2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints

WHILE ON EXIT RAMP FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A VEER TO THE LEFT, CAR SUDDENLY VEERED RIGHT & CROSSED A LANE OF TRAFFIC HEADING FOR AN EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER, WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO TURN 180 DEGREES AND SLID INTO THE EMBANKMENT. HAD I NOT DONE THE 180 DEGREE SPIN, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE EMBANKMENT HEAD ON, LIKELY BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE RECALL REPAIR TOOK PLACE AND OBVIOUSLY FAILED. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TRUST DRIVING IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY OR SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING), 14E044000 (STEERING), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER WAS TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DEALER WOULD COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISSATISFACTION ON HOW RECALL #14116 HAS BEEN HANDLED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE RECALL, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR FOR THREE MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIRS, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND, IF IT WERE RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN *CN

ON MY VEHICLE WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK BREAK LOCK COME ON AND THEN ON DIC IT DISPLAYS ENG PWR REDUCED AND THEN VEHICLE THEN LOSES POWER IN ALL TIMES, IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED HAS VARIED FROM 60 MPH TO 35 MPH.. ONCE ON A STATE 2 LANE AND THE OTHER TIMES ON TOWNSHIP ROADS. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, NEVER ON AN INTERSTATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR LOSES POWER ALMOST COMPLETELY AND I HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. USUALLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, WAITING A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTING, IT SEEMS TO BE OK, EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND I AM USUALLY OK FOR A WEEK OR SO UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET HARD TO TURN USUALLY WHEN I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES AN ALARM WILL COME ON AND A LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO OFF. HERE LATELY THE ALARM IS NOT COMING ON. IT IS GETTING WERE IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK NOW. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT IS SCARY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF I CAN TRUST MY CAR WHEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING AND HAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS ODORS OF FUEL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ELECTRIC ASSISTING POWER STEERING AFTER COMPLYING WITH THE ORIGINAL REPAIR RECALL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE RECENTLY. LOST STEERING CONTROL AT SLOW SPEED. REQ INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW. FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,470.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING OVER THE YEARS. BUT THIS WAS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN. I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR ON THIS SPRING DAY. MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS CHIMING AND THE ALERT CAME ON FOR THAT WHICH EFFECTED MY POWER STEERING. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY OUT. SO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THIS ALL REPEATED AGAIN. SO THIS TIME THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. AFTER ALL THAT, THE POWER STEERING STILL CHIMES AND ALERTS STILL COME ON WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO STEER. THEN I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, WAIT AND RESTART IT. THEN IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS UP IS FOR THE 14772 RECALL. BUT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY OF 2006. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH AND EXPAND THE CURRENT RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES. REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE ON THESE VEHICLES ASAP TO ANY FATAL OR POTENTIAL CRASHES.

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR, LOSING ALL CONTROL. IT LOCKS UP FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE STEERING AND MANY OTHER ISSUES, AND WE TOOK IT IN TO BUNNIN CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CA FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING STILL LOCKS UP AND IT WILL DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DRIVING SESSION.

I HAVE WAITED 3 YEARS FOR A RECALL FOR MY STEERING PROBLEM WHICH STARTED 08-2012 WITH 75,000 MILES. ON 03/13/15 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL #14116 WITH 95,000 MILES. THE FIX FAILED COMPLETELY. ON 07/07/15 WITH 98,800 MILES I RETURNED TO THE CHEV DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. WHICH COST ME $108.00. RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER, AFTER ROAD TEST AND DIAGNOSTIC, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NEXT DAY I TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A TEST DRIVE AND HE SAW THE PROBLEM. ALERT CHIMES, POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON THE DIC AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AFTER TALKING WITH CHEVROLET TECH SUPPORT THERE BEST GUESS WAS A FAILING POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. AND WANTED $650.00 PLUS THE $108.00 I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, MAY NEED OTHER REPAIRS. I DECLINED. I DID MORE REACH AND FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 10183A, SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM. 10 YEAR OR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 07/13/15, 98,800 MILES AND HAD STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NO CHANGE, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MORE REACH FOUND ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE RECALL #14116 DONE FAILED TO WORK. 99% WERE TOLD BY THE CHEV. DEALERSHIP LIKE ME THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILING. I'AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA ADD THE PART TO THE RECALL LIST OR MAKE CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN LESS THAN ANOTHER 10 YEARS. HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER NO REPLY AFTER 3 BUSINESS DAYS.

GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING THAT CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO JET CHEVROLET IN FEDERAL WAY, WA TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THEY CLAIM THEY DID THE WORK. HOWEVER, WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. WE CALLED JET CHEVROLET AGAIN TO REPORT IT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE RECALL. THEY WANT TO CHARGE US $100 TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE RECALL. IF THEY DID REPLACE THE PART, I'M SURE IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECTIVE PART. WE NEED SOMETHING DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CAR ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE STEERING WHEEL PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS I DROVE FROM RACINE, WI TO MILWAUKEE, WI. TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AS I WAS TO TURN CAR OFF TO PARK I WASNT ABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAKS, COULDNT GO INTO PARK, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK COULDNT MOVE IT IN TO PARK HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO KEEP CAR IN PARK! IT LEFT ME STRANDED WAS VERY UPSET & CONFUSED!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR KIT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 13, 2014; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN JANUARY OF 2015. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE AND CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM ISSUES. *SMD

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. AS THE CAR WARMS IT BEGINS TO WORK. WHEN YOU DRIVE IT WILL SURPRISE YOU WITH PERIODS OF NO POWER STEERING THEN IT WILL COME BACK CAUSING YOU TO OVER STEER. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013 FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKTOWN MO. THEY GAVE ME A PASSED INSPECTION AND I WENT ON MY WAY. THE NEXT APRIL THE CAR DID NOT PASS INSPECTION. IT WAS ADVISED TO ME THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BAD. IT WAS OVER $400 TO FIX THAT. FOR THE PAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN RIDING VERY ROUGH. IT SHAKES AND RATTLES WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROTORS, SO I CHANGED THOSE. THE ROTORS WERE REALLY BAD AND LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN ON THE CAR SINCE IT FIRST CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. I WAS TOLD THESE HAD BEEN BAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. ONE SIDE WAS WARPED AND THE OTHER SIDE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN INTENTIONALLY GROUND DOWN ON THE EDGES. ON JANUARY 9TH 2015 MY TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE MY LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD CAUSED THE TIRE TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE. NOT TWO WEEKS LATER, I LOST A SECOND TIRE DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. THESE WERE BRAND NEW TIRES ON THE DATE I PURCHASED THE TIRE IN 2013. I HAVE ALSO ALREADY HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS CAR. THIS CAR IS NOT AT ALL SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS CAR IN TWO YEARS. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP COMPLETELY WITH GAS, THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR READS ZERO AND I GET A LOW-FUEL WARNING MESSAGE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AFTER DRIVING 15-20 MINUTES, THE GAUGE WOULD THEN READ 'FULL' AGAIN, BUT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND DURING THIS TIME THE REMOTE START FUNCTION WOULD NOT WORK. NOW THE CAR READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND THE REMOTE START DOES NOT WORK. THIS LED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR STALLING WHILE ON THE ROAD, AS I HAVE READ HAPPENING TO OTHER GM VEHICLE MODELS, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS AGAIN. FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE VERY COMMON WITH GM VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE MALIBU, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY DIFFICULTY ON STEERING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE CAR GETS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

THE STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME HARD TO STEER AND HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY STILL AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *TR

AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE REVERTED TO MANUAL STEERING. IT TOOK GREATER DRIVER EFFORT TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PARKED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED AND THE WARNING DISAPPEARED. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING REAPPEARS. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE CENTER, AS WELL AS THE GM CHEVROLET HOTLINE AT 1-800-630-2438. BOTH ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALL WITH OUR VEHICLE BASED ON THE VIN AND THEY REFUSED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE THE REPAIRS. PLEASE DO FURTHER RESEARCH TO EXPAND THE CURRENT RECALL BULLETIN 14116 WHICH COVERS MODEL YEARS 2004-2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX TO INCLUDE OUR VIN NUMBER, OR BETTER YET, TO INCLUDE ALL MALIBUS AND MALIBU MAXXS OF ANY YEAR. CLEARLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIRS NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED ASAP TO PREVENT POTENTIALLY FATAL CRASHES. *TR

UNIT HAS HAD CONTINUING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. BULLETIN 14116 IS SUPPOSE TO COVER 2004-2006 MALIBU, BUT DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. HOW COULD A RECALL NOT BE A RECALL? UNIT ALSO HAS DANGEROUS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. BULBS FINE, HAS DEFECTIVE SOCKETS INSIDE THE INTEGRATED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. OTHER GMS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUES BUT NO RECALLS ON THE MALIBU. *TR

