Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#11377858December 4, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED DURING LOW SPEED LEFT TURN, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET. CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11367054October 29, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT 2020 WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALSO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED A RECALL BACK IN 2014. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED THROUGH THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER, I'M CONVINCED THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT POSES A SAFETY RISK AND RAISES THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMEONE REAR-ENDING ME IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T OPERATING AS THEY SHOULD. IN MY ATTACHED PHOTO, YOU WILL SEE THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. SIMPLY SHAKING IT OR PUSHING IT IN AND OUT SEEMS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362666October 4, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS OWN WHILE IDLING. PULL CAR IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360945September 24, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT'S SIGNIFICANT OTHER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PARKED AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAS STATIONARY FOR 45 MINUTES BEFORE CONTINUING TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERB CHAMBERS CHEVROLET OF DANVERS LOCATED AT 90 ANDOVER STREET, MA-114, DANVERS, MA 01923, (978) 774-2000, AND THE REPAIRS WERE STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348862August 12, 2020
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE POWER STEERING INFO LIGHT APPEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342386July 30, 2020
STEERING
OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT NEW AT RED WING CHEVROLET IN 2007. 82,000 MILES WERE PUT ON IT THE FIRST THREE YEARS WE OWNED IT. THE REST WERE WHEN WE ONLY DROVE IT IN THE SUMMER TIME TO SPECIAL OCCASIONS. LATELY WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE STEERING JERKS ONCE IN A WHILE. TODAY THE WARNING "POWER STEERING" CAME ON THE DISPLAY. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS ONLY VIN SPECIFIC, AND OUR CAR WASN'T ONE OF THEM!! HELLO, WE HAVE A 2007 MALIBU AND IT DOES HAVE THAT PROBLEM!! THERE SHOULD BE A LEGAL OBLIGATION FOR THEM TO COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341744July 27, 2020
ENGINE, STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 MALIBU. AFTER CHANGE BATTERY, THE POWER STEERING IS GONE, "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON RADIO PANEL. I SEARCH THE REALLY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 MALIBU, BUT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE LIST WHEN CHECK THE VIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340822July 22, 2020
STEERING
BLINKER IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURNING OF AND BLINKER ARM IS COMING APART AT THE END OF ARM WHEN DRIVING AND HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF TERRAIN I AM DRIVING ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337926July 7, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEATS
I USED TO GET A WARNING TO "SERVICE AIRBAGS" ON THE STEREO DISPLAY, AND A CHIME, TYPICALLY WHEN I FIRST STARTED UP THE CAR. THIS STARTED WHEN I WAS LIVING IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. I DROVE WITH MY BACKPACK ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND OCCASIONALLY THAT SEAT WOULD CHIME FOR PASSENGER TO BUCKLE UP. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WOULD STAY UP FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OF DRIVING, THEN WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. FINALLY CAUGHT IT IN THE ACT, GOT IT TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEIR DIAGNOSTIC CAME UP WITH A PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR WAS FAILING/HAD FAILED. THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED WAS TO CLEAR THE COMPUTER, OR CONSIDER A BRAND NEW PASSENGER SEAT (WHICH AT THAT TIME EXCEEDED THE ESTIMATED BLUE BOOK VALUE). CLEARING THE COMPUTER OF THAT TROUBLE CODE LASTED ABOUT A WEEK. COULDN'T OFFER MORE INFO SUCH AS IF THE AIRBAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED, OR IF IT WAS LIKE A JACK-IN-THE-BOX AND MIGHT TRIP UNNECESSARILY. THAT WAS ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO, THIS SUMMER IT STOPPED ADVISING ME OF THE NEED FOR SERVICE. I'M NOT SURE IF THE SENSOR FINALLY GAVE OUT, OR IF SOME COMPONENT(S) WERE DAMAGED IN A COLLISION THAT RIPPED OFF THE BUMPER THIS WINTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323413May 5, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO STEER. A DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. INVALID VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322759April 29, 2020
STEERING
INTERMENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. MY MOTHER IS SELLING ME THE CAR AND WE GOT IT CHECKED OUT. I LOOKED INTO CHEVY RECALLS AND IT STATES A RECALL ON 06-08 MALIBU'S FOR A TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CHEVY. I CONTACTED CHEVY ON 05/29/2020 AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THAT STATED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO GET THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FIXED. DECIDED TO CALL MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD 'WELL THAT RECALL EXPIRED IN 2016' REGARDLESS OF EXPIRATION DATE THE PART HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR AND IS CONTINUING TO DO SO. I AGREED TO GET THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST RAN AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT WAS BASICALLY TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING REGARDLESS OF WHAT CODE CAME ABOUT. REGARDLESS OF EXPIRATION