2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Steering Problems

After several years of instability, the power steering on my 2007 Chevy Malibu has started to lock up while driving. Turning of the vehicle is then difficult. The issue resolves only by turning the engine off and then on again, but does not remain resolved.The readout on the dash informs me that there is an issue with the power steering. I spoke with Chevrolet customer service and was told that they would not assist me financially in fixing the problem. They explained that there is no recall on vehicles with my VIN, although I see that there have been in the past. The number of issues reported on this website indicates that this issue is ongoing and widespread, and no one appears to be getting assistance by the manufacture. I suppose it's going to take a few fatalities to get the attention of Chevrolet and the NHTSA before some sort of action is taken.

The power steering fails. Chevrolet (manufacturer) and Pine Belt Chevrolet (NJ) both claim that our vehicle was in for the recall and did not have an issue. The power steering has failed since we bought the car new in 2006. The problem was intermittent for years, but recently the power steering fails 5 or more times during a 10 mile trip. We shut the car off and restart it and the power steering comes back on. We contacted Chevrolet. They told us our car was repaired/checked for the recall and they are not responsible. We feel that since there was a recall for this that they should fix the problem. They told us that the parts are not under warranty but since it was a recall we think it should still be covered under the recall. We are currently in Florida and don't know if it is safe to drive the car back home to NJ.

My electrical power steering motor is no good on car it is at risk of causing harm to me

The contact's mother owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power steering assist intermittently failed to operate as needed with the "Power Steering Fault" message displayed. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the power steering failure occurred, and excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

My 2007 Chevy Malibu began experiencing intermittent power steering failure at around 103,000 miles. This issue makes the vehicle extremely dangerous to drive, even though it is not classified as an official recall because it only affects certain VIN numbers. However, I see multiple other owners reporting the same problem, proving this is a widespread defect. I had the issue diagnosed as a failing torque sensor, which was previously covered under Chevrolet’s Special Coverage Adjustment 10183. Unfortunately, this coverage expired in 2022 or at 120,000 miles—yet my vehicle has significantly less mileage and still exhibits the defect. Chevrolet has refused to take responsibility for this known issue. The previous owner of the vehicle passed away before the car transferred ownership to me, so it was impossible to have this defect fixed while coverage was still active. This leaves me, and others in my situation, vulnerable to a sudden and unexpected loss of steering assistance. This defect poses a severe safety risk. If the power steering fails at high speeds, in rainy conditions, or on the freeway, it could lead to an accident. I strongly urge NHTSA to investigate this issue further and pressure Chevrolet to extend coverage or issue an official recall.

UNKNOWN Power steering randomly shakes and turns and goes out even if fire is stealing is in the common fluid. It is super dangerous and stops working on the highway periodically and I cannot turn it. I’ve saw other safety concerns about this and it has been recognized so I’m hoping that someone will do the same

Hello, my 2007 Malibu has a problem with the power steering. The steering wheel becomes hard. This is a problem that has already been detected, but why does this campaign not appear on my car? I am attaching a link to the information: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Vehicle loses power steering at times, turn vehicle off, it works for a bit, then loses power again making if very difficult to steer, on going problem and every time take to mechanic, it is working fine, and told to bring when it is malfunctioning, hard to do that, for never know when it will, on going issue with other 07 malibus

On [XXX] we experienced sudden loss of electronic power steering while driving, at the same time the power steering indicator light came on the dash. We were not able to turn the wheel and had to stop in the middle of the road. We had the vehicle brought to Chevrolet of Turnersville NJ on [XXX] and they diagnosed the problem as need torque sensor replaced. This is the exact same symptom/issue and part that was recalled under safety recall #[XXX] but for some reason this particular vehicle was not added to the recall list although it is the same year and manufacture date as those covered under the recall. We have experienced the exact problem that the recall addressed and posed a safety hazard while driving and is currently not able to be driven safely. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact immediately pulled to the side of the roadway. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that after turning off and restarting the vehicle, the steering wheel started shuddering, was making an abnormal ticking sound, and was significantly difficult to turn. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was charged a fee for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor had failed and needed to be replaced. The mechanic determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

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.

Inherited this car with only 5000 original miles. Power steering fault comes on display constantly. Power steering completely cuts out occasionally rendering the steering nearly impossible to turn.

Steering failure! steering locks up while driving light comes on. I have to restart engine several times so the steering works. I have replaced the steering sensor 4 times. i have heard this problem from many people and the gm dealer will no longer address this problem. when the steering does work the steering wheel has tendency to turn hard right. when working it turns right easy and left harder. I have had to drive several miles with no steering until I can stop somewhere and restart the car. Why would GM not resolve this dangerous situation! This has been going on since I bought it in 2022.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was vibrating. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The steering wheel was uncontrollable and became inoperable. Additionally, there was an engine oil leak. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who completed unknown repairs. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number 15V064000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 86,300. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 86,300

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 on the highway and my car steering wheel became really tight and caused my car to drift in the right lane. The steering wheel locked up and became really stiff to turn. It has a faint burnt smell . I can not risk the chance of the car catching on fire with me and /or the kids in the car. I had to move into the shoulder on the highway I was about side swipe the car that was in the right lane beside me. I had minor children in the car when it first happned. I did look up recalls and talked to several GM customer service and was informed the car did have a recall but it has expired since then . If I would have known about the recall i would have never brought this used car. When I brought the car from the auction they informed it was no electric probelms with the car but it is. Also killed me and my kids the way the wheel just locked and didnt move. A customer service rep said she would give me a $100 coupon off services . But I honestly I do not have the extra money to take the car to a delaership and get fixed . I know that will cost me almost $1000. There were no warning lights signal anythignto indicate it has an electric power steering problem. Can you as a company find it in the value and core components of the company moral values and help Assist with this expired recall on the power steering

Complete loss of power steering while driving. I took this to a Chevy dealer for repair and discovered that the faulty part was the same as safety recall #14772. Same year, make, model, faulty part and the same failure while driving. Part was confirmed by dealer repair. No warning lights before failure. I reported this to GM in attempt to be compensated and inform them to broaden the recall and they would not help in any way and referred me to NHTSA

I get in car and start it. When I begin to turn steering wheel, it's very, very, very hard to turn. This happens while I am driving and when The car in park. It has been happening off and on on since 2016. I never understood why and didn't know why. Until I took it to get oil checked and asked how to put power steering fluid in the car.

Steering wheel shakes and moves in park by itself also electric power steering randomly cuts in and out while driving

Upon driving the steering wheel turn forcing you to steer in other direction. The power steering light displays on dash and steering in lost and hard to steer

My vehicle is experiencing an issue with its power steering system that causes the wheel to shake uncontrollably and lock up sometimes when I am driving it. When I first got it inspected at a mechanic, they said that there was a recall for this exact issue for cars with my same make and model, so I should go to the dealer to get it fixed for free. The dealer told me that I was not eligible for free service, so I had to pay out of pocket to get the issue fixed with my mechanic. However, the issue has come back and the dealer is estimating about $2000 to fix this issue. I've already put out over $1000 to fix this issue, and being that the problem with my car is the exact reason why cars of the same year, make, and model were recalled, my car was clearly one of the affected vehicles. Therefore, the dealer needs to pay for the repair of the car so that it can be back on the road safely.

I can hear the U joint clicking like it wants to fail and suddenly randomly there is a loss of powersteering. This issue caused my father who is on oxygen to go to the hospital.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that once the temperature fell below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the power steering assist would fail to operate as needed with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The contact called the manufacturer on several occasions but received no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

Power steering failed. Available for inspection. Safety of myself and others were put at risk because my steering wheel became stiff and was extremely difficult to move while driving. Car is at an independent service center and the problem can be confirmed. The vehicle/component has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or others. A power steering light appeared as soon as the problem occurred.

Intermittent power steering failure. For the second time in 3 years now the power steering is gone. I paid once, but I understand that there is a recall on certain models. It’s a documented issue , but they won’t help.

power steering stopped working while driving . steering would work again after stopping and tuning engine off. after a few days of this power steering was completly gone. dangerous to drive in traffic.

While driving in traffic in a round about, the power steering failed. I narrowly avoided colliding with a semi tuck that was along side me. I spoke with the dealer here locally and they said the power steering is electric and has failed. This situation is extremely dangerous. I could have easily been in a horrific crash. I drive on the freeway daily. If I had been driving 75 mph and the steering had gone out, there might have been fatalities.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the power steering message suddenly displayed on the instrument panel and the steering wheel began to move from side to side. The vehicle became difficult to control. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was contacted regarding the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 228,000.

Mileage: 228,000

The contact’s granddaughter owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While her granddaughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the power steering assist motor however, shortly after retrieving the vehicle the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to a second mechanic who replaced the steering torque sensor. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

I was driving my vehicle home from work when it suddenly lost power steering. At that point I was unaware it had a power system module instead of a power assist pump. I pulled over to the side of the road to check and see what was going on. That was when I realized I had a power system module. The odd part for me was after looking at it on the side of the road for a while I cranked the vehicle and my power assist was working again. If it had gone out in a curve instead of straight road the outcome probably would have been different. I noticed for my year Malibu there is a recall but mine is not listed. From the description of the issue it's exactly what happened to mine but, again, it's not listed. I guess I need to know what steps I need to take to get it at least checked.

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 contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering became inoperable. The power steering message was displayed and there was an abnormal beeping sound detected. The contact called the local dealer but, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V064000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

My power steering will just stop randomly and it will be very hard to turn. This is very dangerous and it was recalled on some models of the malibu but not all of them and mine is doing it alsmot everyday now and im in college so money is a little tight i think that the whole problem should be recalled and fixed.

My power steering goes out when driving randomly. This has been happening for the last three or four weeks a few times a day. It happens when I'm driving on the highway it happens at all speeds the steering wheel consistently shakes. I have called many dealerships and they want to charge a fee for checking on my recalls. Nothing has been inspected by anyone but I do get warning messages about power steering failure and needing to check my air bag.

The power steering emergency light in the radio activated and the wheel started to shake. took it to my mechanic and he said that there is a recall on it. i have been calling the local NJ dealer and he is telling me he can't find it.

THE MALIBU STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE RUNNING WHILE STOPPED AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING LOCKS UP AND STOPS ALLOWING ME TO TURN, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T TURN. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSISTANCE IS RECALLED ON NEWER MODELS OF THIS MALIBU BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS ONE AND I AM UPSET THAT CHEVROLET DIDN'T RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME SYSTEM AND ISSUES.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HARVEST CHEVROLET (1600 E YAKIMA AVE, YAKIMA, WA 98901) WHERE THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 165,000

LOSS OF POWER STREERING. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND USED BACK ROADS TO GET HOME SAFELY. LOOKING UP RECALLS, I WONDERED WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON IT. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME YEAR FOR THE RECALL ISSUED FOR CHEV MALIBU WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED DUTEAU CHEVROLET (7300 S 27TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68512, (866) 735-2310) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING SINCE THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE BEING OVER 150,000 MILES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.

Mileage: 176,000

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

Mileage: 140,000

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SAME AS RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED FOR 2008 MALIBU MODELS AND CAR OFTEN SHAKES NOISE TICKING UNDER HOOD RPMS GO ABOVE NORMAL AT HIGHER SPEEDS

Mileage: 75,000

POWER STEERING FAILED DURING LOW SPEED LEFT TURN, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET. CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES.

Mileage: 30,000

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS OWN WHILE IDLING. PULL CAR IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S SIGNIFICANT OTHER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PARKED AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAS STATIONARY FOR 45 MINUTES BEFORE CONTINUING TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERB CHAMBERS CHEVROLET OF DANVERS LOCATED AT 90 ANDOVER STREET, MA-114, DANVERS, MA 01923, (978) 774-2000, AND THE REPAIRS WERE STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE POWER STEERING INFO LIGHT APPEARS.

Mileage: 173,000

OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT NEW AT RED WING CHEVROLET IN 2007. 82,000 MILES WERE PUT ON IT THE FIRST THREE YEARS WE OWNED IT. THE REST WERE WHEN WE ONLY DROVE IT IN THE SUMMER TIME TO SPECIAL OCCASIONS. LATELY WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE STEERING JERKS ONCE IN A WHILE. TODAY THE WARNING "POWER STEERING" CAME ON THE DISPLAY. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS ONLY VIN SPECIFIC, AND OUR CAR WASN'T ONE OF THEM!! HELLO, WE HAVE A 2007 MALIBU AND IT DOES HAVE THAT PROBLEM!! THERE SHOULD BE A LEGAL OBLIGATION FOR THEM TO COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR.

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE A 2007 MALIBU. AFTER CHANGE BATTERY, THE POWER STEERING IS GONE, "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON RADIO PANEL. I SEARCH THE REALLY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 MALIBU, BUT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE LIST WHEN CHECK THE VIN

Mileage: 39,000

BLINKER IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURNING OF AND BLINKER ARM IS COMING APART AT THE END OF ARM WHEN DRIVING AND HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF TERRAIN I AM DRIVING ON

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO STEER. A DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. INVALID VIN.

Mileage: 96,000

INTERMENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. MY MOTHER IS SELLING ME THE CAR AND WE GOT IT CHECKED OUT. I LOOKED INTO CHEVY RECALLS AND IT STATES A RECALL ON 06-08 MALIBU'S FOR A TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CHEVY. I CONTACTED CHEVY ON 05/29/2020 AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THAT STATED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO GET THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FIXED. DECIDED TO CALL MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD 'WELL THAT RECALL EXPIRED IN 2016' REGARDLESS OF EXPIRATION DATE THE PART HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR AND IS CONTINUING TO DO SO. I AGREED TO GET THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST RAN AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT WAS BASICALLY TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING REGARDLESS OF WHAT CODE CAME ABOUT. REGARDLESS OF EXPIRATION YEAR ON A RECALL IF SOMETHING IS FAULTY BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER PLACED FAULTY PARTS AND WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOW THAT IT NEEDS FIXED.

Mileage: 206,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING, IT COMES BACK TO NORMAL WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS POWER STEERING LOSS HAPPENS RANDOMLY FEW TIMESA WEEK TO ONCE EVERY WEEK OR TWO. I RESEARCH THE VEHICLE RECALL HISTORY AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR YEAR, MODEL AND TYPE, THE ISSUE IS CHEVY WONT COVER MY CAR RECALL SINCE ITS MANUFACTURED DATE IS JUST OUTSIDE THEIR SPECIFIED DATE FOR RECALL. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD COVER MY CAR SINCE IT FELLS UNDER RECALL YEAR, MODEL AND TYPE, IM ALMOST CERTAIN IT USES THE SAME PART WHICH CREATED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 124,000

POWER STEERING LOOSES POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND FORCING THE CAR TO TURN AND LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 136,687

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING VIBRATED AND OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. MORRIS BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 26100 LORAIN RD, NORTH OLMSTED, OH 44070, WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN LOST ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOW IT HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING DURING THIS PAST YEAR. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE POWER STEERING IS LOST. IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO STEER THE CAR AND MOVE OVER OR TURN A CORNER. IT'S A CRITICAL SAFETY FACTOR! FOR AN SENIOR WOMEN, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.LUCKILY, IT'S ONLY HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAS COME ON WHEN THE CAR HAS STOPPED, LIKE AT A TRAFFIC STOP. USUALLY, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN. A DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING SENSORS AND MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM FOR OTHER 2007 MALIBU'S. I ALSO HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE I TRANSPORT MY ELDERLY MOTHER. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT ENGAGED - INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS PROBLEM THAT IT IS NOT ENGAGED. CONCERNED IT WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT

Mileage: 822,104

I HAVE A POWER STEERING ISSUE PRESUMABLY RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE OPTING TO REMEDY BY WAY OF A RECALL/REPAIR AT THEIR COST THEY CLAIM DOESN'T APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE - 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I CONTACTED GM A YEAR AGO AT 134,000 MILES TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS THEN INFORMED I AM "JUST OUTSIDE" THE RANGE BEING COVERED. THE ISSUE WENT AWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER BUT HAS RESURFACED. MOREOVER, THEY APPARENTLY WERE COVERING THIS PROBLEM ON 2007 YEAR MODELS AT SOME POINT ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE: HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/RECALL-ALERT-2006-2007-CHEVROLET-MALIBU-AND-MALIBU-MAXX-PONTIAC-G6-1420668845347/ MY ISSUE IS PRESENTING THE SAME WAY AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/GENERATION HAVE DESCRIBED. A GOOGLE SEARCH AND TEN MINUTES OF READING YIELD A PLETHORA OF RESULTS ATTESTING TO THIS. I DO UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE IS OLDER AND THINGS DO GO WRONG WITH OLDER CARS AND THAT'S JUST HOW IT GOES, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE HIT ON THIS WHEN GM KNOWS IT'S SO WIDESPREAD ACROSS MULTIPLE MAKES AND MODELS. AS IT STANDS, MY POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR THE FIRST TWO OR THREE MINUTES OF DRIVING IF I TURN THE WHEEL AS I'M TURNING THE IGNITION OVER, BUT WILL STOP WORKING AND THROW A "POWER STEERING" ALERT ON THE RADIO AT THAT TIME. IF I LEAVE THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T WORK FROM THE OUTSET. THESE FACTORS ARE ALSO SIMILAR TO WHAT OWNERS OF "COVERED" VEHICLES HAVE DESCRIBED. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY BARELY-NOT-COVERED OWNER WHO OUGHT TO BE COVERED AND AM HOPING ONE MORE VOICE (AS I CAN'T BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS SITUATION TO FILE A COMPLAINT) WILL HELP BRING SOME RELIEF FOR OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF IN THIS MESS.

Mileage: 134,000

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY HERE AND THERE FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AND RECENTLY WENT OUT 2X (TWICE THIS MORNING OF 2/19/2019. I FOUND OUT ORIGINALLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH A O2 SENSOR I HAVE THAT GIVES ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR AND REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT A SIMILAR ISSUE.

Mileage: 145,800

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. IT HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHER 2007 MALIBUS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, AND IT IS EVEN THE SAME YEAR MODEL AS OTHER MALIBUS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, MY CAR ISN'T A PART OF THE RECALL. I'D APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD LET ME KNOW WHY.

Mileage: 192,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MUSCLE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE MORE THEN ONCE TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO RESPOND. THE DEALER BERGSTROM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF OSHKOSH (355 N WASHBURN ST #101, OSHKOSH, WI 54904 (800) 417-1384) STATED THAT THE ISSUE MAY BE WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A FEW MILES THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOW SHAKING AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AS WELL AS WHEN I START THE CAR.

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY POWERS STEERING RANDOMLY TURNS OFF ANS IS NOT REESTABLISHED UNTIL THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK AMD RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS.

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR AND MAKE TURNS. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES A LOT WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MALIBU'S 2006-2007 HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED CHEVY SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR WITH MY VIN.

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

POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SHAKES WHETHER THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING OR GOES OUT. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAVING SMALL CHILDREN MAKES THIS ISSUE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

Mileage: 169,000

THE POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT WORK WHEN YOU START THE CAR BUT IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND START IT UP AGAIN IT WILL WORK. I'LL OCCASIONALLY GET A BURNING SMELL THROUGH MY VENTS AND MY STEERING WHEEL WILL PERIODICALLY SHAKE AS WELL.. I RECENTLY BOUT NEW TIRES OVER THE SUMMER AND IT STOPPED HAPPENING SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT BUT AFTER WASHING MY CAR THE OTHER DAY IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN

Mileage: 200,000

CAR LOSSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND THE STERRING WHEEL SHACKS SIDE TO SIDE WHILE AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE WILL CHIME AND DISPLAY POWER STERRING. VEHICLE DOES IT MOST WHILE DRIVING MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ACCORDING TO GM DEALERSHIP MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR TWENTY MINUTES, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND THEN DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

THE POWER STEERING IS LOCKED AND STIFF WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO TURN AND IT JERKS WHEN I POWER THE CAR ON.

THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING RAPIDLY WHILE SITTING IDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TITUS-WILL CHEVROLET (11011 PACIFIC AVE S, TACOMA, WA 98444, (253) 539-1000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

DRIVING AND THE STEERING GOT KIND OF JERKY, CAR WANTED TO WANDER AND MADE IT HARD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, THEN ABOVE THE RADIO IT DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" DOES THIS ON AND OFF WHEREVER YOU'RE DRIVING.

Mileage: 130,000

POPPING FEELING AND SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING.

Mileage: 70,000

GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 1, 2006, TO JUNE 30, 2006, AND 2006-2007 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 18, 2006, TO JUNE 30, 2006. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. CONSEQUENCE IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, "POWER STEERING ASSIST' MOMENTARILY DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. BOB PULTE CHEVROLET (909 COLUMBUS AVE, LEBANON, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED BRIEFLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,500.

