2007 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF AND COME ON FOR A MOMENT. WHEN I GET OFF THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS STAY ON. *TR

LAST WEEK MY CAR STARTED CREEPING WHEN I HIT THE GAS. MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE A BOAT. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS OR CHOKING. WHEN IT STARTS PICKING UP SPEED IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS DROPPING INTO THE GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP. NOW, I NOTICED THAT THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER CHEVY WARRANTY BUT THE ISSUES SHOWS UP AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS ENDED. CHEVY NEEDS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS BECAUSE ITS A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND JERKED MY CAR INTO A GUARD RAIL. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I SUGGEST YOU PEOPLE GET A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM QUICKLY. GET MOVING PRONTO......LOTS OF ACCIDENTS AND NEAR ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND SPORADICALLY SEIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE READINGS OF EITHER FULL OR EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,089. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. CAR IS HARD TO PUT IN GEAR - YOU HAVE APPLY BRAKES HARD TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM FAILED TO REGISTER ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE RAN OVER A PLASTIC BOTTLE. I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST I WAS ON A MAIN STREET HEADING TOWARDS THE RAMP TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I LATER HEARD CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT AT FIRST MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING IN MY TRUNK. KNOWING I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH IN THE TRUNK I LOOKED AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD BE MAKING THAT NOISE. ALL WEEK I HEARD THIS NOISE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO SEARS & THE MECHANIC TOOK ME INTO THEIR SERVICE AREA TO SHOW ME THAT THE SPRING WAS SNAPPED AND THAT IS WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. IT WAS SNAPPED ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SPRING - REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I ASKED THE MECHANIC HOW TYPICAL WAS THIS PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME ONLY A MONTH AGO HE FIXED ANOTHER MALIBU WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - BUT THE OTHER MALIBU HAD LESS MILEAGE APPROX 80,000. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE - AND IT'S FREE OF CHARGE TO LOOK VEHICLE OVER. I WENT TO CHEVY DEALER THEY WANT TO CHARGE BEFORE THEY LOOK @ THE CAR AND IF YOU DECIDE TO GO WITH THEIR PRICE THEY'LL APPLY THAT AMOUNT TO YOUR BILL. IF THEY DON'T DO THE WORK - YOUR OUT OF THAT MONEY. HOW CAN THEY DO THAT? ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY COME ON AND MY FOB'S ARE NOT WORKING - I WAS TOLD THE FACTORY FOB'S MIGHT HAVE TO BE RESET? ALSO AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO LOOK AT. THANKS CHEVY - BUT NO THANKS! CHARGING YOUR CUSTOMERS TO LOOK AT A VEHICLE PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM YOUR COMPANY - SHAME ON YOU!! *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT, PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SYLVANIA OHIO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SOME TIME IN 2012, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY A PROBLEM. LATER, THE LIGHT INDICATING IF A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT WOULD EITHER NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT, OR REMAIN ON AFTER A PASSENGER HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE; THIS, TOO, WAS AN INCONSISTENT PROBLEM. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENOR WAS "MALFUNCTIONING", WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN ASKED WHAT MIGHT CAUSE THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT "IT JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES", WHICH SUGGESTS TO ME THERE MAY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND MY STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I COULD NOT REALIGN THE CAR IT PULLED SO HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN IT CUT OFF. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BEFORE. I WENT OUT TO DRIVE THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT THEY SAID THE WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULD NOT PROVE IT WAS NOT ALREADY BROKEN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I AM SHOCKED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING ISSUES. *TR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DRIVER SIDE SPRING HAS COME UNHOOKED FROM SQUARE SIDED SHAFT THAT RETRACTS SEAT BELT . SEAT BELT IS RENDERED USELESS WHEN THIS HAPPENS , AS ENTIRE BELT PULLS OUT AND IS UNABLE TO BE TIGHTENED DOWN ACROSS LAP OR SHOULDER AS THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY . IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN BEFORE A COLLISION SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR . ON EXAMINING RETRACTOR I FOUND THAT PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS AND ALSO IS TO HOLD SPRING CLAMP ONTO SEAT BELT SHAFT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD DEVICE IN POSITION TO KEEP TENSION AND ENGAGE COLLISION LOCK OF BELT . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF GOING DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK BACKWARDS BY STEP ON BRAKE THEY ARE OFF, FOOT OFF BRAKE THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO UNLOCK AND IDLING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT SHAKES ALSO. THE PART OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONTROLS THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY RECALLS AS OF YET. BUT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS, SO WHY AREN'T THERE ANY RECALLS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER IS A CAR DEALER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE COME UPON ANOTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH THE SAME CONDITION. UPDATED 06/20/2013 *JS

