WANTS TO GO TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN I FIX THE WHEEL TO GO STRAIGHT THE CAR MAKES A BEEPING NOISE AND THEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. IT DOES THIS WHEN MOVING FORWARD OR TURNING.

Mileage: 150,558

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE STEERING WHELL BEGAN TO SHUTTER JUST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT PROGRESSED SINCE THEN TO MORE NOTICABLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL SPEEDS WITH INTERMITTENT SHUTTING OFF OF THE POWER STEERING. NOW THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP. MAKING THE VEHICLE PRACTICALLY UNDRIVABLE AND UNSAFETO OPERATE. I SAW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE VIN IT SAYS THERE ARE "0" UNREPAIRED RECALLS. SO SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2.5 YEARS THAT A PREVIOUS OWNER MAY HAVE REPAIRED IT ALREADY?

Mileage: 149,000

I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR OVER 5 YEARS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL 2WKS AGO. I WAS LEAVING THE STORE AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. I'M NOT CAR SAVVY, BUT A KNOW ENOUGH TO GET BY. THOUGHT MY FLUID WAS LOW BUT FOUND OUT MY CAR HAS HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING AND THE RACK WAS PROLLY BAD, BUT LEFT THE AUTO STORE AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. AND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT UNTIL I FOUND THIS RECALL. LUCKILY BOTH THE GROCERY STORE AND AUTO STORE WERE IN THE SAME PARKING LOT AND MY DRIVE HOME WAS ONLY A HALF MILE,

I CALLED CHEVY RIGHT AFTER I START EXPERIENCING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME THE LADY TOLD ME THAT I HAD THREE RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THEN I HAD MISSED MY APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I HAD COVID SO WHEN I WAS BETTER I CALLED AND RESCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST WHEN I KNOW IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THE GIRL BEFORE ME THAT OWNED IT SAID THAT IT HAD TO REPLACE IT ONCE BEFORE FOR THE POWER STEERING OR THE STEERING COLUMN SO NOW THIS NOW I'M DRIVING MY CAR IT HAS NO POWER STEERING IT'S JERKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT'S NOT SAFE AND I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DRIVE SO WHAT DO I DO SO I'VE BEEN LOOKING THINGS UP AND IT TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT SAFETY COMPLAINT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STAND STILL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE EPS SENSOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUST SHAKE. ESPECIALLY WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT. THERE'LL BE A CLICKING SOUND THEN IT STIFFENS UP AND I'M UNABLE TO TURN, THEN IT STOPS. YESTERDAY, 12.20.2020, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2YR OLD IN THE CAR AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED ALTOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF ME TURNING THE CORNER OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET ALL THE WAY HOME TO SAFETY. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME 😭 THANKS!

Mileage: 225,000

THE CAR WILL BEEP AT ME THEN POWER STEERING SHOWS UP ON THE DASH WHEN STILL. THEN THE STEERING GETS HARD. BUT IF I TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN IT WORKS OKAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

Mileage: 153,000

MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT STARTED COMING BACK ON AND NOW IT WON'T WORK AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RECALL

THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN STREET TRAFFIC. I HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR USING BOTH ARMS AND ALOT OF FORCE. I HAVE USED THE CAR AGAIN SINCE THEN AND THE SAME ISSUE COMES AND GOES AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 244,400

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU SINCE LATER 2018. IT IS NOW NOV 1ST 2020. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE I HAD ISSUES. I HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS REPLACED BY FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA CHEVY DEALERSHIP (THEY SAY THAT THEY DID?) THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE STEERING VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS. ALSO THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED THIS CAR, WHEN I SPEED UP ANY HILLS MY STEERING LOCKS UP MY BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COULD CAUSE IT. I LEARNED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE STEERING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS NOT EASY ON A CURVY HILL ROAD. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK. I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD BABY. THIS IS FRIGHTENING IF IT ONE DAY IT DOESN'T FIX BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. NOW MY STEERING IS STIFF AND IS SO HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED. THE STEERING MOTOR RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED SAYS THE DEALER. SO WHY IS IT GOING BAD AGAIN? IT HAS ONLY BEEN 30,000 MILES LATER. WHY AM I HAVING A STIFF STEERING WHEEL AGAIN IF THEY REPLACED IT? THE TC LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN HOURS OF THE STEERING GOING STIFF. WHY DOES CHEVY DISTRIBUTE VEHICLES WITH SUCH SAFETY ISSUES? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE STEERING TO BE 'FIXED/REPLACED' AGAIN! DANGEROUS CHEVY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), 14V224000 (POWER TRAN), 15V064000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER TRAIN, STABILE-TRACE CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FRIEND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. SIERRA CHEVROLET (7850 U S 64, MEMPHIS, TN 38133, (901) 382-5644) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN APPOINTMENT WAS NEEDED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE FREE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT*JB

Mileage: 19,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GETTING READY TO TURN AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. IT KEEPS GOING OUT OFF AND ON. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IT HOME. *TR

Mileage: 101,956

STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 06 WITH ONLY 35K ON IT. CHEVY WOULD NOT 'PARTICIPATE ' IN THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL #14116B. I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE STEERING FAILED DUE TO THIS FAULTY PRODUCT, BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT HURT. I WAS A CHEVY SUPPORTER BECAUSE MY DAD HAS ALWAYS OWNED THEM, BUT NOW WE WILL CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHEVROLET AND THEIR LACK OF CARE. I WILL UPLOAD DOCUMENTS WHEN I RECEIVE THE REPAIR BILL FROM OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO ALSO WAS NOT MUCH HELP IN THIS MATTER. THE STEERING OUTAGE WAS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. NOTHING WAS WRONG AND EVERYTHING IS FIXED ON IT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T HAVE ANY ASSIST. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIGGERS CHEVROLET (1385 E CHICAGO ST, ELGIN, IL 60120) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,320.*DT*JB

Mileage: 159,320

CAR WAS IN MOTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND FROZE UP CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO TURN.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED BEEPING SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT POWER STEERING, THE WHEEL GOT HARD AND I ALMOST CRASH TRYING TO TURN. I PARKED, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE. THEN NOW IT FOES IT ALL THE TIME RANDOMLY WHILE IM DRIVING. IT IS SO UNSAFE I CALLED THE GM THEY SAID MY CAR DIDNT QUALIFY FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR CHEVY MALIBUS 2006.

Mileage: 14,000

THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO KEEP LOCKING UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO CUT CAR OFF AND START MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO DRIVE PROPERLY,IT HAS DONE THIS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WHILE I WAS PARKED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS SPECIFICALLY ON THIS BUT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN OPEN RECALL.

Mileage: 208,091

WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHILE BEGAN TO MOVE AND SHAKE BY ITSELF. WHILE, I WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND FORCED ME TO CROSS THE CENTER LANE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I ALMOST HIT HEAD ON WITH A CAR THAT WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE. I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, THE POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE RADIO DASH BOARD.

Mileage: 155,000

POWER STEERING ISSUE, TORQUE SENSOR RECALL 15V064000 SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING C0545

Mileage: 85,284

ELECTRIC ASSIST IS NOT WORKING . WILL QUIT WHILE DRIVING . HAVE TO STOP CAR AND TURN ENGINE OFF THEN SOMETHING RESETS AND IT WORKS FOR AWHILE. VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE.

Mileage: 87,000

POWER STEERING STARTED STOPPED WORKING.

Mileage: 70,000

MY FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT READS EMPTY. ALSO I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS TURNING. I WAS VERY SCARED OF CRASHING MY CAR. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR AND TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND MY POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) WHICH THE CONTACT FELT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT CALLED OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BALTIMORE LOCATED AT 6633 SECURITY BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21207 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. 1ST TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE WAYTO WORK. SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED THE LAST 2 MILES. LEAVING WORK IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 170,000

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU'S POWER STEERING IS MALFUNCTIONING. AT TIMES IT DOESN'T WORK WHEN I START THE CAR. OTHER TIMES IT QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES FROM GM. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD AFTER GIVING MY VIN THAT IT WASN'T COVERED BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD BY THEM TO CONTACT GM BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. I CONTACTED GM THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER BUT WAS TOLD SINCE I WASN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNER THAT IT'S NOT COVERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 241239.

Mileage: 241,115

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED REGENCY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (825 E MAIN ST, UVALDE, TX 78801) AND WAS PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 CHEVY MALIBUE HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. SHE HEARD THE INDICATOR BELL FROM THE DASH AND THEN HER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THIS TELLS US THERE IS A PROBLEM IN HER STEERING SYSTEM. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND FOUND IT THE BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. . YOUR WEB SITE HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 CHEVY MALIBUE MANUFACTURERD CERTAIN MONTHS. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FINE IF MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE CARS WITH A POWER STEERING ELECTRICAL MODULES. THEY STATED NO. I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAR MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY AND ONE IN APRIL. THERE BUILT ON THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE USING THE SAME PARTS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL GET THERE CAR FIXED AND SHE DOES NOT. SHE HAS A LOW PAYING JOB AND CANNOT REALLY AFFORD THE REPAIR BILL. GM NEEDS TO FIX ALL 2006 CHEVY MALIBU S.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE 'POWER STEERING FAILURE' MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) IN MARCH OF 2015. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,500.

Mileage: 119,500

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO STEER VERY HARD AND IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. WHEN I ENTER MY VIN NUMBER OF COARSE IT ISN'T INCLUDED. THE PAST RECALLS NEED TO BE EXTENDED AS I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND FALL IN THE SAME CATEGORY. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE A FATALITY BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND SHOULD HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THE VEHICLES EFFECTED, NOT JUST A PORTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS JUST STARTED AND WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR THEN HAS TO BE STOPPED, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED FOR THE ISSUE TO CLEAR.

Mileage: 120,000

WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER, STEERING, AND ABS BRAKES

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED DIMMITT CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 25485 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33763, (727) 608-1248) AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. GM DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST. DIAGNOSIS IS STEERING ASSIST MOTOR IS SHORTING INTERNALLY AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ASSIST. OCCASIONALLY, THE COMPUTER WILL SUCCESSFULLY RESET AND POWER STEERING WILL BE RESTORED FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. TECH CAUSE FROM DIAGNOSTIC TEST: SCAN CHECK, CODES C0550 (ECU PERF INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE), C0475 (ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR CIRC.) BOTH CODES ARE HISTORY. CURRENT CODES WOULD BE INTERNAL PS MODULE MALFUNCTION. COMPLETED BY TECHNICIAN NUMBER: 0013. TEST DONE AT M.J. GOSS MOTOR CO., 1415 ADAMS AVE., LA GRANDE, OR 97850, PHONE: 541-663-4131

Mileage: 126,540

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL JUMPED UP AND THEN LOST THE POWER STEERING AND COULD BARELY TURN WHEEL AND I HEARD A DING AND IT TRIED TO DIE AND A BURST OF STEAM COMES ON WINDSHIELD. IT WILL SMELL LIKE IT'S REALLY HOT AND IT GETS A LITTLE HOT BUT NOT BAD

Mileage: 173,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING DEFECT. RANDOMLY LOCKS UP THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR TURNING.

Mileage: 113,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON RADIO SCREEN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. HAPPENED UPON STARTING VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND DURING TURNS. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE FOR SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, HOWEVER GM SAYS MINE VIN DIDN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 115,000

OK STEERING IN THIS CAR WAS GOOD SEEN THAT IT HAD A RECALL BEFORE FOR THAT. ALSO WHEN I CALLED CHEVY THEY TOLD ME .BUT THAT'S MY MOST CONCERN AS SEEING AS MUCH I HAVE PUT INTO THIS CAR. IT'S WEIRD I LOOKED ON YOUR SITE BEFORE AND HAD RECALLS NOW IT DON'T. I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW TO GET IT FIXED WITH BRAKING MY POCKETS.

THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND LOOSES POWER STEERING, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON THE BELLS DING THEN WHEN YOU LET OFF THE HAS IT STOPPED, VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 117,000

STEERING WHEEL OCCASIONALLY WILL LOCK UP BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS RAYTOWN MISSOURI FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND ASNI WAS DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, MY CAR STARTEE MAKING NOISE AND ACTED AS IF IT DIDNT WANT TO GO. SO I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISAION FLUID HAD LEAKED AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TRACKS ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 178,000

STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM STEERING ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 94,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, ENGINE IGNITION STOPS WORKING AND CAR DOESN'T TURN OVER OR START. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION AND NOT IN MOTION.

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED THREE TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL. DYER CHEVROLET VERO BEACH (1000 US-1, VERO BEACH, FL 32960, (772) 617-4793) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED PER A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,420. *DT

Mileage: 101,420

THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WITH THE POWER STEERING UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED WITHIN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF SERVICE WAS 144,961 MILES. ON PAGE 1 OF THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT, DEALER DIAGNOSTICS IDENTIFIED THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. ON PAGE 2, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AT 115,069 MILES, AND WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPLACEMENT PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WHEN, WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES SINCE RECALL REPLACEMENT, THE PART FAILED AGAIN. THE OWNER SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY CHEVROLET FOR SUBSTANDARD RECALL REPLACEMENT WITH INADEQUATE PARTS. RECALL = N140116.

Mileage: 144,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LYNN LAYTON CHEVROLET (256-274-6493, LOCATED AT 2416 US-31, DECATUR, AL 35601) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING WHILE TURNING AT A LOW SPEED.

Mileage: 207,000

POWER STEERING GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES RAPIDLY WHILE IN PARK.

Mileage: 165,000

CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. ALMOST AS IF ITS LOCKED IN PLACE. AT FIRST IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT, BUT THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK IT WAS GONE ALL TOGETHER

Mileage: 165,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTART IT. KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Mileage: 156,000

TAKATAT RECALL .. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN I WAS DRIVEING I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH ME WE ALL COULD HAVE DIE LORD ME AND MY FAMILY IS HOMELESS WE NEED THIS CAR TO GET AROUND PLEACE HELPN US WITH THIS I WAS DRIVEING FROM EAST ST LOUIS IL TO WORK AT THE HOLLWOOD CASINO IN ST LOUIS MO WE SLEEP IN OUR CAR THATS WHY MY FAMILY WAS THERE WITH ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL ALL SO SHAKES VERY BAD

Mileage: 599,985

AT TIMES ELECTRONIC STEERING STOPS WORKING AND RADIO DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING. GM SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN A RECALL.

Mileage: 142,000

THE LAST RECALL YOU TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING TORQUE SENSOR OUT THAT WAS GOOD BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT IT MIGHT GO BAD AND CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE YOU REPLACE IT WITH ONE THAT WENT BAD I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF YOUR REPAIR. I CALLED MY GM DEALER AND THEY'RE REFUSING TO STAND BEHIND . IF IT WAS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY ISSUE TO CAUSE A RECALL. I THINK YOU NEED TO RECALL IT AGAIN. IF THE SENSOR YOU PUT IN WENT BAD YOU DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM YOU ONLY PUT ANOTHER BAD SENSOR IN SO YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME SAFETY RISK. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THERE'S AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEBODY DIES BECAUSE OF YOUR POOR RECALL. I WAS DRIVING 55 MILE AN HOUR ON A CORNER MY RADIO BEAT AND SAID POWER STEERING THE WHEEL JERKED AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO STEER.

Mileage: 150,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. WHEN IN GEAR AND FOOT ON BRAKE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES RIGHT TO LEFT. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL.

Mileage: 321,000

POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS AND THEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. LOCAL GARAGE DIAGNOSED AS STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. THE STEERING USUALLY WORKS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR, BUT COMPLETELY FAILS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. CONTACTED LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ALREADY FIXED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. APPARENTLY THE PARTS ARE FAILING AGAIN.

Mileage: 180,000

YESTERDAY, WHEN TRYING TO PARK, I HEARD A CHIME AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" POPPED UP ON THE INFO SCREEN. THE CAR BECAME INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER, SO I'M THINKING THE POWER STEERING HAD SHUT OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON, SO I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR CORRECTLY. WHEN WE WERE ABOUT TO HEAD HOME, AS SOON AS I TURN ON A BUSY STREET, JUST BEFORE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHIME GOES OFF, THE MESSAGE POPS UP, AND MY POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AGAIN. I TURNED (WITH ALL MY MIGHT) INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT. MY FAMILY AND I WERE LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, BUT WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO CHECK FOR. WE EVENTUALLY GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND WENT HOME. THANKFULLY, THE POWER STEERING STAYED ON AND WE GOT HOME SAFELY (17 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY). I'M JUST WORRIED THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF ON ITS OWN AGAIN. IF I HAVE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO IN PREPARED THIS TIME. A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHEN I HAD A BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, ONE PARTICULAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRIED CHARGING ME $500+ FOR A PART. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED ON IT'S OWN ONLY ABOVE 50 MPH, I TRIED IT OUT AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S A TWO HANDED FIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATSY LOU WILLIAMSON (LOCATED AT 2100 LINDEN RD, FLINT, MI 48532, (810) 732-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-4950043584. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

UPON TURNING ON MY VEHICLE, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO FIRMLY HOLD IT. TEMPORARY FIX HAS BEEN TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 144,000

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU HAS HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY DANGEROUS CITY HIGHWAY. WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN CAR. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE YEAR AND MAKE OF MY CAR BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T SEE A RECALL UNDER MY SPECIFIC VEHICHLE. I DON'T THINK IT MAKES SINCE AND I DON'T KNOW ANYONE TO FIX IT. BECAUSE MOST CARS HAVE A NORMAL POWER STEERING PUMP.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ABILITY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD AN APPROXIMATELY THREE SECOND DELAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY FEB. 2017. GM RECALL PERFORMED (REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER COMPONENTS). OCT 2018 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN.DECEMBER 2018 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. DEALER WHO PERFORMED ORIGINAL RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE DETERMINED CAR NEEDED ANOTHER NEW STEERING COLUMN. CAR TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO DETERMINED CAR NEEDED ANOTHER NEW STEERING COLUMN. IN SPITE OF KNOWN ISSUE WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND STEERING COLUMNS IN THIS VEHICLE, GM REFUSES TO PAY ANY OF THE APPROXIMATELY $850.00 REPAIR BILL.

Mileage: 175,543

DRIVING ON PAVED ROADS . AT ANY TIME. THE CAR SWERVES SLIGHTLY TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT. WITH THE FEELING OF A LOSS OF SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON EITHER CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AT NO SPECIFIC INTERVALS.

Mileage: 128,000

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN MAY OF 2015. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS AND THERE IS A ECM. TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT RESETS. NOW COMPLETELY POWER STEERING FAILING COMPLETELY. SAW THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 BUT NEVER RECEIVED A BULLETIN. TOLD BY GM THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY???

Mileage: 96,100

MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXTREMELY BAD ILIT ALSO LOCKS UP TO THE POINT THE WHEEL WON'T TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED COMPLETELY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE YEARS AGO BY RELIABLE CHEVROLET (3655 S CAMPBELL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN CAR IS STARTED. WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED TWO YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A GM RECALL ON THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR. THAT RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED IN 2016; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL. TO DATE, THE POWER STEERING HAS ONLY FAILED WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. CHEVY DEALER IS UNSURE OF PROBLEM BUT SUGGESTS REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. POWER STEERING FAILURE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. CLEARLY, CHEVY'S ORIGINAL RECALL AND REPLACEMENT PART DID NOT WORK TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU IS CORRECTLY FIXED - IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 50,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN

Mileage: 152,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST WRECKED. SO I HAD NO POWER STEERING, AND STILL DON'T. IT WILL COME BACK FOR A MINUTE AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT GM HAD RECALLED MY MODEL YEAR MALIBUS, AND OTHERS, FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. SO I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT A SUBJECT OF THE RECALL. IF THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME PROBLEM, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. SO I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE TO ME IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY SAID, WHICH I GUESS IS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! I: HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (HENNA CHEVROLET, 8805 INTERSTATE 35, AUSTIN, TX) WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *TT*JB

Mileage: 200,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU: POWER STEERING LOCKS UP! LOCKS UP TO THE POINT IT TAKE TWO PEOPLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING! HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AND WHEN BULB IS REPLACED THEY BURN INSTANTLY. T/C NEVER TURNS OFF! RECENT COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE IN OTHER STATES HAVE BEEN MADE THERE ARE ALSO EVIDENT RECALLS BUT CHEVROLET FAILS TO HONOR THE RECALL AND REFUSE TO FIX BECAUSE THE CARS ARE 2006 AND THE UEAR NOW IS 2018. THIS IS NOT FAIR! WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE! IT IS MORALLY UNETHICAL AND ILLEGAL FOR CHEVROLET NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THIS RECALL REGARDLESS IF THE CAR WE HAVE IS USED. IF THE RECALL WAS MADE AND WAS NOT FIXED THEY MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE CAR OWNER! I AM SURE CHEVROLET HAS A DATABASE AND IS AWARE AT WHAT AND HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THIS RECALL. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR A LAWSUIT? I DEMAND THAT THIS RECALL BE HONORED AND THIS PROBLEM FIXED ASAP. IF I OR MY FAMILY ARE HARMED DUE TO THIS I WILL SUE SO HELP ME GOD! I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO AGREE THAT WHAT CHEVROLET IS DOING IS WRONG! THE ISSUE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME THIS YEAR AND HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY!

Mileage: 100,000

MY 06 MALIBU HAS INTERMIT POWER STEERING LOSS. I HAVE ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOST OCCURRED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT GM HAS RECALLED CERTAIN VEHICLES FOR THIS CONDITION, BUT MINE HAS YET TO RECEIVE THIS RECALL. WHEN WILL GM FIX THE ISSUE WITH ALL VEHICLES EFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION. LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO A SAFE CONDITION.

Mileage: 165,000

THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING AND WON'T WORK AGAIN UNTIL I CUT THE CAR OFF . THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE ME $130 TO LOOK AT IT AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX DURING THE RECALL IN 2015. THIS ISN'T FAIR CHEVY IS SCAMMING US AND POTENTIALY CAUSING INJURIES.

Mileage: 200

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE RECALL ON IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CLOSED THE RECALL AND ARE NO LONGER FIXING THE ISSUE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. THE REAR BLINKERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 220,000

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE NOTED MOSTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN WHERE I WOULD BE ACCELERATING CAUSING ME TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN.

Mileage: 119,765

SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS USED CHEVY MALIBU, IF I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE IT SOMETIMES LOCK MYSELF STEERING WHEEL IN POSITION, AND JERKS MY CAR A GOOD BIT. THEN MY CAR GIVES ME A ERROR MESSAGE ON MY RADIO STATING POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND NOBODY COULD FIND IT AND SUGGESTED IT MAY HAVE A FUSE NOT AN ACTUAL RESERVOIR FOR FLUID. IT OCCURS AT WHILE TURNING, DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND ALL OTHER ROADS, GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS OR MOUTAINS. AS WELL AS MY MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NO LONGER LATCHING INTO THE BUCKLE WILL HOLD FOR A MOMENT AND THEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES THE SAFETY BELT WILL DISLODGED FROM THE BUCKLE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE GAS HAND GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY WILL SITTING STILL WITH THE CAR RUNNING. I CAN FILL THE TANK AND IT WILL SAY IT'S EMPTY AND WILL EVEN HAVE MY ESTIMATE MILES LEFT ALSO SAY LOW FUEL.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED. THE FAILURES MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, ACCELERATE, AND DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER (5 STAR AUTO PLAZA, 3690 W CLAY ST, ST CHARLES, MO 63301) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,526.

Mileage: 125,526

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. NOTED MOSTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN CAUSING ME TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING, CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

WHEN I ACCELERATE GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND GOING UP HILLS, MY CAR EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THROWS ME EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT.

Mileage: 132,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS RECALLED IN 2015. THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED. NOW 3 YEARS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS HERE.

Mileage: 174,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. VANDEVERE BUICK IN AKRON, OHIO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING IN 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

POWERSTEERING ILLUMINATES ON SCREEN WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT SLOW SPEED OR HIGHER SPEED. POWERSTEERING ILLUMINATES WILL NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT..

Mileage: 160,000

ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT. MY WHEEL WILL SHAKE LIKE THERE IS A TORQUE SENSOR ISSUE AND A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON MY RADIO SCREEN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS IT HAPPENS WHILE MY CAR IS STATIONARY OR DRIVING.

Mileage: 155,000

1.WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 45 MILES PER HOURS ON A CITY STREET CAR 'S STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. 2. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPLACING THE GAS IN THE CAR AND TURNING CAR ON THE METER READING GOES TO ZERO FOR A DAY. 3. WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 45 MILES PER HOURS ON A CITY STREET NOTICE THAT CRUSE-CONTROL WAS ENGAGES WITHOUT IT BEING APPLIED BY DRIVER.

TAKATA RECALL DUE TO MY POWER STEERING KEEP POP UP ON MY SCREEN. I AM HAVING HARD TIME TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN MY CAR. ALSO POWER STEERING FLUIDS KEEP POPPING UP TOO. BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OFTEN,

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CAPITOL CADILLAC, 6500 CAPITOL DR., GREENBELT, MD 20770, (240) 542-8945) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS THAT WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN DRIVING, GO TO TURN WHEEL AND IT HESITATES AND STICKS FOR A SECOND. DOES IT VERY OFTEN WHETHER TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. START THE CAR SOMETIMES AND WARNING BELL SOUNDS, POWER STEERING APPEARS ON RADIO SCREEN AND POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. TURN CAR OFF FOR AWHILE, TURN IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING IS WORKING AGAIN, SOMETIMES. AND LAST, START CAR, START DRIVING AND THE GAS GAUGE GOES FROM FULL DOWN TO EMPTY. WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND LOW FUEL APPEARS ON RADIO SCREEN. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. HAVE SEEN RECALLS FOR THESE THINGS ON OTHER 06 MALIBUS BUT NEVER FOR MINE. MY GARAGE WANTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. SOMETHING I CAN NOT AFFORD.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY STEERING RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2006 MALIBU POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN I START CAR IT WILL BE WORKING WITHIN LESS THAN A MIN IT WILL SHUT OFF BEEP AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON RADIO. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED ABOUT 4MONTHS AGO IT WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ONCE IN A WHILE NOW IT VERY RARELY WILL WORK AT ALL ANYMORE AND IF IT DOES COME ON AT ALL ANYMORE IT TURNS RIGHT BACK OFF. PLEASE HELP MY VIN SAYS I HAVE NO RECALLS AND I KNOW THIS PART HAS TO FALL IN YOUR RECALL LIST BECAUSE IT'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES AS A PROBLEM I CALLED YOUR NUMBER AND THEY SAID RECALL DOESN'T START UNTILL 04/ 06 WHEN THIS VEHICLE SAYS 03/06. WHAT ABOUT THE MALIBU'S THAT WERE RECALLED 2004-2007 IT FALLS ON THERE.

Mileage: 153,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING AND VEHICLE STALLING ISSUES. *SMD *JS

POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT, NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT GOES OUT, VIN NOT ONE OF THE POWER STEERING RECALLS, DON'T KNOW WHY. STARTING TO DO IT FREQUENTLY. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STARTED, TURN OFF, START, SEEMS OKAY. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, PULL OVER, TURN OFF, START, SEEMS OKAY. UNPREDICTABLE. STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2018, CONTINUES.

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING ON. BUT ONE I SHUT OFF THE CAR IT GOES AWAY THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT'LL LOCK UP OUT OF NO WHERE. THE WHEEL LOSES CONTROL WHILE JUST IN PARK. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CLEAR ANSWER ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS.

TOUQE STEERING SENSOR WAS NOT MESSING UP WHEN RECALL WAS PREFROM FEB 2 2016 AND NOW IT IS AND CHEVY WON'T WARRANTY CAR ONLY HAS 135K

Mileage: 135

POWER STEERING MOTOR STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING, CAR HAS ONLY 79K MILES. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT BAD, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE?.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE; THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND VIBRATE. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK AND LOSS POWER CAUSING THE DRIVER MORE OF AN EFFORT TO STEER THE CAR IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE CAR IS GOING SHOULD AS CURVES IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON A CURVE THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO GO STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF AROUND THE CURVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS THE POWER STEERING ABILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BALTIMORE (6633 SECURITY BLVD, WOODLAWN, MD 21207) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,181.

Mileage: 105,181

OUR CAR JUST RECENTLY STARTING HAVING THE POWER STEERING GO OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN WE FIRST START UP THE WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND THERE IS NO STEERING. OTHER TIMES WE CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WARNING BUZZER SOUNDS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. IT IS A LOT SCARY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE INTERSTATE, RUNNING 75 MPH AND THAT BUZZER GOES OFF. WE WERE TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ARE OVER THE 10 YEARS BUT OUR MILEAGE IS AT 103,000 MILES. I WOULD THINK THAT WITH THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, THE RECALL WOULD STILL BE OPEN. WE WERE TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT'S A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY CHEVY.

Mileage: 103,000

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WORKS THEN DOES NOT WORK AT RANDOM!! I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS ALL HAVE INFORMED ME THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUES AS ALL THE CARS THAT WERE RECALLED, BEING EITHER FAULTY SWITCH UP UNDER DASH & OR IN THE STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER WHEN I ENTER MY VIN# FOR THE RECALL IT DOES NOT SHOW UP. I AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ASKED HIM TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST APPEARED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO JIMMY GRAY CHEVROLET (181 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 (866) 377-0570) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), WHICH WAS GM RECALL NUMBER: 14116, IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR EXPIRED AFTER TWELVE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DENNY MENHOLT RAPID CHEVROLET CADILLAC (2323 E MALL DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57701, (605) 343-1282) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A REPAIR AT A REDUCED COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY SOMETIMES WHILING TURNING AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR FIRST STARTS SOMETIMES. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. IT WAS RECALLED IN 2015 BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME. I TOOK THE CAR IN IN 2015 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. NOW RECENTLY THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY AND I KNOW ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE IT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS, WHERE THE POWER STEERING IS ENABLED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED IN 2015 UNDER SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 14772. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP TO GET THIS FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS NOW REOCCURRING AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL STILL.

THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. I HAVE LOSS POWER STEERING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY DOES A HARD RIGHT ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBUS. IT SEEMS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR OR TORQUE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING.

Mileage: 130,000

ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT THE FIRST TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED, MY CAR WAS IN PARK. I STARTED MY VEHICLE, IT DIDNT TURN OVER ON THE FIRST TRY, I SIMPLY TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED BUT A SERVICE MESSAGE POPPED UP STATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS SERVICE ENGINE SOON. I LET MY CAR SIT FOR A WHILE AND DECIDED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND TRY AGAIN, SAME MESSAGE, SEVERAL HOURS LATER IT STARTED FINE, THE HECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I DROVE IT WITH NO ISSUES, STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY AND WOULDNT EXCEED 10 MPH. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE MY CAR FLASHED A WARNED MESSAGE SIMPLY STATING " POWER STEERING" WITH NO NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING, HOWEVER LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE A SENSOR FOR MY POWER STEERING THAT WAS A RECALL, WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED THEY CLAIMED MY RECALL WAS FIXED AND THEY WOULDNT COVER THE COST, AFTER REPLACING THE RECALL AFFECT SENSOR I NO LONGER HAD THE ISSUE, I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS TO TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE, SO THE FAULT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEEN THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION.