Mileage: 63,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION. ALSO, THE EPS INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOMMARITO CHEVROLET SOUTH (6127 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63123, (314) 487-9800) PERFORMED AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED WITHIN LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED A $100 VOUCHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE USE OF THIS PARTICULAR ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT THEY SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ELECTRIC MOTORS SHOULD NEVER BE USED ON STEERING COLUMNS. HYDRAULIC PUMPS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAFE DESIGN. IF A HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILS IT STILL WORKS TILL YOU GET FLUID.*JB '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).'*JB

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

Mileage: 180,000

MY CAR WILL SHAKE BACK AND FORTH INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I STOP AND PARK, IT MAY ALSO CONTINUE TO DO THIS. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE ROAD THAT I AM DRIVING ON AND REGARDLESS IF I AM ON HIGHWAYS OR CITY ROADS. CERTAIN TIMES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK ON ITS OWN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND I HAVE TO OVERCORRECT THE JERKING TO ENSURE THAT I STAY ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND WAITED A WHILE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY HOME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND VERIFIED THAT A POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON ME 3 TIME IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IF I TURN CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN CHEVROLET SAID MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST TO FIX BUT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS OF OTHERS ON RECALL

Mileage: 222,430

WHEN I WAS TURNING THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

Mileage: 1,320,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD THREE CHIMES AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. AFTERWARDS, THE EPS FAILED TO FUNCTION. KOEHNE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (W 1760, US-41 BUSINESS, MARINETTE, WI 54143, (715) 735-7483) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONAL TESTING WAS PROVIDED TO DETERMINE IF ANY OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED CONCERNING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE EPS RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY DASH CRACKED FROM THE AIRBAG INFLATING YOU COULD'VE HEARD IT FROM A MILE AWAY I NEED HELP I JUST B9UGHT MY CAR IN DECEMBER

Mileage: 170,000

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, UNTIL SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, RADIO DISPLAYS A MESSAGE STATING "POWER STEERING." THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, WHILE IDLING, OR THE POWER STEERING SIMPLY DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. IT BEGAN IN 2015 AND CONTINUES TODAY, GROWING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING--VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS AT THE SHOP NOW FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR DEPENDING ON COSTS. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND THAT THE ISSUE MAY BE AN ALREADY RECALL FIX.

Mileage: 160,000

POWER STEERING SIGN COMES ON WHEN FIRST TURNING CAR ON, LOCKING THE WHEEL UP. WHEN I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART IT ISSUE GOES AWAY. NOW STARTING TO HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 142,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. WIFE ALMOST CRASHED WHILE DRIVING. VERY HARD TO TURN UNDER SLOW DRIVING CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RODENROTH MOTORS INC (3055 S MACKINAC TRAIL, SAULT STE, MARIE, MI 49783, (906) 662-4756), BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING ON MCBRIDE AVE IN WEST PATERSON SUDDENLY THE POWER ASSIST ON THE STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS TURNING IT WAS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING. I CHECKED MY VIN FOR RECALL I AM NOT ON THE LIST. THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NOW I CANNOT USE IT AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST ME WELL OVER $1,000 THAT I DO NOT HAVE. THIS SHOULD BE AN OPEN RECALL FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE DIE.

Mileage: 90,000

THIS CAR HAD MANY RECALLS THEY DID FIX THE ONE OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WAS NEVER RIGHT MADE CLICKING AOUND I PURCHASED FROM SECOND PARTY WHO HAD IT DONE I FIXED THE TIRE ROD ON THAT SIDE IT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM NOW THE POWER STEERING MADE SOUND STARTED SHAKING THE STEERINV WHEEL AFTER THE FACT I KNOW THERE IS RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE OF POWER STEERING. SO PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK I HAVE DISABILITY AND NEED MY CAR TO BE SAFE I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES SUCH STRENGTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. BRAEGER CHEVROLET (4100 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53221) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. WHEN DRIVING, "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED ON THE PANEL MAKING TURNING VERY DIFFICULT.

Mileage: 95,300

ON OR AROUND FEB 19, 2019 MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED MY CAR SINCE IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. AFTER RESTARTING MY CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE. UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND THEN AGAIN I COULD BARELY MAKE ANY TURNS WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY IF I HAD TO TURN TO GET TO A SAFE AREA TO RESTART MY CAR. AFTER MY OWN RESEARCH, I CALLED CHEVROLET AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A SIMILAR PART THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SAME THINGS AS I WAS HAVING AND IF I TOOK IT INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED AS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL WHICH WAS A TORQUE SENSOR WITH THE POWER STEERING SHAFT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE $110 DIAGNOSIS FEE AND THE COST OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. ON FEB 26 2019 IS WHEN I HAD MY APT AT CAMP CHEVROLET IN SPOKANE, WA PH:5094440968. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN FACT IT WAS THE SAME PART AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL BUT BECAUSE MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED BY THAT RECALLED PART, BEFORE I OWED IT, THAT THEY WOULDN'T COVER THAT COST. I WOULD NOT OF TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IF I WASN'T INFORMED THAT WITH PROPER DIAGNOSE I WOULD BE ABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY ERRATIC DRIVING BUT A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Mileage: 117,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SENSOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

STEERING WHEEL TWITCHES WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM ACTUALLY WORKS, BUT IN MOST CASES THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL ALSO GO OUT AND QUIT WORKING AS I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK IN THE STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. Consumer stated sensor has been replaced twice now and power steering currently is not working again. This is a safety concern because power steering would randomly quit working while driving. Consumer found a similar recall for this issue on other year Chevy Malibu but for some reason consumer's model is not included in the recall, but is still having the same issue.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYDAY LAST WEEK. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT WENT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. HEARING CLICKING NOISE. SERVICE AIRBAG

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

Mileage: 133,732

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND JERKED THE CAR TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST MADE US GO OFF THE RAMP IF WE HAD NOT GAINED CONTROL. CHIME STARTED GOING OFF BUT NO LIGHT IN DASH INDICATING SOMETHING IS MALFUNCTIONING. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE CAR IS IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING. CHIME IS FREQUENT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKING.WE HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING WHEN CAR WAS ON IDLE.

LOST OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BY IT SELF THIS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT .THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK AT FIRST IMY HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND IT KEEPS DOING ALL THE WAY HOME.I MY HAVE TO PULL OVER 4 OR 5 TIMES TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL ID#15V064 BUT IT IS NOT

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

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 72 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED SHEBOYGAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (3400 S BUSINESS DR, SHEBOYGAN, WI, (920) 624-4110) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. DON FRANKLIN CAMPBELLSVILLE CHEVROLET BUICK (200 N BYPASS RD, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42718, (877) 708-4597) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

I STARTED PAYING ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LAST YEAR AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OFF RANDOMLY. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 BUT NOT ALL OF THE MALIBU'S WERE PART OF IT ACORDING TO GM. I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT. IT GOES OFF WHEN YOUR SITTING STATIONERY OR EVEN TURNING ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE WHO HAS A MALIBU NOT JUST SOME MALIBU'S WITH A SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER.

Mileage: 160,000

POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK. POWER STEERING WHEEL IS MANEUVERING WHEELS WHEN IN MOTION ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF LANES. POWER STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AND STATIONED

A WEEK AGO, MY POWER STEERING HAS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR GOES OFF AND STATES ERROR WITH POWER STEERING. IN THE BEGINNING, STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN IDLE BUT NOW LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THE GM RECALL SITE CAME UP WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL AND EXACT CONDITION BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION AS I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRYING TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. I HAVE CHILDREN AND COULD NOW NOT EVEN SAFELY DRIVE MY OWN AND ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. CHEVY HAS NOT HELPED WITH MY SITUATION WHATSOEVER. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC SO VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND FLUIDS KEPT AT PROPER LEVELS. RECALL NUMBER IS 14772 AND THE CONDITION IS STATED TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT WHERE VEHICLES EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE ASSIST AS I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION AND WILL BE AFFECTING ALL ASPECTS OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES.

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN MY WIFE WENT TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE RADIO SHOWED POWER STEERING. SHE STOPPED HER CAR THEN CUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE. ONCE SHE ARRIVED HOME THE RADIO WAS STILL SHOWING POWER STEERING. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF DRIVE WAY AND IT HAD NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. UPON CHECKING THERE IS NUMEROUS RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY REASON BUT UPON CHECKING THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE CAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL. SEEMS THAT CHEVY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE

Mileage: 123,947

TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE IN PARK AND I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT I. MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU I LOOKED UP ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THE 2007 MALIBU HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN ONE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,435. *TT*JB

Mileage: 140,435

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING BOUGHT AS A USER OWNER

Mileage: 50,000

TAKATA RECALL. CAR CURRENTLY DECIDES WHEN IT WANTS TO ALLOW THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. SITTING STILL NOT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITH NO WARNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE CITY OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. CONTACTED LOCAL AND CORPORATE CHEVY AND NEITHER ONE COULD HELP WITH THE SITUATION.

Mileage: 175,000

STEERING WHEEL MOVES RAPIDLY SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST AS IF IT IS TWITCHING. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO PULL SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING CAR ON AND WHEN DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR ONCE THIS HAPPENS WHEN NOT STATIONARY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY BE MY TORQUE SENSORS.

Mileage: 98,356

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY ABRUPTLY AND RAPIDLY. EVENTUALLY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL WORK BUT STILL CONTINUE TO SHAKE BUT TYPICALLY IT BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AS THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. I'VE SEEN OTHER ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH CARS THAT ARE THE EXACT MODEL A YEAR, HOWEVER CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO HELP REGARDING FIXING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND THEY INSIST THERE IS NO RECALL HOWEVER UPON A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH YOU CAN FIND ARTICLES ABOUT THIS ISSUE EVERYWHERE.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

ITS HARD TO STEER MY CAR WHILE TURNING WHEN DRIVING , THEN THE WORD "POWER STEERING "APPEARS ON MY RADIO

Mileage: 235,000

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

Mileage: 188,000

THE POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND WENT IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A RESERVOIR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,098.

Mileage: 146,098

STEERING WHEEL WILL SOMETIME WIGGLE BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WHILE STATIONARY OUT SOME TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO TURN ON ITS OWN, INFO PANEL POPPED UP SAYING"POWER STEERING". TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LOOKED UNDER TO SEE IF FLUID WAS LEAKING, IT WAS NOT. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND STEERING WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN JERKY AGAIN, SEEMS SIMILAR TO TORQUE SENSOR RECALL FOR OTHER MALIBUS BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS HAVING THAT RECALL

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *BF CONSUMER STARTED HAVING PROBLEM THE DAY SHE BOUGHT THE CAR, STARTED TO MAKE POPING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND QUALITY CHEVROLET MOTORS.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND SEIZED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT CALLED PARKS CHEVROLET CHARLOTTE AT 704-598-4000 (LOCATED AT 8530 IKEA BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28262) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

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

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT YANKED THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. YORK CHEVROLET BUICK (2456 US 40, BRAZIL, INDIANA 47834, (812) 420-1015) REQUESTED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC BE PERFORMED AND OFFERED THE OPTION OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 174,000.

Mileage: 174,000

STREERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A RECALL BUT DIDN'T OWN THE CAR AT THE TIME BOUGHT THE CAR FROM PRIVATE OWNER AND RECALL WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOME HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. CONTACTED THIGM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ISSUE AND DIDN'T SHOW ANY CONCERN. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS A ISSUE IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT U-JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-4442499282. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF QUITE OFTEN. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT OR KILL A PERSON IF GOES OFF. THE POWER STEERING STARTS GETTING HARD TO USE THEN MAKES NOISE THEN FINE. AIRBAG LIGHT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN MOTION. POWER STEERING IS IN MOTION. ON HIGHWAY AND TURNING. THERE IS NO RECALLS THAT I KNOW OF FOR AIRBAGS BUT HEARD THERE WAS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT CAR 1/27/18 TO TODAY

Mileage: 191,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING . STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES

Mileage: 168,000

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

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

Mileage: 130,000

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN - RIGHT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL -MAKES A LOUD POPPOING AND BANGING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING UP A DRIVEWAY AND HITTTING THE DRIVEWAY BUMP.

Mileage: 40,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME TIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER (JIM HOFFPAUIR CHEVROLET BUICK CADILLAC, 802 N KEY AVE, LAMPASAS, TX 76550, (512) 556-6285) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WAS ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHIME STARTING GOING OFF AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS AT RISK OF LOSING MY LIFE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT RANDOMLY. I THINK THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MORE AS THE MALIBU HAS ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WITH RANDOM ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING ISSUES THAT COULD CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. NOTE* THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL MOVING BY ITSELF AND WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT.*

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 116,123

CAR STEERING LOCKS AND I CAN'T CONTROL THE CAR. IT'S HARD TO TURN AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER. I TURN THE CAR OFF THEN TURN IT ON AND IT WILL WORK, BUT THEN IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED AS I DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE FROM HOME TO SCHOOL TO WORK. I CALLED AND WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY MY VIN ISN'T COVERED BY THE STEERING CONTROL SENSOR RECALL THAT IS POSTED FOR CARS 2006-2007, YET MY CAR IS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 109,000

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

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

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 151,000

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

Mileage: 151,000

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

Mileage: 167,000

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

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

Mileage: 91,867

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 106,650

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

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

Mileage: 86,000

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

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

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

Mileage: 136,000

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

Mileage: 166,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 174,000

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

Mileage: 134,900

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

Mileage: 180,000

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

Mileage: 119,000

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

Mileage: 188,000

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

Mileage: 145,000

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

Mileage: 200,000

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

Mileage: 125,000

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

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 146,000

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

Mileage: 200,000

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

Mileage: 207,000

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

Mileage: 122,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 196,785

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY MILEAGE COVERAGE PERIOD HAD ENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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 MY MALIBU I HEARD A ALARM DING FROM THE DIC AND THE BANNER READ STEERING THEN MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING INTO A UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT GOING DOWN THE HELIX TO ANOTHER LEVEL I NARROWLY MISSED RAMMING INTO THE SIDE WALL AS IT IS A TIGHT TURN. HAD I NOT BEEN HOLDING ON TO THE WHEEL TIGHTLY I WOULD HAVE HIT THE WALL . I DON'T THINK MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER COULD HAVE HELD THE WHEEL TO AVOID A CRASH. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 130,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,120.

Mileage: 203,120

IT JUNKS FLOATS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN LITE UP ON CAR SCREEN HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT WHEN IT SAYS POWER STEERING IT RUNS DECUESON BUT WHEN IT SAID NOTHING YOU CANT KEEP IT ON THE ROAD . IT ALMOST IS ALWAYS ON MY CREED IT SAY POWER STEERING THAN SOME TIME I START IT AND SCREEN IS BLANK THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE HELLA SHAKING PULLING SIDE TO SIDE AND WHEN YOU STOP AT STOP LIGHT TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ITVSHAKE ALL BY IT SELF

Mileage: 129,000

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

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

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

Mileage: 56,000

POWER STEERING

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

Mileage: 74,780

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 STEERING SHUT DOWN AND CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY CAR

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,926.

Mileage: 128,926

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

Mileage: 137,063

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.

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

Mileage: 189,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 5

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

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

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

Mileage: 165,000

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

Mileage: 218,000

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

Mileage: 103,600

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

Mileage: 135,572

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

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN COLD WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

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

Mileage: 170,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 220,000

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

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 146,000

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.

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

Mileage: 90,400

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

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 170,000

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

Mileage: 99,104

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

Mileage: 165,000

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING, A BEEP AND THEN A PROMPT ON THE DASHBOARD SHOW THAT AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING IS HAPPENING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS RECALL #14772, WHICH IS EXACTLY THE ISSUE I'M DEALING WITH. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT DISPLAY RECALL #14772 WHEN I CONDUCT A SEARCH.

Mileage: 157,500

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY @ 60 MPH, AND THE WORD POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT WORKED SINCE, I CHECKED MY VIN# TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS INCLUDED ON THE GM. RECALL BUT IT WAS NOT, THE CAR HAS ONLY 78000 MILES, I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

Mileage: 78,520

I INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING, NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT SAFE. THE WHEEL BEGINS TO TAKE OVER FOR ITS SELF, SO TO SPEAK. THE WHEEL WILL SHAKE SOME TIMES AGGRESSIVELY ENOUGH TO BE PULLING ME WHICHEVER WAY IT PLEASES. IT EVEN DOES THIS AT AN IDLE,THE VIN IS PULLING UP NO RECALL BUT THE ARTICLES ON THIS SUBJECT SAY IT IS INCLUDED IN THE EXPANSION OF THE RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SEPT 24, 2016

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING STARTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF I WANTED TO SWITCH LANES OR IF THERE WAS A CURVE IN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS STARTING TO FAIL. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS NOT FIXED, IT COULD COMPLETELY FAIL AND CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 AND 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN DRIVING OR TURNING CAR THERE IS A CLUNKING, CRACKING NOISES COMING FROM UNDER CAR. WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE CAR PULLS TO THE OTHER SIDE OR JERKS. I BROUGHT CAR USED AND THE CRACKING CLUNKING NOISES IS GETTING WORSE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS A RECALL BECAUSE IT WILL COST A LOT TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 78,000

A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU FOR OUR MILITARY DAUGHTER TO TAKE TO HER AIR FORCE BASE IN TX. THE USED CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND WAS OWNED BY AN OLDER LADY. WE EXPECTED MANY YEARS OF SAFE, RELIABLE TRANSPORT FOR OUR AIRMAN! UNFORTUNATELY, WE NOTICED STEERING PROBLEMS AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WOULD JUST RANDOMLY GO IN AND OUT. IT IS VERY UNNERVING. WE FOUND A COUPLE OF STEERING RECALLS RELATED TO THE 2007 MALIBU, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER IN HILLSBORO, IL. THEY SAID THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED, AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR US. WE TRIED ANOTHER DEALER IN HIGHLAND, IL. THEY KINDLY RE-DID THE RECALL WORK RELATED TO A POWER STEERING SENSOR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WERE STILL ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTERWARDS. THEY SAID, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS CAR'S STEERING PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THEY PRESUMED THAT HAVING BAD PARTS IN THE CAR FOR TOO LONG HAS CAUSED ISSUES ELSEWHERE IN THE STEERING. HOWEVER, TO REPLACE THE STEERING PARTS THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE OVER $2,000!! MY MILITARY DAUGHTER CANNOT AFFORD THAT, AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE FAULTY PARTS CAUSED BY A KNOWN RECALL. GM KNOWS THE STEERING IN THIS CAR IS PROBLEMATIC AND SHOULD BE FIXING IT! AS IT STANDS, THE CAR IS UNSAFE BUT MUST STILL BE DRIVEN. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING, THE CAR MAKES CLUNKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING INTERMEDIATELY IS LOST WHEN FIRST STARING THE CAR. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL CHIME AND THE DISPLAY WILL SAY POWER STEERING. I'M AFRAID I WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TO CORRECT THIS, THE DEALER WILL BE REPLACING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THE STEERING MODULE.

Mileage: 62,000

TERRIBLE CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IF STEERING IS MOVED LEFT OR RIGHT YOU CAN HEAR THE CLUCKING NOISE. MY MECHANIC SAID ITS INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ISSUE. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL? SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DUE TO THE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OEPRATION WITH SLIGHT FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING PORTION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,120.

Mileage: 170,120

POWER STEERING COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,104. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 119,104

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

RE: SERVICE BULLETIN 10058788--THE STEERING STIFFENS AT 25-35 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH HORIZONTALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO THEN BE FORCED TO MOVE. STATUS UPDATE. UPDATED 07/27/16.*JB

Mileage: 114,950

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

IN OCTOBER OF 2015 I HAD PLACED A CALL TO A CHEVY DEALER IN MY AREA REGARDING A NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL ABOUT MY VEHICLE. IT STATED THAT THE EPS ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU COULD MALFUNCTION AT ANYTIME. WHEN I HAD RECEIVED THE LETTER IN THE MAIL, THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING, SUCH AS LOSING POWER STEERING AND THEN REGAINING IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS THE NOTICE STATES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY GM, BUT SINCE THE EPS HAD NOT COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THAT TIME. I WAS APPALLED, BUT CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR AS IT WAS; WITH THE EPS GOING IN AND OUT. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER AND MORE MILES, THE EPS QUIT WORKING AS I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOW OVER THE ALLOWED MILEAGE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CONTACTED THEM TO FIX IT IN OCTOBER OF 2015 IT WAS UNDER 150,000 MILES AND COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. NOW, IT IS COMPLETELY OUT AND I HAVE 160,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. GM IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE; WHICH AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS PLACES, SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MAJOR SPINE SURGERIES AND HAVE NOW HURT MY BACK TRYING TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT THE EPS ENGAGED.

