Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2006)

1,388 consumer complaints on file.

#10950239February 8, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS AND EVERY YEAR IT GOES OUT BETWEEN THE WINTER MONTHS OF JANUARY-MARCH. AND EVERY YEAR I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD LIGHTING ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND POWER STEERING ISSUES BACK TO BACK. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE THEY ALL SEEM TO MALFUNCTION ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND/OR WHILE I'M DRIVING OR PARKED. I HAVE CHILDREN BUT I'M SCARED TO HAVE THEM IN MY CAR. PLEASE HELP ME, I KNOW THAT THIS IS APART OF THE RECALL THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WILL ATTACH A PHOTO BUT I ALSO HAVE VIDEO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948647January 31, 2017
STEERING
2013 CAR LOSS POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED UNDER SPECIAL POLICY #10183A CAR AGAIN LOSS POWER STEERING JAN. 2017 4 YEARS AFTER FIRST REPLACEMENT AND 50000 MILES HAD TO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AGAIN GM WILL NOT COVER SECOND REPLACEMENT NEED TO BE RECALLED AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD STEERING FAIL DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948743January 31, 2017
STEERING
IT FEELS LIKE YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND GETS HARD TO TURN RIGHT BEFORE YOU LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SHAKES REAL BAD AND RADIO HAS ON IT POWER STEERING I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE SAFEST THING TO HAVE FALL ON CAR MY CAR WAS MADE 4 /6 /06 AND I SEE THERE IS RECALL FOR SAME THING FOR CARS MADE ON 4/18/06 AND I DON'T THINK THAT RIGHT THAT'S MY CAR IS NOT COVERD AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE F---- UP I GEUSS IT NOT A PROBLEM UNTELL I GET IN A ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE GETS HURT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION AND CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND LOSSES POWER ASSIST IN ALL THOSE AREAS TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948486January 30, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948583January 30, 2017
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PERIODICALLY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING. THIS WOULD OCCUR ON MEDIUM TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER STATED SL-N-SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. REPLACEMENT KIT WAS 06552-PC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947526January 25, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD LOCK AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE, WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR FAILED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946851January 21, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS STARTING ISSUES. TURNS OVER BUT DOESN'T START. HAVE TO TRY AGAIN WHILE GIVING GAS. DOES THIS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. HAVE HAD STARTER REPLACED YET IT STILL OCCURS. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945801January 17, 2017
STEERING
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHILE ACCELERATED, CHIME SOUNDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940018January 5, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND IT SAID ENGINE POWER DECREASING AND THEN STARTED MAKING STRANGE MESSED UP NOISES AND I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT IT DIDN'T DIE BUT IT WOULDN'T LET ME GO ANY FASTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD THEM PUT A SCANNER ON IT. OF WHICH IT SHOWED MULTIPLE CODES ALL RESULTING IN THE SAME ISSUE THE MASS FLOW SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE IT'S LIABLE TO KEEP HAPPENING MAKING MY VEHICLE UNRELIABLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936764December 21, 2016
STEERING
AT RANDOM TIMES DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION (GETTING ON FREEWAY OR HITTING PASSING GEAR) THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL, AFTER 3 TO 5 SECONDS STEERING COMES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN DURING A U-TURN AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED RECALL'S AND EVEN CALLED GM AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECK BY A LOCAL SHOP AND EVERYTHING SEEM TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER AND CHECKED AND FIXED, MY ONLY PROBLEM IS IF ONE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND IT WILL PAYING A GM MECHANIC FIND IT? OR WILL I BE OUT MY TIME AND CASH AS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO AND IS NOT CONSISTENT AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935639December 16, 2016
STEERING
STEERING IS LOCKING UP RANDOMLY AT TIMES. POWER STEERING CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AT TIMES MAKING CAR VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. NOTE: GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON CERTAIN CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM 2006 TO 2007. GM RECALL NUMBER I BELIEVE IS 14772. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935866December 16, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
