2006 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2.2 / 4CL. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A REGULAR POWER STEERING SYSTEM , I BELIEVE IT IS ELECTRONIC. THE PROBLEM IS WHILE YOU DRIVE AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO STEER, NO POWER AT ALL, CREATING A VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO RECALL YET WE BELIEVE. BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL, MANY SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ONE, NO POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN IT WOULD ILLUMINATE, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT JERKING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN BANKS ONE AND TWO, CORE PACK, SPARK PLUGS AND THE PRONGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY ABRUPT FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE, WE HAD PASSED AN INTERSECTION IT WAS A GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, I RESPONDED WITH SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES AS WELL, HOWEVER I COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HEAD ON , WHO THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED. I WAS IN SHOCK AND COULD NOT BELIEVE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH ME AND MY DAUGHTER STILL SUFFER FROM NECK AND BACK PAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TURNED STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO EXIT A FUELING PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE PANEL DISPLAY INDICATED "POWER STEERING" AND AN INDICATOR ON THE DASH HAD A AMBER COLOR ICON WITH A WRENCH. HAD TO USE A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULD NOT DISCERN ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR AS DRIVING HOME APPROX. 2 MILES FROM SERVICE STATION. CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE COMMENTS SEEN ON THE INTERNET REGARDING OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THESE VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY, MY SPEED WAS MINIMAL. IT WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL. *TR

WHEN MAKING TURNS, WHETHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THE POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR FAILS. LUCKILY I AM ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES (SO FAR) THAT IT GOES OUT AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED. A COUPLE OF TIMES, I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND AVOIDED HITTING ANY CARS WHILE MAKING THAT TURN. THE THING THAT I FEAR IS THAT WHEN IT STARTS TO SNOW OR IF I HAVE TO MAKE SOME EVASIVE MOVES TO AVOID OBJECTS, THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU WORK ALMOST COMPLETELY OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD. MOST OF THE TIME, I PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF, WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED, WITHIN 10 SECONDS THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND REMAIN STEADY ON. WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THIS MAY TURN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON OR OFF. MOST OF THE TIME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE LIGHTS USUALLY TURN OFF. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL FROM THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, AS WELL AS WITH CHEVROLET. I EVEN BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AFTER TAKING ADVICE FROM CHEVROLET TO DO SO, AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT. THEIR COMPUTER SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS!!! I HAVE VIDEO OF IT TOO. THIS IS ALWAYS WHAT IS TOLD TO ME, HOWEVER, THE SECOND I GET MY CAR BACK, THE PROBLEM OCCURS FOR ME. I THINK THIS IS TOTAL BS. *TR

AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES SO TURNED AROUND AND PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE STARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE STEERING IS STILL LOCKED UP. MY CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT IT LOCKED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/23/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHAKE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAD BEGAN TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO STEP ON BRAKE, SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE BUT STILL COULD NOT GET STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE FOUND A MULTIPLE SITES WITH THE SAME SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 CHEVY MALIBU FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY HAVE EVEN HAD MECHANICS TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CHARGE THEM HORRENDOUS AMOUNTS FOR REPAIRS BUT CONTINUED HAVING ISSUES AFTER EITHER THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS REPLACED, COILS AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED, OR OTHER PARTS THAT MECHANICS TRIED TROUBLESHOOTING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE IT DOES TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR 6 WEEKS, AND I ALREADY AM EXPERIENCING 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. 1. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO WILD ANYTIME GAS IS ADDED TO THE TANK, AND AS THE WEEKS HAVE GONE BY IT IS LESS ACCURATE. I ONLY KNOW WHEN MY GAS TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY. I HAVE NO IDEA ON ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. 2. WHEN I WILL START THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT COME ON WITH THE CAR. I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, REMOVE THE KEY AND OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR TO REGISTER THE NEXT TRY AS A TRULY NEW START. IF YOU FAIL TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, THE CAR DOES NOT COMPLETELY POWER DOWN SO IT WILL NOT RECYCLE. 3. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL BEGIN TO LOCK UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, AND I WILL HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. I HAVE LET GO OF THE WHEEL ONCE OR TWICE AND THE WHEEL WILL TURN ENOUGH IN ONE DIRECTION TO NEARLY DO A UTURN. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHEN A DRIVER WAS INATTENTIVE, IM PRETTY SURE IT WOULD CAUSE ONE HECK OF A ACCIDENT! THE WORST PART IS THAT THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MONTHS, SO THEY MUST HAVE KNOW ABOUT THESE DEFECTS AND SOLD IT TO ME ANYWAYS. THE DEALER PUT GAS IN THE CAR BEFORE WE DID THE PAPERWORK. I KNOW THE GUY SAW THE GAS GAUGE GOING NUTS, AND THAT'S WHY HE INSISTED ON BEING THE ONE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE GAS STATION. I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE RESET THE COMPUTER TO GET THE CAR TO BEHAVE FOR TEST DRIVES, BECAUSE I HAD ONLY PUT 40 MILES ON IT BEFORE ALL THIS STUFF STARTED. CERTAINLY NOT A COINCIDENCE. *TR