Mileage: 160,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ACTIVATED BACK LAST WINTER WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND I REALIZED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED MY WORK. I RETURNED A FEW MINUTES LATER, STARTED IT UP AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. JUST LAST WEEKEND AT 202,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT CONTINUES NOT TO WORK AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL BE ABOUT $1000.00 TO FIX IT, MONEY I DO NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME. CHEVY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN THESE VEHICLES. CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN IT AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES THUS FAR IN MY LIFETIME AND NONE OFF THE VEHICLES EVER HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IF MY VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 150,000 MILES CHEVY WOULD FIX IT SO THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ME STATES. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURE ERROR AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE.

Mileage: 202,000

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, TURNED CAR ON, AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. DASH INDICATED POWER STEERING PROBLEM. TURNED CAR OFF / ON THREE TIMES, AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK TO LIFE. NOW THE STEERING IS VIBRATING / JERKING SLIGHTLY UNDER LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED. PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO EARLIER MODEL MALIBU'S WITH BAD TORQUE SENSOR. HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER.

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED UP THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. I HAVE TO MANUALLY DRIVE THE CAR LIKE I AM IN A VIDEO GAME. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR CERTAIN MODELS BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALL 2007 CHEVY MALIBU'S NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. IT IS GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE DEATHS OF PEOPLE BEFORE GM ADDS ALL VINS TO THE EXISTING POWER STEERING RECALL.

Mileage: 180,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND TURN. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS ON ITS OWN. CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING RETURNS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 195,953

POWER STEERING FAILS 99% OF THE TIME! I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILS. IT'S ON FOR TWO SECONDS RIGHT WHEN I START MY CAR, SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIGOROUSLY AND THEN POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE IS GONE! ALL MANUAL FROM THEN ON OUT! I DRIVE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR AND EVEN BUMPED INTO THINGS WHILE TURNING BECAUSE I CANNOT STEERING! THIS RECALL NEEDS TO APPLY TO EVERY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, NOT JUST A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME GROUP! IT'S SO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVING EVEN ON MY OWN STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN I GO TO WORK! THE WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I'M NOT DRIVING AND EVEN IN MOTION EVEN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU FOR OVER A MONTH ABOUT MY VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT YOU MUST THINK IT'S OKAY FOR IT TO BE DRIVEN SINCE YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! PRETTY SOON I'M GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I WILL BE SUING GM AND POTENTIALLY NTSHA FOR NOT REASSURING MY SAFETY! SOMEONE ALWAYS HAS TO GET HURT ENORDER FOR SOMEONE TO FIX SOMETHING!

Mileage: 184,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON WHEN YOU FIRST START IT AND WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED IT GOES OFF. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH WHILE IDLING AND POWER STEERING WAS GOING IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFORE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT.

Mileage: 100,000

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN. I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND FORTUNATELY NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS AROUND ME. EVENTUALLY IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO SEIZE UP SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING 5MPH OR LESS AND MAKING A SHARP TURN. I HAVE NOT HAD THE FEB 2015 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000) OR JULY 2014 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 ) RECALL WORK DONE AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS 0 OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VIN #. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2015 AND THE SLOW SPEED STEERING LOSS HAPPENS REGULARLY.

Mileage: 151,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I WAS NEARLY HIT WHILE HAVING TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WHILE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I HIT THE GUARDRAIL BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED A TRAFFICE JAM.

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE! *JS

Mileage: 169,000

CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEMOST CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE!

Mileage: 170,000

TAKATA RECALL I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THE 2007 MALBU IS IN THE RECALL.THEY FIX THE TRAMISSION CABLE . IT SAY THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR THEY FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT LIGHT. NOW I SEE POWER STEERING RECALL AND INTION SWITCH RECALL. THEY CHARGE ME 1000. AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR INITION SWITCH . THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED AND THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

POWER STEERING ISSUE MATCHING THE RECALL OF SIMILAR MODELS WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE RAMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

MALIBU 2007 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS! WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING!!! ALSO THE STOPING WARNING REAR TAIL LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME??? NEED HELP !!

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CAR THAT THE EPS MOTOR CONTROLLER MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE EPS. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THIS. THE RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR CARS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD OR LESS THAN 150,000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS ABOVE THE 150,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS LONG DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY. SO MY STEERING IS FAILING, BUT GM WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE RECALL AND I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. HOW IS THAT FAIR?

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. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE, THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THE TORQUE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

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

RANDOMLY EVERY NOW AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON IT'S ON WHEN SITTING IN PARK. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO MOVE AS WELL AND START JERKING TO ONE SIDE CAUSING YOU TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE WHILE YOU FIGHT IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS OF THIS MODEL AS WELL IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET. AS WELL AS A YOUTUBE VIDEO WHICH THE SAME THING CAN BE SEEN ON A 2008 MALIBU AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PX6UEGWMVBI

Mileage: 157,000

I HAD JUST CRANKED, BACKED OUT OF CARPORT, STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. STEERING WHEEL NOT TURNING SMOOTHLY. WAS CATCHING AS WHEN SOMETHING MOVES FROM ONE NOTCH TO ANOTHER. DROVE SLOWLY ONE STREET AND ABORTED MY PLANNED DRIVE DOWN INTERSTATE, AFRAID OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. DROVE SLOWLY 3 MILES TO GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., NOTICING PROBLEM ONCE EN ROUTE. THE SHOP DID SOME TEST. SERV. MGR. SAID HE BELIEVED WHAT I SAID BUT THEIR TESTING SHOWED NOTHING AT THE TIME ... THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN ON MY CAR: SPECIAL POLICY 15356 GOOD THRU 4-3-2017 AND 150,000 MILES. HE WROTE THAT DOWN FOR ME IN CASE I NEEDED IT LATER ... SAID I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THAT SOME MESSAGES WOULD APPEAR IF ANY PROBLEM. SEARCHED ONLINE AT HOME, AS I HAD RECEIVED NOTHING FROM GM ON THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR. SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THAT GM AND SAFETY BOARD IS DOING NOTHING. TODAY, 9-17-2015, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM.ON THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, HAVING EXPERIENCED IT 9-14-2015, BUT SERVICE DEPT. DID NOT SAY THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING SINCE THEIR TEST SHOWED NOTHING. THE LETTER SAYS IF THE CONDITION OCCURS, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR ME AT NO CHARGE. DOES SOME MAJOR INCIDENT HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE REPAIRS CAN BE DONE? OR THOSE MESSAGES HAVE TO APPEAR WHILE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT? IT SHOULD BE FIXED NOW SO THAT I CAN DRIVE WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO ADDITIONAL CHANCE OF ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STEERING.

Mileage: 54,610

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WHILE DRIVING. WHILE IN PARK THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD OSCILLATE APPROXIMELY 30 DEGREES BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF. SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOR STEERING RECALL TWICE. FIRST TRIP REPLACED TORQUE CONTROL SENSOR, DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OFF THE LOT BEFORE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. SECOND TRIP REPROGRAMMED TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING POSITION SENSOR, PROBLEM REOCCURRED TWO DAYS LATTER.

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING SHAKE WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN A LEFT TURN IT JERKED TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO GM AND THEY DENIED A RECALL FOR MY VIN # BUT OTHERS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED. CHEVY DEALER WANTS $994.00 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD.

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN GOING UP A HILL, TURNING TOO THE LEFT, SOMETIMES JUST TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL FROM A DEAD STOP THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, ETC THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING CUTS OUT AND THERE ARE 3 CHIMES. WHEN IT HAPPENS PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE THERE ARE NO CHIMES, JUST NO POWER STEERING. THESE ARE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE GM RECALL BUT THEY SAY MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MAYBE BECAUSE MY RADIO DOESN'T DISPLAY STEERING. OR IT'S A BIGGER RECALL THAN THEY WANT TO PAY FOR, WHAT DO YOU THINK, SHOULD THEY GET AWAY WITH IT? DO I HAVE TO HAVE GM SPEND MONEY FOR ME TO GET A LAWYER TO HAVE THIS FIXED, ITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALLED VEHICLES.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING ISSUES, POOPING AND CLICKING WHILE TURNING, DAYS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GA. DRIVING AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED SIMPLY MANEUVERING AROUND ROAD DEBRIS, THE CAR BODY LEANED RIGHT THEN LEFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. AT THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD TRACTION NOR WAS THE BRAKING SYSTEM EFFECTIVE. AT THAT MOMENT THE CAR VEERED LEFT RESULTING IN THE MALIBU HITTING THE CENTER MEDIAN TOTALLING THE FRONT END. I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT MY BROTHER BROKE HIS ARM.

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE PHRASE "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. INCIDENT NOW REPEATS ITSELF ON A DAILY BASIS, USUALLY AT START-UP BUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING TOO. CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT SIMILAR RECALL TO THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUT WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM TO BE A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER MODELS OF THIS SAME MODEL YEAR.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABILITY TO STEER SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,752.

Mileage: 78,752

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHILE TURNING LEFT, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING TO PICK UP PIZZA, ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. PULLED IN TO PIZZA PLACE AND NOTED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I CAME OUT. DROVE HOME SLOWLY. NEXT DAY PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED, ONLY TO REAPPEAR WHEN I STOPPED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. PLENTY OF RECALLS ON SIMILAR YEAR VEHICLES, JUST NOT MINE. HAD TO SPEND $1300 TO GET REPAIRED. HARDLY SEEMS APPROPRIATE.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY BECOME STIFF AND SHIFTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN MY HANDS. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT ON THE ROAD BUT I HAVE TO HOLD ON WITH BOTH HANDS UNTIL THE WHEEL STOPS MOVING AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AND AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE IT BEGAN ON SUNDAY (IT'S NOW THURSDAY) BUT AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS.

Mileage: 153,000

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED, WAS REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE STEERING LOCKED UP FOR A SECOND TIME, BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. UPDATED 09/28/15.*JB UPDATED 9/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE CARS POWER STEERING JUST WENT. SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I''V HAD THE POWER STEERING FIXED AND IT COST ME ABOUT $1100/ ALSO THE CAR ORIGINAL WAS PURCHASED BY ROBERT MY HUSBAND BUT NOW I DRIVE IT AND PAY THE PAYMENTS. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT HOSELTON AUTO MALL AT 909 FAIRPORT ROAD. EAST ROCHESTER,NY 14445. THE SAME PLACE MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THE CAR.

Mileage: 112,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME DURING A SNOW STORM RETURNING TO ILLINOIS FROM A JOB INTERVIEW IN GRAND RAPIDS MI. WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAD A SUDDEN AND TOTAL FAILURE. HE WAS STILL ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BUT IT REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT MORE EFFORT AND THIS WAS MADE MORE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE SNOW COVERED ROADS.

Mileage: 80,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST CAUSING MY SON TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY WIFE ALMOST RAN INTO A BUILDING AND OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. THIS HAS OCCURRED WEEKLY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SOMETIMES WITH THE FAILURE LASTING SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL DAYS. GM HAS RECALLED OTHER YEARS AND NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL 2007 MALIBU BEFORE THERE ARE MORE FATALITIES.

THE 'TIGHT STEERING' HAS CAUSED MY FINGERS TO DEVELOP CURVATURES AND TWISTED AND ENLARGED ARTHRITIC KNUCKLES. IT IS CAUSING MY SHOULDERS TO BECOME PAINFUL REQUIRING PHYSICAL THERAPY. CARPAL TUNNEL FROM THE MINI-TRAUMA PUSHING AND JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO OVERCOME ITS RESISTANCE TO TURN. (NEXTEER CALLS THIS 'TORQUE OVERLAY' AND THIS TORQUE OVERLAY IS EFFECTING MANY OTHER PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF. MY FRIENDS THAT DRIVE A MALIBU, CHRYSLER, CADILLAC, AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH STEERING THAT CAN'T BE TURNED WITH ONE FINGER (TOO TIGHT) ARE HAVING NUMEROUS BACK/NECK FUSION OPERATION AS I HAVE. THE STIFF SUSPENSION RESULTS IN 300+ SHAKING FORCES TRAVELING THROUGH MY BODY. NOT A SMOOTH SOFT-RIDING VEHICLES. THESE 300+ SHAKING FORCES CAUSE MY BACK, HIPS, NECK TO DEVELOP PAIN. MY STOMACH BECOME UPSET FROM THE BOUNCING. THE SUSPENSION IS HARD (LIKE RACE CAR). THE SEATING IS HARD MOLDED FOAM WHICH DOES NOT PREVENT THESE SHAKING/BOUNCING/JERKING FORCE FROM REACHING MY BODY AND ORGANS. HERE IS A LINK TO MY WEB SITE WHICH HAS PICTURES OF ADULTS INJURIES FROM THE TIGHT 'TORQUE OVERLAY' STEERING. HTTP://MIKETOMICH.COM/PICTURES-ADULTS-DRIVING-INJURIES-1.HTML THIS IS A LINK TO THE BACK INJURIES CAUSED BY THE TIGHT 'TORQUE OVERLAY' STEERING AND THE STIFF SUSPENSIONS. HTTP://MIKETOMICH.COM/DRIVING-INJURIES-BACK-AND-SPINE.HTML ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ON MIKETOMICH.COM MODULE 2 AND ALL SIX (6) LINE ITEMS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH A CONTACT CONFIRMATION COMPLAINT NUMBER. I HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/PICTURES THAT I WILL PUT INTO A REPORT AND SEND THIS TO DR. [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 7/23/15*CN UPDATED 11/9/2015*JS

Mileage: 45,000

OWNER OF A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP OUT OF OWN POCKET YET RECALL HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO MY VIN#. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED MY POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS PHYSICALLY TURNS ITSELF AND LOCKS THE WHEEL THROWING ME INTO ADJACENT LANES AND ERRATICALLY MOVING MY CAR ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON OTHER 2007 CHEVY MALIBUS WITH THE IDENTICAL PART NUMBER THAT IS ALSO ON MY CAR BUT AFTER CONTACTING GM I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE AND THAT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO OPERATE MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPAIR 2 OTHER RECALLS OUT OF MY POCKET, HAD 2 TAKEN CARE OF BY GM, YET NOW HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 3 OR MORE PARTS ON MY CAR THAT ARE UNDER RECALL BUT NOT EXTENDED TO MY VIN# BUT ALREADY SHOWING IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS FOR FAILURE FOR PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER DRIVING A VEHICLE GM IS TELLING ME THAT IS SAFE. NOT TO MENTION THE DEPRECIATION OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THESE MECHANICAL ISSUES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY OR MY MONEY. I FEEL ROBBED.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

COMPLAINT IS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY ON BELTWAY 8 AND 225 IN HOUSTON, TX BUT WAS TOLD EVEN BACK THEN THAT COST WAS GREATER THAN CAR WAS WORTH. I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT EVER SINCE WITH FAULTY STEERING BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX AND STILL PAY CAR NOTE. I KNOW THEY HAVE RECALLED SOME BUT THEY KEEP SAYING MY VIN DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET MY VIN NUMBER IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/10/15*CN

GETTING READY TO MAKE A TURN AND POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,357.

Mileage: 14,357

I GOT IN MY CAR AND WHEN I STARTED IT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND JUMPING. IT THEN BECAME VERY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND THE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE TURNING THE CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO HIT THE CURB AND SIDE SWIPE A PARKED CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT REALLY BAD IF NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 102,531

IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVY DEALER MECHANIC THAT MY ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING IS NOT WORKING. FOR SOME REASON, MY 2007 MALIBU IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER 2007 MALIBUS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARK ASSIST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING UP INTERSTATE 95 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, WHICH RESET THE POWER STEERING. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER MILE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART THE CAR TO RESET IT. THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING DID NOT RESET. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MOST OTHER VEHICLES THIS YEAR, EXCEPT FOR A FEW MONTHS WHICH MY VEHICLE FALLS INTO. THERE ARE STILL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES BEYOND WHAT VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 14772. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.

Mileage: 300,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

LOSS POWER STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHOW POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO ...MAKES IF VERY HARD TO HANDLE THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. DID A CHECK AND NOT INCLUDED IN CURRENT RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WENT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,700.

Mileage: 103,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND A CHIME SOUNDED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,923.

Mileage: 76,923

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. LUCKILY WE AVOIDED CRASHING THE CAR. APPEARS THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVING DOWN HWY GOING ABOUT 70MIL PRE HOUR AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY CAR. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HURTING MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. CHECK RECALL AND FOUND OUT MY CAR WASN'T A RECALL BUT ALL OTHER MALIBU WAS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND REALLY NEED TO BE ADDRESS ON 2007 MALIBU BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED AND I PRAY ITS NOT ME. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 117,264

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND JERKED TO THE LEFT LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2007 MALIBU WHICH I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERYDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. ON WED. 2/26/14 I FELT A PULSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A SHORT WHILE LATER I LOST THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY WAS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER STEERING. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AT A COST OF $856.54 AND THE TOTAL COST WITH LABOR WAS $1272.07. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ON-LINE AND READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FOR THIS YEAR MALIBU. I SEE THAT THEY HAVE NOW ADDED THE 2007 MALIBU TO THE RECALL LIST BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 202,383

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT APPARENTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL MODELS OF THE RECALL PERIOD WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING - SAME SYMPTOMS AS CURRENT RECALL FOR POWER STEERING - HOWEVER OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS - 1ST OCCURRENCE MARCH 4, 2015, 2ND OCCURRENCE MARCH 28, 2015 CONTACTED CHEVROLET BUT NO ACTION ON THEIR PART. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAVE HAD MANY INSTANCES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON A MESSAGE APPEARED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, THE MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY. FINALLY THE MESSAGE WOULDN'T GO OFF WITH A RESTART AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE DROVE IT SLOWLY TO A SHOP WHERE THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 102,453

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE, MAKING STEERING REALLY TOUGH, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NO WARNING JUST WENT OUT, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN WITH ONE DING FROM THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED IT AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE POWER STEERING RECALLS, BUT HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. MAYBE THEY NEED TO EXPAND THIS RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 97,180

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

IN DECEMBER, 2014, WE PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU FOR OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER. END OF FEBRUARY 2015, WHEN IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN ( LIKE IT IS LOCKED UP). SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AND THEN POWER STEERING WOULD WORK. CALLED GM DUE TO FINDING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THE CHEVY MALIBU REGARDING STEERING. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR,ACCORDING TO THE VIN, WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. GM AGREED TO PAY FOR 1 HOUR OF DIAGNOSTICS.TOOK CAR TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE TWO OTHER UNCOMPLETED RECALLS ON THE MALIBU TAKEN CARE OF. I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING INTO THE DEALERSHIP. A NUMBER OF CODES CAME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTICS RELATING TO POWER STEERING AND LOW VOLTAGE. DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE A LONG SHOT BUT REPLACING THE BATTERY MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE BATTERY. DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING NUMEROUS TIMES (AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL). I WILL NOT LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AS I AM AFRAID THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING. I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WHEN PARKED WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TURNING BY ITSELF AND MAKE A GROWLING SOUND. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WITNESSED THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL TURNING BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING AND IN PARK AND NO ONE TOUCHING THE WHEEL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE GM DEALER THIS WEEK FOR MORE DIAGNOSTICS THAT GM SAYS THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR. GM DID ADVISE ME TO CALL IN FROM THE DEALERSHIP ONCE THE PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR PART OF THE COST OF REPAIRS. I DID REPLACE THE BATTERY TODAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL TURNING BY ITSELF WHEN IDLING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

FRIDAY WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH MY STEERING IT WAS HARDER TO TURN THAN USUAL AND A FELT LIKE A VIBRATION. SUNDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT IT FELT AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MID TURN CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE NEARLY WRECKING LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER CARS CLOSE BY WHEN I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THAT IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND THAT 2007 MALIBU IS THE ONLY YEAR NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY KNOWS THAT THEIR POWER STEERING IS FAULTY YET THEY REFUSE TO HELP 2007 MODEL OWNERS. HAD I OF BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE THE ONLY CAR ON THAT ROAD AT THE TIME PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 171,463

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE THEN I LOST ALL THE POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DROP THE SPEED TO 35 JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SENSOR OR THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY HAD INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING) OR 14E044000(STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TO IDENTICAL CONDITIONS NOTED IN THE RECENT EXTENDED RECALL OF CHEVY MALIBU'S, RECALL NUMBER 14772. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY 2007 MALIBU IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL FOR THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE FROM GM WHERE THEY ARE NOW APPLYING IT TO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY MISSING SOMETHING BECAUSE MY MALIBU IS FAILING ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT THIS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK GM SHOULD FIX THESE CARS BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

STEERING: (2014-2015) THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. A POWER STEERING NOTICE APPEARS ON THE RADIO. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND NO NEED, FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE. POWER STEERING OUTAGES CONTINUE TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE UNTIL FINALLY GOING OUT COMPLETELY IN MARCH 2015. POWER STEERING IS ON AT START-UP OF VEHICLE THEN GOES OUT IN FIRST MINUTE OR TWO OF DRIVING. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR @ $470. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES. ENGINE: (2014) ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AFTER 5 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MECHANIC SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE FINE AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. PAID $2000 FOR A USED ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED! NOW PAYING FOR THE "NOT COVERED" POWER STEERING ISSUE. PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO BUY A DIFFERENT MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

DRIVING. ALONG STEERING WOULD LOCK HAVE TO CUT MY CAR OFF RESTART ON 3/12/2015 DRIVING HOME FROM WORK HAD TO CUT MY CAR OFF THREE TIMES TO GET IT HOME WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON DOING 20 MILES GOT I'M DRIVING WILL NOT UNLOCK. THIS CAR HAS SAME PROBLEM 2006 CARS DOES. THIS US MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. WHY IS THIS NOT IN RECALL FOR THE 2006 .MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON09/2006? ... *TR

Mileage: 14,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT A SPECIFIC POSITION ON THE WHEEL. SPECIFICALLY RIGHT WHERE YOU WOULD KEEP THE WHEEL TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVE STRAIGHT. AFTER 2 DAYS OF THIS HAPPENING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY MORNING COMMUTE. I RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON CHEVY MALIBUS AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE '05, '06 AND '08 BUT FOR SOME REASON WAS NOT RECALLED ON THE '07, EVEN WITH THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE ON ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS SURROUNDING IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN ENTIRELY WHICH ENDED UP COSTING $1,300. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WILL ENGAGE AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE, BUT WILL FAIL SECONDS LATER WITH CABIN NOTIFICATION "POWER STEERING" ON THE CONSOLE AND AUDIBLE RINGING. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RANDOMLY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RAN FINE UNTIL 2/14/15. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, HE WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000(STEERING) AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN

Mileage: 165,000

STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL. LIGHT FLASHED ON BRIEFLY. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF A FAULTY SENSOR. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AT NO COST. *TR

Mileage: 94,549

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 38 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,880.

