2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX LT HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, THE UNIT LOCKED ON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOING SIMPLE PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND EPS UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED, IT CAN ONLY BE REPLACED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS SINCE THE DEFECT IS INHERENT IN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO THE CHEVROLET HOT LINE AS HAVE OTHER OWNERS AND STILL NO RECALL. I WAS ON THE ATLANTA INTERSTATE 85, IT LOCKED ON ME AND I THOUGHT THAT FOR SURE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAS GOING TO OCCUR OR WORST DEATH. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS, PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES AS A RESULT. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITHOUT RESULTS. AGAIN, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND PROTECT THE AMERICAN CONSUMER FROM A DEATH TRAP. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THIS FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. EVEN IF CHEVROLET DOES PAY TO FIX MY VEHICLE, THIS FAILURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX HAS 73000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 95 DEGREES AND MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH HAVE ASTHMA. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WILL COST $1100 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR! A CAR THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE BOTH USING INHALERS BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED BACK HOME! *TR

2006 CHEVY MALIBU, POWER STEERING FAILS IN MOTION OR UPON STARTUP. REPAIRS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE PS SENSOR MODULE AND THE PS COLUMN. COSTS ANY WHERE BETWEEN $1500-$2000 TO REPAIR. STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, COULD BE HARD TO AVOID ACCIDENTS OR SAFELY STEER CLEAR OF ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

2006 MALIBU MAXX LT. POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE HARD ACCELERATION. HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP CANT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. WE ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE CAR SYSTEM INFORMATION.. THE CAR ALWAYS PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT IF THE ACCELERATION HAS TO BE DONE FAST. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY 75,000 MILES. *TR

2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. POWER STEERING LOCK UP ON TURNS, PULLING AWAY AT A LIGHT, GOING STRAIGHT STEERING MOVES INTERMITTENTLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHOW ON MESSAGE CENTER, SOMETIMES IT ONLY DINGS REPEATEDLY. AND YOU CAN HEAR A TICKING NOISE FROM THE DASH. WHEN IT STOPS WORKING THE STEERING ALSO WILL GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR

2006 MALIBU MAXX POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON STEERING WHEEL FREEZES WHILE CAR IS MOVING STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND YET NO CODES ARE PRESENT. *TR

2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX - 2 PROBLEMS 1. METAL TO METAL NOISE AS STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED 2. VIBRATING NOISE AROUND DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE AND INCREASED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN THE HER CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD A SECOND ACCIDENT WHERE SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST WEEK I LOST MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. THE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR TO THEIR SHOP AND SENT IT BACK SAYING IT WAS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE NEXT 20,000 MILES. THE LAST WEEK BEFORE I HAD IT REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT STEER AT ALL AND I LOST MY BRAKES UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED COMPLETELY AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TOLD THEN BY THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SEVERAL CHEVROLETS ON THEIR LOT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COST ME $700.00 AND ALSO I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSING STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTION AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT I WOULD HAVE HELD GM RESPONSIBLE AS THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT GM USED SAAB PARTS FOR A FEW YEARS UNTIL THE PROBLEM BECAME APPARENT. THE CHEVY MALIBU MAXX 2004 AND 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,089. UPDATED 08/19/10*BF UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THEN RESETS ITSELF. HAS NOT LOCKUP YET WHILE DRIVING. HAVE RESEARCHED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE CAR. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT BUT AM AFRAID THE WHOLE TIME. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE MY VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR

06 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING ON THE ROAD, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOW ACROSS THE RADIO DIAL, A WARNING BEEP SOUNDS, THEN THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER SAYS IT FEELS AS IF THE STEER WHEEL LOCKS ON HER, UNABLE TO TURN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTY IS OUT. I UNDERSTAND THE COBALTS HAVE A RECALL AGAINST THEM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE MALIBU'S? CHECK THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE HUNDRED, MAY BE EVEN THOUSANDS. THE ONLY RECALLS IS FOR STICKERS AND TWO OTHER ISSUES, WHICH WILL NOT CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE A WRECK POSSIBLY INJURING PERSONS. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A ROAD MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND I JUST ABOUT RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND IT IS NOW TO THE POINT WHERE I WONT LET MY WIFE DRIVE MY CAR OR LET MY KIDS RIDE IN IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT THE APPROX. COST WILL BE $1000. *TR

