2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Electrical System Problems

The steering wheel start shaking and then on the middle console it showed “POWER STEERING”. Now whenever I drive it it’ll pop up and the steering wheel locks up and it is scary because it doesn’t move. And when I turn of the car it’ll unlock but as soon as I start driving it again it does it again.

I bought the car and the next day it randomly locked up my steering in the middle of traffic. If I turn my car off then turn it on while jerking the wheel side to side it will allow me power steering for just a short moment. Once it worked for a month continuously without shutting off on me then it randomly started locking up again. There’s no symptoms or warning except for the car steers on its own while in park. The wheel moves and makes a screeching noise. It’s locked up on me in traffic numerous times. It’s a huge hazard. Trying to get off the street when it locks up is just a safety hazard for everyone around.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the four doors would inadvertently lock and unlock, causing the battery to drain quickly. The contact used pliers to unlock and open the doors. Additionally, the headlights were dimmed, and the turn signals intermittently failed to operate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the Body Control Module (BCM) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

I am financing a 2007 chevy malibu from r n r car co on 411 gratiot in mt Clemens has had one problem after the other first the brakes went fix I told them there was a sway problem up front wanted it fixed before I took it off the lot they did not I could’ve been seriously hurt the sway bar tie rod n control arm went in the front of the car dealership said would help with half the bill didn’t help fixed now my car wants to shut down and hesitate to go over 45 miles an hour the crankshaft position sensor wire n some button might need to be fixed im on social security seeking4 help from the va to help me get it fixed told dealership abt this wants 100 an hour from me to fix it plz advise thank you monica wheeler

When I start my car my steering wheel dances vibrates. When I'm driving 30 mph it will pull me to the right side of the road and be hard to steer. It does this a lot it scares me I'm disabled and have a hard time driving.

I was driving in the country and my vehicle power steering and electronic setting started messing up while I was driving 50 miles an hour while it was locking up I was confused and then pulled over and thought it was just a glitch in the computer system I then turned off my car and then turned it back on and everything seemed fine while I was driving after a minute the steering wheel locked again and there was a deer in front of me my insurance went up because of this incident and I lost my car for a month once I got my car again from the body shop it stopped locking up on the steering wheel then last Friday I brought it to the mechanic and he told me the steering is electronic so there is nothing he can do and that I will have to take it to a dealer the computer system in these cars are messed up and they are dangerous to drive there are thousands of complaints just like this and recalls for GM but for some reason the 2007 Chevy Malibu didn't make the cut.

THE IS A MESSAGE THAT COMES ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN TO SERVICE AIRBAG. IT IS REFERRING TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG ON LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON THE INDICATOR LOCATED ABOVE THE RADIO. IT CONTINUES TO STATE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS DISCONTINUED BY GM AND THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PART FOR THIS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT IS A MODULE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE TO HAVE AND THERE BEING NO REPLACEMENT PART IS TROUBLING. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

MY BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. I JUST PARKED ONE DAY AND WHEN I WENT BACK OUT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BROKEN. I LOVE MY MALIBU AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A MONTH. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE A DISABLED HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE BROKE BECAUSE OF THESE RECALLS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND AM BEGGING FOR YOUR HELP. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY CAR FIXED FOR FREE. TEXT OR CALL ME @ [XXX]. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 150,000

GAUGES WILL QUIT WORKING, LOW FUEL AND POWER STEERING POPS UP ON RADIO, THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT COMES ON, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF, SAYS ERROR ON ODOMETER. IT WILL DO IT WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY. ALSO WHEN IT DOES DO THIS YOU CAN FEEL THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER

Mileage: 163,000

WHEN I AM GIVING MORE POWER FROM EXHALATION PADDLE. IT IS DEPLAYING ALL THE SIGN SYMBOLS WILL DISPLAYING ON SPEEDO METER DISPLAY AND ALSO MAINLY, ( IMPORTANT: WHEN I AM GIVING MORE EXHALATIONS MY STEERING HOLD AND SUDDENLY IT IS TAKING RIGHT SIDE CONTROL AND VERY HARD TO TURN ON UP HEAL. PLEASE ANY ONE HELP ME OUT FROM THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

Mileage: 1,400,000

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG SENSO ALWAYS ON; AUTO DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, SIDEVIEW MIRRORS; SEATBELT SENSOR & SOUND ALERTS WHEN SHOULDN'T; AC COOLING SYSTEM DOESN'T GET COOL; FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK & ALWAYS ON LOW-FUEL INDICATOR EVEN WHEN WE'VE FILLED UP; DOME LIGHT DIM; POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY - ONLY DRIVER SIDE WORKS SOMETIMES

KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION BUY ENGINE STILL RUNNING WHILE PARKED. SEEMS OTHER YEARS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 50,600

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY DESIGN FAULT WHERE THE PASSENGER PRESSENCE SENSOR(PPS) DEFAULTS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON DISSABLING THE WHOLE WHOLE AIRBAG PROTECTION SYSTEM. THIS CAR SHARES THE SAME PARTS WITH THE 2007 SATURN AURA WHOSE MODEL HAS BEEN SAFETY RECALLED FOR TE PPS.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. HEARING CLICKING NOISE. SERVICE AIRBAG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURES, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT WAS UNKNOWN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. MCCARTHY CHEVROLET LEE'S SUMMIT (945 SE OLDHAM PARKWAY, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO, (816) 356-6610) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FALURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH REFERENCE NUMBER: 8-4569149800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,480.

Mileage: 166,480

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IF IT HAPPENS WHILE IN A CORNER IT COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.

Mileage: 91,912

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

Mileage: 169,721

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

Mileage: 200,000

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

Mileage: 135,000

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

Mileage: 204,792

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

Mileage: 140,000

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

Mileage: 91,500

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

Mileage: 78,450

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

Mileage: 136,420

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

POWER LOCKS DOESN'T WORK. WINDOWS GOES DOWN SOMETIMES IF THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. STEERING WHEEL FIRST BEGUN TO SHAKE BY ITSELF AND TURN WHICHEVER DIRECTION THEN EVENTUALLY LOCKED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING! CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION AT ALL.

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

Mileage: 169,455

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

Mileage: 230,000

WE BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A POLICE AUCTION IN SAND SPRINGS. THERE WAS NOT REALLY ANY PAPERWORK, SO WE HAD NOTHING TO GO ON, BUT WHAT THE AUCTIONEER TOLD US. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS GAGE WILL NOT READ ANY FUEL IT JUST STAYS ON E, AND THAT IS 600.00 TO FIX, AND THEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT AND YOU CAN NOT STEER AT ALL. IF YOU ARE A MAN YOU CAN TURN IT, BUT IF YOU ARE A WOMAN OR YOUNG TEEN THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN MAKE A CORNER, AND YOU WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT. YOU ARE UNAWARE WHEN IT WILL JUST HAPPENED, BUT A BELL IN THE CAR DOES START RINGING, AND READING POWER STEERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE RECALL NUMBER 14V153000, BUT MY YEAR IS NOT ON IT. PLEASE MAKE IT A RECALL FOR 2007 ALSO. THEY TOLD ME THAT WILL COST 1,000.00 TO FIX THE POWER STEERING. REALLY...IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANYWAY I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 218,000

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

Mileage: 226,000

WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A CURVE OR TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ALSO EXPERIENCED DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND HORN FUSE KEEPS GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ALSO, THE STEERING STAFF TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,947.

Mileage: 127,947

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF THE RECALL, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE IGNITION SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION SUDDENLY SWITCHED TO THE OFF POSITION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED BACK TO THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

GM DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS THE PRECISE ISSUES AS DESCRIBTED IN GM RECALL #13036 AND THE NHTSA # 14V252000.

Mileage: 75,000

THE CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK THE BRAKE LIGHT'S STAY ON AND GO OFF WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL.

Mileage: 80,000

MY CAR WAS RECALLED AND FIXED ON 3/17/15 FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL CUTTING OUT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. IT WAS FINE UNTIL A MONTH AGO AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO SMITH CHEVROLET IN GALLIPOLIS OHIO AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER, THIS DID NOT HELP. NOW THEY TELL ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE MODULE 02560 PART # 25861370 AND SENSOR 04625 PART # 13597430 AT A COST OF ABOUT $410.00. I FILL THEY DID A PATCH JOB LAST YEAR AND NOW WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX IT. IF I PULL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND PLUG IT IN AND OUT A FEW TIMES EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND MY REFERENCE # FROM THEM IS 8-2180763999. JAMES AT PHONE #866-790-5700 EXT 5913683 IS TRYING TO HELP ME. I CAN'T DRIVE AROUND WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME, IT IS NOT SAFE. I GOT PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER ONCE LAST YEAR BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,343.

