2004 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WHEN MAKE A SLOW OR HARD TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION POWER STEERING SEEMS TO STOP WORKING AND STEERING WHEEL REQUIRES MORE EFFORT TO TURN

O2 SENSOR, ING FUSE KEEPS BLOWING CAUSING CAR NOT TO START

CLUNKING SOUND THAT YOU CAN FEEL IN THE FOOT PEDAL AND WHEN YOU ROCK STEERING WHEEL BACK IN FORTH AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT ENDIN STEERING WHEEL AND UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE FELLING OVER LOOSING CONTROL OF CAR

THIS CAR HAS TOTAL STEERING LOSS THAT IS NOT PREDICTABLE. THE STEERING RECALL DID NOT FIX THIS VEHICLE. DASH BOARD LIGHT COMES ON DURING THE INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC STEERING FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING AT CRUISING SPEED AND USUALLY LASTS ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

FIRST STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY AROUND AND SECONDLY THEN CAR NOR GOING BACKWARD AND FORWARD DID NOT MOVE

CONTINUED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED POSITIONS ON HIGHWAY, TOWN AND DRIVEWAY. RECALL WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DONE. PROBLEMS CONSIST ERROR MESSAGE ON RADIO, DASH, ERRATIC SHAKING OF STEERING COLOMN, LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CAR GOING 15-20 MPH (THE AT-FAULT DRIVER WAS DISTRACTED BY THEIR PHONE). I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND HAD A BUMP OVER MY LEFT EYE FROM HITTING SOMETHING. I HAD A CONCUSSION. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICY REPORT WAS FILED. I STILL SUFFER MID AND LOWER BACK PAIN (DISC BULGES AND FISSURES). AFTER THE WRECK, I STARTED TO GET A WARNING ABOUT NEEDING TO SERVICE THE AIRBAGS.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE. THEN CUT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED

THE DIM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT. THE WIRES ARE MELTED WHERE IT PLUGS IN TO THE LIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE INTO GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED TRACY CHEVROLET AT (209) 835-4500 (LOCATED AT 3400 AUTO PLAZA WAY, TRACY, CA 95304) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 295,000.

CAR IS STUCK IN DRIVE. WONT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR.

THE STEERING ASSIST STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. I AM AN ELDERLY PERSON AND IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT TIMES. IT DOESN'T NORMALLY DO IT WHEN GOING OVER 35 MPH. WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE. I MAY JUST NOTICE IT MORE IN THE COLD BECAUSE I DRIVE SLOWER IN THE BAD WEATHER.

I PURCHASED MY USED 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU NOVEMBER 23, 2016, THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. I WAS IN MOTION MERGING INTO PHILADELPHIA'S SCHUYKILL EXP WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE FOR 2-3 SECONDS AS I WAS GOING OVER 55 MPH ON A SLIGHT TURN. I REMEMBER THE WRENCH LIGHTING UP IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE DASHBOARD AND READING 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE ON MY THE SCREEN. THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENS AS IF YOU HAVE THAT CAR THAT RUNS OUT OF STEERING FLUID. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION, WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN PHILADELPHIA PIKE MERGING ON THE I-95 SOUTH. AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS FOR A FEW SECONDS, READS POWER STEERING ON THE SCREEN WITH THE ORANGE WRENCH IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE DASHBOARD. IT'S FRIGHTENING BECAUSE MY CAR COULD GO IN ANOTHER LANE AND HIT AN INCOMING CAR, OR VICE VERSA. THE FIRST TIME I COULDN'T PULL OVER TO RECOOPERATE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SHOULDER LANES. I'M STILL HAVING THIS ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS. EVEN WHEN I AM PARALLEL PARKED SOMETIMES, MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS AND I CAN'T FULLY TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THE FIRST TIME, THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS SHOWN FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I WAS DIRECTED TO GO TO CHEVY AND TOLD ME IT WAS A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. THE COST AND LABOR ITSELF IS STEEP. I CALL TO FOLLLOW UP AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE TIME FRAME FOR THE WARRANTY WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE NO MANUFACTURER

