2004 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I WAS TURNING INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. I RAN INTO THE MEDIAN THAT DIVIDES THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT OF A COMPLEX. DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON MY RADIO DISPLAY THAT SAID POWER STEERING. AFTER I HIT THE MEDIAN, I TURNED MY CAR OFF TO GET OUT AND SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE PROPERTY. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN THE STEERING WAS FINE AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER I EXPERIENCED IT THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WHILE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE SEEM TO BE NO FIX IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IF THEY WERE TO TAKE MY WORD AND FIX THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD BE OUT OF $1000+ DOLLARS. THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EVER HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FAST!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

WHILE OUT DRIVING DOING REGULAR ERRANDS, I NEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND REALIZED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN. I WAS AFRAID TO GO ANY FURTHER BECAUSE I WAS ON A RELATIVELY BUSY STREET AND DID NOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY SON WHO TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER I CALMED DOWN, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES BACK TO MY HOME. I HAVE INFORMED CHEVROLET OF THE PROBLEM. *LN

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU; STEERING PROBLEMS; I HAD ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING REPLACED 8/2011. DID OK UNTIL SPRING 2012, WHEN WEATHER BECAME WARMER. FROM SPRING TO LATE FALL, I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE GOING OUT. MY CAR ONLY HAD @45000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS IS JUST UNCALLED FOR. I HAVE A YOUNG SON; THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION; AND IT IS DANGEROUS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE CONTACTED EVERY AGENCY I AM AWARE OF, AND CANNOT GET A RECALL IN PLACE NOR ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE...NEED A RECALL! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD A POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT PREVIOUSLY BUT THE PROBLEM HAD SINCE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED SINCE THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN. THAN AFTER THAT THE DOORS WOULD JUST START TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. NOW NONE OF THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR WORK AND THE ALARM GOES OFF EVERYTIME I OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WHEN I'M INSIDE THE CAR I GET LOCKED IN MY CAR. *JS

I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER MY STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY TURN IT. I ENDED UP PULLING OVER AND SAT FOR A WHILE BUT THEN WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN IT DIDN'T DO IT BUT THAN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9/08/2013. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS. TODAY MY POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, THEN FAILED AGAIN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.

I WAS DRIVING TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY INCIDENT CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I WAS IN MID-TURN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LOOKED IT OVER AND NOTHING SEEMED TO BE OBVIOUSLY WRONG , SO I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK TO PROPER FUNCTION. I AM NOW A LITTLE NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR, BECAUSE I HAVE READ A LOT OF PEOPLES INPUT AND STORIES AND IT REPEATS ITSELF FREQUENTLY ONCE IT HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION FOR A RECALL, BUT THEY STILL HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS MODEL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN WHEN THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME RESEARCHING THIS MATTER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES AND THE DRIVER SEAT MADE A LOUD THUMP AND SHIFTED FORWARD TO THE RIGHT I HAD TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULL OVER BECAUSE THE SEAT WAS LEANING FORWARD TO THE RIGHT AND MADE IT HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE. I GOT OUT AND THE BAR UNDER THE SEAT THAT GUIDES THE SEAT WAS BROKEN HAD TO MANUEVER IT TO DRIVE AFTER PUTTTING A BLOCK OF WOOD UNDER IT TO STABALIZE THE SEAT SO I COULD DRIVE. HAD NEW TIRES, LUGS AND NUTS PUT ON CAR IN JUNE ALONG WITH ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FORNT AND BACK AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND ON TWO OCCASIONS MY LUGS HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO BREAKAGE OR LUGS COMING UNSCREWED AND DROPPING OFF ON FRONT DRIVERSIDE AND BACK PASSENGER HAD CAR CHECKED AND THERE APPEARS TO SEVERAL MECHANIC SHOPS NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG BUT THIS IS A SURE SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE INTERNAL STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

I RECENTLY ENCOUNTER AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2004 CHEVY MALIBU DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT, OUT OF NO WEAR THE STEEL WELDED BAR UNDER THE SEAT BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSE THE SEAT TO TILT TO THE RIGHT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CARS IN A SAFE MANNER. TO THE NHTSA TEAM THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESORT IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. *TR

