2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints

THE TRANSMISSION CABLE OF MY CAR QUIT WORKING. I WAS TRYING TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK WHEN PICKING MY KIDS UP FROM DAYCARE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, DRIVE, ETC. WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD PUT THE CAR INTO PAR, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. I HAD TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON, AND ALL A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THIS IS ISSUE IS PART OF A CHEVROLET RECALL, MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL; HOWEVER, MY CAR PRESENTS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE CARS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL. DUE TO THIS, MY CAR REMAINS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. I DRIVE IT, ON AVERAGE, ONCE PER MONTH, IF THAT; BECAUSE I FEAR THAT I MAY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND/OR OBTAIN A SERIOUS, LIFE THREATENING INJURY. FOR THE PAST NEARLY TWO YEARS, MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN. I LOSE COMPLETE POWER OVER MY STEERING. THE STEERING LOCKS UP, AND MY WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN: RADIO, GAUGES, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, AT HIGH SPEEDS, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE ENDED UP ON STREET CURBS AND HIGHWAY MEDIANS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED (LAFONTAINE BUICK GMC IN ANN ARBOR, MI) STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS DUE TO THE STEERING MOTOR, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. TO FIX THIS, IT WOULD COST NEARLY $800. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST IN THIS ISSUE. *TR

AS THE POWER STEERING IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR MY BULLETIN FOR THE ISSUED RECALL, THE MECHANIC HAS NOW TOLD ME THE TORQUE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE AC CONDENSER AS THEY ARE BOTH RUNNING OFF THE LINKED PULLEYS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT BY THE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE. *TR

AFTER FOUR (4) MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR AT 6:30AM IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURE WAS 58 DEGREE ON 7/21/2014, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED W/VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. ALL IDIOT LIGHTS FLASHED ON. THE MESSAGE IN DISPLAY WAS "ENGINE DISABLED." CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER 4-5 MINUTES OF REST, THE CAR WAS RE-STARTED AND DRIVEN BACK HOME ABOUT ANOTHER TWO (2) MILES. *TR

ACTION: LETTER FROM SENATOR RICHARD SHELBY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS RE: STEERING RECALL NOTICE ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX ( SEND RESPOND TO TUSCALOOSA OFFICE). *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. REF# 14V153000.

DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ALL POWERED FUNCTIONS SHUT OFF - NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO BRAKE, AND ENGINE JUST QUITS. ALL "IDIOT" LIGHTS COME ON: FUEL, OIL, STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL... JUST LIKE BEFORE YOU IMMEDIATELY START THE CAR, WHERE ALL LIGHTS FLASH ON. AFTER TWO MINUTES OF REST - I TRY THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTS. TODAY, (7/15), THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THE FIST INCIDENT WAS EXACTLY A WEEK FROM TODAY ON 7/08, SAME SPEED, SAME ROAD. THE CART JUST QUITS. I AM USING THIS CAR FOR THIS SUMMER WHERE IT IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY MOTHER. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM JIM O'BRIEN CHEVROLET IN WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OH. *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING THUS MAKING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. CHEVY NOTIFIED ME IN JUNE SAYING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. *JS

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, REMOTE START STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. VEHICLE SHOWS STOPPING WHEN DRIVING AND DRIVING WHEN STOPPING. WILL GET REAR-ENDED SAME THING HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO. GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #08-05-22-009C ISSUED IN 2008. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN I PARKED IT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, I COULD STILL HEAR A MOTOR RUNNING AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AGAIN AND THEN THE MOTOR SOUND STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE AND NO CODES SHOWING. DEALERSHIP SAID MY TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES NEEDED BALANCING, I THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND STILL THEY SAID IT NEEDED THE TIRES BALANCED & IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE, $74.10 LATER NO DIFFERENCE AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKING BACK AND FORTH TO THE LEFT & RIGHT CONSTANTLY, IS SCARY TO DRIVE, DEALERSHIP PUT MY VEHICLE ON LIST FOR RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST PART BUT SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET, I NEED THIS CAR TO GET TO WORK AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. THIS IS A DANGER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE MAILED NOTICE ON APRIL 28 . I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROADWAYS. MY CAR ALSO RANDOMLY LOSES BATTERY POWER.. I ASSUME THIS IS ELECTRICAL. *TR