Mileage: 124,343

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE BREAK LIGHT BEING ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BEARDMORE CHEVROLET IN BELLEVUE NEBRASKA. I BELIEVED IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE (AND STILL DO), BEARDMORE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOT. I TOLD THEM THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE I WOULD TAKE IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC. HOWEVER WHEN I LEFT BEARDMORE CHEVROLET MY BREAK LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AT ALL. THEY DID NOT PUT ANYTHING BACK TOGETHER AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE BREAK SYSTEM AND HE ALONG WITH 2 OTHER CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SHORT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN GO FROM HAVING BREAK LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING TO NOT HAVING ANY BREAK LIGHTS AT ALL.

Mileage: 120,000

AIR BAG WARNING LITE STAYS ON.

Mileage: 149,457

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLUCTUATED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

STARTING BEFORE MAY 2015 AND LASTING UNTIL 11/19/15, THE YELLOW WARNING DASHBOARD LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND DIC WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO BERSERK WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING IN MAY OF 2015. AT THE SAME TIME DURING THESE EPISODES, THE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JERKY. THE LIGHTS WOULD "SETTLE DOWN" AFTER LONG ENOUGH, BUT SOME COMBINATION OF LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAINED ON AT THE END OF THE EPISODES, SUCH AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SECURITY LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL SOMETIMES AFTER BEING RESTARTED. I HAD A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT IN 5/15/2015 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. SOMETIMES DURING THESE EPISODES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD ALSO LOSE POWER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH 11/19/15. THE CAR HAS NOT GONE BERSERK SINCE THEN, BUT THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK RELIABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE, BUT WENT OFF. THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS FAILED TO WORK TWICE SINCE THEN TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING.

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

ON OCT. 31ST I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER. A FEW SECONDS LATER I NOTICED THE SEAT GOT EXTREMELY HOT SO I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY SEAT WHERE THE HEATER IS!

Mileage: 129,394

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

Mileage: 213,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE LOCK AND SIGNAL ERROR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK TO FULL, FUEL GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY SHOW EMPTY, THEN OVER NEXT 50 MILES OR SO, THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL WILL SWING WILDLY BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THIS RESULTS IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES, THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL WILL REGISTER AND THEN 50 MILES AFTER THAT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL PARTIALLY LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,522.

Mileage: 82,522

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WILL NOT GO OUT.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK EXCESSIVELY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ORE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM GAUGE STARTED TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY IN AN ERRATIC MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRIC FLUCTUATION IN THE SPEED THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS LOW FUEL MOST OF THE TIME .MY LIGHTS ON THE DASH CHANGE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES THEN GAS GAUGE WORKS.THEN IT GOES OFF AND THINGS CHANGE AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON.THINGS JUST JUMP AROUND NEVER THE SAME MIX OF THINGS. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

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

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND COULDN'T CUT THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. POWER STEERING WAS TOTALLY OUT. THE RADIO WAS SCROLLING "POWER STEERING", BUT HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND THEN AFTER MANY OF US LOOKING AT IT REALIZED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT. WAS GOING TO GET IT TOWED, BUT WHEN STARTING IT UP AGAIN, IT WORKED FINE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS! MY CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 68,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON, BUT THE 2007 WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL - ALL OTHER YEARS BESIDES '07. I NEEDED A NEW STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. COST $500 TO REPLACE. SEEMS CRAZY WITH SUCH A KNOWN PROBLEM AND LOW MILES THAT GM EXCLUDED THIS YEAR IN THE RECALL. SO DISAPPOINTED! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION ON THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU'S. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN MY CAR. I HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT ALWAYS START. THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 119,700