Mileage: 167,880

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ UPDATED 06/25/2015 *JS

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (POWER STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,181.

Mileage: 60,181

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

Mileage: 164,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. THEY DID A RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT APPARENTLY THE VIN ON MY CAR IS EXEMPT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. *TR

Mileage: 110,630

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UPON APPROACHING A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT WHO WAS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 98,000

ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILURE ONLY MANUAL STEERING WORKED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES,ALSO STEERING SHAKES WHEN CAR IS STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

MY 2007 MALIBU IS APPARENTLY NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST PROBLEMS. I PUT IN THE VIN NUMBER AND THIS RECALL DID NOT COME UP. YOU SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME FRAME THAT MINE WAS. IN THE PAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS "GONE OUT" SEVERAL TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PRIMARILY DRIVES AND I FEEL THAT IT VERY UNSAFE FOR HER TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SINCE THE VIN FOR MY CAR IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ISSUE, I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT MYSELF. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE EXPANDING WHY IS NOT BEING RESOLVED FOR ALL CARS INVOLVED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND RESET THE POWER STEERING CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN

Mileage: 128,000

VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING STEERING SHIMMY EVEN WHILE IDLING. I STOPPED FOR PIZZA...COMING BACK OUT TO THE VEHICLE, POWER STEERING WAS GONE. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS BACK (WITH SHIMMY). AFTER ANOTHER SHORT STOP, POWER STEERING WAS GONE. AFTER LONGER STOP AT SCHOOL POWER STEERING CAME BACK. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CUTS OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. GOING TO DEALER SAT. FOR DIAGNOSIS. WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

Mileage: 37,625

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND DIAGNOSED AS A TORQUE SENSOR PROBLEM. THEN READING ON THE NHTSA THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE ONLY TO BE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 193,003

WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED ON MY IGNITION TO TRAVEL TO A LOCAL STORE AND AT FIRST ASSUMED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP SOME HOW. AS I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TIRES USING BRUTE FORCE. TRIED IT AGAIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER EXITING AND THEN RE-ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY WORKED FINE SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE. TRIED IT LATER THAT DAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHERE THE POWER STEERING SIMPLY DID NOT EXIST. HAD MY FATHER-IN-LAW TEST IT AND HE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. DROVE IT TO BALISE CHEVROLET IN WARWICK, RI WHILE STILL EXPERIENCING THE LACK OF POWER STEERING FOR REPAIR. RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FOR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU CAME OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. CURRENTLY MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY BUT I CLEARLY HAD THE ISSUE AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 160,000

IN FOR LAST RECALL. WENT TO LEAVE ROSEDALE CHEV PARKING LOT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 63,502

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 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. THE POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,662. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN UPDATED 04/07/15*JB

Mileage: 156,662

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CHIMES CAME ON. POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MESSAGE DISPLAY. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THEN MONDAY 2/16/15 SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME "I LOST ALL POWER STEERING"AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. ALL POWER STEERING LOST. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING (AND IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES NOW) I HERE A SOUND AND LOOK AT MY RADIO AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING. THE STEERING SEEMS TO BE FINE. MY FRIEND WAS GOING TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN BUT THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. WE LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. ON FEBRUARY 14TH IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE 2007 MODEL CHEVY MALIBU IS INCLUDED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND HAD 2 OTHER RECALLS FIXED THAT I NEVER KNEW OF. THE RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM. THE GUY AT THE GM DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE RECALL MAY NOT INVOLVE MY PARTICULAR CAR OR THAT IT COULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET THE RECALL IN THE SYSTEM. IT JUST SEEMS IRONIC THAT THE POWER STEERING SIGNAL JUST SO HAPPENED TO SOUND ABOUT 4 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2007 MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOT OUT OF MY HAND AND THE CAR VEERED, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR IT COMES ON AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO RESTART THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 95,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER MOTOR/MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

ON 2-12-2015, I EXPERIENCED A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AT WHICH TIME NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING SUDDENLY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A G.M DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES. THERE IS A RECALL GOING ON FOR THE EXACT FAILURE I'M HAVING ON MY VEHICLE FOR 1 MILLION VEHICLES SURROUNDING MY MODEL YEAR WITH AN ADDITIONAL 80,000 VEHICLES ADDED JUST THIS WEEK. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM IT IS OBVIOUS THAT WITH VEHICLES MADE BEFORE MY MANUFACTURE DATE AND AFTER THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD PROBABLY FALL UNDER THE SAME RECALL! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

Mileage: 235,000

THE POWER STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING WILL RETURN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEELS SHIVERS AND SHAKES WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NATURALLY TURN TO THE LEFT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT THIS ISSUE IS GOING AROUND SHARP CORNERS. WHEN PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN IT, SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING RETURNS AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS REALLY FAST MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS RECALLED ON THIS MODEL IN 2005, 2006, 2008, AND 2009. THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY STILL PERSISTS ON THE 2007 MODEL AND IT SHOULD BE PLACED ON RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT ALONG WITH A STRONG VIBRATION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN UPDATED 05/05/15 *JB

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND START AGAIN THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN IT HAPPENS I AM USUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. I AM SCARED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL CAR,WRECK AND INJURY MYSELF MY CHILDREN OR OTHERS. I LOOKED ON ONLINE AND SEEN WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MALIBU. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 157,067

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I EXPERIENCED MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON SEVERAL INSTANCES. I AUTOMATICALLY STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AT 5AM. WHEN I ARRIVED TO MY CAR TO LEAVE THE WHEEL WAS TIGHT TO TURN. I INSTANTLY PANICKED BECAUSE I NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS BEFORE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WAS FINE. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AS I DROVE MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY OVER 10 MILES TO WORK. I FIGURED MAYBE IT WAS SOME STRANGE GLITCH BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. RECENTLY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE IN THE WORST WAY. I CAN'T PARK AND IT I SO FRUSTRATING TO EVEN THINK HOW AM I GOING TO TURN THIS CAR AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND CORNERS. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR IT IN A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS QUOTED AT A COSTLY PRICE. WHY WOULD THEY CHOOSE TO PUT AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP ON THIS CAR? CHEVY WAS A BRAND I COULD TRUST. I' M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THEM NOW. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, WHILE IN GEAR AND BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE STEERING WHEEL TICKED OR JERKED. THE NEXT MORNING, APPROXIMATELY 16 HOURS LATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN SHOWED POWER STEERING. THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN GEAR AND REVERSED THE WHEEL WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO PARK AND LEFT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WHEN STARTED AFTER THAT TIME THERE WAS NO MESSAGE ON THE RADIO SCREEN AND DROVE JUST FINE. *JS

Mileage: 106,000

I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND WHILE BEING STOPPED. IT GOT WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS TIME AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY IT WAS EXTREMELY BAD SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT BUT I HAD TO GO TO MY DOCTORS SEEING AS I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. I PARKED MY CAR IN A PARKING GARAGE WENT TO THE APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND TURNED IT ON THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN. I TRIED TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT AND ALMOST HIT 2 CARS BEFORE FINALLY BEING ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL SPOT WITH NO STEERING CONTROL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID ITS AS A SENSOR IN POWER STEERING BUT APPARENTLY NOT THE SAME SENSOR AS THE ONE RECALLED IN THE 05 06 08 AND 09 MODELS. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE CONSIDERING MY CAR HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THOSE MODELS AND 07 WAS THE ONLY YEAR LEFT OUT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS YEAR TOO HOW DID THEY JUST HAPPEN TO GET THE RIGHT PARTS AND PUT IN THE RIGHT PARTS FOR 1 YEAR AND NOT FOR THE 2 BEFORE AND AFTER REALLY???? YOU ARE PUTTING MY AND MY CHILD AT RISK WHILE BEING PREGNANT BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CARS! *JS

Mileage: 111,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER STARTING MY CAR. SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. JUST NOW HAPPENED AND WITH IT BEING WINTER THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM NEEDS TO GET ROLLING ON THIS BEFORE THEY HAVE ANOTHER WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT. *JS

Mileage: 129,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL THE STEERING JUST WENT OUT. I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD AS IT WAS ICY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GAIN THE STEERING BACK AFTER I RESTARTED THE SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HER BROTHERS TO SCHOOL, THEY WOULD HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. THIS PART COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT IS A 'KNOWN ISSUE' AND THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL PARTS DURING THE REPAIR TO FIND ONE THAT WORKED?! SERIOUSLY? THIS IS A STUDENT LEVEL CAR AND HAVING ISSUES MAKES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS ONE JUST STOPS WORKING? *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/17/2017*CN

Mileage: 130,000

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

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 259,000

STEERING WORKS FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS HARD AND SEND ALERT THAT POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 118

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHILE ON HIGHWAY. STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO STEERING GOING OUT MOVING ON ITS OWN. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,342.

Mileage: 106,342

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN UPDATED 03/17/15*JB

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND AS A RESULT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. SHE HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO TURN IT AROUND TO DRIVE BACK HOME. MECHANIC IS SAYING THE RECALL SKIPS 2007 SERIES. TAKING IT IN FOR A SECOND OPINION. HAD TO RENT A CAR BECAUSE DEALERS CAN'T EVEN GET IT IN TO CHECK IT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING POSITION SENSOR KIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

Mileage: 98,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT. PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE ON A FREEWAY OFF RAMP. THIS CONDITION REQUIRED BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALER FOR SERVICE. STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS SURPRISED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER A PREVIOUS GENERAL MOTORS POWER STEERING RECALL. IT APPEARS THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR NOT INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUS 2004-2009 RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE DEALER AND MYSELF, THE THIS YEAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 115,350

MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE SLIGHTLY LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. IT ALSO HAD A LOOSE AND WOBBLY FEELING TO IT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/2/2015. MY STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON 1 DAY PRIOR. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THEN JERKED TO CENTER AND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. STEERING WAS MANUAL AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE MOVING. ALMOST HIT A HOUSE WHILE TURNING RIGHT. WHEN TURNING LEFT TO APPROACH DRIVEWAY ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR. I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH AS I WAS MAKING TURNS.

Mileage: 56,379

MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER (NEARLY CRASHED). THE RADIO DISPLAY ON THE CENTER DASH DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING". THE POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY GOES OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. A FEW TURNS LATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE THAT GM HAD WITH THE '05, '06, '08 & '09 CHEVY MALIBUS (WHICH NOW HAVE RECALLS). THE '07 MALIBUS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL BUT OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,754. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

Mileage: 52,754

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LOCK UP IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND A DISPLAY APPEAR ON MY RADIO POWER STEERING SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD WENT OUT AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN THE SHAFT WAS BAD THIS WAS IN 2010. AGAIN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THIS IS IN 2014 THE SAME THING HAPPEN I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE IT THIS TIME AS A TORQUE SENSORS BUT I NEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG THEY DID NOT WANT THE CODES TO BE THE SAME AS BEFORE SO THEY USED ANOTHER CODE WHICH IS THE TORQUE SENSORS. SO I TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND SAID THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD JUST LIKE IN 2010 AND I NO THAT THIS DEALER IS RIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR DONE THE SAME THING AS IT DID IN 2014 AS IT DID IN 2010 THE FIRST DEALER WAS TRYING TO COVER UP THAT IT WAS THE SAME THING SO THEY USED DIFFERENT CODES. I TALK TO GM AND THEY AGREE WITH THE FIRST DEALER AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO I ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO [XXX] BUT I DON'T THINK SHE GOT IT ONLY THE SEC. I THINK ITS SAD THAT THEY NO THAT THERE'S PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THE 2007 MALIBU AND WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 55

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

TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT ACROSS YELLOW LINE, LUCKILY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN LANE. THIS ISSUE/PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 74,001

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,528. ..UPDATED 01/22/15

Mileage: 109,528

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

WE HAD TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET OUR CAR FIXED FROM THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP EITHER SAID WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE, OR DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR OUR CAR (DESPITE HAVING THE LETTER). ON THREE OCCASIONS THE STEERING LOCKED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN TIGHT CORNERS, ONE TIME RESULTING IN A SCRAPE ON THE BUMPER. FRUSTRATING AS WE HAVE TRIED TO RECTIFY THIS, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THE UNHELPFUL DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING COMES & GOES. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO POWER STEERING! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL BEFORE EVENTUALLY MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING AND ALMOST CRASHED. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. *TR

Mileage: 126,858

I GOT A RECALL FOR MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU TO FIX A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING NO PROBLEMS WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KEEP IT SAFE. HOWEVER, ABOUT A MILE AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, AND ON MY WAY HOME, I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BUT THEN SEEMED TO GO AWAY. SINCE THAT TIME IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT I CAN'T PREDICT. IF I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE STEERING SEEMS TO "RESET" AND IT IS OK UNTIL I MAKE THE NEXT TURN. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS "UNRELATED TO THE RECALL" SO I CALLED GM ON THE PHONE AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT IN THE END THEY DID NOT WANT TO COVER ME EVEN FOR JUST THE EXPENSE OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS A LOT MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE OTHER ISSUES FOR WHICH THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT NO ONE IS GOING ONTO AN ON-RAMP OR SIMILAR SITUATION AND VEERS INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE. *TR

Mileage: 95,500

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING UP HILL AND TRYING TO GO AROUND A CORNER. IN PUTTING ON THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE MY CAR STARTED BEEPING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN, AND POWER STEERING FLASHED ACROSS MY RADIO. I LET OFF THE GAS AND MY STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED BUT AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. I MISSED GOING OFF THE ROAD BY INCHES. I HAD THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND APPARENTLY THIS CAR MODEL INTERMITTENTLY SENDS MORE VOLTAGE THAN NEEDED SO THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND LOCKS THE STEERING. GARAGE THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENED AND YET AGAIN I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. NEEDLESS TO SAY NOW I'M PETRIFIED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR!! *TR

Mileage: 100,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION, AND TWO PRESSURE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN FLASHING THE POWER STEERING ICON INTERMITTENTLY, THE ALARM WILL CEASE IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE LEFT IF YOU GO FASTER THAN 55 MPH. IT WILL ALSO SHAKE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE IN PARK. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY CAR IN ITS LANE, AND IS QUITE TERRIFYING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 2007 MALIBU BUT NOT THE 2007. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT MORE RESEARCH WILL BE DONE TO INCLUDE THE YEAR 2007 AS MY MOTHER ALSO OWNS THE SAME MODEL (WE BOUGHT THEM WHEN MY FATHER PASSED AWAY SO WE COULD BE SAFE) AND IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T' FEEL THAT THIS CAN BE A COINCIDENCE. PLEASE HELP US IN ANY WAY THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEEPS AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING FLASHES ON THE STEREO SCREEN. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND START IT BACK THE POWER STEERING WORKS FINE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AS IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES IT STOPS WORKING MOSTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I'LL CUT THE CAR OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES THEN RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FINE. IT GOES IN AND OUT OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD NO RECALL FOR 2007 MODEL. I TOOK IT TO THE WEISNER GM DEALERSHIP AND PAID $721.03 TO HAVE STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE REPLACED ON 08/21/14. I PICKED THE CAR UP AT 5:30PM THE SAME DAY, AS SOON AS I STARTED HOME I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX], HAD LEFT. I LEFT HIM A VOICEMAIL. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND LEFT ME A VOICEMAIL EXPLAINING THAT GM WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY CAR, RUDELY! I CALLED HIM BACK AND HE AGAIN STARTED A RANT, I ASKED HIM TO PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, THE CUSTOMER. HE SAID THE EARLIEST HE COULD GET MY CAR IN WILL BE 08/25/14. ON FRIDAY I DROVE MY CAR FOR WORK, I AM A COURIER. IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 3:30 WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN THE CHIMES SOUNDED AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN! I CALLED HIM, [XXX], BACK AND TOLD HIM THAT I WAS IN A TURN AT THE TIME AND ALMOST HIT A BARRIER. HE SAID HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL HE GETS THE CAR BACK. I TOLD HIM I TRIED TO GET THE CAR BACK TO HIM BUT HE REFUSED AND SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME UNTIL MONDAY, 08/25. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO HIM, FROM THE BEGINNING, THAT I AM A COURIER AND AM ON THE ROAD AT LEAST 6 HOURS/DAY AND THAT I REALLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I WAS AFRAID OF HAVING A WRECK BUT I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK SINCE MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY 2 MONTHS AGO. HE SAID HE HAD NO LOANER CARS. I CALLED THE 866 NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER CARE AND SPOKE WITH KELSEY WHO OPENED A TICKET AND ESCALATED IT. I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING ON MONDAY, I HOPE. I DO NOT THINK ANY REPAIRS WERE DONE TO STEERING...LACK OF COMMUNICATION? MANAGEMENT? I JUST DON'T KNOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 103,700

WHILE DRIVING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS UNDER MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS ON AND OFF THE FREEWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH AS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH CONSOLE AND AN ALARM PINGS OUT THREE TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING THESE OCCASIONS AS I FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE CONTROL OF THE CAR'S DIRECTION. THE CONDITION PERSISTS STILL TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I PURCHASED MY 07 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN FEB 2007. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED LAST SUMMER! THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M PARKING OR TURNING ONTO A STREET. I HAVE TO RESET THE STEERING BY TURNING THE CAR OFF/ON. IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, I WENT TO THE ER WITH CHEST PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A PULLED MUSCLE IN MY CHEST. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC IN JUNE, AND WAS QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING. IT AMAZES ME THAT 2004-2006, AND 2008 WERE RECALLED BUT NOT 2007. THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS CAR! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