TAKATA RECALL. MY RADIO STARTED DISPLAYING A SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE AND MY HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE WIRING IN THE CAR HAS STOPPED WORKING. I BEGAN TO REPLACE LIGHTBULBS THINKING THEY WERE BLOWN BUT JUST WILL NOT WORK. HEARD THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THESE EXACT PROBLEMS I AM HAVING BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR HAS NO RECALLS. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING VERY SHARP. SOUNDS LIKE A PIECE IS BROKEN KNOCKING AROUND

WHEN DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN AS IF I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID WHILE DRIVING THE CAR... AND THE ODOMETER WILL STOP WORKING AND THEN GO UP AND DOWN MY DRIVE CONTROL LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING AND BELOW WHERE THE ODOMETER IS THE NUMBERS WILL TURN INTO SAYING ERROR THEN MY CAR WILL NOT CRANK PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM

IM HAVING SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS I ALMOST HAD A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR BRAKES BY ITSELF SPECIALLY WHEN I SPEED UP TO 50MPH AND ABOVE. AND ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL WONT DISENGAGE BY ITSELF WHEN BRAKING AND THE WHOLE CAR STARS SHAKING UNCONTROLABLE. AND IM AFRAID EVERYDAY MORE AND MORE THAT I MIGHT KILL MYSELF DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY CAR I HAVE AND DRIVE EVERYWHERE I NEED TO GO SPECIALLY NOW THAT IM EXPECTING A BABY BOY I CONSTANTLY NEED CHECK UPS IN MY CLINIC I GO TOO. MOST OF MY BRAKING PROBLEMS ACCURED WHILE IM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BUT SOMETHING I DONT NEED TO BE ON THE FREEWAY FOR ALK THIS TO HAPPEN.

THERE WAS A RECALL AN THEY CLAIM IT WAS FIXED BUT EXACT THING ACCURSED AGAIN AN WE HAD PAY SEVEN HUNDRED AN SOME DOLLARS THE WOULDN'T COVER IT FOR POWER STERN

WAS TURNING INTO PARKING LOT LOST STEERING SYMBOL CAME ON DASH FOUND OUT FROM SOME ONE THAT WAS HELPING YOU CANT ADD FLUID IT IS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM SOMETHING IS WRONG I LOOKED UP IT SAID THERE WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME FOR THIS BUT WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN IT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL THIS IS DANGEROUS I CANT BE IN TRAFFIC AND THIS HAPPEN MY PHONE NUMBER IS ([XXX]) I NEED THIS FIXED SO I CAN DRIVE I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON LINE MINE NEEDS TO BE FIXED I CANT AFFORD AN ACCIDENT OR THE REPAIRS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. WHILE IN PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED TWO DAYS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,389. *TT CONSUMER STATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS NO STEERING PUMP ON TOP.*JB

TAKATA INFLATORS PLEASE FIX MY CAR I WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR ME AND ALL THESE PROBLEMS PLUS MORE HAVE POPPED UP AND THEY'RE ALL ON THE RECALL LIST

MY ANTI THEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I HAVE TO WAIT FOR RESET OF 15 MINUTES NOW IT IS ON PERMANENTLY AND WONT GO OUT. CAR WILL START AND RUN PUT ON HIWAY WILL IT SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL THIS MORNING 8/1/2018 STATING MY CAR MAY HAVE RECALLS ON IT. WHEN I CLICK THE LINK, I SEE THERE ARE 10 RECALLS ON THE 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. 10! OUT OF THOSE 10, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR ONLY TWO! I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT MY POWER STEERING WHICH CAME AFTER MY WHEEL LOCKED UP ON MY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY! I CHECK THE LIST TODAY, AND MY CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUE THAT WERE LISTED: IGNITION, TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, ETC. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THESE ISSUES. THESE NOTICES HAVE BEEN OUT SINCE 2014 AND I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAPMAN CHEVROLET (6925 ESSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS EMPTY WHEN I MAKE FULL WIDE TURNS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET FULL ACCESSIBILITY TO THE STEERING WHEEL.

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT EVEN AFTER IT GOT FIXED DURING THE FIRST RECALL

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU (USED FROM A DEALER) I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T ENGAGE MOST OF THE TIME. THE LIGHT ON THE BUTTON TURNS ON (YELLOW), BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T SET OR ENGAGE. NOW IT RARELY WORKS.