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING BACKWARDS! WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE IS PUSHED THE BREAK LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. WHEN YOU ARE NOT PRESSING THE BREAK PEDDLE; THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T ENGAGE AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE INTO PLACE. OF COURSE THE BRAKE LIGHT SITUATION IS THE MOST HAZARDOUS!! AFTER MULTIPLE SHOP VISITS, ATTEMPTED FIXES AND EVEN A CALL TO GM; (WHICH THEY LIED ABOUT NEVER HAVING THIS ISSUE ON OTHER MAKES/MODEL/YEARS) THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2009 FOR MALIBU'S THAT HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY ALL GM DEALERSHIPS WERE TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE SHOULD THIS "PROBLEM ARISE IN OTHER MODELS". OUT OF THE 5 DEALERS I CALLED EXPLAINING MY ISSUES NOT ONE KNEW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND EXPLAINED IT TO A DEALER OF HOW OTHERS HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. THAT WORKED AND FIXED EVERY ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING. NOW, IN MARCH 2013 THE ISSUES ARE STARTING AGAIN. FIRST IT STARTS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BEING VERY HARD TO SHIFT GEARS INTO PLACE. THEN THE CRUISE STOPS ENGAGING. HOPEFULLY THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE CLOVERLEAF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE GOING OFF THE ROAD. WARNING ON THE DASH SAID "POWER STEERING" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ASSIST POWER STEERING UNIT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. SHORT WHILE LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT QUIT AGAIN. IT'S BEEN INTERMITTENTLY WORKING EVER SINCE. *TR

PLEASE HELP. I WAS LEAVING THE BANK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF (IT READ ON THE MONITOR POWER STEERING) AND I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE IN THE STREET. I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 1.5 HRS WHEN I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME I DID NOT MOVE MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND STARTED USING IT JUST TO GO TO WORK THEN IN HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN TWICE. I AM NO LONGER USING THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. CURRENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WILL ILLUMNATE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON DURING MY ENTIRE DRIVE WHETHER OR NOT I'M USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, WITH NO DISCERNABLE CAUSES. ARTICLE IN FOX NEWS DATED 3/13/2013 ( HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2013/03/13/BAD-BRAKE-LIGHTS-COULD-FORCE-RECALL-OVER-ONE-MILLION-GM-CARS/#IXZZ2NUS7QU5S ) INDICATES NHTSA IS ACTIVELY RESEARCHING POSSIBLE RECALLS, BUT CALLS TO MY DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE WE OF NO USE. BOTH MY DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS, AND THAT I JUST NEED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED MYSELF AND THEN I COULD REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT AT A FUTURE DATE IF ANY RECALL DID HAPPEN. IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT A COMPANY AS LARGE AS GM WOULDN'T PROACTIVELY HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN A KNOWN PROBLEM EXISTS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE WERE PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, OR NOT EVEN ALLOW ME THE OPTION OF USING CRUISE. THIS IS NOT AS BIG OF A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, BUT AGAIN, MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURING IS ONE MORE REASON I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE IN HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS DEAL WITH THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS ALREADY BEING ADDRESS/INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. COMPLETELY UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO COAST UNTIL THE CAR SLOWLY DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. HAVING IT REPAIRED AND IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT IS AN ELECTRIC ASST MOTOR. IT IS A $800 REPAIR. I AM LUCKY THAT OF MY THREE DAUGHTERS THAT DRIVE SHE IS THE ONE WITH BETTER JUDGMENT AND THINKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE SPORADIC FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. UPON RESUMING, THE STEERING MALFUNCTION CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. THE FAILURE INITIATED AS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE, BUT OVER TIME BECAME A PERMANENT FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. THIS NOW HAPPENS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR APPROX 5-10 MINUTES. WHEN I DO HAVE POWER STEERING THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES REALLY BAD AND MOVES ON ITS OWN. I DRIVE 600 MILES A WEEK TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE, I DID THIS ON FRIDAY 1 25 13. THE CODE WAS CO545. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON 2006 FOR THE SAME REASON, THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM SHOULD NOT GO OUT ON A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS INTERMITTENTLY TO OPERATE. NO POWER ASSIST WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. REQUIRES WAITING FROM 30 SECONDS TO 3 MINUTES FOR SYSTEM TO FUNCTION. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITHOUT A WARRANTY IM DRIVING IT HOME AND THE STEERING IS CLICKING ON TURNS AND SOMETIMES PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD I KEEP BRING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE KEEPS ON REPLACING PART AFTER PART ITS BEEN A FEW MONTHS NOW AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HERE AND DANGEROUS NOT ONLY THAT SOMETIMES STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS MAKING ME SWERVE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC PLS HELP. *TR

