2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle briefly lost motive power and came to a complete stop. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The contact stated that the ESC warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the steering wheel angle sensor. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) and 15V269000 ( SEAT BELTS); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the steering wheel vibrated and seized. The "ESC" and “Traction Control" warning lights were illuminated. The contact used a scanner and diagnosed the vehicle with steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer was made aware of the issue and wanted to charge the contact for the parts. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mileage: 107,000

The power steering assist has cause the steering wheel to move to its let by its self when not holding the steering wheel. I must hold the steering wheel firmly to keep it strait when driving. If i would let go the car will abruptly turn left and possibly drive off the road or hit a car, pedestrian, or whatever is in the way. It started with uncontrolled vibrating at a stand still motion. The car is 165,000 miles that's 15,000 miles from the recall. The car has been repaired a couple times I think only to have the same power steering assist internal parts break down and fail multiple times. I believe the amount of power (amps) the power steering assist draws is needed is to much and the system fails within a short time. The alternative hydraulic version on the V 6 doesn't put so much stress on the electrical system. This could be also why the headlights bulb sockets melt and why I see a 15 volt constant charge is being created from the charging system. Ruining the alternator and battery. Putting high levels of amps on the wiring. Leading to malfunctioning components that is filed for complaints. A major safety hazard for others. Fires and uncontrolled crash since the power steering assist moves the car into dangerous life threating crashes.

Loss of power steering assist while driving. Safety issue puts driver and others at risk. Problem confirmed to be known by dealer service bulletin 15356. Special coverage has expired however many vehicles with issue still on the road. ESC light accompanies failure, restarting the vehicle resets system and allows function for short period until loss of steering while moving occurs again. Request GM extend the special coverage to all vehicles still in service or recall.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the electronic power steering assist was not functioning properly, requiring an increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. The service power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the power steering control module and power steering torque sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 15356; however, the vehicle had previously been repaired in 2019 and again in 2020, under the special coverage program. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

As I was driving my vehicle last Sunday the "Power Steering and the Service ESC" warnings came on my dashboard as well as the "Traction Control light" I audible sound came on and I lost power steering. When I went to drive my car to my service station everything worked fine for a few blocks the problem came back. I drove it to my local service mechanic and his scan tool gave an error code of CO545. I did some research on this issue and found that GM put out a Special Coverage #15356 for the power steering sensor. This coverage expired in 2021 however my vehicle did not have this problem until last week. My car only has 60,000 miles on it. Yesterday I took my vehicle to the GM dealer that I purchased my vehicle from and the said I have to pay $200.00 for them to diagnose the problem (which I understand) but the service writer told me that GM will probably not replace the parts needed because their "Special Coverage" expired in 2021. I am asking if the government can force GM to recall. I thank God that my wife nor my daughter was not driving the vehicle when this happened or they may have been hurt or worse fighting the steering wheel to keep the car going straight until I could stop it saftly.

ESC went out on vehicle on the interstate

1. While driving I will lose all steering capability and get a ESC Off 2. Physically difficult to turn the wheel when going around turns and this happens we would be unable to control the vehicle 3. The problem has produced itself by the dealership and there is a Bulletin that provided coverage incase this happens but did not happen until after coverage expired and should have been a recall. 4. No has not been inspected by anyone else 5. Lights that came on were traction control and a notification stating ESC is turned off on the dashboard Marquee.

After reaching 120,000+ miles on this vehicle I have been receiving the following warnings on the driver information screen in this order: POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC ESC OFF As a result of these warnings the steering wheel becomes stiff and very hard to turn either left or right at low speeds.

While driving the car, the power steering system will randomly stop working. While driving in a parking lot the power steering stops working , the car becomes hard to steer. ESC (or ECS?) disabled light comes on and the power steering light comes on on the msg center. This leads to possible loss of control of the car leading to possible collisions.

While driving i made a left turn and the vehicles steering wheel became stiff... hard to turn, while on coming traffic was headed my way. Almost got in an accident. Had to force to steering wheel to pull over to the side.They were a bunch of messages that said power steering ESC.

I Was driving and my power steering went out. I got it home turned it on and the power steering came back but the wheel keeps twitching. Tried to start it again and the power steering was out again.

POWER STEERING light shows on indicator panel sometimes without any problems steering. Sometimes it appears along with SERVICE ESC and some times power steering is lost. Turning the car off and back on usually resets the problem. It is extremley difficult to steer the car when this happens. It began intermittently about 3 years ago when a local mechanic looked at it but he couldn't find anything wrong. It's failing much more frequently (every other trip) now. It has about 62000 miles on it. So far, no accidents but a few close calls. Another problem is that the SERVICE AIR BAG indicator comes on when someone sits in the passenger seat and the car is started. It can be reset but it's an scary situation. I don't think this is related to the steering problem but not sure.

Attempting to pull out of my parking lot, I was suddenly unable to steer my car. Immediately warning lights went on in the dashboard the car would not move. Luckily, I was not in the middle of the street or driving down the highway as I would have lost control of the vehicle. I had the car towed to Meineke and they reported that the power steering assist motor had failed. Prior to the incident, no warning signs had come on in my car.

While I was making a right turn, I experienced a sudden loss of steering, the steering wheel became completely stiff and almost imposible to maneuver. The panel message was Service EPS and ESC off. According to information in this website, there was a special warranty extension, which expired on 2022, which covered this specific issue (the problem is related to the electric power steering assist (EPS), the steering column torque sensor or the EPS motor/controller). The special warranty code was 15356. I have taken my car to the dealership in the past for maintenance and other safety recalls, but I was not alerted about this very dangerous issue. I called GM today, and they said I was not alerted because this was not a recall but an extended warranty. This sounds like a lack of due diligence on GM´s end to address an issue that is extremely dangerous. I am now afraid to drive this car.

The power steering warning comes on, my steering wheel becomes very hard to turn…after turning the car on and off a few times, the warning goes away and the steering seems to go back to normal. It has been happening for a couple days now!

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The steering wheel power goes off, warning with "power steering" Service esc" and traction off. Making it almost impossible to steer. This should be covered by Chevy because everyone has the problem.

The car strated with like a glitch on the steering wheel. I didnt know what it was maybe I thought it was a tire but it would do it while at a stop or parked. Know when I turn it on it started with the steering wheel being hard not being able to move easy. Know it does the same but it shows on the message center "power steering" I have to turn it off and on for a while. Then it will be "normal". The glitch on the steering wheel is more. I don't know what to do or if there is a recall.

The Electric steering has malfunctioned and the ESC has shut off and my steering has gone out it only has 138000 miles I know there was several recalls for this steering issue in several Chevy Malibu’s. I don’t understand why mine was not recalled. It’s the same problem that the ones that were recalled were having. Please let me know if it is recalled or why this problem is still happening. Thank you

The steering wheel begins to jerk while driving straight, causing involuntary and abrupt movement to the sides and poses risk for collision. The power steering mechanic intermittently loses ability to function causing difficulty in controlling the vehicle.

Service esc service traction esc off Light comes on and off randomly

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The vehicle was restarted and worked as designed. The service ESC power steering message was displayed. The traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column and steering control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified via email but there was no response. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14E044000 (Steering). The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 118,472.