YEAR ON A RECALL IF SOMETHING IS FAULTY BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER PLACED FAULTY PARTS AND WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOW THAT IT NEEDS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321349April 16, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IS A MESSAGE THAT COMES ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN TO SERVICE AIRBAG. IT IS REFERRING TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG ON LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON THE INDICATOR LOCATED ABOVE THE RADIO. IT CONTINUES TO STATE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS DISCONTINUED BY GM AND THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PART FOR THIS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT IS A MODULE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE TO HAVE AND THERE BEING NO REPLACEMENT PART IS TROUBLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320652April 9, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319602March 28, 2020
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING, IT COMES BACK TO NORMAL WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS POWER STEERING LOSS HAPPENS RANDOMLY FEW TIMESA WEEK TO ONCE EVERY WEEK OR TWO. I RESEARCH THE VEHICLE RECALL HISTORY AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR YEAR, MODEL AND TYPE, THE ISSUE IS CHEVY WONT COVER MY CAR RECALL SINCE ITS MANUFACTURED DATE IS JUST OUTSIDE THEIR SPECIFIED DATE FOR RECALL. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD COVER MY CAR SINCE IT FELLS UNDER RECALL YEAR, MODEL AND TYPE, IM ALMOST CERTAIN IT USES THE SAME PART WHICH CREATED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316650March 6, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHTS CONTINUE TO TURN OFF/BURN OUT. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT BULB. IT SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN I DRIVE ON A BUMPY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312186February 28, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOOSES POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND FORCING THE CAR TO TURN AND LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311883February 27, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING VIBRATED AND OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311389February 25, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. MORRIS BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 26100 LORAIN RD, NORTH OLMSTED, OH 44070, WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310977February 23, 2020
SEAT BELTS, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN LOST ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOW IT HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING DURING THIS PAST YEAR. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE POWER STEERING IS LOST. IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO STEER THE CAR AND MOVE OVER OR TURN A CORNER. IT'S A CRITICAL SAFETY FACTOR! FOR AN SENIOR WOMEN, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.LUCKILY, IT'S ONLY HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAS COME ON WHEN THE CAR HAS STOPPED, LIKE AT A TRAFFIC STOP. USUALLY, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN. A DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING SENSORS AND MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM FOR OTHER 2007 MALIBU'S. I ALSO HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE I TRANSPORT MY ELDERLY MOTHER. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT ENGAGED - INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS PROBLEM THAT IT IS NOT ENGAGED. CONCERNED IT WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310984February 23, 2020
STEERING
I HAVE A POWER STEERING ISSUE PRESUMABLY RELATED TO THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE OPTING TO REMEDY BY WAY OF A RECALL/REPAIR AT THEIR COST THEY CLAIM DOESN'T APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE - 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I CONTACTED GM A YEAR AGO AT 134,000 MILES TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS THEN INFORMED I AM "JUST OUTSIDE" THE RANGE BEING COVERED. THE ISSUE WENT AWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER BUT HAS RESURFACED. MOREOVER, THEY APPARENTLY WERE COVERING THIS PROBLEM ON 2007 YEAR MODELS AT SOME POINT ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE: HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/RECALL-ALERT-2006-2007-CHEVROLET-MALIBU-AND-MALIBU-MAXX-PONTIAC-G6-1420668845347/ MY ISSUE IS PRESENTING THE SAME WAY AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/GENERATION HAVE DESCRIBED. A GOOGLE SEARCH AND TEN MINUTES OF READING YIELD A PLETHORA OF RESULTS ATTESTING TO THIS. I DO UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE IS OLDER AND THINGS DO GO WRONG WITH OLDER CARS AND THAT'S JUST HOW IT GOES, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE HIT ON THIS WHEN GM KNOWS IT'S SO WIDESPREAD ACROSS MULTIPLE MAKES AND MODELS. AS IT STANDS, MY POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR THE FIRST TWO OR THREE MINUTES OF DRIVING IF I TURN THE WHEEL AS I'M TURNING THE IGNITION OVER, BUT WILL STOP WORKING AND THROW A "POWER STEERING" ALERT ON THE RADIO AT THAT TIME. IF I LEAVE THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T WORK FROM THE OUTSET. THESE FACTORS ARE ALSO SIMILAR TO WHAT OWNERS OF "COVERED" VEHICLES HAVE DESCRIBED. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY BARELY-NOT-COVERED OWNER WHO OUGHT TO BE COVERED AND AM HOPING ONE MORE VOICE (AS I CAN'T BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS SITUATION TO FILE A COMPLAINT) WILL HELP BRING SOME RELIEF FOR OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF IN THIS MESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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