Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#10353862September 4, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1. 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 2.2L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPON START UP OF CAR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THEN PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I START THE CAR. TAKING IT TO DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSIS NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351933August 26, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350103August 17, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 - STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349749August 16, 2010
STEERING
SINCE MY 2007 MALIBU LEASE BEGAN, I HAVE COMPLAINED THE FRONT END DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT AND TOOK IT IN FOR THIS EVEN. BUT IN JUNE 2010, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY - IT WAS RAINING, MY CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, I WAS NOT WORRIED, I PULLED OUT NO PROBLEM, AGAIN- IT DID THIS, NO PROBLEM BUT SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL VERY QUICKLY STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND I COULDN'T HOLD ONTO IT, IT MOVED SO FAST !!. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING THEN AND OF COURSE SO DID MY CAR. I'M A SEASONED DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS BEFORE. I REALLY FEEL THAT IF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NOT DONE THAT, I WOULD NOT HAVE CRASHED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF EITHER MY CAR AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES INJURED. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME NO NEED TO CALL POLICE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10347778August 6, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG PRESENCE MODULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT ESTIMATED COST $582.00. VEHICLE MILEAGE 36,522 IN/36,524 OUT FROM DEALERSHIP 3/5 AUGUST 2010. AIRBAG GOES OUT OF SERVICE WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT AND BUCKLED. WARRANTY 36,000 CHEVY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER AIRBAGS SYSTEM. 524 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. TOLD SHOULD HAVE HAD FORESIGHT TO TELL THE PART WAS GOING TO GO OUT PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION LIKE I DID FOR THE DASH RATTLES (FIXED AGAIN ON 5 AUG 2010). CONTACT CHEVY STATED VIA TELEPHONE (LEE) I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN 24 HOURS REGARDING IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIR. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED DIRECTLY EXCEPT FOR AN EMAIL FROM (LADY) STATING WE ARE FORWARDING YOU CONCERN. THE DEALER (WILKERSON CHEVY, 1301 DOUGLAS DRIVE, PO BOX 1088, SANFORD, NC 27331-1088, (919) 775-3421). I BELIEVE THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (MS. SHELLY NICHOLS) HAS DONE EVERYTHING IT CAN DO WITHOUT CHEVY'S REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS REPAIR ISSUE. WITH THIS VITAL PART OF THE SAFE SYSTEM OUT OF SERVICE IT RENDERS THE ATLEAST THE PASSENGER SEAT UNSAFE (1) AS A PASSENGER AND (2) AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONDER POTENTIALLY THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF FRONT END COLLISION HOWEVER , IT MAY ARM. THERE BY CREATING A SECOND HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347217August 4, 2010
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS ON A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU..STARTING APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO..FALL OF 2008..TAKEN TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER FOUR TIMES HAS BEEN "FIXED". IN SPRING 2010 POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED TWICE...TAKEN BACK TO CERTIFIED DEALER ON 8/2/10 TO HAVE RACK AND PINION FIXED FOR 2ND TIME AS WELL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346485July 31, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 1/2 YRS. AGO. IT HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE WERE TOLD AT 33,000 MILES THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR, WHICH WE DID, THEN AT 35,000 MILES A STRUT WAS REPLACED, THEN IN 2009 ANOTHER STEERING GEAR WAS PUT IN AND ALSO A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WAS YET AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING SO THEY GREASED IT..... NOW THEY SAY WE NEED A STEERING SHAFT PUT IN.....GM SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES.....I FOR ONE AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND WILL NEVER OWN A GM PRODUCT AGAIN....I AS WELL, WILL DO MY BEST TO DETER ANYONE I KNOW FROM OWNING A GM PRODUCT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346288July 30, 2010
STEERING
THIS PROBLEM IS FOR A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. I READ ONLINE ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE. MY PROBLEM AND OTHERS ARE THE STEERING WILL SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING IDLE. ALSO, WHEN IM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET STUCK LIKE IF SOMEONE TOOK OVER IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOGLE INCIDENTS THAT ARE POSTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OF THAT PROBLEM. HAPPENS DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344094July 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343480July 15, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE IMMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTIAL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE HE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342944July 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, AIR BAGS
MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME HELPING TO CLEAN OUT THE CAR WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY KEYS OR ANYTHING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO PARK BUT ONLY AFTER IT HIT A FENCE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THERE WERE NO KEYS IN IT. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE IT IN DRIVE AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TAKING THE KEYS OUT. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE FIRST. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES THAT HAVE ALSO BEGAN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SAYS THAT I AM ON EMPTY WHEN IN FACT THE TANK IS FULL. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF SO I NEVER KNOW IF MY AIR BAG IS ACTUALLY ON OR OFF. ALL OF THESE ISSUES OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342489July 11, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO COME IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOOSER AND TIGHTER AND THE TURN RESPONSE VARIES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT PROBLEM. POWER STEERING ASSIST SENSOR IS WHAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED TO ME ABOUT IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS, BUT IT IS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342313July 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. HE DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION TO CHECK HIS POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTAIN STATED THAT HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341398July 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS RANDOMLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR IN WARM WEATHER AND MORE FREQUENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS LOW SPEED TURNS, HOWEVER HAS FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES THE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340417June 28, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW SECONDS. IT WAS AS IF MY POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335024June 7, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH 2008 AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO THE LEFT FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING USED IN THIS MODEL AS APPOSED TO THE HYDRAULIC STEERING IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. ASIDE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKING UP AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE STEERING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 AND LATER CHEVROLET MALIBUS AND THAT GM REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. ON JUNE 2ND 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY MALIBU LOCKED UP AND SEIZED AND IT RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME TO STEER INTO A ROAD SIGN AND CRASH. IT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. GM HAS KNOWN OF THE DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THIS LETTER AND FILE A CLAIN WITH THE NHTSA TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION LODGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BY GM BY FORCE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS NOW ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING LOCKS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. ALTHOUGH IF YOU STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AT A LATER TIME WITH NO WARNING.THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED FOR AROUND 1000.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND SENSOR. ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS, THEY HAVE PAID THE 1000.00 TO HAVE THE REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335050June 7, 2010
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2005-2007 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL #10V073000 PERTAINS TO COBALT, THIS IS ALSO A MALIBU ISSUE AND SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334292June 2, 2010
STEERING
I STARTED THE CAR TO COOL OFF DURING A HOT DAY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, AND WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP, OR TWITCH BACK AND FORTH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $900 TO FIX. THEY CLAIM THAT IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331757May 22, 2010
STEERING
WE DO NOT LIKE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING, THE CAR DOES NOT HOLD THE ROAD WELL, WE'VE HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH IT, BUT WHEN WE HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERS THEY TOLD US IT WAS OK.. WE STILL ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328820May 4, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN NEAR A WIFI CONNECTION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE DID EXIST BUT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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