RE: CHEVY MALIBU 2007 POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! WHEN PASSING ON HIGHWAY, THE STEERING LOCKED AND MADE A RATTLING SOUND IN FRONT DRIVER SIDE, I HAD TO FORCE STEERING AROUND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE STEERING WAS NOT OPERATING SAFELY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. I TOOK TO MY MALIBU TO AN AUTO REPAIR, THEY LOOKED FOR RECALLS AND CHECKED FOR WARRANTY OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT NONE WAS FOUND FOR THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DAY AFTER I ALMOST HAD THE ACCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I LOOKED ON-LINE AT HOME AND SAW THAT THE COBALT AND OTHER MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN CANADA-THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IN THE STATES. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN FATAL ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR. IF MY DAUGHTER OR SON HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT, SINCE THE STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. GET THIS RECALL DONE FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE CHEVY MALIBU 2007. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN THE CHEVY MALIBU 2007 AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! I CONTACTED GM, AND GM SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. I REPORTED THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR $867.51 TO GM AND REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM ON THE EXPENSE THAT WERE INCURRED, BUT WAS DENIED BY A TIER ONE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AND ALSO HIS SUPERVISO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WHICH ARE OCCURRING WITH THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE. FIRST, WHEN THE CAR IS OR IS NOT MOVING (ANY SPEED) THE STEERING WHEEL "TWITCHES" AND MOVES ON IT'S OWN. SECOND, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING ASSIST STOP'S WORKING 100% AND THERE IS TOTAL LOST IN THE POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE MOST CONCERNING BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING CORNERS AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. GM RECALLED A LOT OF OTHER MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CHEVY MALIBU. TO TOP IT OFF, THE REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE ASTRONOMICAL. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT FOR HIM FOR WORK/SCHOOL WHEN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY THREE LANE ROAD, AND AS HE BEGAN TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF. HE HEARD A CHIME AND THEN SAW THE DASH FLASH "POWER STEERING". SINCE HE WASN'T EXPECTING THIS, HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING RIGHT AWAY, AND THE MALIBU CONTINUED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE OUTER LANE IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN. HE BARELY AVOIDED HITTING THE SIDE OF THIS OTHER VEHICLE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE MALIBU THE OTHER WAY BY USING A LOT OF FORCE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

THIS 2007 MALIBU WILL JUST DIE ON YOU AT A STOP LIGHT AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE BACKING UP. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR A LONG TIME A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE CAR CAN BE FULL OF GAS AND IT WILL SHOW IT IS ON EMPTY. WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CAR THE AIR BAG SIGNS WOULD COME ON AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO GM DEALER AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANY PROBLEM. ALSO THE SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON AND YOUR HAVE YOUR SEAT BELT ON. THIS CAR HAS ALSO HAS JUST BEEN AT THE DEALERS FOR REPAIR FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, VERY SCARY. IT CONCERNS ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR DYING ON YOU IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THIS CAR ARE STRANGE AND THINGS LIKE THE FUEL GAUGE, POWER STEERING YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH. I THINK THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IT HAD ANY THING TO DO WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. THEY SURE DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM A USED CAR LOT ON JULY OF 2011. AS OF FEBRUARY OF 2012 THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING (ALWAYS SAYS GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY). WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK IT WILL READ 'FULL' FOR A FEW HOURS, THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY DROP ALL THE WAY TO 'EMPTY' AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL DATED FEBRUARY 28, 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN 2010, BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE AND MOST CONSTANT. THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL STEERING WILL SHAKE AND JERK UNCONTROLLABLY AT TIMES. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHAKE AND JERK, BUT THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. SOME DAYS IT WILL SHAKE AND JERK NON STOP FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, OTHERS IT WILL BE SHORT AND QUICK. THE CAR GENERALLY WILL SHAKE AND JERK FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN WILL DISPLAY ON THE DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND CHIME. THE SHAKING OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN IN PARK. DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY, THE JERKING CAN JOLT THE CAR INTO THAT DIRECTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE JERKS ARE NOT CONTROLLABLE BY TWO HANDS. OFTEN WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR LOOKS AS IF IT IS JERKING BACK AND FORTH IN ITS LANE DUE TO THE ROUGH JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE MOST NERVE RACKING WHILE DRIVING IN WEATHER SUCH AS SNOW OR RAIN, WHERE THE ROAD IS SLICK OR SLIPPERY. HAVING THE CAR JERK AROUND ON ICE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BUT THEY COULD NOT SAY IF THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER REVIEWING MANY COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ONLINE, I RESEARCHED FOR RECALLS. I FOUND THAT MANY MODELS SIMILAR TO OURS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT OUR SPECIFIC YEAR. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN I STARTED IT THE MESSAGE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON THE DIC. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT TO NO AVAIL. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK BUT THE STEERING WOULD PULSE BACK AND FORTH AND EVENTUALLY THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT RANDOMLY AND WHEN NOT EXPECTING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEED IT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO DEATH. I KNOW THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT I DON'T SEE HOW AND IGNITION COIL HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN ON ROADWAY AT ABOUT 25 MPH. CAME BACK THEN WENT OUT AGAIN FEW MINUTES LATER. CAME BACK HAS DONE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH AGAINST A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT CHARGED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY IN AN ATTEMPT FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WOULD START FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AND WOULD AUTOMATICALLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,007 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,800.