MADE A TRANSPONDER KEY, PARTS PERSON AT THE GM DEALERSHIP JUST STARTED THE ENGINE WITH IT AND SAID IT WAS ALREADY PROGRAMMED.( HE JUST TESTED TO SEE IF THE KEY WILL START THE ENGINE.) WHEN GOT HOME WITH ORIGINAL KEY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE I TRIED TO SECURE CAR WITH THE REMOTE AND IT DID NOT WORK. TRIED ORIGINAL KEY TO START CAR EVERYTHING WAS DEAD INCLUDING BATTERY. DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT BATTERY, NOW THE SECURITY LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, CAR CAN'T START, THERE IS NOTHING ONLY THE LIGHTS ON DASH WITH OTHER ICONS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIP KEY THAT WAS MADE CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO FAIL. I HATE TO HAVE TO TOW THE CAR CAUSE I KNOW THE DEALER WOULD CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG. I HATE TO GET THE PARTS PERSON IN TROUBLE. IS THERE SOMEONE ON LINE CAN HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? *TR

THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR FOR THE MOST PART GREAT ON GAS BUT LAST WEEK THE BRAKES FELT REAL HARD TO PUSH SO I REPLACE WITH NEW BRAKES FRONT AND REAR THE OLD BRAKES LOOKED ALMOST NEW NOW THE BRAKE TAIL LIGHT COME WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND DON'T GO OFF UNLESS YOU DEPRESS THEM. DRIVERS THINK YOUR STOPPING WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKING THEY CANT TELL BECAUSE LIGHTS GO OUT.ALSO FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING CONTROL I WONDER IF AND WHEN SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE GM RECALLS AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

PURCHASED A USED MALIBU 2 YEARS AGO. MY CAR IS A 2006 MODEL AND NOW HAS OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR STARTED HAVING START- UP PROBLEMS. SOME DAYS I WOULD GO AND TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START UP. THIS WENT ON OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. FINALLY I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE CHECKED. RIGHT AWAY I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE SHOP, I WENT TO THE MARKET AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP. I CALLED THE SHOP BACK AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP. THIS CAR EVENTUALLY ENDED UP AT THE SAME MECHANIC SHOP THREE TIMES, BEFORE I FINALLY DECIDED EITHER THE SHOP WAS NOT AWARE OF THE (RIGHT PROBLEM) AND CHANGED A FUEL PUMP THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY OR I NEEDED TO FIND A MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC SHOP. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO ANOTHER CERTIFIED SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER I AM STILL STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START UP EVERYDAY. *TT

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. I ALMOST HIT MY NEIGHBORS VEHICLE. WITH MUCH EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE STREET AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR LIKE YEAR AND ALMOST LIKE ONCE A DAY THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT BUT IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL BE OK. KNOW IT IS EVEN STARTING TO SAKE WHILE DRIVING. SO I TOOK MY CAR T A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SO I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE POWER STEERING I AM JUST NOT SEEING WHILE THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS VEHICLE. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SEIZE SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,100.