MY MALIBU WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IF I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP, THE POWER STEERING WOULD BE BACK. I THEN GOT A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE ISSUE SO I TOOK IT IN. THE POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE YEARS THEN SUDDENLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I CAN NOW NO LONGER GET THE ISSUE FIXED. IT'S WORSE THAN IT WAS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE.

I LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN I'M DRIVING. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED OR RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH I REPLACED THE AIRBAGS. MY BREAK LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE BREAKS. MY CAR FOR SOME REASON WON'T COME OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. IT'S LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW THAT'S IT'S IN PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. I LOOKED UP RECALLS ON MY TYPE OF CAR AND THERE ARE RECALLS THAT MATCH THE DESCRIPTION I'M SAYING BUT WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN NUMBER IT SAYS I HAVE 0 WITH MY CAR. I'M WONDERING IF I DO HAVE RECALLS ON IT BUT NONE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED YET. EVEN IN PARK MY CARS BREAK LIGHTS WILL BE ILLUMINATED AND I CAN NOT PULL IT OUT OF PARK. ALSO FUSES BURN OUT IN MY CAR LIKE A CIRCUIT PROBLEMS. IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON TO SEE IF IT REGISTERS THAT IT'S IN PARK AT TIMES MY CAR WILL MAKE A STALLING SOUND LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING GAS OR SOMETHING TO RESTART THE CAR. I WOULD CLICK MORE ON AFFECTED PARTS BUT ONLY ALLOWS 3.

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY FAILURE TO RE-START VEHICLE, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRS AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD *TR

LAST YEAR THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THE (BCM) BODY CONTROL MODULE. I'VE HAD THIS FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THE BCM SHORTS OUT THE TAIL LIGHTS, CAUSING THEM TO REMAIN ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. THEY WILL GO OFF WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL. I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE UNIT.

THE PROBLEM STARTED AS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY BOUNCE TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, ALSO COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A WOBBLE WHEN THE CAR WOULD BE SITTING STILL. IF AND WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. ON TOP OF THIS "WOBBLE" THE POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND WILL QUIT WHILE DRIVING OR NOT BE WORKING WHEN YOU START THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE PRETENCE THAT THE CAR SHOULD FALL UNDER RECALL 14V153000 RELEASED IN 2014. HOWEVER THE DEALER AND GM DISAGREES, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THE EPS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS GONE BAD AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE IS ALSO BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE THE KEY IN AN UP AND DOWN, SIDE TO SIDE MOTION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 2017. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW KEY, WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER BECAUSE SPECIFIC TOOLS NEEDED TO BE USED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MADE A CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLED AND FELT VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

MY CHECK GAS CAP KEEPS COMING ON N MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE N UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE SO I CHECKED FOR A RECALL ON THE CAR WHICH IT SEEMS TO ME IT SHOULD HAVE ONE BUT DOES'NT IT'S CLEARLY A FACTOR DEFECT IF ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE IT LEAKS WHEN THE KEY IS ON I WON'T DRIVE IT FOR TWO REASONS ONE WHO CAN AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR GAS LEAKING AND TWO I'M AFFRAID IT COULD BLOW-UP WHILE DRIVING IT. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A MONTH AGO SO REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE ACTUALLY BEGAN.

POWER STEERING HAS ISSUES. RECEIVES A POWER STEERING FAULT ON DISPLAY. STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES AND LOCKS UP. IF THE COMPONENT FAILS COMPLETELY POWER STEERING CONTROL WILL BE LOST. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR MAKE MODEL OF VEHICLE. TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE RECALLS EXIST. BEING TOLD THAT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED FOR REPAIR.

WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS WENT DIM AND THE STEERING WAS HARD, THE INFORMATION PANEL ON THE CAR SAID "POWER STEERING", THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD TO JUMP START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES NOW. GM SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS BUT I NOTICED SEVERAL RECALLS SIMILAR TO THIS AND WITH A LIFETIME SERVICE TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC ASSIST

MY POWER STREEING KEEPS GOING OUT AND THE STREEING WHEEL SHAKE BY ITSELF WHILE IM DRVINGI HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF OS THE POWER STREEING TO GO BACK ON. WHEN I BACK UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR ANYWHERE REALLY MY STREEING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND SHOOTS TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE IS AN EX WARRANTY FOR THE 2005 CHEVY MALIBU FOR THE EXACT SAME PART THE PART ARE THE SAME. POWER STREEING ASST.