Mileage: 118,472

I contacted this agency back in March 2022 about my power steering going out while driving after I was told there was a recall on this issue already. This agency told me my vin number was NOT included in this recall but will start an investigation to see if it can be included. Considering this is an safety issue and a recall on this same issue has been established. I have yet to hear anything back from anyone about this matter. Not a letter, phone call nor an email. This is a safety issue! There is a recall on this already! I thought this agency was created for consumers to protect them from issues with transportation that involved their safety? I called and spoke with a rep name [XXX] who was extremely rude and obnoxious so I'm making this report again. Can I get any assistance from this agency? It is getting pretty scary to drive this vehicle with my wheel locking up and the repair is extremely high. I'm not sure why my vin was not included, but after doing some research, I'm having the exact same problems the other cars under this recall are having. My number has changed since my initial report. The new number is listed below. My old number is [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The electric power steering and ESC systems. It is or was under recall for this type of vehicle. The steering becomes hard and vehicle shakes the tire rotation is being read wrong by computer. It doesn't want to stay 9n the road...the stability of vehicle is compromised.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel locked without warning. The contact stated that after multiple restarts, the power steering functionality returned. Over time, the contact stated that the failure would occur while driving at various speeds without warning. The contact had spoken with the dealer and was informed that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 14E044000 (Steering). The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and she was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000

Mileage: 179,000

I'm a single parent and I can't afford to take my car to the dealership I love my car I have had my 2012 chevy malibu for over 6 years n I hate to just have it park at home knowing that, that's car was my everything. It started having problem with esc . When I would come to a stop then taking off it would break on its one I was told it could be my throttle body so I went n buy one n now the idle is too high now I can't get it to fix. Pls help me out I'm my car that I love so much.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering would suddenly fail to operate as needed. The contact would pull over and restart the vehicle after waiting for a while. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic, who stated that the power steering failed and the power steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

My electric steering motor and torque sensor is going out. I first noticed it starting to go out about 2 months ago in November. I was turning to pull into a parking spot at the grocery store and all of a sudden my wheel locked up and check ESC flashed across my dashboard. I almost side grazed the car on side of me on my way turning in. I had to turn the wheel really hard to straighten it up..so when I got into the parking spot and turned the car off and turned it back on it was working again and didn’t do it for a while. So fast forward 2 months later in January it started back doing it again. I was backing out of my driveway and all of a sudden the steering got really hard and again service ESC flashed on the dashboard and I almost backed up into a car that’s parked on the street behind my driveway. I had to turn really had and in the middle of the street I had to turn the car off and back on to reset itself . The next day was driving and and when I stopped at a stop sign my steering wheel started shaking left to right uncontrollably and ever since the the steering wheel just shakes even while sitting still so I made an appointment with the dealership that I got the car for checked it out and did a diagnostic test and the mechanic told me I needed a torque sensor and steering motor. I have the papers saying that’s what’s wrong with it and after doing research I found that that car model had a recall with the exact same thing my car is doing but when I put in my vin number it’s not listed as a recall and my car isn’t drivable and I think it should be recalled .As of now it has only been looked at by the dealership. And it’s available for inspection upon request.

ESC traction control /Power Sterering light turned on my wheel was hard to steer. Lost control . If I turn off it works for a few minutes but then goes back to hard.. unable to steer

The electric power steering locks up due to a faulty steering angle sensor. When it locks up you can not steer the vehicle at all. This has happened several times. Which has nearly caused an accident everytime.

I been having the same problem for a year now.. constantly putting it in and out the shop and no one can find out what’s wrong with it.. the engine will loss it control and stop working in the middle of traffic which almost caused me a wreck several times. The Chevrolet dealership hasn’t done anything to help but charge me to look at it and they didn’t fix the problem. I have three kids and it has been a safety issue which is our only way to work and school. The car will skip constantly in the middle of traffic and several times someone almost ran into the back of my car. It will say engine power reduced, service traction and service sec I have spent ton of money trying to fix the issue and I have read several people have had the same problem.

Rack and pinion failure causing play in the steering, pull to one side, clunking and rapid shaking of the steering wheel when braking.

I HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2012 MALIBU LOCKS UP AND IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO ROTATE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE TURNS....IT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FROM BEING PARKED FROM A COLD START TO RECENTLY ACTIVELY HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. THE COMPUTER DASH DISPLAY POPS UP SAYING POWER STEERING THEN SAYS SERVICE ESC

Mileage: 183,000

BAD STEERING COLUMN PARTS. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN STATIONARY. SOMETIMES POWERSTEERING DOES NOT WORK.

Mileage: 90,000

LOSS OF STEERING WHEN TURNING. DRIVER INFO PANEL SAYING ESC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING . !

Mileage: 180,000

THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE WHEN IT IS UNLOCKED THE WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY AND IT HAS NO GRIP WHEN U TURN IN THE CAR IT IS UNLOCKED BUT AS U DRIVING IT IT LOCKS IT'S SELFNL. AT A INTERSECTION AS I WAS AT A A COMPLETE STOP ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAKER THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST HIT THE THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL GOING ROUGHLY FROM IDLE TO 10MPH AS STARTED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE ESC SERVICES POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. NEEDLESS TO SAY ME BEING 5'3" AND 98 POUNDS DIDN'T HELP ME MUCH TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GATHERED MYSELF NOT KNOWING WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GATHERED MY THOUGHTS. LUCKILY I WAS ON STRAIGHT AWAY WITH NO TURNS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SO I PRECEEDED TO TURN THE CAR ON AND NOTICED THE MESSAGE WAS GONE SO I CHECKED THE STEERING AND THE PROBLEM LIGHT WAS GONE. WELL WITH THAT SAID, THAT WAS THE FIRST THIS HAD HAPPENED. AND NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED DURING THE WINTER. I DON'T KNOW IF THE COLD HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. BUT THIS IS SCARY AND GM SHOULD TRY TO ADDRESS IT. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW THAT RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO HAPPEN WHEN I START MY CAR NOW.

Mileage: 97,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS TWITCHING AND JERKING.

Mileage: 180,000

ESC LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING WHILE MANEUVERING ON EXTREMELY ICY CURVE ON FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE MUSCLE THE CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ACCIDENT. FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINANTS ON NHTSA WEB SITE FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT COULDN'T FIND WHERE THERE WAS ANY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE PER MY CARS VIN NUMBER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

Mileage: 120,000

ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6, 2021, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM THE CENTER DIVIDER AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN! THIS CAUSED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY CITY STREET AND TO PARK UP ON THE CURB TO AVOID ONGOING TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL MANUALLY WITH A LOT OF STRENGTH BUT IT DID NOT MOVE. THEN A WARNING SIGNAL APPEARED SAYING (POWER STEERING). I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF THIS HELPED, IT DID. AFTER I GOT HOME I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER CHEVROLET'S WARRANTY REGARDING EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING) VEHICLES.

Mileage: 130,000

AS TIME IS GOING ON THE STEERING IS GETTING LESS CONTROLLABLE. I HAVE YET TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT I CAN FEEL THE CAR SWERVING A BIT WHEN I'M STEERING (SWERVING I DIDN'T DO). I LOOKED UP MY VIN ON ISEECARS.COM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AT ALL WITH THE STEERING AND THERE WAS IN 2014 . I BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR SO I AM THE OWNER AND AM NOT SURE HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS. I GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND SHAFT . ALSO MY PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR ISSUES WITH THEM.

Mileage: 152,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT LOW TRAC LIGHT COMES ON SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN AND EVERYTHING STOP WORKING. IT SCARD THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I TOOK IT TO SMITH CHEVY IN TURLOCK CA THEY SAID THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND CHARAGED ME 489.00. LUCKY IT DIDNT KILL ME. GM MOTORS NEED TO DO A RECALL ON IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSE THERE LIFE.

Mileage: 90,000

ESC WARNING ON DASH COMING ON WILL DRIVING AND TURNING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. HVAC CONTROLLER NOT RESPONDING TO COMMANDS, HVAC RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR WIRES GETTING VERY HOT AND NOT BLOWING FUSES WHEN DRIVING WITH AC OR HEATER RUNNING. HVAC RESISTOR BLOWING OUT. HIGH MOTOR OIL CONSUMPTION , EVERY 1000 MILES ITS LOW A QUART.

