Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#10822969January 29, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND TURN. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS ON ITS OWN. CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING RETURNS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822337January 26, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS 99% OF THE TIME! I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILS. IT'S ON FOR TWO SECONDS RIGHT WHEN I START MY CAR, SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIGOROUSLY AND THEN POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE IS GONE! ALL MANUAL FROM THEN ON OUT! I DRIVE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR AND EVEN BUMPED INTO THINGS WHILE TURNING BECAUSE I CANNOT STEERING! THIS RECALL NEEDS TO APPLY TO EVERY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, NOT JUST A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME GROUP! IT'S SO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVING EVEN ON MY OWN STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN I GO TO WORK! THE WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I'M NOT DRIVING AND EVEN IN MOTION EVEN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU FOR OVER A MONTH ABOUT MY VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT YOU MUST THINK IT'S OKAY FOR IT TO BE DRIVEN SINCE YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! PRETTY SOON I'M GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I WILL BE SUING GM AND POTENTIALLY NTSHA FOR NOT REASSURING MY SAFETY! SOMEONE ALWAYS HAS TO GET HURT ENORDER FOR SOMEONE TO FIX SOMETHING!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821359January 21, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON WHEN YOU FIRST START IT AND WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED IT GOES OFF. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH WHILE IDLING AND POWER STEERING WAS GOING IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFORE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820360January 15, 2016
STEERING
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, I BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN. I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND FORTUNATELY NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS AROUND ME. EVENTUALLY IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO SEIZE UP SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING 5MPH OR LESS AND MAKING A SHARP TURN. I HAVE NOT HAD THE FEB 2015 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000) OR JULY 2014 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 ) RECALL WORK DONE AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS 0 OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VIN #. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2015 AND THE SLOW SPEED STEERING LOSS HAPPENS REGULARLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820362January 15, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STARTING BEFORE MAY 2015 AND LASTING UNTIL 11/19/15, THE YELLOW WARNING DASHBOARD LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND DIC WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO BERSERK WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING IN MAY OF 2015. AT THE SAME TIME DURING THESE EPISODES, THE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JERKY. THE LIGHTS WOULD "SETTLE DOWN" AFTER LONG ENOUGH, BUT SOME COMBINATION OF LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAINED ON AT THE END OF THE EPISODES, SUCH AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SECURITY LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL SOMETIMES AFTER BEING RESTARTED. I HAD A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT IN 5/15/2015 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. SOMETIMES DURING THESE EPISODES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD ALSO LOSE POWER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH 11/19/15. THE CAR HAS NOT GONE BERSERK SINCE THEN, BUT THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK RELIABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE, BUT WENT OFF. THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS FAILED TO WORK TWICE SINCE THEN TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819895January 13, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I WAS NEARLY HIT WHILE HAVING TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WHILE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I HIT THE GUARDRAIL BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED A TRAFFICE JAM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818138January 5, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817211December 31, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817258December 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817052December 30, 2015
STEERING
CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816740December 29, 2015
STEERING
CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEMOST CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816746December 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
ON OCT. 31ST I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER. A FEW SECONDS LATER I NOTICED THE SEAT GOT EXTREMELY HOT SO I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY SEAT WHERE THE HEATER IS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809884December 13, 2015
SEATS
A SQUEAKING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WHENEVER I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT SQUEAKS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHORS TO THE SEAT FRAME. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET MALIBUS, PONTIAC G6 AND SATURN AURA MODELS: HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/PRINTTHREAD.PHP?T=26433&PP=40.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809310December 9, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808887December 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THE 2007 MALBU IS IN THE RECALL.THEY FIX THE TRAMISSION CABLE . IT SAY THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR THEY FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT LIGHT. NOW I SEE POWER STEERING RECALL AND INTION SWITCH RECALL. THEY CHARGE ME 1000. AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR INITION SWITCH . THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807521November 30, 2015
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO OVERHEAT AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,394. ...UPDATED 01/25/16 *BF *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807551November 30, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED AND THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807561November 30, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING ISSUE MATCHING THE RECALL OF SIMILAR MODELS WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE RAMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806666November 25, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790093November 13, 2015
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MALIBU 2007 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS! WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING!!! ALSO THE STOPING WARNING REAR TAIL LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME??? NEED HELP !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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