Mileage: 153,000

SHUT OFF CAR TO GET GAS, WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THERE WAS A CHIME AND A MESSAGE THAT READ POWER STEERING. THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. I SAW THAT IN 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EPS AND I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHICH TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS CLOSED IN 2015.

Mileage: 84,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2015. I'VE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE SAME PART IS COMING UP DEFECTIVE AGAIN. OUR 17 YEAR OLD SON DRIVES THIS TO SCHOOL AND WORK AND WE CANNOT ALLOW HIM TO DRIVE IT NOW BECAUSE IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I'VE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR US. THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR SINCE 05/17. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE LIABLE TO PAY FOR THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PART IF IT'S BAD AGAIN JUST 2 AND A HALF YEARS LATER. WE NOW HAVE A CAR THAT WE CANNOT OPERATE SAFELY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX SINCE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IF THE RECALL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME HOW CAN CHEVY NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

Mileage: 109,500

MY POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR A WHILE, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH TO THE DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF MILEAGE AND WARRANTY, AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP AND POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO

Mileage: 186,000

AS I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE BACKING UP, A BELL BEGAN RINGING AND I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I THEN NOTICED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR UP AND TURNED IT OFF. I PHONED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY BOTH IN TOWN AND THE ONE ON THE WEBSITE AND ASKED, " WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE STEERING WHEEL" WAS TOLD NO. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO THE COMPANY AND WAS CHARGED $109.00, THEN WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR MODULE WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $807.14 AND IF THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM; I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A TORQUE SENSOR WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1269.54. I INFORMED THE COMPANY I DIDN'T FEEL THAT'S FAIR BECAUSE PROBLEM IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, NOT ANYTHING I DID. I WAS TOLD IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, I THOUGHT AS LONG AS THE PART WAS IN STOCK IT CAN BE REPLACED. A REPRESENTATIVE WAS TRYING TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BUT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T, DUE TO THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. I'M CONFUSE WHEN CERTAIN MALIBU'S HAD THIS RECALL, WHY ALL OF THEM WEREN'T AT LEAST CHECKED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE CAR IS OLD, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT'S MINE AND IT'S ALL I HAVE AND I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND IT HAS TAKEN CARE OF ME, NOT ONLY THAT I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR WITH A PART-TIME JOB. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. JOSEPH CHEVROLET (8733 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251, (513) 741-6700) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

ON 11-18-2017 THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS CAR STARTS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, THEN STARTS WORKING. YOU CAN HEAR A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN LIKE CRACKLING. SOUNDS LIKE A SENSOR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. WHEN POWER STEERING IS OUT, CAR CAN BARELY BE TURNED. THIS CAR DID HAVE THE STEERING RECALL WORK DONE ON IT A FEW YEARS AGO. HAVEN'T TALKED TO MY DEALER YET. VERY DANGEROUS. STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR.

Mileage: 138,986

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED INTO A FUEL STATION WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED. THE CONTACT CALLED PARK CHEVROLET KERNERSVILLE (615 NC-66, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284, PHONE NUMBER: (336) 310-0238) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED IN 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 238,000.

Mileage: 238,000

POWER STEERING LIGHTS ON DASH BEEPING SOUND AS SOON AS YOU PUT CAR IN GEAR

Mileage: 60,000

MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO FLASH POWER STEERING. I WAS TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION AND MY VEHICLE SHOT TO THE RIGHT REALLY HARD. EVERY TIME I AM TURNING ON THE CAR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON BUT, THE POWER STEERING WORKS. I HAVE RESEARCHES AND FOUNS THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.

Mileage: 107,000

2006 MALIBU VIN NUMBER SHOWS NO ACTIVE RECALLS BUT MY WIFE WHO DRIVES THE CAR INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY SO I TOOK FOR DRIVE AND FIRST TURN WHEEL HESITATED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO TURN AND WHEN IT DID COULD FEEL IT ON THE COLUMN LIKE SOMETHING WAS MOVING THAT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO THIS IS MAIN ROAD THROUGH CITY HEAVY TRAFFIC SO IMMEDIATELY HEADED FOR HOME AND HAVE TO CROSS TRACKS TO GET THERE AND WHEN I WENT OVER SOUNDS LIKE FRONT END WANTS TO COME OFF THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE STABILITY BAR OR JOINT AND TO TOP IT OFF I NOTICED FUEL GAUGE WAS GOING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK UP SO IN ACTUALITY SHE HAS KNOW IDEA HOW MUCH HAS SHE REALLY HAS IN VEHICLE I SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE THINGS HAPPENING TO THIS MODEL AND I SEND MY WIFE AND KIDS OFF DAILY IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS THAT COULD POSE A HUGE THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY IF IT HAPPENS TO HER ON MAIN ROAD OR RR CROSSING

Mileage: 166,000

TAKATA RECALL- THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT TIMES WHEN I AM TURNING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL UNLOCK. IT'S SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL LET ME STRAIGHTEN UP MY WHEEL OR NOT AFTER THE TURN.

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND 2500-3500 RPM YOU WILL HEAR A CHIMING SOUND IN THE CAR ALL INFORMATIONAL DASH LIGHTS (BRAKES,CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE PRESSURE.) WILL SHOW UP ALONG WITH A POWER STEERING ISSUE IN THE DIC (DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER.) WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTERWARDS. THE SAME ISSUE ON PREVIOUS YEAR AND SOME 2006 MODELS HAVE A RECALL REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT NOT ALL 2006 MODELS THUS CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THOSE THAT ARE EFFECTED BY THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, BUT NOT UNDER THE RECALL.

Mileage: 155,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKS UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING IN A SHARP TURN.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN DRIVING OR NOT MOVING DRIVE SHAFT MAKES A CLINGING NOISE WHEN TURNING CALLED CHEVY THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED UNDER RECALL , HAD A MECHANIC CHEK IT OUT SAY MY FRONT END IS O K .SO I LOOKED UP ON COMPUTER FOR RECALLS .CAR HAS 80000 MILES ON CAR SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 67000MILES DEFECT IS BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HARBIN CHEVROLET IN SCOTTSBORO, SC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

I HAD ONE RECALL ON IT WHEN CHEVY REPLACED A PART IN THE STEERING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AFTER. AS OF THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE IS A RATTLE AND PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND A FEW OF THEM HAD SOME PARTS CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS

Mileage: 203,000

TAKATA RECALL I BEARLY MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR,S STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD TO MANUEVER AND THE VWHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO SLOWLY PULL OVER MY CAR ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY AMD TURNED IT OFF. MY CAR WOULDNT START UP AMD WHEN IT DID MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN.

Mileage: 126,456

WHILE ACCELERATING QUICKLY TO ENTER A HIGHWAY OR TO PASS A VEHICLE THE CAR LOSES THE POWER STEERING. RESULTING IN TWO NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. ONCE THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR, SECOND WHEN THE CAR SWERVED I ALMOST STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER. GM IS AWARE AND THE CAR IS LISTED IN A RECALL. GM STATES IT WAS NOT DIRECTLY BUILT IN A PLANT WITH THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THIS IS UNSAFE.

Mileage: 160,000

MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED AS A PART OF THE EPS RECALL (N140115- BULLETIN 14116). HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE JUST STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WHEN I TURN IT ON: LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. IF I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART, SOMETIMES THE MESSAGE AND ERROR GO AWAY, OTHER TIMES IT WILL REMAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO WOBBLES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT REST IF I AM NOT HOLDING THE WHEEL STEADY.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES UNTIL THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER AN EPS RECALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED A WEEK AGO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE UNTIL THE DEALER PROVIDED THE REMEDY. THE VIN AND RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

BROUGHT CAN USED 2 MONTHS AGO.CAR NOW IS DISPLAYING POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN DIC, OFTEN. DASH WARNING BLINK AND GO DEAD. FIND A GM SPECIAL MESSAGE THAT ADDRESSES ISSUES FOR ALL MAKES OF GM CARS IN YEAR FRAME, EXCEPT THE MALIBU. SPECIAL MESSAGE #10183. BUT ONLY FOR CARS NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD, UNDER 100K. OUR CAR HAS 96K BUT IS 11 YEARS OLD. GM WILL NOT HONOR BECAUSE OF BEING 11 YEARS OLD, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM MESSAGE ADDRESSES. GM HAS NO RECORD OF EVER FIXING THIS VIN FOR THIS KNOW SAFETY ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER THE MESSAGE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ISSUES WITH MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2LT 3.5V6. THE MAJORITY OF THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING, USUALLY DURING ACCELERATION, FOLLOWED BY AN AUDIBLE, MULTI-NOTE CHIME, AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON MY RADIO DATA DISPLAY. THIS OCCURRED ALMOST EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN BOTH GM RECALLS #14116 & 10183. FROM RECALL #14116: "THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14V153." GM HAS DENIED MY CLAIMS CONTENDING THEY ONLY HAVE TO FIX IT IF THE ISSUE RETURNS IMMEDIATELY, EVEN THOUGH IT TOOK THEM 8 YEARS TO ISSUE A RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN SATISFACTORILY REMEDIED AND I AM HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITHOUT FURTHER DANGER AND COST TO ME. HISTORY: THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 3/2016 AND TO THE BEST OF KNOWLEDGE, THE ISSUE STARTED WITHIN 3 TO 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. IT WAS ANNOYING, BUT INITIALLY OCCURRED SO INFREQUENTLY AND RANDOMLY THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. IT WAS REPAIRED AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES (10/2012) B/C OF RECALL 10183. THE ISSUE WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE, BUT RETURNED AND WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AT ABOUT 88,000 MILES (4/2015). AGAIN IT WENT AWAY AND RETURNED AT ABOUT 2/2016 & 105,000 MILES. IT BECAME VERY DANGEROUS FOR A WHILE, BUT WENT AWAY WITHOUT REPAIR. THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED AGAIN IN 1/2017 AT ABOUT 132,000 MILES AND HAS LEFT ME ALMOST COMPLETELY WITHOUT EPS. ISSUE SPECIFICS: THE PROBLEM STARTED AS TEMP. LOSS OF EPS DURING ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY CHIMES & A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. IT ADVANCED TO INCLUDE LOSS OF EPS DURING ACCELERATION AROUND CORNERS (EX: ON RAMPS) AND THE EPS TRYING TO FORCEFULLY STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT WHILE CORNERING. NOW, I EITHER DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AT STARTUP, HAVE A SHAKING STEERING WHEEL OR LOSE EPS DURING TRIPS.

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OCCURRED 11,210 MILES LATER AND WAS COVERED UNDER THE 12,000 MILE PART WARRANTY, BUT THE THIRD REPLACEMENT OCCURRED WITH 29,917 MILES AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE 12,000 MILE PART WARRANTEE. THE RESULTING REPAIR WAS $348.08. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART #23232310 "SENSOR KIT-SH" IS NOT FUNCTIONING ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALLY RECALLED PART AND THE RECALL IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. THIS RECALL WAS MADE BECAUSE IT EFFECTS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WHEN LOST: "THE VEHICLE WILL REVERT TO A MANUAL STEERING MODE, BUT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH".

Mileage: 124,627

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL ALSO TURNS BY ITSELF WHEN PARKED.

Mileage: 2

WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY IT PULLS REALLY HARD TO THE RIGHT JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. THERE IS A TEMPORARY LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CHECKED MY VEHICLES VIN TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS THAT IT WOULD FALL UNDER AND IT DID NOT SEEM TO MATCH ANY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN AND I AM GLAD THAT THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER HAS BEEN AT THE WHEEL. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD FURTHER LOOK INTO BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ALSO DO NOT FALL UNDER A RECALL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE.

Mileage: 145,000

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN SHAKING WHEN I TURN IT ON. THE WHEEL ITSELF WILL START TO SHAKE AND ONCE IN AWHILE MY CAR WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" I RECENTLY GOT THE ALIGNMENT DONE HOPING THAT WOULD HELP BUT IT HASN'T. IT WILL ALSO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TWO KIDS AND DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE TO BE DRIVING!

Mileage: 118,000

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS OWN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON DIC. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND PARKED.

Mileage: 145,000

EARLIER IN THE DAY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-55 MPH. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR 5 MINUTES WHILE I WENT INTO A STORE TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED MY CAR THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MINUTES AND STARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN. ONE HOUR LATER I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THERE HAS BEEN NO POWER STEERING FOR TWO DAYS. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC ASSIST MOTOR WHICH WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE GM POWER STEERING RECALL.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS AND EVERY YEAR IT GOES OUT BETWEEN THE WINTER MONTHS OF JANUARY-MARCH. AND EVERY YEAR I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD LIGHTING ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND POWER STEERING ISSUES BACK TO BACK. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE THEY ALL SEEM TO MALFUNCTION ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND/OR WHILE I'M DRIVING OR PARKED. I HAVE CHILDREN BUT I'M SCARED TO HAVE THEM IN MY CAR. PLEASE HELP ME, I KNOW THAT THIS IS APART OF THE RECALL THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WILL ATTACH A PHOTO BUT I ALSO HAVE VIDEO.

Mileage: 212,000

2013 CAR LOSS POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED UNDER SPECIAL POLICY #10183A CAR AGAIN LOSS POWER STEERING JAN. 2017 4 YEARS AFTER FIRST REPLACEMENT AND 50000 MILES HAD TO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AGAIN GM WILL NOT COVER SECOND REPLACEMENT NEED TO BE RECALLED AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD STEERING FAIL DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

IT FEELS LIKE YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND GETS HARD TO TURN RIGHT BEFORE YOU LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SHAKES REAL BAD AND RADIO HAS ON IT POWER STEERING I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE SAFEST THING TO HAVE FALL ON CAR MY CAR WAS MADE 4 /6 /06 AND I SEE THERE IS RECALL FOR SAME THING FOR CARS MADE ON 4/18/06 AND I DON'T THINK THAT RIGHT THAT'S MY CAR IS NOT COVERD AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE F---- UP I GEUSS IT NOT A PROBLEM UNTELL I GET IN A ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE GETS HURT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION AND CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND LOSSES POWER ASSIST IN ALL THOSE AREAS TO.

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

PERIODICALLY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING. THIS WOULD OCCUR ON MEDIUM TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER STATED SL-N-SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. REPLACEMENT KIT WAS 06552-PC. *TR

Mileage: 104,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD LOCK AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE, WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR FAILED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

AT RANDOM TIMES DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION (GETTING ON FREEWAY OR HITTING PASSING GEAR) THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL, AFTER 3 TO 5 SECONDS STEERING COMES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN DURING A U-TURN AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED RECALL'S AND EVEN CALLED GM AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECK BY A LOCAL SHOP AND EVERYTHING SEEM TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER AND CHECKED AND FIXED, MY ONLY PROBLEM IS IF ONE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND IT WILL PAYING A GM MECHANIC FIND IT? OR WILL I BE OUT MY TIME AND CASH AS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO AND IS NOT CONSISTENT AT ALL.

Mileage: 114,350

STEERING IS LOCKING UP RANDOMLY AT TIMES. POWER STEERING CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AT TIMES MAKING CAR VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. NOTE: GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON CERTAIN CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM 2006 TO 2007. GM RECALL NUMBER I BELIEVE IS 14772. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

WHEN PUTING THE CAR IN PARK THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE COMPUTER INFO SECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BUT IT PULSED OR VIBRATED BACK AND FORTH SIDE TO SIDE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES AND IT EVENTUALLY STEERING CAME BACK AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS MORNIG 12/05/2016 WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT STRAINING HARD. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK BUT IT STARTED THE PULSING AGAIN. CAR WAS STILL STATIONARY BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE IT TODAY. PRAY FOR ME.

Mileage: 133,535

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS TO MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE PROPER HELP TO GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS DEALING WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. MY CAR STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON OR EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HAZARD AND LIFE THREATENING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR WAS NOTIFYING ME ON THE SCREEN THAT IT WAS MY POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AS WELL AS CONTINUES TO SHAKE. IT IS STILL CURRENTLY HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE. MY STEERING SHAFT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE AND I CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DRIVE. MY BREAK LIGHTS AS WELL AS HEAD LIGHT BULBS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT AND KEEP HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. I KNOW THEY WILL G OUT SOMETIMES, BUT HOW OFTEN MINES GOES OUT IS NOT NORMAL. THE AIRBAG ICON ON MY DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE READING ON MY SCREEN SHOWS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST EXPLODE IN MY FACE. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOWS AND LIGHTS IN MY CAR. THE WINDOWS GET STUCK AND ONLY ONE LIGHT IN MY CAR WORKS (ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS). I HAD MY TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM (BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT ABOUT ME POWER STEERING) AND I END UP PAYING TO GET MY SOLENOIDS REPLACED, BUT I WAS NOT REIMBURSED WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. LIKE I'VE SAID, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR YEARS WITH THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I REALLY FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL I AM GETTING THE NECESSARY HELP I NEED. CAN SOMEONE JUST PLEASE ASSIST ME AND HELP GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR.IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND NOT TURNING.

Mileage: 92,560

THE STEERING GOES OUT WHILE MAKING TURNS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL IT JERK THEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF WHERE THE CAR IS GOING. TO GAIN CONTROL BACK YOU KEEP TURNING THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION UNTIL IT CATCHES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE PAID SEVERAL MECHANICS TO REPAIR PROBLEM BUT I STILL GET THE SAME RESULT AND I WEAR OUT NEW TIRES IN 3- 4 MONTH PERIOD. NO ONE SHOULD PURCHASE AS MANY TIRES AS I DO! I AM SICK OF IT!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE UP WHEN TURNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AND MOST RECENTLY HAS STARTED TO GO OUT WHEN TURNING, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, THE WHEEL STIFFENS SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY HARD TO PARK. RESTARTING THE CAR WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE BRIEFLY BUT THE STEERING WILL BECOME HARD WITHIN ONE OR TWO SPINS. I PREVIOUSLY TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR RECALL, 14772. THIS SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS.

Mileage: 97,000

WHEN MAKING TURNS UNDER 30MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND 3 CHIMES ARE HEARD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER POWER STEERING RETURNS. THE LATEST DATE THIS OCCURRED WAS 10/21/2016 BUT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE WEEK PRIOR AS WELL.

Mileage: 84,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN ACCELERATING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL/ I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND IN THE PAST MONTH EVERY TIME I CHANGE THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS THEY ARE ALWAYS BLOWING FOR NO REASON. AND MY CAR IS STARTING TO GET A LOUD SOUND WHEN I DRIVE IT AND STEERING IS GETTING HARD SOMETIME. I'VE LOOKED FOR POWER STEERING TO CHECK FLUID BUT EVERYONE SAYS MINE IS ELECTRIC SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS ELECTRIC AND I NEEDED TO FIX THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY IN MY STEERING. I PRETTY SURE THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT PART. AND ALSO I THINK THERE A RECALL ON A PART ON MY TRANSMUTATION. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT RECALLS ON MY CAR. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME CAUSE I'VE GOT MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS THAT RIDE IN IT EVERY DAY. PLEASE HELP ME.

POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN ACCELERATING. BROUGHT CAR TO VANDERGRIFF CHEVY INITIALLY TO BE REPAIRED, AND WAS CHARGED OVER $600. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL NOTICE, BUT DEALERSHIP DENIED ONE WAS ISSUED AND REFUSED REFUND. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BLOW OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED REGULARLY (ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS). BROUGHT CAR TO GRAFF CHEVY FOR POWER STEERING AND LIGHT SIGNAL RECALL REPAIRS. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. INFORMED GRAFF CHEVY AND RETURNED FOR REPAIRS. STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN SPITE OF REPAIRS DONE.

Mileage: 130,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP GOES IS ON, VERY HARD TO STEER CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS, I PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT DOWN AND RESTART AND ALL IS OK FOR A DAY OR TWO. , HAD TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR RECALL DONE. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY A LOT AND THIS IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT SOME OF THE MALIBU "S HAVE SAME SYMPTOMS MY CURRENT MILES ARE 58,000/ WILL BE TAKING IT TO A CHEVY DEALER TO DISCUSS THIS ''SAFETY '' ISSUE. SOME ONE MY FAMILY JUST HAD THE ELECTRIC ASSIST REPLACED FREE THRU FORD, FOR SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS WARNING LIGHT ON MY CHEVY MALIBU WILL APPEAR AT ALL DIFFERENT DRIVING , CITY. TURNING, HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 57,998

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, A LOUD NOISE EMERGED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY FOR THE PAST YEAR EVERY TIME A TURN WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,559.

Mileage: 60,559

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER; WHEN IT WAS COLD IT WORKED, BUT WHEN IT WAS HOT, IT DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $650 TO REPLACE A PART, THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND BELLS WENT OFF, WHILE LOSING POWER STEERING. UPON ACCELERATING. UPDATED 10/25/16.*JB

Mileage: 113,000

HAD REPAIR DONE FOR STEERING RECALL IN 2015 BUT SOMETIMES POWER STILL GOES OUT OF STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK AND WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY. SUSPENSION: VIRTUALLY NO SHOCK ABSORPTION; RIDES VERY HARD.

Mileage: 62,000

I HAD THE STEERING ASSIST RECALL 14V-153 PERFORMED ON MY CAR LAST YEAR, TODAY WHEN I MAKE TURNS I AM LOSING POWER STEERING AND I GET THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM. MY GUESS IS THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN.

Mileage: 89,000

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WORK WAS FIXED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THEREFORE WAS COMPLETED BY A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT GM REIMBURSED ME FOR THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER NOW THE CAR HAS TO WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE POWER STEERING IS ABLE TO WORK AFTER IT SITS OF THE NIGHT. I CONTACT GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID SINCE THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BY A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO MEANWHILE I HAVE TO LET IT WARM UP DAILY (EVEN AT 50 DEGREES +) AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

Mileage: 140,000

I DID BUY THIS CAR USED, BUT UPON TEST DRIVE NOTHING WRONG. 5 MONTHS LATER I HAVE A CLICKING IN STEERING, AND RUBBING SOUND, AND AS I GO DOWN THE ROAD IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS FALLING OFF. SERIOUSLY NEED HELP ON FIXING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN ACCELERATING POWER STEERING ASSIST LOCKS MOMENTARILY MAKING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITON. LET OFF PEDAL AND IT COMES BACK.DASHBOARD BELL ALSO DINGS WHEN THIS OCCURS. ALSO STEERING MAKES BINDING NOISE LIKE A LARGE RUBBER BAND BEING STRETCHED WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH.

Mileage: 92,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS PULLING OUT MY DRIVEWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND IT STARTED TWITCHING SO I HURRIED UP AND PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE BUT EVERYTHING STARTED TO BLANK AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF A CAR. THERE WAS TWO GUYS IN THE CAR THAT HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR BACK IN MY YARD. I LET MY CAR REST FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WENT OUT AND TRIED TO MOVE IT BUT ONCE I CRANCKED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR THE WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED LIKE...I CAN NOT FULLY TURN LEFT OR RIGHT ALL THE LIGHTS START TO BLANK AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUTS OFF.

Mileage: 260,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. IT CONTINUED SHAKING EVEN WHEN CAR WAS COMPLETED STOPPED. HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF TO STOP THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SHAKING.

Mileage: 78,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL WHERE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND EPS MOTOR CONTROLLER UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

Mileage: 177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OUT OF LANE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND TORQUE SENOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN A CLUNKING NOISE HAPPENES.TOLD BY SERVICE CENTER ITS THE STEERING COLUMN.I CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND MANY,MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEV MALIBU WITH THE STEERING COLUMN.THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS MODEL.COST ABOUT $500.00 TO FIX AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN.

Mileage: 38,900

AT TIMES IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER, TURNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND THE ENGINE JUST CRANKS AND WHEN YOU LET THE KEY OFF THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CRANK.

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS TOO LOOSE NEARLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE TURNING. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM PAUL CONTE CHEVROLET IN FREEPORT, NY AND IT HAD 3 RECALLS THAT WERE NOT FIXED BEFORE SELLING IT TO ME. NOW MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TWITCH UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN BECOME STIFF, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO STEER. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $1700.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING MOTOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT GM RECALLED MANY VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AS MY CAR BUT FOR MY SPECIFIC VIN ONLY THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS RECALLED. I DID GET THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR RECALL FIXED BUT MY STEERING WAS STILL MESSED UP. THIS RECALL DID NOT FIX MY VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. IT WAS ONLY AFTER I AUTHORIZED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR REPAIRS THAT THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS SAYING THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS THE GM RECALL FOR OTHER MALIBU'S, BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, I WILL NOT BE GETTING REIMBURSED. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT GM BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS SERIOUS STEERING ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GM FOR FAILURE TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE AND ALSO REQUEST THAT THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR FIXING AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR. THE LINK BELOW WILL TAKE YOU TO THE OFFICIAL GM STATEMENT ON THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE. HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

WHEN MY WIFE TURNED RIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING IT SCARED MY WIFE

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 703.90. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED SENT IN A RECALL FOR THE STEERING. *JB

BEFORE I SEEN IT WAS IN HERE, MY INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WENT OUT ON MY CAR, AND I REPLACED IT. I SAW THE RECALL IN HERE AND CALLED DORMAN TO HAVE THEM REIMBURSE ME 258.00 FOR THE PART, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEIR NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THE PART AS YOUR INF0RMATION IN HERE STATES, SO WHO IS IN CHARGE? I HAVE PROOF I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND CAN DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION. I JUST WANT THE 258.00 I PAID TO REPLACE IT. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE AS I WOULD STEER TO THE RIGHT MORE THAN THE LEFT BUT BOTH SIDES MADE NOISE.

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FOR A MOMENT; THEN, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE SIGNAL LIGHT SOUNDED, BUT THE SIGNAL LIGHT WERE NOT ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND AND I, COUPLE OF TIMES' I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I CALLED CHEVROLET (DEALER) THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. I CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE; HE'S A MECHANIC AND TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT KNOW EITHER. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 189,000

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 50+MPH. DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT FREEWAY. DEALER WAS CLOSE BY SO LEFT ON LOT OVERNIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO HAD COME ON. DEALER REPORTED FOUND CODE C0550 WHEN RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS. DEALER INFORMED THE P/S CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. INFORMED WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A CURRENT RECALL. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 WEEK BECAUSE FIRST UNIT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SEARCH REVEALS SAME ISSUE AS IN BULLETIN 14118 FOR MODEL YEAR 2008 MALIBU.

Mileage: 126,976

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

WHEN TURN TO THE LEFT. THE STEER WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU HEAR 4 CHIMES. IS THERE A RECALL OR CAN THIS BE FIXED? THANKS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING, I LOSE CONTROL OF POWER STEERING FOR A BRIEF TIME. POWER STEERING FLASHES ON MY CONSOLE RIGHT BEFORE THIS OCCURS. THE FIRST TIME, I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH AN 18 WHEELER WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. UPON GOING TO THE DEALER, I WAS ADVISED IT IS MY MALIBU'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THIS PART IS COVERED UNDER THE 2008 MALIBU RECALL AND CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 06! THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY ARE EXPERIENCING.

Mileage: 154,070

AFTER (2-3) RECALLS ON STEERING, AFTER STEERING SENSORS REPLACED ALSO, VEHICLE OKAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN BACK TO SAME STEERING LOSS ISSUES. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND RUMBLING OF THE STEERING COLUMN, TO THE POINT IT FEELS LIKE THE COLUMN AND A TIRE IS GOING TO FALL OFF ! MY FIRST INCIDENT STARTED BACK IN 2013-14, TOTAL STEERING LOSS AND HIT A GUIDE RAIL CAUSING DRIVER FRONT FENDER DAMAGE. AFTER SEVERAL RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE STILL RECREATES SAME DANGEROUS FAILING STEERING SITUATION ! MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE, ITS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS A TOTAL COLUMN PROBLEM IN THESE 2006 MALIBU'S, NOT JUST SENSORS, SWITCHES, ETC. THESE STEERING COLUMNS NEED REPLACED. ACCIDENTS ARE INEVITABLE IF NOT ADDRESSED TOTALLY. SHAME ON GM FOR TRYING TO PIECE THIS PROBLEM OUT AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE. CONCERNED, TED MEIXELSBERGER

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE TAKEN TO BLOOMSBURG PA. CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR BULLETIN 14116. EPS MOTOR CONTROLLER WAS NOT REPLACED AS PER RECALL STATES TO REPLACE. REPEATED CALLS AND VISITS TO DEALERSHIP HAS YIELDED NO RESULTS. THERE INVOICE AFTER SAID REPAIRS WHERE MADE, CLEARLY SHOWS THAT JUST SENSOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.

Mileage: 1,000,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MOMENTARILY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

MY CAR MAKES CREAKING NOISES WHEN TURNING RIGHT. I HAD TWO OPINIONS AND BOTH SAID INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT. I HAD IT FIXED BUT IF ITS A RECALL CAN I GET REIMBURST TO PAY DOWN MY CREDIT CARD?

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND APPEARED TO OCCUR IN WET WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,521.

Mileage: 36,521

VEHICLE STEERING DOES NOT FULLY RESPOND WHEN ENTERING TURNS, CURVES IN THE ROAD AT TIMES. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT MORE TIMES THAN NOT. CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS FAULTY POWER ASSIST MOTOR, MODULE STEERING GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. MY INQUIRES ON WHY THESE MAJOR COMPONENTS HAD FAILED HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. DO HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION. SIGN, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,178.

Mileage: 228,178

WHEN I ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO ENTER TRAFFIC, MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR PASS A CAR (GOING 25 - 50 MPH), I HEAR DING, DING, DING WARMING BELL AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MOMENTARILY BECOMES LOCKED. I GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND LET OFF THE GAS AND IT RECOVERS. IT IS TOTALLY UNMANAGEABLE FOR THOSE MOMENTS AND VERY ALARMING. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE NOV, 2011 FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS/RECALLS. THIS CURRENT PROBLEM IS A SAFETY FACTOR!!!! UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ.....UPDATED 10/01/15*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND COLUMN SENSOR WERE REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 10/13/15. *JB *CN

Mileage: 148,668

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR BINDING WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,630. UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 11/3/2017*CN

Mileage: 107,630

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,789.