A COUPLE OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR!!! FIRST OFF, THE LATEST RECALL DONE IN 2014 WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN PEDAL PRESSED BUT DID WHEN PEDAL WASN'T DEPRESSED.AFTER CALLING AND GOING TO MULTIPLE GM DEALERS, I HAD TO RESEARCH HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND TELL THE GM DEALER HOW! THE ISSUE IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN NOW. STARTS OFF WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BEING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL OUT OF PARK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTING UP.WOW, NOW A RECALL? SECOND. THE SEERING WHEEL HAS ON 2 OCCASIONS JERKED VIOLENTLY TO ONE SIDE THEN BACK AND FORTH ON IT'S OWN...WHILE DRIVING! ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER/DASH LIGHTS COME ON IT THEN JERKS AND MAKES A WEIRD NOSE BEFORE IT FLIPS UPSIDE DOWN AND LOCKS UP! MY 15 YEAR OLD NIECE (WHO HAS HAD HER PERMIT 3 MONTHS) WAS DRIVING ONE OF THE TIMES! THIRD - THE AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON / GOES OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I THINK I' SHOULD GET ALL MY $ BACK FROM THE TIMES I TOOK MY CAR IN TO FIND OUT "WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS" AND HAD FIXED (TEMPORARILY APPARENTLY) AND NOW RECALLS ARE COMING! HONESTLY - THERE ARE ENOUGH THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT WHILE DRIVING (DRUNKS, BAD DRIVERS, BLOW OUTS ETC.) IT'S UNSETTLING TO HAVE "KNOWN" ISSUES WITH YOUR VEHICLE BUT THESE COMPANIES WILL NOT FIX! *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL #13036 IN THE MAIL HOWEVER MY CAR HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE JUNE 2014 DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING UNCONTROLLABLE IT JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT RANDOMLY IT VIBRATES TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEN IT IS IN PARK, I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I DON'T THINK THIS HAS ANY THING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES AND I HAVE OBSERVED MANY COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE FROM OTHER PEOPLE, CALL LINE PEOPLE TELL ME TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON IT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED AND THIS IS SOME SORT OF FAULTY PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE JUST MORE CAUTIOUS DUE TO ALL THE RECALLS. PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON MINE AND OTHER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT THIS PROBLEM TO YOU 6/2014. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD AS THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD AS THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

MY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL I PULLED OVER CHECKED MY TIRES AND WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BACK AND FORTH ON IT'S OWN WHILE IN PARK, I DROVE IT HOME THE WHOLE TIME IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE IT SINCE I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM OTHER PEOPLE I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO RECALL THESE AUTOMOBILE BEFORE SOME ELSE HAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TURN. I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDEN SO AS TO NOT RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. MESSAGE CAME ACROSS RADIO SAYING POWER STEERING. I PULLED THE CAR OVER WITH ALOT OF DIFFICULTY AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME TO SEE IF WE NEEDED A TOW. WHEN HE ARRIVED AND STARTED CAR IT WORKED FINE. WE CALLED OUR DEALER AS WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE AS THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW SINCE THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND SINCE READING OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF AND NOT CORRECTING. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TIGHTEN WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL AND MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND CLICKING NOOSES FROM THE DASH AT THE SAME TIME. THE STEERING WOULD TIGHTEN AND WANT TO TURN. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT FLASHES WITH THE DINGING SOUND. UPDATED 2/11/2015 *JS

Mileage: 174,000

BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW. SOMETIMES IT WILL LOCKED UP JUST ONCE, THEN RELEASE. OTHER TIMES, IT LOCKS UP THEN RELEASES AND WILL REPEAT THIS SEVERAL TIMES. *JS

Mileage: 153,000

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

STEERING SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE. STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO LEFT SIDE WHILE DRIVING ALSO. STARTS SHAKING AT IGNITION START UP AND CONTINUES UNTIL COMPLETELY POWERED DOWN. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO CONTROL AND JERKS TO THE LEFT MORE OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 134,146

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2007 MALIBU LS SUDDENLY STARTED JERKING BOTH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. AS I TURNED RIGHT, THE CAR WAS HARDER TO TURN AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL JERKING AND MOVING THE WHOLE CAR IN SEVERAL DEGREES FURTHER THAN I MOVED IT AND THEN JERKED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AS I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, I REMOVED MY HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS MOVING ON ITS OWN LEFT AND RIGHT. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER THE WARNING CAME ON MY RADIO INDICATOR. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS OUT AND SO WAS THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND THAT WITH PARTS, LABOR AND TAX IT WOULD COST $1,478.69 TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULL TO THE LEFT I GOT OUT AND CHECKED MY WHEELS AS I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING ON ITS OWN. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT CAN'T BE STEERED . *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN I WOULD TURN A CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. I TOOK IT TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. AS TIME WENT BY IT GOT HARDER TO STEER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK. IT WAS GETTING SO HARD TO DRIVE I WAS AFRAID TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE.I HAD TO GO TO OLYMPIA FOR SUPPLIES. I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOME IN GRAPEVIEW TO OLYMPIA AND THE WHEEL PULLED SO VIOLENT ON HWY 101 I WAS AFRAID I WOULD DRIVE INTO ANOTHER CAR.IT WAS MOSTLY JERKING TO THE RIGHT SO I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE SO I WOULDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR BUT JUST GO OFF THE HWY. IT PULLED SO FAST AND HARD IT HURT MY WRISTS. I WOULD HAVE CALLED FOR A TOW BUT DIDN'T HAVE MY CELL PHONE. I WAS CLOSER TO OLYMPIA THAN HOME SO I MADE THE DECISION TO GO THERE. I DROVE IT TO THE TITIS-WILL CHEVROLET IN OLYMPIA AND THEY ADVISED ME TO LEAVE IT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. AND THEY REPAIRED IT A FEW DAYS LATER. I READ ON THE INTERNET OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET COMPANY WOULDN'T HELP THEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THIS INCIDENT REPORT SHOULD ACTUALLY COUNT AS THREE COMPLAINTS, SINCE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THIS CAR HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 8/13/10, MILEAGE 14950. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON 3/17/11, MILEAGE 18001. THE THIRD TIME WAS YESTERDAY, 6/2/14, MILEAGE 49852, THIS IS GETTING TO BE RIDICULOUS THAT I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON THIS VEHICLE. COUNTING THE ORIGINAL, THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH POWER STEERING UNIT. WHEN THE PUMP FAILS, ALL DRIVEABILITY IS LOST, AND THE CAR BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. LUCKILY, IN TWO OF THE INCIDENTS, I WAS DRIVING A SPEED OF AROUND 35MPH. YESTERDAY'S FAILURE HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO DENVER, AND WAS TO BE DRIVING ON I-25. NOW I'M NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT I NOW HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOT CONFIDENCE THAT THIS 2007 MALIBU IS SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. GM SHOULD OFFER FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING UNITS, IN THESE CARS, FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. AVERAGING A LIFE OF 12K MILES FOR THE UNIT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WOULD LOVE IF THE CEO OF GM, [XXX], WOULD TAKE THIS CAR OFF MY HANDS FOR ABOUT A MONTH, AND USE IT TO DRIVE HER FAMILY AROUND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 14,950

MID SHAFT ON STEERING COLUMN RATTLES ON UNEVEN SURFACES. DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL IN THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING ON DASH DISPLAY, FAILED. POWER STEERING DID COME BACK ON RESTART, BUT STILL HAVE WARNING. DEALER SAYS REQUIRES MOTOR, STEERING COLUMN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, ALMOST $2000.00. SAYS HE THINKS THERE WILL BE RECALL - MAYBE! *TR

Mileage: 124,000

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

LETTER FROM SENATOR BLUMENTHAL ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT OF BROAD BROOK, CONNECTICUT, REGARDING ISSUE SHE IS EXPERIENCING WITH HER 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS AND WISH TO LEARN WHETHER A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED AROUND UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING.

SEE CLAIM NUMBER 10575777. WHEN IS THE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS ON THE 2007 MALIBU GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST? *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR NOW IT WORKS FINE UNTIL I SHIFT THE CAR IN GEAR AND THEN THE STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR A WEEK AND I HAVE FOUND THAT ALL YEARS BUT 2007 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE 2007! *JS

Mileage: 86,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. BEFORE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. THE WHEEL APPEARED TO BE JUMPING. THIS HAPPENED ON THE SAME DAY THAT GM ANNOUNCED THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING ISSUES ON 2006 AND 2008 MALIBU'S. I CALLED GM TO TELL THEM ABOUT MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO BAD THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I'M SURE GM USED THE SAME PARTS IN ALL THREE YEARS 2006, 2007, & 2008. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN AND AIR BAG MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,888.

Mileage: 106,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN AND AIR BAG MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,888.

Mileage: 106,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WOULD SHAKE WHILE PARKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A STEERING CALIBRATION OF THE SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS AND GETS VERY HARD TO STEER LIKE IT'S PULLING TO THE SIDE, CAUSING ME TO OVERCORRECT BY STEERING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION- IT FEELS LIKE I AM GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IS VERY FRIGHTENING BUT THEN IT STOPS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE ENTERED MY VIN ON THE GM SITE BUT IT SAYS I AM NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM? I AM ALSO HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS- THEY GO ON WHEN I AM NOT BRAKING AND OFF WHEN I DO. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LAST FALL BECAUSE IT BROKE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO IF I AM NOT ON THE RECALL LIST? THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE- I WILL NEVER, EVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN. *TR

WOW, ME AND WIFE [XXX] ALMOST CRASHED FRIDAY EVENING AFTER THE STEERING GOT SO TIGHT AND COULDN'T CONTROL OR STEER THE CAR. I'VE OWNED CAR SINCE 2007 AND THIS WAS REALLY VERY VERY VIOLENT SURPRISE TO US. WE ARE STILL IN SHOCK AND VERY SCARED.. AT THIS AGE I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DRIVING WITH OUR GRANDSONS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 39,135

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL FOR DEFECTIVE STEERING. HOWEVER, HER MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED, IN THE RECALL. *JB

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

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

INTERMITTENT / OCCASIONAL "STEERING LOCK" ,"TORQUE STEER". WHILE TURNING, UNDER ACCELERATION A WARNING BELL RINGS, THE STEERING "LOCKS" FOR A "SECOND". FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND NORMAL STEERING RETURNS. IT TOOK ME A LITTLE WHILE TO UNDERSTAND THE "BELL" AS I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE STEERING AND DON'T NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. WHILE ONLY HAPPENING "RARELY" IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY LAST WEEK. CURIOUS WHY OTHER YEARS OF THIS MODEL (WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST) ARE UNDER RECALL AND NOT THIS MODEL. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

2007 CHEVY MALIBU STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND BEGAN FLASHING ON MY DISPLAY SCREEN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, WHEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. IT WAS FINE FOR AWHILE AND THEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER STEERING WOULD JUST GO OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THEN THE POWER STEERING BEGAN FLASHING AND BEEPING ON MY DISPLAY SCREEN BUT THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING JUST FINE. NOW IT IS BEGINNING TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT SURE WHY EVERY OTHER MODEL WITH THIS PROBLEM IS BEING RECALLED AND THIS ONE IS NOT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP ON RADIO FROM TIME TO TIME AND MAKES CAR DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR STARTS THEN GOES A WAY A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING. WAS ONLY HAPPENING LIKE ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS BUT IT HAS BEEN BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE LATELY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE DASH DINGED TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT HAD WENT OUT. IT COMES AND GOES WHEN IT GOES OUT. IT WILL STAY ON AND THEN IT WILL GO OUT. WHEN IT DOES GO OUT THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR WILL DING AND LET ME KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE 2007 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN TOWN GOING AROUND 25-35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THE ON BOARD DISPLAY SHOWED "POWER STEERING". AFTER A WHILE THE POWER STEERING TURNED BACK ON. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING THE POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THEN YOU CAN HEAR A "CLICK" SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. TOOK TO DEALER #1, ADVISED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP #2, ADVISED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. TRIED SWITCHING OUT THE FUSES FOR THE POWER STEERING, STILL NO GOOD. ADVISED THAT THIS IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING FLUID OR PUMP. ADVISED BY GM TO TAKE TO DEALER SHIP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. EST. COST TO FIX POWER STEERING IS ROUGHLY $700 OUT OF POCKET. I CURRENTLY DON?T HAVE $700 TO THROW AT MY CAR AND STILL DRIVE WITH NO POWER STEERING. GM AS RECALLED CHEVY MALIBU FOR POWER STEERING ALL EXCEPT THE YEAR 2007. THIS NEEDS LOOKED INTO AS IT SEEMS THAT THERE 2007 YEAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING ASSIST TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

STEERING IS STICKING AND MAKING ODD NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

AS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT STEER. DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IT WAS LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THEY WANTED $1,000.00 TO FIX IT AND WOULD NOT WORK WITH US AS WE ARE ON A FIXED INCOME THEY EVENTUALLY CAME AND REPOSESSED THE VEHICLE IN THE NONE WORKING CONDITION AND HAULED IT OFF. *JS

Mileage: 104,000

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 WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/16/14 MA UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

NOTICED AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT WHEN EVER PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR JUST ACCELERATING QUICKLY AT ALL THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE "STRAIGHTENED" BACK UP WHICH YANKS THE CAR REALLY HARD CAUSING FOR QUICK CORRECTION WHICH CAN LEAD TO OVER CORRECTION AND THEN A WRECK. VERY DANGEROUS IN THE RAIN OR SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS SINCE IT YANKS THE WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIDE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN HEAR AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE COLUMN AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE WARNING DINGING THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED. SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE EVENTUALLY IT WILL CAUSE WRECKS AND QUITE FRANKLY DEATHS! VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THIS HAPPENS! AND APPARENTLY ITS NOT JUST MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND WOULD CAUSE IT TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT. ILLUMINATES POWER STEERING ON DIGITAL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. *TT

Mileage: 145,000

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THEIR 2007 MALIBU ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) PROBLEMS AND FAILURE; REQUESTING THAT THE APPROPRIATE STATE OF OHIO AND FEDERAL AGENCIES INVESTIGATE THIS EPS FAILURE IN THE 2007 MALIBU MODEL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED LAST WEEK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN EXHIBITING A PULSATING/JERKING MOVEMENT, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN ON APRIL 5, 2014 THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM $00-700 TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 05/06/14

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THEIR 2007 MALIBU ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) PROBLEMS AND FAILURE; REQUESTING THAT THE APPROPRIATE STATE OF OHIO AND FEDERAL AGENCIES INVESTIGATE THIS EPS FAILURE IN THE 2007 MALIBU MODEL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED LAST WEEK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN EXHIBITING A PULSATING/JERKING MOVEMENT, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN ON APRIL 5, 2014 THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM $00-700 TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 05/06/14

WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON POWER STEERING PROBLEMS ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THAT ARE THE SAME AS OTHER YEAR MALIBUS, ARE YOU WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT BEFORE RECALLING THIS VEHICLE? *JS

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING ASSIST TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 154,000. UPDATED 07/15/14 MA THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHIMMY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN, WHILE MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. UPDATED 07.17.14

Mileage: 140,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OF MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. ALL OF THE OTHER YEARS FOR THIS MAKE ARE BEING RECALLED. THE POWER STEERING WAS ORIGINALLY LOCKING UP WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, BUT NOW IT IS LOCKING UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS YEAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS WELL. *JS

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 145,000

WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALARM SOUNDED CHECK POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS NOTHING THERE.

Mileage: 176,473

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 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO RESTART IT AND IT FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 03/17/15

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 77,279.

Mileage: 77,279

THE POWERSTEERING WOULD INADVERTENTLY GET STIFF AND THE POWERSTEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON TO INDICATE AN ISSUE. INQUIRED OF ANY RECALLS AND GM AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME SCHEDULED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON APRIL 3, 2014 AND SINCE THEN GM HAS RECALLED MANY MODELS FOR THE POWERSTEERING ISSUE EXCEPT FOR THE 2007 MAILBU WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM SINCE THEY KNOW THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE POWERSTEERING. AS OF TODAYS DATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT AMONG THE RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR GM SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 80,390

I OWN A 2007CHEVY MALIBU THAT APPARENTLY IS NOT RECALLED. I HAVE HAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWS UP. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN IN NON-BUSY AREAS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE START THE CAR. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TWITCH THE LEFT BY ITSELF AND IS VERY LOOSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO BE LOOKED AT. I FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR IN FACT I WILL NOT DRIVE IT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN THAT I WOULD NOT PUT IN THAT CAR. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK AND TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, SPORTS, ETC. WHEN I DO NOT HAVE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE, WHILE GM TRIES TO DECIDE WHICH CARS THEY WILL FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I FEEL COMPENSATION IS NEEDED FOR THE INCONVENIENCES THEY HAVE CREATED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING, AND "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ON-LINE POSTINGS DESCRIBING THE SAME EVENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME/THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A 4 CYLINDER WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING. HOW IS IT THAT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR ESCAPED A RECALL FROM 2004-2006 AND 2008-2009? *TR

Mileage: 151,636

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING MOTOR AND THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

CLUNK, KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. REPAIR NEVER OFFERED AT WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND I HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY DEALER GM THIS IS SAFE. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFO, AS TO WHY 2007 WERE EXCLUDED FROM RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CAUSED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THE POWER STEERING MORE THAN ONCE AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V15300 (STEERING) AND HAD CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE AT RANDOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE.THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 143,000.

Mileage: 120,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT AS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT RECALLED. IT WILL KICK OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SOMETIMES KICK BACK ON WHILE DRIVING, NOW I HAVE IT IMMOBILE IN MY GARAGE AS IT IS UNDRIVEABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASION I FEARED MY LIFE AS I HAD TO MAKE QUICK TURNS TO AVOID POTHOLES, ETC. I NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND IT REMAINS IMMOBILE IN MY GARAGE WAITING FOR THIS TO BE A RECALL TO FIND OUT THAT THIS MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS NEEDS RECALLED OR EXPLAINED WHY IT HAS BEEN REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

UPON STARTING MY CAR, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE DISPLAY READ "SERVICE POWER STEERING." AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, IT WILL RESET. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES. UPON CHECKING WITH A DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2005, 2006, AND 2008 MALIBUS BUT NOT FOR 2007, AND, THEREFORE, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I'M FRUSTRATED THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER MODELS BUT IT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS A RECALL IN THE 2007 MODEL. WHY??? *TR

Mileage: 118,000

I CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING MY 07 MALIBU WHICH MY DASHBOARD ALERTED POWER STEERING LOST. AT FIRST THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY, HOWEVER IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE ESPECIALLY IN WARMER TEMPS. I CAN NO LONGER PARALLEL PARK AS THE MANUAL STEERING IS MUCH TO HARD. I'M SCARED TO MAKE ANY SHARP TURNS AS LOSS OF POWER GENERALLY HAPPENS AT THAT TIME.IT'S EXTREMELY TERRIFYING TO KNOW AT ANY MINUTE MY STEERING CAN GO OUT WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY (WHICH HAS HAPPENED) AND I CANNOT MANEUVER MY VEHICLE HOW IT'S SUPPOSE TO MANEUVERED. WHY ARE ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS BEING RECALLED BUT NOT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR????? DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THE ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE WHICH IS CLOSE TO $1,000 AS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT-STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM VIA COMPLAINT WITH NTSB AND WITH GM IN AUGUST 2013. WAS ADVISED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING COMPLETED ON CAR. DID THAT ($110). NOW GM IS RECALLING THIS DEFECT ON ALL YEARS EXCEPT 2007. WHY? SAME ISSUE AS OTHER MODEL YEARS. GM DIAGNOSTICS PROVIDED REPORT THAT STATES POWER STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ALL OF THE OTHER POWER STEERING ISSUES IN ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE 2007 MODEL SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED!! RECALL THIS YEAR AS WELL!! *TR

I HAVE REPORTED TO GM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT MY POWER STEERING IS FAULTY. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS OF THIS CAR WERE RECENTLY LISTED AMONG THE RECALL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT GM WAS NOT AT ALL WILLING TO DISCLOSE TO ME THAT I MAY REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO YOU TO GET THIS MODEL INCLUDED. IMAGINE THAT! I AM WANTING TO INFORM YOU THAT FACTORY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE 2007 MODEL AS WELL. I WENT AND HAD TIRES PUT ON MY CAR LAST SATURDAY AND ASKED THE TECHNICIAN TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS LOOSE UNDERNEATH, AS IT OFTEN FELT THAT WAY WHILE DRIVING. HE REPORTED BACK, IN WRITING, THAT MY CAR'S RACK AND PINION IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I OFTEN ENCOUNTER THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH READING ON THE INTERNET THAT REMOVING THE KEY AND RESTARTING THE CAR WILL RESET THE POWER STEERING. SO FAR, THIS HAS WORKED. MY FEAR IS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY NOT RESET OR WORSE, LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IF MY MODEL IS NOT BEING INCLUDED DUE TO LACK OF COMPLAINTS, THAT IS SO WRONG. I IMAGINE THEY LIKE ME, DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPORT IT TO YOU. IT'S NOT A LACK OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY DOES EXIST WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL. THANK YOU. *TR

UPON ENTERING FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING STIFFNESS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW. WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HAVE TO HOLD ON TIGHT IN ORDER TO CONTROL. THIS IS HAPPENING NOW ON A DAILY BASIS. CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I SAW A RECALL DATED 03/31/2014 FOR OTHER CHEVROLET CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WERE THE 2007 MALIBU NOT INCLUDED? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE HAVE AN 8 MONTH OLD BABY THAT TRAVELS IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD TO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CHIME SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL FORCEFULLY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