"CHECK ENGINE WARNING & T/C CONTROL WARNING". WARNING LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" FLASHES. REGARDLESS OF CURRENT MPH TRAVELING, THE ENGINE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED TO 10 MPH. UPON THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE CHECKED. BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD GONE BACK OFF, THERE WAS NO WAY TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM. WITHIN THE FEW FOLLOWING DAYS, WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND POURING RAIN, AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND REDUCED SPEED TO 10 MPH, VERY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED TO OCCUR EVERY DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES DAILY. THE CAR IS NOW IN TO BE REPAIRED, AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR BECAUSE IT LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY PULLING INTO THE DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR SHOP, THE ISSUE IS SEVERAL THINGS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED SENSORS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE BEGINNING REPAIR COST IS $550 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ALONE. THERE ARE 5 RELATED CODES AND DEPENDING AS TO WHETHER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FIXES THE PROBLEM WILL DETERMINE IF FURTHER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. THE CAR IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ON SEVERAL OF THE MALIBU FORUMS THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH THIS MODEL. SEVERAL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM OF MODEL YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 2006 MODEL, AND THE 2006 SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED AS WELL. THIS ABSOLUTELY POSES A SAFETY RISK TO ALL IN THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY OTHERS AROUND IT ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935285December 14, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934883December 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING WAS FIXED 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT WORSE NOW. LOSING POWER STEERING MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT DRIVING (ONE TRIP). GM REFUSES TO FIX IT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR FOR THEM NOT TO FIX WHAT IS THEIR FAULT. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO PULL OVER & CUT THE CAR OFF & CRANK IT BACK UP, ONLY FOR IT TO KEEP DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAPPENS EVERY 4 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933959December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929860December 5, 2016
STEERING
WHEN PUTING THE CAR IN PARK THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE COMPUTER INFO SECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BUT IT PULSED OR VIBRATED BACK AND FORTH SIDE TO SIDE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES AND IT EVENTUALLY STEERING CAME BACK AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS MORNIG 12/05/2016 WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT STRAINING HARD. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK BUT IT STARTED THE PULSING AGAIN. CAR WAS STILL STATIONARY BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE IT TODAY. PRAY FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929505December 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS TO MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE PROPER HELP TO GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS DEALING WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. MY CAR STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON OR EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HAZARD AND LIFE THREATENING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR WAS NOTIFYING ME ON THE SCREEN THAT IT WAS MY POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AS WELL AS CONTINUES TO SHAKE. IT IS STILL CURRENTLY HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE. MY STEERING SHAFT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE AND I CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DRIVE. MY BREAK LIGHTS AS WELL AS HEAD LIGHT BULBS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT AND KEEP HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. I KNOW THEY WILL G OUT SOMETIMES, BUT HOW OFTEN MINES GOES OUT IS NOT NORMAL. THE AIRBAG ICON ON MY DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE READING ON MY SCREEN SHOWS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST EXPLODE IN MY FACE. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOWS AND LIGHTS IN MY CAR. THE WINDOWS GET STUCK AND ONLY ONE LIGHT IN MY CAR WORKS (ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS). I HAD MY TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM (BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT ABOUT ME POWER STEERING) AND I END UP PAYING TO GET MY SOLENOIDS REPLACED, BUT I WAS NOT REIMBURSED WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. LIKE I'VE SAID, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR YEARS WITH THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I REALLY FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL I AM GETTING THE NECESSARY HELP I NEED. CAN SOMEONE JUST PLEASE ASSIST ME AND HELP GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929671December 2, 2016
STEERING
MY CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR.IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND NOT TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929687December 2, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THE STEERING GOES OUT WHILE MAKING TURNS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL IT JERK THEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF WHERE THE CAR IS GOING. TO GAIN CONTROL BACK YOU KEEP TURNING THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION UNTIL IT CATCHES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE PAID SEVERAL MECHANICS TO REPAIR PROBLEM BUT I STILL GET THE SAME RESULT AND I WEAR OUT NEW TIRES IN 3- 4 MONTH PERIOD. NO ONE SHOULD PURCHASE AS MANY TIRES AS I DO! I AM SICK OF IT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928583November 29, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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