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN THE CAR ENABLES WHENEVER IT WANTS TO LEAVING YOU STRANDED. THE WHOLE CAR SHUTS DOWN ALL METHODS OF DISARMING THE SYSTEM FAIL. YOU HAVE TO WAIT X AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM TO DISABLE ON IT'S OWN. IT COULD TAKE AN HOUR TO 48 HOURS! HUGE INCONVENIENCE! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I DID NOT HAVE A CRASH, OR DRIVING INCIDENT. THIS COMPLAINT IS DUE TO THE FOLLOWING: I RECEIVED THE RECALL (14152) LETTER BACK IN JUNE OF 2014. THE NEEDED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME SO I WAITED FOR ANOTHER LETTER TO COME AND FINALLY RECEIVED A MONTH OR SO LATER (AUGUST). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE WESLEY CHAPEL GM DEALER AND THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL WORK FOR FREE. ALTHOUGH, THEY ENDED UP CHARGING ME $2,400 FOR ELECTRICAL, AND FUSE DAMAGE TO MY CAR THAT THEY SAY WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS RECALL, ALTHOUGH BASED ON EVERYTHING I HAVE READ I BELIEVE THESE CHARGES WERE A REFLECTION OF THE RECALL. MY HANDS WERE TIED AS I NEED MY CAR SO I PAID THE FEE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED GM AND HAD THEM OPEN UP A TICKET TO LOOK INTO MY ISSUE, CHARGES, AND WHAT THE DEALERSHIP FIXED. GM RESPONDED TO ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. NOW, THINKING ALL OF THIS WAS BEHIND ME, I RECEIVE ANOTHER RECALL LETTER WITH THE SAME RECALL NUMBER THIS MONTH (JAN 2015), NOW TELLING ME I STILL HAVE AN OPEN RECALL. WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE SYSTEM IT STILL REFLECTS THIS AS AN OPEN RECALL ON MY CAR. I'M SO CONFUSED, AND REALLY FEEL LIKE IM BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY GM, AND THE DEALERSHIP. I REFUSE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY WILL FIND ANOTHER WAY TO CHARGE ME WHEN THIS IS ALL GM'S RESPONSIBILITY. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO, NOR DO I EVEN KNOW IF MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE OR NOT. *TR

VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHEN REACHING AND HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL SPED UP AND AS SOON AS IT DID I LOST ENGINE POWER COMPLETELY IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFETY MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE COASTING THAT I REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF. I THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION; AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TO ENGINE SWITCH RESULTED IN NOTHING BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE LIGHTS OF THE VEHICLE COMING ON BUT NO FIRING OF THE ENGINE OR EVEN A CLICK FROM THE STARTER AT THIS POINT I WAS GLAD A HAD ALL MY BLANKETS AND THING IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IN NORTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA ITS COLD. AFTER A FEW FAILED ATTEMPTS AT TURNING THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENING WAITING 5MINS IN BETWEEN I BEGAN CALLING MY INSURANCE COMPANY 10 MORE MINS PASS BY AND I?M ON HOLD I DECIDE TO TRY THE CAR AGAIN IN WHICH IT FIRED RIGHT UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT NOW IT HAS DISAPPEARED FROM MY DASH LIGHTS MY CAR GOES IN FOR REPAIR NEXT WEEK TO GET ENGINE HEATER INSTALLED AND RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF HOWEVER I DON?T SEE WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE LISTED ABOVE ISSUE TO OCCUR UNDER ANY LISTED RECALLS BUT I AM ALSO NOT VEHICLE SAVVY. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

MY VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, AND A MESSAGE WENT ACROSS MY SCREEN READING "POWER STEERING". WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED UP, IT CONTINUOUSLY JUMPS IN MY HANDS. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS ALL DUE TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GIVING OUT, JUST LIKE IN THE RECALLS GIVEN FOR THE OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBUS, UNFORTUNATELY, MY 2007 WAS ONE OF THE MODELS LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL, WHEN I AM POSITIVE IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE OTHERS RECALLED. THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE SITUATIONS MATCHES MINE TO THE TEE. THE RISKS ARE THE SAME AS WELL, I AM IN JUST AS MUCH DANGER AS THOSE OTHERS DRIVING THAT DID GET RECALLS. THE DIFFICULTY STEERING MAKES IT HARD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY, AS EVERY TURN REQUIRES A LOT OF MUSCLE. I AM ASKING ANYONE IN CHARGE TO PLEASE, REVIEW THIS AND INCLUDE THE 2007 IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I PURCHASE THIS CAR IN 2009 IN 2010 I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND THEN THERE WAS A DISPLAY ON THE RADIO POWER STEERING I DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. SO I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT GOING ON AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A POWER STEERING MOTOR AND SHAFT ON STEERING COLUMN WORN SO I ASK IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS AND THEY SAID NO NOT ON YOUR CAR.OK SO I PAID 801.99 TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED SO IN DEC,2014 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND TO TURN WAS VERY HARD SO I CALLED GM CORPORATE OFFICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ARE TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. ONLY ON 04,05,06,08,09 BUT NOT THE 2007.BUT WHEN I GOOGLE POWER STEERING ON THE MALIBU ALL THESE CARS HAD DONE THE SAME AS MINE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 07 MALIBU. SO CORPORATE TELLS ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSES AND NOW ITS THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS STILL IN THE STEERING COLUMN GM CANT PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT A DIFFERENT CODE THEN THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I THINK IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON 2007 MALIBU POWER STEERING AND TORQUE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 72,005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CAR DRIVES WITHOUT KEY TURNED ALL THE WAY TO 111. BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE...SCARES MY WIFE AND I!! CAR DIES OUT UPON ACCELERATION. *TR

THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY. JUST RECEIVED 2 RECALLS ON IT FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING HAVING A CLUNKING SOUND AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE A TIRE BECAUSE OF IT. TIRES WERE PURCHASED LAST OCTOBER. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND OTHER RECALLS. MY SON HAS TO USE THIS CAR TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHICH IS ONLY 7 MILES ONE WAY, AND I DO NOT EVEN TRUST IT THAT FAR. WE GET TOLD WE WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS FOR THE RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE, MEANWHILE SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN AND IF IT DOES YOU MAY JUST HAVE A LAWSUIT ON YOUR HANDS. I JUST WANT TO GIVE THE CAR BACK AND GET SOMETHING ELSE WITHOUT HAVING TO ADD THE REMAINING BALANCE DUE TO A NEW LOAN. *TR

IT'S HAPPENED 3 TIMES, DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKS UP. FIRST TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOCKED UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND POWERED CAR OFF THEN STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. SECOND TIME ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TIME WENT THREW A STOP LIGHT STARTED UP A HILL AND THE DASH LIGHTS ALL FLICKER THE RADIO POWERED OFF AND THE SEAT BELT NOISE WENT OFF 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THE CAR LOCKED UP. I PARKED THE CAR POWERED IT OFF. STARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND AGAIN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO PARK MY CAR AND POWER IT OFF ON A MAIN STREET WHERE IT'S VERY BUSY. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE THIS LAST TIME WAS ON JULY 15, 2014 . THIS CAR WITH ALL THE RECALLS I FEEL IS A DEATH TRAP. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY QUIT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING; BOTH AT FREEWAY SPEED AND WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 15 MPH. WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND, SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE A CHIME AND THE BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH. ONLY ONE TIME THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." WE NARROWLY AVOIDED A CRASH WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE FREEWAY. THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST REQUIRED EXERTING MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE DIVIDER. WHEN THE POWER STEERING RE-ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING WE SWERVED TOWARDS A TRUCK IN THE ADJACENT LANE. WE TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHO SAID IT'S A FAULTY IGNITION COIL CAUSING A SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING. COST QUOTED WAS $500 TO FIX IN ADDITION TO $450 FOR THE SHIFTER CABLE THAT ALSO WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 137,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND WANTS TO TURN ON THE ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER OCCURS. AT THIS TIME, A CLICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AT TIMES WITH A DINGING SOUND. UPDATED 11/4/2014 *JS

Mileage: 174,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. FIRST NOTICED THIS BECAUSE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THE STOPLAMP SWITCH TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK IT IN AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY FOUND A BULLETIN ON PROBLEM AND APPLIED DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE BCM CONNECTORS. WITHIN A MONTH, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT DID NOT TAKE IN. SINCE MAY 2014, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH BRAKE PEDAL NOT PRESSED. LOOKED UP SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON SAFERCAR.GOV AND FOUND RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE. CALLED GM, GAVE THEM MY VIN AND GM RECALL NUMBER (13036) AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS IN MY SERVICE HISTORY AND I SHOULD GO TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THEM PRINTED COPY OF RECALL FROM SAFERCAR.GOV AND RELAYED CONVERSATION WITH GM. DEALERSHIP STATED, AFTER AN AFTERNOON WITH CAR, THAT RECALL NUMBER DID NOT EXIST AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ACTIVE RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I ASKED ABOUT THE SERVICE RECORD AND HOW COME THE 2012 SERVICES WERE NOT INCLUDED, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ONLY ELECTRICAL AND NOT REALLY SIGNIFICANT SO THEY DID NOT TO DOCUMENT IT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE SAFERCAR.GOV IS NOT GM, THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE ITS RELIABILITY. AFTER A LONG CONVERSATION, I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MALIBUS IN GENERAL, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW UNLESS THEY HAD SPECIFIC VIN. DEALERSHIP APPLIED DIELECTRIC GREASE TO BCM CONNECTORS. FRUSTRATED AT NOT GETTING ANSWER, DID OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND RECALL NUMBERS (103652, 103653, 103654) AND A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB-08-05-22-009A) ON THE PROBLEM WITHIN 30 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 84,344