THIS HAPPENED LITERALLY AT THE END OF A 7 HOUR CAR TRIP- WE GOT LUCKY. DRIVING ON I-75 SOUTH AND APPROACHING EXIT. BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND ENTER EXIT RAMP. STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING PROFUSELY AND IMMEDIATELY BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE TO EITHER SIDE. PANICKING, I MANAGED TO CONTROL THE CAR AND SLOW IT DOWN TO A VERY SLOW SPEED AND PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND SLOWLY MERGE INTO A GAS STATION THAT WAS, LUCKILY, RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXIT RAMP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY, UNEXPECTED, AND COULD HAVE KILLED US IF WE WERE GOING THE FULL HIGHWAY SPEED AND WERE NOT EXITING ON A RAMP. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT IGNITION MISSES WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS 10-20MPH. CONDITION WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS OR ENTRANCE RAMPS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. IN 2013 AND 2014 OCCURRENCE BECAME MORE FREQUENT (2-3 TIMES WEEKLY). CHEVROLET DEALER ADVISED ME TWO MONTHS AGO THAT IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND ADVISED ME TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY WEIGHT FROM IGNITION KEY CHAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DID THIS AND PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. HOWEVER, DEALER ADVISED THAT I COULD ADD MY NAME TO WAIT LIST FOR A NEW IGNITION SWITCH, BUT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE MY 2006 IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. SINCE MANY OTHER GM MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME LATENT DEFECT I FEEL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING STEERING PROBLEMS ON HER 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU; PLEASE SEND RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO SENATOR OFFICE AND REFERENCE CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A FACTORY FLAW AS HE HAD NEVER SEEN BOTH CALIPERS FAIL TOGETHER. THE BRAKE CALIPER SEALS WERE MELTED FROM HEAT AND THEY WERE CRACKED/DRY ROTTED LETTING THE CALIPER SLEEVE RUST. A MONTH PRIOR, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE POWER STEERING SEEMED STIFF AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER, THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. ON DECEMBER 20, 2011 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER STEERING FAILURE, SLOW ACCELERATION, AND OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THERE WAS PROBABLY CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE FLUID, AS IT WAS MILKY. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THE RUBBER COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKE AND ABS BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 7/7/14*CN UPDATED 07/14/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A ROAD BARRIER. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE, HEAD, HANDS AND EARS. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 87/15/14*CN UPDATED 08/25/2014 *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL 02/04/2014 AND AS I WAS TURNING TO LEAVE SCHOOL I HEARD A RINGING SOUND FROM INSIDE OF CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK LEFT AND RIGHT THEN I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT WITH OUT ME TOUCHING IT . IT WAS AS SOMEONE WAS DOING IT AND I COULDN'T SEE THEM AND WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IT WAS VERY UNSTABLE TO DRIVE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE SLOW BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK UNEXPECTEDLY DURING MY DRIVE I FELT VERY UNSAFE WHEN I DRIVE WITH MY 4 AND 14 DAUGHTER AND MOM YEAR OLD IN THE CAR I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY MOSTLY A GOOD PART OF MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND SOMEONE TOLD ME OF THE RECALL . SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT HAD A 150,000.00 MILE WARRANTY ON PART BUT HE SAID I HAVE TO HAVE A TEST DOING TO SEE IF THE STEERING MOTOR IS BAD FOR $103.00 AND IF IT IS MOTOR FOR STEERING IT WOULD BE FIXED AND THEY WILL WAVE TEST CHARGE . IT SAYS POWER STEERING WHEN IT AUDIBLE SOUNDS IN CAR ON RADIO DISPLAY PANEL I COULD NOT LET HIM DO THE TEST CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY IF THEY SAID SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG SO NOW IT IS GONE ALMOST COMPLETELY . MY SHOULDER ARE VERY SORE FROM HAVING TO DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK AND TO GET MY KID AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT TO . MAYBE AFTER I GET INTO A MAJOR CRASH AND MY FAMILY DIES OR SOMEONE ELSE DIES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL CAR WHEN IT IS NEEDED MAYBE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