AGAIN, I FILE A COMPLAINT. I LOST MY POWER STEERING, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED TO INFORM ME OF THE LOSS. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AT MANUAL STEERING.. AT THIS TIME NO RECALLS WERE MADE. ON 3/31 A RECALL WAS MADE FOR CHEVROLET MALIBU MODELS FROM 2004 AND 2005, AND SOME FROM 2006, 208 AND 2009. MINE IS A 2007 AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY AUTO HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM. WHY ISN;T MY AUTOMOBILE ON THE RECALL LIST. YOU CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR 1 YEAR AND THEN WENT BACK TO A CHEAPER WAY ??????? WHAT WAS DONE DIFFERENT TO THE 2007 MODELS, THAT THEY DIDN;T APPEAR IN THE RECALL. I HAVE ASKED FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF [XXX] , GM'S NEWLY APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY, NO ONE WILL GIVE ME HIS NUMBER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

WIFE DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN POWER STEERING INFORMATION CAME UP ON THE RADIO SCREEN. STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY JERK TO THE RIGHT. THEN THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN AND FORCED MY WIFE TO STRUGGLE WITH STEERING TO GET TO A SAFE AREA PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RE-IGNITION, POWER STEERING RETURNED. FOUR INCIDENTS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCE SINCE THEN. WIFE WON'T DRIVE CAR NOW. VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING POTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS TO CAUSING CRASH. 75000 MILES AT START OF PROBLEM. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED. CAN GM SMELL LAWSUIT SHOULD ANY FAMILY BE INJURED DUE TO THIS? THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT EXPECT CONSUMERS TO LAY OUT OVER 1000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GM PARTS/VEHICLE. LIABILITY IS ON GM. *TR

Mileage: 74,300

AFTER PARKING CAR BRIEFLY, CAME OUT STARTED IT AND STEERING HARD, ON CENTER CONSOLE WAS MESSAGE FOR POWER STEERING. I LOOKED FOR BELTS, THINKING IT HAD A PUMP AND BELT. IT DID NOT. HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING OVER HYDRAULICS. ANYWAY TURNED KEY OFF AND BACK ON, STEERING WAS FINE, THIS HAPPENED FOR A FEW DAYS, SOME TIMES YOU COULD CYCLE KEY ONCE, OTHERS IT COULD TAKE MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO WHILE SITTING STILL AND CAR RUNNING, STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK TO LEFT. I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AN ELECTRONIC MODULE HAD FAILED, CAUSING PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE TO STEERING COLUMN. TOTAL COST$1199.90. LOOKING ONLINE, RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR 2004-2006, 2008 AND 2009 MODELS HAVING SAME ISSUE. THE WARRANTIES ON THESE UNIT WERE EXTENDED TIL 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY HAVE YET TO GIVE ME A VERBAL RESPONSE. IF SAFETY IS SUCH A HUGE CONCERN OF THEIRS, AND STEERING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SHOULD ADMIT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE, INCLUDE THE 2007 MODELS AND CORRECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 125,340

INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT RANDOM, AND ALWAYS RESULTED IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEACTIVATING, A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ON THE MESSAGE CENTER, AND EVENTUALLY THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM RETURNING TO OPERATION. AFTER ATTEMPTING A REPAIR, THE POWER STEERING NOW TRIES TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT LOCK POSITION. AFTER CONTACTING GM, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS A BRANDED TITLE, THE POWER STEERING CANNOT BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2007 MALIBU WHICH I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERYDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. ON WED. 2/26/14 I FELT A PULSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A SHORT WHILE LATER I LOST THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY WAS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER STEERING. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AT A COST OF $856.54 AND THE TOTAL COST WITH LABOR WAS $1272.07. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ON-LINE AND READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FOR THIS YEAR MALIBU. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ARE WONDERING WHY THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED WITH A RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 202,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON AT 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SERVICE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD AND INTO A GAS STATION. TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN RETURNED TO THE CAR, STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED FINE. OVER THE PAST FIVE WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING, IT HAS HAPPENED 6 ADDITIONAL TIMES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RESETS ITSELF ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, ALLOWED TO SIT OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED. OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MOTORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. A NON-DEALERSHIP AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS PART OF A RECALL, AND REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO PERFORM THE SERVICE, AS LONG AS I PAID, SINCE THE VIN DID NOT COME UP IN THE RECALLS FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY, BUT TO REPLACE I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT AS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED YET THEY WON'T RECALL THE '07. IT WILL KICK OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SOMETIMES KICK BACK ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. I HAVE ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I NO LONGER ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I FEAR SHE WON'T BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MANEUVER THE CAR SAFELY WHEN THE POWER STEERING DISABLES. THIS NEEDS RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

FOR OVER A YEAR, MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS V6 HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING FOR A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS AS RESULTED IN A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS--ONE WHICH WOULD HAVE FLIPPED THE CAR HAD I NOT WRESTLED THE STEERING WHEEL INTO COMPLIANCE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THEY DROVE THE CAR AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. SECOND TIME THEY DID DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME A HEFTY BILL TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE THIRD TIME, AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR THEY ESSENTIALLY SAID THEY MADE SOME "ADJUSTMENTS." NEVERTHELESS, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO BASICALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO (READ, "WOULD DO"), AND ALL HE WAS AUTHORIZED TO DO WAS TO GIVE ME A VOUCHER TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANY VEHICLE ON THEIR LOT, NEW OR USED. THAT DOES LITTLE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I JOIN MY VOICE TO THE CHORUS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING IN THIS 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU--WHICH IS NOT THE ONLY GM VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. WILL WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE BODY COUNT PILES UP OVER THIS PROBLEM BEFORE GM IS REQUIRED BY THE NHTSA TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR PROPER REPAIRS? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,945 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 109,945

THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP, RACK & PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND STEERING BOX IS MALFUNCTIONING CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ALMOST LIKE MANUAL STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE INTERMITTENTLY. WITH THESE CONDITIONS, I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MALIBU AND ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION, WHICH IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, MY PROBLEMS ARE PROBABLY RELATED. TO REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $2000.00 WITHOUT LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRIC STEERING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM CUSTOMERS. GM WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT HAS BEEN MAKING A NOISE FOR 20000 MILES NOW AND GETTING WORSE. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE. SINCE THEN IT HAS STOPPED AND STARTED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WILL NO LONGER RESET WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND RESTART IT. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE EPS FUSE, BUT I HAD IT TESTED AND THE SERVICE TECH IT WAS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I SHUT OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE THEN AND FEAR SOMETHING TRAGIC COULD HAPPEN. I CONTACTED CENTRAL CHEVROLET IN WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS AND THEY RAN THE VIN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THAT SAME ISSUE IT NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE GENERAL MOTORS RECALLS THE THOUSANDS OF CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE? LET'S GET THESE CARS FIXED BEFORE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT HAPPENS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING CONTROL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST STOP WORKING AS YOU DRIVE. IT USED TO BE THAT TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WOULD REBOOT IT, BUT NOW IT IS JUST NOT WORKING. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE SAME UNIT AS THE COBALT AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT, BUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE MALIBU. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE COLUMNS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

(CHEVROLET MALIBU 2007) MY POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT AND THE WHEEL JERKS WHEN YOUR JUST SITTING IDLE. NOW MY POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE. MANY CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE AND WERE RECALLED HOWEVER THEY DID NOT RECALL MY VEHICLE. GM DEALERSHIP PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD COST $1000, THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF IT. IM NOT HAPPY WITH CHEVY AND DO NOT PLAN ON PURCHASING ANYMORE VEHICLES WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,953. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014*JS

Mileage: 56,500

TRAVELING 60 MPH ON MOUNTAIN PASS AND POWER STEERING ALERT CAME UP ON MY RADIO SCREEN THEN I LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO ONE SIDE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON IT RESET ITSELF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. I TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH SOMETIMES ON VERY ICY ROADS. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE ICY ROADS, I RUN A SEVERE RISK OF A WRECK THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 1,000,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, I RECEIVE THE 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE ON THE DIC (DASHBOARD INFORMATION CENTER) ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY IS RESTORED. THIS SCENARIO HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ALSO LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING (HOWEVER ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT WAS FINE - ELECTRICAL, ENGINE RUNNING), AT ABOUT 20 MPH WITH SAME DISPLAY ON DIC. WAS ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF FOR SAME 15 SECONDS AND RESTART VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. SEEING MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME YEAR VEHICLE WITH NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

ON THE 11TH MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I WAS STOPPED. IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHENEVER I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I TRIED DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE ALSO, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD! *TR

Mileage: 21,000

POWER STEERING NOTICE RANDOMLY APPEARED ON MY RADIO. THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO WORK. I WAS TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR JERKS OVER AND ALMOST HIT A 4 WHEELER. ON MY RADIO IT SHOUTED POWER STEERING AND WENT OUT. I HAVE CALLED GMC 3 TIMES TOTAL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE IT TO THEM TO GET PROBLEM FIXED, BUT THEY NEVER GOT BACK WITH ME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS VERY RUDE AND DIDN'T WANT TO HELP ME. THE SECOND TIME I CALLED THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SHE WILL GET THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO CALL ME SO WE CAN SELL A APPOINTMENT, NEVER RECEIVED A CALL. THE THIRD TIME I CHATTED ONLINE THEY SPOUSE TO CONTACT ME AND IT NEVER HAPPENED. I WILL NEVER BUY GMC AGAIN. THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DEFINITELY DON'T VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS BUSINESS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY STEERING OFF TO ACCESS ROAD,WHEN STEERING WHEEL STARTED ALTERNATING BETWEEN PULSATING AND LOCKING UP. MANAGED TO GEAR INTO SIDE OF ROAD.I WAS SCARED.CHECKED TIRES. I DID NOT HAVE A BLOW OUT. CALLED FAMILY AT THE HOSPITAL,WHERE MY MOM WAS DYING,TOLD THEM I WAS GOING BACK HOME.DROVE REAL SLOW WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON.STEERING WHEEL WOULD START GYRATING AT TIMES.THOUGHT ALL IT NEEDED WAS AN ALIGNMENT.GOT A ESTIMATE IN ACCESS OF 700.00. ANOTHER GOOD MECHANIC STATED IT DID NOT SEEM LIKE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AS HE CHECKED IT WELL.WELL I GOT A BIG LEMON.P.S. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I PARKED IT FOR A LONG TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,989

FIRST NOTICED ISSUE WHEN LEAVING DENTIST OFFICE AND I STARTED CAR , TRIED TO BACK OUT AND STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE HAVING NO POWER STEERING BUT WORSE. SO I TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THEN THE POWER/ ELECTRONIC STEERING WORKED. THEN TWO DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 114 GOING TO WORK EARLY MORNING, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD SOME OLD CARS WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO "MUSCLE" THE STEERING SO I DID THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY TO WORK. GOOD THING I AM PHYSICALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT OR I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GOT TO WORK CUT CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AND THE STEERING RETURNED. I NOTICE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2007 MALIBU AND DEALERSHIP WAY MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD TO FIX. DID HAVE ANOTHER LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STEERING AND SO FAR SO GOOD. HOWEVER THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MY COST FOR A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU WHERE A LOT OF OTHER MODELS GOT RECALLS BUT NOT THE 2007. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED MY FUNDS TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED AS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT AND COME BACK UPON RESTARTING CAR. NOW IT'S ALMOST ALWAYS GONE AND IF IT DOES WORK IT GOES OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AFTER DINGING TO LET ME KNOW. AFTER HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT I FOUND OUT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST MODULE COSTING ME ALMOST 1400.00 IN REPAIRS FOR A FAULTY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I AM LEGITIMATELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL '05, '06, AND '07 MALIBU DRIVERS. THIS IS SO UNSAFE. I'VE COME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT 5 TIMES NOW DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS THE WOMAN SAID THAT THEY CHANGED THE POWER STEERING ON ALL MALIBU'S AFTER '07 THIS TELLS ME THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM BUT JUST DON'T CARE. THEY ALSO OFFERED TO HELP PAY FOR THE FIX WITH THEIR 70,000 MILE/5 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT WON'T RECALL THE PARTS OR VEHICLE AND MOST FAIL AROUND OR AFTER 100,000 MILES. THIS IS UNJUST AND DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVERS OF THESE CARS BUT ALSO TO EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. A FEW HOURS LATER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. HAVE TURNED IT ON A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE AND EVERY TIME THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN OUT AND THE MESSAGE ON THE RADIO HAS COME UP. *TR

Mileage: 130,135

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

Mileage: 184,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY, THEN I HEAR THE ALERT AND A CLICK IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO PRIOR NOTICE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND UNSAFE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ELECTRICT POWER STEERING. THE 2005, 2006 AND 2008 MALIBUS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2007?? *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,I HEARD A DINGING NOISE. I LOOKED AT THE AUDIO DISPLAY AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. ONCE I SHUT IT OFF,IT RESET AND THINGS SEEMED NORMAL. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESET IT ONCE MORE. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I HAVE TURNED THE CAR ON SINCE. I HAVE NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR SAME MAKE, MODEL, DIFFERENT YEAR AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THE 2007. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD RANGE FROM $600.00-$1,200.00 DEPENDING ON WHAT THE"CODE"READ. I CANT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEM NOT TO GUARANTEE A FIX. I DRIVE OVER 40 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK A DAY AND WOULD LIKE SOME ASSURANCE I CAN MAKE IT THERE AND HOME SAFELY. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 149,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ERROR BECAUSE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING DEFECT WAS INTERMITTENT BUT THE DEFECT WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE POWER STEERING WARNING ADVISORY ON THE DASH DISPLAYED AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT COMES TO TURNING AND IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL YET THERE IS A WARRANTY FOR THE 2005, 2006 AND THE 2008 MODELS, THIS UNDER #10183A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ? POWER STEERING ASSIST IN MAY 2012. SO WHY IS THE 2007 EXCLUDED, HAS TO BE AN OVERSIGHT? PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT! ALSO CALLED GM AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NO HELP THERE - NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE SOUNDS ARE HORRIBLE. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE DASHBOARD IS GOING TO FALL OUT ON YOUR LAP. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (ROTORS REPLACED, TURNED) AND AT ONE TIME THE FRONT AXLE WAS REPLACED BEING SUSPECTED OF BEING BENT. (IT WASN'T. COST $1600.00+) THERE ARE MANY STORIES OF THIS OCCURRENCE ON THE INTERNET FORUMS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT BY THE MANUFACTURER. WE OWN CARS THAT ARE FREAKING SCARY TO DRIVE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL. HAVING TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY OR VERY QUICKLY MAY NOT EVEN BE POSSIBLE THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER AUTO THAT SUDDENLY HIT THE BRAKES AND WHEN I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR AROUND, I COULD HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY. HAVE ALSO FOUND IT HARD TO TURN WHEN STARTING IN THE MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON A PAVED ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A DING AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE DASH. WITHIN SECONDS I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AS THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, BUT I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A BEND/CURVE IN THE ROAD OR BEEN NEGOTIATING A TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE HAD A TRAGIC OUTCOME. GARAGE REPAIRED VEHICLE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT GREAT EXPENSE. CALLED CHEVY BUT THEY SAY THERE ISN'T A RECALL HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT THE EARLIER AND LATER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE! RESEARCHED ONLINE TODAY AND THERE APPEAR TO MANY COMPLAINTS OF ACCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF THE 2007 MODELS. THIS NEEDS LOOKING INTO URGENTLY BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

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

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT THE POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OUT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS TRAVELING 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I ALMOST HIT A TREE. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARED GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED SOME MODELS FOR THE 2006 AND 2008 WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD TAKE THIS ISSUE INTO CONSIDERATION AND LOOK INTO POSSIBLY RECALLING THE 2007 MODEL AS WELL. DURING MY RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *TR

Mileage: 129,957

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN. DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE WILL HAVE TO REPAIR AND CALL GM. EVEN THOUGH ONLINE EVERYONE SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO RECALL. SO PLEASE, EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO START GETTING LOUD THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 115,663

STEERING WANTED TO TURN/JERK TO LEFT THAN RIGHT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND MANY OTHER TIMES THE STEERING GETS STIFF AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

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

PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE HAD NO POWER STEERING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, THOUGHT IT WAS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID SO PULLED INTO MECHANICS GARAGE, WAS TOLD THE MALIBU HAS ELECTRICAL STEERING AND HAD PROBABLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STARTED CAR BACK UP, AND POWER STEERING HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE. NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM VERY DANGEROUS, YOU CANNOT TURN WHEEL WHEN ELECTRICAL STEERING GOES OUT. TERRIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 114,867

THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. WILL EVEN JERK BACK AND FORTH WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK BLOCKING MY LANE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I HEARD AN ALARM CHIMING WITH THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON MY RADIO SCREEN. I FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND STRUGGLED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GO AROUND THE TRUCK. I THEN SHUT AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. A FEW DAYS LATER, I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ACTED AS IF MY PROBLEM WAS UNIQUE. THIS WAS DESPITE THAT THEY TWICE CHANGED MAJOR PARTS OF THE EPS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE CAR IN 2007, AND 2008 IN WHICH THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY 2005, 2006, AND 2008 MALIBUS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND 2007 MALIBUS WERE NOT DESPITE THE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR LOSS OF EPS LOCATED ON WEBSITES ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IF LOSS OF CONTROLLED STEERING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEN WHAT IS? *TR

Mileage: 31,260

SINCE JULY OF 2012 MY POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENT NOW AS OF SEPT 14TH 2013 I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AT ALL. THE FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON, THE GAS GAGE FLUCTUATES. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. I MUST USE THE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A CAR WITH OUT POWER STEERING!!! I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT SURE REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AND IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $750.00!!!! PLEASE ADVISE. I LOOKED AT THE RECALL AND THE 2007 WAS NOT INCLUDED THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN THE MALIBU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I'VE HAD MORE THEN ONE CASE WERE THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT THE FIRST TIME IT DID IT WHEN I WAS DRIVEN DOWN THE STREET AND THE STEERING WHEEL YANKED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVEN FORCING ME OFF THE ROAD. GOOD THING IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO HIT A CAR OR ANYTHING ELSE . THE STEERING JERKS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITTING IN PARK . YOU COULD BE GOING 0 MILES TO 60 MILES IT DOES IT DOES IT ABOUT 10 TO 12 TIMES A DAY . I WAS TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THESE IS A KNOW ISSUE BUT NO RECALL ON ELECTRIC STEERING YET . I FEAR FOR MY LIFE I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 WEEK AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ. I CALLED THE DEALER I GOT IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ISSUE WAS KNOW BUT NO REPAIR NEEDED. *JS

Mileage: 97,554

I WAS CHANGING THE LANE. STEERING LOOSE CONTACT WITH WHEEL. WHEEL TURNED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. BRAKE WORKED. I STOPPED THE CAR AND STARTED AGAIN. IT WORKED FINE. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF INIDENT

Mileage: 59,000

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

AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY CAME ON. THE CAR WAS REVERSED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND ANOTHER ATTEMPT WAS MADE, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR DATE AND MILEAGE HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO OWNERS OF THE 2005,2006,AND 2008 MODELS. #10183A: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - POWER STEERING ASSIST - (MAY 23, 2012) WHY WOULD THE 2007 MODEL BE EXCLUDED? THE REPLACEMENT PART IS IDENTICAL FOR ALL FOUR YEARS. *JS

Mileage: 82,361

SO WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL FROZE ALMOST RAN INTO A GIRL IN THE PARKING LOT..NO MANUAL STEERING NOTHING...CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 THAT WAS A JOKE. ALL THEY DO IS PLAY GAMES. MY CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] JUST WANTED GM TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. GM DID RECALL 2004,2005,2006 AND 2008 THEN IN 2009 PUT IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID INSTEAD OF THIS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING...GM NEVER RECALLED THE 2007 EVER THOUGH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER YEARS THAT THEY DID RECALLED..I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 TO GET A DEFECTIVE PART FIXED.[XXX] SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR IS A LAME TITLE FOR A CUSTOMER SERVICE HE CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM COVER THE COST AND THEN TOLD THE DEALER THAT G< WILL NOT PAY NEVER CONTACTED ME...THEN I TIRED TO GET ANOTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND E/MAILE GM AND ALL THEY DID WAS REFERRED BACK TO KEVIN WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM...NEVER----EVER BUY A GM VEHICLE. I MY SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND 2 GRANDCHILDREN COULD OF DIED IN THIS CAR CAUSE IT FREEZES THE WHOLE STERRING COLUMN. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHAT MIGHT OF HAPPENED? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 127,000

