Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#11078857March 13, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078981March 13, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078724March 12, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078225March 8, 2018
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL TURNS BY IT SELF, ALSO SITTING STILL ,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076457March 6, 2018
ENGINE, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076561March 6, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075559March 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075636March 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ANSWER THE PHONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,309.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075343February 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074150February 21, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073952February 20, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073601February 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION CYLINDER WAS OFF, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND RESEARCHED RECALLS ON THIS CAR THROUGH THE SAFECAR.COM WEBSITE AND SAW A TRANSMISSION RELATED RECALL (RECALL NUMBER 14152). I CALLED THE ASSOCIATED GM RECALL CENTER TOLD THEM MY ISSUE AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER. THE REPRESENTATIVE PULLED UP THE RECALL DESCRIPTION FOR RECALL NUMBER 14152 AND THE CONSEQUENCES LISTED IN THE GM DIRECTORY WERE NOT THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THE CONSEQUENCES ON SAFECAR.GOV. SHE COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE DESCRIPTION WAS NOT THE SAME IN THE GM DIRECTORY AS THE GOVERNMENT SAFECAR WEBSITE AND I FOUND THAT DISTURBING. SO THAT IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT--THE GM SYSTEM AND NATIONAL WEBSITE ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE. SECONDLY, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CYLINDER IN MY CAR IS OFF, UNDER MY VIN THE CAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FIXED IN 2015 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. 3 YEARS LATER AND THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE A TRANSMISSION RECALL BE DONE ON THE "FIX" AND THAT COST OF FIXUPS BE RESTITUTED BY GM. HAVE OTHER "FIXED" MALIBU RECALLS BEEN AN ISSUE? THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073101February 15, 2018
STEERING
STEERING WHEELS SHAKES THEN POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072260February 12, 2018
STEERING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING I LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER SAFELY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071702February 8, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR'S RPM AND SPEED INCREASES TEMPORARILY....THEN RETURNS TO ITS SET SPEED ON ITS OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071759February 8, 2018
STEERING
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!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067311February 6, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066827February 3, 2018
STEERING
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..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066569February 1, 2018
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066013January 31, 2018
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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