2006 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

FIRST WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON I WOULDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING SO IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRY'S TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF TO GET POWER STEERING ON. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST POWER STEER IN MY MALIBU IT FLASHED ON THE SCREEN AND I LOST POWER STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65. SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT BECAUSE I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT SYSTEM. BUT LITTLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT RECALL WAS "FIXED" IN JULY 2015 SO I PASSED THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALLED PART. FIRST CONCERN COMES TO MY MIND IS HOW DOES A COMPANY PUT A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON A PART THAT ALREADY IS FAULTY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS IF MY CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP FOR THAT RECALL 2 YEARS AGO HOW DO I KNOW THEY ACTUALLY REPLACED THAT PART? I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SCAMMED BY THE DEALERSHIP SOMEWHERE AND NOW I'M PAYING FOR IT. IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PARTS AS THE RECALL BUT NOW IT'S NO LONGER COVERED, HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OCCURRED 11,210 MILES LATER AND WAS COVERED UNDER THE 12,000 MILE PART WARRANTY, BUT THE THIRD REPLACEMENT OCCURRED WITH 29,917 MILES AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE 12,000 MILE PART WARRANTEE. THE RESULTING REPAIR WAS $348.08. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART #23232310 "SENSOR KIT-SH" IS NOT FUNCTIONING ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALLY RECALLED PART AND THE RECALL IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. THIS RECALL WAS MADE BECAUSE IT EFFECTS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WHEN LOST: "THE VEHICLE WILL REVERT TO A MANUAL STEERING MODE, BUT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH".

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL ALSO TURNS BY ITSELF WHEN PARKED.

WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY IT PULLS REALLY HARD TO THE RIGHT JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. THERE IS A TEMPORARY LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CHECKED MY VEHICLES VIN TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS THAT IT WOULD FALL UNDER AND IT DID NOT SEEM TO MATCH ANY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN AND I AM GLAD THAT THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER HAS BEEN AT THE WHEEL. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD FURTHER LOOK INTO BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ALSO DO NOT FALL UNDER A RECALL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN SHAKING WHEN I TURN IT ON. THE WHEEL ITSELF WILL START TO SHAKE AND ONCE IN AWHILE MY CAR WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" I RECENTLY GOT THE ALIGNMENT DONE HOPING THAT WOULD HELP BUT IT HASN'T. IT WILL ALSO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TWO KIDS AND DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE TO BE DRIVING!

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS OWN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON DIC. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND PARKED.

WHEN FILLING CAR WITH GASOLINE THE FUEL INDICATOR REPEATEDLY FLIPS BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WITH INDICATOR LIGHT AND BELL AND AT THE SAME TIME AS FILL UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

EARLIER IN THE DAY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-55 MPH. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR 5 MINUTES WHILE I WENT INTO A STORE TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED MY CAR THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MINUTES AND STARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ITS OWN. ONE HOUR LATER I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THERE HAS BEEN NO POWER STEERING FOR TWO DAYS. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC ASSIST MOTOR WHICH WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE GM POWER STEERING RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS AND EVERY YEAR IT GOES OUT BETWEEN THE WINTER MONTHS OF JANUARY-MARCH. AND EVERY YEAR I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD LIGHTING ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND POWER STEERING ISSUES BACK TO BACK. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE THEY ALL SEEM TO MALFUNCTION ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND/OR WHILE I'M DRIVING OR PARKED. I HAVE CHILDREN BUT I'M SCARED TO HAVE THEM IN MY CAR. PLEASE HELP ME, I KNOW THAT THIS IS APART OF THE RECALL THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WILL ATTACH A PHOTO BUT I ALSO HAVE VIDEO.

