Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2006)

1,388 consumer complaints on file.

#10775492September 23, 2015
STEERING
WHEN TURN TO THE LEFT. THE STEER WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU HEAR 4 CHIMES. IS THERE A RECALL OR CAN THIS BE FIXED? THANKS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766557September 21, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, I LOSE CONTROL OF POWER STEERING FOR A BRIEF TIME. POWER STEERING FLASHES ON MY CONSOLE RIGHT BEFORE THIS OCCURS. THE FIRST TIME, I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH AN 18 WHEELER WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. UPON GOING TO THE DEALER, I WAS ADVISED IT IS MY MALIBU'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THIS PART IS COVERED UNDER THE 2008 MALIBU RECALL AND CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 06! THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY ARE EXPERIENCING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765079September 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IF YOU THINK GM HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHES HERE IS A BIGGER ONE. I HAVE OWNED GM SINCE 1972 AND HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THAT THE DELCO BATTERIES ARE THE BEST. YOU COULD GO 8 TO 8 1/2 YEARS BEFORE YOU NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY BECAUSE AN INTERNAL PLATE WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE BANK OF PLATES. BUT SOMETHING CHANGED IN THE 1990S.I HAVE HAD TWO DELCO BATTERIES DO THIS AND I READ ABOUT A MAN IN FLORIDA THAT DIED IN HIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO HIM. YOUR GET IN YOUR VEHICLE, START THE ENGINE, PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE, AND THE ENGINE QUITS. YOU PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, AND TRY STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN, NOTHING !! ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS ARE DEAD. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AND POST HAVE SEPERATED FROM THE BATTERY. TO GET OUT OF THE CAR YOU HAVE TO TRIP THE MANUAL DOOR LOCKS. IF SOMEONE HOLDS THE POST BACK INTO THE BATTERY YOU WILL HAVE POWER BUT AS SOON AS THEY LET GO, ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS DIE. THINK OF IT THIS WAY. YOU ARE HEADING HOME AFTER A HOLIDAY, ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN THE COUNTRY, DOING 70 MPH, IN THE DARK. BUMPER TO BUMPER. THE POSITIVE BATTERY POST BREAKS LOOSE. YOU NOW HAVE NO HEAD LIGHTS, NO HORN, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO BODY LIGHTS,NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS HAVE DIED. YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF A GHOST SHIP AND THAT DRIVER THAT YOU KNOW WAS BEHIND YOU WILL ONLY HAVE A SECOND TO REACT WHEN HIS HEADLIGHTS PICK YOU UP. GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764621September 17, 2015
STEERING
AFTER (2-3) RECALLS ON STEERING, AFTER STEERING SENSORS REPLACED ALSO, VEHICLE OKAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN BACK TO SAME STEERING LOSS ISSUES. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND RUMBLING OF THE STEERING COLUMN, TO THE POINT IT FEELS LIKE THE COLUMN AND A TIRE IS GOING TO FALL OFF ! MY FIRST INCIDENT STARTED BACK IN 2013-14, TOTAL STEERING LOSS AND HIT A GUIDE RAIL CAUSING DRIVER FRONT FENDER DAMAGE. AFTER SEVERAL RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE STILL RECREATES SAME DANGEROUS FAILING STEERING SITUATION ! MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE, ITS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS A TOTAL COLUMN PROBLEM IN THESE 2006 MALIBU'S, NOT JUST SENSORS, SWITCHES, ETC. THESE STEERING COLUMNS NEED REPLACED. ACCIDENTS ARE INEVITABLE IF NOT ADDRESSED TOTALLY. SHAME ON GM FOR TRYING TO PIECE THIS PROBLEM OUT AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE. CONCERNED, TED MEIXELSBERGER
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762325September 8, 2015
STEERING
VEHICLE TAKEN TO BLOOMSBURG PA. CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR BULLETIN 14116. EPS MOTOR CONTROLLER WAS NOT REPLACED AS PER RECALL STATES TO REPLACE. REPEATED CALLS AND VISITS TO DEALERSHIP HAS YIELDED NO RESULTS. THERE INVOICE AFTER SAID REPAIRS WHERE MADE, CLEARLY SHOWS THAT JUST SENSOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761689September 4, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MOMENTARILY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760371August 31, 2015
STEERING
MY CAR MAKES CREAKING NOISES WHEN TURNING RIGHT. I HAD TWO OPINIONS AND BOTH SAID INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT. I HAD IT FIXED BUT IF ITS A RECALL CAN I GET REIMBURST TO PAY DOWN MY CREDIT CARD?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759901August 28, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750135August 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND APPEARED TO OCCUR IN WET WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,521.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749882August 19, 2015
SEATS
I GOT INTO MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ (I'M NOT AN OVERWEIGHT PERSON, I WEIGH 192LBS AT 6FT TALL) AND THE FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AND TO THE RIGHT. APPARENTLY THE SUPPORT BAR UNDERNEATH THE SEAT HAD BROKEN AT THE WELD. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT SEAT. SUBSEQUENT SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET SHOW THIS IS APPARENTLY A PRETTY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OR DURING AN ACCIDENT, I MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THE COLLAPSE WAS SUDDEN AND VIOLENTLY THREW ME BACKWARDS. I REALLY THINK CHEVY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. AS I NOTED ABOVE, THE BREAK WAS AT THE WELD NOT IN THE BAR ITSELF. THIS MEANS THAT EITHER THEY NEED BETTER WELDS OR MORE SUPPORT UNDERNEATH THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749604August 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING OVER THE YEARS. BUT THIS WAS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR ON THIS SPRING DAY. MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS CHIMING AND THE ALERT CAME ON FOR THAT WHICH EFFECTED MY POWER STEERING. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY OUT. SO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THIS ALL REPEATED AGAIN. SO THIS TIME THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. AFTER ALL THAT, THE POWER STEERING STILL CHIMES AND ALERTS STILL COME ON WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO STEER. THEN I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, WAIT AND RESTART IT. THEN IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS UP IS FOR THE 14772 RECALL. BUT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY OF 2006. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH AND EXPAND THE CURRENT RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES. REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE ON THESE VEHICLES ASAP TO ANY FATAL OR POTENTIAL CRASHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749246August 17, 2015
