Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2006)

1,388 consumer complaints on file.

#10314522February 26, 2010
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313974February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT EXCESSIVELY WHICH DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE SPEED ALSO FLUCTUATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND HIM A $1000 VOUCHER TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN HE ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,852.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313776February 24, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES. POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT.. WITHOUT WARNING. STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE! ALSO.. IN 2008 THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO.. VERY UNSAFE. I AM AWARE THAT THESE ISSUES HAVE BECOME QUITE COMMON AND AM VERY UPSET THE CHEVY HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND PROVIDED A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312457February 21, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX - 1ST INCIDENT WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE CONSOLE DISPLAY, PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF AND ON, AND IT WAS WORKING FINE; ABOUT 12 TIMES SINCE MAY, I START THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE "POWER STEERING" DISPLAY ON THE CENTER CONSOLE FLASHES, IT SOMETIMES TAKES ABOUT 10 TRIES, BUT IT EVENTUAL STARTS CORRECTLY; ABOUT 4 OF THE 12 INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WHILE DRIVING, IT USUALLY HAPPENS ON TURNS, SWITCHING LANES, ALL AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS; IT HAS BEEN IN A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS (A SENSOR MODULE REPLACED/REPAIRED, STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, SENSOR MODULES/SOLENOIDS REPLACED, A RELAY/SENSOR REPLACED IN THE COLUMN, LAST VISIT THERE WAS NO CODE, SO THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND TO WAIT UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN AND KEEP IT RUNNING AND THEY WOULD COME TOW IT, HOWEVER THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON BUSINESS 2 HOURS AWAY AND IT WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO DO IT) AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE (MORE FREQUENT AND TAKES MORE RESTARTS TO WORK PROPERLY); EVEN MORE DISHEARTENING IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I'VE FOUND MANY BLOGS WITH OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311262February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND LATER OBSERVED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE WITH NO RESISTANCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNCONTROLLABLE DURING RAINY AND INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHAFT 4 TIMES AND THE FAILURE WAS STILL PERSISTENT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT INCLUDE THE FAILED THE COMPONENTS AND THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310713February 16, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A CHIME WENT OFF AND THE RADIO DISPLAYED POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL GOOD THING IT WAS A STRAIGHT ROAD. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING CAR OFF THE STEERING CAME BACK AFTER RE-STARTING. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HERD OF THIS BEFORE AND THE FIX MAY BE REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310683February 15, 2010
STEERING
I WAS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND SUDDENLY I COULD NOT HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY MESSAGE BOARD READ "POWERING STEERING". IT STARTED ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO AND HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. I HAVE EVEN GOTTEN INTO MY CAR AND DIRECTLY AFTER STARTING IT THE SAME MESSAGE POPS UP, AND I CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL. MY STEERING WHEEL ALSO STARTED JERKING WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I STARTED RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM! HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT COST AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE. MOST OF THE ISSUES CAME FROM 2004 MODELS. IT IS REALLY UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST HOPE THIS GETS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310131February 13, 2010
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH. NO PARTS REPAIRED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308333February 10, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MASTER WINDOW CONTROL ON DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT WORK. THE FOUR BUTTONS WILL NOT LOWER THE WINDOWS. THE INDIVIDUAL WINDOW CONTROLS WORK ON THEIR RESPECTIVE DOORS. I CAN NOT LOWER OR RAISE THE WINDOWS FROM THE MASTER CONTROL ON DRIVERS DOOR. HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307698February 9, 2010
VISIBILITY
PROABLY NOT IMPORTANT, BUT. CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. BOUGHT USED. 60,000(ISH) MILES 'CRACKED' WINDSHIELD, 62,000(ISH) MILES. GLASS TECH REPORTS WINDSHIELD HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. 2 BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN 62,000(ISH) MILES??????? I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT GLASS TECH/CO. LIKELY COINCIDENCE, BUT, IN CASE.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307886February 9, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT TWICE ON 02/05/2010. I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND AT LOW SPEEDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT SO THIS DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH. HOWEVER I'M CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AT HIGHER SPEED OR A MORE UNSAFE TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE MUCH LIKE THE COBALT INVESTIGATION PE10005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307187February 7, 2010
