2006 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

MY 2006 MALIBU POWER STEERING KEEPS SPONTANEOUSLY GOING OUT. IT STARTED AROUND 75,000 MILES. IT IS CONSTANTLY PULLING THE WHEEL FROM ONE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER. IT'S AT A POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DOES COME ON, BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY - NOT ALL OF THE TIME. SO FAR, NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT I FEAR IT WILL LOCK UP IN ONE CERTAIN DIRECTION OR OVER CORRECTION FROM TRYING TO CONTROL IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED OR REPLACED- THE CAR IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. *TR

IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKES LOCKING UP..WHEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP IT TAKES 4-5 SECS AND ITS BACK TO NORMAL ITS DONE IT 3 TIMES AND THE PAST TIME CAME CLOSE TO BEING IN A DEADLY WRECK. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE STEERING FAILED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 86,011.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READING DID NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2006 CHEVY MALIBU - POWER STEERING DISPLAYS ON SCREEN - THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING, IF I TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL DISAPPEAR AND POWER STEERING RESUMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. DOES CHEVY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED AND CAN'T FIND ANY AND I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN WE FIRST START THE CAR OR ONCE WE HAVE STARTED DRIVING. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF & THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT ALMOST ALWAYS COMES BACK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ON 6/23/11 I STARTED THE CAR & THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING & STILL ISN'T. HAVE TURNED THE CAR ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES & IT HAS FINALLY BECOME PERMANENT, NO POWER STEERING. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL & FIX THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND SHE WOULD BE UANBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A WARNING BELL, INDICATING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT COMPONENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU FAILED REPEATEDLY. IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN, I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I FOUND THAT CHEVROLET WILL PAY TO REPAIR SOME 2006 MALIBUS WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT OTHERS. I WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS THE WRONG "VIN-SERIES," SO CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR. IT IS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT/PROBLEM FOUND IN OTHER MALIBUS OF THE SAME YEAR. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PUSH CHEVROLET INTO A WIDER RECALL SO ALL MODELS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ARE COVERED. LOSING POWER STEERING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY TO MY WIFE WHO WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STEER THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT FAILED. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHEVROLET. IT DID NOT RESPOND IN 60 DAYS AS PROMISED. I CALLED TO CHECK THE STATUS OF MY CLAIM. CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS DENIED. IT REFUSED TO SEND ME A RESPONSE IN WRITING, WHICH IS WEIRD. IT MAY BE A SIGN OF A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX WITHOUT PRESSURE FROM DOT. *TR

I BEGAN TO HEAR THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. AFTER BRINING IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR FACILITY THEY INFORMED ME THE "RACK IN PINION" UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR FACILITY INFORMED ME THE COST WILL BE $1200.00. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON PLACE AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD MALFUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THE STEERING FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SENSOR. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN AN UNRELATED CRASH AND WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED DEFECTIVELY AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

2006 CHEV MALIBU POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND RECENTLY MY POWER STEERING WARNING HAS BEEN DISPLAYED ON MY RADIO PANEL EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. TODAY WHILE MAKING A TURN THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN AND CHIMED. AFTER DOING SOME VERY INTENSIVE RESEARCH I'VE NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR IN FEARS THAT ONE TIME IT WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP. GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULT OF THE MAKERS. I HAVEN'T TAKING IT TO A GARAGE YET AS I CAN NOT AFFORD $800 PLUS IN REPAIRS. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON START UP. NEVER MAKE IT TO RECOVER, ALTHOUGH A LOT OF OTHER DRIVERS SAID THAT TURNING ENGINE OFF AND ON WOULD AT LEAST TEMPORARY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE INTERNAL FAILURE" ($700 DOLLARS REPAIR COST).

POWER STEERING PERIODICALLY GOES OUT. FIRST TIME, WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE LAST TIME (ON SUNDAY) WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT +70 MPH SPEED. WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN PART IS $359 PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR AND IF THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE ASSIST MOTOR WILL NEED BE REPLACED AT $450 PLUS LABOR. I DID TAKE IT THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER SINCE AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF RESETS ITSELF. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE SINCE IT MAY GO OFF AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH OWNERS OF THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE BELL AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING IN CAR MADE NOISE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT IN AT 35,000 MILES. THE GM DEALER LUBED THE STEERING SHAFT. AT 90,000 MILES THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS SHOT AND I NEEDED TO PAY OVER $1,000 FOR A NEW STEERING SYSTEM.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THEY MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALER POSSESSION BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOMETER FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 39 MPH THE MILEAGE INCREASED FROM 76,000 TO 107,700. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO PAY THE REPAIR COST OF $112. THE VEHICLE ALSO SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,700. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS ALSO A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/14/11