WHILE TURNING ONTO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP THE POWER STEERING FAILED ENTIRELY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND A CLICKING SOUND SIMILAR TO WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL COMES ON CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 100 METERS, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON CAUSING US TO OVER-CORRECT AND NARROWLY MISS THE BARRIERS. *TR

Mileage: 135,405

FUEL GAUGE AN FUEL TANK READER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE WE BOUGHT IN 2007. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR WORK THAT WAS ALREADY DONE ON HER VEHICLE. REFERRED CONTACT TO CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER. LNC

Mileage: 62,000

SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR IN AUGUST 2013, I HAVE HAD TO MAKE THREE FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIRS. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" FOR CHEVROLETS. THE FIRST WAS THE INTAKE VALVE. I HADN'T EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BUT TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SQUEALING BELT. THE SQUEALING TURNED OUT TO BE THE WATER PUMP. SINCE THAT WAS SECONDARY IN IMPORTANCE TO THE INTAKE VALVE, I HAD THAT REPLACED FIRST. FOLLOWED BY THE WATER PUMP A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. IT WAS A WORN AND STRETCHED SHIFTER CABLE. HOWEVER GM SAYS MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AFTER ABOUT 7 SECONDS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEN GO BACK ON WHEN I AM STOPPED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE RECALL LIST. I ALSO HAVE THE ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE LAST FALL WHEN I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK- IT WAS RIPPED IN HALF. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING YEARS AGO. POWER MIRRORS DO NOT WORK. CHECK AIR BAG REMINDER GOES ON RANDOMLY. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE AND VERY UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DEACTIVATED THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A PART ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A POTHOLE THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE TIRE HIT THE POTHOLE AND BROKE THE HUB CAP. THE CONSUMER PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT ARM. THE CONSUMER DID SEEK CARE WITH A PHYSICIAN. THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION BEGAN TO FAIL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO START UP. THE VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL. UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

Mileage: 200,000

THE FUEL SENDING DEVISE KEEPS GOING BAD AND SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK THEN COMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 14,096

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT REPEATEDLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND NOT. IT WOULD COME BACK ON AT TIMES AND NOW FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS HAS BEEN OUT COMPLETELY AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I DRIVE 3 CHILDREN AROUND REGULARLY. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE OF MY STRENGTH AND SIZE TO DRIVE. I FEAR IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED TO SEE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY MAKE AND YEAR BUT EVERY OTHER YEAR MALIBU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 10/21/2014 *JS

Mileage: 99,987

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR AND SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 89,000

I NOTICE MY WIRES SMOKE SOME TIMES WHEN I DRIVE, AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I HAVE TO DO IT MORE THAN TWO TIMES AND I HAD THAT FIXED IN FEBRUARY 2013. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND I REPLACED IT( ONFEBRUARY 15, 2014). JUST ABOUT A WEEK AFTER GETTING MY CAR FIXED IT SEEMS TO HESITATE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND IT IS YET DOING THIS. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL PULSATE WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING. I HAVE SPENT MONEY FOR ROTORS RESURFACED, ALIGNMENT, AND TIE RODS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS SITUATION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