DRIVING FROM SCHOOL SAW A CAR AHEAD PERSON HAD TURN SIGNAL ON TO GO LEFT. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS WENT TO BRAKE AND TURN WHEEL COULD NOT DO EITHER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON A STATE HWY AT 57MPH, POWER STEERING ALARM DINGS AND POWER STEERING CEASES AND OH CRAP!! I'M NOT WANTING TO DIE YET! I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER THANKFULLY AND RESTARTED MY CAR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. OBVIOUSLY THE CHEVY COMPANY IS WAITING FOR ENOUGH ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS TO OFFSET THE COST OF A RECALL . HAS THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATIONS? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE? I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS, STORIES OF MECHANICS THAT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT OR CHARGE FOR A "MAYBE FIX." REALLY??? PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY REAL ANSWERS TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'LL ALSO BE IN CONTACT WITH MY SENATOR SHEILA HARSDORF AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN'S DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE GEARS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND GO DOWN TO ZERO AND THEN BACK UP. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DINGS AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HOWEVER THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THE POWER STEERING DISENGAGES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SWERVE AND BE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEMS AND I AM UNABLE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. IF THE POWER STEERING WERE TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR SINCE IT'S DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN CITY STREETS, THERE MAY BE A GREATER RISK FOR THE INCIDENT TO OCCUR. GM HAS NOT YET RECALLED THIS VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH IT IS KNOWN THIS MODEL HAS THE ION POWER STEERING WHICH GM RECALLED IN THEIR COLBALT AND SATURN MODELS. *TR

TRANSMISSION: CHEVY MALIBU MAXX 2006 LTZ 6 CYC LURCHES SPEED UNDER CONSTANT THROTTLE & STRAIGHT LINE ROAD SURFACE & STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT MEDIUM CRUISING SPEEDS 30-45 MPH. OUR MAXX HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SERVICED TWICE BEFORE; NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WHILE MAXX WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY; THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD TO BLANK THE TRANSMISSION'S MEMORY; THIS INSTRUCTION WAS FROM AN INTERNAL FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS CHEVY MALIBU MAXX 2006 LTZ HAS HAD ONLY ONE OWNER. THE TRANSMISSION'S MEMORY IS CORRUPTED EVERY 40K SERVICE MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO LEFT AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT WAS REAL HARD. THE INDICATOR ON THE RADIO MESSAGE SCREEN INDICATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN JUST A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM THAT THE 2006 MALIBU ARE EXPERIENCING. CHEVROLET CORP. SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ALL THE MODELS THAT HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING AND FIX THEM ASAP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A WREAK AND MAJOR DAMAGE IS GOING TO OCCUR TO SOMEBODY OR THEIR FAMILY. THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A VERY LOUD, GRINDING NOISE. PER MY REGULAR MECHANIC, THIS IS THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL 12221 FOR CANADIAN VEHICLES, BUT MY VIN DOESN'T COME UP SO NO DEALER WILL ASSIST ME. I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE. *TR

DRIVING AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND LOST STEERING AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO CAR WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED AND I'M NOT PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE GM DOESN'T WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT. AVERAGE COST OF REPAIR $700. AVERAGE COST OF A LIFE, PRICELESS. MAKE A RECALL HAPPEN NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE STOPS RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER 4 MONTH OLD BABY. THERE ARE NO CODES DETECTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE REPAIR CENTER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON INTERNET FORUMS AND I AM SURPRISED NO ONE HAS BEEN CALLED. MY DAUGHTER HAS TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE TO ATTEND CLASS AND THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED ON HER. THEY ARE NOW RELEASING THE CAR BACK TO ME WITH NO RESOLVE. CHEVY OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT CARE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A COMMON ONE WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLES. IF I SELL THE CAR, I AM LITERALLY SELLING A DEATH TRAP TO SOMEONE ELSE. BELOW ARE LINKS TO NUMEROUS FORUM DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVY ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE? HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2006/ENGINE/ENGINE_RANDOMLY_SHUTS_OFF.SHTML HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T3656645-GOT_CODE_P2176_CHANGED_OUT_TPS_STILL_GOT HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/MALIBU-15/ENGINE-POWER-REDUCED-20768/ HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=10085 HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/CHEVY/6S938-CHEVROLET-MALIBU-MAXX-LT-2006-CHEVY-MALIBU-MAXX-LT-70000.HTML HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T11683460-ENGINE_POWER_REDUCED_2006_MALIBU HTTP://CHEVYFORUM.ORG/CHEVY-FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=20618 HTTP://CHEVY-MALIBU.AUTOFORUMZ.COM/REDUCED-