Mileage: 150,000

STEERING WHEEL STICKS ON OCCASION AND IS HARD TO MOVE. SOMETIMES IT WILL JERK SIDE TO SIDE IN A SHAKING MOTION BEFORE STICKING. MY CAR GOES OUT OF LANE.

Mileage: 103,794

FOR A LONG TIME NOW, A YEAR, I'VE BEEN GETTING THE ESC WARNING EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT JUST A NUISANCE ALARM. IT SHUTS OFF THE ESC. NOW HOWEVER EVERY TIME I START THE CAR LATELY AND I'M GETTING THE POWER STEERING WARNING, I MOVE THE WHEEL A LITTLE AND IT GOES AWAY. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE AND I'LL START LOSING MY POWER STEERING. GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THE VIN NUMBER ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE A 2012 WITH THE 2.4L. IT HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. THE RECALL IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS (# 15356: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST - (AUG 28, 2015).*DT*JB

Mileage: 73,800

"POWER STEERING" MESSAGE COMES ON RANDOMLY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES DEAD WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MALIBU AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2013 SINCE THAN HAS HAPPEN CLOSE TO 10 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

"POWER STEERING" MESSAGE COMES ON RANDOMLY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES DEAD WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MALIBU AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN APRIL 2020 AND MULTIPLE TIMES IN MAY 2020. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

AT RANDOM I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, ECS LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND I WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND COMPLETELY STOP AND TURN OFF IGNITION AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM IS RESET. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM WITH NO PATTERN.

Mileage: 140,000

2012 MALIBU LOSES POWER STEERING AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON. VERY DANGEROUS. DON'T THINK 2012 MALIBU IS COVERED UNDER RECALL 15356, BUT IT SHOULD BE . PEOPLE WILL DIE ... PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE. *TR

WHEN IDLING IN PARK MY STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. AND THEN I KEEP LOSING MY POWER STEERING FUNCTION. AND THEN I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 DAYS. WITH THE ESC LIGHT IN THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS COMING ON ON INTERMITTENT.

Mileage: 141,000

ESC LIGHT COMES ON EITHER RIGHT AS I START THE CAR OR ONCE I START DRIVING AND I LOSE POWER STEERING HAVING TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART MY CAR. I FEAR DRIVING MY KIDS IN MY CAR BECAUSE IF THIS ONGOING ISSUE.

STATIONARY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, ESC OFF LIGHT THEN IT'S SAYS POWER STEER STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE

2012 CHEVY MALIBU RECENTLY TURNED 98,000 MILES. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AFTER STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE POWER STEERING SERVICE, ESC LIGHT COMES ON. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. VERY SCARY, I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS. HOW CAN THERE NOT BE A RECALL???

Mileage: 98,150

FOR ABOUT THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON A ESC POWER STEERING MESSAGE HAS ILLUMINATED THE DASH. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE MESSAGE TO DISAPPEAR. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE SAME MESSAGE CAME ON. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY DRIVE EACH TIME LOSING POWER STEERING! VERY SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE. WHEN I SEARCH MY VIN NUMBER THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON IT, I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED IN A ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 137,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR A FEW DAYS AGO ON A CITY STREET AND AFTER I MADE A TURN, THE POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL PICTURE. MY STEERING WHEEL GOT SUPER STIFF AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN IT. AFTER I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY CAR OFF, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT I CHECKED ON THE GM RECALL WEBSITE AND PUT IN MY VIN BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE MUCH SENSE IF OTHER 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS.

Mileage: 135,000

MY ESC COMES ON WITH TRACTION EMBLEM AND POWER STEERING LIGHT. I THEN LOSE ALL POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION.

ON 2/5/2020 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TWITCH WHILE DRIVING . AFTER I ARRIVED TO WORK AND PUT IT IN PARK THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING BACK AND FOURTH. NOW AFTER WORK I COME OUT IT HAD NO POWER STEERING ESC LIGHT ON AND A MESSAGE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. TOOK VIN TO DEALER NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTOMS. THERE ARE RECALLS OUT THERE FOR THIS PROBLEM. 2012 MALIBU INCLUDED JUST NOT MINE. VERY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 184,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. NOW IT IS GOING IN AND OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN STEER AND SOMETIMES IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT SOMETIMES MIDTURN. IM AN ADULT MALE AND IVE HIT THE CURB A COUPLE TIMES IF THIS HAPPENED TO A FEMALE OR CHILD IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IM SCARRED TO DRIVE IT. G.M. NEEDS TO STOP SELLING THESE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNITS. MINE IS 2012 MALIBU JUST TURNED 100000. THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS POWER STEERING ON DASH.

Mileage: 104,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. NOW IT IS GOING IN AND OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN STEER AND SOMETIMES IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PART OF THIS RECALL.

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND MOTOR FAILED. I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PART NUMBER IS 20821325. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MALIBU. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS ON THE 2012

Mileage: 138,500

DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH MY 3 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. TURNED THE WHEEL AS I WAS TAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED. THIS FORCED ME TO APPLY THE BRAKE BECAUSE I ALMOST WEMT OFF THE ROAD!! I SEE THIS ISN'T THE ONLY INCIDENT INVOLVING THE ESC AND POWER STEERING!! VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS "SERVICE ESC" AND "POWER STEERING" MESSAGES DISPLAYED IN THE INFO MESSAGES.

Mileage: 144,000

I BOUGHT A 2012 MALIBU FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 15 YEARS OLD. NICE CAR, BUT WHEN SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, "SERVICE ETC" ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND SHE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. HIT A CURB.

Mileage: 138,000

CAR WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE. NEW TIRES NEW BREAKS ETC. MADE APPOINT. TO FIX RECALLS WHEN POWER STER. WENT OUT. PUT NEW PS ON AND IT DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. WENT BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER. HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SO CALLED GM, REP SAID THEY WOULD FIX AND REINBURSE FOR THE WORK ALREADY PERFORMED, GAVE A CASE NUMBER. CAR SAT A DEALERS WEEKEND. TODAY GM REP SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY 5% AND DENIED OTHER REP HAD SAID THEY'D FIX. NO POWER STEERING ON CAR AND IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I'M EXPECTED TO COVER COSTS WHEN I'VE ALREADY SPENT NEARLY 1000 ON IT AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. PLEASE HELP

Mileage: 146,000

164,00 MILES. TEMP 34 F. DROVE CAR 3 MILES AND STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. PUT SIGNAL ON AND ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN. STEERING BECAME LOCKED. BREAK AND ACCELERATOR WENT TO LOWEST POSITION NEAREST FLOOR. ENGINE STAYED ON BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE EVEN AFTER LIFTED FOOT OFF BREAK AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH ACCELERATOR. . PUT IN PARK. STOPPED ENGINE. RESTARTED. NO CHANGE AFTER START. AGAIN PUT IN PARK PUSHED ON BREAK TURNED IGNITION IT STARTED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND STEERING BACK TO NORMAL. NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM AFTER THAT.

Mileage: 163,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PART OF THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND FAILED TO STEER. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ECS ACTIVATED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED VICTORVILLE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 15425 DOS PALMAS RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392, (760) 475-9098) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000.

Mileage: 204,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT A BEND AND WHILE I WAS TURNING TO BEGIN DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS. I HAD MY 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND 6 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED WHICH FRIGHTENED ME TREMENDOUSLY.