STEERING
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2006 LT 3.5 V6 STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT HGHWAY SPEEDS LOCKS UP. CREATES A FEELING LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKING WITH ABS. HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING IN TOWN AND WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. LAKESIDE DEALERSHIP IN ROCKWALL, TX WHEN I CONTACTED THEM SAID THERE WAS NOT A FIX GM WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE MALIBU, IMPLALA AND FULL SIZE TRUCKS. CRASHED ON A COUNTY ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A WASHOUT AREA CAUSING MORE THAN $5000.00 IN DAMAGE. *TW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306990February 6, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEEERING FAILURE WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION-WHEN CAR SLOWS DOWN IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAPPENED 2X-CAR TOWED TO DEALER THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR. HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER-DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN-$1400 TOTAL REPAIRS! GM WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305011February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY CAR HAS HAD A HARD TIME STARTING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. TODAY WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK I TURNED IT TO THE ACC POSITION WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE, ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER I NOTICED THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COME ON AND MY LIGHTS WENT DIM. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY LOCKS ON THE DOORS WERE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING REPEATEDLY. I COULD HEAR CLICKING IN MY DOOR, UNDER THE HOOD, AND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR SOMEWHERE. I READ ONLINE AND FOUND A DISTURBING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, THEY SEEMED TO HAVE A FIX OF KEEPING IT ON THE ACC POSITION UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF, TURN IT OFF AND LEAVE IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT SHOULD WORK! I TRIED IT.... IT DIDN'T WORK. IT JUST WENT CRAZY AGAIN WITH THE FLASHING LIGHT AND CLICKING NOISES. ITS BEEN 5 HOURS AND I STILL CAN NOT TURN ON MY CAR. THE WINDOW IS STUCK OPEN AND I CAN NOT GO TO WORK!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304359February 3, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY CAR STEERING JERKED AND THEN LOCKED UP. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL AND NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303897February 2, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FREEZES UP ON MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE RPMS ARE WAY UP, LIKE WHEN PASSING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO STEERING AT ALL!!! THE WHEEL IS LOCKED RIGHT TIGHT. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY. THE CAR ALSO LOOSES STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BUT THE TIRES DO NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303949February 2, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 MALIBU LT THAT LOST THE POWER STEERING ON A STREET, ON ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR I HAD SOME BYSTANDERS HELP ME PUSH THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY MALIBU'S WITH THIS PROBLEM SOME WITH ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303424January 31, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE: ON 1/31/2010, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH; WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 20 (I20) THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE LOW TRAFFIC VOLUME AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT TO BE REPORTED. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO CHURCH BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOME. I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER PICK UP MY WIFE THAT IS PREGNANT ALONG WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS, AND FOLLOW ME BACK TO THE HOUSE. BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED I SEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY MALIBU. WITHIN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MANY OWNERS WHO VEHICLE FALLS BETWEEN THE YEAR OF 2004 AND 2006. ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS ACCRUED AS EARLY AS 52,000 MILES. I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT, AND PRAY THAT THE BEST DECISION IS MADE AS IT RELATES TO LIVES OF OTHERS. AGAIN I THANK YOU FOR THIS SERVICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302601January 27, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 06 MALIBU MAXX AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR, IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THE ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED. I HAVE TO TURN OF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON SO IT CAN RESET. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT MORE AND MORE LATELY, AND A FEW TIMES I ALMOST HAVE HIT SOMEONE. I CALLED CHEVY TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 AND 2005 CHEVYS MALIBU WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, BUT NOTHING ON THE 2006. CHEVY ALSO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND LET THEM INSPECT. WHICH I DID AND THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302407January 26, 2010
STEERING
MY 06 MALIBU MAXX HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN EASILY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN. I HAVE READ AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MY ELECTRONIC STEERING AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY OF THESE VEHICLES. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AT A HIGHER SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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