Mileage: 151,789

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY MALIBU WITH AROUND 400 MILES, I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS KNOCK, WHICH I CAN HEAR AT LOWER SPEEDS TURNING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION WHETHER THAT BE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, I BELIEVE I WAS TOLD IT WAS SOME TYPE OF JOINT WHICH KNOCKS FROM FRICTION AND THAT IT WOULD JUST NEED LUBRICATION IN TIME. OVER THE YEARS THE KNOCKING HAS CONTINUED AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING A LITTLE LOUDER, WITH MINOR SHAKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEEDS. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS MIGHT BE A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT I DID SEE A STEERING RECALL FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. IS THIS A RECALLED ITEM I HAVE NOT RECEIVED WORD OF? I HAVE HAD THREE RECALLS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS WHICH I HAVE HAD TAKEN CARE OF, I WAS GIVEN NO FURTHER WORD OF THERE BEING ANY FURTHER ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING SO I AM NOW CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE FAULTY POWER STEERING MODULE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 20, 2014. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE. .... UPDATED 08/30/15 *BF UPDATED 12/10/15 *JS

WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING , THE CONTROL CENTER DINGS AND SHOWS LOSS OF POWER STEERING, IF YOU LET UP ON THE THROTTLE POWER STEERING COMES BACK, IT NEEDS THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AND GM SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED ON THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

LOST POWER STEERING AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. ENDED UP GOING UP THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHING INTO A WALL CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND SPRAINING MY WRIST DOWN TO MY ELBOW ALONG WITH MINOR BACK PAINS. NOW THE CAR IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 207,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW MY WHEEL KICKS ALL OVER WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE! I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT IT HAS A DEAD SPOT THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF THIS GOING ON IN MY MAKE AND MODEL! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! ALSO MY CAR IS STARTING TO DECIDE WHEN IS SHOULD START. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW TRIES AND I HAVE TO PRAY IT STARTS AND AFTER THAT IN PARK IT WILL IDLE HIGH THE CAR ISN'T THAT OLD AND DOESN'T HAVE HIGH MILEAGE IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS! *TR

Mileage: 10,000

AS I WAS MAKING A TURN ON A MAJOR STREET MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT; I HAVE CONTACTED GM NUMEROUS TIMES TO THIS FIXED, WITHOUT ME HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET OVER $1,000.00 TO GET THIS FIXED. IN 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL DONE AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS FIXED THEY ARE STATING THAT IT IS THE POWER ASSIST (MOTOR) THAT IS OUT AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN BACK IN CONTACT WITH GM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING AND THIS IS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AS ME. GM SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE MANUFACTURING AND SELLING FAULTY VEHICLES. THIS IS MY LAST TIME REACHING OUT TO TRY TO GET A RESOLUTION, IF NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX MY CAR. I WILL HAVE TO PURSUE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER AGAINST GM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS ON 44 JUST TURNED ON 41 NO CARS ON LEFT OR RIGHT NONE BEHIND PROCEEDING ACROSS TRAFFIC LIGHT OTHER PARTY WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN I WAS STOPPING BRAKES ANKLE WAS FRACTURED AND WE HAD A HEAD ON COLISION. *TR

Mileage: 1,500,000

I DO NOT RECALL EXACT ACCIDENT DATE AS I RECEIVED NOTHING FROM INSURANCE. CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AND SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES. CAR CAME OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE AND TO MY VEHICLE.I DO NOT THINK IT WENT INTO PARK TO START WITH. MY INSURANCE COVERED REPAIR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND I REPAIRED MY OWN VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET CONCERNING ACCIDENT. LATER I NOTICED MY INSURANCE HAD LISTED THIS AS A MOVING VIOLATION AND RAISED MY INSURANCE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE CONCERNING THIS AS THIS WAS NOT A MOVING VIOLATION. I WAS NOT DRIVING NOR WAS I IN THE CAR AND THIS SEEMED TO INVOLVED A RECALL. I WILL REPORT MY INSURANCE TO THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER HAS I SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAD AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORDS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. I HAD TAKEN CAR TO DEALER CONCERNING RECALLS BUT WAS TOLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. I TOOK CAR ON ONE OCCASION AND PART WAS ORDERED FOR RECALL. I TOOK CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD MY PART GIVEN TO SOME ONE ELSE. I FINALLY RECEIVED FINAL REPAIR ON 04/08/2015. I MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO HAVE CAR LOOKED AT AND PARTS TO BE ORDERED THEN HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR REPAIRS. I ALSO HAD LOSE OF STEERING AT TIMES FOR BRIEF PERIODS. I BECAME FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER SO MANY PROBLEMS AND WAS NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS WHEN IN THE CAR. TOO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER I HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME. SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. WHY SO LONGER TO NOTIFY ME OF SO MANY RECALLS AND WHY SO LONG FOR REPAIRS. IF RECALL IS DONE, PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT DEALER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE IT TO BE LOOKED AT, THEN WAIT FOR A PART, THEN HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK IT. I WILL CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,018.

Mileage: 123,018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERNAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,052.

Mileage: 182,052

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS RESET BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY. I COULD NOT STEER OR TURN THE CAR. I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP CALLED GM DEALER ON 38TH STREET EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM & WENT IN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS POWER STEERING COLUMN & THAT IT WOULD BE 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. AS RECENTLY AS FEBRUARY 25, 2015 I TOOK MY CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC & PAID 817.00 FOR SUSPENSION WORK, BUSHINGS ETC & 253.00 FOR TWO TIRES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE INTERMEDIATE MID SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE & THAT THERE WAS STILL CLUCKING NOISE & RATTLING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TEST DROVE THE CAR WITH THE MECHANIC & AS I WAS TURNING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS TURNING ON A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON DISPLAY. I CUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON & CUT THE CAR OFF & STARTED THE CAR UP....I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I GOT ON LINE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015 GOOGLED 2006 RECALLS ON CHEVROLET MALIBU'S & SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED DORMAN PRODUCTS & LEFT A MESSAGE IN REGARDS TO MY ISSUE. I ALSO CONTACTED GM 18006302438, SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE ISSUE (POWER STEERING) & SHE ASKED FOR MY VIN NUMBER. SHE ALSO ASKED ME IF I WAS THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR, I EXPLAINED THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE ANDY MOHR DEALERSHIP & THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS OWNER. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL LETTER TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER ON FEBRUARY 5, 2015. I UPDATED MY INFORMATION & RECEIVED A LETTER THE NEXT DAY FOR THE RECALL. I AM SCHEDULED TO GO IN FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST (RECALL # 14772) ON TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2015. I HOPE THAT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF. CONCERNED CHEVROLET MALIBU OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING UP A TWO LANE WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP, I HEARD A FEW DINGS AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL RELEASED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED CHEVROLET IN RENO AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, THEY SAID NO. I ALSO LOOKED IT UP AND THERE WAS NOTHING LISTED. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THIS MONTH ON FEBRUARY 13 WAS THE FINAL STRAW, I WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I HIT A FENCE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT MY CAR IS. THIS STEERING ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AND TOTALED THE CAR. THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! *JS

Mileage: 36,752

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

MY 06, WILL NOT START WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, ALSO IT WILL SHOW POWER STEERING FAILURE WHEN STARTING,I WILL HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING TO ACTIVATE, AND WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE NO TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN MY DAUGHTER ARRIVED HOME, I CHECKED FOR FLUIDS AND FOUND OUT THIS POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRONIC. LOOK ON LINE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALLS BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. COULD NOT TAKE A CHANCE OF MY DAUGHTER GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, SHE USES THIS CAR FOR WORK AND COLLEGE. FOLLOWING DAY DROVE CAR TO DEALER AND PAID 438. 69 TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WHICH CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE STEERING MODULE CODE C0460, REPLACED THE STEERING POSITION/ TORQUE SENSOR. SERVICE MANAGER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS THE SAME PART BEING REPLACE ON THE OTHER RECALL VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 82,035

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,866.

Mileage: 14,866

POWER STEERING CEASED TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND SAFELY OFF THE ROADWAY. AFTER A HALF HOUR, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO OPERATE OK. THIS SAME MALFUNCTION HAS SINCE OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE ONLY DRIVER THE CAR APPROX. 1500 MILES SINCE AS IT COULD POTENTIAL BE DISASTROUS. SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL SITUATION? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE CHEVY, MALIBU 2006 MODELS HAVE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY POWER STEERING. ALL EXCEPT OUR VIN NUMBER. WE HAVE THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM SO WHY ISN'T IT UNDER RECALL? THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER ESPECIALLY FROM A PARKING SPACE OR AT LOW SPEEDS. THEN IT WILL UNPREDICTABLY COME BACK ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN COME BACK ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE GOING AROUND SHARP TURNS. LAST TIME WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER HE SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. CAN YOU RECTIFY THIS WITH CHEVROLET AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE SPUN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND SCRAPES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE HITS 25 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. A DINGING WOULD GO OFF AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE TILL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESET. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNIVERSAL STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM THE DRIVE POSITION TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

WE HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL APPROVAL FOR A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. BUT THE PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING AND REPORTED TO OUR CHEVY DEALER HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING FOR PERIODS OF TIME WHEN WE START THE CAR AS WELL AS DRIVING IT. ITS BEEN THAT WAY FOR AWHILE NOW AS THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T UNDER RECALL. I BELIEVE IT IS. I NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE ITS TOO HARD GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. MY HUSBAND "DEALS" WITH IT. LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR THE STEERING KICKED IN AGAIN GOING AROUND A TURN AND I ALMOST CROSSED THE LANE. ALSO, AT THAT TIME MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAD TO HELP ME TURN THE WHEEL TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT. TRYING TO DO SO ACTUALLY STRAINS MUSCLES IN MY SHOULDER. SHOULDN'T THIS PROBLEM BE UNDER A RECALL? AND IF NOT, WHY NOT? WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE PURCHASING CHEVYS AND WE'RE HOPING FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PERTAINING TO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 9/12/2017*CN

Mileage: 35,000

THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON I-95, SOUTH, IN MAINE. ONE TIME IN PARTICULAR, NOTED ABOVE, IN WHICH IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING. THE ENTIRE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP AND ALL GAUGES WOULD DROP, THE POWER STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY LOCK, AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO SLOWLY MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THERE WERE ALWAYS STEERING, SHIFTING, LOCKING, BRAKING, CONCERNS WITH THIS CAR. WE WERE CONSTANTLY BRINGING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT FOR TRANSMISSION AND STEERING ISSUES. AFTER MULTIPLE RECALLS, I THOUGHT IT BEST TO STATE THAT THIS CAR IS TRULY UNSAFE. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SO LONG, IT IS MORE OF JUST A REASSURANCE THAT SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY LOOKING INTO THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE VEHICLES. WE CANT SEEM TO GET MUCH LUCK WITH REPAIRS, AND EVEN ISSUES THAT ARE COMPLETELY RELATED TO THESE RECALLS, WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR OUT OF POCKET. WE NO LONGER DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, IF AVOIDABLE, BUT WE DO STILL HAVE TO USE IT AS A COMMUTING VEHICLE TO WORK ON OTHER ROADS DAILY. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE RECALLED, AS IT IS TRULY CONCERNING THAT THE COMPANY FINDS THESE ISSUES TO BE MINOR REPAIRS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH THE VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015 *JS

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE WARNING CHIME ACTIVATED ALONG WITH A POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLES DIC WAS SHOWING POWER STEERING. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL EVEN USING BOTH HANDS. I PUSHED THE ONSTAR BUTTON FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS BECOME INTERMITTENT. HAVE ALSO LOST CONTROL OF POWER STEERING WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE I-24 FROM ON RAMP, STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT THEN THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND FOR ABOUT 10 -15 SECONDS THEN I WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT COME BACK AS A RECALL. WAS FURTHER ADVISED BY GM TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD. *JS

Mileage: 103,753

DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN INTERSTATE 95 HEADING TOWARDS VIRGINIA BEACH TO RETURN TO COLLEGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO MY CHEVY MALIBU YEAR 2006 JUST LOCKED UP AND BECAME HARD TO CONTROL THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT DEALER ON SEPT 9, 2014 AND NOW THIS ISSUE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER RECEIVED $1600.00 FROM ME FOR STEERING COLUMN REPAIR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE AGAIN ESPECIALLY WHEN SO MANY OTHER MALIBU'S HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS GM EXCLUDING CERTAIN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM RECALL NOTICE OF SUDDEN STEERING FAILURE!!!!! *JS

Mileage: 117,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COLUMN AND INTERMEDIATE SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. DJR

Mileage: 91,000

STARTED THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ONCE I EXCEED ABOUT 10 MPH IT FREES UP AND AM ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL I FOUND ON LINE. THEY SAID MY CAR HAS NO RECALL BECAUSE MY PARTS WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. I AM THINKING WHAT??? IF I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER CARS RECALLED WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT BECAUSE MY PARTS ARE MADE FROM A DIFFERENT PLANT SO I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS WRONG. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

AS I ORIGINALLY REPORTED, MY VEHICLE STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING, IT WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH ALL BY ITSELF MY VEHICLE WAS THEN SUBJECT TO RECALL SERVICE FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST, THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED NOW AS OF NOV 11TH, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT WHAT DO I DO NOW? *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, A WARNING POPPED UP ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT V6. THIS WARNING WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY 3 CHIMES AND A TOTAL LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. I ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. I AM DESPERATE TO HAVE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE WHY GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT INCLUDED EVERY MODEL OF THE CHEVY MALIBU IN THIS POWER STEERING RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE MODEL YEARS THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR ANOTHER LIFE TO BE LOST TO A DEFECT THAT THEY COULD FIX WITH COMMON DECENCY AND SENSE. I HAVE INCLUDED A LINK TO THE GM WEBSITE THAT LISTS THIS RECALL FOR YOUR REFERENCE. HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,500.

Mileage: 104,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E0044000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,891.

Mileage: 173,891

I WAS DRIVING AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN I HAD NO POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. ALSO WHEN I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE MALL THE STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING SPOT. ALSO I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN STEERING WENT OUT IN A SNOW STORM AND I SLID INTO THE CURB. I WAS DENIED BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THE POWER ASSIST REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID MY VIN DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE BLOCK OF NUMBERS THAT HAD THE BAD STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLIES. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR....THE RECALL CAME OUT AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAID NO REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE BLOCK OF NUMBERS THAT RECEIVED THE BAD ASSEMBLY. I THINK THAT BLOCK OF NUMBERS NONE SENSE IS PITIFUL. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

4/23/2014: WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ON ITS OWN AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE VEHICLES CENTER DISPLAY THAT READ "POWER STEERING" . THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (#14116) BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I TOOK THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. 11/04/14: I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BURDICK CHEVROLET FOR SERVICE AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. 11/05/14: WHEN THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE SERVICE WRITER BROUGHT THE CAR OVER TO WHERE I WAS STANDING. WHEN I STARTED TO PULL AWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND THE STEERING FELT VERY NOTCHY. I SHOWED THIS TO THE SERVICE WRITER AND HE WENT TO GET THE SERVICE MANAGER AND A TECHNICIAN. THE SERVICE WRITER RETURNED AND SAID THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE. I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING REGARDING THIS RECALL. AS THE DROVE HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK CONSTANTLY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND HAD TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT BY STEERING LEFT AND RIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT HE WAS APPARENTLY TOO BUSY. I HAVE DEALT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE PAST AND I DON'T EXPECT HIM TO EVER RETURN MY CALLS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID TO REPAIR THE STEERING. I ONLY KNOW THAT IT'S MUCH WORSE THAT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN, LET ALONE SOLD. WHAT SHOULD I DO AT THIS POINT? *TR

Mileage: 73,000

SITTING AT A LIGHT OR PARKED THE STEERING IS JUMPING ALL AROUND. ON EXPRESSWAY THE STEERING WHEEL GLITCHES BACK AND FORTH. POWER STEERING LOST UPON ACCELERATION. ALSO SOMETIMES NO POWER STEERING WHEN CAR IS STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY LIT AND AT TIMES THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SENSOR RESET BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. DYD

Mileage: 155,000

ON OCTOBER 15, 2014, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE STEERING IN MY CAR SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY WENT OUT. FOR NO REASON, MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SWERVE AND THE WHEELS BEGAN TO SQUEAL. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EASILY MOVABLE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN THE DIRECTION THAT I TURNED THE WHEEL. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON IF SHE HADN'T STOPPED HER CAR. I ALSO COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR DID A COMPLETE 360 TURN AS IT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL DOWN THE STREET. THE CAR FINALLY HOPPED THE CURB AND HIT A LIGHT POLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED, BUT FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO CONTINUE TO DRIFT UNTIL I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR. MY CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND I COULD'VE DIED HAD I HIT THAT OTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, OR IF THAT POLE HADN'T STOPPED MY VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 128,228

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED A CHIME SOUNDED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS WILL REOCCUR UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE ARE IN THE HIGHER NORMAL RANGE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE LOUD SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 244,674.

Mileage: 244,674

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A WARNING SOUND CHIMED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V1153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/28/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/22/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH MAKING A TURN, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE U-JOINT AT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A WARNING SOUND CHIMED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ELEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

AS I AM MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON AIRLINE STREET I FELT IT WAS A TIGHT TURN FROM THE BEGINNING & REALLY DON'T THINK NOTHING OF IT, AS I CONTINUE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15\20 PER HOUR I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE & ONCE AGAIN MY STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT SO I WAS FORCE TO USE MY BRAKES WHICH I TRIED REPEATEDLY BUT WAS ENABLE TO STOP AT THAT SAME MOMENT THERE WAS A STRONG HIT TO MY REAR BUMPER BY A COMMERCIAL TRUCK WHICH END UP BEING A HIT AND RUN FROM THE COMMERCIAL TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 166,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO TRY IN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY AND CUT MY CAR OFF TO RESET THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING), BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THE REMEDY FAILED TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000...UPDATED 10/01/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WOULD SHOW 1/8 OF A TANK, BUT IN ACTUALITY THE TANK WAS EMPTY.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL AS I TURNED INTO THE SCHOOL THE STEERING LOST POWER AND TWO DINGS FOLLOWED AND THE DISPLAY SAID POWER STEERING SO I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID TO TRY TO START IT AND SEE WHAT IT DOES SO I DID AND THE STEERING WAS FINE ALL THE WAY BACK HOME SO HE DECIDED TO DRIVE IT AND IT DONE THE SAME THING TO HIM SO WE DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE POWER STEERING AND ALL WE COULD FIND IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED SO WE CALL SERRA CHEVROLET DEALER AND GAVE THEM THE VIN AND SHE SAYS YES MY CAR HAS A SAFETY RECALL AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING SO I CALL THE MANUFACTURE GM AND TOLD HIM EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAR AND WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME HE SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT OFFER YOU A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE RODE SO HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME AND THEY CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT WHO EVER I SPOKE TO AT GM LIED THAT THEY WILL NOT OFFER ME A LOANER CAR THAT I COULD BRING MY CAR IN THAT THEY HAD NO DOUBT THEY COULD FIX IT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND MAYBE GM WOULD REIMBURSE ME I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS I HAVE 3 CHILDREN I HAVE TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AND SO I AM PAYING FOR DANGEROUS CAR THAT CAN'T DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 96,757

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR/MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JB

WAS DRIVING AND SAW A DEER IN THE ROAD. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS IF THE BRAKES WENT OUT. AT THAT TIME THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A FIELD THROUGH 2 FENCES AND OVER A DITCH BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. THERE WAS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, FROM THE FENCE POSTS, AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" ERROR APPEARED. ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED OFF. I COASTED DOWN THE STREET UNTIL I PARKED THE CAR AND ACTUALLY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AT THAT POINT, I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING WE FOUND THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN; ONCE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. SINCE THEN, THE "POWER STEERING" ERROR HAS DISPLAYED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL EXTREMELY LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEELS LOCKS. I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESET. JUST YESTERDAY, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" ERROR DISPLAYED AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I DID NOT HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF; AS IT RESET ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY GM THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL (GM RECALL # N140115) AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ASSEMBLED IN THE SAME PLANT AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. CLEARLY MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. PER GM RECALL # N140115, "IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING". *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT, NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,428. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. UPDATED 3/16/2015 *JS

Mileage: 181,428

POWER STEERING WENT OUT,CAME BACK IN ABOUT 15 TO 30 SEC. THEN AGAIN ON AUG.22.WENT TO CHEV GARAGE AND THEY TOLDME THERE IS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. HAVE NOT RECEIVE IT YET. *TR

Mileage: 92,402

WE HAVE THREE RECALLS INVOLVING THE POWER STEERING AND SHIFT CABLE. BOTH APPEAR TO LEAVE THE CAR UNSAFE. WHEN WE BEGAN TO HAVE OUR POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND NOTICED SOME SHAKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN STOPPING THE CAR, WE WERE TOLD THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT ARE WE TO DO WITH THIS UNSAFE SITUATION WITH NO PARTS OR REMEDIES AT THIS TIME? *TR

Mileage: 107,000

HELLO, I CONTACTED YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE LINE AND THEY REFERRED ME TO JACK WILSON CHEVROLET IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. WE HAVE HAD THREE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NO RESOLUTION ON ANY OF THEM. VIN# [XXX] 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 65000 MILES STEERING ISSUE, TOOK TO A DEALER SHIP IN JACKSONVILLE, FL., THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BRAKE ISSUE. HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE AND CHARGED ME 60.00 FOR A WRONG DIAGNOSIS. RECEIVED LETTER ON 7-18-2014, RECALL #13036, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AT THIS TIME. RECEIVED LETTER ON 8-11-2014, RECALL #14152, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE WILL BE AT THIS TIME. THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER CALLED JACK WILSON AND SET UP FOR ME TO GO AND HAVE THEM INSPECT RECALL ITEMS AND LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO EMINENT DANGER. I WENT TO JACK WILSON AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE PERSON [XXX] WHICH DID NOT HAVE THE INSPECTION DONE. SHE WAS WILLING TO INSPECT THE STEERING ISSUE WHICH SHE SAID WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND DID NOT HAVE A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS CAR IS MY MOTHER'S ONLY CAR, SHE IS 84 AND DOING WELL UNTIL SHE GOT THESE RECALL LETTERS. SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED. [XXX] I AM CONTACTING GM FIRST WITH THIS AS YOU REQUESTED. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MATTER, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE COIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, EYE SHAFT, AND THE RACK PINION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

Mileage: 163,000

ACCELERATING AFTER ENTRY TO FREEWAY, I LOST THE STEERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND THEN IT KICKED BACK IN. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 8/15/2014 WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING. IT WAS THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES; ACCELERATING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. HE QUICKLY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES AND THINKS THAT'S WHAT CAUSED IT TO COME BACK. MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,928. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR RECALLS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRYING TO ACCESS INTERSTATE, PICKING UP SPEED TO ENTER TRAFFIC IN HIGH DENSITY AREA--STEERING QUIT WORKING. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID ENTRANCE INTO TRAFFIC OR HIT THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT. WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN CAR OUT AND CONTINUE. UPON BRAKING--STEERING RETURNED. WENT TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER--COMPLAINT--LOCKING UP SITUATION, NOISE AND WHEN COLD-- VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL IN OLDER MODELS WAS CALLED "MORNING SICKNESS". REGAL CHEVY PASSED IT OFF AS NORMAL--SHOWED ME A NOTICE OF DEFAULT (SHUT DOWN) IF SYSTEM DRIVEN TO HARD. REFUSED TO REPLACE MOTOR IN SPITE OF OTHER ISSUES. NOISE HAS CONTINUED AND GOTTEN WORSE--MORNING SICKNESS (TURNING VIBRATION/STICKING) STILL PRESENT. NOTED: NOW A NEW CAMPAIGN---N140115. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

Mileage: 9,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/15/2014 *JS

Mileage: 60,000

PER NHTSA BULLETIN 10020816 AND GM BULLETIN 060232007 COVERING STEERING INPUT SHAFT #22687711. THIS SHAFT BEGINS TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND BETWEEN 0 AND 16 MPH WHEN TURNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE, I BELIEVE CAUSED BY THE WORN U-JOINTS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SHAFT,THIS PART MUST BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS. YOU DO NOT HEAR ANY CLUNKING ABOVE 16/17 MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE PART CAN NOT COME APART, AND I CAN REPLACE THE PART EVERY TWO YEARS OR LIVE WITH THE NOISE. REALLY. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER REAR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE U-JOINTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT BEGAN CLUNKING WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. YOU REPLACED THEM OR YOU COULD BE WALKING. THIS IS A STEERING SHAFT. WHEN WILL THE U-JOINT(S) FAIL? WHEN I AM TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, OR PERHAPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AVOIDING AN ANIMAL. WHAT IS AMAZING IS THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECTED DESIGN/PART AND YET KEPT USING IT INTO 2008. THE BULLETINS COVER MALIBU CARS FROM 2004 TO 2008, PONTIAC G6'S 2005 TO 2007, AND SATURN AURA'S 2007 TO 2008. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE GIVEN TWO CHOICES, FIX THIS PART WHEN IT STARTS CLUNKING FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, OR BUY THEM BACK. *JS

Mileage: 14,912

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTICES, NOS. 14152, 13036 AND14116 FROM THE CHEVROLET CO. ALL THREE DESCRIBE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. THEY ARE NOTIFYING ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR MY CAR BUT WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY ARE SENT TO MY DEALER. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY I MAY EXPERIENCE A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE, A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE OR AN INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM. DOES THIS MEAN I SHOULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE COMPANY CAN MAKE THE REPAIRS? ALL SOUND LIKE SERIOUS FAILURES. ARE YOU AWARE THE CHEVROLET COMPANY IS SENDING THESE OUT TO COVER THEMSELVES IF A FAILURE OCCURS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPDATED 7/22/2015*JS

Mileage: 49,100

AROUND MARCH 2013, I FIRST BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT BEGAN AT A LOW SPEED WITH A CHIME, A MESSAGE DISPLAY SAYING TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING, AND MY WHEEL LOCKING UP (POWER STEERING FAIL). AT THE TIME, I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED FINE. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN THE CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE MESSAGE WOULD FLASH BUT THE POWER STEERING STILL SEEMED TO WORK. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR OTHER ISSUES AND HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE TROUBLE CODE IN THE SYSTEM WAS C0545 FOR TORQUE SENSOR INPUT FAILURE. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND EVEN CHECKED FOR A RECALL AT THAT TIME. I LEFT WITH MY CAR THAT DAY DUE TO HAVING TO WAIT FOR PARTS. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE POWER STEERING ENTIRELY FAILED. IT FELT AS IF MY WHEEL LOCKED ENTIRELY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO DIRECT IT INTO A PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS TAKEN BACK IN IMMEDIATELY AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THIS REPAIR COST AROUND $500. IN JULY 2014, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT GM FINALLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SO, I CALLED GM TO TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION TO BE REIMBURSED. I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY SOME 2006 MALIBUS WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT MY 2006 MALIBU WAS NOT ONE OF THEM...EVEN THOUGH MY 2006 MALIBU HAD THE PROBLEM THEY WERE RECALLING FOR! COME TO FIND OUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2006 MALIBU OWNERS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, GM HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB CORRECTING A SERIOUS MISTAKE. *JS

Mileage: 60,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING TO APPROACH A STOP OR WHEN A TURN WAS MADE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE IGNITION ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED, SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR AND A LOCK SYMBOL ON THE RADIO CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. DYD

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,688.

Mileage: 85,688

AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR MY CAR PER DOT.GOV, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS WITH VANDERGRIFF CHEVROLET IN ARLINGTON FOR 7-21-14. I REQUESTED THAT THEY REPAIR THE PARTS UNDER RECALL AND ISSUE A REFUND FOR THE AMOUNT I PAID PREVIOUSLY FOR REPAIR TO POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME. WHEN I DID NOT GET CONTACTED, I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SPEAK WITH A TECHNICIAN IN REGARD TO MY SERVICE REQUEST. ONCE AGAIN, AS PREVIOUSLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. WHEN I DIRECTED THE TECHNICIAN TO THE INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, HE STATED THAT GM SENT OUT ADDITIONAL RECALL LETTERS TO RECALL THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICES BECAUSE THEY WERE ISSUED IN ERROR, AND THAT THERE ARE NONE IN EFFECT FOR MY VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUNDING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,100. UPDATED 9/3/14*CN

Mileage: 60,000

BEGINNING IN 2010 I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS, DRUMS, AND LINES 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. MY BRAKES SEEM TO WEAR EASILY AND FREQUENTLY SCREECH. BEGINNING IN 2013 AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS MY "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR DINGS AND MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL MY CAR WITH GAS. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING POWER STEERING. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE CAR TO WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE AND EXPECT ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE "UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE". THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A TIMELINE AND HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DECELERATING FROM HIGHWAY TO OFF RAMP. CHIME SOUNDED AND DISPLAY COLUMN SHOWED POWER STEERING. STEERING REQUIRED FORCE AND AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SUBTLE SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT WITH AUDIBLE SOUND WHEN REACHING LEFT AND RIGHT. CONTINUED TO SAFE AREA OFF THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER HAD TO USE QUITE A BIT OF FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE CAR STALLS WHEN I GO FROM A COMPLETE STOP INTO FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC. THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEEL COVERS DO NOT STAY SECURELY FASTENED. I HAVE INCREASING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING FUNCTION. IT WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL AND THEN CORRECT ITSELF INITIALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO OUT WHEN I BACKED UP AND THEN COME BACK WHEN I WAS IN DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO OUT FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN COME BACK. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE OUT FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN COME BACK. THEREFORE, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS, IT BEGAN TO GO OUT AGAIN, BUT JUST FOR A MOMENT AT A TIME. THIS SEEMED TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I WOULD MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY, THE CAR YANKS VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LIGHTS AND INFORMATION DISPLAY ALL BLINK REPEATEDLY. THIS NOW HAPPENS EACH TIME I ACCELERATE TO EITHER MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY, GO INTO PASSING GEAR TO GET AROUND TRAFFIC, CLIMB A HILL, OR SIMPLY QUICKLY SPEED UP ON THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CITING THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE JUST HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED RECENTLY. FOR ALL OF THESE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL. I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF DRIVING ANOTHER CAR OR AFFORDING A NEWER ONE. THIS IS A CONTINUALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM FEARFUL THAT THESE DEFECTS WILL CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY HARM. WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND THE CAR YANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT JUST LAST NIGHT AS I WENT OVER A RAISED BRIDGE, I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD HIT THE GUARD WALL AND PERHAPS EVEN GO OVER IT. I HAVE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED AS I GOT INTO TRAFFIC. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY WHEEL IS LOOSE OR IF THE WHEEL COVER IS GOING TO COME LOOSE WHILE I DRIVE. *TR

CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS YEAR AS IT WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY BY ELDERLY LADY. ESP FAILS AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER TRIP NO MATTER IF IT IS DAY OR NIGHT COLD OR HOT AND OCCURS WITH NO WARNING (EXCEPT FOR THE CHIMES). IAM CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE GOTTEN USED TO IT, AND DO NOT PANIC WHEN IT HAPPENS ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST IN TACT! AS FAR AS THE RECALL IS CONCERNED GM INFORMED ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR 2006 MALIBU LS IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE OF WHERE IT WAS BUILT!!!? WHY DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? WHAT KIND OF GM LOGIC IS THAT? IT WAS BUILT BY THE WAY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS US. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUST AS I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, NO PARTS WILL BE READY FOR AWHILE. THE CAR IS PAID FOR, CHEVY WILL NOT PAY FOR ME A RENTAL AND I NEED ONE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT FOR THIS PROBLEM IT IS GM. NOW THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP. I NEED A CAR FOR SEEING MY DOCTORS AND WORK. PLEASE HELP. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TURNING RIGHT INTO SIDE STREET LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TURNED CAR OFF THEN STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS FINE. EVERY YEAR IT HAPPENS MORE. THE OTHER DAY I PULLED INTO THE SIDE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF AND I WENT ONTO THE SIDE WALK. DID NOT HIT ANY THING. NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY WEEK ONLY WHEN I TURN RIGHT. *TR

POWER STEERING OFTEN STOPS WORKING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

THERE IS A CLICKING OR CLUNKING TYPE SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOT WITH EVERY TURN BUT IT IS CONSISTENT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

HEARS A CLICKING NOISE FROM CAR THEN IT WILL LOOSE STEERING AND SHUT OFF, NO ACCELERATION, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, NO LIGHTS. ALL TURNS OFF, HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 8 TIMES. NEXT TIME, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE IT JUMPS, ALL SHUTS OFF, IT SOME TIMES TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THE CAR TO START BACK UP. CHEVROLET SHOP HAS REPLACED PARTS, STILL CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY IT SHUT OFF. IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS THAT HAS A MALIBU, PLEASE HELP, WITH SUGGESTION ON WHAT THE CHEVY HOUSE CAN DO TO HELP ME OUT. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE WIFE TURNING INTO DRIVRWAY POWER STEERING QUIT,CAUSING HER TO WIPE OUT MAIL BOX. TOUNED OUT TO BE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED.CONTACTED GM ABOUT A RECALL, SAID THERE WAS ONE FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST, BY MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED.AFTER WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH WITH GM THEY DECIDED TO PAY HALF THE BILL MY HALF WAS 700 DOLLARS(WHICH WAS HAD TO GET SEEING IM RETIRED GI ON FIXED INCOME.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THEY CAME OUT WITH THE SAME RECALL, A IF REPAIRS WEWE ALREADY MADE YOU WOULD GET REIMBURSED I FEEL IM DUE BACK THAT 700 DOLLARS AND GM SAYS IM NOT.THE WORK WAS DON AT TAYLOR CHEVROLET IN TAYLOR MICHIGAN, REPAIRS WERE MADE ON 8/01/13/ INVOICE # CVC275940

Mileage: 46,330

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. WHENEVER THE CAR REACHES 2500 - 3000 RPM'S, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

MY VEHICLE IS ON A RECALL WITH GMC AND OTHER THINGS ARE MALFUNCTIONING BUT GMC ARE ONLY REPLACING ONE ISSUE. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUE BUT MY CAR HAS ANOTHER ISSUE IN WHICH THE TURN SIGNAL HAS A SHORT IN IT AND IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I 40 WHEN ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP THE BELL STARTED CHIMING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN MY TEENAGER WAS DRIVING HE CAME HOME AND TOLD ME HE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT HE PULLED OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER AND THE DASH LIT UP THE BELL STARTED CHIMING AND HE SAID IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH HE HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET INTO THE CORRECT LANE. I TOOK THE CAR TO HENDRICKS AUTO MALL IN JULY 2013 BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VIN, SO WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT JUST THE WAY IT IS PRAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 148,000

THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SOUNDED LIKE FRONT TIRES WERE FALLING OFF OR VERY WOBBLY. HAD TO PULL OFF FREEWAY TURNED CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED AND PROBLEM STOPPED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES NOW AND LAST TIME VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT BROKE OFF BOTH FRONT HUBCAPS. THE SERVICE TECH AT LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT DUE TO RECALL ON POWER STEERING RECALL YE WE TALKED TO CERTIFIED CHEVY MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS DEFINATELY THE ISSUE. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAITING FOR DEALERSHIP MANAGER TO CALL BACK.