Mileage: 126,000

MY 2012 MALIBU 1LT HAS SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES THE RECALLS ARE FOR BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. MY DRIVER SEAT MOVES WHEN SITTING IN IT AND I NEED A RACK-AND-PINION. I'M ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH A 'ROUGH' IDLE AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK THE RPM'S DIE DOWN BETWEEN 1&0 AND THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CUT OFF.

Mileage: 143,600

MY VEHICLE IS STARTING TO SHOW A POWER STEERING WARNING.THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS NUMBER 15356, 08/28/2015, CAMPAIGN - ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WARRANTY INFO. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. I FEEL IT IS GOING TO LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST AT ANY TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE MALIBUS COVERED BY THE RECALL. THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD TO 2012 MALIBUS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 65,000

THERE IS A STEERING RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT NOT FOR MY SPECIFIC VIN #. I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MINE AS WELL. MY RACKING PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER IN KENTUCKY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY ROAD AND MY STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THANKFULLY I WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME SO I DID GET HOME SAFELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A (XXXX) DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MY WARRANTY SHOULD COVER IT AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND TOLD ME I NEED A NEW STEERING MODULE AND COLUMN AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM PREGNANT AND DUE IN A FEW WEEKS AND I NEED A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR MY SON AND I. PLEASE HELP US. '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).

Mileage: 110,000

WELL WHILE TURNING ON MY STREET THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME TO HIT MY NEIGHBOR FENCE AND CAR TRYING TO TURN..I WAS VERY SCARED HAD CAR PUT IN SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME STEERING WAS GONE OUT..I DIDNT NO ABOUT THIS RECALL STUFF BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY CLOSE TO 1000 TO GET THOS REPAIRED..HOW CAN I GET REFUNDED FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS A RECALL ON

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT DRIVER THE 2012 MALIBU ON THE STREET. LOCKED UP AND ALMOST WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 189,000

MY POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE ESC IS ON.

Mileage: 99,600

POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE.

Mileage: 134,500

WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE PLACE I RESIDE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHICH CAUSED US TO DRIVE INTO A CURB , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE UP ONTO A CURB FLATTENING BOTH SIDES OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL ALMOST CLIPPING A CAR AT THE LIGHT TO OUR LEFT...THE KIDS ON BACK SEAT WERE COMPLETELY TERRIFIED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ARE STILL SCARED TO GET INTO A VEHICLE...AS WELL HAVE A PPLICE REPORT COULD PROBABLY OBTAIN IF NEED BE.. WE JUST WANT CAR FOXED RIGHT WAY NOT TRYING TO SUE ANYBODY OR GET AOME OUTRAGEOUS SETTLEMENT ....

Mileage: 93,875

THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE RESTARTED FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 148,222

TAKATA RECALL, MY CARS POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY CAR OFF THEN ON AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE UNLESS I USE ALL MY STRENGTH WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT AND SCARY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON A CITY STREET WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER.

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL: I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT'S ATTACHED TO GM RECALL 13036. I JUST TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THIS RECALL WASN'T ATTACHED TO MY VIN, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR LISTED IN THE 13036 RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ! THE ESC LIGHT FLASHED 'OFF' THEN IT SAYS SERVICE ESC . THE CHECK ENGINES ILLUMINATES AND FLASHES AS WELL AS THE SERVICE TRACTION . I'VE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS , INJECTORS AND WIRING ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDERS, TO FIX THE CODES BEING SHOT OUT (P0302 / P0352) AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES . THE STEERING IS ROUGH AND MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING , ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD . THE SOUND IS REALLY LOUD . MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES HAS I CAME TO A STOP AT STOP SIGNS AND INTERSECTIONS . THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP !!

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING TO PULL OUT OF GROCERY STORE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST MY POWER STEERING. IT GOES IN AND OUT OF WORKING AND STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT.

Mileage: 102,000

'TAKATA RECALL' AT START UP , A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . AS YOU DRIVE IT , THERE'S A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS YOU TURN. DEFINITELY A STEERING ISSUE. MEANWHILE, THE ESC OFF, SERVICE TRACTION AND THE SERVICE ESC WARNING SIGN ILLUMINATES . THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AS THE CAR MISFIRES FROM CYLINDER 2. I HAVE CHANGED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND THE INJECTOR TO CYLINDER 2 AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS. THE VEHICLES HAS SHUT OFF ON ME AS I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. ALL THESE ISSUES OCCUR AS YOUR DRIVE THE CAR AND GO AWAY SOMETIMES, BUT NEVER FOR GOOD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING NEARLY EVERYTIME I WOULD START MY CAR. AFTER STARTING IT REPEATEDLY IT USUAL WOULD STEER BUT TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING FROZE! IT WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE TURNED OUT DANGEROUSLY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL/.

Mileage: 149,850

STARTED OUT WHEN I'M JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL TWITCHES. NOW HAS GONE TO ESC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKS UP. MOST OF THE TIME JUST WHEN I START THE CAR HOWEVER HAS DONE IT WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY IT WAS A SECLUDED ROAD AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO MY SEARCH OF THE INTERNET I'M NOT ALONE.

Mileage: 133,602

WANTED TO UPDATE MY CASE 11173286. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED 02/05/2019. APPARENTLY CHEVROLET KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR AND MOTOR PART NUMBERS 23232310 SENSOR KIT AND 22837369 MODULE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD OF HAD A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. SHE WOULD NOT KNOW IF YOU RESTART THE CAR THE STEERING WORKS AGAIN. SHE PROBABLY WOULD JUST STOPPED THE CAR WHERE EVER SHE WAS AND CAUSE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM. ALSO THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING THAT STEERING WAS GOING TO GO BAD. IT HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES BEFORE I HAD IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM WOULD ANY PLACE. I HAVE HAPPEN ON THE STREET GOING 45 MPH, TURNING A CORNER, BACKING OUR OF MY DRIVEWAY, 2 TIMES ON A CITY STREET UNDER 30 MPH. IF YOU GO ONLINE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 73,630

WAS DRIVING DOWN A CROOKED ROAD WHEN STEERING FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP. BARELY MADE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING. FLASHED ECS AND POWERSTEERING ON DASH. AFTER I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT QUIT BUT DID IT AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER BUT THE 2ND TIME IT DIDN'T QUIT AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WAA DRIVING FINE AGAIN.

Mileage: 120,000

CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE, AND FROM FURTHER STUDIES AND INVESTICATION VIA INTERNET COMPLAINTS AND YOUTUBE CUSTOMERS/OWNERS...THIS IS A CONTINUAL ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A SUBSTAINTIAL AMOUNT OF CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS FROM THE YEAR OF 2009 TO 2013/2014 MODELS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP ON THESE MAKE AND MODELS. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CONSTANLY SHORT OUT AND BLOW OUT. MECHANICS AND SERVICE HAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTTICAL CONNECTORS FOR HLLIGHTBULB OVERHEATS, MELTS THE WIRING, AND BURNS OUT BULB> THIS IS VERY DANGEROUSE AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON MY VEHICLE ALONE. ALSO CONSTAT PROBLEMS WITH REAR RIGHT WHEEL CONVERTOR SPEED AND TIRE SENSORS, AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OVER ALL. THE WIRING IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HAVE BLOW OUT FUSES, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT INDICATORS ALWAYS COMING ON, AND THE SENSORS ON AND OFF. THIS IS A WELL NOTED AND DOCUMENTED OCCURANS WITH THESE VEHICLES. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO DANGER WITH POSSIBLE FIRE AND CAR STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND HEATING/COOLING AC WIRES SHORTING OUT. IN ALL OVERVIEW THIS HAS CAUSED ME SEVERE FINACIL PROBLEMS DUE TO CONSTANT REPAIRS AND PART REPLACEMENT. IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. I NEED THIS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE SOME OF THE MELTED FIRE SPARKED PARTS.PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MANY DAYS I DONT HAVE NEEDED TRANSPORTATION DUE TO THESE ISSUES AND I GET REPAIRS ALL OF THE TIME WHILE STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE. I AM SCARED TO KEEP DRIVING THIUS CAR.