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALER AS A USED CAR IN JUNE 2012, IT IS THE LT VE MODEL. THE PROBLEM IS: WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH ACCELERATION THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS RIGHT, AT TIMES IT CAN BE JERKED OUT OF THE HANDS (DEPENDS ON ACCELERATION SPEED), ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL AT TIMES (WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING). SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OR BETTER, TAKING A LEFT HANDED CURVE, STEERING WILL BECOME STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS YET BUT IT COULD IN THE FUTURE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE CAR TO FULL WITH GAS. THE GAS GAUGE READS LOW FUEL AND ON E AND THEN THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL BOUNCE BACK UP TO SHOW HOW MUCH GAS IS REMAINING ONLY TO FALL BACK TO LOW FUEL AND E AGAIN. HAD THIS COMPUTER CHECKED AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENSOR LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THIS WOULD BE AROUND 600. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM SINCE THEY RECALLED THEIR SUV'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE TRIP FOR THIS. WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY CAR, I THINK IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR FAULTY PROBLEMS ON GM PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT ANY DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 11/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON AN ONLINE SEARCH IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A MECHANIC TO CLEAN THE BCM CONNECTORS. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS UPDATED 11/27/12*LJ UPDATED 11/29/2012 *JS

I HAD GOT IN A CRASH IN 2010 SINCE THEN MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS GOING ON AND OFF. NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHTS STAY ON SAYING THERE NOT ON. I ALSO DO NOT HAVE A WORKING FUEL PUMP SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ENTERED VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/19/12

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6-7 TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. TYPICALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON BUT NOT ALWAYS, CALLED THE DEALER, SOUNDS LIKE A FUEL SENSOR WHICH WILL COST AROUND $800 TO FIX, ALSO, SPEEDOMETER IS HAS BEEN JUMPING AROUND FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW! HAD THE CAR IN THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR A VIBRATION NOISE IN THE DASH THAT WOULD COME AND GO, DEALER KEPT SAYING IT WAS FROM WIPER BLADES THEY WOULD REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD GO AWAY FOR TEMPORARILY, 5 YEARS LATER STILL GET THE VIBRATION ESPECIALLY ON A WINDY DAY!THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS! I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT WELL, AFTER READING THOUSANDS OF ALL THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS, HOW CAN CHEVY NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS? THESE ARE NOT JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR COMPLAINTS THESE ARE DEFINITELY FAULTY PARTS USED BY CHEVY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED TURNS TO BE COMPLETELY ABNORMALLY WIDE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED LATER AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF MOMENTARILY AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 130,000.

MY FUEL GAUGE WILL JUMP FROM EMPTY TO WHATEVER LEVEL OF FUEL IS IN THE TANK WITHOUT CAUSE. IT HAS MADE MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT GO ON. ON OCCASION THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT BUT THEN IT WILL REAPPEAR. I HAVE CHANGED FUEL CAPS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. I FINALLY HAD THE ENGINE DIAGNOSED AND HAD TROUBLE CODE P0463 COME UP WHICH INDICATES A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON IN THE 2007 MALIBU AND BEGINS TO APPEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS @ 4 - 5 YEARS OF AGE. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CHEVROLET IS GOING TO ABOUT THE ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS SO COMMON, IT SEEMS TO BE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY OR CHEAP PART, AND THE REPAIR IS RATHER EXPENSIVE. *TR

VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO TURN AND SHORTLY SHOWED POWER STEERING CODE ON RADIO. GM WAS CONTACTED OFFERED NO HELP BECAUSE IT RAN OUT IF WARRANTY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. ALL OTHER YEAR MALIBUS WITH SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVE BEEN RECALLED EXCEPT 2007 MODELS, WHICH HAS SAME MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AS OTHER MODELS AND SAME COMPLAINTS. TWO DAYS AGO POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT CAN NO LONGER MOVE VEHICLE. WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SLOWING DOWN WHEN IT DECIDED TO QUIT. GM STILL OFFERS NO HELP. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET. HURT IF THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE, 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, IN THE RECALL. *TR

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE LEFT TURNING THE CAR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, I HAD TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME IT JERKED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A DITCH. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT HAVE TO IT IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR A FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED. *TR

THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I FIRST START DRIVING. THE DRIVER INFO CENTER SAYS POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES IT GETS HARD TO TURN BUT THEN COMES BACK AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND IS FINE UNTIL I PARK AND RETURN TO VEHICLE TO GO HOME OR WORK. *JB