Mileage: 69,800

I BOUGHT THIS 2006 MALIBU LS IN DECEMBER AND STARTED EXPERIENCING THE POWER STEERING ARBITRARILY GOING OUT AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES NOW. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL MAKE AND YEAR CAR FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THE VIN IS NOT IN THE DATABASE SO THE DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON IT. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET 1800 NUMBER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS BASED ON PART NUMBERS AND THE DEALER COULD LOOK AND SEE IF THE PARTS WERE COVERED BUT THE DEALER WANT TOUCH IT UNTIL THE VIN IS LISTED. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY DAUGHTER LOST POWER STEERING AND WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WAS BARELY MISSED BY AN 18 WHEELER WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER CAR TO GET RUN OFF INTO THE MEDIAN WHEN HE SWERVED TO MISS MY DAUGHTER. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TORQUE CENTRE ASSEMBLY IS BEING RECALLED. GM HAS SAID NOT TO USE THE CAR. IT IS USED FOR DRIVER EDUCATION AND PRIVATE DRIVING LESSONS. THE PART IN QUESTION WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 4-6 WEEKS MAYBE. WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR CAR IN THE MEANTIME? WE'RE PAYING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND A NEW REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A DUEL BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SURGE WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/03/15

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SMOOTH, STRAIGHT ROAD WITH A GENTLE TURN. THE WARNING BELL CHIMED AND A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED THAT NOTED POWER STEERING. I ALSO HEARD CLICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CAR SEEMED TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ACCORDING TO THEM, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOST CURRENT ROUND OF RECALLS FROM GM REGARDING POWER STEERING. I WAS INFORMED THAT A REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN WOULD COST AROUND 1,000. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 18,000

ON MAY 20, 2014 I FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR AND THE CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS BY E MAIL AND THEY GAVE ME A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. TODAY, MAY 27, 2014 I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THEIR RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY GAVE ME THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF A DEALER IN PUERTO RICO WHERE I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BAD JOB THE CAR MANUFACTURERS DO WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR CARS? THERE MUST BE A WAY IN WHICH CONSUMERS GET COMPENSATED BY THESE COMPANIES FOR THE EXPENSES THEY IMPOSE ON US WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. FOR ME THIS MAY BE THE LAST CHEVROLET I WILL BUY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE FIRST IS THE STEERING SOUNDS LIKE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN I TURN CORNERS. THE SECOND IS THE FUEL THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. AND THE THIRD IS THE AIR CONDITONER BLOWS FROM COLD TO HOT. *TR

Mileage: 110,335

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN (LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING). THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY AND A CHIMING SOUND. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. DR

Mileage: 65,000

THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, BUT DOES IT MORE CONSISTENTLY AT 65 MPH AND ABOVE. *JS

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE MY KIDS AND WAS DRIVING ALONE A VERY BUSY ROAD. IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU HERE IN ALBANY GA MY CAR MADE A CLING NOISE AND I DIDNT NOTICE WHAT IT MEANT BY MAKING THE NOISE BUT HOWEVER AT THAT VERY SECOND MY CAR STEERING LOCKED UP AND MADE IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO OPERATE. I ACTUALLY HAD TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE WITH MUSCLE FORCE. SO. AFTER GETTING TO A PLACE I CAN PULL OVER AND BEGIN TO CALL MY HUSBAND I TURN THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT BEGIN TO WORK FINE. WELL, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWO DAYS LATER AND SO I DECIDE TO CALL A CHEVY DEALER IN HE BEGIN TO TELL ME THAT ITS A RECALL ON THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES AND GIVEN ANOTHER NUMBER TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE.HAD A RECALL ON IT. WELL, CALLING THIS NUMBER IN WAITED ON A REP. HE ASK FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR AS WELL THE VIN OF THE VEHICLE I GAVE HIM THE INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED THEN HE CANE BACK TO THE PHONE AND SAID THERES NO RECALL FOR THIS CAR. OK FRIDAY MAY 16,2014 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED ALL SOURCE THATS POSSIBLE IN DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE CONTACT WITH ME BEFORE THIS CAR CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT BY THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 154,345

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASSING GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 73,567

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 179,000

WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, THE STEERING IN THE VEHICLE GAVE OUT AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHUT OFF AND TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. THROUGHOUT THIS PAST WINTER, IT FREQUENTLY LOST STEERING AT STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS, AND WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 06/24/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON MAY 7,2014. UPDATED 06/25/2014 *JS

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,300.

Mileage: 79,300

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AN STEERING IS HARD. *TR

WHILE MERGING ON TO A HIGHWAY, MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY COULDN'T STEER. FORTUNATELY, IT ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND IT CAME BACK. HAD IT NOT COME BACK, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO US. THIS IS NEVER HAPPENED PRIOR TO THIS AND NOT SINCE. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ASSURES ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL, HOWEVER, HE ALSO COULDN'T TELL ME WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN OR OFFER A SUGGESTION. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 149,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 12 MIDNIGHT,ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY WITH LOTS OF TRUCK ON THE ROAD. I HEARD THREE BEEPS THEN A MESSAGE RAN ACROSS THE DASH CHECK POWER STEERING, BEFORE I COULD FINISH READING THE MESSAGE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVING ROUGH VIBRATING VERY HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS ABOUT THREE LANE OVER FROM THE EXIT LANES.THANK THE LORD I'M STILL HERE. I SEEN A RECALL IN MARCH OF 2010 ON THE MONTE CARLO CALL AND INQUIRED ABOUT MY CAR TALKED WITH A MANAGER NAMED [XXX] FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NO CONTACT THEN WAS TOLD NOT A PART OF RECALL .REPAIR $1700 WEBB CHEVY. GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT IT'S CONSUMERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 69,000

SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. IN MANY OCCASIONS WHEN I START THE ENGINE THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. I CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEMS AT LEAST 15 OR 20 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 9, 2012. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH THE CAR MOVING. ALSO WHEN I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER THE POWER STEERING ALERT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND I HEAR A CLUNK NOISE THAT I CAN FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS LIKE IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE RACK AND PINION IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FOUND IT HAD THE SCREWS THAT HOLD IT TO THE FRAME LOOSE. I TIGHTENED THEM BUT THE NOISE DOES NOT GO AWAY. I DRIVE THIS CAR WITH CAUTION AND FEAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND THE NOISE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THIS MONTH (APRIL 2014) I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. SOMETIMES IT MARKS FULL AND OTHERS EMPTY WITH GAS IN THE TANK. AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND STEERING WENT OUT I ENDED UP IN THE LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC TURNING IN A LEFT TURNING LANE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THANK THE LORD NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE. AND THE 2ND TIME 2 WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A EXXON STATION AND ALMOST HIT THE GAS PUMP.JUST GLAD MY BREAKS WORKED GOOD AND HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN WILL WE GET A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE RECALL.. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING YET. IF NEED BE I WILL TAKE MORE STEPS BECAUSE THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND I AM NOT PAYING FOR IT. I CALLED THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL AND I DID AND I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT RECALL CARD IN THE MAIL AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING YET......THAT WAS A MONTH AGO. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SIERRA CHEVROLET IN SOUTHFIELD, MI WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IN 10/13, SINCE PURCHASING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN 5 MONTHS FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL SYSTEMS ON DASHBOARD DROP TO ZERO (0), GAS, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S. I WAS FIRST CHARGED $125 (DEALER CLAIMED THEY WOULD SPLIT COST) WHICH DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME $430 TO REPLACE A MODULE WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM. I AM BEING REPEATEDLY TOLD MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE A COPY OF LETTER FROM NHTSA TO GENERAL MOTORS DATED 3/31/14 IDENTIFYING SAFETY RECALL OF POWER STEERING AS WELL GM'S LETTER TO DEALERSHIPS DATED 3/31/14 REFERRED TO AS BULLETIN # 14116 WHICH STATES DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE TORQUE SYSTEM IN MODELS 2004-2006 MALIBU. *TR

IT STARTED IN JAN, AND GETTING WORST, JUST DRIVING ANY SPEED, COULD BE COMPLETING TURNS, ANYTIME IT JUST GOES OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY KNOW ABOUT RECALL, SAID WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR OUR NOTICE. BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALL 2006 CARS.....IT'S HAPPENING TO OUR CAR! HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION? ALSO WHAT IF WE DON'T RECEIVE NOTIFICATION . SHOULD WE JUST GET LEGAL HELP, TO GET THIS RECTIFIED AND FIXED NOW BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! SORRY IF THIS ISN'T WHAT THIS IS FOR, JUST GETTING RUN AROUND AND VERY FRUSTRATED AND AFRAID THAT AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN! *TT

I PURCHASED A USED CAR ON 3/8/2014-RETURNED VECHILE ON 3/13/2014 FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME; IT WAS INSPECTED ON 2/28/2014; SINCE THAT TIME, I HAD RETURN 3 TIMES FOR THE PULLING AND 2 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN TO BE REPARIED.. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR FOR THE CHECK ENGINE WAS AS FOLLOWS FOR THE CODE P0605 AND EVAP MONITOR NOT READY AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CODE 61,737 , 61,804, -DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS REPARIED BUT CONTINUED TO COME ON- 62,355 62,594 - THE CODE WAS FOR THE EVAP MONITOR AND I NO LONGER WENT TO DEALER SINCE THE MANAGER, CHRIS, OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IF I WAS GOING TO REPORT THE PROBLEMS TO MOTOR VEHICLE OR ATTORNEY GENERAL THEY WOULD NO LONGER SERVICE IT.(ALL AMERICAN FORD-[XXX], KINGSTON NY) I BROUGHT IT TO HAVILAND AUTO REPAIR ([XXX] HYDE PARK, NY)BEFORE AND AFTER THE SERVICING FROM ALONG WITH MONROE MUFFLER FOR ESTIMATE ON THE PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAD BEEN COMPLETE AND IT STILL PULLS AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER SO MANY MILES; DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULLING, THE TIRES WIL WEAR EASILY AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS-50 + IT IS WORK TO KEEP IT SWAYING... 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

Mileage: 61,725

THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING OTHER MALIBUS AND CARS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR STEERING BUT MINE IS NOT AND IS NOT BEING COVERED BY CHEVY VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE HARD STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS AND PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN. *JS

Mileage: 160,000

WAS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IT WAS RAINING CAR STOPPED AND GOT FLOODED UNDER THE UNDER PASS COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR MOTOR WOULDN'T START ARE ANYTHING WE HAD TO GET RESCUED OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO THE POWER. *TR

Mileage: 130,760

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY WHEEL SINCE 2008. I TOOK MY CAR TO MULTIPLE CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE. FAST FORWARD TO 2013 AS I WAS MAKING A TURN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND I HAD TO LET THE CAR GLIDE MY CAR INTO THE SIDE WALK AS THE WHEEL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM AND I WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET IN ORDER TO GET THIS CAR FIXED BUT I FOUND ONLINE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MY CAR. I WANT GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH 2006 CHEVY MALIBU'S AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 6-8 MONTHS, I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET MALIBU 2006 LT AND THE CAR DIED AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE SENSOR CAME ON THAT SAYS "POWER STEERING." IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME THAT IT HAPPENED, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. SINCE I WAS TURNING LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AT ALL. I BELIEVE I HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR ON AT LEAST ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING AT ALL. MY CAR ENDED UP WITH THE FRONT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE TURN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I THOUGHT IT MUST BE THAT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. BUT MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT AND HE SAID IT DOES NOT NEED POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE GM RECALL YESTERDAY, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN CHECKED GM'S WEBSITE AND PUT MY VIN IN AND IT SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS SOUNDS VERY WRONG TO ME. I THINK THE NHTSA SHOULD CLOSELY SCRUTINIZE THE LT MODELS OF THE CHEVROLET MALIBU 2006 AS I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. I AM NOW USING ONLY A SINGLE KEY WITHOUT THE FOB AS THE NHTSA CONSUMER ALERT ON YOUR WEBSITE STATES TO DO. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE, I ALWAYS HAD THE FOB AND TWO ADDITIONAL KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN ALONG WITH THE CAR KEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 59,234

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A RAMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

OKAY I PROCEEDED TO MY CAR THIS PARTICULAR MORNING AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PULL THE COLUMN TOWARD ME WHILE TURNING THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER WHENEVER I TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED. YOU REALLY NOTICE THE SHAKING AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. I TRIED TROUBLESHOOTING AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC TO CHANGE MY TIRES AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. I DID THAT AND THAT RESOLVED NOTHING. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR PAST 50 MPH BUT I AM ACTUALLY SCARED WHILE DRIVING. WELL I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE STEERING IS FRIED. THE COST WOULD BE 918.00. THIS MORNING I WAKE TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP TO HAVE A DINGING NOISE COME ON THE WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE WHEEL IS REAL STIFF AND I MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. I LOOKED INTO THE RECALL OF THE CHEVY MALIBUS WITH GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE MOTOR. I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED AND UPSET AND I AM LOOKING AT JUST GETTING RID OF THIS HEADACHE FOR REAL. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I CALLED IN THIS COMPLAINT ON 03/13/20014 TO ROBIN WITH COMPLAINT # 10568974 BUT IT WILL NOT SHOW UP ON SEARCH. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL. I CALLED A COMPLAINT TO CHEVY. CUSTOMER SERVICE #[XXX]. ON 07-12-12 THE STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 10183REPLACE STEERING COLUMN INSTALLED 25933396 COLUMN. WE ARE SURE IT WAS NOT A 2006 COLUMN BUT A NEWER YEAR THAT HAS A RECALL ON IT. THE CHEVY. FORUM HAS A LOT OF RECALLS ON AIR BAGS. THE LOCAL DEALER O"RIELLY WILL NOT DO A SCANNER CHECK FOR CODES UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON. WE HAD IT DONE A OUR AUTOMOTIVE DEALER AND IT SHOWED CODE B0012 DRIVERS DEPLOYMENT LOOP. WE CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY OR A RECALL ON THE NEW STEERING COLUMN. WE WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO US. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 114,690

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE OWNER IS IN POSSESSION OF THE FAILED PARTS. UPDATED 06/2014 *JS

Mileage: 160,000

UPON SLIGHT ACCELERATION (I.E. MERGING FROM EXIT RAMPS OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC) THE POWER STEERING FAILS. WARNING SOUND CHIMES. STEERING BECOMES UNASSISTED WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER RE: RECALLS/FIX AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM A SERVICE FEE TO LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THEM TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A GM/CHEVY PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY RISK/ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED/FIXED IMMEDIATELY!! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE I NOTICE A FAIR AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT I OBSERVED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHIMMY OR MOVE RIGHT TO LEFT ON ITS OWN. I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I KNEW FROM YEARS OF DRIVING THAT STEERING WAS AN ISSUE. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE STEERING SYSTEM AND IF IT RECURRED THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING MOTOR. THIS DIDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND IT PROCEEDED TO GET WORST. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE. THEY DID INFORM ME OF A BULLETIN THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THIS I ASSUMED WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT IT DIDN'T. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT GM WOULD ONLY AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH WAS DONE OR SO I WAS TOLD. THIS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AS NOT ONLY DO HAVE THE SHIMMY, WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THE CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN THIS OCCURS WARNING CHIMES SOUND AND POWER STEERING APPEARS IN INFORMATION AREA. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 7,331

AS I WAS DRIVING I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM MULTI TIMES OVER LAST COUPLE YEARS AS U ARE DRIVING OUT OF KNOW WHERE THE POWER STARING COMES ACROSS THE RADIO AND DINGS THEN THE POWER STEERING IS GONE I HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN TURN ON AND OFF THE CAR TO RESET. IT I HAVE KIDS AND IT VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING THIS WAY WHY IS IT THAT NY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AND WANT IT FIXED KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

STEERING POPS AND SNAPS. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT HAS A "CATCH" IN IT OR ABOUT TO LOCK UP. I KNOW YOU HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 06 MALIBUS. ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S A FIASCO AND MORE PEOPLE DIE LIKE THE CURRENT COBALT AND HHR MESS? THIS MALIBU PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. I HAVE TALKED, NETWORKED WITH MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS. YOU NEED TO STOP CODDLING AND SNUGGLING WITH GM AND GET THESE MALIBUS RECALLED FOR STEERING SAFETY ISSUES. THEY ARE UNSAFE! I CAN SEE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALSO NAMING YOU AS COMPLICITE. DO YOUR JOB AND QUIT SUCKING GM. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING FOR ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,690. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE AIR BAG BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 04/24/2014 *JS

Mileage: 115,690

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,166.

Mileage: 170,166

I HAVE AN 06 MALIBU THAT LOST POWER STEERING FOR NO REASON I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD I HAVE BEEN READING THE WEBSITE ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED POWER STEERING APPEARED ACROSS THE RADIO AND ALSO LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS A RESULT. SINCE THEN WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL COME ACROSS THE RADIO AND ALSO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 135,117

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,768.

Mileage: 10,768

AT A SLIGHT BEND IN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING FAILS. WARNING SOUND CHIMES. STEERING BECOMES UNASSISTED WITHOUT POWER. INFORMATIONAL PANEL INDICATES POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND A WARNING SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON STEREO INDICATOR THAT IT HAD STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTATED AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. A COUPLE MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I REPEATED WHAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE AND WAS ABLE TO FINALLY MAKE IT HOME. IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN. THIS COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HOPE TO GET IT FIXED SOON. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING 35 MPH AND ACCELERATING THE STEERING GAVE OUT AND LOCKED UP. THE CAR JERKED HARD TO THE MEDIAN TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS NOT RECOVERABLE. TOOK MY FOOT OFF PEDAL WHICH ALLOWED CAR TO STOP ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WHICH ALLOWED CONTROL TO MOVE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER SAYS COMMON PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH NUMEROUS RECALLS JUST NOT THE 2006 MALIBU. LOOKING AT EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 76,500

I WAS WORKING ON MY MOTHER-IN-LAWS MALIBU OUT IN THE FRONT YARD AND CRANK IT AFTER LOOKING INTO SOME OTHER ISSUES THIS CAR HAS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS ITSELF ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT ON IT'S OWN.I THEN TRY TO TURN IT BACK AND NOTICE THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST. I ASK HER ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID IT HAS DONE THAT A FEW TIMES RECENTLY, WHERE SHE IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, AS EXPLAINED BY OTHERS, A LOT OF DINGING AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THANK GOD THIS HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS IN A TURN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT YET, HOWEVER IF IT DOES, SHE IS 66 YEARS OLD WITH NECK INJURIES AND BACK PROBLEMS, AND IF I HAD TO GUESS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OVERPOWER THE STEERING WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST OPERATING PROPERLY. IN LOOKING OVER THIS WEBSITE, I NOTICE OTHERS HAVE PAID UPWARDS OF $700 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. HOW MANY OTHERS DOES IT TAKE TO NOTICE THAT TRANS-CANADA HAD A RECALL ON THIS A FEW YEARS BACK AND THE US HAS NEVER HAD AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. 3.5 ENGINE. WHEN EXITING A RAMP TO ENTER THE EXPRESSWAY THE STEERING ON OUR 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LOCKED UP PULLING THE CAR ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL . THEN I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAS THINKING LOW TIRE OR BROKEN DRIVE BELT ON THE POWER STEERING AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER STOPPING AND RAISING THE HOOD I SAW THE BELT WAS OK AND THE TIRE ALSO WAS OK. NEXT I STARTED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEARN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING DIP STICK. I STOOD THERE LOOKING STUPID THINKING MAYBE THIS CAR DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. WELL THIS WAS A VERY COLD DAY I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED THE ENGINE WITH NO POWER STEERING LIGHT. I TURNED THE STEERING WILL AND EVERYTHING WAS OK SO I DROVE SLOWLY TO THE NEXT EXIT. AFTER 500 MILES THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND I ALMOST HIT A CAR AT INTERSECTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE WAS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #10183 (JULY 20, 2110) POWER STEERING ASSIST, BUT MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COVERAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE COVERAGE IS THE SAME. A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AT DEALERSHIP VERIFIED CODE CO545- POWER STEERING MODULE. THE PART THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY CAR WAS PART # 25933396- STEERING COLUMN, AS LISTED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE. I HAVE BEEN IN EMAIL/PHONE CONTACT WITH GM SINCE THE INCIDENT. AS OF A PHONE CALL TODAY, THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COST OF FAULTY STEERING COLUMN OR THE LABOR TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $645. *TR

Mileage: 132,960

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALARMS STARTED DINGING, AND POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON RADIO. I LOST POWER STEERING AND WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I COULD BARELY TURN WHEEL TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT BY ITSELF. ON OCCASION THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND NOW IT IS CONSTANTLY PULLING LEFT. IF I WERE TO LET GO OF THE WHEEL NOW,IT WOULD TURN LEFT AND IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE MINIMAL POWER ASSIST WHEN I TURN RIGHT. IN A NUTSHELL IT NOW FEELS LIKE IT HAS HALF ITS POWER STEERING WORKING ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THERE ALSO IS A CLUNKING NOISE UNDER THE CAR WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL HARD .THIS THUMPING HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR . IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER THE CAR IS BUMPING THE STEERING LINKAGE WHEN FULLY TURNED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL THAT OCCURRED WITH THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEMS FOR MALIBU'S. THE MANUFACTURES EXTENDED THE RECALL UP TO 150,000 MILES. ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2013, WE WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR PARKING SPOT WHEN OUR POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON US. WE HAD NONE. THEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, SUDDENLY IT WAS THERE AGAIN. HERE LIES THE PROBLEM; WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND "THEY" INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE U.S. HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED AND SINCE OUR MALIBU WAS OUT OF THE 150,000 MILES; THEY SAID THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER IT. HOW CAN OWNERS OF CARS/TRUCKS GET THEIR SAFETY ITEMS FIXED, WHEN THEY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE?! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT A PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ISSUE. IF I AM DRIVING ALONG A CORNER AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP, OR SUDDENLY STOPS AND I KILL OR MAIM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? GM? AS I READ THE OTHER "COMPLAINTS" ON THIS SITE; THIS IS NOT ABOUT CAR OWNERS TRYING TO RECEIVE BRAND NEW CARS.WE ALL JUST WANT OUR CARS TO BE FIXED BY THE RECALL REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE AND TO BE SAFE! PERHAPS, WE ALL SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND SUE EVERYONE WHO IS INVOLVED WITH NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND GM. JUST A THOUGHT. I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER OWNERS, BUT I CANNOT RESTART MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A CORNER OR GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 55/65 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 152,803

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY RADIO/TEMP SCREEN AND SAID POWER STEERING. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I DROVE IT A FEW BLOCKS TO MAKE IT HOME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING. IT WAS TOUGH, BUT I MADE IT HOME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING MY POWER STEERING. I SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID ONCE THEY STARTED THEIR CARS AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WORKED, BUT ALSO WENT OUT AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. SO I WENT OUTSIDE AND STARTED MY CAR AND SURE ENOUGH MY POWER STEERING IS WORKING....FOR NOW. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN FEARING IT WILL GO OUT AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 143,218

WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, THERE WERE 4 CHIMES, AND A MESSAGE ON THE DIC 'POWER STEERING.' THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BACK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE CAR WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO RECURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. THEN AGAIN, 4 DAYS LATER, SAME SITUATION. WE HAVE NOTIFIED GM OF THE SITUATION. TO US IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA WITH GM CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. WHY DOESN'T GM RECOGNIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE USA? AS I STATED, IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO OUR CHEVROLET DEALER BUT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT THE DEALER, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY CAN DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER ONLY STORES 'ERROR CODES' FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE ARE FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,859.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING ALARM SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONTROL AND STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

MY CAR HAD A DINGING AND THEN ACROSS THE RADIO IT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, I LOST POWER STEERING. I AM AN OLDER LADY AND SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND I COULD NOT EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. I CALLED MY SON TO COME HELP ME. HE GOT IN AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE RADIO DIDN'T SAY POWER STEERING ANY MORE. HE PULLED OUT AND I FOLLOWED HIM. WE GOT TO OUR STREET AND HE STARTED TO TURN RIGHT INTO OUR DRIVE WAY AND HE ALL OF A SUDDEN THREW UP HIS ARMS. HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CAME AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR STALLED AND THE BELL DINGED AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE RADIO. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/12/13. THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND SAID THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS SHORTING OUT AND IT WOULD COST ME 699.03 TO FIX. I HAD NO MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND THE DEALER SAID THEY RE SET THE COMPUTER AND SAID I SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY SON TOOK THE CAR HOME AND IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE WAY HOME. ON 9/25/13 WE HAD OUR LOCAL DEALER REPLACE THE MOTOR. THEY TOLD ME THE CODE THE COMPUTER READ SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ASSIST MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY SAID THE MOTOR WAS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE AND REPLACED IT. THE TOTAL WAS 643.78 AND THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS 99.53. ON 10/18/13 I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AS I WAS DRIVING INTO THE LOCAL MARKET PARKING LOT, DING,DING, DING AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR IN THE LOT AND COULDN'T STEER IT. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OR THE STEERING COLUMN AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME ANOTHER 90.00 TO LOOK AT IT. I CANNOT AFFORD 1200.00 TO FIX THE COLUMN. MY SON SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR 2006 MALIBU STEERING PROBLEMS AND FOUND TRANSPORT CANADA RECALLED 67,414 2005, 2006 AND 2008 MALIBU'S, PONTIAC AND SATURNS. WHY HAS THE US NOT OFFERED A RECALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 71,750

THE FIRST NOTICE OF MY EPS PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MY FRONT END ALIGNED. THE LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE STEERING BEGAN AROUND JULY OF 2013. IT HAS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE THEN. IT'S HAPPEN TO MY WIFE ON THE STREETS AND TO ME ALSO. I DID SOME BASIC RESEARCH DUE TO THE POTENTIAL COSTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THIS INCLUDED THE INSPECTION & REPLACEMENT OF THE EPS FUSE, EXAMINING THE IGNITION COIL AND CHECKING THE ALTERNATOR. IT STILL RECURS. HAS THERE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE'S STEERING PROBLEMS? *TR

Mileage: 119,345

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING. THIS CAR OVERHEATED AND ANTIFREEZE CAME POURING OUT OF THE OVERFILL HOSE. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT AND FIX IT, NEXT DAY SAME THING. THE CAR ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES FREEZE UP. THIS CAR SOMETIMES TURNS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, YES THE KEY NEED NOT BE INSIDE. THE BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE AND I SPENT FUNDS TO CHANGE IT. HELP!!! THIS CAR SEEMS TO BE A RECALL BIG TIME. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS TURNING OFF OF A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I ALMOST HIT A HOUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM NEW, NOT USED. THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN LOCKING UP OFF AND ON EVER SINCE. NOW I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THEY TOLD ME EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER, THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THEY CAN FIX IT. I HAVE TO BUY A NEW STEERING COLUMN AND PAY THEM TO INSTALL IT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WILL IT TAKE PEOPLE GETTING KILLED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING BOX, AND SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE HAD ISSUES SINCE THE DAY AFTER I GOT IT. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN A MONTH AND WITHIN 24 HOURS OF HAVING IT THE ISSUES STARTED. THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, WHEN I FILL THE TANK. THE STARTER WILL CRANK BUT THE CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START, SOMETIMES THE START IS A LONG CRANK & SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START AT ALL, NOW TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 75,401

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND DOESN'T UNLOCK UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN I TRY AND PASS OTHER CARS IT WILL LOCK UP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ITS THE POWER ASSIST UNIT GETTING TOO HOT AND SHUTS OFF SO IT DOES NOT FRY THE MOTOR OF THE UNIT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT WILL LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BRIEFLY RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 10/24/13*CN UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

Mileage: 156,000

STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WARNING CHIMES SOUNDED AND "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON STEREO CONSOLE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, STEERING SEEMED TO BE FINE. TWO DAYS LATER I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A TUGGING FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND AFTER PAYING A DIAGNOSTIC FEE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUBLISHED FOR THIS (10183) BUT THEY WON'T INFORM YOU UNLESS IT OCCURS. THEY ALSO ARE ONLY COVERING REPAIRS FOR A CERTAIN RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR OUTSIDE OF THAT RANGE. ANY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH STEERING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 74,964

I WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON BUT AT THE SAME TIME I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THREE MONTHS AGO WHILE MY TEENAGER WAS DRIVING ALONE HE TOLD ME THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT WHILE HE WAS TURNING AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. BUT WHEN I DROVE IT AFTER HIM I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL JUNE 28TH. BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE 28TH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HENDRICKS AUTO MALL IN DURHAM NC ON JUNE 29TH FOR FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 MALIBU BUT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S MY PROBLEM AND IF I WANTED IT FIXED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I WAS THE 2ND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE AT CHEVY IF THE POWER STEERING WARNING AND BELL SHOULD GIVE ME A WARNING OR JUST GO OUT AND WAS ADVISED THAT WHEN IT APPEARS IT SHOULD ONLY BE A WARNING. I WOULD LIKE FOR CHEVY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF THE RECALL AS IT HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AS I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE REP JR WHO ADVISED ME ON JULY 5TH THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT PUTS ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 149,930

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING ON ME AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RESETS ITSELF BUT THEN KEEPS HAPPENING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING ON ME AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

THIS CAR HAD HARDLY DRIVEN OFF THE LOT,AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR WITH 31000 ORIGINAL MILES ON THE OD AND I PUT ONLY 800 MILES,WHEN THE ROTORS,AND BRAKES,AND STEERING STARTED KNOCKING,AND BECOMING WHAT I WOULD CALL "STIFF,NON-FUNCTIONAL" POWER STEERING,AND PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT,WHEN UPHILL. THE HARSH SHAKING,OF THE ROTORS,AND THE "STRINGY FEELING OF THE BRAKE PAD,LOOSE WAS NOT STOPPING AT A PROPER SAFE LEVEL. AT THE FUTURE,WITHIN 2008-2009-2012 THE STEERING COLUMN,WAS RECALLED,AND PUT IN TWICE AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT GOOD,REQUIRING MORE REPLACEMENTS,AND ROTORS SHAVED FOR MY SAFETY AS IT RATTLED THE FRONT END,AND CAUSED STEERING,AND DISTRACTING FOR DRIVING SAFELY. I HAD MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS ON BASIC DRIVING,IN RURAL AREA,UPHILL,WHERE POWER STEERING WENT OUT,THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. PROB 10 TIMES,ON FREEWAY I COULD NOT GO PAST 60 MILES,OR THE ENGINE WOULD ACT STRANGE,PULLING,AND AGAIN THREATENING TO FAIL POWER STEERING. TO DATE,,NOW THE MAF FAILED,AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING,AGAIN LOCKING UP THE BRAKES,AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IN TOTAL IT HAS 30000 NEW MILES IN LESS THEN 6 YRS AND IT REMAINS A DEATHTRAP. *TR

Mileage: 31,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING STIFFENED. UNABLE TO TURN CAR. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, UNTIL I COULD STEER CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. EACH RESTART GAVE ME A FEW SECONDS OF STEERING. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR, OTHER ADJUSTMENTS, PLUS $115 CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE, PLUS RENTAL CAR FOR 3 DAYS: FOR A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF $1,023.36. *TR

Mileage: 74,601

SEPTEMBER 2012 I HAD BOTH FRONT DRIVE AXLES REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THOSE AXLES. MAY 2013 THE SHAKING WAS STILL VERY PERSISTENT AND I WAS HEARING A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWAY BARS. THIS STILL DIDNT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 6-3-13 WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON RADIO DIAL AND CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING DIDNT HAVE A PROBLEM. IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES SINCE THEN. TODAY 06-17-13 I STILL HAVE POWER STEERING, BUT NOW THERE IS A SCRUBBING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS REAL "JERKY" WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS, ESPECIALLY TO THE LEFT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE MY POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WONT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATLY BEFORE LIVES OUR LOST. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, THE OUTER TIE ROD, THE BRAKES AND DRUMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000...UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION, AS WELL AS THE OUTER TIE RODS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE CONSUMER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RACK AND PINION AND OUTER TIE RODS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE PARKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON MY RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO INSTINCTIVELY I CUT MY CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON. IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE. NOW OUT OF NO WHERE IF I MAKE ANY SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I READ ONLINE ABOUT HOW A LOT OF CHEVY MALIBU'S ARE DOING THIS. WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN ADDRESSED? *TR

Mileage: 128,000

SINCE 4/24/13 MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THANKFULLY AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT LOST STEERING BUT IT DOES SCARE ME WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THE WARNING HAS COME ON. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THIS MATTER I FEEL AS A SINGLE PARENT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY UP TO $500 FOR REPAIRS. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO PROTECT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. IF STEERING SHOULD GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT A RECALL MAY NEVER BE PUT IN PLACE UNLESS AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 72,145

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF HER COMPANY. SHE PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BUT THE POWER STEERING SEEMS DIFFERENT AND NOT AS SMOOTH. *TR

Mileage: 75,208

I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I IGNITE MY CAR. THERE IS CHIMING AND MESSAGE FOR CHECKING POWER STEERING. TURN OFF THE MOTOR, AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. WHILE I ACCELERATED ONTO HIGHWAY, I HEARD THE SAME CHIMING. HAD NO TIME TO LOOK AT THE MESSAGE. I SEARCHED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS LOST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. GM TOOK BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM TAX PAYER'S POCKETS TO BAIL IT OUT, BUT CAN NOT MAKE A RIGHT CAR. SHAME ON GM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 60 MILE PER HOUR THE POWERSTEERING WARNING CAME ONTO THE RADIO DISPLAY. SHORTLY AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I DONT THAT THE CAR CUT OFF. I WAS TOWED TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT, ONCE THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS SERVICED, WHILE DRIVING IT HOME THE CAR LOCKED UP AGAIN AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN TO THE PLACE. ONCE AT THE PLACE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND THE CAR RAN FINE FOR TWO DAYS. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONCE PULLED IN PARKING SPACE THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN FEAR THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU,FIRST INCIDENT WAS PROBABLY JAN 2013 I FILLED GAS TANK AND INSTANTLY THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON , THEN GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY FOR UP TO 3 DAYS , THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING PULLING ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT , SOMETIMES VERY SUDDENLY. HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE AND NEW TIRES STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GETTING SCARY TO DRIVE. CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT PROBLEM IS WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE POWER STEERING QUITS - MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER, POWER STEERING COMES UP IN THE DISPLAY CENTER, AND THE WARNING CENTER DING IS SOUNDED. STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND NOW HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL, UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN MAKING ONE OF YOUR NEXT RIGHT TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

EITHER WHILE I AM DRIVING OR WHEN I START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DISPLAY AND DINGS THREE TIMES, AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY WHILE I AM DRIVING, FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE I AM DRIVING AROUND CORNERS, BUT I AM VERY FEARFUL THAT IT WILL AND I WILL BE IN THE DITCH WITH MAJOR ISSUES. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS AND I NEED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES ON OCCASIONS TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO START WORKING. THIS IS AND COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM TRULY AMAZED THAT GM CARES ABOUT THE CANADIAN DRIVERS BUT NOT ABOUT USA DRIVERS. AS THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE UNITED STATES. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT, I HEARD THE DING DING SOUND THE CAR MAKES WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, THE POWER STEERING FLASHED ON AND OFF RAPIDLY. THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN BUT IT QUICKLY RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THE 2006 MALIBU HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT IS NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 97,261

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKED UP, AS THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT IN ONE OF THE SENSORS. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,708. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

Mileage: 40,708

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR GAVE ME THE 'DING' THAT TELLS ME SOMETHING IS WRONG. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND IT FLASHED POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING STALL. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WAS NORMAL AGAIN. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THE 2006 MALIBU HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT IS NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 122,001

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH SUDDENLY POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED IN DISPLAY, WARNING NOISE CAME ON (DING) AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER ANF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS RE-STARTED AND THE WARNING MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWERSTEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I CHECKED FOR, (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES), DTC'S WITH A SCANTOOL AND THERE WERE NO CODES LISTED. I LOOKED FOR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - POWER STEERING ASSIST2012/05/2310183A THIS BULLETIN COVERS MY VEHICLE AND WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING A SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,280. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES AT 25 MPH AND ONE AT 5 MPH. UPDATED 03/27/13

Mileage: 30,280

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 60 MPH. I SUDDENLY RECOGNIZED THAT IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO PULL IT OVER . AS I KNEW THIS ISSUE WITH 2006 MALIBU CARS (READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET BEFORE), I DID NOT PANIC, AND ACHIEVED IT TO PULL OVER WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. (BY THE WAY, I AM A MALE DRIVER AND I DO NOT THINK ANY FEMALE DRIVER WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROBLEM IN ADVANCE COULD PULL THE CAR OVER) I HAVE SEEN THE "POWER STEERING" FLASH ON THE SCREEN DURING THE INCIDENT. AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON THE IGNITION, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WILL REPEAT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING, AND FOUND THAT 2005/2006/2008 MALIBU CARS WERE RECALLED ON OCTOBER 2012 IN CANADA. (PLEASE SEE THE LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION HTTP://WWWAPPS.TC.GC.CA/SAF-SEC-SUR/7/VRDB-BDRV/SEARCH/RECALLDETAIL.ASPX?LANG=ENG&RN=2012331 ) HOWEVER, THERE IS NO SUCH ACTION IN THE USA. IT IS A VERY CRUCIAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND THESE CARS ARE TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY IN THE USA AS WELL. GM SHOULD DEFINITELY TAKE AN ACTION BEFORE ANY DEADLY ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 62,590

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER GOT THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER HAVING TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.WAS TOLD IT WAS A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR THAT HAD WENT OUT CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND AFTER QUESTIONING ABOUT A RECALL WAS TOLD THEY WERE RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING MATTER THAT GM NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 104,835

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHENEVER IT WANT TO WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE GAS HAND GOES DOWN TO E WHEN THE CAR REALLY HAVE GAS IN IT, BUT IT WILL GO BACK UP ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND THE CAR DO NOT GET AS MUCH POWER HAVE TO HIT THE GAS ALL THE WAY RPM GO ALL THE WAY UP. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS BUT HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH IT. *TR

UPON RETURNING FROM VACATION, WE RETRIEVED OUR 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE AND THE CAR BEEPED ONCE AND MY HUSBAND WAS LIKE "WHAT'S THAT", THEN I NOTICED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER AREA THAT IT WAS FLASHING POWER STEERING, WHICH IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. NOW, EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR, THE CAR BEEPS AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT GM IS NOT ACCEPTING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMNS/POWER STEERING MOTORS, ONLY THOSE SELECT FEW (COBALTS, ETC.)?? APPARENTLY QUITE A FEW ARE BEING RECALLED IN CANADA, BUT NOT IN THE U. S. AND IT ONLY LEADS ME TO THE QUESTION: WHY?? I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL MALIBU OWNER (THIS IS MY THIRD ONE) BUT IF GM IS NOT WILLING TO STEP UP AND ADMIT A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, I MAY HAVE TO RETHINK MY CHOICE OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 96,355

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES TO THE LEFT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND PULLED TO THE LEFT TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS AND PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY INFO CENTER INDICATED A "POWER STEERING" ERROR AND CHIMED 3 TIMES. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM REMEDIED ITSELF. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ERROR WITHOUT REPRODUCING IT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK. SO I PUT OFF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF LOOK UNDER THE HOOD FOR A POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID HOLDER NOTICE THERE WASN'T ONE. SO I STARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE FINE. SO LATELY, IT KEEP HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT THE CHEVROLET COMPANY SAY THAT IT IS NOT A DEFECT IN THE CAR. BUT I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE CARRY THE CAR IN TO GET IT SERVICE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER WITH NOT PAID FOR IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO MANY MILES ON MY CAR. BUT IF I HAVE ONLY 150,000 MILES THEY WOULD. BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SAY THAT IT IS NOT A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT'S CAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND THAT I DIDN'T BUY IT NEW ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET COMPANY BUT IF THERE ARE A LOT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING THEN I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR NOT HOW MANY MILES YOU PUT ON THE CAR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

ON ACCEL LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST ,STEERING VERY HARD TO MOVE HIT BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN STEERING RECOVERED. ACCELERATED VEHICLE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE EFFECT MENTION ABOVE. STEERING VERY HARD TO TURN IN THE MORNING HOURS AND LOSE OF STEERING HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT..THE STEERING GETS STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING ALARM COMES ON. ONCE STOPPED I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND CRANK IT AGAIN...THE POWER STEERING RESETS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO EACH AND EVERYTIME. THE DEALER FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN..SO PLEASE ADVISE. THE FLUID IS GOOD AND THERE IS NO LEAKS. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

HARD TO TURN STEERING LEFT 4 BRIEF MOMENT. POWER STEERING LIGHT DISPLAY???? *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000. UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND NOTICED WHEN TURING THE STEERING WHEEL INTO THE LEFT DIRECTION A LOUD NOISE WOULD EMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT SWING ARM SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THE DEFECT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED 3 TIMES WITHIN A 0.5 MILE DISTANCE DRIVING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH WHILE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT-COMPLETELY. IT WAS THE HARDEST THING TO TURN THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND I OWN A 66 MUSTANG THAT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. THERE IS LITERALLY NO WAY TO STEER THE CAR WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. MY FATHER-IN LAW BUILDS/DESIGNS PRODUCTION CARS FOR A LIVING AND HE TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP HE WORKS WITH AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPLACE JUST THE PART IS AROUND $800 WITHOUT LABOR. THE ACTUAL PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS NOT SOLD ON ITS OWN SO YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN SINCE THE SMALL PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS RIVETED TO THE COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR MY CAR. THE COLUMN HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE BY A DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVY WILL NOT COVER THEIR BAD PARTS/DESIGN AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNSAFE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ITS LIKE WHEN TOYOTAS PRIUSES ACCELERATOR WOULD GET STUCK-ITS JUST AS DANGEROUS. WHAT NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL HAPPEN? IT HAS AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAUSES MULTIPLE TRAGEDIES TO SAY NOW ITS WORTH THE TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND DO GOOD BUSINESS? BACK YOUR PRODUCT CHEVY. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. VERY HARD TO CONTROL CAR. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED THE MALIBU, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT BACK HOME. HAD IT FIXED AND COST ME OVER $600.00 AT THE CHEVY DEALER. AT 56000 MILES I WAS CONTACTED BY GM, AND THEY RE-IMBURSED ME FOR THE COST. SINCE THEN, I AM NOW EXPERIENCING A SOMEWHAT LOUD AND AGGRAVATING CLUNKING OR SHIFTING NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION OR TAKING OFF FROM A START. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE WHOLE STEERING MECHANISM AND THE STRESS BEING PUT ON OTHER COMPONENTS MAKING THEM FAIL. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE CAR. MY PROBLEM IS THAT NOT ONLY THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE RESALE VALUE IS SEVERELY REDUCED. WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND WOULD BUY THE CAR KNOWING ITS PROBLEMS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 38,895

WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH PERFORMANCE OF CAR UNTIL THIS EPISODE. FORTUNATELY, MY SON & I MADE IT BACK FROM CALIFORNIA, THE DAY BEFORE WE CAME DOWN DONNER PASS. NEXT DAY STARTED TO TAKE CAR AND VERILY GOT GOING WHEN I COULDN'T STEER, VERY HARD ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK HOME. POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ACROSS RADIO SYSTEM ALONG WITH BELL SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO DEALERS WHICH COST $120. FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS. THEY REPORTED THE BRAIN (MOTOR/MODULE CODE CO807) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $958. FIRST, THEN THEY WOULD CHECK STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD INVOLVE ADDITIONAL COST. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIR & ENDED UP BRINGING CAR HOME SAFELY AFTER PAYING FOR DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE THE INVOICE WHICH THEY GAVE WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND MY DECLINE OF SERVICE. HERE IT SITS, I'M TOO SCARED TO DRIVE AND AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ACCESS TO ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE TIME BEING. GOING TO TRADE IN AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT! THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. A "RECALL" NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AND IT WOULD BECOME VERY HARD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FORCED ITSELF TO DRIVE STRAIGHT AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 40,000

THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I TURN THE IGNITION ON, THERE IS A BELL, AND THE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SAYS "POWER STEERING." I TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, RE-START IT, AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. *JS

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,754 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,320.

Mileage: 29,754

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800. UPDATED 5/11/12 *CN THE CONSUMER ATTACHED A LETTER FROM GM REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 72,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU, LOCKS UP. *TR

(APRIL 2011) LEAVING WORK ONE AFTERNOON, I BEGAN TO DRIVE OFF THE CAMPUS AND AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TIGHTEN AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. THAT DAY I ENDED UP IN THE DITCH AND I'M THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. EVERY TIME I PROCEED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP CAUSING ME TO GRAB THE WHEEL AS HARD AS I CAN AND MERGE TO THE SHOULDER TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART SO THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DRIVABLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1500 PLUS DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AND JUST SUFFERED THROUGH THE PROBLEM. PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR. WHEN THE WEATHER COOLED OFF IN SEPTEMBER OR SO THE CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE FINE. NOW ITS MARCH 2012 IN MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREMELY HOT AND HUMID AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP BASICALLY EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR. I CAN JUST BE DRIVING AND IT LOCK UP. I CANNOT GAMBLE WITH MY LIFE NOR MY CHILDREN AND I'M FEARFUL THAT THIS CAR IS GOING TO COST US OUR LIVES IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AROUND. HELP! *KB

Mileage: 80,000

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT HAD REALLY LOW MILES FOR A CAR THAT OLD( (99939 AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE). I LOVE MY CAR AND IT HAS DONE NOTHING REALLY TO ANGER ME. I GOT A POWER STEERING WARNING THROUGH MY RADIO DISPLAY. THE CAR DROVE NORMAL SO I PAID IT LITTLE OR NO ATTENTION. THE ONE DAY I WALKED TO THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR. SINCE I ONLY HAD THE CAR A VERY SHORT TIME I TOOK IT TO THE WARRANTY CENTER TO BE LOOKED AT, THEY PUT MY CAR ON THE COMPUTER AND NO DEFECT CODES CAME UP. THE MECHANIC ASKED ME WHAT COLOR WAS THE FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING, LIKE I WOULD REMEMBER THAT! I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T KNOW. PUT A WHITE PIECE OF PAPER UNDERNEATH THERE AND WAIT A LITTLE WHILE. THE SHOP HAS HAD MY CAR OVER A DAY AND CAN TELL ME NOTHING. I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WAITS ON SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. WARNING LIGHTS AND DEFECT CODES POP UP FOR A REASON. THE REASON I DON'T KNOW BUT I WILL EVENTUALLY. WITH ALL I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE STEERING ALL THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH DEFECT CODES. IS THERE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OR WITH THE FAULT DISPLAY SYSTEM? *KB

Mileage: 10,884

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY BACK HOME AND SUDDENLY I LOST STEERING CAUSING ME TO GET HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE , THIS HAPPEND IN PIEDRAS NEGRAS MEXICO AND MY INSURANCE DIDNT COVER THE DAMAGE , THANK GOD IT WAS JUST A SMALL HIT ON THE FENDER BUT AFTER LOOKING FOR THE ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE POWER STEERING ASSITANT MOTOR , IM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAS THAT ISSUE , IN FACT THE 2005 MALIBU AND PONTIAC G6 HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND GM ALREADY RECALL THAT TO FIX IT , I DONT SEE WHY THE ARE NOT ACCEPTING RECALLING THIS MODEL SINCE USES THE SAME COMPONENT. I HOPE THAT NO ONE ELSE GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS. HERE'S A LINK FROM A WEB FORUM WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE USERS WITH SAME ISSUE HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T595753-2006_MALIBU_MAXX_ELECTRIC_POWER_STEERING *JS

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIMED THREE TIMES AND "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON DIC. THE WHEEL WAS HAD TO TURN RIGHT. PROBLEM WENT AWAY BUT WARNING MESSAGE STILL DISPLAYED ON DIC. IF I WERE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED I WOULDNT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE INJURED OR KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR 1 WEEK! *TR

Mileage: 70,890

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HEARD A CHIME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS ALSO AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTY TIMES AND EVENTUALLY BECAME A PERMANENT MALFUNCTION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD IS ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MY STEERING IS REAL STIFF WHERE IT NEEDS TWO HANDS TO TURN THE WHEEL AND A GOOD STRONG GRIP. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE FIXED THROUGH GM BEFORE THIS FAILS ON OTHERS AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 107,100

I WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS NO HINT OF FAILURE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A POWER STEERING NOTICE APPEARED ON THE DASH AFTER THE FAILURE, NO WARNING RING TONES OR SOUND GIVEN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER WHEN IT HAD APPX. 36,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET OR THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE RAMPANT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS YEAR CHEVROLET MODELS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE RECALLS FOR ALL MODELS AFFECTED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THAT IS THE ONLY FAIR AND PROPER SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,230

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN DOWN OUR STREET. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT WHEN THIS POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS, THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE SAFELY TURNED, BUT I TAKE EXCEPTION TO THAT. MY WIFE IS OF AVERAGE STRENGTH AND IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN WALKING ON OUR STREET SHE COULDN'T HAVE STEERED CLEAR OF THEM OR IF A CAR WAS PARKED WHEN SHE TURNED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.I HAD THE CAR IN THE GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE AT 100,000 MILES FOR FRONT END ISSUES AND HAD OVER $1000.00 OF REPAIRS INCLUDING NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. I FEEL THAT WHENEVER A VEHICLE COMES IN THAT HAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE LISTED THAT IS AS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THIS, THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED. WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY IT HAD 106,000 MILES AND WE ARE TOLD BY GM THAT WE ARE OUT OF LUCK FOR ANY HELP. THIS PROBLEM IS LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE AND EVEN THOUGH IT RESETS ITSELF WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, IT MAY GO OUT AGAIN IN A WEEK, A MONTH OR AN HOUR AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITH CONFIDENCE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM THAT THEY WON'T AT LEAST COVER SOME OF THIS REPAIR. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT GOES OUT GRADUALLY AS TO ALERT YOU OF AN ISSUE, BUT RATHER ALL AT ONCE AND TAKES YOU TOTALLY BY SURPRISE. I'M SURE ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AND IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN GM MAKES IT OUT TO BE. THEY SHOULD EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM PARTS OR AT LEAST COVER A PART WITH PROVEN DEFECTS EVEN IF IT IS JUST PAST THEIR MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING DOESNT WORK AND POWER STEERING COMES ON UP ON MY DISPLAY. BEEN READING ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS YET. OF COURSE THE $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT ISN'T GOING TO COVER IT....*TT

Mileage: 70,823

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CLOCK AND RADIO HAD TO BE RESET WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,700. UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 04/09/12

Mileage: 98,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CLOCK AND RADIO HAD TO BE RESET WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,700. UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 04/09/12

Mileage: 98,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,277 .

Mileage: 135,277

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURNS. OR WHEN THE TEMP IN THE VEHICLE IS HOT THE STEERING WON'T STAY ON AT ALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL WARRENY ENANCEMENT ISSUED BUT NO RECALL. THIS MEANS THAT A MILAGE LIMIT OF 100,000 MILES IS IN PLACE. SO THIS WILL COST ME $1200 TO FIX FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED OR INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE.

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON WITH FOUR BELL TONES - I LOST THE ABILITY TO EASILY STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET THE CAR STEERED OFF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON AND POWER STEERING RESUMED. I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE JUST TO STEER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY LOCKS UP IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS ELECTRONIC AND ITS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2004 VERSION WAS RECALLED FOR PER MY MECHANIC. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THEN STEERING WAS LOST. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON 5 TIMES BUT THE SAME MESSAGE KEPT REAPPEARING WITH RETURNED INABILITY TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 120,625

I WAS JUST BACKING UP AT CHURCH AND THE DINGING NOISE CAME ON LIKE WHEN YOUR CAR DOOR IS OPEN. I LOOK AT THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING. I COULD NOT TURN MY CAR WITHOUT USING 2 HANDS TO DO IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME (2 BLOCKS). AFTER LOOKING UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUGGESTING I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, I WENT OUT TO TRY IT AND IT WORKED. IT'S AS IF I HAD NO PROBLEM AT ALL. I WENT AROUND THE BLOCK AND DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT WHAT IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT END. LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT AND BOTH STABILIZER END LINKS LOOSE, REPLACED CONTROL ARM, AXLE FALLING OFF, SHAFT, YOU NAME IT. AND I DON'T ABUSE MY CAR. JUST WANT TO ADD YET ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO THE REST. AND YES, THIS WILL BE MY LAST CHEVY. WE ARE NOW DEPENDING ON OUR 1997 FORD RANGER WITH 212,000 MILES ON IT. MY CHEVY HAS 85,000. TO SAY THE LEAST, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I'M JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. I FEEL LIKE I NEED A SAFETY INSPECTION EVERY MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2.2 / 4CL. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A REGULAR POWER STEERING SYSTEM , I BELIEVE IT IS ELECTRONIC. THE PROBLEM IS WHILE YOU DRIVE AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO STEER, NO POWER AT ALL, CREATING A VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO RECALL YET WE BELIEVE. BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL, MANY SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ONE, NO POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN IT WOULD ILLUMINATE, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT JERKING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN BANKS ONE AND TWO, CORE PACK, SPARK PLUGS AND THE PRONGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY ABRUPT FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TURNED STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO EXIT A FUELING PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE PANEL DISPLAY INDICATED "POWER STEERING" AND AN INDICATOR ON THE DASH HAD A AMBER COLOR ICON WITH A WRENCH. HAD TO USE A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULD NOT DISCERN ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR AS DRIVING HOME APPROX. 2 MILES FROM SERVICE STATION. CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE COMMENTS SEEN ON THE INTERNET REGARDING OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THESE VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY, MY SPEED WAS MINIMAL. IT WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN MAKING TURNS, WHETHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THE POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR FAILS. LUCKILY I AM ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES (SO FAR) THAT IT GOES OUT AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED. A COUPLE OF TIMES, I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND AVOIDED HITTING ANY CARS WHILE MAKING THAT TURN. THE THING THAT I FEAR IS THAT WHEN IT STARTS TO SNOW OR IF I HAVE TO MAKE SOME EVASIVE MOVES TO AVOID OBJECTS, THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES SO TURNED AROUND AND PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE STARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE STEERING IS STILL LOCKED UP. MY CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT IT LOCKED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/23/11

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHAKE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAD BEGAN TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO STEP ON BRAKE, SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE BUT STILL COULD NOT GET STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE FOUND A MULTIPLE SITES WITH THE SAME SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY HAVE EVEN HAD MECHANICS TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CHARGE THEM HORRENDOUS AMOUNTS FOR REPAIRS BUT CONTINUED HAVING ISSUES AFTER EITHER THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS REPLACED, COILS AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED, OR OTHER PARTS THAT MECHANICS TRIED TROUBLESHOOTING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE IT DOES TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 112,207

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR 6 WEEKS, AND I ALREADY AM EXPERIENCING 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. 1. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO WILD ANYTIME GAS IS ADDED TO THE TANK, AND AS THE WEEKS HAVE GONE BY IT IS LESS ACCURATE. I ONLY KNOW WHEN MY GAS TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY. I HAVE NO IDEA ON ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. 2. WHEN I WILL START THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT COME ON WITH THE CAR. I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, REMOVE THE KEY AND OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR TO REGISTER THE NEXT TRY AS A TRULY NEW START. IF YOU FAIL TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, THE CAR DOES NOT COMPLETELY POWER DOWN SO IT WILL NOT RECYCLE. 3. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL BEGIN TO LOCK UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, AND I WILL HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. I HAVE LET GO OF THE WHEEL ONCE OR TWICE AND THE WHEEL WILL TURN ENOUGH IN ONE DIRECTION TO NEARLY DO A UTURN. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHEN A DRIVER WAS INATTENTIVE, IM PRETTY SURE IT WOULD CAUSE ONE HECK OF A ACCIDENT! THE WORST PART IS THAT THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MONTHS, SO THEY MUST HAVE KNOW ABOUT THESE DEFECTS AND SOLD IT TO ME ANYWAYS. THE DEALER PUT GAS IN THE CAR BEFORE WE DID THE PAPERWORK. I KNOW THE GUY SAW THE GAS GAUGE GOING NUTS, AND THAT'S WHY HE INSISTED ON BEING THE ONE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE GAS STATION. I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE RESET THE COMPUTER TO GET THE CAR TO BEHAVE FOR TEST DRIVES, BECAUSE I HAD ONLY PUT 40 MILES ON IT BEFORE ALL THIS STUFF STARTED. CERTAINLY NOT A COINCIDENCE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR FOR THE MOST PART GREAT ON GAS BUT LAST WEEK THE BRAKES FELT REAL HARD TO PUSH SO I REPLACE WITH NEW BRAKES FRONT AND REAR THE OLD BRAKES LOOKED ALMOST NEW NOW THE BRAKE TAIL LIGHT COME WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND DON'T GO OFF UNLESS YOU DEPRESS THEM. DRIVERS THINK YOUR STOPPING WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKING THEY CANT TELL BECAUSE LIGHTS GO OUT.ALSO FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING CONTROL I WONDER IF AND WHEN SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE GM RECALLS AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. I ALMOST HIT MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLE. WITH MUCH EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE STREET AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR LIKE YEAR AND ALMOST LIKE ONCE A DAY THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT BUT IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL BE OK. KNOW IT IS EVEN STARTING TO SAKE WHILE DRIVING. SO I TOOK MY CAR T A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SO I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE POWER STEERING I AM JUST NOT SEEING WHILE THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS VEHICLE. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SEIZE SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,100.