MY VEHICLE LOST ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSISTANCE WHEN BEING OPERATED IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE GAVE AN AUDIBLE ALERT AND WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. BECAUSE THE PARKING GARAGE CONTAINED TIGHT CORNERS AND REQUIRED SLOW SPEED OPERATION, I COULD NOT SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY, THE EPS WORKED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THIS UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN 2006 MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES. IN FACT, CHEVROLET HAS EXTENDED WARRANTIES AND CONDUCTED SPECIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS TO SELECT 2006 MALIBU MAXX OWNERS TO REMEDY THE DEFECTIVE EPS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS OTHER VEHICLES DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE, MY VEHICLE'S VIN FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE RANGE IDENTIFIED BY CHEVROLET. THE VIN RANGE IDENTIFIED BY CHEVROLET IS INSUFFICIENT. OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHO OPERATE VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE VIN RANGE ARE NOT BEING ALERTED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS. THE EPS COMPONENTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE IN 2006 MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES AND SHOULD TO BE RECALLED. *TR

I WENT TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BUT THE INSPECTION MACHINE CANT READ THE CAR COMPUTER. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES BEFORE GM DID THE "CAMPAIGN" TO LESSEN THE AFFECT ON THE STEERING. NORMALLY WHILE ACCELERATING HARD AROUND A CORNER OR UP A HILL, THE POWERSTEERING WOULD LITERALLY JERK THE WHEEL FROM YOUR HANDS AND ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS EXTREME DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS AT ANY SPEED. SYMPTOMS ARE THE DING DING DING WARNING AND THE VERY BRIEF FLASH, LIKE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE IT, OF POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THAT LASTS MAYBE 1.5 SECONDS BEFORE IT GOES AWAY, SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW TO LOOK AT THE RADIO VERY QUICKLY WHEN THE DING DING DING GOES TO SEE THE "ERROR" MESSAGE. IT TOOK 2 TRIPS TO THE DEALER ON THE RECALL TO "RESOLVE" THE PROBLEM IN GM'S EYES. WHAT THEY DO IS REPLACE THE COLUMN, AND SOME SETTINGS IN THE COMPUTER THAT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF FORCE THE MOTOR EXERTS AGAINST THE DRIVER. THE WHEEL NO LONGER COMPLETELY JERKS FROM YOUR HANDS, BUT IT STILL WILL CHANGE YOUR COURSE WHEN ON A TURN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TIGHT GRIP ON THE WHEEL. I CONSIDER THIS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT I RARELY ALLOW ANYONE BUT MYSELF TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST SCARE THE BEJEAVIOUS OUT OF THEM FOR THE CAR TO TAKE THE WHEEL FROM THEIR HANDS. WAS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY ON THE EXTENDED CAMPAIGN OF 150K MILES OR 10 YEARS. THEY INDICATED THE FAULT WAS THAT THE MOTOR TOSSED AN OVERHEAT CODE AND THAT WAS CAUSING COMPUTER INPUT ISSUES OUT OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED. I ADVISED IT DOES IT EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, NOT DRIVING FOR MORE THAN

I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 MALIBU MAXX. WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I CANNOT GET MY SPEED UP NORMALLY. I HEAR DING, DING, DING... THEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. CAN NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. ALMOST THREW ME INTO A DITCH ONCE AND ALMOST BOUNCED ME INTO THE GUARD RAIL ONCE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. I AM A LOYAL PURCHASER OF CHEVY PRODUCTS, AND I EXPECT CHEVROLET TO STAND BY ME AS WELL. APPEARS THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO TAKE WITH HER TO COLLEGE. WE HAVE OWNED IT APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS NOW. ON 7/30/13, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45MILES PER HOUR, HEARD A DINGING ALERT SOUND, AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. ON 7/31/13 SHE WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TRAVELING IN TOWN AND LOST THE POWER STEERING TWICE ON THAT TRIP. THE FIRST TIME SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE SECOND TIME GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR. I AM FRUSTRATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WITH OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS IN OTHER ONLINE BLOGS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AT THIS POINT THAT I COULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, THE EPS FUSE, THE ALTERNATOR, THE GROUNDING WIRE, AND EVEN THE MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE POWER STEERING AND THAT IN SOME INSTANCES NONE OF THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING TO HOLD CHEVROLET ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT? IS IT GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE DEATHS AND/OR MULTIMILLION DOLLAR LAWSUITS TO MAKE SOMEONE LISTEN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WHAT IF THIS VEHICLE WAS ONE THAT YOU P

WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES PER HR ON THE HIGHWAY A LOUD NOISE AND SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS FELT. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, THE NOISE WAS NOT AS LOUD AND THE VIBRATION WAS LESS. ON EXITING THE HIGHWAY ONTO A BUSY ROAD DRIVING NO MORE THAN 45 TO 50 MILE PER HOUR THE NOISE WAS NOT NOTICEABLE AND THE VIBRATION SEEMED TO BE GONE. ON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKING AT ALL FOUR TIRES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE HIGHWAY SURFACE. ON PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE NEXT MORNING THE NOISE WAS BACK AND THE VIBRATION WAS VERY NOTICEABLE. ROAD SERVICE WAS CALLED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEIR WAS A FLAT TIRE OR A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL LUGS. ON ARRIVAL THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THE BACK RIGHT TIRE HAD SEPARATED IN SEVERAL PLACES CAUSING THE SOUND AND THE VIBRATION. HIS STATEMENT WAS "SOMEONE UP THERE MUST LOVE YOU", THIS WOULD HAVE KILLED YOU IF YOU HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE ON IT. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. THIS IS A FIRESTONE TIRE PURCHASED 11/27/2010 31. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT STARTED DINGING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. I JUST HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED IN MARCH. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND IT APPEARS MOST OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY HUSBAND HAD TO COME DRIVE MY CAR HOME AND BARELY MADE IT. *TR

STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR. I HEARD THE WARNING BELL DING AND THE WARNING DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING FAILURE". I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE I COULDN'T STEER. IT TOOK ALL THE POWER I COULD MUSTER TO STEER. IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE KILLED HER. ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WILL JOLT BACK AND FORTH SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN PARK. FINALLY THE STEERING MAKES A LOUD AUDIBLE "THUNK" WHENEVER I TURN THE WHEEL OUT OF NEUTRAL POSITION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD. AS FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SO FAR AND THE DEALERSHIP SHRUGS THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAYS "IT DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME". THE KNOCKING OR THUNKING NOISE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON EVERY 06 MALIBU ON THE ROAD. IS SOMEBODY GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? OR DO WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH FATALITIES TO FORCE SOMETHING TO HAPPEN? *TR

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOMETIME NOW. I START MY VEHICLE UP TO GO, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING(STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE) AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING SHOWS UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I ALSO NOTICE AT A STOP OR AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT QUITE FREQUENTLY. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS TURNING, WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES IT MAKES A POPPING SOUND. THEN POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON MY MESSAGE SCREEN ON MY RADIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING CONTROL MOTOR MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH....WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A DINGING AND LOOKED TO SEE MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS CROSSING THE TRACKS....TRACKS WHERE UNEVEN SO I KINDA WENT AROUND THE UNEVEN PART AND COULDN'T HANDLE MY STEERING SO I ALMOST HIT A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION...SECOND OCCURRENCE HAS EVEN MORE LIFE THREATENING....WHILE DRIVIN ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH...I HEARD THE DINGING SOUND AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY(LIKE WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF) I COULD NOT USE STEERING AT ALL AND I HAD A SEMI RIGHT BEHIND ME ....I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY SO I SLOW DOWN SO THE TRAFFIC WOULD GO AROUND ME TO HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT TO RESET POWER STEERING....I HAD READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THAT WAS THE SOLUTION..I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE DID A ROAD TEST AND OF COURSE NOTHING HAPPENED....I ONLY HAVE 2 MORE PAYMENT ON THIS CAR AND TO FIND OUT THAT THE SITUATION WHEN FIXED ALWAYS RECURS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING....PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM KILLS SOMEBODY...MY FAMILY IS ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF I GET INTO A ACCIDENT THEY WILL BE LOOKING CLOSELY INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING CHIME APPEARED THRU THE RADIO DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN. HAD THE COMPUTER RESET AND PROBLEM HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN, YET! CHECK ONLINE AND THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME POWER ASSIST STEERING HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS RECENT AS 1212 IN CANADA, BUT NOT IN THE USA. EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING GMS WEBSITE SAY THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VIN #. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS EVERYDAY, SO I AM HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF $550 OUT OF POCKET.GM'S WEBSITE SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN STILL BE STEERED OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR AND SHE CAN BARELY HANDLE THIS CAR WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. I DROVE IT AND LOST THE POWER ASSIST AND I BUMPED A CURB TRYING TO TURN IT INTO A PARKING LOT. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM? *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. THEN, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, AND SUDDENLY GAS WAS POURING OUT NEAR THE MUFFLER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. TRACED THE LEAK ONCE WE GOT IT HOME. THE PLASTIC LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED. I LOST OVER 1/8 OF A TANK AFTER I PARKED IT. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW MUCH I LOST WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WERE NO SPARKS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY YOUNG CHILDREN. I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT OF THEIR CAR SEATS FAST ENOUGH HAD I NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKEN PRECAUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE AN UNKNOW PART WITHIN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS OF DRIVING IT WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL AND THEN RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. EVENTUALLY IT FAILED COMPLETELY. WENT TO HAVE THE PS MODULE REPLACED ONLY TO DISCOVER THE COLUMN IS TO BE REPLACED WITH IT. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE, BUT FEELS UNSAFE AND PUTS OTHERS AT RISK. VEHICLE IS NOT EASILY MANEUVERABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. NEEDS LARGE SPACE TO TURN AROUND. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. WHY IS THERE NOT YET A RECALL ON THE PS MODULE/COLUMN FAILURE OF THE MALIBU?? *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE FREEWAY, MORE WHILE HITTING THE PASSING GEAR, POWER STEERING IS ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST OR EVEN CORRECTING ITSELF BACK TO CENTER. THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE RADIO DISPLAY AND A CLICKING SOUND IS MADE. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AT SLOWER SPEEDS AS WELL. IT FEELS LIKE A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS VERY COMMON AMONG CHEVROLET OWNERS OF VARIOUS MODELS AROUND THAT YEAR. *TR