"TAKATA RECALL " IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2012 MALIBU WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND " SERVICE ESC " POPS UP MAKING IT HARD TO TURN SO I HAVE TO STOP IN THE THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TO RESTART MY CAR IT HAPPENED A MONTH AND A HALF AGO AND JUST RECENTLY STARTED AGAIN IT STOPPED FOR A DAY AND NOW ITS BACK EVEN WORSE. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE THINK ITS MY TORQUE SENSOR AND INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT STEERING WHEEL STIFFING UP AND I ALMOST WENT IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME./ SECOND TIME I JUST MADE IT TO WORK TR=URN THE STEERING WHEEL TO PARK AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN./REAR DEFROST DON'T WORK CHANGED FUSE AND STILL WONT WORK

Mileage: 55

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE DASH WILL DISPLAY " ESC POWER STEERING" AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR WILL TURN THE POWER STEERING BACK ON. FOR HOW LONG? MAYBE 1 MILE OR 100 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE POWER STEERING IS GOING TO FAIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET, TURNING AND SITTING STILL.

Mileage: 73,610

POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL STABILITY, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 94,000

THE STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO SHAKE AND TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK IDLING IT SHAKES REALLY BAD

Mileage: 50

LOSS OF STEERING.TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON

Mileage: 174,000

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND IS WORKING AGAIN. STEERING PULLS AND I'M UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING. RECALLS WERE MADE TO YEAR AND MODEL OF MY CAR BUT MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH UP TO RECALL.

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR IN MY CARE FOR GOING ON 3 YEARS. THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. AFTER ABOUT 6 TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL FAILS TO TURN AND GETS STUCK. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT IS THE RACK AND PINION. AGTER GETTING AN OPINION I HAVE OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW SAYING THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE RACK AND PINION IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE YET NO ONE HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER/VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL.

Mileage: 113,000

MY POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE.OF DRIVING GOT REAL STIFF ON THE 10 FREEWAY GOING HOME FROM.REDLANDS TO HEMET AND MY POWER STEERING EIS ELECTRICAL AND ITS HARD MY MECHANIC SAID ITS TOO MUCH TO FIX AND TOLD ME THAT ITS A HIGH DEMAND IN RECALL FOR THIS AND THAT I NEED IT FIX I TURNED IT ON AND TI WORKS FOR 5 MINUTES A DRIVE OR TWO AND OUT OF NO WHERE EVEN WHILE DRIVING WILL STIFFEN UP AGAIN ON ME

Mileage: 55

'TAKATA RECALL ' I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON , MY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST STEERING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK . IT MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TRY TO TURN TO EVEN GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD .

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ALSO, THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

CAR UPON STARTING WOULD NOT HAVE POWER STEERING .THE OWNERS MANUEL SAID TO TURN KEY OFF THEN ON ..THE POWER STEERING WOULD COME BACK ON AND CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN UPON STARTING WITH ERROR MESSAGE ESC SERVICE ,WITH A WARNING BELL.. THEN WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY LOST ALL POWER STEERING .AND WRECKED INTO SOMETHING WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT ..DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND GRILL.NO WARNING AND GM DOESNT WANT TO HELP ME GET RENTAL AND TRANSFERRED MY CASE TO HIGHER DEPARTMENT WHO ISN'T WILLING TO HELP ME .. WAS TOLD THE REP WAS TO BUSY TO TAKE MY CALL ..LOST TIME AT WORK AND IN DARK OF WHO'S TO COVER THE DAMAGES FROM FAULTY PART .. VERY DANGEROUS AND THE PEOPLE AT GM SAID THAT IF I GOT THE REPAIRS DONE THAT IT WOULD END MY CLAIM AND CAR WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED.

Mileage: 89,000

STEERING MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MESSAGE FOR ESC AND POWER STEERING CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO JERK AND TWITCH WHEN DRIVING.

Mileage: 245,000

POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD. WAS GOING AROUND 30MPH.

Mileage: 170,000

STEERING MALFUNCTION. STEERING CLICKS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, AND IN PARK. STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON SOMETIMES RELEASES STEERING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? THERE ARE PAST RECALLS FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE!! NOT SAFE!

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY. I CAN BE PARKED IT GOES OUT, I CAN HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKIBG WHILE IN DRIVE , IT GOES OUT. I CAN BE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND IT GOES OUT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. AND THEN MY ESC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. IN ALL OF THESE INSTANCES IT'S ALL RANDOM WHEN IT HAPPENS.ON 10/13/2018 M Y POWER STEERING WENT OUT THAT IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT.

Mileage: 135,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS SYSTEM POP ON A FEW TIMES. AS OF SEPTEMBER THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ABD AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. IT ALSO AFFECT THE ESC SYSTEM.

Mileage: 73,000

POWER STEERING KEEPS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I GET THIS 'WARNING' COME ON, SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING. REALLY SCARY DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNING OFF. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? IS THERE A RECALL?

Mileage: 107,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (MOTOR CITY BUICK GMC, 3101 PACHECO RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (855) 393-2841) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START SHAKING AND TURNING ON ITS OWN. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER MY SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT.. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD UNLOCK. THAT LASTED FOR A FEW MORE DAYS AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY POWER STEERING SENSOR. ITS SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW HOWEVER I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER CHEVY MALIIBU I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASE THIS CAR THE FIRST ISSUE WAS MY LIGHT CONSTANTLY KEPT GOING OUT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FROM AN OUT OFF TOWN TRIP AND CARS WERE FLASHING THERE LIGHTS. I PULLED OVER I HAD NO BACK LIGHTS. I TOOK IT THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS MY BATTERY CAUSING MY CAR TO SHORT CIRCUIT. IT COST ME $400. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED 20 DAYS LATER THE DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN NO WAY. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A #20 FUSE OVER THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHEEL THAT KEPT BLOWING. NEEDLES TO SAY I KNOW RIDE AROUND WITH A PACK OF FUSES IN MY CAR.. THE CAR HAS 87,858 MILES ON IT

Mileage: 87,830

ESC CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HWY AT APPROX. 45MPH

Mileage: 75,000

ESC LIGHT WENT ON. SUGGEST WAS TO GET ESC SERVICED BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN ENGINE WS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, EVERYTHING WORKED. BUT THE SAME THING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WENT ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. THIS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED, HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN STOPPED. CAR WAS DRIVABLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING BUT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.

Mileage: 94,764

WHILE STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO CLICK, SHAKE, AND MOVE ON ITS OWN. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVEN WORSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT HARDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON. MECHANIC BELIEVES IT MAY BE THE SENSOR IN THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER STEERING BUT ISN'T SURE.

Mileage: 141,000

THE VALET PARKING ATTENDANT BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO ME AND STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, BUT HE KNOWS IT WAS WORKING FINE WHEN HE PARKED IT. DROVE VEHICLE HOME WITH EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STEERING; RESTARTED VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING WORKED FOR 10 MINUTES AND WENT OUT AGAIN ALL WHILE STAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE UNIT.