Mileage: 37,000

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TODAY AND I WAS SO CLOSE INTO HITTING MY SISTERS CAR, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEER AS MUCH AS A COULD WENT A LITTLE BIT ONTO THE BUSHES . BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR.THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO GIVES SOMEWHAT OF A VIBRATION WHICH I THOUGHT WERE THE STRUTS WHICH WERE REPLACED AND THE DISC BRAKES. WHICH ALOT OF MONEY WENT INTO REPLACING THOSE PARTS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED IT IN AUGUST 2010 AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AROUND BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL LOCK UP AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS TO GET FIXED AS I AM ALREADY PAYING FOR COLLEGE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER MESSAGES FROM OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS FACING THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS? *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ECURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,000

PULLED UP TO THE STOP SIGN LEAVING MY STREET GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY ....STEERING WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY STIFF....POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH....MANAGED TO TURN IT AROUND AND PARK IT BACK IN MY DRIVE WAY ....I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HOW IT HAS COST THEM HUNDREDS EVEN THOUSANDS TO GET FIXED AND SOME STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM....I DO NOT HAVE HUNDREDS TO POUR INTO MY CAR....CAN BARELY MAKE PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE.....I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,242 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION OR DRIVING OVER ROAD BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES & PARKED THE VEHICLE. THOUGHT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A HUGH PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MALIBU VEHICLES. HE PERSONALLY HAD REPAIRED MANY, MANY CARS WITH THIS STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. THE COST WOULD RUN $900 +. RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. OWNER RESEARCHED THE WEBSITE FOR RECALLS. FOUND OUT THAT WITH IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MALIBU & GM DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A RECALL FOR IT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL TAKE LOSS OF LIVES BEFORE ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. TOO MANY OF THESE CARS HAVE THIS DEFECT. GM SHOULD "MAN UP" AND EITHER REPAIR THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY OR ALLOW FOR TRADE-IN'S WITH APPROPRIATE TRADE IN VALUE. ALSO, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN AFTER REPAIR HAVE BEEN DONE, THE PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK. NO GUARANTEE FOR PERMANENT SOLUTION. OWNER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THE STEERING ISSUE OCCURRING AT ANY TIME & MAYBE CAUSING A MINOR OR EVEN WORSE FATAL ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 118,000. *TT

Mileage: 118,054

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING OVER ANY ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ASSIST POWER FOR THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 MALIBU IN 2007. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR'S STEERING COLUMN. IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND EVERY TIME I WOULD MAKE A TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. I KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I STILL HEAR THE CLUNKING NOISE TODAY. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AT TIMES IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WAS CRANKING AND RUNNING ON ITS OWN. HARD TO EXPLAIN IT UNLESS YOU WERE STARTING THE CAR. THAT WAS AN ISSUE AS WELL. NOW THIS 2006 MALIBU WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AFTER GOING TO THE STORE AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED TO START IT IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY AND HAD THAT CHECKED OUT. NOT THE BATTERY, THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE ROCKER ARM BROKE AND IN TURN IT BENT THE RODS AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS NOW CEASED AND DAMAGED. *KB

Mileage: 68,000

MAKING A RIGHT TURN, I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING, THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERS FOR A KNOCKING IN THE STEERING AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 31,540

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A SERIOUS STEERING PROBLEM. JUST LIKE THE COBALT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS THE SAME STEERING SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU AS THE COBALT ? THE STEERING JUST DECIDES TO "STOP WORKING ON IT'S OWN". NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST I MIGHT BE GOING, IT PULLS TO THE LEFT , IT POPS WHEN I STEER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, BUT RESETS. SO BY THE TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND PAY FOR ANOTHER SERVICE TIME, IT IS DONE AND THEY SAY DO THIS DO THAT. I HAD THE STEERING FIXED TWICE NOW BECAUSE IT WAS POPPING. THEY SAID THE STEERING WAS "OUT OF PLACE". WHEN THE STEERING STOPS, IT IS TO HARD TO GRASP AND STEER OUT OF HARMS WAY. BUT GM STATES.. THE STEERING NEVER GOES COMPLETELY OUT.... THEY SHOULD DRIVE ONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DRIVE MY GRAND-KIDS AROUND IN THIS CAR ....... IF THEY FIXED THE COBALT,THEY NEED TO FIX THIS NOW BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ! DON'T THEY FEEL A OUNCE OF REMORSE ? OR IS THIS LIKE THE TOYOTA DEAL ? THEY DON'T CARE AS LONG AS YOU ARE MAKING MONEY AND THERE ARE"THAT MANY DEATHS" MAYBE THEY SHOULD LET THEIR KIDS AND GRAND-KIDS RIDE IN OR DRIVE THESE CARS....... THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND ALL GM SAID WAS" TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND MAYBE WE CAN OFFER COST ASSISTANCE . " *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,225 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,231.

Mileage: 137,225

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR ACCELERATING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS TIME WHILE ACCELERATING ON A ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY THE BATTERY LIGHT ALONG WITH ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND I TEMPORARILY LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO MINUTES. NORMALLY WHENEVER THE BATTERY LIGHTS OR OTHER IDIOT LIGHTS FLICKER A CHIME IS HEARD. THIS IS KIND OF SCARY SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TENDS TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

2006 MALIBU LT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS THEN RESUMES INTERMITTENTLY. MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH VEHICLE COMPUTER DURING FAILURE, RESUMES COMMUNICATION WHEN ASSIST RESUMES. CANNOT DETECT FAULTY SWITCHES, WIRING, FUSES. NO RECALL NOTICES OR SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE AND THEN THE STEERING SHAFT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,688 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND THE STEERING SHAFT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACED THE SAME PART A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,909 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 26,909

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING LANES ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER A GROOVE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SEIZED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY AND THE GROUND STRAP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 121,000. UPDATED 08/24/11 *BF UPDATED 04/09/12 UPDATED 05/03/12

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING IN DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, AND THE STERRING WHEEL LATER UNLOCKS ON IT'S OWN. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BECOMES VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING SENSOR BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, THE VEHICLE COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE UPON ENGAGING IT. DURING A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A TIGHTNESS AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND JERK VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,500.

Mileage: 94,500

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON A TWISTING HIGHWAY IN RURAL MONTANA WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. WITH NO ASSIST WE ALMOST MISSED A CORNER. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXTREME PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. IF THE POWER STEERING RETURNED DURING THE TIME A LOT OF PULLING PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WE MAY HAVE GONE ACROSS THE CENTER LINE AND IMPACTED THE FRONT OF A KENWORTH TRUCK. IF AFTER A HEAD ON ACCIDENT THE POWER STEERING MAY AGAIN BE WORKING IF CHECKED. THIS IS A FEARFUL SITUATION.

Mileage: 130,200

MY 2006 MALIBU POWER STEERING KEEPS SPONTANEOUSLY GOING OUT. IT STARTED AROUND 75,000 MILES. IT IS CONSTANTLY PULLING THE WHEEL FROM ONE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER. IT'S AT A POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DOES COME ON, BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY - NOT ALL OF THE TIME. SO FAR, NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT I FEAR IT WILL LOCK UP IN ONE CERTAIN DIRECTION OR OVER CORRECTION FROM TRYING TO CONTROL IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED OR REPLACED- THE CAR IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKES LOCKING UP..WHEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP IT TAKES 4-5 SECS AND ITS BACK TO NORMAL ITS DONE IT 3 TIMES AND THE PAST TIME CAME CLOSE TO BEING IN A DEADLY WRECK. *TT

Mileage: 197,158

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE STEERING FAILED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 86,011.

Mileage: 86,011

2006 CHEVY MALIBU - POWER STEERING DISPLAYS ON SCREEN - THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING, IF I TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL DISAPPEAR AND POWER STEERING RESUMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. DOES CHEVY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED AND CAN'T FIND ANY AND I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN WE FIRST START THE CAR OR ONCE WE HAVE STARTED DRIVING. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF & THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT ALMOST ALWAYS COMES BACK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ON 6/23/11 I STARTED THE CAR & THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING & STILL ISN'T. HAVE TURNED THE CAR ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES & IT HAS FINALLY BECOME PERMANENT, NO POWER STEERING. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL & FIX THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND SHE WOULD BE UANBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A WARNING BELL, INDICATING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT COMPONENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU FAILED REPEATEDLY. IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN, I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I FOUND THAT CHEVROLET WILL PAY TO REPAIR SOME 2006 MALIBUS WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT OTHERS. I WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS THE WRONG "VIN-SERIES," SO CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR. IT IS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT/PROBLEM FOUND IN OTHER MALIBUS OF THE SAME YEAR. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PUSH CHEVROLET INTO A WIDER RECALL SO ALL MODELS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ARE COVERED. LOSING POWER STEERING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY TO MY WIFE WHO WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STEER THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT FAILED. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHEVROLET. IT DID NOT RESPOND IN 60 DAYS AS PROMISED. I CALLED TO CHECK THE STATUS OF MY CLAIM. CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS DENIED. IT REFUSED TO SEND ME A RESPONSE IN WRITING, WHICH IS WEIRD. IT MAY BE A SIGN OF A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX WITHOUT PRESSURE FROM DOT. *TR

Mileage: 56,350

I BEGAN TO HEAR THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. AFTER BRINING IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR FACILITY THEY INFORMED ME THE "RACK IN PINION" UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR FACILITY INFORMED ME THE COST WILL BE $1200.00. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON PLACE AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD MALFUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THE STEERING FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SENSOR. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN AN UNRELATED CRASH AND WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED DEFECTIVELY AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

Mileage: 50,500

2006 CHEV MALIBU POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND RECENTLY MY POWER STEERING WARNING HAS BEEN DISPLAYED ON MY RADIO PANEL EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. TODAY WHILE MAKING A TURN THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN AND CHIMED. AFTER DOING SOME VERY INTENSIVE RESEARCH I'VE NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR IN FEARS THAT ONE TIME IT WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP. GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULT OF THE MAKERS. I HAVEN'T TAKING IT TO A GARAGE YET AS I CAN NOT AFFORD $800 PLUS IN REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON START UP. NEVER MAKE IT TO RECOVER, ALTHOUGH A LOT OF OTHER DRIVERS SAID THAT TURNING ENGINE OFF AND ON WOULD AT LEAST TEMPORARY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE INTERNAL FAILURE" ($700 DOLLARS REPAIR COST).

Mileage: 46,000

POWER STEERING PERIODICALLY GOES OUT. FIRST TIME, WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE LAST TIME (ON SUNDAY) WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT +70 MPH SPEED. WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN PART IS $359 PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR AND IF THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE ASSIST MOTOR WILL NEED BE REPLACED AT $450 PLUS LABOR. I DID TAKE IT THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER SINCE AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF RESETS ITSELF. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE SINCE IT MAY GO OFF AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH OWNERS OF THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 74,314

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE BELL AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 72,000

POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING IN CAR MADE NOISE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT IN AT 35,000 MILES. THE GM DEALER LUBED THE STEERING SHAFT. AT 90,000 MILES THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS SHOT AND I NEEDED TO PAY OVER $1,000 FOR A NEW STEERING SYSTEM.... *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THEY MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALER POSSESSION BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAD GOTTEN A RECALL NOTICE AWHILE BACK AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER NOW I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND I DON'T EVEN SEE THIS RECALL ANYMORE ON YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE CONFIRM. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS A "DING, DING, DING NOISE" WHEN I HAVE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY BACK ON. NOW SOMETIMES WHEN ON A RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

Mileage: 86,400

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES THE ELECTRIC STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO REPLACE. SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ELECTRIC STEERING COMPONENT, THE STEERING SYSTEM MAKES A VERY LOUD SNAP OR CLUNKING OR METAL ON METAL SOUND EVERYTIME I MAKE A TURN OR TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. SOME THING IS SHIFTING OR MOVING IN THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT OR RACK & PINION. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT DOES IT AND SOME GREASE WOULD HELP QUITE IT. THAT WAS THERE ANSWER FOR POOR ENGINEERING. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT FROM GM. IF I TRY TO SELL MY MALIBU TO SOMEONE ELSE I WILL EITHER TAKE A LARGE LOSS OR NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT AT ALL. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE GM HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE AT A DEALER IS 60 TO $80.00 PER HOUR, WHICH ALL THE UNFORTUNATE OWNERS OF THOSE GM ELECTRIC STEERING VEHICLES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME PRESSURE PUT ON GM TO RESOLVE THIS VERY EXASPERATING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS EROSIVE SAFETY CONDITION. AS TIME GOES ON THE SITUATION GETS WORSE AND RESONATES MORE AND MORE UP THE STEERING COLUMN. LETS GET THIS FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE BECAUSE THE STEERING FAILS ON THESE AUTOMOBILES. SINCERELY. *TR

Mileage: 38,895

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

CHECK POWER STEERING MESSAGING APPEARED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MESSAGING DISAPPEARED AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND ON. MESSAGE REAPPEARED THREE MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IN NEXT TWO DAYS. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC WHO RECALIBRATED STEERING COLUMN. MESSAGING REAPPEARED ON DRIVE HOME FROM SHOP WHILE PASSING OVER A SPEED BUMP. RETURNED CAR TO SHOP, WAS TOLD STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. REPAIRS EXCEEDED $1000. MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT WHEN LOCAL PARTS DEALER KEEPS MANY OF THESE REPLACEMENT UNITS ON HAND, IT'S CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO ADDRESS. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND MAJORITY OF THESE MILES WERE ACCRUED ON CITY STREETS, IMPLAUSIBLE THAT A PART OF THIS CALIBER WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME BASED ON USE. MECHANIC TRIED CALLING CHEVY ON OWNER'S BEHALF AS PARTS WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 36,000 MILES. CHEVY UNWILLING TO GRANT ANY CONCESSIONS AS FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,847.

Mileage: 37,847

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 110,280

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS POWER STEERING ON 2006 MALIBU LT HAD BEEN GOING OUT. I COULD RESET IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIME BEFORE I REACH MY DESTINATION, I DROVE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. TO DATE IF I RESTART THE CAR I CAN DRIVE IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 100,520

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FOR 3-4 SECONDS. THERE WAS A CHIME AS WELL. IF IT LASTED LONGER OR THERE WERE OTHER CARS AROUND SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED!!!! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ONE YEAR. LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WAS FAILING AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MAILBU LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY GOES OUT UPON ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT. SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL GM HAS DONE IS ISSUE A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (LINK: HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F13/07126-SPECIAL-COVERAGE-ADJUSTMENT-LOSS-POWER-STEERING-ASSIST-MODELS-2005-CHEVR-58130/). SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A DEALER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE INFO I FIND ON THE WEB, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY MALIBU'S. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS TO ME DAILY AS I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

AT 102,600 MILES POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. IT WOULD RETURN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. MY WIFE VERY NEARLY WRECKED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. GM HAD A SECRET WARRANTY TO 100K...COST ME 660, REGION REFUSED TO HELP. IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. "OLD PART" IS NOT AVAILABLE, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEALER WOULD DO WITH SUCH. AS MY WIFE SUFFERS FROM REDUCED ARM STRENGTH, IT WAS NOT AN OPTION AS TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 102,600

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN THE INTERIOR BELL SOUNDED 4 TIMES AND THEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT. I WAS ON THE THRUWAY AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO EXIT. THE FORCE I NEEDED TO USE TO TURN MY VEHICLE WAS GREATER THAN ANY ELDERLY PERSON WOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH CHEVY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVY WILL MAKE THIS RECALL? WHEN THE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HAVING TO FIX THEIR OWN MISTAKE? *TR

Mileage: 112,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 33,647

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING COLUMN (EPS) IN MY CAR, AND MANY OTHERS OF THE SAME YEAR OR OLDER HAS/WILL FAIL. VERY DANGEROUS, CAR WILL NOT TURN WHEN DRIVER WANTS IT TO. FORESEE ACCIDENTS AND INJURY IF LEFT UNREPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE 2005 MODEL, WHICH USES THE SAME EPS AS THE 2006. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE MILESTONES, HOWEVER, CHEVY/GM IS BASICALLY SAYING THEY DON'T EXPECT THEIR SEDANS TO LAST LONGER THAN 100,000 MILES BY NOT REMEDYING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 3 KIDS, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE MUST BE A LOGICAL REASON AS TO WHY IN 2007 THEY SWITCHED TO POWER STEERING FLUID INSTEAD OF THE JUNK EPS. GM/CHEVY CAN EXPECT ME, AN OWNER OF 5 CHEVY VEHICLES, TO NEVER PURCHASE THIS TYPE OF POWER STEERING AGAIN. I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL, A REPAIR, A COMPROMISE FORM GM/CHEVY TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND KEEP MY LOYALTY TO THE BRAND. IT'S VERY UPSETTING A RECALL WOULD GO OUT FOR AN OLDER VEHICLE, YET THIS ONE GETS IGNORED. HOW MAY OF MY CHILDREN NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE GM/CHEVY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CRAPPY HANDIWORK. I HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE REPAIR, WHICH WOULD RUN BETWEEN $740-$940. A RECALL ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WOULD SHOW THEIR CONCERN; AND DEDICATION TO CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THE STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT IS VERY FAULTY. I HAVE READ AND RESEARCHED THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN THIS CAR AND IT POSSES A BIG PROBLEM CONSIDERING I DRIVE THIS CAR 200 MILE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT(NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING SYMBOL WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT THAT POINT. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT AGAIN IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,440 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,444. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 77,444

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF, RENDERING THE VEHICLE DISABLED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHIN MOMENTS. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,734.

Mileage: 104,734

POWER STEERING FAILS. IT STARTED WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK. I STARTED MY CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED AND "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON THE DIC. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL, AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, AND IT WAS FINE. THEN, THIS PAST WEEKEND, IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I AGAIN, TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, AND IT WAS FINE. I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY WERE CLOSED (IT WAS NEW YEARS DAY). I WENT TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, TURNED MY WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN! TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, DROVE TO THE STOP SIGN, TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, AND POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. I'M VERY SCARED THIS WILL HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I'M DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH HOW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN POSTED ALL OVER THE NET! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER MAKING IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RANDOMLY AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000. PM

Mileage: 89,000

STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS IN A TURNING LANE WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. I HEARD A DING AND POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON MY DISPLAY. I HAD NO POWER STEERING! I AM A SMALL PERSON AND COULD BARELY TURN THE CAR AND STAY IN MY LANE. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE, THEN WENT AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS FINE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ONLY WHEN I NEED TO BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HEARD IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR GOES INTO THE SHOP 1/3/11. THERE IS ALSO A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN I MAKE A TURN. EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD LIGHT BULBS ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS THIS PAST YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTS GOING OUT. FIRST ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENS AT RANDOM - AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER ACTED LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND OF COURSE THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT WHEN I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND IT COULD CAUSE FATALITY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE AFTER I CHANGE OUT THE SPARK PLUGS. BUT I AM AT 160,000 MILES AND ON MY 8TH SET OF SPARK PLUGS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, SPARK PLUGS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 20,000 MILES. GM SHOULD TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. SOMETHING IS WRONG, OTHERWISE WHY WOULD THERE BE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WORKING AT PAYING OFF THIS CAR AS FAST AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I CAN GET INTO A SAFER VEHICLE. SADLY, I WILL *NEVER* BUY A CHEVY AGAIN :-( *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS AS YOU ARE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. MUST STOP CAR, TURN OFF ENGINE. WHEN ENGINE IS RESTARTED, POWER STEERING IS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 101,448

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN TURNING AND BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR UNTIL MOST RECENTLY WHEN THE FAILURE BECAME ONGOING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING CAPABILITIES WOULD FAIL AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

Mileage: 105,000

MY STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN JUMPING TO THE LEFT EVEN WHILE PARKED. THEN MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. IT LOCKS ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. IT STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS TWICE IF NOT MORE TIMES A DAY. AFTER I BOUGHT THE FLUID I LEARNED THAT IT'S A MOTOR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME MY MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST ME OVER $600. I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THAT MYSELF. I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS MAKING ME WANT TO TRADE MY CAR IN. NOW MAY CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 83,000. I HAVE KIDS AND WHEN IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY,IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

LOOSE OF POWER STEERING, GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, FOR 10YR OR 100,000 MILES, OUR CAR HAS 126,000 MILES WHEN THIS WAS ISSUED, BUT WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE WERE HAVING THE TROUBLE AT 76,000 MILES BUT GM DOES NOT WANT TO HELP US WITH THE PROBLEM, WE ASK TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR BUT NO ONE WILL CALL US BACK. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURN INTO SOMEWHERE AND A BELL WILL GO OFF AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING, YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT TO REGAIN POWER AND SOME TIMES IT IS A SHORT TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS OVER $600 AND WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. OUR CAR IS A 2006 MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU,IN WHICH I HAVE ONLY HAD 1 1/2 YEARS,THE FACTORY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 3 MONTHS AGO. I AM NOW HAVING VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING (EPS) IT HAS A TENDENCY TO GO OUT ON ME EVERYTIME I TURN LEFT IF I TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR IF I JUST TURN IT A LITTLE BIT JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN I CAN FILL THE STIFFNESS IN IT AS IF ITS GETTING READY TO SHUT DOWN,THIS HAS HAPPEN OFF AND ON FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF AND CRANK IT BACK UP AND THEN THE POWER STEERING IS RESTORED,THIS NEVER HAPPENS WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT IT JUST GO ALONG AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG. I CONSIDER THIS PRETTY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN TO ME IN TRAFFIC AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN AND GET ME HIT IN THE REAR SERIOUSLY. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMMENTS WITH THE CHEVY MALIBU AND ALL THEM SEEM TO EXPERIENCE MY PROBLEMS AS WELL. I HAVE MADE AN APPT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TO SEE WHAT OFFICIALLY IS THE PROBLEM WITH IT AND HAVE IT FIXED.BUT,I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BECAUSE THERE IS A GLITCH SOMEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM THAT IS KILLING THE CONSUMER'S POCKET. IS THERE A RAINBOW AT THE END OF THIS TUNNEL? *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP; HE HAD TO JERK THE WHEEL SO THAT IT WOULD MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,528. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,400.

Mileage: 85,400

ON A 2006 MALIBU, THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS. EACH TIME THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE LUCKILY. IN 5 DAYS, THE CAR GETS TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION STEERING REPLACED. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY, 50,000 MILES, THE SECOND WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE THIRD AT ABOUT 80,000. THE CAR IS AT 95,000 MILES NOW WHICH IS A LOT, BUT TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPLACED AT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SOON TO BE 4 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR IS NOT GOOD. THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST POWER STEERING AND ALL ASSOCIATED DESIGNS IS UNSAFE AS THE WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I'VE ONLY OWNED THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING BUT ON 9/27/2010 I WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A SCHOOL LOT AND THE STEERING WENT OUT THANKFULLY I WAS ALREADY COMING TO A STOP. IT ALSO HAS ALWAYS MADE A NOISE WHEN TURNING HOWEVER I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST BECOME HARDER TO STEER AS YOU DECREASE SPEED, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STOP, TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND THE STEERING WILL RESET. VERY DISTURBING AND QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH, ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING WILL FREQUENTLY SHUT DOWN, WITH WARNING CHIME SOUNDING AND "POWER STEERING" WARNING DISPLAYED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). THE CAR CAN STILL BE STEERED BUT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLY GREATER EFFORT THAN A CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT "RESETS" ITSELF, AND OPERATES NORMAL AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURS. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN MARCH OF 2009, WITH 71,000 MILES, AND HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORSE OVER TIME. IT NOW HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW HAPPENS SO OFTEN (ABOUT 12-15 TIMES PER DAY), THAT THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE. I'VE CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO ALL TELL ME THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX $1100, AS THERE ARE NO "SERVICEABLE" PARTS IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME STEERING PROBLEM THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR IN MARCH OF 2010, FOR CHEVY COBALTS AND PONTIAC G6'S, BUT WON'T RECALL MALIBUS, BECAUSE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN "ENOUGH" COMPLAINTS FILED YET. I DON'T HAVE $1100 TO FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN THAT GM HAS ADMITTED IS A PROBLEM IN IT'S OTHER VEHICLES, BUT WON'T RECALL MINE BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH OWNERS HAVE YET TO FILE A COMPLAINT! *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN SPECIAL CAMPAIGN AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS STAYING AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE IN SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE I HAD A COURT SETTING THERE. THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS HEADED TO THE COURTHOUSE. I WAS ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM MY FRIEND'S HOME WHEN I HEARD A DING AND A POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE RADIO. MY POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT, AND I PULLED MYSELF INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED A FRIEND FOR A RIDE AND WAS ABOUT TO CALL AAA WHEN I REALIZED I WAS IN THE WAY OF A SCHOOL BUS PICKING UP COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE COMPLEX. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON TO INCH UP A BIT, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I RETURNED TO MY FRIEND'S HOME, GOT A RIDE TO THE COURTHOUSE, AND RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE. I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENING AND THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A COMPUTER GLITCH THAT COULD AND WOULD OCCUR AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. I TOOK MY CHANCES DRIVING BACK HOME TO AUSTIN THAT SAME DAY AND DID NOT TOUCH MY VEHICLE OVER THE WEEKEND. NOW THAT IT IS MONDAY, I WILL BE CALLING GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU HAS HAD THE ELECTRIC STEERING GO OUT ON IT TWICE AND I CAN FEEL THAT IT IS NOW GOING FOR A THIRD TIME! I PURCHASED IT NEW. IT ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. STEERING IS SERIOUS AND I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT GO OUT WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I HAVE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MY FRIEND HAS 2006 CHEVY MALIBU BOTH VEHS MADE IN THE KANSAS CITY PLANT SHE REC'D LETTER THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING AND TO BRING VEH TO GM DEALER I DID NOT GET THAT LETTER CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VI# IS NOT INCLUDED BUT I HAD THAT SAME PROBLEM IN APRIL 2010 AND HAD IT REPAIRED $598.00 THEY SAID BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT ON LIST WILL NOT HONOR IT I HAVE CONTACTED BBB AND ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND SAID SHOULD CONTACT THIS OFFICE. ANY HELP FOR ME ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 43,288

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 MALIBU STOPS WORKING WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAINTAINING SPEED UP HILLS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS LET UP THE STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. IF YOU ARE IN A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN THE CAR JERKS DRASTICALLY IN THE DIRECTION THE TIRES ARE TURNED. THIS STARTED AROUND 90,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE HAD TO USE EXTREME UPPER BODY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, SHE WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 95,565.

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE COULD HEAR A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. OVER TIME THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND RECURRED WHENEVER HE MADE TURNS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHILE TURNING OVER BUMPY SURFACES THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO A POSSIBLE STEERING DEFECT IN HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND OUT SUCH A LETTER CALLING FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE, THEN IT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND NOT BE CAPABLE OF PULLING OVER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED NO FAILURES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE PART REPLACED TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE FAILURE AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD ONLY BE EXTENDED IF THE FAILURE ACTUALLY OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,300.

Mileage: 16,300

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY 4 YR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER WHEN SUDDENLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME CAUSING ME TO LOOSE FULL CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HAD TO MUSCLE MY STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHER TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER CARS NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR AND SLOWED DOWN GIVING ME THE RIGHT AWAY TO MOVE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND CALL FOR HELP. THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP THAT HAD FAILED. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I'VE DONE AN EXTENDED SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM SO WIDESPREAD A RECALL SHOULD HAPPEN SO PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR CAN DRIVE SAFELY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A FATALITY IN ORDER TO ACT ON THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT LIKE TOYOTA MOST MANUFACTURERS WAIT TO BE FORCED TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THEN SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON COMMERCIALS TRYING TO CONVINCE CONSUMERS THAT THEIR CARS ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. WITH THE GRACE OF GOD THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD SAFELY MY FEAR IS WHAT ABOUT NEXT TIME? I USUALLY HAVE MY GRANDCHILD WITH ME. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 83,575

MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS AN INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE, ESPECIALLY DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY, WHEN THE WARNING BELL STARTING SOUNDING, AND THE CAR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I NEARLY HIT THE GUARD RAIL BEFORE BRINGING IT TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU I BEGAN FELLING THIS POPPING WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POPPING SOON TURNED INTO A HEAVY CLUNK. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER. THEY LUBED MY INTER SHAFT RECORRECTION ON MY SERVICE STATEMENT. I RETURNED ABOUT A YEAR LATTER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SAME CORRECTION WAS MADE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AFTER THE POP. AS A RESULT I HAVE COLLIDED WITH 2 STATIONARY OBJECTS. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 35 MPH I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I WAS TOLD TO CUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AFTER THE 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS THAT DAY, THEIR HAVE BEEN TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING CHIME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A DINGING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, SHE CALLED AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND SHE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

I DRIVE A 2006 MALIBU, AND HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. THE STANDARD 2006 MALIBU HAS EPSA (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST). THERE IS NO RESERVOIR TO FILL FLUID AS WITH OLDER MODELS. I FOUND OUT TODAY THROUGH EXPERIENCE THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKS/UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN WHICH HAS CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO ANOTHER DRIVEWAY (MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN), THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED SO THAT I COULDN'T TURN, AND I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING A POLE. I AM FEARFUL OF THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY SINCE A CHILD RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE REGULARLY. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY CHILD WASN'T IN THE VEHICLE DURING THIS TIME. I CAME IN TO WORK TO DO SOME RESEARCH SINCE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THERE IS NO RESERVOIR FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID. NO PUMP, NO HOSE, NOTHING TO TOP OFF. WHAT I FOUND THROUGH MY RESEARCH IS SCARY AND IRRESPONSIBLE OF GM. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM IMMEDIATELY. I AM DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE NOR IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM (OR OTHERS). I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MAILINGS OR NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THAT GM CAN LEGALLY PUT OUT A VEHICLE FOR MASS PRODUCTION WITH SUCH HAZARDOUS FLAWS SUCH AS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM (AMONG OTHERS). AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND BLOGS ABOUT THE EPS SYSTEM, I AM CONVINCED THAT THE MAILBU IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE COBALT AND OTHER VEHICLES IDENTIFIED IN A 2005 (MODEL) RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF POWER STEERING FLUID. BASED ON THE CONTACT'S RESEARCH, HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT TWO MPH THE POWER STEERING STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS VERY COMMON. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATD 10/2110*JB

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SPEAK TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS HELD LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 11/9/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND PULL THE LEFT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. UPDATED 11/16/10

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND IT FAILED TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,900.

Mileage: 45,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED FORCING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17000.

Mileage: 17,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN. POWER STEERING DEFAULT LIGHT ON DASH. DEALER UNWILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED OTHER BRANDS FOR SAME PROBLEM: RECALL SUMMARY GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 16 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN A THREE WEEK PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,300. UPDATED 10/05/10. *LJ

Mileage: 57,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 1 TO 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF THREE WARNING CHIMES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ILLUMINATION BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AND EVENTUALLY, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST BEGAN TO FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING UNIT AND INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 81,467.

Mileage: 75,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRIC STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING NON-RESPONSIVE AND HAD TO STOP SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART TO REMOVE POWER STEERING CHECK LIGHT ON DASH AND WORKED AGAIN OK FOR SHORT WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 64,550

POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING. ONCE THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILS, THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN BUT IS STILL TURNABLE. THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM SAYS POWER STEERING AND A CHIME NOISE IS AUDIBLE. THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED ON ME WAS DURING A TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, ABOUT EVER 30 MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. WHY IT FAILS IS NOT KNOWN TO ME OR WHY IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER IT IS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY WAS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND CANNOT STEER. POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK AFTER STARTING THE CAR. 2006 MALIBU LT. PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN FIRST YEAR. WHEN USED IN MOUNTAIN DRIVING THEY WARP AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING. ON JULY 8, 2010 I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING THE CAR TO LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT THEN I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO THE STEERING CAME BACK BUT ONLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PUT ALL MY MUSCLE INTO IT TO STEER. POWER STEERING FLASHED ON MY RADIO DURING THIS OCCASION. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE TIMES THE POWER STEERING FLASH DISAPPEARED AND MY STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE LOST STEERING COMPLETELY FOR A SHORT TIME DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON JULY 9, 2010. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN AND IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO 600 DOLLARS TO FIX. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FOR SOME REASON IT DOES NOT COVER THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME TO BE DRIVING AND I FEAR DRIVING MY SON IN THE CAR WITH ME. AFTER READING ONLINE I HAVE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 06 MALIBU WHO HAS STEERING COMPLAINTS. ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PAID HUNDREDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY FOR IT TO RETURN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THIS TIME LET ALONE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER IT IS FIXED. I REALLY FEAR NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. AS OF NOW MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO FLASH POWER STEERING ON MY RADIO AND THE STEERING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE TIMES IT FIXES IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT RETURNS WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 60,921

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 3000. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BEGAN WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74000.