ENTERING EXPRESSWAY FROM RAMP AND MERGING ONTO EXPRESSWAY, THEN WITH LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON I HAD A CLEAR LANE TO MERGE LEFT AND WHEN I DID THIS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE LANE I INTENDED TO BE IT, BUT IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. STILL DRIVING FORWARD, AND UNSURE IF THE STEERING WOULD BE OK AGAIN, THEN THE STEERING COLUMN SEEMED TO EASE UP AND "UNLOCKED" AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT AND TURN IT NORMALLY AGAIN. IT WAS ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT NORMALLY AND EVENTUALLY TURNED BACK INTO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN "LOCKING UP" HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHEN I WAS AGAIN ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY FROM A RAMP AND TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE LEFT TO GET INTO THE MOVING TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND A "CODE" REGISTERED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN LOCKING UP AND THE MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH HIM. IS ANYONE AT GM OR THE CHEVY ENGINEERS OR THE NHTSA LOOKING IN TO THIS? I'M JUST NOW CHECKING THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I SEE A FEW REPORTS, BUT NO REAL ANSWERS FOR OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. A STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN LOCKING UP EVEN FOR A FEW SECONDS CAN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS BEING DO

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON FOR 2004 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC. CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO SPORT CHEVROLET. GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM COMPLAINTS ON CHEVY CARS I WAS CHARGED $634.84 PLUS TAX, SPORT CHEVROLET IN SILVER SPRING MD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, WIRING AND CONNECTOR. 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY LEAVING THE KEY IN ACC FOR 10 MINUTES THUS RESETTING THEFT SYSTEM. WHY WAS I CHARGED $600 FOR A DEFECT? *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON. WAS ABLE TO START IT BY LEAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HEARD A POP AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS TURNED HALF WAY AND I WAS STILL GOING STRAIGHT. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS THANK GOD I WAS ON A STREET ALONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (HOVE) THEY TOLD ME MY EXTENDED WARRANT HAD EXPIRED DUE TO MILEAGE AND IT WAS 1300.00 TO FIX. ON TOP OF THE ISSUE OF SAFETY I ALSO DON'T HAVE THE CASH AND I NEED MY CAR. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE REPORTS FROM THIS PROBLEM AND STRONGLY FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PIECE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT WILL BLINK. HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO START IT UP BY WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING, WHICH IS TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY .SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BECAME LOWER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ADJUST THE FRONT OR BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR BOTH FAILURES WHERE THE FAILURES WERE UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT IN 3/2006.THERE WAS A CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ON 12/2007 WITH 66,000 MILES. THE CLUNKING WAS STILL THERE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. SINCE THEN THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS IT CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. YET SOMETIMES THE STEERING WILL LOCKUP AT LOW SPEED WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING WHILE STOPPED. IT HAS NOT DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING AT ROAD SPEED (OR I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT). HOWEVER AT ROAD SPEED THE STEERING IS VERY VAGUE. IT REQUIRES AN ALMOST QUARTER TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO A STEERING INPUT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS NOT SAFE. THERE IS ALSO WARNING LIGHTS THAT COME ON THE DASH, AND WARNING BELLS THAT SOUND, AND SOMETIMES THEY GO BACK OFF OTHER TIMES CAR NEEDS TO SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT IS OK THEN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME, AGAIN DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE WHOLE DASH CLUSTER GOES OUT, THE CAR STAYS RUNNING AND THEY COME BACK ON AFTER A TIME AND AGAIN IF YOU CUT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR IT IS OK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 150,000 ON IT AND I HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKING IT OVER TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG TO FIX IT, OR SO THEY SAY. *TR

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT COLLAPSED, LEAVING THE SEAT LEANING BACKWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. THERE APPEAR TO BE BROKEN FRAME WELDS. AS THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK WERE THERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT; THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE SECURE IN THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH A SEATBELT ENGAGED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING GOT STIFF AND MY DASH LIGHT (WRENCH) LIT UP AND CHIMED. I'M GLAD I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR ELSE IT COULD HAVE TAKEN ME FOR A JOY RIDE. HAD MY WIFE AND MY INFANT SON AT THE TIME WITH ME. THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED TO BECAUSE IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NOW, I HAVE 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE SUCH A THING. THIS NEEDS TO PUSHED WITH GM TO HAVE RECALLED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A STRANGE NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT WITH MY MOTHER IN THE VEHICLE, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BACK OUT AND IT WOULDN'T TURN AT FIRST. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIE THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FOR ABOUT HALF A TURN AND THE JUST KEPT ON TURNING WITH A KNOCK EVERY FULL ROTATION. THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING AT ALL.NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I RESTARTED THE CAR IT NEVER WORKED. SO I WAS FORCED TO BLOCK HALF OF THE PARKING LOT UNTIL MY CAR WAS FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO MY HOUSE. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT I HAD EXPERIENCED THE WHEEL STIFFEN UP AT LOW SPEEDS BUT IT ALWAYS WENT RIGHT AWAY, I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS PEOPLE ONLINE POSTING STORIES ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THEM, AND I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MINUTES EARLIER AND THIS COULD'VE HAPPENED THEN AND BEEN A TRAGEDY, WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN. THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,900 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWERING STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF A WARNING MESSAGE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 07-29-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 07/16/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 45 MPH , THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING MODULAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000. *TR

THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES THROUGHOUT MAY, HAPPENED A FEW TIMES THIS WEEK (MAY 29- JUNE 5, 2013), AND HAPPENED ALMOST TWENTY TIMES TODAY - WITHIN A HALF HOUR PERIOD! I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, MAKING IT UNABLE TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE SCREEN READS 'POWER STEERING' WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MOST FREQUENTLY EITHER RIGHT AFTER TURNING OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE THE STATE I LIVE IN HAS ROUNDED EXIT AND ONRAMPS - EXACTLY WHERE IT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY, WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, AND WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THIS LEADS TO MY GETTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO HOW OFTEN IT IS HAPPENING. *TR

FIRST STARTED IN MARCH 2013, MY POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE ONLY TO GET IT TO WORK IS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN! *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS INTERMITTENTLY. WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THEN GOES AWAY IF THE CAR IS RE-STARTED. NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T STEER. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. SHE PULLED OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND INTO THE TURNING LANE ON A FAST MOVING STREET TO TURN INTO HER SCHOOL PARKING LOT. AS SHE WENT TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP RIGHT AS SHE WAS TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE SAID IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN HER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH JUST SO SHE COULD GET ONTO THE CURB AND OUT OF THE WAY. SHE THEN WENT TO PARK AND COULD BARELY MAKE IT INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHE SAID WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED TO TURN, A SOUND WENT OFF; AND A GOLD WRENCH SIGN APPEARED UNDERNEATH HER RPMS. SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR ONCE IN HER PARKING SPACE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED. SHE DID IT ONE MORE TIME, AND IT FINALLY UNLOCKED. HER, MY OTHER DAUGHTER, AND MY FRIEND'S TWO KIDS WHO WERE ALSO IN THE CAR, WERE EXTREMELY SHAKEN AND ON THE VERGE OF TEARS. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR THEM ALL. MY MOST PRECIOUS THINGS IN LIFE WERE ALMOST IN A SERIOUS (PERHAPS EVEN DEADLY) ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BECAUSE I FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING ONLINE. IT'S TIME CHEVROLET FINALLY STEPS UP, TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, AND RECALLS ALL THESE VEHICLES TO GET THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE FIXED BEFORE IT TAKES A LIFE (OR LIVES)! *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN OR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR

SLIDING & LEANING BACK TO ADAPT TO A COMFORTABLE POSITION IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE VERY COMFORTABLE AND ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE DRIVERS SEAT LISTED TO THE RIGHT AND SLIGHTLY ROTATED TO THE RIGHT. NOW, SITTING ON AN ANGLE AS IF THE CAR IS ON A HILL I CONTINUE DRIVING. I EVENTUALLY GOT A FLASHLIGHT AND WHILE PARKED AND RESTING MY HEAD ON THE FLOOR MAT I COULD SEE THE RUSTED BAR THAT RUNS HORIZONTAL TO THE SEAT AND WELDED ON THE LEFT SIDE NEXT TO THE DRIVERS DOOR, IS HANGING ON THE RIGHT SIDE DROPPED BELOW WHERE THE WELD WAS HOLDING IT; I IMAGINE IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN SINCE I SEE HALF A CIRCUMFERENCE REMAINING BEHIND THE DROPPED BAR. I CAN LIFT THE BAR BACK TO THE REMAINING HALF WELD, AND WHEN I LET GO IT DROPS BACK DOWN MOVING THE SEAT SNUG WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE. I WAS TOLD BY A COMPANY THAT WELDING IT WOULD NOT BE WISE AND WOULD PUT THEM IN JEOPARDY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A NEW FRAME WOULD BE ABOUT $600, THEN ADD LABOR; WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROX. $900+. YES, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID ON WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM IT'S A SHAME NO RECALL, BUT AFTER 140K MILES... GUESS I'LL ASK IF I SHOULD USE WD-40 ON THE BAR AFTER INSTALL. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY ELECTRIC SEAT IN THE CAR I DON'T EXPECT THE OTHER SEATS TO BE EFFECTED. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 WITH 17,000 MILES AT THE CARMAX SUPERSTORE IN NAPERVILLE ILLINOIS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS ISSUES SINCE. THE LEAKING SUNROOF WITH THE INNUMERABLE FAILED ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. THE LEAK HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED AND I HAVE RESORTED TO COVERING THE VEHICLE WITH A TARP DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND THE SEVERE STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CURB SIDE PARKING BETWEEN PARKED VEHICLES. THE INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY. THERE WERE COUNTLESS FUTILE ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR FOR ALL THESE DEFECTS THROUGH OUT THE YEARS OF WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE FAILED ATTEMPTS OF CORRECTLY DIAGNOSING AND PROPERLY REPAIRING THESE DEFECTS BY THE ENGLEWWOOD AUTO GROUP IN ENGLEWOOD NEW JERSEY HAVE LEFT ME UNSATISFIED AND SUPER FRUSTRATED. TODAY I AM WRITING BECAUSE THE OPERATORS SEAT HAS NOW TILTED TO THE RIGHT AND IS LEANING AGAINST THE CENTER CONSOLE. THERE WAS NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THAT IMMEDIATELY ALERTED ME OF THIS PROBLEM, I WAS SIMPLY ADJUSTING THE SEAT WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE CENTER CONSOLE. UPON INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT I OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CORNER DOES NOT RISE WHEN ENGAGING THE ELECTRIC SEAT CONTROLS. THE ANGLE OF THE LEAN IS SO BAD THAT IT AFFECTS MY POSTURE AND PAINS MY LOWER BACK. I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT TH

THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND UNABLE TO CONTROL WHERE IT WAS GOING TO GUIDE AS COMING AROUND CURVE. ENDED UP IN DITCH AND SHAKING LIKE CRAZY! IM SO AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WANT ANOTHER CAR! *TR

WHEN I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, LIKE WHEN HAVING TO LET A CAR TURN IN FRONT OF YOU. WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS IT JERKS REALLY HARD, AND WILL DO THIS IN ALL GEARS IT SHIFTS INTO. *TR

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK. I HAVE TO SHIFT IT BACK TO REVERSE AND THEN BACK IN PARK FOR IT TO LET THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN ALL THE WAY OFF SO I CAN REMOVE MY KEYS. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN I CRANK THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. IF I PARK ON A INCLINE IT SEEMS TO NEVER HAVE POWER STEERING. THE WRENCH LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND POWER STEERING IS WRITTEN ACROSS THE RADIO PANEL. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON TO START IT BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO SET IT, IT WILL NOT SET. *TR

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME, DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 NEAR WASHINGTON, DC, I EXPERIENCED LOTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (NOISE AND GRABBING TO THE LEFT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, REPEATED BULB AND LIGHT UNITY FAILURES) THEN SUDDENLY, A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I BECAME SO SCARED WHILE NEEDING BOTH HANDS TO MANAGE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT AN AVERAGE OF 65MPH THAT I IMMEDIATELY THREW A LIT CIGARETTE OUT THE WINDOW IN A DESPERATE EFFORT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT HAD BLOWN BEHIND MY BACK ONTO THE DRIVER?S SEAT UNTIL IT BURNT ME, MY SHIRT AND THE SEAT. IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DIDN?T HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. IT IS PROBABLY NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN. A DISASTER IS WAITING TO HAPPEN! THE FACT IS THAT SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AGAIN AS QUICKLY AS IT WENT OUT. CONSIDER THAT I COULD BE TURNING THE WHEEL AS HARD AS I CAN AND AT THAT SECOND THE POWER RETURNS TO SEND ME SPINNING. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY EVERYDAY. SOMETIMES IT DOES STOP WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. WITH REGARD TO THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD AND GRINDING SOUND WHEN I LIFT OFF OF THEM. *TR

ONE EVENING WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY @ APROX 55MPH THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THREE CHIMES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE WALL CAUSING SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND BODY DAMAGE TO A TUNE OF OVER $3600.00! STEERING AND STOPPING ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN GOING! GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE JUST RANDOMLY SHUT OFF THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AS IF I WAS STEALING MY OWN CAR HAD TO WAIT 10 MINS WITH IGNITION ON TO RESET THE THEFT SYSTEM WHEN LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE MOST OF THE TIME IT IS WHEN STARTING BUT FOR ME I WAS DRIVING THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

LAST YEAR, I WAS DRIVING AND MY CARS POWER STEERING ACTIVATED. IT TURNED OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. SINCE LAST SUMMER IS HAPPENS EVERY DAY, USUALLY WHEN I AM ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN. PLEASE TRY TO GET A RECALL ON THIS. I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WILL THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS I HAVE, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS TO GET FIXED AND SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AS OTHER HAVE. THIS CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 75 MPH IT SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED. THE CONTACT DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGED DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED NUMEROUS FUSES IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS RE-CALIBRATING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT V6 DINGS AND A YELLOW WRENCH COMES UP AND ON THE RADIO IT STAYS POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND I COULD NO LONGER CONTROL MY VEHICLE I ALMOST HIT A CAR TRYING TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THANKFULLY I CAME TO A RED LIGHT PUT MY HAZARDS LIGHTS ON AND TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF.... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES AND DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FEATURE TO DEAL WITH ON THIS CAR IT MAKES IT UNSAFE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN IT WOULD BE A MIRACLE IF CHEVROLET WOULD RECALL SUCH A DANGEROUS FEATURE SEEING HOW THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR