2006 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" ERROR APPEARED. ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED OFF. I COASTED DOWN THE STREET UNTIL I PARKED THE CAR AND ACTUALLY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AT THAT POINT, I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING WE FOUND THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN; ONCE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. SINCE THEN, THE "POWER STEERING" ERROR HAS DISPLAYED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL EXTREMELY LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEELS LOCKS. I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESET. JUST YESTERDAY, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" ERROR DISPLAYED AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I DID NOT HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF; AS IT RESET ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY GM THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL (GM RECALL # N140115) AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ASSEMBLED IN THE SAME PLANT AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. CLEARLY MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. PER GM RECALL # N140115, "IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT, NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,428. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. UPDATED 3/16/2015 *JS

POWER STEERING WENT OUT,CAME BACK IN ABOUT 15 TO 30 SEC. THEN AGAIN ON AUG.22.WENT TO CHEV GARAGE AND THEY TOLDME THERE IS RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. HAVE NOT RECEIVE IT YET. *TR

WE HAVE THREE RECALLS INVOLVING THE POWER STEERING AND SHIFT CABLE. BOTH APPEAR TO LEAVE THE CAR UNSAFE. WHEN WE BEGAN TO HAVE OUR POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND NOTICED SOME SHAKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN STOPPING THE CAR, WE WERE TOLD THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT ARE WE TO DO WITH THIS UNSAFE SITUATION WITH NO PARTS OR REMEDIES AT THIS TIME? *TR

I FILLED MY CAR AND MY GAUGE SAYS I AM LOW ON GAS. I STOP TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART IT'S OK FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. *TR

HELLO, I CONTACTED YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE LINE AND THEY REFERRED ME TO JACK WILSON CHEVROLET IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. WE HAVE HAD THREE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NO RESOLUTION ON ANY OF THEM. VIN# [XXX] 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 65000 MILES STEERING ISSUE, TOOK TO A DEALER SHIP IN JACKSONVILLE, FL., THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BRAKE ISSUE. HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE AND CHARGED ME 60.00 FOR A WRONG DIAGNOSIS. RECEIVED LETTER ON 7-18-2014, RECALL #13036, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AT THIS TIME. RECEIVED LETTER ON 8-11-2014, RECALL #14152, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE WILL BE AT THIS TIME. THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER CALLED JACK WILSON AND SET UP FOR ME TO GO AND HAVE THEM INSPECT RECALL ITEMS AND LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO EMINENT DANGER. I WENT TO JACK WILSON AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE PERSON [XXX] WHICH DID NOT HAVE THE INSPECTION DONE. SHE WAS WILLING TO INSPECT THE STEERING ISSUE WHICH SHE SAID WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND DID NOT HAVE A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS CAR IS MY MOTHER'S ONLY CAR, SHE IS 84 AND DOING WELL UNTIL SHE GOT THESE RECALL LETTERS. SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED. [XXX] I AM CONTACTING GM FIRST WITH THIS AS YOU REQUESTED. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MATTER, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE COIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, EYE SHAFT, AND THE RACK PINION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN MATSUI ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2006 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND GM REFUSED TO PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. *JB

UPON FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL AND TURNING THE KEY ON, THE FUEL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. TURNING THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON MANY TIMES DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, IF DRIVEN SOMETIMES THE GAS LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT TURN OFF ON ITS OWN AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS PROPERLY. HOWEVER, IT SHOWS AFTER 5 MILES OF DRIVING THAT THERE IS ONLY A HALF A TANK EVEN THROUGH THE GAS TANK IS FULL. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION. *TR

ACCELERATING AFTER ENTRY TO FREEWAY, I LOST THE STEERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND THEN IT KICKED BACK IN. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 8/15/2014 WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING. IT WAS THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES; ACCELERATING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. HE QUICKLY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES AND THINKS THAT'S WHAT CAUSED IT TO COME BACK. MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,928. *TR

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO (2012) MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START I WOULD WAIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN TRY TO TURN VEHICLE ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS 'WAITING' TECHNIQUE WOULD WORK, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. WHEN IT WOULD NOT WORK I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR JUMPED AND ONLY THEN WOULD MY VEHICLE TURN ON. AFTER GOING TO COUNTLESS MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, I HAD MY IGNITION KEYHOLE REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THIS INCIDENT BEGAN. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE KEYHOLE ONLY DID SO BECAUSE HE-LIKE EVERY OTHER MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT MY CAR- COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WOULD CAUSE MY CAR NOT TO START. HOWEVER, ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE KEYHOLE WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM RE-APPEARED AND HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE. THE MOST TROUBLE I HAVE HAD WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 WHEN MY CAR HAD TO BE JUMPED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME I LET THE CAR REST. I HAVE HAD MY BATTERY CHECKED TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT NEVER WAS. I FEEL LIKE MY CAR HAS THE MOST TROUBLE STARTING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS (EXTREMELY HOT,COLD OR HUMID). THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT BEING JUST LAST WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR RECALLS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS UN ABLE TO GET MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I HAD TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD ON THE SHIFTER TO GET IT TO MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON 5/07/2014 I GOT IN MY CAR THAT MORNING TO TAKE MY 4 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THE CAR STARTED AND DIED 3 TIMES. WHEN IT FINALLY DID START I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK! WHILE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL I WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY BRAKES LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION! THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE DAILY SINCE THEN. WHEN I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, I HAVE TO TRY AT THE MINIMUM OF 7 TIMES TO GET IT TO CRANK!! NOW IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE I CAN'T EVEN TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MY NEIGHBOR HAS TO TAKE THEM AND PICK THEM UP! I WAS FINALLY SENT A RECALL LETTER THE LAST DAY OF JULY 2014. IN THIS RECALL ARE ALL THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY SAY WHEN CALLED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS TO FIX IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. WHAT AM I TO DO? I HAVE A CAR I AM PAYING FOR AND CAN NOT DRIVE!! I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR. I TOLD THEM SINCE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE IN TO JUST REPLACE MY CAR AND THE ANSWER WAS NO!! THEY ALSO WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THIS IS THEIR FAULT NOT MINE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE BECAME FLAT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF UPDATED 08/29/2014 *JS

TRYING TO ACCESS INTERSTATE, PICKING UP SPEED TO ENTER TRAFFIC IN HIGH DENSITY AREA--STEERING QUIT WORKING. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID ENTRANCE INTO TRAFFIC OR HIT THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT. WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN CAR OUT AND CONTINUE. UPON BRAKING--STEERING RETURNED. WENT TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER--COMPLAINT--LOCKING UP SITUATION, NOISE AND WHEN COLD-- VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL IN OLDER MODELS WAS CALLED "MORNING SICKNESS". REGAL CHEVY PASSED IT OFF AS NORMAL--SHOWED ME A NOTICE OF DEFAULT (SHUT DOWN) IF SYSTEM DRIVEN TO HARD. REFUSED TO REPLACE MOTOR IN SPITE OF OTHER ISSUES. NOISE HAS CONTINUED AND GOTTEN WORSE--MORNING SICKNESS (TURNING VIBRATION/STICKING) STILL PRESENT. NOTED: NOW A NEW CAMPAIGN---N140115. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/15/2014 *JS