Mileage: 74,000

IN JANUARY OF 2010 I WENT IN TO GET NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT ON MY 06 CHEVY MALIBU LT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT DUE TO INTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ORDERED THE PARTS AND TOOK IT BACK IN AT THE END OF THE WEEK. A MONTH LATER I NOTICED THERE WAS A CLICKING OR POPPING NOISE. THE NOISE WASN'T CONSISTENT WITH TURNING OR GOING FORWARD IT ONLY MADE THE NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN, SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. TODAY I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT IT HAPPENS THAT IT IS THAT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THIS PART IS GOING TO BE REPLACED, UNTIL THE CAR IS PARKED AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR WITH ME. CHEVY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, PLEASE RECALL THE MALIBU FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 82,367

CAR IS JERKING TO LEFT WHILE PASSING CARS & WHILE ACCELERATING UP HILLS. ALMOST HIT CONCRETE BARRIER ON RT 30 WHILE PULLING OUT OF OLIVE GARDEN. HAD IT AT GARAGE THE SAID IT WAS TORQUE PULL. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. IN PGH, 6/20, GOING UP STEEP HILL POWER STEERING FLASHED ON STEREO & THE CAR DINGED THEN IT PULLED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT.THE GARAGE SAID I NEEDED SOMETHING ABOUT A BOX, WAITING FOR PARTS. OTHER MECH SAID IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING BOX IS QUITTING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

POWER STEERING FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. IN EACH CASE ALARM WENT OFF ON DASHBOARD AND STEERING REVERTED TO VERY STIFF OPERATION. THREE OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING AND THE FOURTH WAS WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 35MPH. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU HAS REPEAT STEERING PROBLEMS. IN PAST 6 MONTHS STEERING GEAR AND I-SHAFT HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING TWO SEPARATE VISITS TO DEALER. THERE IS STILL EXCESS NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND DURING TURNS. THE NOISE IS CONTINUOUS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2005,06 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING FAILURE. SYSTEM LOCKS UP AS AS RESULT NO STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 80,315

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE ROAD BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT STARTED TIGHTENING UP AND THEN IT LOCKED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAD TO DO THIS 3 TIMES TO GET BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL ON THE CHEVY COBALT STEERING BUT NOT THE MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,600.

Mileage: 18,600

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY STATE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE 06 MALIBU AND THAT THE REPAIR IS $928.00. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THEIR DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRICAL, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE DEALER ADVISED HE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS OF POWER STEERING FAILURE IN HIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,095. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN UPDATED 08/09/10

Mileage: 14,000

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2006 LT 4CYLINDER. STEERING MALFUNCTION. THIS VEHICLE HAVE A ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, FIRST WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. NOW THE VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU MAKE LEFT TURN. STIFFENS UP THE WHEEL. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO LOOSEN UP THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES. HE ALSO TESTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN ACCELERATING UP A GRADE/HILL. ALSO WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS A CHIME SOUND AS IF THE DOOR WAS BEING OPENED. THERE WAS A SUDDEN AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING UP A SLIGHT GRADE, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR ACCELERATING WHILE MERGING UP A SLIGHT GRADE. UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED. ALSO A POWER STEERING ALARM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE NORMALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND TURNING. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. SHE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,900.

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 PH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS; IN PARKING LOT AND PARKING GARAGE AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CONCRETE WALL IN MY PARKING GARAGE WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND IT FAILED. THERE WAS A DING AND THE DISPLAY READ POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE ISSUE CLEARED. ONCE I HAD TO RESTART IT TWICE FOR THE ERROR TO CLEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX 5 TIMES NOW, THE LATEST BEING YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO PARTICULAR CAUSE. OCCURS IN VERY COLD WEATHER, OCCURS IN VERY WARM WEATHER, GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING (FREEWAY/CITY STREETS), MAY GO OUT WITH SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WHERE STEERING MOVES FREELY. DEALERS CAN NOT DO ANYTHING IF THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO RESET ITSELF AND YOU HAVE POWER STEERING. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS A DIAGNOSTIC FROM A DEALER IS DONE (COSTING FROM $120 - $200) WHERE IF IT IS NOT OCCURRING, THE DIAGNOSTIC WILL DO NOTHING. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE RECOMMENDATION, WHEN THE POWER STEERING DOES GO OUT, FIND A DEALER AND HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. SO A DEALER IS GOING TO GET US IN ANYTIME WE HAPPEN TO STOP WITH POWER STEERING OUT, DON'T TURN CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TO BE COMPLETED, PAY THE COST OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THEN GM MAY GIVE SOME HELP IN HOW TO FIX THEIR ISSUE. THIS IS A HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. MY BELIEF THIS IS SAME ISSUE THEY ISSUED RECALL FOR THE COBALT ON. DESCRIPTION OF THAT ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IS HAPPENING WITH MALIBU. MUST BE SIMILAR COMPONENTS WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING???? MAY GO 4 MONTHS WITHOUT IT OCCURRING, MAY HAPPEN FOR 4 DAYS IN A ROW OFF AND ON, VERY SPORADIC IN OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CONTINUES NOW WITH 75,000 + MILES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A HARD LEFT TURN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH OUT WARNING. IT TAKES A VERY STRONG PERSON TO OVER POWER THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. REPROGRAMMING THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR CORRECTS THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. SECONDS LATER, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP ND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART, OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 25,700 MILES AND WAS NOT TAKEN IN TO BE EXAMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,700.

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SHE STATED THAT ON JUNE 1, 2010, WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THAT MY DAUGHTER DRIVES TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK. IT HAS APPROX. 76,000 MILES. I WENT AND DRIVE THE CAR ON THIS DATE AND NOTICE THE STEERING FLUID DISPLAY WAS ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. I ASKED MY DAUGHTER HOW LONG IS WAS ON THERE, SHE SAID APPROX. A WEEK. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT ON THE THIRD OF MAY. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN AND A SHAFT WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $1000. THEY SAID WE COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR THAT I WOULD ACTUALLY WOULD LOSE JUST THE POWER STEERING. ON MAY 10, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND GOT IT FIXED. $850 LATER IT IS FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACED A STEERING COLUMN ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS, WHICH HAD OVER 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THAT ONE. PLUS I TRIED TO REFILL THE STEERING FLUID, AND WHO KNOW THAT MY CAR HAD AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. SOMEONE SHOULD INFORM THE CONSUMER ON THIS. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES THIS CAR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHAT IF IT LOCKED UP? IT IS A THOUGHT I WOULD NOT WISH TO THINK OF! *TR

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I MADE A TURN ESPECIALLY A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO THE POINT IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. NOW I NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET REALLY TIGHT WHILE I AM DRIVING, AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AT THIS POINT, AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO TURN, I HAVE TO PUT ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE TURN. NO WARNING SUCH AS A POWERING STEELING LIGHT COMES ON. I THINK IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES IT COULD LEAD TO SOMEONE GETTING SEVERELY INJURED OR DYING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY AND LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET RANGING FROM YEAR MODELS 2004-2008 AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO FIX IT. I'M ALSO LEARNING THAT EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THE RESULT IS ALL THE SAME. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS FAULTY NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!! IS GM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 82,000

STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF FIFTEEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WITH UNKNOWN REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURES CONTINUED AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND UPON RESTARTING, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,459 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,659.

Mileage: 69,459

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54000.

Mileage: 54,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN A MESSAGE ON THE RADIO CONSOLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I SOON NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME THE CAR TURNED TO THE RIGHT IT WOULD LOSE THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND IT MUST BE HEAVILY MUSCLED TO TURN THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER, AND THEY WERE FORCED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AS THE MALIBU HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 115,236

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME AND THE STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. I HAD MY GRANDCHILD WITH ME I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 1 0 MIN. AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE CAR DID THE SAME THING TWICE BEFORE GETTING HOME UNHURT. I NEED MY CAR FIXED . I CANNOT AFFORD IT. *TR

Mileage: 76,387

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE I'VE HAD MY SON IN THE CAR. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILS EACH AND EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVING AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. GOING AROUND A CORNER OR PULLING ONTO A CITY STREET IS ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FAIL. UPON FAILURE, THE VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" AND REQUIRES ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON BEFORE FUNCTION RETURNS TO THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON FOUR CHEVY/PONTIAC MODELS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN W/STEERING MOTOR WHICH COST ME $700 ON A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND EVEN THE SERVICE CONSULTANT STATES THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I COULD HAVE CAUSED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE MALIBU FOR IT FAILING AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT NOT AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IT IS UNEXPECTED AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT EASY TO STEER AS GM LIKES TO CLAIM. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM AND A DISTRICT REP CALLED ME AND STATED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RE-REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS A MALIBU YET IT IS THE CORRECT YEAR FOR THE RECALL WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION, STEERING FAILURE REPLACED 3 TIMES STILL DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

DURING NORMAL DRIVING, POWER STEERING FAILS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME! MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER! THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE! I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT FAILED IN A CURVE! I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE! THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED MY CAR HAD 30,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME ABOUT 80,000 MILES I'D SAY CHEVY MALIBUS 2006 HAD A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. OCCURS RANDOMLY. COMPLETE LOSS ON 4/4/10 AND SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WHERE SOME POWER ASSIST WAS LOST - ALL AT LOW SPEEDS. SEEMS TO COME BACK AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10MPH. DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID NO RECALLS - JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IF STEERING DOES NOT RETURN. NOT MUCH OF A ANSWER TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN - ALMOST HAD A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT ON 4/4/10 WHEN TOTAL STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND MY WIFE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSIGNED A REF# TO MY COMPLAINT BUT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP OR BY GM ON WHAT I WOULD THINK IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CALIBRATED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SYSTEM BUT AFTER 10 MILES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,100.

Mileage: 56,000

COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A NEAR-COLLISION. DRIVING APPROX. 30MPH, INTO A LEFT TURN, AND FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE NEXT DAY, POWER STEERING WORKED, UNTIL GOING ABOUT 20MPH, TURNING RIGHT. HAS NOT COME BACK ON AFTER THAT. THAT WAS 5 DAYS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 MALIBU ON THE 17TH , THEN ON THE 24TH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, IVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND IVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHEZY MALIBUS ON THE COMPUTER, I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE NOT APART OF THE RECALL. JUST RESEARCH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH MALIBU POWER STEERING AND YOU WILL SEE

Mileage: 46,555

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. I ALSO HEAR A NOISE WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL.

I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY MALIBU LT V6 THAT HAS HAD A STEERING ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY IT WAS IN THE SHOP 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS (ABOUT EVERY 15K MILES) FOR STEERING PROBLEMS AND NOISES WHILE TURNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHATF 2 TIMES AND DID NOTHING THE 3RD. I HEAR NOISES ALL THE TIME WHEN I TURN (THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG) AND JUST THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN AND ALMOST WRECKED IF IT WASNT FOR MY QUICK THINKING. ONCE I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARED THE ENGINE IT APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE ON A LOT OF 06 MALIBU'S AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS (COBALT AND G5) FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE BUT NOT ON THE MALIBU WHEN THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL WHEN PEOPLE CAN GET SERIOUSLY INJURED EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. IT MAKES ME NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR (OR SHOULD I SAY DEATH TRAP ON WHEELS) AT ALL. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN.

Mileage: 62,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN STARTED CAR THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WOULD START TO WORK, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 20,329

DATE MARCH 18,2010. I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, V-6, ELECTRIC STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON MY VEHICLE WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE. THERE IS NO WAY TOFILL THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR AS THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE ONE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING FOR THE PAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. I WILL ATTEMPT TO GET THIS REPAIRED, BUT I DO FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 70,150

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN MESSAGE BOX, ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS IN CAR WITH MY KIDS AND GOING AT 40MILES. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO A PARKING LOT DUE TO IT BEING HARD TO STEER CAR. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF FOR 2MINS AND THEN START CAR UP TO EVEN REGAIN NORMAL STEERING OF MY CAR! THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND YET GM IS ONLY RECALLING ALL OTHER MAKES BUT NOT THE 06 MALIBU!!! I'VE SEEN TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL ON THE WEB OF NHTSA. THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT JUST MADE ONE JUST 2 WEEKS AGO ON THIS SAME MATTER. GM NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS OR INJURIES!!! *TR

Mileage: 88,500

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. I PURCHASED IT USED AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER WORKED ON IT, REPLACED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER MY BRINGING IT TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES. NOW A YEAR LATER AND NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS NOT VALID ANYMORE. THEY AREN'T WANTING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THEY FIXED BEFORE. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE STEERING SLIPS, MAKES NOISE AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T COMPLETE THE TURN AS IT SHOULD. I HEAR OF THIS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME WITH NUMEROUS CHEVERLOT MODELS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I WILL NOT BY ANOTHER CHEVERLOT IF THEY DON'T TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN THIS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2006 MALIBU WITH THE IDENTICAL STEERING PROBLEM THAT THE COBALT IS BEING RECALLED FOR. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET FOR MONTHS, AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC MOTORS. WHY ISN'T THE MALIBU INCLUDED IN ON THIS RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE ELECTRIC STEERING IS GOING OUT AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 07. THE OTHER DAY ME AND MY 2 KIDS WAS GOING OUT TO EAT AND THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A COAL TRUCK. I CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM THE STEERING ONCE MORE HAS GONE OUT. GM TOLD ME THEY KNEW OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN THESE CARS BUT DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THESE MODELS. SO I GOT ONLINE AND COULDN'T BELIEVE ALL THE OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO WITH THE MALIBU FROM 04-07 WITH THE STEERING. THE CHEVY COBALT IS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF STEERING FAILURES, BUT WHY NOT THE MALIBU, THEY SHARE BASICALLY THE SAME PARTS AS THE COBALT. CHEVY NEED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SO I DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THESE PARTS AGAIN AT 75K. THIS IS COSTING ME TO MUCH AND ITS PUTTING MY LIFE AND MOST IMPORT, MY KIDS LIFE IN DANGER WHEN DRIVING THIS UNSAFE CHEVY MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 64,914

2006 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN LOOSING POWER STEERING SPORADICALLY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. USUALLY HAPPENS ACCELERATING UP RAMPS WITH CURVES IN THEM. CHIMES GO OFF AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE POWER STEERING RETURNS, BATTERY LIGHT GOES OUT AND CHIMES STOP. WE HAVE TAKEN IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. DEALERS CANNOT FIND CAUSE, NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND HE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, UNTIL THE POSER STEERING RESET ITSELF. HE CONFIRMED HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES OVER A COURSE OF ONE MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AT HIS EXPENSE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY QUIT, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL OR MANEUVER, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO DEALERS, THEY RE-SET SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,OR STEERING SYSTEM, IR RUNS FOR AWHILE, THEN STARTS UP AGAIN! *TR

MY STEERING SYSTEM IS FAILING AND MY RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING AT 65,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE LONG TERM WITH THE CLUNKING SOUNDS I HEAR AND THE RACK COULD FAIL AND CAUSE ME TO CRASH. GM CHEVY MALIBU V6 ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APRIL 2008, STARTED IN JULY AND HAD TOWED AND LOOKED AT BY CHEVY DEALER IN MY TOWN. FOUND NOTHING, WENT OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD CHECKED AGAIN ADVISED BY DEALER THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WOULD COST $660. TO TAKE THE STEERING COLUMN APART TO SEE IF IT'S THE SENSOR THERE. USUALLY DOESN'T GO OUT AS MUCH IN THE COOLER WEATHER MORE OFTEN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 60 DEGREES. NOW GOES OUT IN THE COLD WEATHER TOO. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT--LOCKED UP FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CONTINUOUSLY SINCE. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE CHEVY COBALTS ARE HAVING, BUT MY CAR IS A MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THE MESSAGE BOX STARTING FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88000.

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THAT I BOUGHT IN SACRAMENTO CA. VIA PAUL BLANCO DEALER ON FRANKLIN AND FLORIN RD. (THEY ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AT THAT SITE). THE CAR ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE (OIL LUBE PLACE DETECTED AN ENGINE GASKET THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT; UNLESS I KEEP THE HEATER AND OR AC GOING; THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE RE GREASED AND RE-ADJUSTED AT FIRESTONE A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD LOCK. THE A/C COMPRESSOR IMMEDIATELY WENT BAD AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR. I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE WHICH COST A GOOD AMOUNT! SOON AFTER PURCHASE (USED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 10,300 MILES) THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED! IN JAN. 2010, I NOTICED THE SEAT BELT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, EVEN AFTER IT WAS LOCKED IN (WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN AND IF ITS GOING TO KEEP ME SAFE WHEN DRIVING); ERC. ETC.. I NEED SOMEONE TO CONTACT THE DEALER OF CHEVY SO THAT OWNERS CAN GO GET THESE THINGS CHECKED OUT AND FIXED THE RIGHT WAY. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE NUMBERS GIVEN RE: WARRANTY ETC. AND NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LS . POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING ON. THE WHEEL TURNS SLIGHTLY IN IDLE. WELL NOW POWER STEERING IS LOST WHILE DERIVING MAKING IT HARD TO MOVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. DANGEROUS. AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY UNTIL MINUTES LATER YOU HEAR CHIMES AND IT LOCKS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 95,484

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS POWER STEERING FAILED WHENEVER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT HIS STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR AND ACCELERATES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 68,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHIN MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 8 TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE FAILURE SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO-DATE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,500.

Mileage: 68,500

INCIDENT: FAILURE OF POWER STEERING ON 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1) A WEEK LEADING UP THE EVENT, I RETURNED FROM VACATION TO FIND "CHECK POWER STEERING" LIT UP ON MY MESSAGE CENTER, HOWEVER, POWER STEERING WAS STILL AVAILABLE. THIS OCCURRED ON A PARTICULARLY COLD MORNING, AFTER A COLD FEW WEEKS. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG (BY PHONE). I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RECURRENCE OF THE WARNING MESSAGE. 2) ON ANOTHER PARTICULARLY COLD MORNING, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GAS STATION, FILLED UP, AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY TWO CAR LENGTHS WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE, AND THE "CHECK POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. I APPLIED THE BREAKS, STOPPING THE VEHICLE. 3) I HAD READ ABOUT THE FAILURE ONLINE, AND THE FIX SEEMED TO BE A RESTART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED, AND I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I PURCHASED MY MALIBU IN DEC '06. BY JUNE, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I STARTED NOTICING TROUBLE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT IT WAS ONLY WHEN I TURNED LEFT. INITIALLY I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS STILL POWER STEERING, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR PERIODICALLY. THEN IN AUG '08 ON MY WAY HOME WITH MY NEWBORN IN THE CAR....I TURNED LEFT TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND LOST THE POWER STEERING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THE REPAIR COST OVER $1,000 AND THE DEALER SAID IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN A YEAR OR SO. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE DEALER'S 12/12 WARRANTY EXPIRED, I STARTED HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS ALL OVER AGAIN. SO FAR IT HASN'T GONE OUT, BUT THE "POPPING" NOISE AND "LOOSE" STEERING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, PLUS THE MORE DIFFICULT STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IS BACK AGAIN. WHEN THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT HAPPENED, I HAD JUST TURNED OFF A MAIN STREET. IF IT HAD HAPPENED JUST TWO BLOCKS EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN "T-BONED" WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2006 MALIBU LS AND SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES OVER THE PAST MONTH. HER POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST KIDDING ABOUT IT UNTIL I FINALLY DROVE IT AND WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING WENT OUT ON ME AND I NEARLY WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT HER MALIBU IS NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PHENOMENON, I FOUND MORE POSTS ABOUT THIS THAN I COULD COUNT. NOW I SEE THAT GM JUST ISSUED A RECALL FOR TWO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME AS HERS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, MY QUESTION IS; WHY AREN'T THE MALIBUS' INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL WHEN THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME STEERING ISSUES AS THE TWO RECALLED VEHICLES? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND IN ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92000.

Mileage: 92,000

STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

CAR WAS IN THIS CONDITION WHEN WE BOUGHT. THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM SENT IT OFF TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS REPAIRED AT REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WOULD NOT SEND THE CAR BACK TO BE REPAIR UNTIL 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT COMPLETELY LOCK UP. THE DEALER SENT IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. 2 MONTHS LATER WE BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 36,236

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. I WAS HOPEFUL THAT THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED RECENTLY INCLUDES MY CAR, BUT IT DOES NOT...WHICH REALLY DISAPPOINTS ME SINCE I JUST PRINTED OFF AROUND 15 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS TO TAKE TO MY DEALER. THE FAILURE ON MY CAR STARTED LAST SPRING-SUMMER AND HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS FREEZING AND THEN WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, IT WOULD EITHER GO FAR RIGHT OR FAR LEFT. I THOUGHT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT (WHICH I HAD DONE), BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. THIS TERRIFIED ME. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A DAY ALL WEEK LONG. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN (ON OUR OWN-RECALL ON 2005 MALIBU'S WON'T COVER MY 2006 EVEN THOUGH THE REP AT GM WE TALKED TO CONFIRMED MY CAR CAME OFF THE LINE IN 2005) AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING THE NEXT DAY. HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF EVERYTHING MY CAR DOES. IT HAS ALWAYS MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL FREEZE UP AND BECOMES REALLY TIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN IT'S FROZEN, AND I TRY TO DRIVE STRAIGHT BY SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL, IT WILL ONLY TURN DRASTICALLY TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT MAKING MY WHOLE CAR JERK TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALSO WHEN IT'S DOING THIS, IT MAKE A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE AND THE WHEEL MOVES ON IT OWN IF I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK..EVEN OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. WHEN IT'S MAKING THIS LOUD SOUND I CAN ALSO FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PAD. POWER STEERING WILL DISPLAY ON THE DIC SCREEN ON THE DASH. FROM WHAT I'VE READ,I KNOW HUNDRED OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP THROWING MONEY INTO PROBLEMS THAT WERE CREATED EVEN BEFORE WE BOUGHT THESE CARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING INDICATOR KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. TYPICALLY HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GET IN THE CAR TO DRIVE IT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. WHEEL TURNS SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN STARTING MY CAR IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL UNTIL I GAIN A LITTLE SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A POPPING AND SNAPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE NOISE WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

Mileage: 96,000

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU IN FEB 2009 . IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR LOT, WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM SUGGEST WE TAKE IT TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN EVERY SO OFTEN SO I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM KEEP MY CAR FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. AT FIRST, I CHALKED IT UP TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES, BUT AS SPRING AND SUMMER PASSED IT STILL HAPPENED. I HAVE NOW HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES FOUR OR FIVE TIMES BEFORE I GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE COME ACROSS THE DISPLAY, I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL RESET. USUALLY THE RESET WILL ONLY WORK IF I AM NOT IN A TURN POSITION. I CAN BE GOING 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT WILL CLICK OFF AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THANK GOD, THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD TO GET OUT OF CRUNCH ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE AFTER $50.00 FOR A DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE PRICE TAG OF $850.00. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THERE ARE SO MANY CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THEY WOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I NOW CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE WITHOUT IT HAPPENING 5 TO 7 TIMES. I USUALLY JUST LEAVE IT TILL I HAVE TO GET IN A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL , RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOPE IT WILL REENGAGE. I HAVE CONTACT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE CAR SERVICED EVERYTIME AT A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THAT IT NOW HAS 80K ON IT THEY WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. WELL IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2009 WITH 60 K ON IT AT THAT TIME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF WARRANT THEN ALSO. THEY ARE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL AND DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

STEERING GEAR PROBLEM IN 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. DEALER REPLACED WORN STEERING GEAR AT 25,000 MILES AND NOW AT 35,000 MILES THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES. POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT.. WITHOUT WARNING. STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE! ALSO.. IN 2008 THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO.. VERY UNSAFE. I AM AWARE THAT THESE ISSUES HAVE BECOME QUITE COMMON AND AM VERY UPSET THE CHEVY HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND PROVIDED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT EXCESSIVELY WHICH DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE SPEED ALSO FLUCTUATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND HIM A $1000 VOUCHER TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN HE ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,852.

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND LATER OBSERVED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE WITH NO RESISTANCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNCONTROLLABLE DURING RAINY AND INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHAFT 4 TIMES AND THE FAILURE WAS STILL PERSISTENT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT INCLUDE THE FAILED THE COMPONENTS AND THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A CHIME WENT OFF AND THE RADIO DISPLAYED POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL GOOD THING IT WAS A STRAIGHT ROAD. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING CAR OFF THE STEERING CAME BACK AFTER RE-STARTING. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HERD OF THIS BEFORE AND THE FIX MAY BE REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 65,350

I WAS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND SUDDENLY I COULD NOT HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY MESSAGE BOARD READ "POWERING STEERING". IT STARTED ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO AND HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. I HAVE EVEN GOTTEN INTO MY CAR AND DIRECTLY AFTER STARTING IT THE SAME MESSAGE POPS UP, AND I CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL. MY STEERING WHEEL ALSO STARTED JERKING WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I STARTED RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM! HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT COST AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE. MOST OF THE ISSUES CAME FROM 2004 MODELS. IT IS REALLY UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST HOPE THIS GETS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH. NO PARTS REPAIRED YET. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2006 LT 3.5 V6 STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT HGHWAY SPEEDS LOCKS UP. CREATES A FEELING LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKING WITH ABS. HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING IN TOWN AND WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. LAKESIDE DEALERSHIP IN ROCKWALL, TX WHEN I CONTACTED THEM SAID THERE WAS NOT A FIX GM WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE MALIBU, IMPLALA AND FULL SIZE TRUCKS. CRASHED ON A COUNTY ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A WASHOUT AREA CAUSING MORE THAN $5000.00 IN DAMAGE. *TW

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY CAR STEERING JERKED AND THEN LOCKED UP. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL AND NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 500,000

I HAVE A 2006 MALIBU LT THAT LOST THE POWER STEERING ON A STREET, ON ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR I HAD SOME BYSTANDERS HELP ME PUSH THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY MALIBU'S WITH THIS PROBLEM SOME WITH ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE: ON 1/31/2010, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH; WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 20 (I20) THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE LOW TRAFFIC VOLUME AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT TO BE REPORTED. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO CHURCH BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOME. I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER PICK UP MY WIFE THAT IS PREGNANT ALONG WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS, AND FOLLOW ME BACK TO THE HOUSE. BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED I SEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY MALIBU. WITHIN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MANY OWNERS WHO VEHICLE FALLS BETWEEN THE YEAR OF 2004 AND 2006. ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS ACCRUED AS EARLY AS 52,000 MILES. I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT, AND PRAY THAT THE BEST DECISION IS MADE AS IT RELATES TO LIVES OF OTHERS. AGAIN I THANK YOU FOR THIS SERVICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS. *TR

Mileage: 111,108

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATING. USUALLY, THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO WARM UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. MOST RECENTLY ON JANUARY 15, 2010. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 AND 55 MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE THE STEERING SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AND BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. THE INPUT TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000. *CN UPDATED 02/17/10.*JB

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENTLY THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A ROAD BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SHOP CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES IT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE SENSOR COMES ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. SO FAR IT HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY BEGINNING BACK ABOUT SEPT 30, THAT SAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD LOOK AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING WITHOUT THAT SENSOR ON. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN BUT AS THE FOLLOWING STATES I HAVE KIND OF FIGURED OUT HOW TO WAIT AND THEN KEEP ON GOING. SO I FINALLY FIGURED OUT IF I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SENSOR APPEARED, I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR-WAIT ABOUT 5MIN, THEN RESTART THE CAR & NO SENSOR APPEARANCE. IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO SAN ANTONIO, FRIDAY NIGHT, OCT 30 - I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND THE SENSOR JUST POPPED ON (IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN B/C I HAD THE CD PLAYER, THE A/C, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ON) ANYWAY THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO MAJOR TURNS SO I DROVE THE CAR WITH IT ON FOR ABOUT 1MORE HR BEFORE PULLING INTO A REST STOP. THEN IT RESET ITSELF AGAIN. NOW THESE LAST 3 MORNINGS (MAYBE BECAUSE IT IS COLD) I HAVE STARTED THE CAR AND THE WARNING POWER STEERING APPEARS, I TURN OFF THE CAR, WAIT THE 5MIN AND RESTART THE CAR, IT DOESN'T APPEAR BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-3MIN, IT WILL APPEAR AND I AM USUALLY IN AM TRAFFIC AND NEED TO TURN AT 2 LIGHTS & THANK GOODNESS THE TURN SPACE IS GREAT OR I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROCEED. I GET TO WORK AND HAVE TO PARK ACROSS FROM WHERE I NORMALLY DO BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL INTO MY SPACE. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AS THEY ARE UNABLE TO CHARGE ME THE $100 DIAGNOSIS FEE W/O THE SENSOR BEING ON. I CALLED CHEVROLET. COM AND THEY HAVE CONNECTED ME WITH JUPITER CHEVROLET AND NOW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SHOW UP AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND HOPEFULLY THE SENSOR WILL TURN ON AS I GET TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I WILL NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM OF TURNING FROM TRAFFIC INTO THE CURVED DRIVEWAY (WHICH ALSO HAS ABOUT 4 TURNS BEFORE EVEN ARRIVING. WISH ME LUCK! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND MY POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD, I STRUGGLED TO STEER THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT WHICH WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND TWICE TOO MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THIS AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THIS EXACT INCIDENT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED A YEAR AGO BUT THEN IT DROVE JUST FINE AFTERWARDS AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL NOW AND NOW IT'S ALMOST EVERY TURN. 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE BUT WHEN TAKEN TO A SHOP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO NOISE BUT AFTER HEARING IT AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN MY 2006 MALIBU LT, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE STEERING GOT REALLY TIGHT AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. A POWER STEERING WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD GONE BAD. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, THAT DID NOT RESULT FROM NEGLECT ON MY PART AS THE OWNER. HAD I NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, OR IF THE ROADS WERE WET OR SLIPPERY, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE HAD BAD OUTCOME. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE MALIBU, ACROSS MANY MODEL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BOUGHT A NEW CHEVY MALIBU IN JULY OF 2006--WE HAVE FOUGHT TIRES ON IT SINCE DAY 1 AND NO ONE WOULD STAND BEHIND THEM--THE RIMS WON'T SEAL AROUND THE TIRES. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND NO LUCK. WE HAVE HAD TO "AIR THEM UP" EVERY OTHER DAY SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING--MY POWER STEERING JUST DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT 15 MINUTES--IT WILL BE FINE AGAIN--UNTIL THE CAR GETS WARM AT WHICH POINT IT LOCKS UP AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I AM TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH IT. WHEN I WENT ONLINE FOR HELP--THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 57,960

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE STEERING BECOME DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. OCCASIONALLY YOU CAN FEEL "PULSING" WHILE TURNING. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. CORRECTS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. PROBLEM BEGAN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AS A SLIGHT PRESSURE WHILING TURNING. LAST 2 DAYS THE STEERING HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. YESTERDAY PROBLEMS DEVELOPED WHILE TURNING RIGHT ONTO THE INTERSTATE. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ALARMS. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE. JUST ROLLED 57,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

1. INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ALERT ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER 2. POWER STEERING ALERT COMES ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. (INTERMITTENT). 3. WAS BROUGHT TO REPAIR PLACE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2006 MALIBU POWER STEERING TROUBLE LIGHT CAME, DEALER DIAGNOSED AS SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD STEERING COULD GO OUT IF SENSOR FAILS . FOUND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS MALIBU INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED. SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN 2004 MALIBU'S BUT NO RECALL ON 2006. WHEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT, CAR HAS TO BE MANUALLY TURNED UNTIL YOU CAN TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART SO POWER STEERING WILL BE ACTIVATED AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO STOP AND START CAR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