TURNED LEFT ONTO AN UPHILL ROAD AND GAVE IT A GOOD AMOUNT OF GAS TO ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED. HAD THE RPMS UP AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. IT WAS QUITE UNNERVING BUT I WORKED ON MANY CARS YEARS AGO AND REACT ACCORDINGLY TO THINGS LIKE STUCK THROTTLES, AND THIS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR SO I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF IT OTHER THAN THE CARFAX CHECK WAS CLEAN. IT APPEAR THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS STEERING PROBLEM BEFORE BUYING IT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT I CANNOT BELIEVE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM, TO ANY OWNER, TO TEN YEARS AND 150 K MILES. DO A SEARCH FOR IT ONLINE. GM WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT I WILL END UP DOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S HANDS TO BE THROWN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONLY LASTING MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONICS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

WHILE I AM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND MY DASH BOARD WILL START BLINKING THEN THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" NOW EVERYTIME I AM GET TO 45 MPH THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL START BLINKING. *TR

WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN TO ENTER ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND STEERING EITHER LOCKED UP OR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER (IT ALL HAPPENED QUICKLY) CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE CURB AND SEVERELY DAMAGING THE WHEEL, ALIGNMENT, ETC. GM REPLACED THE FAULTY POWER STEERING BOX (RECALL) BUT HAS FOUND THEMSELVES NOT LIABLE FOR THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY POWER STEERING. GM SAYS I HAVE NO PROOF THAT THE DAMAGE THAT IS VISIBLE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY STEERING FAILURE. REALLY??!! I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG CHEVY FAN, BUT THIS LEAVES A VERY BITTER TASTE THAT MAY NEVER GO AWAY!!!!! *TR *JS

WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 MAILBU MAXX IN NOVEMBER 2005. TWO MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THEN WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.THE REAR WIPER COMES ON BY ITSELF, INTERIOR LIGHTS BLOW CONSTANTLY AS WELL AS HEADLIGHTS. DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. KEYLESS HAS NOT WORKED FOR THREE YEARS EVEN WITH NEW REMOTE BATTERIES. SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN ACTING UP. MY WIFE HAS HIT OUR GARBAGE CANS AND EVEN MY TRUCK PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WE CANT EVEN TRADE THIS PIECE OF CRAP IN BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. OUR MALIBU HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE PUT 4 SETS OF BRAKES ON THE FRONT WITH HEAVY DUTY ROTORS AND THREE SETS ON THE REAR. GM IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS CAR IS CRAP AND THEY KNOW IT. WE SHOULD AT LEAST GET 200 PERCENT OVER TRADE IN VALUE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. LIKE A ROCK....MORE LIKE A TURD!!!!! *TR