I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAD GOTTEN A RECALL NOTICE AWHILE BACK AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER NOW I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND I DON'T EVEN SEE THIS RECALL ANYMORE ON YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE CONFIRM. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS A "DING, DING, DING NOISE" WHEN I HAVE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY BACK ON. NOW SOMETIMES WHEN ON A RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

FAULTY GAS GAUGE ON MY GM CHEVROLET MALIBU. I RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS STRANDED JUST AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON. I HAD NEVER RUN OUT OF GAS AND JUST PREVIOUSLY DURING MY DRIVE THE FUEL LEVEL READ BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 FULL TANK. SO THE FUEL LEVEL READING INDICATED MORE FUEL AVAILABILITY THAN WAS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE IN THE TANK. I PROBABLY ONLY WENT 10 MILES AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON AND MY CAR HAS GOOD FUEL ECONOMY. I THINK THE READING WAS INACCURATE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF RANDOM FUEL LEVEL READING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND BELL GOING OFF, THEN LATER RETURNING TO ANOTHER, NOT LOW FUEL LEVEL, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT GOING OFF AGAIN. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I FEEL LIKE I CANNOT TRUST THE GAUGE AND I RESET MY TRIP ODOMETER ON EVERY FILL-UP SO I CAN KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I'VE DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING INDICATING A FULL CAPACITY LEVEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A RESULT OF THE EMPTY FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL TANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES THE ELECTRIC STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO REPLACE. SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ELECTRIC STEERING COMPONENT, THE STEERING SYSTEM MAKES A VERY LOUD SNAP OR CLUNKING OR METAL ON METAL SOUND EVERYTIME I MAKE A TURN OR TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. SOME THING IS SHIFTING OR MOVING IN THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT OR RACK & PINION. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT DOES IT AND SOME GREASE WOULD HELP QUITE IT. THAT WAS THERE ANSWER FOR POOR ENGINEERING. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT FROM GM. IF I TRY TO SELL MY MALIBU TO SOMEONE ELSE I WILL EITHER TAKE A LARGE LOSS OR NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT AT ALL. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE GM HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE AT A DEALER IS 60 TO $80.00 PER HOUR, WHICH ALL THE UNFORTUNATE OWNERS OF THOSE GM ELECTRIC STEERING VEHICLES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME PRESSURE PUT ON GM TO RESOLVE THIS VERY EXASPERATING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS EROSIVE SAFETY CONDITION. AS TIME GOES ON THE SITUATION GETS WORSE AND RESONATES MORE AND MORE UP THE STEERING COLUMN. LETS GET THIS FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE BECAUSE THE STEERING FAILS ON THESE AUTOMOBILES. SINCERELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

CHECK POWER STEERING MESSAGING APPEARED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MESSAGING DISAPPEARED AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND ON. MESSAGE REAPPEARED THREE MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IN NEXT TWO DAYS. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC WHO RECALIBRATED STEERING COLUMN. MESSAGING REAPPEARED ON DRIVE HOME FROM SHOP WHILE PASSING OVER A SPEED BUMP. RETURNED CAR TO SHOP, WAS TOLD STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. REPAIRS EXCEEDED $1000. MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT WHEN LOCAL PARTS DEALER KEEPS MANY OF THESE REPLACEMENT UNITS ON HAND, IT'S CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO ADDRESS. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND MAJORITY OF THESE MILES WERE ACCRUED ON CITY STREETS, IMPLAUSIBLE THAT A PART OF THIS CALIBER WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME BASED ON USE. MECHANIC TRIED CALLING CHEVY ON OWNER'S BEHALF AS PARTS WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 36,000 MILES. CHEVY UNWILLING TO GRANT ANY CONCESSIONS AS FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,847.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TODAY. *TR

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS POWER STEERING ON 2006 MALIBU LT HAD BEEN GOING OUT. I COULD RESET IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIME BEFORE I REACH MY DESTINATION, I DROVE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. TO DATE IF I RESTART THE CAR I CAN DRIVE IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE, SEAT IS VERY UNSTABLE AND ROCKS. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THE SEAT TO THE LOWEST LEVEL AND NOW THE SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FOR 3-4 SECONDS. THERE WAS A CHIME AS WELL. IF IT LASTED LONGER OR THERE WERE OTHER CARS AROUND SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ONE YEAR. LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WAS FAILING AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MAILBU LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY GOES OUT UPON ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT. SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL GM HAS DONE IS ISSUE A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (LINK: HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F13/07126-SPECIAL-COVERAGE-ADJUSTMENT-LOSS-POWER-STEERING-ASSIST-MODELS-2005-CHEVR-58130/). SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A DEALER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE INFO I FIND ON THE WEB, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY MALIBU'S. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ERRATICALLY JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL. IT DOES NOT PROPERLY DISPLAY THE FUEL LEVEL. IT IS ALSO CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH EMISSIONS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS TO ME DAILY AS I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