THIS CAR LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. 1ST TIME I WAS MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED PARKWAY TRAFFIC AND WAS FRIGHTENED WHEN DIRECTING THE CAR WAS ALMOST TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME. MY PETITE DAUGHTER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING. TURNING CORNERS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AS THE TURNING RADIUS IS GREATLY REDUCED. MY WIDE ARCHED TURNS BRING ME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I HAVE CHRONIC MUSCLE PAIN FROM THE MUSCLE USE IT TAKES TO TURN THE WHEELS OF MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL CHARGE APPROXIMATELY $900.00 TO REMEDY IT. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS ELECTRONIC NOT HYDRAULIC AND I FULLY EXPECT IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM PRESENTLY RECALLED ON THE CHEVY COBALT. THE PROBLEM DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COBALT AND MALIBU ARE IDENTICAL. THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER I DRIVE MY CAR - EVERYDAY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 05/24/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS ALMOST SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, HE HIT A BLOCK OF WOOD IN THE ROAD AND BLEW A TIRE, DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. UPDATED 05/28/10

POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOCKS UP, WILL NOT UNLOCK, STEERING COLUMN DEFECT, MULTIPLE OCCURANCES, LAST SIX MONTHS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AROUND 15-20 MILES AND I HEARD A CHIME. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL; I LOOKED THE INSTRUMENTS PANEL/DISPLAY, AND I NOTICED A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN "POWER STEERING". I HAD 2-3 PREVIOUS (DEALER SERVICE) INCIDENTS BEFORE BECAUSE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TR

MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT SUDDENLY ON MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX LT WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES. IT RESETS WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIGURE IT OUT, EXCEPT TO TELL ME THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. THE POWER STEERING IS LIGHTING UP ON THE STEREO. THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER CHEVY CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME POWER STEERING AS OUR CAR, YET OUR CAR ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. WHY? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, I PURCHASE THIS CAR USED LAST FEBRUARY 2009 AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGIN TO COME ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES I NEEDED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL, OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. TODAY 03-02-2010 I READ AN ARTICLE CONCERNING RECALLS ON GM CARS 2005-2010 COBALT, BUT DUE TO THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. MY CONCERN IS HOW DO I GO ABOUT HAVING THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM RECTIFIED AS WELL FOR THIS CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE, WOULDN'T TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT A WARNING. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 03/14/10 *BF UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX THAT HAS BEEN KNOCKING NEAR THE FRONT END, INDICATING POSSIBLE CV JOINT ISSUES OR SOME OTHER SUSPENSION OR STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE TIE RODS REPLACED ONCE BUT THE SYMPTOMS LATER RETURNED. MOST RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, LOCKING DURING A RIGHT TURN AND CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OUT OF MY LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS IN JANUARY 2010 AND THANKFULLY HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING WITH HER BAD BACK, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR AND AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM AND THE COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF FORUMS DISCUSSING THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE OVER ABOUT 4 MODEL YEARS BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING TWICE. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK INTO IT AND IT WAS A CONFIRMED PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2006. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE LIABILITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ITS AN ISSUE, IT NEEDS TO GET FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIX IT. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THE READING ON MY RADIO SAYS POWER STEERING AND THE ALARM IS ACTIVATED AS WELL TO LET ME KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, I GET MY POWER STEERING BACK. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABRUPTLY IN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON CROWDED ROADWAY. CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE UNTIL CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE HALT, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS ADDRESSED BY MY CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NO COST. APPARENTLY THE "FIX" DIDN'T LAST. WHEN I REPORTED THIS RECURRENCE TO THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER HE QUOTED ME A SUBSTANTIAL ESTIMATE COST FOR REPAIRING THE CONDITION. WHEN I MENTIONED THE GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE MONITORED HE TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ONLY BULLETINS AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION REPAIRED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. IT CURRENTLY WILL SHUT DOWN THE POWER STEERING AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION AND I HAVE READ ABOUT ALOT OF THESE INCIDENTS ON THE WEB THAT RESULTS IN THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED DURING A TURN AND CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE TURN BECAUSE THE STEERING GOT REALLY HARD TO TURN. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING! DRIVING LESS THAN 1 MILE I LOSS ALL POWER STEERING! I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN DOWN A CUL-DE-SAC STREET AND WHEN TURNING AROUND AT THE END OF THE ROAD I LOST MY POWER STEERING! I WAS SHOCKED THAT AFTER DRIVING TO THE SAME BUS STOP MORNING AFTER MORNING WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR THAT I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM THAT FAILED! IT WAS VERY HARD TO MAKE THE SIMPLEST TURN. THE DIFFICULTY THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED TOOK ME BY SURPRISE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN AS SOON AS I WAS IN A SAFE AREA. I WAITED THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING HAD COME BACK. I COULD FEEL THAT IT CAME BACK IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I BARELY ACCELERATED FORWARD WORRIED THAT I MIGHT LOSE THE CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AGAIN I WAITED FOR ALL THE KIDS AT THE BUS STOP TO BOARD THE BUS BEFORE I DROVE BACK HOME! I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ONLINE ABOUT RECALLS FOR MY CAR INCASE THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, NOT SURE THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE & MODEL & SOMEWHAT SURPRISED I FOUND ALOT OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHERS THAT WITHOUT WARNING LIKE MYSELF LOSS THE POWER STEERING. I EVEN FOUND A SUGGESTION THAT READ TO TURN THE CAR OFF IF POSSIBLE THEN RE-START TO HAVE POWER STEERING COME BACK. EVEN THOUGH THAT'S WHAT I DID FOR THE SAFETY FOR THE KIDS & OTHERS. I THOUGHT ARE YOU KIDDING ME? TURN THE CAR OFF TO RE-GAIN POWER STEERING SHOULD I LOSE IT AGAIN? I SURE HOPE THAT I AM NOT ON A BUSY HI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,500. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING (WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR). I TURNED THE CORNER TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I COULD GET IT INTO THE GARAGE AND INTO A SPOT BUT ONLY WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED -- THE COST WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF $640 PLUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 52K MILES. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I AM READING A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MANY OTHER INSTANCES SIMILAR TO MINE. I SEE THERE IS A BULLETIN ABOUT THE 2005 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2006. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD. GM DO RIGHT BY THE PEOPLE TRYING TO SUPPORT AMERICAN CARS. PLEASE. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX...WHAT IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT? THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS ?THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (THE STEERING COLUMN IS A GENUINE GM DEFECTIVE PART(S), AND AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.? A DEFECT INCLUDES ?ANY DEFECT IN PERFORMANCE, CONSTRUCTION, A COMPONENT, OR MATERIAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT.? GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE. EXAMPLES OF DEFECTS CONSIDERED SAFETY-RELATED STEERING COMPONENTS THAT BREAK SUDDENLY CAUSING PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. * THE ABOVE LISTED UNITED STATE VEHICLE SAFETY CODE IS THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT BEING FILE. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHEVY USED THE SAME COLUMN UNIT IN ITS 2004, 2005 AND 2006 MALIBU MODELS AND ALL THREE YEARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONCE ODOMETER REACHES A CERTAIN MILEAGE READING THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING COLUMN FAI

AS I DRIVE OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. IT STARTED OFF ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE THEN GOT WORSE WITH TIME. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS OF MALIBU. I JUST THINK IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE AND NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. A MECHANIC AT CHEVY SAID THAT MORE AND MORE CARS WERE COMING IN WITH THAT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND IS BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

USUALLY WHILE TURNING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON THE MALIBU MAXX. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON IT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS A BULLETIN REGARDING IT. THEY WANT OVER $500 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON A 94 MILE TRIP JUST LAST WEEKEND. IT USUALLY HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND THE POWER WOULD RESET. THAT WORKS MOST OF THE TIME BUT NOT A GOOD IDEA IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WILL BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS REPORTED MORE AND MORE. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON REPAIRS WHILE THE MOTOR COMPANIES GET "BAIL OUT" MONEY. I WANT A RECALL. *TR