2013 CAR LOSS POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED UNDER SPECIAL POLICY #10183A CAR AGAIN LOSS POWER STEERING JAN. 2017 4 YEARS AFTER FIRST REPLACEMENT AND 50000 MILES HAD TO REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AGAIN GM WILL NOT COVER SECOND REPLACEMENT NEED TO BE RECALLED AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD STEERING FAIL DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. *TR

IT FEELS LIKE YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND GETS HARD TO TURN RIGHT BEFORE YOU LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SHAKES REAL BAD AND RADIO HAS ON IT POWER STEERING I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE SAFEST THING TO HAVE FALL ON CAR MY CAR WAS MADE 4 /6 /06 AND I SEE THERE IS RECALL FOR SAME THING FOR CARS MADE ON 4/18/06 AND I DON'T THINK THAT RIGHT THAT'S MY CAR IS NOT COVERD AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE F---- UP I GEUSS IT NOT A PROBLEM UNTELL I GET IN A ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE GETS HURT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION AND CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND LOSSES POWER ASSIST IN ALL THOSE AREAS TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

PERIODICALLY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING. THIS WOULD OCCUR ON MEDIUM TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER STATED SL-N-SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. REPLACEMENT KIT WAS 06552-PC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD LOCK AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE, WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR FAILED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

CAR HAS STARTING ISSUES. TURNS OVER BUT DOESN'T START. HAVE TO TRY AGAIN WHILE GIVING GAS. DOES THIS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. HAVE HAD STARTER REPLACED YET IT STILL OCCURS. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.

I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND IT SAID ENGINE POWER DECREASING AND THEN STARTED MAKING STRANGE MESSED UP NOISES AND I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT IT DIDN'T DIE BUT IT WOULDN'T LET ME GO ANY FASTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD THEM PUT A SCANNER ON IT. OF WHICH IT SHOWED MULTIPLE CODES ALL RESULTING IN THE SAME ISSUE THE MASS FLOW SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE IT'S LIABLE TO KEEP HAPPENING MAKING MY VEHICLE UNRELIABLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM.

AT RANDOM TIMES DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION (GETTING ON FREEWAY OR HITTING PASSING GEAR) THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL, AFTER 3 TO 5 SECONDS STEERING COMES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN DURING A U-TURN AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED RECALL'S AND EVEN CALLED GM AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECK BY A LOCAL SHOP AND EVERYTHING SEEM TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER AND CHECKED AND FIXED, MY ONLY PROBLEM IS IF ONE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND IT WILL PAYING A GM MECHANIC FIND IT? OR WILL I BE OUT MY TIME AND CASH AS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO AND IS NOT CONSISTENT AT ALL.

STEERING IS LOCKING UP RANDOMLY AT TIMES. POWER STEERING CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AT TIMES MAKING CAR VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. NOTE: GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON CERTAIN CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM 2006 TO 2007. GM RECALL NUMBER I BELIEVE IS 14772. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL.

"CHECK ENGINE WARNING & T/C CONTROL WARNING". WARNING LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" FLASHES. REGARDLESS OF CURRENT MPH TRAVELING, THE ENGINE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED TO 10 MPH. UPON THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE CHECKED. BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD GONE BACK OFF, THERE WAS NO WAY TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM. WITHIN THE FEW FOLLOWING DAYS, WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND POURING RAIN, AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND REDUCED SPEED TO 10 MPH, VERY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED TO OCCUR EVERY DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES DAILY. THE CAR IS NOW IN TO BE REPAIRED, AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR BECAUSE IT LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY PULLING INTO THE DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR SHOP, THE ISSUE IS SEVERAL THINGS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED SENSORS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE BEGINNING REPAIR COST IS $550 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ALONE. THERE ARE 5 RELATED CODES AND DEPENDING AS TO WHETHER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FIXES THE PROBLEM WILL DETERMINE IF FURTHER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. THE CAR IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ON SEVERAL OF THE MALIBU FORUMS THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH THIS MODEL. SEVERAL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM OF MODEL YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 2006 MODEL, AND THE 2006 SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED AS WELL. THIS ABSOLUTELY POSES A SAFETY RISK TO ALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

WHEN PUTING THE CAR IN PARK THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE COMPUTER INFO SECTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BUT IT PULSED OR VIBRATED BACK AND FORTH SIDE TO SIDE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES AND IT EVENTUALLY STEERING CAME BACK AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS MORNIG 12/05/2016 WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT STRAINING HARD. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK BUT IT STARTED THE PULSING AGAIN. CAR WAS STILL STATIONARY BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE IT TODAY. PRAY FOR ME.

