Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#10375078January 7, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FROM ABOUT 35000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON FROM TIME TO TIME. UNDER THE 3YEARS/36000MILES WARRANTY, DEALER JUST REZEROED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. BUT IT CAN NOT PREVENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FROM BEING ON AGAIN OCCASIONALLY. AT ABOUT 44000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER (JAKE SWEENEY CHEVROLET) ASKED FOR A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FOR $632. I THINK THE AIR BAG PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 07 MALIBU MAXX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374975January 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE AND INDICATOR LIGHT REFLECTED THAT THE GAS LEVEL WAS EMPTY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAIN ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374102January 4, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING THREE TIMES. THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPAIRING THE STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374157December 29, 2010
STEERING
I WAS IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I FOUND HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AND OTHER YEARS, JUST NOT THE 2007 MALIBU THAT I HAVE. THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE ($1300.00) AND WILL NOT PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372647December 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
BRAKE LIGHT DO WITH CRUISE CONTROL SOMETHING LIKE....... CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE LIGHTS (STOP LAMPS) DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, EXTENDED TRAVEL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, DTCS C0161/C0277 SET (PERFORM REPAIR AS OUTLINED). [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372367December 25, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2007 SOMETIMES ITS LUCK UP WHEN IM DRIVING OR WHEN IM TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND MAKING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368706December 2, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES. THE WORSE TIME HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I WAS HAVING THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE REPAIR MAN DROVE THE CAR AND WHEN HE MASHED THE ACCELERATOR THE CARS STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD TO FIGHT IT TO KEEP FROM HITTING A BLOCK AND CONCRETE WALL. HE SAID THE CAR WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367371November 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD RATTLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (REPAIR DETAILS WERE NOT GIVEN). SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD AND STEERING KNUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365271November 10, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS CONSTANTLY . THE ONLY WAT TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN IS TO SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART, HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY WORKS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME(LESS THAN 1 MILE OF DRIVING ) IN MY RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL OTHER MODELS(2005-10 COBALT AND SOME PONTIACS) FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NO CRASH OR INJURIES HAVE OCCCURED YET. WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE THAN NECESSARY. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS AND MANUEVER PARKING LOTS. WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ON ICE & SNOW. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365169November 9, 2010
STEERING
STEERING HAS BEEN LOOSE WHILE TURNING LEFT AND TIGHTER WHEN TURNING RIGHT SINCE I FIRST GOT THIS VEHICLE. ON NOV,4 2010 I WAS PULLING OUT OF STORE AND ACCELERATED THE STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED UP AND RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER PULLED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALM DOWN THEN BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN WHEN ACCELERATING THE STEERING LOCK UP AGAIN. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THE STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING SHAFT WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362969October 29, 2010
STEERING
ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE DRIVER RESORT TO THE MANUAL TO FIND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, IT CLEARLY STATES ITS LOCATION. THE CHEVY 2007 MALIBU THAT THE DRIVER OWNS DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. THE DEALER WAS CONSULTED THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MANUAL STATES IT HAS A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND IT. GM WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE MATTER AND SAID THERE IS A RECALL AND PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THE 2007 MODEL. THE CAR HAS BECOME CONSIDERABLY HARDER TO STEER BUT GM WILL NOT AS OF YET RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361719October 22, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITH LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361262October 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT, AND STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361054October 18, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. FOR A LONG TIME IS HAS MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ANY SPEED. I TOOK IT TO GM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEY MADE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT AND IT STOPPED. IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED AGAIN. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITSELF. I COULD FEEL THE CAR MOVE ALSO. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IDLE. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES NOW. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I COULD DEFINITELY FEEL A LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING MANY STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IS AROUND $1000 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360058October 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360103October 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND VARIOUS OTHER SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK AND FORTH, LOCKED AND WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHICH WOULD RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359382October 5, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN LEAVING GAS STATION. HAD TO RESTART ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST BUT THEN STARTED HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TRIP. REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH USED ONE BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. DANGEROUS-HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING IN CURVES AND ON STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356127September 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVY MALIBU LT I4, ABOUT 45,000 MILE. FROM 2010 SUMMER, STEERING WHEEL KEEPS SHAKING LEFT AND RIGHT, MAY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE AND CAUSE CRASH. CALLED CHEVY AND BEING TOLD NOT UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354311September 8, 2010
SEATS
2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES SEAT MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE TURNED THE CORNER, THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP AND SHE SLID ABOUT SIX INCHES DOWN IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT TRACK BRACKET WAS BROKEN, AND THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE SEAT AT A COST OF $800.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354196September 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION AND LATER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CALL THE DEALER AND SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL HAD DETERIORATED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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