PER NHTSA BULLETIN 10020816 AND GM BULLETIN 060232007 COVERING STEERING INPUT SHAFT #22687711. THIS SHAFT BEGINS TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND BETWEEN 0 AND 16 MPH WHEN TURNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE, I BELIEVE CAUSED BY THE WORN U-JOINTS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SHAFT,THIS PART MUST BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS. YOU DO NOT HEAR ANY CLUNKING ABOVE 16/17 MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE PART CAN NOT COME APART, AND I CAN REPLACE THE PART EVERY TWO YEARS OR LIVE WITH THE NOISE. REALLY. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER REAR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE U-JOINTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT BEGAN CLUNKING WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. YOU REPLACED THEM OR YOU COULD BE WALKING. THIS IS A STEERING SHAFT. WHEN WILL THE U-JOINT(S) FAIL? WHEN I AM TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, OR PERHAPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AVOIDING AN ANIMAL. WHAT IS AMAZING IS THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECTED DESIGN/PART AND YET KEPT USING IT INTO 2008. THE BULLETINS COVER MALIBU CARS FROM 2004 TO 2008, PONTIAC G6'S 2005 TO 2007, AND SATURN AURA'S 2007 TO 2008. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE GIVEN TWO CHOICES, FIX THIS PART WHEN IT STARTS CLUNKING FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, OR BUY THEM BACK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000. (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTICES, NOS. 14152, 13036 AND14116 FROM THE CHEVROLET CO. ALL THREE DESCRIBE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. THEY ARE NOTIFYING ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR MY CAR BUT WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY ARE SENT TO MY DEALER. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY I MAY EXPERIENCE A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE, A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE OR AN INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM. DOES THIS MEAN I SHOULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE COMPANY CAN MAKE THE REPAIRS? ALL SOUND LIKE SERIOUS FAILURES. ARE YOU AWARE THE CHEVROLET COMPANY IS SENDING THESE OUT TO COVER THEMSELVES IF A FAILURE OCCURS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPDATED 7/22/2015*JS

AROUND MARCH 2013, I FIRST BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT BEGAN AT A LOW SPEED WITH A CHIME, A MESSAGE DISPLAY SAYING TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING, AND MY WHEEL LOCKING UP (POWER STEERING FAIL). AT THE TIME, I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED FINE. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN THE CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE MESSAGE WOULD FLASH BUT THE POWER STEERING STILL SEEMED TO WORK. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR OTHER ISSUES AND HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE TROUBLE CODE IN THE SYSTEM WAS C0545 FOR TORQUE SENSOR INPUT FAILURE. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND EVEN CHECKED FOR A RECALL AT THAT TIME. I LEFT WITH MY CAR THAT DAY DUE TO HAVING TO WAIT FOR PARTS. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE POWER STEERING ENTIRELY FAILED. IT FELT AS IF MY WHEEL LOCKED ENTIRELY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO DIRECT IT INTO A PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS TAKEN BACK IN IMMEDIATELY AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THIS REPAIR COST AROUND $500. IN JULY 2014, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT GM FINALLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SO, I CALLED GM TO TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION TO BE REIMBURSED. I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY SOME 2006 MALIBUS WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT MY 2006 MALIBU WAS NOT ONE OF THEM...EVEN THOUGH MY 2006 MALIBU HAD THE PROBLEM THEY WERE RECALLING FOR! COME TO FIND OUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2006

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING TO APPROACH A STOP OR WHEN A TURN WAS MADE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE IGNITION ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED, SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR AND A LOCK SYMBOL ON THE RADIO CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. DYD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,688.

AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR MY CAR PER DOT.GOV, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS WITH VANDERGRIFF CHEVROLET IN ARLINGTON FOR 7-21-14. I REQUESTED THAT THEY REPAIR THE PARTS UNDER RECALL AND ISSUE A REFUND FOR THE AMOUNT I PAID PREVIOUSLY FOR REPAIR TO POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME. WHEN I DID NOT GET CONTACTED, I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SPEAK WITH A TECHNICIAN IN REGARD TO MY SERVICE REQUEST. ONCE AGAIN, AS PREVIOUSLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. WHEN I DIRECTED THE TECHNICIAN TO THE INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, HE STATED THAT GM SENT OUT ADDITIONAL RECALL LETTERS TO RECALL THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICES BECAUSE THEY WERE ISSUED IN ERROR, AND THAT THERE ARE NONE IN EFFECT FOR MY VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUNDING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,100. UPDATED 9/3/14*CN