RANDOMLY LOSING POWER STEERING. HAPPENED ONCE BRIEFLY IN AUGUST 2013. TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. STARTED HAPPENING ON 12/7/13 AND HASN'T STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC ON 12/10/13 WHO DISASSEMBLED THE STEERING COLUMN/DASHBOARD, ETC. AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. ON 12/16/13, IT WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO TEST DROVE IT AND RAN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ONCE AGAIN TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG AND TO PICK UP MY CAR. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY LOSING THE POWER ALMOST DAILY TO MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. I COMMUTE APPROX. 30 MILES TO AND FROM WORK AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH NO POWER STEERING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. TO MAKE IT WORSE, THE WEATHER HAS BEEN VERY BAD THE PAST WEEK SO I HAVE BEEN A NERVOUS WRECK NOT KNOWING WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS GOING TO GO OUT. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, BOTH MY AIRBAG AND DOOR AJAR WARNINGS HAVE COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN I HAVE NO DOOR AJAR. I WASN'T AS CONCERNED SINCE THEY ARE NOT AN IMMEDIATE DANGER. WHEN I LOSE POWER STEERING THE CAR DOES "DING" AND "POWER STEERING" FLASHES ON MY AUDIO SYSTEM. IF I AM ABLE TO(NOT ON THE FREEWAY)THEN I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SOMETIMES THIS CORRECTS THE PROBLEM AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO AWHILE WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS WEEKEND AND HOPING I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IN THE MEANTIME. WHEN I JUST SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE GENTLEMAN ON THE PHONE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE KNOWS THERE ARE SOME RECALLS. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON EVERY YEAR SURROUNDING MINE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HOPE THE DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T END UP SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND THIS IS STILL GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MALIBU AND TURNING A CORNER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS IN AN AREA WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND COMES BACK ON AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THE ISSUE RECURS WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 2007 FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND DO NOT SHUT OFF (THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS HAPPENING ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME NOW). ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TWICE EACH, AND TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC TWICE (FOR A TOTAL OF 6 SERVICE TRIPS). DESPITE SPENDING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, NONE OF THEM HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT CHANGE - HE FOLLOWED ME TO A GAS STATION AND YELLED AT ME! IT IS SO BAD NOW THAT WE DON'T DARE DRIVE THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS, AND CANNOT SELL IT FOR THE SAME REASON. MY GIRLFRIEND BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW AND IT IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS, BUT UNBELEIVEABLY FRUSTRATING THAT THEY JUST KEEP CHARGING US MORE MONEY BUT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 87,650

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY POOR WIRE CONNECTION AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO USE THE SPEED CONTROL SETTING, DURING THAT TIME. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE DRIVER DOOR AUTO LOCK WOULDN'T OPERATE PROPERLY. TWO DAYS LATER, WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DIDN'T LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, BUT ALL THE OTHER LOCKS WORKED PROPERLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE HARNESS CAME LOOSE AND IT CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO CHAFF AND EXPOSE THE WIRING WHICH THEN TOUCHED EACH OTHER AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT, AS PART OF THE REPAIR, THE HARNESS AND WIRING WERE MOVED OVER FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION SO THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NEVER OCCUR AGAIN.

I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE MY HOUSE IN MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY WHEEL TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I COULD NOT TURN IT. I PULLED BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TRIED AGAIN, SAME THING. WE HAD A FRIEND COME OVER WITH A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. FROM READING ALL OF THE OTHER NUMEROUS COMMENTS, I AM SURPRISED THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. HOPING GM DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

Mileage: 118,000

THE BUCKLE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT STOP WORKING ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR NO REASON , I LOCK THE CAR COME BACK ALL DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. CAR IS HARD TO PUT IN GEAR - YOU HAVE APPLY BRAKES HARD TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF GOING DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK BACKWARDS BY STEP ON BRAKE THEY ARE OFF, FOOT OFF BRAKE THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO UNLOCK AND IDLING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT SHAKES ALSO. THE PART OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONTROLS THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY RECALLS AS OF YET. BUT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS, SO WHY AREN'T THERE ANY RECALLS? *TR

Mileage: 150,000

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

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN 2010, BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE AND MOST CONSTANT. THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL STEERING WILL SHAKE AND JERK UNCONTROLLABLY AT TIMES. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHAKE AND JERK, BUT THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. SOME DAYS IT WILL SHAKE AND JERK NON STOP FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, OTHERS IT WILL BE SHORT AND QUICK. THE CAR GENERALLY WILL SHAKE AND JERK FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN WILL DISPLAY ON THE DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND CHIME. THE SHAKING OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN IN PARK. DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY, THE JERKING CAN JOLT THE CAR INTO THAT DIRECTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE JERKS ARE NOT CONTROLLABLE BY TWO HANDS. OFTEN WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR LOOKS AS IF IT IS JERKING BACK AND FORTH IN ITS LANE DUE TO THE ROUGH JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE MOST NERVE RACKING WHILE DRIVING IN WEATHER SUCH AS SNOW OR RAIN, WHERE THE ROAD IS SLICK OR SLIPPERY. HAVING THE CAR JERK AROUND ON ICE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BUT THEY COULD NOT SAY IF THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER REVIEWING MANY COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ONLINE, I RESEARCHED FOR RECALLS. I FOUND THAT MANY MODELS SIMILAR TO OURS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT OUR SPECIFIC YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 35,000

I HAD GOT IN A CRASH IN 2010 SINCE THEN MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS GOING ON AND OFF. NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHTS STAY ON SAYING THERE NOT ON. I ALSO DO NOT HAVE A WORKING FUEL PUMP SENSOR. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL TURN ON BUT WILL NOT SET. *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY MALIBU WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I MANAGED TO PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL FOR THE 2007 CAR AND I WAS DIRECTED TO THE KIND OF POWER STEERING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED IN MY CAR. THE MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE 2007 MANUAL FOR MY CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ WITH A V6 ENGINES SHOULD HAVE A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN PLACE. IT ALSO SHOWS BY ILLUSTRATION THE POSITION OF THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN ARLINGTON, MA. AND THE MECHANIC SAID THIS CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. I SHOWED HIM THE MANUAL AND HE SAID THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG HERE. CALL GM CUSTOMER CARE AND MAYBE THEY CAN RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WROTE THE MANUAL. *TR

Mileage: 29,500

WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ACCELERATING IN MY 2007 MALIBU, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO UP THE CURB. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS, THE STEERING CAME BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. DURING THIS TIME, THE DASH DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" AND MADE A CHIME. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

THE FUEL SENSOR ON OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU ONLY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. IT WILL TYPICALLY READ EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE FUEL LEVEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS MANY OWNERS ARE SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SENSOR IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK SO THIS ISSUE CANNOT BE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR, IT IS SIMPLY A BAD DESIGN OR A BAD PART. EITHER WAY GM NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISTAKE AND FIX THEIR MISTAKE. WITH COLD WINTER DRIVING AN INACCURATE FUEL SENSOR IS A HAZARD. THE TRIP METER CAN GIVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE, BUT AS MPG CHANGES CONSIDERABLY BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING AS WELL AS WINTER VS. SUMMER THIS IS NOT A VERY SAFE SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE RE-FUELED THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THREE TO FOUR GALLONS OF GAS WAS USED. THE GAUGE WOULD THEN BEGIN TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE TANK WAS FILLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL GAS WAS PUT IN THE TANK ABOVE 3/4 FULL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER SENSOR WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *JB UPDATED 06/19/12 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT ONLY OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAILLIGHT, DASHBOARD AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS NEVER WORKED AND THE DEALER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO TELL THE CONSUMER HE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A $400.00 PART FROM THEM. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

I KNOW THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE DOESN'T RANK UP THERE WITH STICKING GAS PEDALS, ETC., BUT I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. ACTUALLY, THERE ARE TWO INTERRELATED DESIGN FLAWS WITH THE 'DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER' ON THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS I BOUGHT LAST YEAR. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ('DIC') IS THE GREEN LED DISPLAY IN THE RADIO THAT NORMALLY DISPLAYS SUCH INFO AS TIME AND TEMPERATURE, ETC., BUT IT IS ALSO USED BY CHEVY TO DISPLAY WARNING MESSAGES. THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE: A). CRITICAL WARNINGS ' IN MY CASE A WARNING MESSAGE TO 'SERVICE AIRBAG' POPPED UP ONE EVENING ON THE DIC ' BUT IT WAS ONLY DISPLAYED ONCE (IT DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING OR THEREAFTER). SINCE CHEVY CONSIDERED THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO SUGGEST THAT I NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PROGRAMMED THIS WARNING (OR ANY SAFETY RELATED WARNING) TO STAY ON UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. B). THE DIC IS FAR TOO DIM TO SEE CLEARLY DURING MOST DAYLIGHT HOURS (EVEN ON MANY CLOUDY DAYS) AND IS FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES TOTALLY INVISIBLE IF THE DRIVER IS WEARING SUNGLASSES. JUST A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT A RECENT OR ISOLATED COMPLAINT'.I SEE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DIC BEING TOO DIM GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2004! WHEN I COMPLAINED TO CHEVY ABOUT THE DIMNESS ISSUE THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS 'NORMAL' (I IN TURN TOLD THEM THAT IT MAY BE 'NORMAL' BUT IT CERTAINLY IS UNACCEPTABLE ' ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT HAD THE CRITICAL SAFETY WARNING COME ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER HAVE EVEN SEEN IT AND WOULD STILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH AN UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUE). *TR

Mileage: 28,752