AT 102,600 MILES POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. IT WOULD RETURN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. MY WIFE VERY NEARLY WRECKED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. GM HAD A SECRET WARRANTY TO 100K...COST ME 660, REGION REFUSED TO HELP. IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. "OLD PART" IS NOT AVAILABLE, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEALER WOULD DO WITH SUCH. AS MY WIFE SUFFERS FROM REDUCED ARM STRENGTH, IT WAS NOT AN OPTION AS TO REPAIR. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN THE INTERIOR BELL SOUNDED 4 TIMES AND THEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT. I WAS ON THE THRUWAY AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO EXIT. THE FORCE I NEEDED TO USE TO TURN MY VEHICLE WAS GREATER THAN ANY ELDERLY PERSON WOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH CHEVY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVY WILL MAKE THIS RECALL? WHEN THE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HAVING TO FIX THEIR OWN MISTAKE? *TR

2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING COLUMN (EPS) IN MY CAR, AND MANY OTHERS OF THE SAME YEAR OR OLDER HAS/WILL FAIL. VERY DANGEROUS, CAR WILL NOT TURN WHEN DRIVER WANTS IT TO. FORESEE ACCIDENTS AND INJURY IF LEFT UNREPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE 2005 MODEL, WHICH USES THE SAME EPS AS THE 2006. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE MILESTONES, HOWEVER, CHEVY/GM IS BASICALLY SAYING THEY DON'T EXPECT THEIR SEDANS TO LAST LONGER THAN 100,000 MILES BY NOT REMEDYING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 3 KIDS, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE MUST BE A LOGICAL REASON AS TO WHY IN 2007 THEY SWITCHED TO POWER STEERING FLUID INSTEAD OF THE JUNK EPS. GM/CHEVY CAN EXPECT ME, AN OWNER OF 5 CHEVY VEHICLES, TO NEVER PURCHASE THIS TYPE OF POWER STEERING AGAIN. I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL, A REPAIR, A COMPROMISE FORM GM/CHEVY TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND KEEP MY LOYALTY TO THE BRAND. IT'S VERY UPSETTING A RECALL WOULD GO OUT FOR AN OLDER VEHICLE, YET THIS ONE GETS IGNORED. HOW MAY OF MY CHILDREN NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE GM/CHEVY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CRAPPY HANDIWORK. I HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE REPAIR, WHICH WOULD RUN BETWEEN $740-$940. A RECALL ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WOULD SHOW THEIR CONCERN; AND DEDICATION TO CONSUMERS. *TR

THE STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT IS VERY FAULTY. I HAVE READ AND RESEARCHED THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN THIS CAR AND IT POSSES A BIG PROBLEM CONSIDERING I DRIVE THIS CAR 200 MILE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT(NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING SYMBOL WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT THAT POINT. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT AGAIN IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,440 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,444. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF, RENDERING THE VEHICLE DISABLED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHIN MOMENTS. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,734.

POWER STEERING FAILS. IT STARTED WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK. I STARTED MY CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED AND "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON THE DIC. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL, AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, AND IT WAS FINE. THEN, THIS PAST WEEKEND, IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I AGAIN, TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, AND IT WAS FINE. I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY WERE CLOSED (IT WAS NEW YEARS DAY). I WENT TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, TURNED MY WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN! TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, DROVE TO THE STOP SIGN, TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, AND POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. I'M VERY SCARED THIS WILL HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I'M DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH HOW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN POSTED ALL OVER THE NET! *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER MAKING IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RANDOMLY AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000. PM

STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS IN A TURNING LANE WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. I HEARD A DING AND POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON MY DISPLAY. I HAD NO POWER STEERING! I AM A SMALL PERSON AND COULD BARELY TURN THE CAR AND STAY IN MY LANE. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE, THEN WENT AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS FINE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ONLY WHEN I NEED TO BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HEARD IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR GOES INTO THE SHOP 1/3/11. THERE IS ALSO A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN I MAKE A TURN. EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD LIGHT BULBS ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS THIS PAST YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTS GOING OUT. FIRST ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENS AT RANDOM - AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER ACTED LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND OF COURSE THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT WHEN I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND IT COULD CAUSE FATALITY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE AFTER I CHANGE OUT THE SPARK PLUGS. BUT I AM AT 160,000 MILES AND ON MY 8TH SET OF SPARK PLUGS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, SPARK PLUGS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 20,000 MILES. GM SHOULD TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. SOMETHING IS WRONG, OTHERWISE WHY WOULD THERE BE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WORKING AT PAYING OFF THIS CAR AS FAST AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I CAN GET INTO A SAFER VEHICLE. SADLY, I WILL *NEVER* BUY A CHEVY AGAIN :-( *TR

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS AS YOU ARE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. MUST STOP CAR, TURN OFF ENGINE. WHEN ENGINE IS RESTARTED, POWER STEERING IS WORKING AGAIN. *TR