I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST APRIL 2016. SHORTLY AFTER MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS HARD TO TURN ON, HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE BUTTON. SO THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE SWITCH AND REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE. NOW IT'S AUG 2017 AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES TURNS ON AND WHEN IT DOES IT ONLY STAYS ON MAYBE 10 MIN OR LESS AND THEN KILLS ON ITS OWN! THE SPEED DROPS QUICKLY AND THIS IS UNEXPECTED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT A CAR WITH CRUISE CONTROL, I LOVE IT, NEED IT AND USE IT REGULARY.

POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. BLINKERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE. I LOST POWER STEERING GOING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY.

I TOOK MY 2004 MALIBU MAX CHEVY TO.RAY CHEVROLET IN ANTIOCH ILLINOIS.WE GOT RECALLS ON THE STEERING THEY TOLD US THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART .THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD LET US KNOW WHEN THE PART CAME IN .ITS BEEN A YEAR.ITS REALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING IS WAY.THE STEERING WENT OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES.I NEED HELP.

MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST AFTER FULFILLING THE RECALL I STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS LOSS OF STEERING AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMING ACROSS THE CAR MESSAGE CENTER. I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL IT TURNED THEN WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL AGAIN THE CAR LOST STEERING AND I ALMOST HAD A CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILED AND ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY RECALL BUT IT WILL BE 1900.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT . GM CORPORATE OFFICE TOLD ME WHAT DO I EXPECT FROM A 2004 WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT ITS OLD AND HAS EXCESSIVE MILES ON IT. I ASKED THEM WHY DONT THEY STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT THEY KEPT SAYING ITS A 2004.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 1 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED, BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT SPECIFY WHETHER THE PART WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALLS WERE EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WOULD COST $114. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE PART # 22714392 ( BOTH HAVE THE SAME CODES OF ORA AND 301024P00 ON THE PAPER TAG ON SPRING ) THIS CAR HAS NEVER PULLED A TRAILER OR HAD ANY HEAVY LOADS BOTH OF THESE SPRINGS BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE ( I HAVE THE BROKEN SPRINGS) DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH ROAD YOU DO NOT NOTICE PROBLEM IT IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO FAST LANE CHANGE OR HARD BRAKING THEN VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL I WENT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED WHAT THEY COULD FOR ME I SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I NEVER HEARD OF 2 COIL SPRINGS BREAKING IN THE SAME PLACE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO DO THEY SAID I COULD CALL GENERAL MOTORS BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING EITHER I STOPPED DRIVING CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN ORDERED 2 AFTER MARKET MOOG BRAND SPRINGS WHICH ARE MADE OF THICKER METAL AND I INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SPRINGS ON 11/15/2016

WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE THIS POPPING NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS COMPLETELY AROUND AND DOES NOT TURN EITHER OF THE WHEELS. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY DASH. THE CAR HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING LEFT AND RIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS AND I CAUSED TOTAL CHAOS ON THE STREET JUST TRYING NOT TO HIT SOMEONE.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS EXPLAINING THEY KNEW ISSUES WITH THE RACK AND PINION FOR MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU DURING THE FIRST 150,000 MILES OF THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. IT ALSO STATES IF I PAID FOR REPAIRS I WOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS. CURRENTLY I HAVE 48,857 MILES. MY STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I HAD THE RACK AND PINION AND OUTER TIE ROD REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE ON (4/4/17). I CALLED GM ON 4/11/17. IN THE MORNING, THEY SAID I WOULD GET RE-IMBURSED. IN THE AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING I WOULD NOT GET RE-IMBURSED. I BELIEVE THERE ARE CURRENTLY 12 RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER OF THE RACK AND PINION ISSUE BE LOOKED AT FURTHER BY THE SAFETY BOARD TO IMPOSE A SAFETY RECALL. IF IT HAPPENED TO MY CAR, IT MAY HAPPEN TO OTHER GM CARS.