Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2006)

1,388 consumer complaints on file.

#10226583May 4, 2008
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT TRIP AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. NOTICE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND WONDER IF IT IS GOING TO TAKE AN INJURY OR DEATH TO GET IT NOTICED? I HOPE NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225968April 28, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
3 TIRES WITH EGG SIZE BUBBLE(S) ON INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE, TWO TIRES HAD 2 BUBBLES. FOURTH TIRE WAS REPLACED LAST SPRING FOR SAME DEFECT. DEFECT NOTICED DURING A BRAKE INSPECTION, ONE WEEK AFTER TIRES HAD BEEN REMOUNTED AFTER SNOW TIRES WERE REMOVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225547April 23, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
AT 46,500 MILES , MY STEERING STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT. THE BOOTS ARE INTACT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1,200 FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224877April 18, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THE 2006 MALIBU 11/2006. SINCE THAT TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FIXTURE REPLACED, THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN IS INOPERABLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. I AM OPTING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE AS THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL GO WRONG NEXT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224754April 16, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
IN WEEK LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM, STEERING WAS SOFT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT, AND TIGHT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. A SHORT TIME LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ON BOARD DISPLAY LISTED ISSUE AS POWER STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR 3 TIMES AND TODAY, IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT I AM TIRED OF TAKING TIME OUT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220902March 12, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED A SECOND LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT A TRADE-IN BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,536 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,526. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220961March 12, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
UNIROYAL TIGER PAW P215/60 R16 OEM TIRE. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AND SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE. SIDEWALL AND REMAINDER OF TIRE REMAINED ON RIM. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PUNCTURE OR IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219719February 29, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. AS SOON AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000. UPDATED 04-07-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219601February 28, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP PART WAY THROUGH THE CYCLE WHEN SET ON INTERMITTENT SETTING. THEY DO NOT MOVE AGAIN UNLESS I SET THEM FOR (SLOW OR FAST) CONTINUOUS OPERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WHEN THE WIPERS ARE FIRST TURNED ON. THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218504February 19, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
I WAS MAKING A TURN A TURN THAT I HAVE DONE FOR FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE AND THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILED. INSTEAD OF TURNING THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A WALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10216878February 4, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,990. UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215379January 18, 2008
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT OFF BALANCED AS IF THE ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTENED AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,759 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH SIDES OF THE BUMPER WERE OUT OF PLACE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214937January 15, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. ONLY THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213336January 1, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD END FAILURE.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211297December 9, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON FRIDAY NOV.16,2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY,THE POWERSTEERING IN MY 2006 MALIBU STOPPED WORKING AND I SIDESWIPED MY HUSBANDS CAR, SCRATCHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE MALIBU AND CRACKED THE HUB CAP. I CONTACTED ROADSIDE SERVICE TO PICKUP THE MALIBU AT MY RESIDENCE. . ONCE THE MALIBU ARRIVED AT FRANK Z CHEVEROLET,WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE DEPT. REP. CALLED ME AND STATED THAT I HAD A FAILURE IN THE POWERSTEERING ELECTRIC MONITOR AND TOLD ME TO CALL CHEVROLET TO FILE A CASE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND FRIGHTENED ABOUT THE INCIDENT BECAUSE IF I HAD OF BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD OF BEEN HURT,KILLED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. CHEVROLET'S CUST. ASSIST. REP. DID NOT COMFORT ME AT ALL. I EXPRESSED THAT I WANTED TO TERMINATE MY LEASE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT ANYMORE. SO HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH CERTAINS STEPS AND NOT TO OVERREACT. CHEVROLET CALLED OUT THEIR 3RD PARTY GROUP OF ENGINEERING SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE CAR AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT A COMPONENT IN THE POWERSTEERING MONITOR DID IN FACT FAIL. CHEVROLET'S REP. STATED THAT THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO REPAIR THE CAR. IF I REFUSED,THEY WOULD TAKE THE RENTAL CAR BACK ASAP. SO IN SO MANY WORDS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS EITHER THEIR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY. SO I AGREED TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AND THEY QUICKLY CHANGED THEIR MIND ON TERMINATING THE RENTAL. THEY EVEN EXTENDED IT UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS REPAIRED AND STATED THAT THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. AS OF TODAY, ON DEC. 8,2007 THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TRULY FEEL THAT MY SECURITY AND SAFETY WAS NOT TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION, ONLY THE PROFIT THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE. ANYTIME THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MEN DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE,ANYTIME CHEVROLET CUST ASSIST. REP. HAVE TO CALL ENGINEERING ANALYST TO INSPECT THE CAR AND CONFIRMS THE FAILURE, THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS NOT A MINOR CASE, IT WAS SOMETHING MAJOR,ESP. TO ME. MILEAGE ABOUT 13,900. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210080November 27, 2007
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE STEERING FROZE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209708November 23, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU FROM STEVE ROGERS FORD ON 12/12/06 IT HAD ABOUT 24,600 MILES ON IT. AROUND JULY/AUGUST OF 2007 I BEGAN BEEN FEELING AN OCCASIONAL POPPING WHEN I TURNED. SOON IT BECAME MORE CONSISTENT, AND ALSO STARTED TO PULL TO ONE SIDE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. WE TOOK IT FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON 10/30/07, AND THE TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY KNEW SOMETHING MORE WAS WRONG WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE WHEELS WANDERED TO THE LEFT ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN BEING TOUCHED. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RACK AND PINION. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. THEY SENT US NEXT DOOR TO YARK CHEVROLET, WHERE THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY BY A MERE 600 MILES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $550, WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE "REPROGRAMMING" OF THE "COMPUTER ASSISTED" POWER STEERING SYSTEM OR AN ADDITIONAL ALIGNMENT. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND TO FIX IT NOW. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BORROW IT. I THOUGHT IN BUYING A NEWER VEHICLE, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAJOR REPAIRS FOR A WHILE. PERSONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE MALIBU, AND I BELIEVE RECALLS SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE IT IS APPARENT GM HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208671November 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
OUR 2006 MALIBU SS WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON HWY..TRAVELING 60 MPH DRIVER OVERCORRECTION AND THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD, UP AN EMBANKMENT ROLLED 5 TIMES. EJECTED ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS BUT NEVER DID THE SIDE AIR CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10208570November 10, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT TIRES TWICE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING RACK AND LEFTSIDE OUTER TIEROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ITEMS. AT 60,000 MILES AND AFTER REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT SIDE TIRE 2 TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT SIDE TIEROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND GIVE AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207986November 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. GENERAL MOTORS WAS EXCELLENT IN THIS MATTER. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER AND IN DOING SO, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OF THE 2006 MALIBU THAT ARE ON RECALL AT VARIOUS DEALERS FOR SALE. THIS IS A DANGER TO THE PURCHASER AND POSSIBLY CHILDREN THAT MAY BE IN THE CAR. CAN SOMETHING NOT BE DONE TO GET ALL THESE VEHICLES OFF THE STREETS? I AM A CHRISTIAN WOMAN AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE HURT. I BELIEVE IN GENERAL MOTORS BUT IT IS THE PEOPLE OUT HERE NOT ADHERING TO THE RECALL LETTERS. THEY WERE GENEROUS IN THEIR OFFER. MAYBE IF THEY HAD MADE THE OFFER A LITTLE LONGER. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT WAS HANDLED, I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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