Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#11065856January 30, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "TUGGING" WITH THE STEERING WHEEL THAT LASTED FOR ONE DAY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SHE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (LARICHE CHEVROLET, 215 E MAIN, CROSS FINDLAY, OH 45840) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAILURE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE LOCATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPAIRED. DUE TO THE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED SINCE 2016, THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065859January 30, 2018
STEERING
WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANTLY SHAKING ALL BY ITSELF, UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, IT SPORADICALLY LOSES THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES AND FEELS LIKE ITS LOSING CONTROL OF THE WHEELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065647January 29, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A POWER STEERING RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THE 2006 MODEL HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065662January 29, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CITY STREET, TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WPULD TURN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT I HAD TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. WHEN I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE TGE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND TURN BY ITSELF. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS 9 RECALL NOTICES FROM 06/27/2014 TO 02/23/2015. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THESE RECALLS. DUE TO MULTIPLE OF THESE RECALLS MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES [XXX] AND [XXX]), MY HUSBAND, AND MY LIFE (PREGNANT) COULD HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO AN ALMOST VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO THESE RECALLS. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. 08/18/2014 RECALL FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 08/18/2014 RECALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. 08/18/2014 RECALL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. 09/08/2014 RECAL FOR STEERING. 02/23/2015 RECAL FOR STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. 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).*CC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064576January 24, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU .VEHICLE HAS 200,000 MILES. CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. CONTACT CALLED GM AND GM STATED THAT VEHICLE VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED STERRING ASSIST MODULE IN VEHICLE CONTACT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. STEERING ASSIST FAILED AGAIN LAST THURSDAY WHEN CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20MPH. CHEVY DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AGAIN AND STATED STEERING TORQUE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY AGAIN. 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063168January 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING, HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THE CENTER THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEDRICK'S CHEVROLET (961 W SHAW AVE, CLOVIS, CA 93612, (559) 512-6549) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062156January 11, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062170January 11, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING
AT 6:00 A.M JANUARY 11 2018 I ARRIVED AT WORK. I WAS WAITING ON A PARKING SPACE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. WHEN ONE BECAME AVAILABLE I STARTED MY CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY SAID POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO SCREEN. AS I TRIED TO MOVED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061405January 9, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A NOTIFICATION SOUND CAME ON UPON STARTING THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AFTER THAT. IT WAS ASSESSED TO BE THE TORQUE SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN IF IT'S GOING SLOW AND CAN BE SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN TO HELP BUT IT EVENTUALLY TURNS BACK ON AT ANY SPEED AFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058119January 2, 2018
STEERING
THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES. IN CURVES AND TURNS. NOW IT IS OFF MORE THAN ON. IT IS IN YHE SAME YEAR AS THE OTHER RECALLS BUT NOT ON THE LIST.THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT BEGAN HAVING THE PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057696December 30, 2017
STEERING
RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING POWER IN MY VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TEENAGE SON BEHIND THE WHEEL. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED TO CLEAR OUT THE WARNING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO SHAKING/VIBRATING WHILE THE CAR IS SITTING IDLE. I DID AN ONLINE CHAT WITH CHEVY. OF COURSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE ~146,400 MILES ON MY CAR. JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF SPECIAL ASSIST IN PLACE. OF COURSE THAT OPTION EXPIRED FOR ME ON 9-1-2017. FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THIS WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR. THE REPAIR WILL PROBABLY COST MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. A CASE NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED TO ME. I HAVE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE FOR THIS REPAIR. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS IN PLACE, NOT SURE WHY GM IS NOT ALLOWING MALIBU OWNERS TO TAKE THEIR CARS TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR AT NO COST TO THEM. AGE OF THE CAR SHOULD'T MATTER WITH AN OBVIOUS ONGOING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057146December 28, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. THE DRIVER DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (HANK GRAFF CHEVROLET IN DAVIDSON, MI) WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055392December 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG IS GOING OFF AND I LOOKED IT UP AND THEY WANT LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS IN SO MANY MALIBU'S OF THIS YEAR AND EVEN MORE YEARS. I'M JUST WORRIED IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I'M DRIVING MYSELF AND GIRLFRIEND OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. WHAT IF THE SENSOR IS BAD AND IT DOESN'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054445December 13, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED FULL AND THEN DROPPED TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN JULY OF 2013 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054464December 13, 2017
SEATS
MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053005December 7, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (THOMES DENSDALE CHEVROLET IN GRAND ISLAND, NE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051485November 30, 2017
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED IT UP & SAW THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE 'WARRANTY ' ON IT EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2017. I ALSO SAW THAT THIS CAR HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE TORQUE SENSOR GOING OUT. MY MECHANIC IS CHARGING US 1000$ FOR THIS FIX, YOU WLD THINK GM COULD HELP US OUT! VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING & LOSING POWER STEERING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048025November 22, 2017
STEERING
OUR 2007 CHEVROLET MAILBU, PURCHASED IN JULY 2017, USED, HAS BEGUN TO HAVE A SEVERE STEERING ISSUE. STEERING COMES CLOSE TO "LOCKING" UP, VERY HARD TO STEER, MAINLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, BUT UNPREDICTABLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DURING THE PROBLEM. VEH. HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT OUR CAR HAD BEEN COVERED BY GM SPECIAL COVERAGE # 15356, FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING/TORQUE SENSOR) BUT CAR WAS JUST BEYOND 10 YRS IN SERVICE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED BY GM (# 14772), AGAIN FOR THE EXACT ISSUE, BUT OUR CAR'S BUILD DATE FELL "IN-BETWEEN" COVERED BUILD DATES. MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH OUR YEAR AND MODEL, AND SIMILAR MODELS (PONT G6 ETC), AND WAS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS JUST OVER $500. MANAGER CONTACTED GM CORP OFFICE TO REQUEST COVERAGE AND WAS DENIED (CASE #: 8-3581641655). THIS VEH IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044302November 7, 2017
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKE . THE SEAT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND DOWN. A WELD BROKE ON THE SEAT ASSEMBLY. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS? IS THERE ANYONE I CAN CONTACT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043624November 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON PASSAGE AND DRIVER SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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