END OF JULY 2014, EARLY MORNING, WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CLEAR DRY CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSE ON THEIR OWN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN LIGHTING UP IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRAKE PULSE.. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON REMAIN ON AND CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF MY 60MILE ONE WAY DAILY DRIVE. I WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL13036 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ISSUES., I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR THIS 12/12/14. AFTER WAITING MORE THAN 2 HOURS TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK (WITHOUT THE RECALL WORK BEING DONE), I RESCHEDULED FOR 12/16/14. AFTER COMPLETING THE RECALL WORK THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH ALL ERROR CODES CLEARED. LESS THAN 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF THE ISSUES RETURNED. NO CRUISE CONTROL, PULSING BRAKES AND T/C LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAIN ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY SIMPLY ADDED LUBRICANT TO CONNECTIONS AND THAT ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. I READ THE RECALL NOTICE TO THEM, IT CLEARLY STATES ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP (PETE HARKNESS/MORRISON,IL) RECOMMENDS THAT I BRING IT BACK IN AGAIN AND PAY $90.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEN I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS NEEDED. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ON SOME OCCASIONS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,132.

AFTER DRIVING OUT OF MY GARAGE, MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES. POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON THE MONITOR. TURNED THE CAR OFF THINKING MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE WARMED IT UP A BIT. STARTED CAR BACK UP TO PROCEED, STEERING JERKED AND LOCKED AGAIN. WAS TOO AFRAID TO CONTINUE SO CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE SAYING PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP MOTOR AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THEY CAN REPLACE THE PUMP MOTOR NOW FOR $650 AND THE EPS ASSIST WHEN AVAILABLE. WONDER IF I AM BEING RIPPED OFF HERE!!! SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND STEERING WOULD FEEL A BIT TIGHT OR STIFF AT TIMES, BUT NEVER JERKED OR LOCKED UP ON ME. I THOUGHT IS WAS DUE TO THE COLDER TEMPS HERE IN MICHIGAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,943.

I HAVE TWO RECALLS ON THIS CAR THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH. RECALL NUMBER 14116 POWER STEERING, AND RECALL NUMBER 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EITHER RECALL AND AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR PARTS IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, YET. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE SAFETY OF ANYONE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THIS CAR IS IN JEOPARDY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/20/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AUTO HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. AT TIMES THE STEERING ACTS ERRATIC AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFRAID IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT THE STEERING MAY NOT REACT IN TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, ONE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; AND THE OTHER FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, WHICH MAY FRACTURE AT ANY TIME. BOTH NOTICES INFORMED ME THAT THE DEALER WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS AT NO COST, BUT THAT PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. AM I TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY DEFECTIVE CAR AND HOPE THAT I WON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE ABOVE PROBLEMS? I AM VERY LOW INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD TO RENT A CAR. *TR

LAST NOVEMBER, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT ON SIMSBURY RD. IN AVON, CT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSING MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THIS MADE MYCAR TO SWERVE AND VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. T I WAS AT RISK OF BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. WHILE WAITING FOR ROADSIDE ASSIST I WAS HELPED BY THE CT DOT AND AVON PD. THIS WAS A HARROWING, DANGEROUS, AND STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO COVER ALL OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT AND ALL PROBLEMS & REPAIRS THAT FOLLOWED SINCE THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING& ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALLS FROM GM CHEVROLET. THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME DIRECTLY ABOUT THE POWER STEERING& ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALLS. I FOUND OUT ONLY THIS WEEK AUGUST 10, 2014 AFTER I CALLED THIS WITH REGARDS TWO ADDITIONAL RECALL NOTICES I RECEIVED OF LATE REGARDING FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES. THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS OR AN EXPECTED DATE FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE REFUSED MY REQUEST FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE IN ANY FORM. I HAVE SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIRECTOR AS WELL AS ALL THREE OF THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS I HAVE USED FOR SERVICE AND PURCHASE; ONEILL CHEVROLET, AVON, CT, GENGRAS CHEVROLET, EAST HARTFORD, CT AND CARTER CHEVROLET IN MANCHESTER, CT, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO ARRANGE A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AND HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON A DATE FOR REPAIRS OR PARTS AVAILABILITY. THIS IS

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. NO POWER TO ANYTHING. *TR

MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AT 55 MERGE SPEED AND AS ENTERING ONTO FIRST THRU LANE THE POWER STEERING DIED OUT AND ACCELERATION DROPPED ON ITS OWN. NEARLY HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER THAT HAD BEEN SAFELY BACK FROM MY ENTRY POINT BEFORE THE STEERING AND ENGINE BOTH FAILED. I PULLED AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE RIGHT AND A BELL RANG BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE STEERING. WHEN I BRAKED, THE STEERING CAME BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OUT OF HARMS WAY. THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR ON THE ENTRY RAMP OR I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AT HIGH SPEED THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP WHEN I ATTEMPT TO CHANGE LANES AND SOMETIMES A BELL RINGS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #13036 AND IT DESCRIBES SYMPTOMS INCLUDED HERE AND ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. THE PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE AS GM HAS BEEN TELLING ME SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE DISCONTINUED DRIVING THIS CAR UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND IF THE DISTANCE IS LESS THAN 5 MILES BECAUSE IT HAS NOT YET WARMED UP TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED BY THE 18 WHEELER. *TR

I STARTED UP MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON DASH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. NOW THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR

AT AROUND 40 MPH, ON A REASONABLE ACCELERATION TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE. AN ALARM (DING DING DING), ALONG WITH A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY CONSOLE SAID "POWER STEERING". WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER -- THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THOUGH I HAVE SINCE AVOIDED ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS -- THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED MANY TIMES (EVEN AT SLIGHT ACCELERATION). IN ALL CASES, THE COMMONALITY HAS BEEN -- WITH ACCELERATION THERE HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO STEER (ATTEMPT TO MOVE INTO PASSING LANE). AT LOWER SPEEDS THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY DURING PARKING. ESPECIALLY WHEN A FEW FULL LEND/RIGHT TIGHT TURNS ARE REQUIRED TO GET IN/OUT OF PARKING SPOT. THE STEERING COMPLETELY FREEZES. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS -- TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR. THEN WAIT A LITTLE AND RESTART. A FEW MONTHS AGO -- THE CONSOLE MESSAGE WAS DIFFERENT -- "POWER STEERING LOSS". THIS WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AT AN APARTMENT. IT WAS A SINGLE TIGHT TURN IN REVERSE, FOLLOWED BY STRAIGHTENING AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE. AGAIN -- A FULL SHUT DOWN, ONE MINUTE OFF, AND RESTART HELPED. ONLY RECENTLY DID THE RECALL VINDICATE WHAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE SINCE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER CONSISTENTLY SAID -- THERE WAS NO NOTICE OR COMPLAINTS. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE (NOW) REVEALS MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCH FOR A LONG TIME. EVEN WITH THE RECALL -- PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THEY CAN FIX. IT IS ABSOLUTEL

I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM IN FURTHER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING AT ALL WHEN I PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES INTO MY BLINKER, REVERSING INDICATOR, ETC.. ALSO WHEN I CHECK MY VIN IT TELLS ME THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR MY CAR. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ODI CONFIRMATION NUMBER: 10610590 WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS WERE LOST. THE DISPLAY SCREEN WOULD SIGNAL: "ENGINE DISABLED." PER THE CHEVY DEALER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A IMPROPER WORKING PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE), WHERE THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT: P0601 TO P0606 AND U2109. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR, AT THIS POINT, IS $740.00 + TAX. FOR PEACE OF MIND AND OF COURSE, REASONS OF PERSONAL SAFETY, WE HOPE THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. *JS

AROUND 60000 MILES YOU COULD HEAR AND FEEL A CLUNKING OR POPPING COMING FROM INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL OR GOING OVER BUMPS. AT APPROXIMATELY 65500 MILES WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH MAKING A TURN THE POWER STEERING INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOCKED UP. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET BUT WOULD STILL RANDOMLY LOCK UP. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HOW THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS MY WIFE COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FAILURE. THEY ALSO STATED THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE $1081.31 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN MODULE. AS OF MAR 31, 2014 CHEVROLET HAS POSTED A RECALL FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN THE 2006 MALIBU MAXX. AFTER CALLING CHEVROLET TO INFORM THEM I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS NEW PART TO FIX THE ISSUE THEY INFORMED ME MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX WAS NOT WITHIN THE VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED. THIS IS TERRIBLE IF CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BUT IS WAITING FOR MORE COMPLAINTS OR DEATHS I GUESS. NOW I'M JUST WAITING AND HOPING MY PREGNANT WIFE IS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *JS

WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS (25-30 MPH) MY CHEVY MALIBU WOULD CHIME AT ME AND LOSE POWER STEERING, SOMETIMES CAUSING MY CAR TO GO INTO OTHER LANES AND/OR ALMOST HITTING SIDEWALKS AND CURBS. I REPLACED THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR IN 2013, BUT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME ISSUES THAT ARE LISTED UNDER THE RECALL IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR. I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, SO THERE IS A RECORD OF THE REPAIR. *TR