BOUGHT CAR NEW 2/06. ONCE HOME AND DRIVING I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUES CONSISTING OF RADIO INTERFERENCE WHEN USING ANY ELECTRICAL BUTTONS IN CAR, SUCH AS WINDOWS, AND MY CHARGING OUTLETS IN THE CAR BLOW FUSES WHEN USED. WHEN I TURN MY AIR OR HEAT ON MY BRAKE PEDAL DROPS DOWN AT LEAST 2 IF SITTING AT LIGHT. IF DRIVING AND I TURN ON MY AIR, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. THIS IS AT A CRITICAL LEVEL NOW. I TOOK INTO THEIR DEALERSHIP FROM THE FIRST MONTH I PURCHASED THE CAR UNTIL MARCH OF 2007. NO ONE COULD FIX THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SUPPLY ME WITH EVEN THE PAPERWORK TO SHOW ME WHAT THEY RESEARCHED WHILE IT SAT THERE FOR OVER 4 DAYS. PROBLEM IS NOW DEADLY AND I NEED THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE FIXED. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL 13036 BUT NOTHING CONCERNING THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PETAL AND ACCELERATION I HAVE HAD SINCE PURCHASE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO GET (LEMON) REPLACED AND THEY SAID, TOUGH LUCK. PURCHASED AS IS... *TR

MY CAR STALLS AND YOU CAN SMELL GAS. IT HASN'T BEEN WORKING IN THREE WEEKS NOW. *TR

BEGINNING IN 2010 I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS, DRUMS, AND LINES 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. MY BRAKES SEEM TO WEAR EASILY AND FREQUENTLY SCREECH. BEGINNING IN 2013 AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS MY "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR DINGS AND MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL MY CAR WITH GAS. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING POWER STEERING. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE CAR TO WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE AND EXPECT ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE "UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE". THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A TIMELINE AND HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG INDICATOR COMES ON AND INFORMATION CENTER READS SERVICE AIR BAG ALONG WITH AN ALARM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WARNING LIGHTS AND READ OUT MAY STAY ON FOR THE ENTIRE RIDE OR GO OFF SHORTLY AFTER COMING ON. HAS NOT AFFECTED THE DRIVING OR HANDLING OF VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT WILL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *TR

DECELERATING FROM HIGHWAY TO OFF RAMP. CHIME SOUNDED AND DISPLAY COLUMN SHOWED POWER STEERING. STEERING REQUIRED FORCE AND AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SUBTLE SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT WITH AUDIBLE SOUND WHEN REACHING LEFT AND RIGHT. CONTINUED TO SAFE AREA OFF THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER HAD TO USE QUITE A BIT OF FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR STALLS WHEN I GO FROM A COMPLETE STOP INTO FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC. THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEEL COVERS DO NOT STAY SECURELY FASTENED. I HAVE INCREASING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING FUNCTION. IT WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL AND THEN CORRECT ITSELF INITIALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO OUT WHEN I BACKED UP AND THEN COME BACK WHEN I WAS IN DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO OUT FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN COME BACK. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE OUT FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN COME BACK. THEREFORE, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS, IT BEGAN TO GO OUT AGAIN, BUT JUST FOR A MOMENT AT A TIME. THIS SEEMED TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I WOULD MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY, THE CAR YANKS VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LIGHTS AND INFORMATION DISPLAY ALL BLINK REPEATEDLY. THIS NOW HAPPENS EACH TIME I ACCELERATE TO EITHER MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY, GO INTO PASSING GEAR TO GET AROUND TRAFFIC, CLIMB A HILL, OR SIMPLY QUICKLY SPEED UP ON THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CITING THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE JUST HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED RECENTLY. FOR ALL OF THESE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL. I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF DRIVING ANOTHER CAR OR AFFORDING A NEWER ONE. THIS IS A CONTINUALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM FEARFUL THAT THESE DEFECTS WILL CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY HARM. WHEN THE POWER STEERING

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. WHEN I TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF WHEN I AM ALREADY SITTING, STOPPED, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE HAS TO BE PRESSED FURTHER DOWN IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR AGAIN. *TR

CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS YEAR AS IT WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY BY ELDERLY LADY. ESP FAILS AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER TRIP NO MATTER IF IT IS DAY OR NIGHT COLD OR HOT AND OCCURS WITH NO WARNING (EXCEPT FOR THE CHIMES). IAM CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE GOTTEN USED TO IT, AND DO NOT PANIC WHEN IT HAPPENS ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST IN TACT! AS FAR AS THE RECALL IS CONCERNED GM INFORMED ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR 2006 MALIBU LS IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE OF WHERE IT WAS BUILT!!!? WHY DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? WHAT KIND OF GM LOGIC IS THAT? IT WAS BUILT BY THE WAY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS US. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUST AS I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, NO PARTS WILL BE READY FOR AWHILE. THE CAR IS PAID FOR, CHEVY WILL NOT PAY FOR ME A RENTAL AND I NEED ONE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT FOR THIS PROBLEM IT IS GM. NOW THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP. I NEED A CAR FOR SEEING MY DOCTORS AND WORK. PLEASE HELP. THANKS *TR

TURNING RIGHT INTO SIDE STREET LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TURNED CAR OFF THEN STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS FINE. EVERY YEAR IT HAPPENS MORE. THE OTHER DAY I PULLED INTO THE SIDE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF AND I WENT ONTO THE SIDE WALK. DID NOT HIT ANY THING. NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY WEEK ONLY WHEN I TURN RIGHT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. AROUND THIS TIME I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD STOP WORKING OR NOT WORK AT ALL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER I FIRST LEARNED OF THE PROBLEM PEOPLE FOLLOWING ME WOULD TELL ME THAT IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS RIDING MY BRAKES WHEN I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES THEY WOULD GO OFF. I TESTED THIS BY BACKING UP TO MY GARAGE DOOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKES. THEY COME ON WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT GO OUT WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL. AROUND THIS TIME I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SOMETIMES STICK/NOT MOVE EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY LOCAL DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULE AND THAT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE COME BACK. *TR

POWER STEERING OFTEN STOPS WORKING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION AND BAS SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

STARTED THE CAR AND ALARM BELL RANG. GAS GAGE WAS DEAD AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND RE START IT AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK. THEN WE GOT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND ALL THE GAGES WENT DEAD, WHICH HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES BEFORE AND HAVE THE ROUTINE DOWN NOW. I PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN, WHICH WON'T START BACK UP UNTIL I DO SEVERAL THINGS. I SIT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, OPEN THE DOOR AND LOCK IT LIKE I AM LEAVING THE CAR. THEN I SIT THERE UNTIL THE DOME LIGHT AND THE ALARM LIGHT GOES OUT, ONCE THAT HAPPENS I MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, OPEN IT AND WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF I PUT IN THE KEY AND START IT. ALSO BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BREAK LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN I'M NOT EVEN HITTING THE BREAKS.

THERE IS A CLICKING OR CLUNKING TYPE SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOT WITH EVERY TURN BUT IT IS CONSISTENT. *TR

HEARS A CLICKING NOISE FROM CAR THEN IT WILL LOOSE STEERING AND SHUT OFF, NO ACCELERATION, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, NO LIGHTS. ALL TURNS OFF, HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 8 TIMES. NEXT TIME, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE IT JUMPS, ALL SHUTS OFF, IT SOME TIMES TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THE CAR TO START BACK UP. CHEVROLET SHOP HAS REPLACED PARTS, STILL CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY IT SHUT OFF. IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS THAT HAS A MALIBU, PLEASE HELP, WITH SUGGESTION ON WHAT THE CHEVY HOUSE CAN DO TO HELP ME OUT. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE WIFE TURNING INTO DRIVRWAY POWER STEERING QUIT,CAUSING HER TO WIPE OUT MAIL BOX. TOUNED OUT TO BE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED.CONTACTED GM ABOUT A RECALL, SAID THERE WAS ONE FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST, BY MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED.AFTER WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH WITH GM THEY DECIDED TO PAY HALF THE BILL MY HALF WAS 700 DOLLARS(WHICH WAS HAD TO GET SEEING IM RETIRED GI ON FIXED INCOME.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THEY CAME OUT WITH THE SAME RECALL, A IF REPAIRS WEWE ALREADY MADE YOU WOULD GET REIMBURSED I FEEL IM DUE BACK THAT 700 DOLLARS AND GM SAYS IM NOT.THE WORK WAS DON AT TAYLOR CHEVROLET IN TAYLOR MICHIGAN, REPAIRS WERE MADE ON 8/01/13/ INVOICE # CVC275940