Mileage: 116,000

THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD I KIND THINK THAT IT'S ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE FOR EIGHT MONTHS, BUT HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (MONTGOMERY CHEVROLET IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

OFF AND ON MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, I CAN BE AT A REDLIGHT, PARKED OR EVEN DRIVING AND IT GOES OUT, I END UP HAVING TO TURN OFF CAR IF IM PARKED OR AT REDLIGHT, AND IF IM DRIVING I GO INTO NEUTRAL TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN OFF... MY ESC GOES OFF ALS, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, SO SINCE 2012 IT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE AT A LIGHT

WHILE SITTING STILL THE WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF. THEN WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. MAKING IT HARD TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN U HAVE TKO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART AND PRAY U MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. THIS WAS A CAR BOUGHT FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND NOW I'M SCARED FOR HER TO DRIVE IT. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 57,600

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN, THEN THE ESC AND TRACTION LOGOS POPPED UP. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT AWAY.. IT DID THIS AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR.. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ERROR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!

Mileage: 125,254

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD MORE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENGRAS CHEVROLET (585 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108, (860) 748-4388) WHERE AN UNKNOWN FAILURE WAS DETECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS HE FOUND RECALLS ONLINE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE "ESC" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TT *TR

Mileage: 175,000

MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYLINDER POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. THE SERVICE ESC WARNING COMES ON THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. I RESTART CAR AND IT GOES AWAY BUT COMES BACK LATER. DOES THIS WHOLE DRIVING. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 135,000

LEFT STORE AND CARE WAS DRIVING FINE, LOST POWER STEERING AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CUT CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND ISSUE WAS FIXED. AS SOON I AS PULLED IN MY GARAGE, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. IT'S DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 198,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING TONIGHT THE CAR MADE A SOUND WARNING AND RIGHT AFTER THAT MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL TURN MY IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE STEERING BACK IN MY CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EVER SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE AND THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE SOMETIMES JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN PULLS OFF TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT FOR NO REASON. MY TIRES HAVE THE PROPER INFLATION AND ARE ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. I DRIVE DOWN A MOUNTAIN WITH LOTS OF CURVES IN THE ROAD TO GET TO AND FROM WORK IF THE STEERING DECIDES TO LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING ON A CURVE THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD AND POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE A PLACE TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID THE MANUAL STATES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS KEEPS OCCURRING.

Mileage: 136,034

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN THE ROAD MY STEERING STIFFENED AND I HEARD A CHIME AND SERVICE ESC ACROSS THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAD TO TRY TO MANUALLY STEER. I HAD MY 1 YR OLD AND 4 YR OLD IN MY VEHICLE AND THE ROADS WERE SNOWY AND ICY, AND NO WAY TO STEER MY VEHICLE SAFELY.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED AFTER BEING MANUALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 180,000

TAKATA RECALL FOR A CHEVROLET CHEVY MALIBU 2012, YOU CANT TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING THE HEAD LIGHT ELECTRICAL FUSE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, DRIVER PEDALS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO.

Mileage: 94,600

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, MY CAR WILL NOT ALIGN AND THE ELECTRICAL PLUG WILL NOT WORK

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SAYS POWER STEERING OFF SERVICE ESC TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART WENT AWAY I TAKE IT IN AND NO CODE STORED. MY WIFE IS AFFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR

Mileage: 95,000

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE SAFETY DEFECTS WITH VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKES, SENSOR LIGHTS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS, ENGINE LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN. UPDATED 10/23/2017*JS

ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD HAD BRAKE PADS INSTALLED VEHICLE MAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, HAD THREE SENSORS REPLACED DASH BOARD LIGHT STILL ON05

Mileage: 101

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING, ESC, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER (SOUTHERN CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 5845 COLISEUM BLVD, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING GOING ABOUT 30MPH AND CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER , COULD NOT STEER THE CAR, PULLED OFF ROAD, WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND CAR STARTED BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS, THEN A FEW DAYS AGO WENT OUT TO START CAR AND WOULD NOT START, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD LIGHT UP BUT WOULD NOT START, HAD TO HAVE IN JUMPED OFF, TOOK IT TO AUTO PLACE TO HAVE BATTERY CHECKED, BATTERY WAS FINE, DROVE IT HOME, DROVE IT THE NEXT MORNING TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS, THEN THAT AFTERNOON, WOULD NOT START AGAIN, HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED OFF AGAIN, TOOK IT TO AUTO PLACE AGAIN, AND BATTERY OK, ALLTERNATOR OK , I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS ON THIS CAR AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, HAVE NOT TOOK IT TO MECHANIC YET, BUT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT

Mileage: 67,000

"SERVICE ESC" LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE, AS WELL AS BREAKING IN BAD WEATHER. AFTER REPLACING BRAKES TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE I SCONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM . AFTER A RECENT INQUIRY I LEARNED OF A RECALL ON "SERVICE ESC" AS WELL AS "TRACTION CONTROL".

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LASORSA CHEVROLET BUICK DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OIL PRESSURE VALVE MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE, BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL FAILURES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR I HEARD A POP IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND FELT IT IN THE GAS PEDAL, AND IT KEEPS POPPING. MY STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT GO OUT! AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IT LOCKED UP ON ME AND JUST KEEPS POPPING.

Mileage: 79,900

"TAKATA RECALL" STEERING WHEEL MOVING ON ITS ON LOST OF POWER STEERING OLIN AND OUT AND TRACTION WARNING ON AND OFF. STEERING WHEEL PULSATING AND TURNING ON ITS OWN WHILE STATIONARY.

Mileage: 90,000

MY CAR IS NOT WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OUT OF THE DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ONLY DURING THE FAILURE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND THE POWER TORQUE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

Mileage: 163,000

TAKATA RECALL POWERSTEERING WENT OUR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT WAS VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, CAR'S POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. A MESSAGE STATING THAT SERVICE TO ESC APPEARS. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. POWER STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN IT GOES OUT AND I GET 3 MESSAGES ON DASH BACK TO BACK POWERING STEERING / SERVICE ESC/ NO ESC. POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ANY TIME DURING THE TRIP. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF CYCLE REPEATS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,195.

Mileage: 168,195

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN FOXX ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2012 MALIBU STEERING COLUMN RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL DOES A QUICK JERK, MY TRACTION LIGHT LUMINATES AND THEN SERVICE ESC COMES UP ON THE DISPLAY AND THEN POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY AND AT THAT POINT IOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL, I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AT THIS POINT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE...WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREE WAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND LOST POWER STEERING. THIS VERY ISSUE WAS A RECALL ON THE RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 AND 2008-2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU(S) AND OBVIOUSLY IT IS STILL AN ISSUE WITH THE 2012 MODEL. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH STEERING PRIOR TO THS DAY IT HAPPENED 10/30/16 AND NO WARRING POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS GOING TO FAIL. FIX IT ONCE AND FOR ALL GM. DO YOUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GET THIS RIGHT!!!! NOW WE HAVE TO FIND THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND GET IT FIXED BECAUSE MY CAR IS LITERALLY A DEATH TRAP. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS (DOME) AND HEADLIGHTS START FLICKERING AFTER 10 MINS TO 60 MINS INTO MY DRIVE LIKE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ALSO, THE REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING AND I CAN'T SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW, I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN TO TRY AND HURRY THE PROCESS ALONG AND THAT IS NOT FUN WHEN IT IS FREEZING OUT SIDE!

Mileage: 132,000

SEVERAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THE SYSTEMS AFFECTED ARE THE RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE REAR DEFROST. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT THAT GOES FROM SYSTEM TO SYSTEM. MODERN CHEVROLET IN WINSTON SALEM, NC SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN WIRES ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS CAUSING THIS. THERE ARE THREE RECALLS THAT WOULD DEAL WITH THIS. THE RECALLS ARE FOR STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL AND FINALLY WIRING. BOTH MODERN CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET CORPORATE HAVE SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE VIN #. I DO NOT SEE WHERE THAT MATTERS. IF A PART IS BAD THEN ALL VEHICLES THAT PART IS USED ON SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER WHAT. THE STEERING WAS THE MOST AFFECTED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE STALLED LOST POWER FOR A MOMENT THEN RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE THE BLUETOOTH WAS IN USE, THE RADIO AND STEERING WHEEL SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO LOSE CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE REPLACED AND ROUTED CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CABLE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,607. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ *AS

Mileage: 47,607

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ESC AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 15V269000 (SEAT BELT), THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

WHEN DRIVING, AT LOW SPEED IN THE CITY, OR ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING (ACCORDING TO THE REPAIRING DEALER, VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN); DASH GAUGES GO ON AND OFF; TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURN OWN AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING; DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING; BELLS AND BUZZERS RING; DOOR LOCKS CYCLE, AND THEFT DETERRENT WARNINGS ILLUMINATE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPAIR IT BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOW, HAS BEEN THERE FOR A FULL WEEK AND AT THIS POINT IS STILL UNSAFE

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESUMED DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

Mileage: 164,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT!!! IT WAS VERY ABRUPT. A MESSAGE SAYING "POWER STEERING" "SERVICE ESC" CAME UP. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT EARLIER MODELS OF THE MALIBU WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT VERY SERIOUSLY ON THE 2012 MODEL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!! I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO STEER THE CAR MANUALLY! MY CHILDREN AND I WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THE NEXT PERSON MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. BEFORE CHEVROLET GETS SUED, THEY MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT!!! IT WAS VERY ABRUPT. A MESSAGE SAYING "POWER STEERING" "SERVICE ESC" CAME UP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT (150.00) BEFORE THEY COULD LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT EARLIER MODELS OF THE MALIBU WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT VERY SERIOUSLY ON THE 2012 MODEL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!! I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO STEER THE CAR MANUALLY! MY CHILDREN AND I WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THE NEXT PERSON MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. BEFORE CHEVROLET GETS SUED, THEY MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN ALSO DRIVE THIS CAR. UNLIKE ME, WHO KNOWS ABOUT MANUAL STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, YOUNG ADULTS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MANUAL STEERING IS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL AT THE TIME. I DID CONTACT GM AND THEY ARE HELPING ME RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 38,000

DRIVING DOWN THE CITY ROAD AT 55 MPH, I HEARD THREE BELLS AND ON THE DASHBOARD IT READ "SERVICE ESC...SERVICE ESC...TRACTION CONTROL OFF" THE VEHICLE THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME UNLOCKED WITHIN SECONDS. THIS CAUSED SWERVING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. I SEE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE VIN DOES NOT SHOW AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHEEL LOCKED, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN UPDATED 02/16/16*JB

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A VIBRATING MOTION, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED INITIALLY AFTER DRIVING OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, INFORMING ME OF ANOTHER DEFECT BUILT INTO MY VEHICLE , ONLY ONE OF WHICH WAS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE A REPAIR, THE OTHERS, AS WITH THIS LETTER HAS BEEN TO WARN ME OF A DEFECT, THIS LETTER CONTAINS THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE, EXPLAINS WHAT THE DEFECT IS, HOWEVER,EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BECAUSE IN BOLD UNDERLINED TYPE IT STATES "DO NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER AS A RESULT OF THIS LETTER UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE". THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME BECAUSE LONG BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT MODEL CAUSED THE DEATHS THAT FORCED NHTSA TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THAT VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM A COBALT I OWNED AND WHEN TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE THAT IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, I CREATED SUCH A COMMOTION IN THAT DEALERSHIP, THAT THEY REPLACED THAT IGNITION SWITCH W/O COST TO ME, WHICH PROVES THAT THEY WERE WELL OF OFF THAT DEADLY DEFECT BEFORE IT CAUSED THOSE DEATHS, SO THE FACT THAT THIS LETTER CLEARLY STATES THE VIN NUMBER OF THIS VEHICLE, AS DID THEY OF THE DEADLY IGNITION SWITCH, ' SO MY PLEA TO YOU IS TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MENTIONED IN ALL FOUR OF THE LETTERS THEY HAVE SENT TO ME. BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEADLY DEFECT, IS TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH THAT COULD RESULT FROM THAT DEFECT..

PURCHASED CAR FROM ED BOZARTH ON OCTOBER 12. WITHIN 1 WEEK THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND YOU HAD TO STEP ON IT HARD FOR IT TO BRAKE. HAVE CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE WITHIN 3 YEARS. HAVE COMPLAINED TO ED BOZARTH SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OTHER GM DEALERSHIPS AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES. SEPTEMBER 2015 TOOK IT TO FLETCHER JONES CHEVROLET AND HAD FILED A COMPLAIN WITH GM FOR APPROVAL TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. AND AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THEY GRIND HORRIBLY AND YOU HAVE TO HIT HARD ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO BRAKE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE RUBBER STEERING WHEEL. IT IS COMING APART AND IT CUTS YOU AS YOU ARE MAKING RIGHT TURN. BEING DIABETIC IT IS A HEALTH ISSUE.

RECEIVED LETTERS FROM GM THAT THIS CAR AND TWO OTHER FAMILY OWNED MALIBU'S (2009 & 2012 MODEL YEARS) MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF THEIR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR OR THE EPS MOTOR/CONTROLLER. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT PART OF THE EARLIER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM) WHICH COULD AFFECT STEERING AND SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS. MY COMPLAINT IS HOW CAN THIS COMPANY WHO COVERED UP THE IGNITION PROBLEM WHICH KILLED OVER 100 PEOPLE BE ALLOWED NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HORROR STORIES ON THE NHTSA AND ARFC.ORG. WEB SITES OF PEOPLE WHO ALSO WERE NOT PART OF THE EARLIER RECALL CRASHING WHEN THEIR POWER STEERING FAILED. DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY WIFE OR MY TWO DAUGHTERS GET KILLED, AS WELL AS MY GRANDSON BEFORE MY CARS ARE FIXED. THIS LEADS ME TO QUESTION WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT GONE AFTER GM FOR THIS WHEN IT IS JUST AS DANGEROUS FOR THIS POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION TO OCCUR AS IT DID WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM? ALSO THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR ELSE CHANGING THEM WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE OTHER THAN GIVING THE DEALERSHIPS MONEY TO DO USELESS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WHICH RUN OVER $100 EACH WHICH GM TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO OWNERS FOR MODEL YEARS 2007 TO 2012 FOR WHICH THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, PROMISING FREE REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE "IF" YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH YOUR EPS. THE LETTER STATED NOT TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM? SO IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE AND GET KILLED IN A CRASH THEY WILL FIX YOUR CAR. I WONDER IF ANY LETTERS WERE SENT TO OWNERS OF NEWER VEHICLES IF THE SAME DEFECTS ARE STILL IN THEIR CARS? I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL PAPER AND THE FTC ON THIS MATTER AND I URGE EVERYONE WHO GETS THIS OUTRAGEOUS LETTER TO DO THE SAME.

Mileage: 18,000

WE PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEPT. 2014 AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 X DUE TO THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AND FAILURE TO START SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WOULD CHIME AND THE GAUGES WOULD ALL DROP TO 0 AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING, LOW FUEL AND ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WOULD ALL LIGHT UP MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.

Mileage: 51,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS, BRUISES, AND WRIST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,979.

Mileage: 52,979

WE OWN A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION (SHUDDERING) IN THE STEERING OF THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER. BUT NOW THE CAR IS DEVELOPING MORE ABNORMAL ISSUES LIKE THE STEERING WHEELING IS MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD. ALSO NOTED ARE CLICKING NOISES NOW HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL HUB. WITH THE WORSENING CONDITION OF THE STEERING I AM BECOMING RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STEERING FAILING WHILE OPERATING THE CAR. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO GET BACK TO ME. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPT. AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE 9/05/2013 FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WITH 3 OF THOSE TIMES WAS WITH A CHEVROLET ENGINEER. BUT CHEVROLET CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 26,783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO A SNOW BANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STEERED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EVEN THOUGH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM A SENIOR SAFETY SUPERVISOR FROM GM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

VEHICLE HAS RANDOM LOSS OF ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST, WHICH LEAVES NO POWER STEERING. ALSO SERVICE ABS, ESC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS, EPS CAUSES VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION. GM RECALLED THOUSANDS OF MALIBU'S IN FEB. OF 2015 FOR EPS ISSUES BUT MY YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED. COINCIDENCE? HIGHLY DOUBTFUL. VEHICLE IT'S SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS ON WEDNESDAY. CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR AN EARLIER RECALL CONCERNING BRAKE SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 76,800

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD TURN OFF AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE (STEER). THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL MODULE WHICH WARMS UP AND CUTS OUT THE POWER STEERING. IT WILL DISPLAY "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC" AND SYMBOL COMES ON. THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED ONGOING PROBLEM LIKE IN THE MORNING IT WILL BE O.K. BUT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 51,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH LANDED ON THE CONTACT'S LAP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE STEERING AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HE WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED POSSIBLE FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

I WAS REAR ENDED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAFT COMPLETELY DISLODGED ONTO MY LAP .THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS PUSHED APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. AND THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE STEERED IF THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING UP THE HIGHWAY. IF AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WANDERED OUT OF LANE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT INNER TIE RODS WERE PROTRUDED OUTWARD WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

DRIVING AND CAR HAD SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. WE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTING GOING CRAZY DISPLAYING ALL LIGHTS, SAYING DEVICE ESC AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND TRANSMISSION STARTED JOLTING AROUND. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AFTER TURNING IT OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO STARLING CHEVROLET TO GET IT FIXED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY SINCE CLOSED SUNDAY. BEFORE TAKING TO THE DEALER TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK THE BATTERY. AUTOZONE STATING BATTERY WAS GREAT. CHEVROLET DIDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR AT ALL MONDAY, AND TUESDAY STATED WE NEED NEW BATTERY. I ADVISED OF AUTO ZONE READING AND WAS TOLD AUTZONE WAS WRONG. PICKED UP THE CAR TUESDAY AFTER HAVING A BRAND NEW BATTERY PUT IN FOR $270. TODAY IS THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND THE CAR DID EVERYTHING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT START. NOW I HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

STARTED MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU UP AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO SERVICE ESC. CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS WAS AFTER THE FIRST NIGHT OF EVENTS I WAS AT. SO I DROVE IT TO THE HOTEL I WAS AT. FOUND OUT WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT IT HAS A ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. DROVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T SERVICE IT ON THE WEEKEND. I WAS 3 HOURS FROM MY HOME AT AN EVENT. SO I DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOTEL WITH NO POWER STEERING. SO I DROVE FOR ROUGHLY AN HOUR WITH LIGHTS ON AND NO POWER STEERING. THEN WAS ABOUT TO HEAD TO THE DAY TWO OF THE EVENT ABOUT 5 HOURS LATER AND EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I NEED TO FIX ON IT AT ALL NOW. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSED UP AND SHE NEVER HAS LOST POWER STEERING BEFORE AND SHE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR HER. *JS

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND COLERAIN.. AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT THIS YOUNG LADY KEPT ON COMING AT ME AND I SLAMMED MY BRAKES ON AND MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL IN A HARD WAY TO AVOID HER HITTING ME AND ALSO LAST YEAR SLAMMING MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A CAR INFRONT OF ME THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON 75 SOUTH BOUND IN KENTUCKY MY STEERING WHEEL HAS SOME PLAY IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

07/2013 SERVICE ESC MSG AND SYMBOL CAME ON , DEALER UNABLE TO FIND 01/07/2014 SAME 01/15/2014 AGAIN, GM PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN AND WAS NOTICE BY DEALER, I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PAID THE WHOLE COST, AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE , EFFECTS STEERING AND STABILIZATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 36,999

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2013. IT ONLY HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE SLOWING, SUCH AS EXITING THE INTERSTATE, AS THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS, IT DOWN SHIFTS HARD. ESPECIALLY GOING FROM 3RD GEAR TO 2ND AND THEN 1ST. IT SEEMS TO HAVE A SLIGHT DELAY WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED. MORE SO WHEN YOU HAVE SLOWED AND THEN SPED BACK UP, LIKE WHEN SOMEONE IS TURNING AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW FOR THEM. THERE IS AN AWFUL NOISE IN THE DASH AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. IF YOU ARE ON A GRAVEL ROAD, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DASH/STEERING COLUMN IS GOING TO FALL ONTO YOUR FEET. ITS A RATTLE TYPE SOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE AT 55 MPH AND ABOVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT FOUR TIMES AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ONCE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL HAD BEEN LEANING OUTWARD FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,500. THE CONSUMER STATED FROM THE DAY SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AS TIME WENT ON, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLY, CHOPPY AND CAREENING . IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT ROADS AND STREETS AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AT 55 MPH AND HIGHER. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. AT TIMES, THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE. ALSO, THE SHIFTING WAS ERRATIC AND LAGGED. IT LAGGED FROM STOP SIGNS. IT OFTEN FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT TO GAIN POWER NEEDED ON HIGHWAY UPGRADES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PASS SEMI-TRUCKS ON AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, JERKED TO THE LEFT WITH ALMOST AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHIFTING AND SWAYING. IF THERE WERE CURVE , THE VEHICLE WOULD DANGEROUSLY SWING WIDE OUT INTO THE CURVES. THE STEERING WHEEL, WOULD THEN FREEZE UP AND WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND STEER SAFELY. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH AND AS SHE WAS RETURNING TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE VEHICLE STUTTERED AND STARTED TO STOP. SHE PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A DANGEROUS LAG BEFORE ENOUGH POWER CAME TO THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 11

VEHICLE (2012 MALIBU) WAS PURCHASED APRIL 2012 - STARTING JULY 2012 VEHICLE WOULD STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD, WITH LOSS OF ENGINE, POWER ASSIST STEERING AND POWER ASSIST BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS MODULES, BUT IT OCCURRED AGAIN IN SEPT 2012 (3 TIMES) THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY 2013. TWO BODY CONTROL MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ENGINE CONTROL MODULES, TWO POWER STEERING MODULES, ONSTAR MODULE, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, ETC. UNINTENDED POWER STEERING ASSIST OCCURS SUCH THAT WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, POWER STEERING COMES IN AND OUT AS MODULE FAILS (ALONG WITH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION). VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE VEHICLE AND GM STATES THEY STAND BY LAST REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 6 TIMES NOW, BUT WE REFUSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, AS WE BELIEVE THERE MUST BE A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THEY KEEP STATING IT IS DEFECTIVE MODULES AND THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING THEM. PLEASE SEE YOUTUBE VIDEOS: "2012 CHEVY MALIBU - UNINTENDED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE MODE?" "2012 CHEVY MALIBU DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - ANY IDEAS?" *TR

Mileage: 1,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 550.

Mileage: 500