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TODAY AND I WAS SO CLOSE INTO HITTING MY SISTERS CAR, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEER AS MUCH AS A COULD WENT A LITTLE BIT ONTO THE BUSHES . BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR.THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO GIVES SOMEWHAT OF A VIBRATION WHICH I THOUGHT WERE THE STRUTS WHICH WERE REPLACED AND THE DISC BRAKES. WHICH ALOT OF MONEY WENT INTO REPLACING THOSE PARTS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED IT IN AUGUST 2010 AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AROUND BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL LOCK UP AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS TO GET FIXED AS I AM ALREADY PAYING FOR COLLEGE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER MESSAGES FROM OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS FACING THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE AND WOULD READ THAT THE TANK WAS EITHER EMPTY OR FULL ERRONEOUSLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CLOGGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN PASSING GEAR. UPDATED 11/30/11

FUEL GAUGE QUITE WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ECURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

PULLED UP TO THE STOP SIGN LEAVING MY STREET GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY ....STEERING WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY STIFF....POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH....MANAGED TO TURN IT AROUND AND PARK IT BACK IN MY DRIVE WAY ....I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HOW IT HAS COST THEM HUNDREDS EVEN THOUSANDS TO GET FIXED AND SOME STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM....I DO NOT HAVE HUNDREDS TO POUR INTO MY CAR....CAN BARELY MAKE PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE.....I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,242 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION OR DRIVING OVER ROAD BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES & PARKED THE VEHICLE. THOUGHT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A HUGH PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MALIBU VEHICLES. HE PERSONALLY HAD REPAIRED MANY, MANY CARS WITH THIS STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. THE COST WOULD RUN $900 +. RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. OWNER RESEARCHED THE WEBSITE FOR RECALLS. FOUND OUT THAT WITH IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MALIBU & GM DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A RECALL FOR IT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL TAKE LOSS OF LIVES BEFORE ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. TOO MANY OF THESE CARS HAVE THIS DEFECT. GM SHOULD "MAN UP" AND EITHER REPAIR THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY OR ALLOW FOR TRADE-IN'S WITH APPROPRIATE TRADE IN VALUE. ALSO, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN AFTER REPAIR HAVE BEEN DONE, THE PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK. NO GUARANTEE FOR PERMANENT SOLUTION. OWNER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THE STEERING ISSUE OCCURRING AT ANY TIME & MAYBE CAUSING A MINOR OR EVEN WORSE FATAL ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 118,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING OVER ANY ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ASSIST POWER FOR THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 MALIBU IN 2007. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR'S STEERING COLUMN. IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND EVERY TIME I WOULD MAKE A TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. I KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I STILL HEAR THE CLUNKING NOISE TODAY. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AT TIMES IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WAS CRANKING AND RUNNING ON ITS OWN. HARD TO EXPLAIN IT UNLESS YOU WERE STARTING THE CAR. THAT WAS AN ISSUE AS WELL. NOW THIS 2006 MALIBU WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AFTER GOING TO THE STORE AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED TO START IT IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY AND HAD THAT CHECKED OUT. NOT THE BATTERY, THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE ROCKER ARM BROKE AND IN TURN IT BENT THE RODS AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS NOW CEASED AND DAMAGED. *KB