WARNING SIGNAL DINGED AND DISPLAY READS POWER STEERING. STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO RIGHT AND LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY AT ALL SPEEDS. POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LOGGED ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WITH OTHER NTSB REQUIRED RECALLS WITH OTHER MAKES AND MODEL YEARS DATING BACK TO 2004. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM, HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I AM A WORKING MOTHER OF TWO AND THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE PAID FAITHFULLY ON MY VEHICLE AND DESERVE A VEHICLE THAT IS TRUSTWORTHY AND SAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN! THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN THAT THE STEERING WILL EVENTUALLY SEIZE UP AND A CRASH IS ALL BUT LIKELY THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. RESEARCH INDICATES THE COST OF REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP RANGES FROM $600 TO $1200 - MONEY I DO NOT HAVE. GM/CHEVY REFUSE TO ISSUE RECALL UNTIL THE NTSB REQUIRES IT. PLEASE REQUIRE IT!! WHY SHOULD SOME HAVE TO DIE IN A CRASH FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE CORRECTED??? GM HAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE DATING BACK TO 2004 AND YET CONTINUES TO MANUFACTURE CARS USING DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS THAT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL! I AM DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. UNTIL THE NTSB REQUIRES THE RECALL, GM WILL CONTINUE TO PLACE THE LIFE OF THOSE IN THEIR VEHICLES AT RISK! *TR

IN MID-2008, I STARTED NOTICING A POPPING IN MY STEERING RACK. THE CAR WAS A RATTLETRAP TO BEGIN WITH AND ALWAYS MADE NOISE. I WENT TO THE CHEVY GARAGE IN MT AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A CLANGING UNDER THE CAR & TGRY FIXED THE SWAY BARS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE POPPING GETS LOUDER AND MORE SEVERE - MY FRIEND THINKS IT'S THE CV JOINTS, I GO TO MY MECHANIC (WHO'S GM CERTIFIED) TO GET THEM CHECKED OUT AND TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED. HE TELLS ME THAT THE STEERING RACK IS GOING OUT AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY AS IT COULD POP OUT AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT - HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO DRIVE THAT CAR UNTIL HE FIXED IT. 7 MOS LATER, WHICH BRINGS US TO 6/11/13, I NOTICE A POPPING NOISE AGAIN AND BRING IT IN - IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAIN! THESE ARE GM CERTIFIED MECHANICS & A GM CERTIFIED SHOP. THE STEERING RACK WAS SO TORN UP, HE THOUGHT I WENT OFFROADING - AND I LIVE ON PAVED ROADS! *TR

Mileage: 53,678

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. WENT SEVERAL TIMES TO FERMAN DEALER ON SR60 IN BRANDON, FLORIDA, FROM WHERE PURCHASE WAS MADE. TOOK SEVERAL VISITS BEFORE THEY STATED THEY DETECTED THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A WIRE THAT WAS TOUCHING STEERING COLUMN. DAYS LATER IT OCCURRED AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS IMMENSE. LET ALONE, YOU GET NO ENJOYMENT IN DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, SOME WITH ACCIDENTS. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A LOSS OF LIFE IN ORDER FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE HELP US! WE NEED A VOICE! *TR

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 91 FREEWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO THE RIGHT AND I NEARLY COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT. IN ADDITION THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR I NOTIFIED GM ASKING TO PLEASE TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY SINCE MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEFECTIVE PARTS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED WAS THAT IT IS THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY TO PLACE A RECALL AND NOT THEIRS. *TR

Mileage: 125,487

DIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING,IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER,THIS NOT SAFE AT ALL,DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND JERKED MY CAR INTO A GUARD RAIL. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I SUGGEST YOU PEOPLE GET A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM QUICKLY. GET MOVING PRONTO......LOTS OF ACCIDENTS AND NEAR ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND SPORADICALLY SEIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE READINGS OF EITHER FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,089. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND MY STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I COULD NOT REALIGN THE CAR IT PULLED SO HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN IT CUT OFF. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BEFORE. I WENT OUT TO DRIVE THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT THEY SAID THE WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULD NOT PROVE IT WAS NOT ALREADY BROKEN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I AM SHOCKED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER IS A CAR DEALER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE COME UPON ANOTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH THE SAME CONDITION. UPDATED 06/20/2013 *JS

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE CLOVERLEAF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE GOING OFF THE ROAD. WARNING ON THE DASH SAID "POWER STEERING" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ASSIST POWER STEERING UNIT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. SHORT WHILE LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT QUIT AGAIN. IT'S BEEN INTERMITTENTLY WORKING EVER SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

PLEASE HELP. I WAS LEAVING THE BANK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF (IT READ ON THE MONITOR POWER STEERING) AND I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE IN THE STREET. I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 1.5 HRS WHEN I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME I DID NOT MOVE MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND STARTED USING IT JUST TO GO TO WORK THEN IN HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN TWICE. I AM NO LONGER USING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. COMPLETELY UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO COAST UNTIL THE CAR SLOWLY DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. HAVING IT REPAIRED AND IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT IS AN ELECTRIC ASST MOTOR. IT IS A $800 REPAIR. I AM LUCKY THAT OF MY THREE DAUGHTERS THAT DRIVE SHE IS THE ONE WITH BETTER JUDGMENT AND THINKING. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE SPORADIC FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. UPON RESUMING, THE STEERING MALFUNCTION CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. THE FAILURE INITIATED AS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE, BUT OVER TIME BECAME A PERMANENT FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. THIS NOW HAPPENS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR APPROX 5-10 MINUTES. WHEN I DO HAVE POWER STEERING THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES REALLY BAD AND MOVES ON ITS OWN. I DRIVE 600 MILES A WEEK TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE, I DID THIS ON FRIDAY 1 25 13. THE CODE WAS CO545. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON 2006 FOR THE SAME REASON, THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM SHOULD NOT GO OUT ON A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 119,946

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS INTERMITTENTLY TO OPERATE. NO POWER ASSIST WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. REQUIRES WAITING FROM 30 SECONDS TO 3 MINUTES FOR SYSTEM TO FUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITHOUT A WARRANTY IM DRIVING IT HOME AND THE STEERING IS CLICKING ON TURNS AND SOMETIMES PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD I KEEP BRING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE KEEPS ON REPLACING PART AFTER PART ITS BEEN A FEW MONTHS NOW AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HERE AND DANGEROUS NOT ONLY THAT SOMETIMES STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS MAKING ME SWERVE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC PLS HELP. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

RE: CHEVY MALIBU 2007 POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! WHEN PASSING ON HIGHWAY, THE STEERING LOCKED AND MADE A RATTLING SOUND IN FRONT DRIVER SIDE, I HAD TO FORCE STEERING AROUND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE STEERING WAS NOT OPERATING SAFELY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. I TOOK TO MY MALIBU TO AN AUTO REPAIR, THEY LOOKED FOR RECALLS AND CHECKED FOR WARRANTY OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT NONE WAS FOUND FOR THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DAY AFTER I ALMOST HAD THE ACCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I LOOKED ON-LINE AT HOME AND SAW THAT THE COBALT AND OTHER MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN CANADA-THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IN THE STATES. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN FATAL ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR. IF MY DAUGHTER OR SON HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT, SINCE THE STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. GET THIS RECALL DONE FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE CHEVY MALIBU 2007. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN THE CHEVY MALIBU 2007 AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! I CONTACTED GM, AND GM SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. I REPORTED THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR $867.51 TO GM AND REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM ON THE EXPENSE THAT WERE INCURRED, BUT WAS DENIED BY A TIER ONE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AND ALSO HIS SUPERVISOR IN THE TIER ONE GM DEPARTMENT.- I WONDER HOW MANY TIERS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO GET ACTION DONE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR RECALLS THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT. I HOPE IT DOESN'T. I TOLD GM, THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS BY GOING TO THE TOP AT GM TO GET THE RECALL DONE, BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. GET THIS RECALL DONE! *TR

Mileage: 88,744

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WHICH ARE OCCURRING WITH THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE. FIRST, WHEN THE CAR IS OR IS NOT MOVING (ANY SPEED) THE STEERING WHEEL "TWITCHES" AND MOVES ON IT'S OWN. SECOND, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING ASSIST STOP'S WORKING 100% AND THERE IS TOTAL LOST IN THE POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE MOST CONCERNING BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING CORNERS AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. GM RECALLED A LOT OF OTHER MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CHEVY MALIBU. TO TOP IT OFF, THE REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE ASTRONOMICAL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT FOR HIM FOR WORK/SCHOOL WHEN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY THREE LANE ROAD, AND AS HE BEGAN TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF. HE HEARD A CHIME AND THEN SAW THE DASH FLASH "POWER STEERING". SINCE HE WASN'T EXPECTING THIS, HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING RIGHT AWAY, AND THE MALIBU CONTINUED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE OUTER LANE IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN. HE BARELY AVOIDED HITTING THE SIDE OF THIS OTHER VEHICLE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE MALIBU THE OTHER WAY BY USING A LOT OF FORCE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 96,465

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

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

I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN I STARTED IT THE MESSAGE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON THE DIC. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT TO NO AVAIL. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK BUT THE STEERING WOULD PULSE BACK AND FORTH AND EVENTUALLY THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT RANDOMLY AND WHEN NOT EXPECTING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEED IT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO DEATH. I KNOW THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT I DON'T SEE HOW AND IGNITION COIL HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN ON ROADWAY AT ABOUT 25 MPH. CAME BACK THEN WENT OUT AGAIN FEW MINUTES LATER. CAME BACK HAS DONE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH AGAINST A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 56,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALER AS A USED CAR IN JUNE 2012, IT IS THE LT VE MODEL. THE PROBLEM IS: WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH ACCELERATION THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS RIGHT, AT TIMES IT CAN BE JERKED OUT OF THE HANDS (DEPENDS ON ACCELERATION SPEED), ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL AT TIMES (WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING). SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OR BETTER, TAKING A LEFT HANDED CURVE, STEERING WILL BECOME STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS YET BUT IT COULD IN THE FUTURE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 88,560

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED TURNS TO BE COMPLETELY ABNORMALLY WIDE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED LATER AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF MOMENTARILY AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO TURN AND SHORTLY SHOWED POWER STEERING CODE ON RADIO. GM WAS CONTACTED OFFERED NO HELP BECAUSE IT RAN OUT IF WARRANTY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. ALL OTHER YEAR MALIBUS WITH SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVE BEEN RECALLED EXCEPT 2007 MODELS, WHICH HAS SAME MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AS OTHER MODELS AND SAME COMPLAINTS. TWO DAYS AGO POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT CAN NO LONGER MOVE VEHICLE. WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SLOWING DOWN WHEN IT DECIDED TO QUIT. GM STILL OFFERS NO HELP. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET. HURT IF THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE, 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE LEFT TURNING THE CAR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, I HAD TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME IT JERKED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A DITCH. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT HAVE TO IT IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR A FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED. *TR

THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I FIRST START DRIVING. THE DRIVER INFO CENTER SAYS POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES IT GETS HARD TO TURN BUT THEN COMES BACK AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND IS FINE UNTIL I PARK AND RETURN TO VEHICLE TO GO HOME OR WORK. *JB

Mileage: 155,399

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE SHAKING. THE BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS, AND CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,042.

Mileage: 130,000

POWER STEERING COMPLETLEY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING! I RAN UP ON THE CURB ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY! *TT

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND CANT BE TURNED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM LEAVING THE 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. AFTER STOPPING AND PARKING FOR 5 MINS THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE WITH NO PRIOR SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF PENDING FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

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

STEERING SHAFT FAILURE - POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE STEERING BOX REPLACED GAS GAUGE SENSOR REPLACED STRUTS REPLACED PASSENGER DOOR WON'T SEAL I HAVE HATED THIS CAR ALMOST FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT. SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH IT. 2007 CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS. 1989 BLAZER STILL GOING AND HAS NONE OF THIS CRAP.

THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. IT NEVER LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY DOES IT AT CRANK. SOMETIMES, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT UNLOCK UNTIL ABOUT 20 MINS INTO DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT DOESNT AT ALL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. *TT

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES WHEN STEERING AND DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FAULTY AND THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE NOT PROPERLY RELEASING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE BURNED AND CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE WHEELS AND BRAKE AREA. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. UPDATED 03/07/12

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INTERMITTENTLY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN MAY 2008, THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,892 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,860.

Mileage: 32,892

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A HEAD ON CRASH AT 45 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PLANNED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE MY WIFE WAS OPERATION ON THE INTERSTATE, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE STEERING LOCKED UP, SHE HAD TO MUSCLE IT TO THE SIDE, ONCE TOW TRUCK CAME HE CRANKED THE CAR AND NO ISSUE, ONCE SHE MADE IT HOME WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, IT LOCKED UP AGAIN, ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH SEVERAL, I MEAN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ARE AGAINST THE STEERING ON SAME MAKE MODEL CARS, CHEVY WILL NOT FIX, NOR CAN I AFFORD THE 500+ TO FIX NOR CAN I LOOSE MY LOVED ONES AND HAVE THEM HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S DEATH, , I HAVE A 25K DOLLAR FLOWER POT FOR SALE...... *TR

Mileage: 96,000

UPON STARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS VIBRATION WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT LIKE THE MOTOR IS SKIPPING. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I AM CONSIDERING GETTING A PETITION TOGETHER TO SEE ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO FORCE THEM TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTS. *TR

Mileage: 89,542

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME 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 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A POPPING NOISE AT THE FRONT END AND THE WHEELS WOBBLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT, TIE RODS AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,600. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/02/11

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

MID-JUNE, 2011:VEHICLE WAS MAKING A ROARING NOISE: THE RESULT WAS THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BROKEN END OF AUGUST 2011: DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD GRINDING SOUND,THE RESULT WAS THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND OUTER TIE ROD WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEPTEMBER 2011: EXTREME DIFFICULTY APPLYING BRAKES, ON OCCASION WOULD APPEAR NORMAL. HAD 3 BRAKE INSPECTIONS DONE WITHIN A WEEK AND A HALF PERIOD. WHEN BRAKES NO LONGER WOULD OPERATE , TIT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.4. *TR

Mileage: 45,341

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE STEERING WAS ILLUMINATED MANY TIMES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RANDOMLY LOCK UP WHEN IM DRIVING AND A MESSAGE SAYING POWER STEERING COMES UP ON THE SCREEN. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING MY CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN AND HOW LONG THE WHEEL WILL LOCK UP FOR. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICE THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 68,800

WHEN ACCELERATING AND PROVIDING INPUT TO THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IF THE ENGINE RPMS APPROACH 3000. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN AS I'M ACCELERATING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

POWER STEERING ISSUES ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND PULLS STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST RAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 103,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,244.

Mileage: 97,244

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TURNS AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS 3.4 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START PULSATING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT STARTING THE ENGINE, WHILE DRIVING IT WILL MOVE BY ITSELF LIKE IF IT IS TRYING TO CORRECT THE POSITION OF THE TIRES. FOR LESS THAN 2 SECONDS MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO CONTROL ON THE STEERING UNLESS YOU CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE TIRES BY GRADUALLY COMPENSATING ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT WILL DISPLAY A WARNING SIGN FOR THE POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO, ON MI CASE I HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS, THEN IT ERASED BY ITSELF, I TRIED TO LOOK FOR THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THIS CAR HAS NONE, SINCE IT IS HANDLE BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEM, SINCE IS NO RECALLS SO FAR IN THIS 2007 MALIBU FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

2007 MALIBU-STARTED HEARING POPPING WHEN TURNING IN 2009, A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. "LOER I-SHAFT REPLACED. CAR CONTINUES TO POP AND I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. NOW TOLD IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR. APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY WARRENTY. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT IS A TRUE DEFECT THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY DAUGHTER. COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A WRECK IF STEERING GOES OUT WHILE IN TWON OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TT

Mileage: 30,034

ON 6/20/2011 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD WITH MY GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED JUMPING AND PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND HARD TO PULL BACK TO THE PROPER DIRECTION. THEN IT PULLED SO HARD THAT IT WAS AT A POINT I ALMOST PUT MY CAR INTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC OR A DITCH. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND A PARKING LOT TO PULL INTO. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE AND COMPOSED MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME. I HAD NO WARNING OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON MY WARNING SYSTEM UNTIL THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ON A RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THIS WAS A MAJOR ROAD (HWY146). WE TOOK MY CAR TO RON CRAFT CHEVROLET FOR THE REPAIRS WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE PART TAKEN OFF, BUT I AM SURE THEY HAVE THIS ON RECORD. I HAVE THE INVOICE AND CANCELLED CHECK. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ON A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 54,555

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL CLICKING WHEN TURNED. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER REPAIRS. THE DEALER THEN ADDED LUBRICATION TO THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH LASTED FOR 40,000 MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 60,000

2007 CHEVY MALIBU - POWER STEERING FLASHING ON RADIO SYSTEM, BELL DINGING, ROUGH TURNING. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND ADVISED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIRS BUT THEY WOULD GIVE HER A RETURN CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,524. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN THE C ONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/05/11

Mileage: 96,524

OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2007 MALIBU GOING OUT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE? I THOUGHT BUY AMERICAN WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST. GM FOOLED ME. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VIBRATIONS, BRAKES, DRUMS, ROTORS, STEERING COLUMN GEARS BUT THIS MORNINGS NEAR MISS ACCIDENT JUST TAKES THE CAKE. I AM DRIVING TO WORK 5:30AM ON INTERSTATE 58 IN SUFFOLK, VA DOING 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL JERKS ME INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST DRIVING UNDER AN 18 WHEELER. I GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL AS TIGHT AS I CAN TRYING TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE WITH THE WHEEL FIGHTING ME BACK AND FORTH. WHAT A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE. I PULL OFF (SHAKING MY --- OFF) MAKE A PHONE CALL, SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR (STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE). WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING THE WHEEL IS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH IN PARK. I PUT IT IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT HELD TIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE AND IT IS STILL JUMPING. PUT IT BACK IN PARK. BUILD UP A LITTLE NERVE. PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND START TO DRIVE. EVERYTHING IS FINE. GET TO WORK 5 MINUTES FROM THERE ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING? SOME MORON MUST HAVE DREAMT THIS UP AND GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS HORRIBLE POWER ASSIST CRAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH MY CHEVY MALIBU AND I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED FOR ALL CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS TO MAKE GM MAKE CORRECTIONS ON THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

POWER STEERING TROUBLE - 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. WHEEL IS TIGHT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, CAN HEAR A CLICK IN THE DASH AND THEN THE WHEEL IS LOOSE AND CAN STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. HAPPENED TWICE SO BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER (STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THEY FOUND A CODE FOR A POSSIBLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION AND TIGHTENED A GROUND WIRE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH GREATER FREQUENCY. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER TWICE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THERE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHERE I HAD TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WAITING FOR THE CLICK AND THE WHEEL TO RELEASE. AT TIMES I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY TO RESET IT BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO HELP. THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON THE DASH AFTER STARTING THE CAR (THOUGH SOMETIMES SEVERAL MINUTES LATER) AS WELL AS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO DIFFICULTY STEERING. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER AND RECEIVED A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISE WAS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT SUSPENSION. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT RESPONDED AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47, 000.

Mileage: 47,000

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING *TGW

WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT RESET THE STEERING AND THE MESSAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE DISPLAY. IT HAS OCCURED 15 TIMES NOW. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 65,262

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU I HAVE BEEN HAVING STEERING FAILURE. RESEARCH SHOWS RECALL ON LATER MODELS FOR SAME ISSUE BUT NOT 2007. THE STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND GM SAYS NO COMPLAINTS OF MY PROBLEM. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE BUT FROM ALL RESEARCH I HAVE DONE GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I GUESS WHEN A DEATH OCCURS THEY MAY DO SOMETHING THEN. WHO KNOWS I THINK THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING HAS MADE A POPPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND NOW THIS. AFTER STEERING FAILS THERE IS A BELL THAT DINGS 3 TIMES AND THEN IT FLASHES ON RADIO SCREEN POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE TO THE LEFT BUT NOT TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED, I WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE REPAIRS ARE $864.00 I WAS ADVISE THE POWER STEERING IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 106,100

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU, WHEN TURNING LEFT I AM EXPERIENCING A LOUD POP SOUND AND AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME SORT OF ISSUE, POSSIBLE LOSS OFF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR, INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT GOOD. HAS GM SENT OUT A RECALL ON THE TROUBLE? IF NOT THEY SHOULD. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

POWER STEERING MY CAR KEPT GOIN IN AND OUT.FEB 8 IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK.ONLINE RESEARCH LEAD ME TO BELIEVE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE MALIBU. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND CALLED CHEVYS CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP,THE CAR CAN NOT BE DROVE DUE TO FEELING VERY UNSAFE IN TURNS AND IF IT LOCKED UP ALL TOGETHER. ALSO FROMWHAT I HAVE READ THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN FIXED WITH CONSUMERS OUT OF POCKET MONEY AND THE PROBLEM REARISE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

JUST BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET 2007 MALIBU AND IT HAS BEEN MAKING A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS AND DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND IN SOME INSTANCES EVEN CAUSING THEM TO CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 34,500

2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS. I REALLY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE WINTER SEASON, NOT SAYING THAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I CRANK UP BEFORE GOING TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING USUALLY GOES OUT WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS. NEVER HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT WHEN I TURN LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON EVERY SINCE THE EARLY PART OF DECEMBER 2010. ON THE DAY THAT IT FIRST HAPPENED, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THEIR WERE A RECALL TO THE SPECIFIC MODEL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTED AS IF HE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THEIR ARE OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. CHEVY IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I GUESS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE NATIONAL COVERAGE ON THE NEWS FOR ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. THIS CAR IS IN FAIRLY NEW CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT MY GIRLFRIEND WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. SHE IS VERY TINY, AND NOT AS STRONG AS I. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED ASAP. HERE IS THE YOUTUBE LINK OF ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LY0LRQQX9RQ. *TR

Mileage: 64,450

THE STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LOCKED UP ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS TURNING IN THE PARKING LOT. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. IT ALSO MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES. *TR

Mileage: 66,511

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING THREE TIMES. THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPAIRING THE STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I FOUND HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AND OTHER YEARS, JUST NOT THE 2007 MALIBU THAT I HAVE. THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE ($1300.00) AND WILL NOT PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES.

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2007 SOMETIMES ITS LUCK UP WHEN IM DRIVING OR WHEN IM TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND MAKING NOISE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES. THE WORSE TIME HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I WAS HAVING THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE REPAIR MAN DROVE THE CAR AND WHEN HE MASHED THE ACCELERATOR THE CARS STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD TO FIGHT IT TO KEEP FROM HITTING A BLOCK AND CONCRETE WALL. HE SAID THE CAR WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD RATTLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (REPAIR DETAILS WERE NOT GIVEN). SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD AND STEERING KNUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 45,000

POWER STEERING FAILS CONSTANTLY . THE ONLY WAT TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN IS TO SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART, HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY WORKS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME(LESS THAN 1 MILE OF DRIVING ) IN MY RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL OTHER MODELS(2005-10 COBALT AND SOME PONTIACS) FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NO CRASH OR INJURIES HAVE OCCCURED YET. WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE THAN NECESSARY. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS AND MANUEVER PARKING LOTS. WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ON ICE & SNOW. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 49,683

STEERING HAS BEEN LOOSE WHILE TURNING LEFT AND TIGHTER WHEN TURNING RIGHT SINCE I FIRST GOT THIS VEHICLE. ON NOV,4 2010 I WAS PULLING OUT OF STORE AND ACCELERATED THE STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED UP AND RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER PULLED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALM DOWN THEN BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN WHEN ACCELERATING THE STEERING LOCK UP AGAIN. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THE STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING SHAFT WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 68,804

ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE DRIVER RESORT TO THE MANUAL TO FIND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, IT CLEARLY STATES ITS LOCATION. THE CHEVY 2007 MALIBU THAT THE DRIVER OWNS DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. THE DEALER WAS CONSULTED THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MANUAL STATES IT HAS A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND IT. GM WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE MATTER AND SAID THERE IS A RECALL AND PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THE 2007 MODEL. THE CAR HAS BECOME CONSIDERABLY HARDER TO STEER BUT GM WILL NOT AS OF YET RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITH LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT, AND STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2300.

Mileage: 2,300

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. FOR A LONG TIME IS HAS MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ANY SPEED. I TOOK IT TO GM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEY MADE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT AND IT STOPPED. IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED AGAIN. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITSELF. I COULD FEEL THE CAR MOVE ALSO. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IDLE. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES NOW. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I COULD DEFINITELY FEEL A LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING MANY STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IS AROUND $1000 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND VARIOUS OTHER SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK AND FORTH, LOCKED AND WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHICH WOULD RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,350.

Mileage: 7,350

2007 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN LEAVING GAS STATION. HAD TO RESTART ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST BUT THEN STARTED HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TRIP. REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH USED ONE BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. DANGEROUS-HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING IN CURVES AND ON STRAIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 37,850

2007 CHEVY MALIBU LT I4, ABOUT 45,000 MILE. FROM 2010 SUMMER, STEERING WHEEL KEEPS SHAKING LEFT AND RIGHT, MAY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE AND CAUSE CRASH. CALLED CHEVY AND BEING TOLD NOT UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

1. 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 2.2L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPON START UP OF CAR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THEN PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I START THE CAR. TAKING IT TO DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSIS NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 - STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 44,000

SINCE MY 2007 MALIBU LEASE BEGAN, I HAVE COMPLAINED THE FRONT END DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT AND TOOK IT IN FOR THIS EVEN. BUT IN JUNE 2010, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY - IT WAS RAINING, MY CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, I WAS NOT WORRIED, I PULLED OUT NO PROBLEM, AGAIN- IT DID THIS, NO PROBLEM BUT SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL VERY QUICKLY STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND I COULDN'T HOLD ONTO IT, IT MOVED SO FAST !!. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING THEN AND OF COURSE SO DID MY CAR. I'M A SEASONED DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS BEFORE. I REALLY FEEL THAT IF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NOT DONE THAT, I WOULD NOT HAVE CRASHED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF EITHER MY CAR AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES INJURED. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME NO NEED TO CALL POLICE. *TR

Mileage: 45,550

STEERING PROBLEMS ON A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU..STARTING APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO..FALL OF 2008..TAKEN TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER FOUR TIMES HAS BEEN "FIXED". IN SPRING 2010 POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED TWICE...TAKEN BACK TO CERTIFIED DEALER ON 8/2/10 TO HAVE RACK AND PINION FIXED FOR 2ND TIME AS WELL.. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 1/2 YRS. AGO. IT HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE WERE TOLD AT 33,000 MILES THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR, WHICH WE DID, THEN AT 35,000 MILES A STRUT WAS REPLACED, THEN IN 2009 ANOTHER STEERING GEAR WAS PUT IN AND ALSO A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WAS YET AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING SO THEY GREASED IT..... NOW THEY SAY WE NEED A STEERING SHAFT PUT IN.....GM SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES.....I FOR ONE AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND WILL NEVER OWN A GM PRODUCT AGAIN....I AS WELL, WILL DO MY BEST TO DETER ANYONE I KNOW FROM OWNING A GM PRODUCT! *TR

Mileage: 33,000

THIS PROBLEM IS FOR A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. I READ ONLINE ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE. MY PROBLEM AND OTHERS ARE THE STEERING WILL SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING IDLE. ALSO, WHEN IM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET STUCK LIKE IF SOMEONE TOOK OVER IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOGLE INCIDENTS THAT ARE POSTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OF THAT PROBLEM. HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE IMMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTIAL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE HE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO COME IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOOSER AND TIGHTER AND THE TURN RESPONSE VARIES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT PROBLEM. POWER STEERING ASSIST SENSOR IS WHAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED TO ME ABOUT IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS, BUT IT IS SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. HE DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION TO CHECK HIS POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTAIN STATED THAT HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS RANDOMLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR IN WARM WEATHER AND MORE FREQUENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS LOW SPEED TURNS, HOWEVER HAS FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES THE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW SECONDS. IT WAS AS IF MY POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH 2008 AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO THE LEFT FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING USED IN THIS MODEL AS APPOSED TO THE HYDRAULIC STEERING IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. ASIDE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKING UP AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE STEERING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 AND LATER CHEVROLET MALIBUS AND THAT GM REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. ON JUNE 2ND 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY MALIBU LOCKED UP AND SEIZED AND IT RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME TO STEER INTO A ROAD SIGN AND CRASH. IT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. GM HAS KNOWN OF THE DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THIS LETTER AND FILE A CLAIN WITH THE NHTSA TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION LODGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BY GM BY FORCE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS NOW ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING LOCKS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. ALTHOUGH IF YOU STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AT A LATER TIME WITH NO WARNING.THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED FOR AROUND 1000.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND SENSOR. ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS, THEY HAVE PAID THE 1000.00 TO HAVE THE REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 80,800

2005-2007 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL #10V073000 PERTAINS TO COBALT, THIS IS ALSO A MALIBU ISSUE AND SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

Mileage: 77,800

2005-2007 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL #10V073000 PERTAINS TO COBALT, THIS IS ALSO A MALIBU ISSUE AND SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

Mileage: 77,800

I STARTED THE CAR TO COOL OFF DURING A HOT DAY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, AND WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP, OR TWITCH BACK AND FORTH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $900 TO FIX. THEY CLAIM THAT IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE DO NOT LIKE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING, THE CAR DOES NOT HOLD THE ROAD WELL, WE'VE HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH IT, BUT WHEN WE HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERS THEY TOLD US IT WAS OK.. WE STILL ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL INTO SOMEONES YARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WERE NOT RELATED RECALLS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS SO FAR. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND SOUNDS LIKE SAME ISSUE AS THE COBALT. SAID NO RECALL BECAUSE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS OR PARALLEL PARKING STEERING GETS TIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATES. CODE# C0460 RETRIEVED NEED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING MODULE. REPLACED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 50,926

YESTERDAY I NOTE THAT GM WILL BE RECALLING 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES OWING TO A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH THIS RECALL BEING DRIVEN BY NHTSA. WILL THE 2007 GM MALIBU BE INCLUDED? SINCE AUGUST 2009, MY 2007 GM MALIBU SEDAN HAS DEVELOPED A "CLUNKING NOISE" COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN SEPTEMBER, 2009 WE HAD A 'LUBE KIT' INSTALLED WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO ELIMINATE THE CLUNKING. HOWEVER DURING NOVEMBER THE CLUNKING NOISE RETURNED AGGRAVATED BY PERIODIC ERROR MESSAGES THAT STATE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR. DURING SERVICING ON JAN 4, 2010 THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE "ELECTRIC MOTOR, STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN BE REPLACED". HOWEVER UPON SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH GM HEADQUARTERS IN OSHAWA, ONTO, I AM TOLD THAT " THERE IS AN UNRESOLVED DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANISM AND ANY REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME WILL ONLY BE TEMPORARY". ALSO "BECAUSE OF NO KNOWN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MECHANISM, THERE WILL BE NO RECALLS OR COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY". UPON REVIEWING A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET (EG: WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, ETC.) I NOTE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH SIMILAR RESPONSES FROM GM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANYTIME, ONLY WAY TO GET POWER BACK TO STEERING IS TO SHUTS OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART IT, BUT ONLY WORKS FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AGAIN AND WILL DO THE SAME THING, ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENTS AT LEAST 5 TIMES WHEN SHUTS OFF WHILE STEERING, BUT DOES GO OFF ALL THE TIME. TOOK IT TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND BOTH DENIED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE COVER BY WARRANTY AND THAT I SHOULD PAY THEM $980 FOR REPAIRS. STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED LATER IS THE STEERING MOTOR/MODULE. I EVEN CONTACT GM AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY COULD FIX IT FOR ME, THEY EVEN SENT ME TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA FOR "PROPER DIAGNOSIS", I REMAINED THEM THAT I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WHAT WAS NEED IT TO REPAIR BUT THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND DROP MY CAR WITH THEM AND LET THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, 7 DAYS LATER I GOT A CALLED FORM THE DEALER SAYING THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST ME AROUND $900 (WHICH I KNEW THAT WAS WHAT THEY CHARGE). I TOLD THEM THAT GM SENT ME TO THEM AND THEY WILL CONTACT THEM, I ASKED GM AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY RECEIVE THE WORK ORDER BUT THEY WERE SORRY BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST ME WITH MY ISSUE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS A 2007 AND THE FIRST TIME I COMPLAINT WAS ON 2009. WHEN OFFCOURSE WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT (CAR HAS 100,000 MILES WARRANTY BUT ONLY COVERS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION). THE ONLY REASON GM ACTED LIKE THEY WERE CONCERNED WAS BECAUSE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB, BECAUSE I CONTACT THEM BEFORE I CONTACT THE BBB AND THEY REFUSE EVEN TO TALK ABOUT IT. AFTER I FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB MAGICALLY THEY CALLED ME AND PRETEND THEY WERE CONCERNED. ANYWAY AFTER THEY DENIED TO COVER THE REPAIRS I WENT TO PICK MY CAR UP AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME $150. I DENIED TO PAY BECAUSE GM SENT ME I DIDN'T REQUEST THE DIAGNOSIS, I PAID IT ONCE ALREADY. ANYWAY NOW GM RECALLS A COBALT WITH SAME ISSUE BUT NOT MALIBUS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

CHEVY NEEDS TO WIDEN RECENT RECALL OF 1.3 MILLION COMPACT CARS TO INCLUDE THE MALIBU. I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THAT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ALL THE ISSUES THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE COMPACT CARS. MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES HARD IN PARK AT TIMES. ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST AND MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO HOLD ON THE ROAD. THERE IS NO WARNING, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING @ A COST OF $750.00. THIS IS A 2007 VEHICLE, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OLDER CHEVY MODELS, AND NONE OF THE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THAT MAJORITY OF CHEVY CARS MADE AFTER 2005 HAS REQUIRED SOME TYPE OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IN THE STEERING AREA. WHY IS THIS ISSUE BEING IGNORED BY CHEVY? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

STEERING PROBLEMS HAPPENING ON A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU...STARTING APPROX. ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO...FALL OF 2008....TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALER TWICE IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" ON 2-24-10..POWER STEERING GONE OUT AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE...QUITE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE HAD MY MALIBU FOR 3 YEARS AND I HAVE 119,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER ABOUT 90,000 MILES THERE WAS A POPPING CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHTS AND WHEN IN REVERSE. REPAIR SHOP SAYS A BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY GM AND THEY HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT. COST IS ABOUT 300.00. THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE. *TR

Mileage: 90

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER HE ACCELERATED AND MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. HE ALSO NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AND IMMEDIATELY IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE GAVE HIM A CLAIM NUMBER IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

2007 CHEVY MALIBU LOSS OF POWER STEERING AROUND TURNS UNDER ACCELERATION. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. DATE OF INCIDENT AROUND JAN. 09 AND HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. UPDATED 08/26/10

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT SCARED ME. I TURNED THE CAR ON AFTER AWHILE AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO AND NOW IT DOES IT 1 TO4 TIMES WHILE IAM DRIVING. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST 500.00 AT MY AUTO SHOP.. I CANT AFFORD THAT. AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WONT WORK. THE STEERING GOING OUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I DON'T LIKE WHEN THEY ARE IN THIS CAR. I PAID 16,000.00 FOR THIS CAR. I THINK I GOT RIPPED OFF. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THIS EVERYONE SEAMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*CW

Mileage: 73,000

WORN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CAUSING UNEVEN FRONT TIRE WEAR, THE CAR NOT TRACKING STRAIGHT (CAR WOULD TRACK TO THE LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT), AND A RATTLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. THE CAR DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE OLD PART. LOSS OF STEERING COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THIS PART HAD FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN SHE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BY MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. SINCE THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR, THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $1,188.56. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

PURCHASED 2007 MALIBU LT USED WITH 29,097 MILES WITH REMAINDER OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER THAT. SOON AFTER PURCHASE A POPPING CLUNKING NOISE BECAME APPARENT IN THE STEERING MOSTLY WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. PUT OFF BY DEALER UNTIL FACTORY WARRANTY VOID THEN WAS TOLD THAT STEERING GEAR IN RACK & PINION DEFECTIVE ( THIS WAS AT 42,509 MILES) THEY THEN REPLACED THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION ASSY. NO NOISE FOR 3800 MILES THEN RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED. FINALLY RECEIVED APPOINTMENT FOR DEALER REPAIR SHOP AT 47,096 MILES. CAR WAS INSPECTED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS MAKING THE NOISE BUT IT "IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AND WE SHOULD BE FINE DRIVING THE VEHICLE" I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE SERVICE DESK AT THE DEALER IF THERE MIGHT BE A SAFETY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NONE. YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS SERVICE BULLETIN #060232007 THAT DIRECTLY PERTAINS TO THIS PROBLEM, AND ALSO COMPLAINT # 10257971 THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT OUR PROBLEM IS. THIS NOISES WE CONTEND WITH ARE NOT SOME LITTLE WIMPY THINGS THAT YOU CAN ONLY HEAR WITH THE WINDOWS UP, BUT LOUD ENOUGH FOR PERSONS STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK OR DRIVEWAY TO HEAR PLAINLY MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DISABLED AND WE ARE ALMOST AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF A BREAKDOWN, NOT TO MENTION ANYBODY RIDING WITH US. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY (AGAIN) FOR MORE REPAIR TO THE STEERING, BUT THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT GM HAS HAD FOR YEARS, AND THEY COULDN'T (OR WOULDN'T?) GUARANTEE THAT IT (THE PROBLEM ) WOULDN'T CROP UP AGAIN LATER. WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPREAD THE WORD TO OTHER GM OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 33,425

IN JANUARY OF 2009 I PURCHASED A USED 2007 MALIBU FROM A DEALER. I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY MILES WERE ON IT THEN, BUT, IT WAS UNDER 28,000 MILES. AT THE END OF MAY OF 2009 MY POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT SPACE. AFTER GETTING BACK IN THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR 2 DAYS WHEN IT FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TURN AROUND, CLICKING OFF THEN ON WITHIN SECONDS. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2009. ONLY 4 MONTHS AFTER TAKING IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED (FIXED MAY 22ND, 2009 / MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 31,086), MY POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN. SEPTEMBER 18TH, PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY JOB THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ON THE 19TH, AGAIN, ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A STRAIGHT AWAY MY CAR STARTED BEEPING AT ME AND "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY DISPLAY. I HAVE 35,200 MILES ON MY CAR NOW AND THE WARRANTY ENDS AT 36,000. WILL I HAVE TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING UNIT EVERY 4 TO 5 MONTHS AND HOPE I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT? *TR

Mileage: 35,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IN 2008, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE RETURNED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THAT SEVERE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE STRUT AGAIN. CURRENTLY, THE NOISE STILL PERSISTS OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

Mileage: 61,000

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007. NO KNOWN CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ELECTRONIC STEERING GOES OUT. STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE, AND JERKS BACK AND FORTH. IT CAUSES ME TO WEAVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CAR SOMETIMES STEERS FINE, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, IT ACTS UP AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND CHECK ALIGNMENT AND ADJUST THE TOE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY WAS GRINDING. THE CONTACT WANTED OTHER MALIBU OWNERS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000

Mileage: 46,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2007, WITHIN 30 DAYS, I TOOK IT IN FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS @ LOW SPEED. ALSO CLUNKS WHEN TURNING WHEEL SHARPLY. OVER A COURSE OF 11 MONTHS, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES! THEY REPLACED STEERING SHAFTS, COLUMNS, LUBED, RE-ALIGNED, THE WORKS! AND EVERY TIME, WITHIN 3000 MILES, THE NOISE IS BACK. THIS ALL STARTED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND CONTINUED THROUGH PAST MY WARRANTY. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT'S A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT AFTER THE "FREE" WARRANTY WAS UP(3 TIMES) I'VE HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON HAVING MY DEDUCTIBLE COVERED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS(THE STEERING)AND THERE ISN'T MUCH THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET, ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS. IS THIS SOMETHING I HAVE TO DEAL WITH? IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME NOT WANT TO BUY GM PRODUCTS. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, WHY CAN'T IT BE FIXED?? *TR

Mileage: 36,000

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN REGULARLY. THE FAILURE HAS PROGRESSED EVERYDAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND BEARINGS ON THE TIRE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED, AT 40,000 MILES. THIS IS A 2007 VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 40,500

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU MAKING TURNING VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE MANUALLY. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED THE STEERING - NO CHANGE. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING RESET. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. IF I AM SETTING STILL, I CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED DURING DRIVING AND STILL (WAITING AT A LIGHT) THE STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO PULSATE BACK AND FORTH. I REPORTED THIS TO DEALERSHIP A MONTH AGO WHEN VEHICLE WAS OIL SERVICED. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING AT THAT TIME. I SEE FROM RESEARCH THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2004 MODEL, BUT CANNOT FIND ANY REMEDY. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHER VEHICLES HAVE CRASHED DUE TO THIS AND I PREFER TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THUS KILLING SOMEONE IN MY CAR OR ANOTHER. *TR

Mileage: 20,144

STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT IN AN UNPREDICTABLE WAY. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE FAILURE CAN BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,415 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR

Mileage: 14,000