2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints

THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WILL LOCK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH. I HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIPS 4 TIMES SO FAR. ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL HAVE EXPERIENCES THE FAILURE, NO CODE IS GENERATED THEREFORE CHEVROLET WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND ONLY HAS 25,000 MILE ON IT. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR AND THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND FOUND IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. THE CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND WHEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT FAILED AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX SS, ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED/TURNED TO WARPING AT 10,000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 18,500 MILES. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE WITH IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR

HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS AND I AM GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS, YOU CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSING, WORSE AT SOFT BRAKING THAN HARD. I'VE ALSO HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND PUT BACK ON ONCE AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT OVERCORRECTED HER TURN. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE STEERING; THEREFORE, THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,050.

THE GEAR BOX ON THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU TURN ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL JOLTS WHEN IT DOES THIS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY MONTH SINCE THEN AND IT STILL DOES IT. IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I HAVE IT REPLACED BUT THEN IT STARTS TO DO IT AGAIN. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

TIE ROD END FAILURE.*CN

BRAKE PADS WORN OUT (ALL 4) AFTER ONLY 17,000 MILES, ROTORS WARPED. CHEVROLET WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOW MILEAGE (LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD OF VEHICLE). CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR WORK. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX (51,500 MILES AT OCCURRENCE) WENT OUT SUDDENLY AS MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT AND CALL ME. SHE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM REALLY CONCERNED WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE HAD BEEN TAKING A CURVE AT A HIGHER SPEED OR HAD BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS I AM FINDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS OCCUR WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING WITH THIS CAR? *TR

3/30/2007. 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. CONTACT STATES THE DRIVERS INFO CENTER CAN NOT BE READ IN DAYLIGHT. *MC *JB

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE AND THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 17265. *AK THE CONSUMER THEN HIT A POLE. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

I HAD AN UNCONTROLLABLE IMMEDIATE RIGHT HAND TURN AT A VERY HIGH SPEED THAT WAS NOT INITATED BY ME. I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL DID AN EXTREMELY HARD RIGHT HAND TURN TAHT TOOK THE CAR OFF OF THE REGULAR ROADWAY AND ONTO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE SHOULDER. WHEN I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE WHEEL SNAPPED BACK TO THE LEFT AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOW SIDEWAYS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AT 60 MPH! I WAS LUCKY IN THAT NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENT WITH ANYONE ELSE OCCURED. I TURNED THIS VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY THAT SAME DAY. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT. THE VEHICLE, 2005 MALIBU MAXX HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A ELECTRONIC PART WAS PUTTING OUT TOO MUCH VOLTAGE AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE THAT TIME HAD OTHER STEERING RELATED PROB LEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY HELPFULL WITH THE CORRECTIONS TO THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE ELSE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE A SITUATION LIKE THIS WOULD LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL SHOULD IT HAPPEN TO THEM. I'M A DEFENSIVE DRIVER AND USUALLY KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. IF I HADN'T OF HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE CAR OR AT THE LEAST SPUN OUT INTO OTHER TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD HAS 12 SAFETY MESSAGES THAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH DURING THE DAY SUCH AS THE BRAKE FLUIDS, GAS CAP, DOOR LATCHES, ENGINE DISABLED, TAILGATE, POWER STEERING AND AIR BAGS TO NAME A FEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANELS HAVE THE SAME LIGHT INTENSITY FOR ILLUMINATION.