MAKING A RIGHT TURN, I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING, THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERS FOR A KNOCKING IN THE STEERING AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A SERIOUS STEERING PROBLEM. JUST LIKE THE COBALT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS THE SAME STEERING SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU AS THE COBALT ? THE STEERING JUST DECIDES TO "STOP WORKING ON IT'S OWN". NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST I MIGHT BE GOING, IT PULLS TO THE LEFT , IT POPS WHEN I STEER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, BUT RESETS. SO BY THE TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND PAY FOR ANOTHER SERVICE TIME, IT IS DONE AND THEY SAY DO THIS DO THAT. I HAD THE STEERING FIXED TWICE NOW BECAUSE IT WAS POPPING. THEY SAID THE STEERING WAS "OUT OF PLACE". WHEN THE STEERING STOPS, IT IS TO HARD TO GRASP AND STEER OUT OF HARMS WAY. BUT GM STATES.. THE STEERING NEVER GOES COMPLETELY OUT.... THEY SHOULD DRIVE ONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DRIVE MY GRAND-KIDS AROUND IN THIS CAR ....... IF THEY FIXED THE COBALT,THEY NEED TO FIX THIS NOW BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ! DON'T THEY FEEL A OUNCE OF REMORSE ? OR IS THIS LIKE THE TOYOTA DEAL ? THEY DON'T CARE AS LONG AS YOU ARE MAKING MONEY AND THERE ARE"THAT MANY DEATHS" MAYBE THEY SHOULD LET THEIR KIDS AND GRAND-KIDS RIDE IN OR DRIVE THESE CARS....... THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND ALL GM SAID WAS" TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND MAYBE WE CAN OFFER COST ASSISTANCE . " *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,225 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,231.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR ACCELERATING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS TIME WHILE ACCELERATING ON A ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY THE BATTERY LIGHT ALONG WITH ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND I TEMPORARILY LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO MINUTES. NORMALLY WHENEVER THE BATTERY LIGHTS OR OTHER IDIOT LIGHTS FLICKER A CHIME IS HEARD. THIS IS KIND OF SCARY SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TENDS TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

2006 MALIBU LT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS THEN RESUMES INTERMITTENTLY. MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH VEHICLE COMPUTER DURING FAILURE, RESUMES COMMUNICATION WHEN ASSIST RESUMES. CANNOT DETECT FAULTY SWITCHES, WIRING, FUSES. NO RECALL NOTICES OR SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE AND THEN THE STEERING SHAFT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,688 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND THE STEERING SHAFT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACED THE SAME PART A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,909 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY MALIBU BRAND NEW IN 2006. I HAVE JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES HOWEVER MY DRIVER SEAT BRACKET HAS BEEN BROKE SINCE 49,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND LEMON VEHICLE I HAVE BOUGHT THAT IS A GM PRODUCT. I HAVE HAD 3 STEERING SHAFTS ALSO REPLACED. I JUST WISH GM WOULD LOOK AT THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THEY ARE WILLING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT OUR LIVES ARE AT RISK THEN SO BE IT. WHAT HAPPENED TO STANDING BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED FOR ALL CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS. IT IS A DEATH TRAP!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING LANES ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER A GROOVE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SEIZED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY AND THE GROUND STRAP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 121,000. UPDATED 08/24/11 *BF UPDATED 04/09/12 UPDATED 05/03/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING IN DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, AND THE STERRING WHEEL LATER UNLOCKS ON IT'S OWN. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BECOMES VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING SENSOR BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, THE VEHICLE COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE UPON ENGAGING IT. DURING A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A TIGHTNESS AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND JERK VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,500.

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON A TWISTING HIGHWAY IN RURAL MONTANA WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. WITH NO ASSIST WE ALMOST MISSED A CORNER. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXTREME PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. IF THE POWER STEERING RETURNED DURING THE TIME A LOT OF PULLING PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WE MAY HAVE GONE ACROSS THE CENTER LINE AND IMPACTED THE FRONT OF A KENWORTH TRUCK. IF AFTER A HEAD ON ACCIDENT THE POWER STEERING MAY AGAIN BE WORKING IF CHECKED. THIS IS A FEARFUL SITUATION.