POWER STEERING CUT OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY WHILE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED IN ONE DIRECTION AND SUDDENLY, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE; FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL SYSTEM LOCKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,912.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THAT HAS A SYSTEM ERROR "LOW STEERING FLUID". THE KICKER IS THE CAR DOESN'T TAKE FLUID. I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY STATE THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING BUT NOTHING YET. READING ON LINE THIS APPEARS TO POTENTIALLY BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. IS THIS CAR AT RISK TO DRIVE IF I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW? *TR

Mileage: 48,000

GM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU 2006 1ST OCCURRENCE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THREE TIMES - SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES APART. POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN CAR IN MOTION - MANUAL STEERING REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF THEN RESTARTING THE CAR RESET THE POWER STEERING. NO INDICATION ON INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE OR AFTER. IMMEDIATELY CALLED DEALER. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE AN OVERVOLTAGE PROBLEM AND WOULD ORDER THE PART. HAVE HEARD NOTHING MORE. (SPRINGHILL MOTORS - SPRINGHILL, LA) TODAY THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A MILE. FINALLY MUSCLED THE CAR HOME WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING WHILE IN PARK. WHILE STILL IN PARK, TURNING THE WHEEL THE SLIGHTEST BIT TO THE LEFT CAUSES POWER STEERING TO FAIL. IF WHEEL TURNED RIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER RESTART, THE STEERING DOES NOT FAIL - BUT TURNING IT BACK TO THE LEFT BRINGS IMMEDIATE FAILURE. IF THIS HAS NOT BECOME AN ISSUE AND A RECALL, IT CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BECOME ONE. I DOUBT I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACT IN TIME HAD I BEEN ON AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A CURVE. THE INITIAL FEELING IS NOT THAT STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT, RATHER THAT STEERING HAS BECOME LOCKED AND IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 58,748

TODAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2009, THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST POWER STEERING ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU STOPPED FUNCTIONING, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE RESULT OF THIS FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS AND FOR OTHER VEHICLES ADJACENT TO THE CAR. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE BY RESETTING THE ECU HAVE FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL AGGRESSIVELY TO THE LEFT EVEN WHILE STATIONARY. *TR

Mileage: 52,035

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" ON INFORMATION SCREEN WHILE DRIVING. OTHER TIMES, ALL THE DASH DISPLAYS GO DARK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE DASH DISPLAYS TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO "LIGHT UP" ON STARTING THE CAR. DEALER FOUND NO "CODES" TO INDICATE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. DEALER SPECULATES THERE IS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN STEERING MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

WE HAVE A STEERING PROBLEM. THE CAR NOW HAS 19,636 MILES ON IT. EARLIER THIS YEAR WHILE I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON IT. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD. BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON. LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME I WAS STILL ON THE PARKING LOT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, THE STEERING WILL BE OK BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'LL LOCK UP AGAIN. IT MAKES ME SCARED TO DRIVE IT. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP WHEN IT WAS TESTED. I CONTACTED GM WITH THE PROBLEM. IT'S AWFUL TO HAVE A NICE CAR AND TO BE AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN YOU DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 19,636

POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ON DIC, EPS MOTOR FAILURE. THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. TYPICALLY, WORSE IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS! THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN REPLACE 14 MONTHS AGO. NOW, NEEDS THE EPS MOTOR REPLACED AGAIN. SCREAMS OF PRODUCT FLAW/DEFEAT TO ME. CHEVY SHOULD DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 87,821

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AT ANY SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON CHEVY MALIBU 2006 GM. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALMOST ALWAYS POPS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS MOST WORST WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 65. THIS PUT MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER AND MINE, BUT WERE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,346

THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY. JUST PURCHASED IT AS A USED VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE. EACH TIME WE HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE. WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE CAR BACK A WEEK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY FOR A NEW AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM VIA INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR STORIES. THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIT GUARD RAILS AND OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT DATE IS LISTED BELOW. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENS AT RANDOM - AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER ACTED LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND OF COURSE THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT WHEN I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND IT COULD CAUSE FATALITY. SOME KIND OF NEW STEERING SYSTEM - GM BETTER IDEA - PROBABLY BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER!!! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2006 MALIBU POWER STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND EVEN A RECALL ON 2005 FOR THE SAME THING. THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE. THE DEALER THINKS THEY CAN FIX IT FOR ABOUT $1000.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OFF BY GM. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT. EVERY OTHER DAY THE '!@#$% THING QUITS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN YOU STOP AND RESTART IT WORKS AGAIN SOMETIMES. RESTARTED 20 TIMES TODAY AND DID NOT WORK. WAITED 3 HOURS STEERING WORKED FINE. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE, NOR DO I WANT HER TO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AND A RECALL ISSUED. IT IS A GM DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD TAKE SOME OF THE MILLIONS IN TARP MONEY TAXPAYERS ARE GIVING THEM AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME TO GET OUT MY WALLET AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT 2.2L CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TICK AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, IT ONLY OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY. NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN I START MY CAR, IDLING, AND WHILE I'M DRIVING. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKFULLY, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CRASHES BUT MANY CLOSE CALLS. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING P.S ITS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 165,457

MY CAR WAS DRIVING DECENT THEN ONE DAY OUT OF THE BLUE I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT RESET ITSELF. THEN WHILE TURNING IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION IT WENT OUT AGAIN LEAVING ME BARELY ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC. AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 4 MORE TIMES THAT DAY ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TELL ME IT HAS TO HAVE A NEW STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR WHICH WE DO TO THE SOUND OF $500. TWO MONTHS LATER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT STARTS AGAIN. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND AFRAID THAT ONE DAY WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS MAY OCCUR. THIS IS A SEVER DANGER TO NOT ONLY ME BUT TO THOSE UNFORTUNATE TO BE AROUND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS, NOT TO MENTION I AM NOW OUT $500 DOLLARS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND TWO DAUGHTERS ON 400 MILE TRIP WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON INTERSTATE, THE CAR MAKES A SUDDEN AND VIOLENT LEFT TURN. MY WIFE PULLS HARD TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGES TO KEEP CONTROL. AFTER DETERMINING THERE WAS NO FIX, THEY PROCEEDED HOME WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL TO KEEP IT FROM TURNING LEFT. AT HOME I INSPECTED THE CAR. WHEN YOU START IT, THE WHEEL WILL TURN FULL LEFT ALL BY ITSELF. I CAN TURN IT RIGHT WITH ALOT OF EFFORT, BUT IF I LET GO OR SLIP, IT TURNS FULL LEFT. THERE IS NO LIGHTS, BELLS, WARNINGS OR ANYTHING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS WAY OUT OF CALIBRATION, AND I HAD THEM CALIBRATE IT. IT WORKED FOR 1 DAY AND NOT TURNS RIGHT. GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT CANNOT BE. THE OWNER IS A 65 YEAR OLD LADY ON SS AND CANNOT AFFORD THE $850 REPAIR BILL AND GM DOES NOT ADMIT ANY ISSUES. SHE CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT IT TRYING TO TURN TO THE DITCH AT ANY MOMENT. RIGHT NOW IT IS CONSTANTLY TURNING TO THE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 52,725

WHILE DRIVING, I ACCELERATED AND TURNED RIGHT TO SWITCH LANES, IT WAS FAIRLY HARD ACCELERATION. SUDDENLY DURING THE ACCELERATION I LOST THE POWER STEERING ASSIST, IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND FOUGHT MY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE POWER ASSIST RETURNED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE 2009. AT THAT TIME A WARNING CHIME WENT OFF AND A POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED BRIEFLY ON THE DIC DISPLAY. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

2006 CHEVY MALIBU 3500 3.5 L V6 POWER STEERING GOES OUT. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP TIGHT .. CANNOT USE HAVE TO PULL OFF ROAD WHEREVER I'M AT...2006 CHEVY MALIBU...WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THE MAKE... WILL GM WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE BEFORE THEY GO GOOD WITH THIS PROBLEM? THEY ARE AWARE AND DON'T SEEM TO CARE...THIS YEAR AND MODEL SHOULD HAVE RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN....VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MALIBU WHICH WE PURCHASED LAST MAY WITH 50K MILES. THE CAR ORIGINALLY STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. THAT I CAN LIVE WITH BUT NOW WE HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING COMES & GOES & THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS VIBRATING & TURNING ALL ON ITS OWN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP & DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE LAST FEW MONTHS ON THE NET I'VE SEEN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HUGE IN ALL MALIBU'S 2004 - 2008 MODELS. I FIND A GM PARTS BULLETIN IN WHICH YOU CAN GET THESE PARTS REPLACED AT GM'S COST FOR A 2005 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOTHING FOR A 2006. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. THE CAR GIVES YOU NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM, THE STEERING WHEEL JUST STARTS GOING CRAZY. SPECIAL BULLETIN IN REFERENCE TO THE 2005 MODEL IS #07126. HOW CAN GM JUSTIFY ONLY REPLACING 2005 MODELS WHEN ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A PARTS BULLETIN & IF I'M JUST OVER LOOKING IT. *TR THANKS RHONDA BARNES

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN IT IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONTACT MUST TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

Mileage: 78,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. CURRENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY TURNS TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON A VACATION TO MS WITH MY WIFE, GRANDMOTHER, AND DAUGHTER WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. IF AT ANY TIME YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL, IT WILL TURN YOUR SHARP LEFT. WHILE SETTING STILL, WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL, IT WILL TURN COMPLETELY LEFT ALL BY ITSELF, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I PURCHASED A MALIBU IN NOV 2007, WHEN I GOT THE CAR AND SUMMER CAME THE STEERING WENT OUT, I COULD NOT STEER. LUCKILY FOR ME ITS WHEN I WAS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL. I NOTICED AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT WAS AS IF A HAND TOOK OVER THE STEERING IT HAD ITS OWN MIND, I ASKED MY STEPFATHER AND HE SAID IT HAPPENED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON SO I LET IT GO AS THAT AND NOW I AM SORRY AS MY WARRANTY IS OVER BY 2000 MILES. WELL ONLY ONE MORE TIME DURING THAT SUMMER DID I LOOSE STEERING AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. YESTERDAY HOWEVER MY STEERING WENT OUT FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, I HAD TO PULL OVER FOUR TIMES AND RESTART MY CAR, IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I AM 50 AND HAD BROKEN MY ARM 2 YEARS AGO WITH NOT MUCH LESS MUSCLE TONE IN THAT ARM. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WHEN LEAVING TOWN I GO THROUGH STEEP GRADES TO GET ANYWHERE AND THAT DAY I HAD TO TAKE MY SON TWO HOURS AWAY TO THE V.A. BY READING ON THIS SITE I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WILL IT TAKE A DEATH CAUSED BY THIS TO DO A RECALL? ELECTRONIC STEERING? ARE THEY CRAZY? I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER ONE. PLEASE CONSIDER PUSHING FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE, AND WHEN THEY DO A HUGE LAWSUIT WILL BE MADE AGAINST GM FOR LOOKING THE OTHER WAY AND IGNORING THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 39,600

COMPLAINT ABOUT STEERING : RACK AND PINION I PURCHASED THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A LOCAL USED CAR DEALER NEAR ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. A MONTH OR SO LATER I BEGAN HEARING A POPPING WHEN I TURNED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A RACK AND PINION FAULT. THE ESTIMATED COST WITH REPROGRAMMING IS $600. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE 06 MALIBU HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD RECALL. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PAY FOR THE RACK AND PINION FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

COMPLAINT ABOUT STEERING : RACK AND PINION I PURCHASED THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A LOCAL USED CAR DEALER NEAR ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. A MONTH OR SO LATER I BEGAN HEARING A POPPING WHEN I TURNED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A RACK AND PINION FAULT. THE ESTIMATED COST WITH REPROGRAMMING IS $600. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE 06 MALIBU HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD RECALL. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PAY FOR THE RACK AND PINION FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU 3500 ENGINE, CAR STEERING STOPS CONTROLLING WHEN DRIVING, ALMOST HIT COUPLE OF CARS ON THE ROAD, READ ONLINE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, THIS COULD BE DEADLY, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME DRIVING THE CAR GM WILL BE SUED AND AM SURE ALL THE PEOPLE HAS SAME PROBLEM WILL SUE GM TOO. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A RINGING NOISE. THE RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN BEGAN TO FLASH "POWER STEERING". THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FINISH PARKING THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WAS COMPUTER-ASSISTED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A STEERING PUMP OF ANY SORT AND SHE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPUTERIZED STEERING SYSTEM BECAME CONFUSED AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS; HOWEVER, SHE BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

Mileage: 68,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON AND THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE LEADS TO ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT. I WILL LIKE TO HAVE THIS ON FILE AS A COMPLAINT TO THE MFR FOR NOT MAKING THIS A RECALL. I AM SURE ITS BECAUSE IT COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IN THE VEHICLE. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND GM SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE THEM SEE THE ERROR IN THEIR DECISION TO IGNORE THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT THEY SHOULD RECALL IT. I WILL LIKE TO HAVE SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW TO TAKE THIS DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WHOM ELSE I CAN CONTACT TO LET THEM KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REALLY WANT MY CAR AND I JUST WANT TO GET IT FIXED. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM CAN'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT ONCE ITS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT. THIS IS A MFR DEFAULT AND IT SHOULD CONSTITUTE A RECALL RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 84,567

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND I DID GET AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DISPLAY. THE DEALERS COMPUTER ONLY SAID "ELECTRICAL", BUT IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATE WITH ANY PART SO THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT MAKES A RIGHT TURN IN THE VEHICLE, THE WHEELS LOCK UP. SHE ALSO HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ORDER TO TURN, THE VEHICLE MUST BE TRAVELING AT LEAST 14 MPH. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. EACH MECHANIC THAT THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. SHE FEELS THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHAKING WHEN DRIVING, SO I HAD MY TIRES CHECKED BUT IT WAS NOT THE TIRES. THE PROBLEM WAS MY OUTER TIE ROD ENDS NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, WHICH IS IN GOOD CONDITION & REGULARLY SERVICED. THERE ARE THREE OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW PERSONALLY WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP, I FOUND THAT IS A HARD PART TO LOCATE BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST FOR YEARS BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I THINK THE CHEVROLET DEALER SHOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS TO HAVE SUFFER THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 61,902

38K MILE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU V-6-CAR SHAKES/VIBRATES/SHIMMIES. IT ALSO RATTLES AND CLUNKS UNDERNEATH AT ALL SPEEDS, FEELS LIKE THE BOTTOM IS FALLING OUT. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MINIMUM OF 7 COMPLAINTS. HEADLIGHTS LENSES ARE LOOSE AND THE LIGHTS SHAKE ALL OVER THE PLACE. DEALER DID FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE HEADLIGHT ISSUE AFTER THE 4TH COMPLAINT AND I WAS TOLD IT IS A GM PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP, THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING ALL PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS (MANY MORE THAN JUST THE COUPLE I LISTED HERE) BUT AT MY EXPENSE WHEN THESE ISSUES S/H/B TAKEN CARE OF AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEN REPAIRED. ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 16,000

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS 4TH TO 2ND GEAR UNDER HIGH ENGINE RPMS THE WARNING BELL CHIMES 3 TO 4 TIMES AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKS UP. AS SOON AS I RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE UPSHIFTS I HAVE FULL STEERING AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES SO AS AN EXPERIMENT I TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO BREAK THE STEERING WHEEL OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 DIFFERENT INVOICES STATING THIS PROBLEM TO CHASE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ALSO HAVE 3 DIFFERENT INVOICES IN WHICH THEY TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FAILED. 1ST INVOICE CAUSE: PCM ENGINE-REPROGRAMMING WITH SPS 89 W. 2ND CAUSE: DTC C0900 FOUND INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. 3RD CAUSE: C0900 ADDED GROUNDING STRAP TO COIL (PULLING TO MUCH VOLTAGE) THERE BULLETIN MATCHING MY COMPLAINT IS #2133820. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO GO ON BEFORE I CRASH MY VEHICLE DUE TO A STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH PEOPLE HAVING THESE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH MY MODEL YEAR AND SOME OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS. I WILL YET AGAIN BE TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEM TO DO A CHEAP FIX; IF ANYTHING AT ALL. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE THEIR ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM STARTS CLAMMING LIVES. MY NEXT STEP AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CATCHING THEIR ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILING ON VIDEO CAMERA AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CANNOT TURN NEITHER LEFT NOR RIGHT. I AM SURE SOME NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE INTERESTED IN THIS FOOTAGE! HOW LIVES ARE IN JEOPARDY AND NO ONE IS BOTHERING TO DO ANYTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED MY VEHICLE TO PRESENT WHICH IS APPROX. 50,000 MILES OF DRIVING. HOW LONG WILL MY LUCK CONTINUE? *TR

Mileage: 27,000

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ELECTRIC ASSISTED STEERING WILL SHUT DOWN. TURNING OF THE CAR IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. SAME PROBLEM THAT IS REPORTED BY MANY ON THE PRECEDING YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH ON A DIRT COVERED ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE CONTACT HEARD THREE CHIMES SOUNDING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS CAUTIOUSLY DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. A FRONT END WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE TECHNICIAN REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,987.

Mileage: 61,987

THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST PERIODICALLY FAILS. IT FAILS WHEN YOU CRANK YOUR CAR AND WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY UNTIL YOU SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE NOISE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, AND STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF OVER $1,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 35,819. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/09/09. *JB

Mileage: 35,819

I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, IT KEEPS ON SHUTTING OFF ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN KILL SOME ONE DAY I AM THINKING OF TRADING OFF MY CAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH IT.. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JULY 2006. CERTIFIED USED. KEPT HEARING NOISE, KNOCKING FROM LEFT FRONT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 2-3 TIMES UNTIL THEY REPLACED A PART. NOISE RETURNED SOME WEEKS LATER. NOW THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE STEERING IS TURNED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE "POWER STEERING " WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL STIFFENS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. DEALER SAYS CAR NEED POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR THE VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR TWICE!! THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND SHOULD BE MORE RELIABLE THAN THAT. I WAS TOLD IF THE STEERING HAD GONE OUT ON ME WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, (WHICH I DRIVE EVERY DAY),I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I AM AFRAID THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,813

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ARE HAVING, IT GOES OUT DIFFERENT TIMES EVEN WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SOMETIMES I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LOSES IT'S ELECTRONICALLY ASSISTED STEERING USUALLY HALF WAY THROUGH A TURN USUALLY WITHOUT WARNING. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GO OUT AT A BAD TIME AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO FAR THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL BUT I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW DIFFERENT FORUMS WHERE TEN OR MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 63,746

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED IN PLACE, PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM MOVING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TURNING LEFT ON ITS OWN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED OFF THE ROAD ON ITS OWN AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $700. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

STEERING WHEEL JERKS UNCONTROLLABLY. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR TWICE. STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FIRST TIME AND SECOND TIME WAS TOLD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. HOWEVER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS SO BAD THAT IT WILL PULL VEHICLE FROM ONE LANE TO NEXT OR IT WILL PULL VEHICLE ALL OVER THE ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,230

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU POWER STEERING ILLUMINATES ON DASH(RADIO) , 2005 MODELS WERE A RECALL AND IT KEEPS COMING ON AND SOMETIMES LOSE OF STEERING WHEN STARTED. IT HAS 43,000 MILES AND NOT ON WARRANTY BECAUSE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT COVERED , ITS A PROBLEM NATIONWIDE AS I RESEARCHED. I COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AROUND TURNS IF LOSS OF POWER. I BOUGHT IT USED BUT WAS FINE UNTIL 2 MONTHS AFTER. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

ON JULY 27,2008 I STARTED MY 2006 MALIBU. ACROSS THE CONTROL PANEL IT SAID POWER STEERING AND I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS OK. IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. IT HAS ALSO STARTED GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER/CONTROL. THERE IS ALSO ALOT OF SHAKING OF MY STEERING WHEEL. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO ONE SIDE. IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS REALLY SAD THAT SO MANY FAMILIES LIVES ARE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS MY FAMILY IN DANGER BUT THE LIVES OF OTHERS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEV MALIBU SS. ALL WAS FINE UNTIL A YEAR AGO. I NOTICED A "BUMP" IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING LEFT. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD LUBE THE STEERING SHAFT. NOW THERE IS A "BUMP IN STEERING AND FOLLOW UP BUMP AS THE WHEELS RETURN TO STRAIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A RUBBING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE CAR IS ALSO PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND IT WAS IN PERFECT ORDER. AFTER THE "CHECKUP" THE CAR PULLED HARDER TO THE RIGHT AND THE "NOISES" WERE MORE PRONOUNCED. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1997 FOR ISSUES THAT SOUND ALL TOO FAMILIAR. CHEVY IS FIXING MY CAR UNDER MY WARRANTY. APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS "ABOUT" WHEN THE ISSUES FIRST STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED,THIS HAPPEN EVERYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS..CAR STILL HAVE A GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT WHEELAREA DEALER SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT PADS ARE CAUSING THE GRINDING AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO STOP THE GRINDING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE REPLACEMENT PAS ARE DESIGNED. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THIS AND THEY CLAIM IT IS SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 34,510

APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, I STARTED FEELING A TUG IN MY STEERING WHEN I WOULD MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THEN IT GRADUALLY MOVED TO A PULLING OF MY STEERING WHEEL, WHERE YOU COULD VISIBLY SEE MY STEERING WHEEL MOVE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING IT. THEN AT TIMES IT ALMOST FELT LIKE YOU WERE STEERING ON AN ICY ROAD. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MY POWER STEERING GOING COMPLETELY OUT. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR THEN RESTART IT TO RESET IT. THERE HAS BEEN THREE INSTANCES WERE MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY MESSAGE BOARD SOUND WITH A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING", THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, THEN IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. WE HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON. MY HUSBAND CAN PHYSICALLY STEER THE CAR WHEN IT IS LIKE THAT, I CAN NOT THOUGH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUS HAZARD AND I AM CONCERNED WITH GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. WE WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP (CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY) AND THEY SAID THE ESTIMATE WILL BE CLOSE TO $3,500. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX 2 MALIBU'S ALREADY AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. IT IS ASHAMED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHEVROLET. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

POWER STEERING UNIT (EPS) FOR 2006 CHEVY MALIBU FAILS CAR BECOMES DIFFCULT TO TURN OR MANEUVER. *TR

Mileage: 41,432

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1 -75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A LOT OF "PLAY". THE WHEEL WOULD MAKE DRIVING EASY AT TIMES, BUT HARDER AT OTHER TIMES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR TURNING INTO A TIGHT SPACE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE HOW FAR TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE SENSOR AND THE STEERING WHEEL PONSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN TO TURN TO GO TO THE PHARMACY. MY STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND I HAD TO COAST OFF ROAD INTO PHARMACY PARKING LOT. UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. STEERING MOTOR WAS OUT ON CAR. IT COSTS ALMOST $900 FOR REPAIR. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN OTHER CHEVY MALIBU'S WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,958

I PURCHASED A 2006 USED CHEVY-MALIBU ON FEB. 22-2008. WITH 3600 MILEAGE. AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 WEEKS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK-UP ALONG WITH A BELL GOING OFF AND A LIGHT FLASHING STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS (THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME). I TRIED TO STEER WITH THE CAR OPERATING IN MANUAL STEERING WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO SINCE I'M 72 YEARS OLD. I LET THE CAR DRIFT TO A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO CUT THE MOTOR OFF AND START AGAIN TO TRY TO GET POWER STEERING IN AN OPERATIVE MODE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A NUMBER OF TIMES . COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THERE IS A FIRE HYDRANT AND THE WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT TURN AWAY FROM THE HYDRANT IN TIME AND I HIT IT. I WAS TURNING A CORNER IN TO TRAFFIC AND IT LOCKED AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE THAT REQUIRED THAT I LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT . BUT THE SHOP WAS QUITE A DISTANCE FROM MY HOME. I WAITED UNTIL JULY AND CALLED THE SALESMAN WHO WORKS AT A DIFFERENT PLACE NOW AND HE SAID I COULD TAKE TO ANY CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH ZURICH . THE REPAIR SHOP STATES THAT THEY DON'T COVER ALL THE COST TO GET IT REPAIRED LESS $200.00 OUT OF POCKET. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS OR IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 3,670

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR, ACCELERATING AROUND A CURVE, OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN LEAVING YOU FIGHTING A STEERING WHEEL THAT ALMOST FEELS LOCKED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE COIL PACK . THAT IT IS SPIKING A VOLTAGE ABOVE 16 VOLTS AND AS A SAFETY FEATURE IT SHUTS DOWN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING TO PROTECT IT. IT MIGHT PROTECT THE STEERING FROM THE ELECTRIC SURGE, BUT IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THE DEAD STEERING WHEEL WHERE IF I WAS A SMALLER MALE/ FEMALE THERE WOULD BE A CHANCE THAT I COULDN'T. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

AT 46,500 MILES , MY STEERING STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT. THE BOOTS ARE INTACT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1,200 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

AT 46,500 MILES , MY STEERING STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT. THE BOOTS ARE INTACT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1,200 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

I PURCHASED THE 2006 MALIBU 11/2006. SINCE THAT TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FIXTURE REPLACED, THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN IS INOPERABLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. I AM OPTING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE AS THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL GO WRONG NEXT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED A SECOND LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT A TRADE-IN BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,536 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,526. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

Mileage: 27,526

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,990. UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

Mileage: 8,990

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT OFF BALANCED AS IF THE ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTENED AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,759 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH SIDES OF THE BUMPER WERE OUT OF PLACE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM

Mileage: 32,759

ON FRIDAY NOV.16,2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY,THE POWERSTEERING IN MY 2006 MALIBU STOPPED WORKING AND I SIDESWIPED MY HUSBANDS CAR, SCRATCHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE MALIBU AND CRACKED THE HUB CAP. I CONTACTED ROADSIDE SERVICE TO PICKUP THE MALIBU AT MY RESIDENCE. . ONCE THE MALIBU ARRIVED AT FRANK Z CHEVEROLET,WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE DEPT. REP. CALLED ME AND STATED THAT I HAD A FAILURE IN THE POWERSTEERING ELECTRIC MONITOR AND TOLD ME TO CALL CHEVROLET TO FILE A CASE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND FRIGHTENED ABOUT THE INCIDENT BECAUSE IF I HAD OF BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD OF BEEN HURT,KILLED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. CHEVROLET'S CUST. ASSIST. REP. DID NOT COMFORT ME AT ALL. I EXPRESSED THAT I WANTED TO TERMINATE MY LEASE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT ANYMORE. SO HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH CERTAINS STEPS AND NOT TO OVERREACT. CHEVROLET CALLED OUT THEIR 3RD PARTY GROUP OF ENGINEERING SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE CAR AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT A COMPONENT IN THE POWERSTEERING MONITOR DID IN FACT FAIL. CHEVROLET'S REP. STATED THAT THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO REPAIR THE CAR. IF I REFUSED,THEY WOULD TAKE THE RENTAL CAR BACK ASAP. SO IN SO MANY WORDS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS EITHER THEIR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY. SO I AGREED TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AND THEY QUICKLY CHANGED THEIR MIND ON TERMINATING THE RENTAL. THEY EVEN EXTENDED IT UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS REPAIRED AND STATED THAT THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. AS OF TODAY, ON DEC. 8,2007 THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TRULY FEEL THAT MY SECURITY AND SAFETY WAS NOT TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION, ONLY THE PROFIT THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE. ANYTIME THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MEN DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE,ANYTIME CHEVROLET CUST ASSIST. REP. HAVE TO CALL ENGINEERING ANALYST TO INSPECT THE CAR AND CONFIRMS THE FAILURE, THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS NOT A MINOR CASE, IT WAS SOMETHING MAJOR,ESP. TO ME. MILEAGE ABOUT 13,900. *TR

Mileage: 13,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE STEERING FROZE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU FROM STEVE ROGERS FORD ON 12/12/06 IT HAD ABOUT 24,600 MILES ON IT. AROUND JULY/AUGUST OF 2007 I BEGAN BEEN FEELING AN OCCASIONAL POPPING WHEN I TURNED. SOON IT BECAME MORE CONSISTENT, AND ALSO STARTED TO PULL TO ONE SIDE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. WE TOOK IT FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON 10/30/07, AND THE TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY KNEW SOMETHING MORE WAS WRONG WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE WHEELS WANDERED TO THE LEFT ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN BEING TOUCHED. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RACK AND PINION. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. THEY SENT US NEXT DOOR TO YARK CHEVROLET, WHERE THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY BY A MERE 600 MILES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $550, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE "REPROGRAMMING" OF THE "COMPUTER ASSISTED" POWER STEERING SYSTEM OR AN ADDITIONAL ALIGNMENT. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND TO FIX IT NOW. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BORROW IT. I THOUGHT IN BUYING A NEWER VEHICLE, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAJOR REPAIRS FOR A WHILE. PERSONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE MALIBU, AND I BELIEVE RECALLS SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE IT IS APPARENT GM HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT TIRES TWICE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING RACK AND LEFTSIDE OUTER TIEROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ITEMS. AT 60,000 MILES AND AFTER REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT SIDE TIRE 2 TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT SIDE TIEROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND GIVE AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IT. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT TIRES TWICE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING RACK AND LEFTSIDE OUTER TIEROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ITEMS. AT 60,000 MILES AND AFTER REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT SIDE TIRE 2 TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT SIDE TIEROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND GIVE AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IT. *TR

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

Mileage: 14,200

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. YOU MUST SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART TO GET THE POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS NO PLACE TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, AS THIS IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A THUMPING NOISE AND HE COULD ALSO FEEL THE VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX WHENEVER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR FIRST AND THEN THE STEERING SHAFT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,600.

Mileage: 29,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE AND MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AS SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER ALSO GROUNDED DOWN THE ROTORS AND CLEANED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE CONSUMER STATED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE SHE CAUGHT A FLAT AND LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT, THERE IS AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS ALONG WITH A VACUUMING NOISE, AND THE PANEL NEAR THE GAS PEDAL WAS PULLED OUT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT CLOSE, AND VEHICLE'S DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED SEVERAL REPAIR INVOICES. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN OUT OF THE CONTACTS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN LESS DANGEROUS SCENARIOS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER DOES THAT WHEN IT SENSES THE WHEELS ARE NOT STRAIGHT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE COMPUTER TO CENTER THE FRONT WHEELS INFORMING OTHER CUSTOMERS OF THE SAME SITUATION. UPDATED 08/09/07 *TR

Mileage: 31,000

WE BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU ON 29 MAY 2006 FROM JEFF GORDON CHEVROLET IN WILMINGTON NC. WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SINCE DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES STEERING IS VERY ERRATIC AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS IF IT IS ON ICE. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (3) WITH NOTHING FOUND AND NOTHING DONE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM. THIS MORNING MY WIFE TRIED TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YARD BECAUSE THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED! IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SHE IS I *NM

Mileage: 7,778

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT AND LOCKED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.

Mileage: 18,950

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO CHATTER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER BUMPS. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE AC COMPRESSOR. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 3,300