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS TO MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE PROPER HELP TO GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS DEALING WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. MY CAR STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON OR EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HAZARD AND LIFE THREATENING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR WAS NOTIFYING ME ON THE SCREEN THAT IT WAS MY POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AS WELL AS CONTINUES TO SHAKE. IT IS STILL CURRENTLY HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE. MY STEERING SHAFT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE AND I CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DRIVE. MY BREAK LIGHTS AS WELL AS HEAD LIGHT BULBS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT AND KEEP HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. I KNOW THEY WILL G OUT SOMETIMES, BUT HOW OFTEN MINES GOES OUT IS NOT NORMAL. THE AIRBAG ICON ON MY DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE READING ON MY SCREEN SHOWS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST EXPLODE IN MY FACE. I ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOWS AND LIGHTS IN MY CAR. THE WINDOWS GET STUCK AND ONLY ONE LIGHT IN MY CAR WORKS (ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS). I HAD MY TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM (BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT ABOUT ME POWER STEERING) AND I END UP PAYING TO GET MY SOLENOIDS REPLACED, BUT I WAS NOT REIMBURSED WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE TRANSMISSIO

MY CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR.IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND NOT TURNING.

THE STEERING GOES OUT WHILE MAKING TURNS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL IT JERK THEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF WHERE THE CAR IS GOING. TO GAIN CONTROL BACK YOU KEEP TURNING THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION UNTIL IT CATCHES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE PAID SEVERAL MECHANICS TO REPAIR PROBLEM BUT I STILL GET THE SAME RESULT AND I WEAR OUT NEW TIRES IN 3- 4 MONTH PERIOD. NO ONE SHOULD PURCHASE AS MANY TIRES AS I DO! I AM SICK OF IT!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE UP WHEN TURNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AND MOST RECENTLY HAS STARTED TO GO OUT WHEN TURNING, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, THE WHEEL STIFFENS SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY HARD TO PARK. RESTARTING THE CAR WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE BRIEFLY BUT THE STEERING WILL BECOME HARD WITHIN ONE OR TWO SPINS. I PREVIOUSLY TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR RECALL, 14772. THIS SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS.

WHEN MAKING TURNS UNDER 30MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND 3 CHIMES ARE HEARD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER POWER STEERING RETURNS. THE LATEST DATE THIS OCCURRED WAS 10/21/2016 BUT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE WEEK PRIOR AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN ACCELERATING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MY CAR DOES NOT REGISTER GAS PROPERLY. THE GAS HAND IS IRRATIC AND CONTINUOUSLY FLUCIATES FROM FULL TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS. BECAUSE OF THE UNRELIABILITY OF THE GAS HAND, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THEINTERSTATE! NO FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD BE NEEDED. AT TIMES THE CAR FAILS TO START AND IDLE PROPERLY. BOTH ISSUES ARE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL CIRCUIT SENSOR LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX DUE TO LOCATION OF THE SENSOR. PLEASE RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL/ I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND IN THE PAST MONTH EVERY TIME I CHANGE THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS THEY ARE ALWAYS BLOWING FOR NO REASON. AND MY CAR IS STARTING TO GET A LOUD SOUND WHEN I DRIVE IT AND STEERING IS GETTING HARD SOMETIME. I'VE LOOKED FOR POWER STEERING TO CHECK FLUID BUT EVERYONE SAYS MINE IS ELECTRIC SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS ELECTRIC AND I NEEDED TO FIX THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY IN MY STEERING. I PRETTY SURE THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT PART. AND ALSO I THINK THERE A RECALL ON A PART ON MY TRANSMUTATION. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT RECALLS ON MY CAR. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME CAUSE I'VE GOT MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS THAT RIDE IN IT EVERY DAY. PLEASE HELP ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE REDUCED POWER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TSC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN ALSO I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY THANKFUL I ABLE TO. I DID GET IT HOME SLOWLY THE PEDAL IS STILL UNRESPONSIVE AT THIS TIME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, TSC LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT IS STILL ON.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE TURNS OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN BROUGHT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THE SYSTEM SAID THAT THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE CANT USE HEATER OR A/C WITHOUT THE CAR DYING 100% OF THE TIME.

POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN ACCELERATING. BROUGHT CAR TO VANDERGRIFF CHEVY INITIALLY TO BE REPAIRED, AND WAS CHARGED OVER $600. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL NOTICE, BUT DEALERSHIP DENIED ONE WAS ISSUED AND REFUSED REFUND. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BLOW OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED REGULARLY (ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS). BROUGHT CAR TO GRAFF CHEVY FOR POWER STEERING AND LIGHT SIGNAL RECALL REPAIRS. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. INFORMED GRAFF CHEVY AND RETURNED FOR REPAIRS. STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN SPITE OF REPAIRS DONE.

TRACTION FEATURE FAILS WHEN BRAKING. THE BRAKES WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL FORWARD ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN BRAKING ON AN INCLINE OR IN WET CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS WHETHER THE SPEED IS FAST OR SLOW. HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GRAFF CHEVY FOR RECALL REPAIR, BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS. HAD BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS CHECKED BY FIRESTONE WHO STATED THAT NEITHER OF THESE NEEDED REPAIR, AND THEREFORE, ARE NOT ADDING TO OR CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP GOES IS ON, VERY HARD TO STEER CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS, I PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT DOWN AND RESTART AND ALL IS OK FOR A DAY OR TWO. , HAD TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR RECALL DONE. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY A LOT AND THIS IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT SOME OF THE MALIBU "S HAVE SAME SYMPTOMS MY CURRENT MILES ARE 58,000/ WILL BE TAKING IT TO A CHEVY DEALER TO DISCUSS THIS ''SAFETY '' ISSUE. SOME ONE MY FAMILY JUST HAD THE ELECTRIC ASSIST REPLACED FREE THRU FORD, FOR SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS WARNING LIGHT ON MY CHEVY MALIBU WILL APPEAR AT ALL DIFFERENT DRIVING , CITY. TURNING, HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, A LOUD NOISE EMERGED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY FOR THE PAST YEAR EVERY TIME A TURN WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,559.

FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, EMISSIONS VAPOR LEAK, GAS CAP, IGNITION SWITCH, AND GAS TANK SENSOR PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU V6. MY CAR HAS ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH IT AND I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR . I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT . IT IS SHOWING UP THOSE CODES. IT ALSO HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER MIRRORS AND WINDOWS AND TRUNK . STATIONARY

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER; WHEN IT WAS COLD IT WORKED, BUT WHEN IT WAS HOT, IT DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $650 TO REPLACE A PART, THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JB

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN NOT DEPRESSED CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK RECALL WAS COMPLETED TOOK CAR BACK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 6/16/16 AS OF TODAY 6/26/16 PROBLEM IS STILL THERE COST OF 287.20. IAM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM A GM MAN BUT MAYBE NO MORE AND ILL MAKE SURE AND LET EVERYBODY I CAN KNOW ABOUT YOUR SERVICE THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND BELLS WENT OFF, WHILE LOSING POWER STEERING. UPON ACCELERATING. UPDATED 10/25/16.*JB

HAD REPAIR DONE FOR STEERING RECALL IN 2015 BUT SOMETIMES POWER STILL GOES OUT OF STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK AND WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY. SUSPENSION: VIRTUALLY NO SHOCK ABSORPTION; RIDES VERY HARD.