2007 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS NOW, SINCE JUNE 10, 2011, MY GAS GAUGE KEEPS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, AND CAN REMAIN TO THE "EMPTY" OR "0" SIGN FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES. THEN I RECEIVE MESSAGES THAT MY GAS TANK IS EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS OCCURS AT THE MOMENT WHEN I ADD GASOLINE IN THE TANK OR FILL OUT THE TANK. THEN, SINCE JUNE 17, THE EMPTY SIGN HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE ALERT ENGINE SIGN. UNTIL THE END OF JULY, THE TWO ALERTS WOULD ROUTINELY DISAPPEAR AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 100 MILES OR AFTER A DAY OR TWO DAYS. BUT FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS NOW, THE TWO ALERTS CAN STAY FOR A WEEK AND BEYOND 100 MILES. BUT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY DISAPPEAR AND WOULD REAPPEAR ONCE I PUT NEW GASOLINE IN THE CAR OR FILL OUT THE TANK. ON AUGUST 18, 2011, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT IS WAS THE FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK SENSOR. SAYING THAT THE GAS TANK WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT TO INSTALL A NEW SENSOR. WHEN I WENT TO GOOGLE FOR GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE FOR MALIBU 2007, I FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2007 MALIBU. I CALLED CHEVROLET ASKING IF MALIBU 2007 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL CAN ONLY BE ISSUED BY THE NHTSA. THAT'S WHY I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.

POWER STEERING ISSUES ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND PULLS STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST RAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,244.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TURNS AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS 3.4 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START PULSATING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT STARTING THE ENGINE, WHILE DRIVING IT WILL MOVE BY ITSELF LIKE IF IT IS TRYING TO CORRECT THE POSITION OF THE TIRES. FOR LESS THAN 2 SECONDS MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO CONTROL ON THE STEERING UNLESS YOU CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE TIRES BY GRADUALLY COMPENSATING ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT WILL DISPLAY A WARNING SIGN FOR THE POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO, ON MI CASE I HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS, THEN IT ERASED BY ITSELF, I TRIED TO LOOK FOR THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THIS CAR HAS NONE, SINCE IT IS HANDLE BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEM, SINCE IS NO RECALLS SO FAR IN THIS 2007 MALIBU FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE RE-FUELED THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ EMPTY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THREE TO FOUR GALLONS OF GAS WAS USED. THE GAUGE WOULD THEN BEGIN TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE TANK WAS FILLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL GAS WAS PUT IN THE TANK ABOVE 3/4 FULL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER SENSOR WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *JB UPDATED 06/19/12 *JB

2007 MALIBU-STARTED HEARING POPPING WHEN TURNING IN 2009, A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. "LOER I-SHAFT REPLACED. CAR CONTINUES TO POP AND I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. NOW TOLD IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR. APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY WARRENTY. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT IS A TRUE DEFECT THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY DAUGHTER. COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A WRECK IF STEERING GOES OUT WHILE IN TWON OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TT

ON 6/20/2011 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD WITH MY GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED JUMPING AND PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND HARD TO PULL BACK TO THE PROPER DIRECTION. THEN IT PULLED SO HARD THAT IT WAS AT A POINT I ALMOST PUT MY CAR INTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC OR A DITCH. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND A PARKING LOT TO PULL INTO. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE AND COMPOSED MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME. I HAD NO WARNING OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON MY WARNING SYSTEM UNTIL THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ON A RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THIS WAS A MAJOR ROAD (HWY146). WE TOOK MY CAR TO RON CRAFT CHEVROLET FOR THE REPAIRS WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE PART TAKEN OFF, BUT I AM SURE THEY HAVE THIS ON RECORD. I HAVE THE INVOICE AND CANCELLED CHECK. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ON A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL CLICKING WHEN TURNED. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER REPAIRS. THE DEALER THEN ADDED LUBRICATION TO THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH LASTED FOR 40,000 MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT ONLY OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 CHEVY MALIBU - POWER STEERING FLASHING ON RADIO SYSTEM, BELL DINGING, ROUGH TURNING. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND ADVISED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIRS BUT THEY WOULD GIVE HER A RETURN CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,524. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN THE C ONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/05/11

OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2007 MALIBU GOING OUT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE? I THOUGHT BUY AMERICAN WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST. GM FOOLED ME. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VIBRATIONS, BRAKES, DRUMS, ROTORS, STEERING COLUMN GEARS BUT THIS MORNINGS NEAR MISS ACCIDENT JUST TAKES THE CAKE. I AM DRIVING TO WORK 5:30AM ON INTERSTATE 58 IN SUFFOLK, VA DOING 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL JERKS ME INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST DRIVING UNDER AN 18 WHEELER. I GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL AS TIGHT AS I CAN TRYING TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE WITH THE WHEEL FIGHTING ME BACK AND FORTH. WHAT A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE. I PULL OFF (SHAKING MY --- OFF) MAKE A PHONE CALL, SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR (STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE). WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING THE WHEEL IS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH IN PARK. I PUT IT IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT HELD TIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE AND IT IS STILL JUMPING. PUT IT BACK IN PARK. BUILD UP A LITTLE NERVE. PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND START TO DRIVE. EVERYTHING IS FINE. GET TO WORK 5 MINUTES FROM THERE ONLY TO FIND THAT MY CAR HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING? SOME MORON MUST HAVE DREAMT THIS UP AND GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS HORRIBLE POWER ASSIST CRAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH MY CHEVY MALIBU AND I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED FOR ALL CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS TO MAKE GM MAKE CORRECTIONS ON THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. ACTION NEEDS T

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DECREASE TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. NORMAL OPERATION WOULD RESUME AFTER THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENDING UNIT ALL SENSORS AS THE COMMON CAUSE OF THIS IS CORROSION IF THE FLOAT BY THE GAS, THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING TROUBLE - 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. WHEEL IS TIGHT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, CAN HEAR A CLICK IN THE DASH AND THEN THE WHEEL IS LOOSE AND CAN STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. HAPPENED TWICE SO BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER (STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THEY FOUND A CODE FOR A POSSIBLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION AND TIGHTENED A GROUND WIRE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH GREATER FREQUENCY. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER TWICE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THERE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHERE I HAD TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WAITING FOR THE CLICK AND THE WHEEL TO RELEASE. AT TIMES I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY TO RESET IT BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO HELP. THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON THE DASH AFTER STARTING THE CAR (THOUGH SOMETIMES SEVERAL MINUTES LATER) AS WELL AS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO DIFFICULTY STEERING. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER AND RECEIVED A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NORMAL OPERATION WOULD RESUME AFTER THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISE WAS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT SUSPENSION. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT RESPONDED AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47, 000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 11/2009. A FEW MONTHS OF ME OWNING IT, THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP. IT WOULD REGISTER THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK AND THEN IT WOULD STATE I WAS ON EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I HAD FUEL IN IT. IT HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IS A DEALER ITEM TO REPLACE IT AND THE COST WOULD BE RATHER EXPENSIVE. I AM A SINGLE FATHER RAISING A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD AND I CAN NOT AFFORD THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IT WOULD TAKE TO REPLACE THIS DEALER ITEM. I AM RELYING ON MILEAGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO REFUEL AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST METHOD HOWEVER I AM DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS AND EVERY TIME I GET GAS THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOLLOWS, EVENTUALLY THE GAS GAUGE GOES BACK UP, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING *TGW

WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT RESET THE STEERING AND THE MESSAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE DISPLAY. IT HAS OCCURED 15 TIMES NOW. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU I HAVE BEEN HAVING STEERING FAILURE. RESEARCH SHOWS RECALL ON LATER MODELS FOR SAME ISSUE BUT NOT 2007. THE STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND GM SAYS NO COMPLAINTS OF MY PROBLEM. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE BUT FROM ALL RESEARCH I HAVE DONE GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I GUESS WHEN A DEATH OCCURS THEY MAY DO SOMETHING THEN. WHO KNOWS I THINK THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING HAS MADE A POPPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND NOW THIS. AFTER STEERING FAILS THERE IS A BELL THAT DINGS 3 TIMES AND THEN IT FLASHES ON RADIO SCREEN POWER STEERING. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 MALIBU AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I KNOW GAS IS IN THE CAR. THEN IT WILL SLOWLY CLIMB BACK UP AND THEN DROP AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE TO THE LEFT BUT NOT TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED, I WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE REPAIRS ARE $864.00 I WAS ADVISE THE POWER STEERING IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU, WHEN TURNING LEFT I AM EXPERIENCING A LOUD POP SOUND AND AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME SORT OF ISSUE, POSSIBLE LOSS OFF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR, INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT GOOD. HAS GM SENT OUT A RECALL ON THE TROUBLE? IF NOT THEY SHOULD. *TR

POWER STEERING MY CAR KEPT GOIN IN AND OUT.FEB 8 IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK.ONLINE RESEARCH LEAD ME TO BELIEVE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE MALIBU. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND CALLED CHEVYS CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP,THE CAR CAN NOT BE DROVE DUE TO FEELING VERY UNSAFE IN TURNS AND IF IT LOCKED UP ALL TOGETHER. ALSO FROMWHAT I HAVE READ THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN FIXED WITH CONSUMERS OUT OF POCKET MONEY AND THE PROBLEM REARISE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT WHICH HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND WRONG. REPLACED FUEL CAP TO SEE IF THAT WAS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHANGED. FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WITH FULL TANK OF GAS PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE ONLY TIME IT WORKS IS WHEN I TRAVEL VERY LONG DISTANCES OTHERWISE NOTHING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY CHEVY DOES THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL SYSTEM. I DEFINITELY THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE. NOW I AM STARTING TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN MY CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AUTO AGAIN! *LN

JUST BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET 2007 MALIBU AND IT HAS BEEN MAKING A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS AND DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND IN SOME INSTANCES EVEN CAUSING THEM TO CRASH. *TR

2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS. I REALLY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE WINTER SEASON, NOT SAYING THAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I CRANK UP BEFORE GOING TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING USUALLY GOES OUT WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS. NEVER HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT WHEN I TURN LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON EVERY SINCE THE EARLY PART OF DECEMBER 2010. ON THE DAY THAT IT FIRST HAPPENED, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THEIR WERE A RECALL TO THE SPECIFIC MODEL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTED AS IF HE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THEIR ARE OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. CHEVY IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I GUESS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE NATIONAL COVERAGE ON THE NEWS FOR ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. THIS CAR IS IN FAIRLY NEW CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT MY GIRLFRIEND WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. SHE IS VERY TINY, AND NOT AS STRONG AS I. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED ASAP. HERE IS THE YOUTUBE LINK OF ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LY0LRQQX9RQ. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT STITCHING WAS LOOSE ON ONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. SHE LATER WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THREE REAR SEAT BELTS STITCHING CAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING TO INCLUDE THE BUCKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,861.

THE STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LOCKED UP ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS TURNING IN THE PARKING LOT. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. IT ALSO MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE AND INDICATOR LIGHT REFLECTED THAT THE GAS LEVEL WAS EMPTY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAIN ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING THREE TIMES. THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPAIRING THE STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I FOUND HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AND OTHER YEARS, JUST NOT THE 2007 MALIBU THAT I HAVE. THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE ($1300.00) AND WILL NOT PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES.

BRAKE LIGHT DO WITH CRUISE CONTROL SOMETHING LIKE....... CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE LIGHTS (STOP LAMPS) DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, EXTENDED TRAVEL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, DTCS C0161/C0277 SET (PERFORM REPAIR AS OUTLINED). [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2007 SOMETIMES ITS LUCK UP WHEN IM DRIVING OR WHEN IM TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND MAKING NOISE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES. THE WORSE TIME HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I WAS HAVING THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE REPAIR MAN DROVE THE CAR AND WHEN HE MASHED THE ACCELERATOR THE CARS STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD TO FIGHT IT TO KEEP FROM HITTING A BLOCK AND CONCRETE WALL. HE SAID THE CAR WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD RATTLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (REPAIR DETAILS WERE NOT GIVEN). SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD AND STEERING KNUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILS CONSTANTLY . THE ONLY WAT TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN IS TO SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART, HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY WORKS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME(LESS THAN 1 MILE OF DRIVING ) IN MY RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL OTHER MODELS(2005-10 COBALT AND SOME PONTIACS) FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NO CRASH OR INJURIES HAVE OCCCURED YET. WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE THAN NECESSARY. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS AND MANUEVER PARKING LOTS. WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ON ICE & SNOW. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

STEERING HAS BEEN LOOSE WHILE TURNING LEFT AND TIGHTER WHEN TURNING RIGHT SINCE I FIRST GOT THIS VEHICLE. ON NOV,4 2010 I WAS PULLING OUT OF STORE AND ACCELERATED THE STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED UP AND RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER PULLED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALM DOWN THEN BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN WHEN ACCELERATING THE STEERING LOCK UP AGAIN. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THE STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING SHAFT WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE DRIVER RESORT TO THE MANUAL TO FIND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, IT CLEARLY STATES ITS LOCATION. THE CHEVY 2007 MALIBU THAT THE DRIVER OWNS DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. THE DEALER WAS CONSULTED THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE MANUAL STATES IT HAS A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND IT. GM WAS CONSULTED ABOUT THE MATTER AND SAID THERE IS A RECALL AND PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THE 2007 MODEL. THE CAR HAS BECOME CONSIDERABLY HARDER TO STEER BUT GM WILL NOT AS OF YET RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITH LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT, AND STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2300.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. FOR A LONG TIME IS HAS MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ANY SPEED. I TOOK IT TO GM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEY MADE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT AND IT STOPPED. IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED AGAIN. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITSELF. I COULD FEEL THE CAR MOVE ALSO. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IDLE. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES NOW. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I COULD DEFINITELY FEEL A LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING MANY STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IS AROUND $1000 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND VARIOUS OTHER SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK AND FORTH, LOCKED AND WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHICH WOULD RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,350.

2007 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN LEAVING GAS STATION. HAD TO RESTART ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST BUT THEN STARTED HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TRIP. REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH USED ONE BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. DANGEROUS-HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING IN CURVES AND ON STRAIGHT. *TR