WE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED . IT INCLUDED THE CHANGING OVER THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS TURNED. AND IN LESS THAN 8MONTHS LATER WE WENT BAKE TO GET THE BRAKES INSPECTED DUE TO A VERY HIGH PITCHED NOISED THAT GREW SINCE THE BRAKES WE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE BACK BRAKES VERSES THE FRONT BRAKES WE NOT WEARING EQUALLY AND THAT HE WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THEY WERE REPLACED AS I SAT AND WATCHED THE PREVIOUS MECHANIC INSTALL OUR NEW BRAKE PADS/SHOES JUST AFTER 7 MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD A WEARING OF 30% AND THE REAR WORE DOWN TO 70%. THIS IS BECOMING A NIGHTMARE AND IT'S ALSO BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE.. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO NEED NEW BRAKES ON AVERAGE OF HALF A YEAR BETWEEN CHANGES. THIS IF NOT LOOKED INTO COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DANGEROUS IF THE BACK BRAKES A WEARING OUT FASTER THAN THE FRONT. THEN I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BRAKES OUT EVERY 6-7-MONTHS JUST TO KNOW THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN NEEDED! THE HORRIBLE SCREECHING SOUND I DISCOVERED IS THE ROTORS AND THE MECHANIC VERY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THEY ARE WARPED AND IN SUCH BAD SHAPE AFTER SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN THE BRAKE CHANGES WITHIN A 6-7 MONTH TIME PERIOD. WE HAVE ONLY ONE WORKING VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT IS ISSUE IS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I CAN NOT KEEP CHANGING THE BRAKE SYSTEM EVERY 6-7MONTHS YET I HAVE

USING MY MOTHER'S 2006 MALIBU MAXX ON 12/24/08, THE BACK LIFTGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY WIFE'S HEAD WHILE SHE WAS LOADING THE TRUNK. THE NEXT MORNING WE SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIFT CYLINDER SNAPPED OFF ITS METAL BALL JOINT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CYLINDER IS ATTACHED TO THE METAL BALL JOINT VIA A PLASTIC CAP. WHERE THIS CAP IS ASKED TO NOT ONLY SECURE THE CYLINDER TO THE LIFTGATE FRAME, BUT ALSO ROTATE AND PITCH THE CYLINDER. ANYONE SHORTER THAN MY WIFE'S HEIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED SEVERELY, SUCH AS A BROKEN NECK AND/OR CRUSHED SKULL. THE CHEVROLET DEALER - JIM O'BRIEN CHEVROLET SNAPPED THE CYLINDER BACK ON ITS BALL JOINT AND REFUSED TO REPAIR, FIX, AND/OR OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING. I PARKED THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND GAINED POWER STEERING BACK. IT HAPPENED AGAIN NEARLY RIGHT AWAY AFTER DOING THE LAST RESTART. I AGAIN PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TO 10 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 TO 2 MONTHS AND THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT. THIS MAKES EVERY TRIP IN THE CAR A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR

BUMP SOUND IN FRONT END WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP OR BRAKING AND TURNING. DEALER SAYS IT IS A POWER STEERING SHAFT. THEY LUBRICATED IT AND TIGHTENED IT BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WITHIN 1,000 MILES PROBLEMS RETURNED. NOW WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND IT'S MY PROBLEM ALTHOUGH GM HAS A REPLACEMENT STEERING SHAFT THAT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

CHEVROLET MALIBUS AND OTHER MAKES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. MINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAD A BUMPING NOISE THAT YOU COULD HEAR EVEN STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHILE SOMEONE ELSE IS DRIVING. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY LOOSES THEIR STEERING AND HAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MALIBU MAXX 3.5 V6. MY WIFE WAS PARALLEL PARKING WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON HER. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PARK AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHY IT JUST SHUT OFF AND FOUND THE LINK TO THIS WEB-SITE. I SURE DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS GO OUT WHEN TURNING AROUND A CORNER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT FOR US BUT ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AS WELL. *TR