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING DOES NOT FULLY RESPOND WHEN ENTERING TURNS, CURVES IN THE ROAD AT TIMES. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT MORE TIMES THAN NOT. CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS FAULTY POWER ASSIST MOTOR, MODULE STEERING GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. MY INQUIRES ON WHY THESE MAJOR COMPONENTS HAD FAILED HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. DO HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION. SIGN, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748732August 14, 2015
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,178.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747379August 7, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHEN I ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO ENTER TRAFFIC, MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR PASS A CAR (GOING 25 - 50 MPH), I HEAR DING, DING, DING WARMING BELL AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MOMENTARILY BECOMES LOCKED. I GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND LET OFF THE GAS AND IT RECOVERS. IT IS TOTALLY UNMANAGEABLE FOR THOSE MOMENTS AND VERY ALARMING. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE NOV, 2011 FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS/RECALLS. THIS CURRENT PROBLEM IS A SAFETY FACTOR!!!! UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ.....UPDATED 10/01/15*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND COLUMN SENSOR WERE REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 10/13/15. *JB *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745769August 3, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR BINDING WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745557August 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN SEPT 2014, I HAD MY 2006 MALIBU REPAIRED UNDER GM RECALL 13036. AT THE END OF JUNE 2015, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIR, WHICH WAS THE SAME WORK THAT WAS DONE FOR THE RECALL. AT THE END OF JULY 2015, THE MALFUNCTION RETURN AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVY VIA EMAIL AND PHONE, AND WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED AGAIN AND EXPLAIN THAT I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL 13036 (" THESE FLUCTUATIONS CAN CAUSE ONE OR MORE OF THESE CONDITIONS: THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED"). I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THAT MINE WAS "CLOSED" SINCE I HAD ALREADY HAD IT DONE ONCE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM IS AWARE OF, HAVING ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745442July 31, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR, LOSING ALL CONTROL. IT LOCKS UP FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE STEERING AND MANY OTHER ISSUES, AND WE TOOK IT IN TO BUNNIN CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CA FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING STILL LOCKS UP AND IT WILL DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DRIVING SESSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744683July 29, 2015
STEERING
I HAVE WAITED 3 YEARS FOR A RECALL FOR MY STEERING PROBLEM WHICH STARTED 08-2012 WITH 75,000 MILES. ON 03/13/15 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL #14116 WITH 95,000 MILES. THE FIX FAILED COMPLETELY. ON 07/07/15 WITH 98,800 MILES I RETURNED TO THE CHEV DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. WHICH COST ME $108.00. RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER, AFTER ROAD TEST AND DIAGNOSTIC, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NEXT DAY I TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A TEST DRIVE AND HE SAW THE PROBLEM. ALERT CHIMES, POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON THE DIC AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AFTER TALKING WITH CHEVROLET TECH SUPPORT THERE BEST GUESS WAS A FAILING POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. AND WANTED $650.00 PLUS THE $108.00 I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, MAY NEED OTHER REPAIRS. I DECLINED. I DID MORE REACH AND FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 10183A, SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM. 10 YEAR OR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 07/13/15, 98,800 MILES AND HAD STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NO CHANGE, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MORE REACH FOUND ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE RECALL #14116 DONE FAILED TO WORK. 99% WERE TOLD BY THE CHEV. DEALERSHIP LIKE ME THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILING. I'AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA ADD THE PART TO THE RECALL LIST OR MAKE CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN LESS THAN ANOTHER 10 YEARS. HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER NO REPLY AFTER 3 BUSINESS DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744303July 28, 2015
STEERING
GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING THAT CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO JET CHEVROLET IN FEDERAL WAY, WA TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THEY CLAIM THEY DID THE WORK. HOWEVER, WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. WE CALLED JET CHEVROLET AGAIN TO REPORT IT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE RECALL. THEY WANT TO CHARGE US $100 TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE RECALL. IF THEY DID REPLACE THE PART, I'M SURE IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECTIVE PART. WE NEED SOMETHING DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CAR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743816July 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HAVE NOT BEEN IN WRECK YET BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING CARS THAT ARE UNSAFE. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU APPLY THEM THEY GO OFF, RECALL IS NOT FIXING PROBLEM. CHEVROLET KEEPS CHARGING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHEN THEY KNOW ITS A MODULE THAT NEEDS ISOMETRIC PASTE REAPPLIED EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALSO AND THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW THE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING, OTHER THAN PEOPLE ASKING IF YOU ARE RIDING THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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