2007 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

2007 CHEVY MALIBU LT I4, ABOUT 45,000 MILE. FROM 2010 SUMMER, STEERING WHEEL KEEPS SHAKING LEFT AND RIGHT, MAY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE AND CAUSE CRASH. CALLED CHEVY AND BEING TOLD NOT UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES SEAT MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE TURNED THE CORNER, THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP AND SHE SLID ABOUT SIX INCHES DOWN IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT TRACK BRACKET WAS BROKEN, AND THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE SEAT AT A COST OF $800.00. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION AND LATER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CALL THE DEALER AND SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL HAD DETERIORATED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

1. 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 2.2L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPON START UP OF CAR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THEN PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I START THE CAR. TAKING IT TO DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSIS NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 - STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

SINCE MY 2007 MALIBU LEASE BEGAN, I HAVE COMPLAINED THE FRONT END DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT AND TOOK IT IN FOR THIS EVEN. BUT IN JUNE 2010, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY - IT WAS RAINING, MY CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, I WAS NOT WORRIED, I PULLED OUT NO PROBLEM, AGAIN- IT DID THIS, NO PROBLEM BUT SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL VERY QUICKLY STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND I COULDN'T HOLD ONTO IT, IT MOVED SO FAST !!. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING THEN AND OF COURSE SO DID MY CAR. I'M A SEASONED DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS BEFORE. I REALLY FEEL THAT IF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NOT DONE THAT, I WOULD NOT HAVE CRASHED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF EITHER MY CAR AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES INJURED. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME NO NEED TO CALL POLICE. *TR

STEERING PROBLEMS ON A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU..STARTING APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO..FALL OF 2008..TAKEN TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER FOUR TIMES HAS BEEN "FIXED". IN SPRING 2010 POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED TWICE...TAKEN BACK TO CERTIFIED DEALER ON 8/2/10 TO HAVE RACK AND PINION FIXED FOR 2ND TIME AS WELL.. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 1/2 YRS. AGO. IT HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE WERE TOLD AT 33,000 MILES THAT IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR, WHICH WE DID, THEN AT 35,000 MILES A STRUT WAS REPLACED, THEN IN 2009 ANOTHER STEERING GEAR WAS PUT IN AND ALSO A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WAS YET AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING SO THEY GREASED IT..... NOW THEY SAY WE NEED A STEERING SHAFT PUT IN.....GM SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES.....I FOR ONE AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND WILL NEVER OWN A GM PRODUCT AGAIN....I AS WELL, WILL DO MY BEST TO DETER ANYONE I KNOW FROM OWNING A GM PRODUCT! *TR

THIS PROBLEM IS FOR A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. I READ ONLINE ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE. MY PROBLEM AND OTHERS ARE THE STEERING WILL SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING IDLE. ALSO, WHEN IM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET STUCK LIKE IF SOMEONE TOOK OVER IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOGLE INCIDENTS THAT ARE POSTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OF THAT PROBLEM. HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE IMMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTIAL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE HE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME HELPING TO CLEAN OUT THE CAR WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY KEYS OR ANYTHING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO PARK BUT ONLY AFTER IT HIT A FENCE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THERE WERE NO KEYS IN IT. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE IT IN DRIVE AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TAKING THE KEYS OUT. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE FIRST. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES THAT HAVE ALSO BEGAN TO HAPPEN SUCH AS THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SAYS THAT I AM ON EMPTY WHEN IN FACT THE TANK IS FULL. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF SO I NEVER KNOW IF MY AIR BAG IS ACTUALLY ON OR OFF. ALL OF THESE ISSUES OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO COME IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOOSER AND TIGHTER AND THE TURN RESPONSE VARIES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT PROBLEM. POWER STEERING ASSIST SENSOR IS WHAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED TO ME ABOUT IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS, BUT IT IS SCARY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. HE DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION TO CHECK HIS POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTAIN STATED THAT HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS RANDOMLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR IN WARM WEATHER AND MORE FREQUENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS LOW SPEED TURNS, HOWEVER HAS FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES THE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW SECONDS. IT WAS AS IF MY POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH 2008 AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO THE LEFT FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING USED IN THIS MODEL AS APPOSED TO THE HYDRAULIC STEERING IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. ASIDE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKING UP AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE STEERING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 AND LATER CHEVROLET MALIBUS AND THAT GM REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. ON JUNE 2ND 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY MALIBU LOCKED UP AND SEIZED AND IT RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME TO STEER INTO A ROAD SIGN AND CRASH. IT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. GM HAS KNOWN OF THE DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THIS LETTER AND FILE A CLAIN WITH THE NHTSA TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION LODGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BY GM BY FORCE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS NOW ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING LOCKS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. ALTHOUGH IF YOU STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY,

2005-2007 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL #10V073000 PERTAINS TO COBALT, THIS IS ALSO A MALIBU ISSUE AND SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR TO COOL OFF DURING A HOT DAY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, AND WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP, OR TWITCH BACK AND FORTH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $900 TO FIX. THEY CLAIM THAT IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE DO NOT LIKE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING, THE CAR DOES NOT HOLD THE ROAD WELL, WE'VE HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH IT, BUT WHEN WE HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERS THEY TOLD US IT WAS OK.. WE STILL ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN NEAR A WIFI CONNECTION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE DID EXIST BUT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAILLIGHT, DASHBOARD AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS NEVER WORKED AND THE DEALER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO TELL THE CONSUMER HE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A $400.00 PART FROM THEM. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL INTO SOMEONES YARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WERE NOT RELATED RECALLS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP. THE SHIFT LINKAGE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. FURTHERMORE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMNATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE SHIFT LINKAGE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. COULD NOT RESTART. ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER AS I TRIED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS SO FAR. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND SOUNDS LIKE SAME ISSUE AS THE COBALT. SAID NO RECALL BECAUSE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. *TR

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS OR PARALLEL PARKING STEERING GETS TIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATES. CODE# C0460 RETRIEVED NEED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING MODULE. REPLACED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. *TR

YESTERDAY I NOTE THAT GM WILL BE RECALLING 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES OWING TO A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH THIS RECALL BEING DRIVEN BY NHTSA. WILL THE 2007 GM MALIBU BE INCLUDED? SINCE AUGUST 2009, MY 2007 GM MALIBU SEDAN HAS DEVELOPED A "CLUNKING NOISE" COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN SEPTEMBER, 2009 WE HAD A 'LUBE KIT' INSTALLED WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO ELIMINATE THE CLUNKING. HOWEVER DURING NOVEMBER THE CLUNKING NOISE RETURNED AGGRAVATED BY PERIODIC ERROR MESSAGES THAT STATE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR. DURING SERVICING ON JAN 4, 2010 THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE "ELECTRIC MOTOR, STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN BE REPLACED". HOWEVER UPON SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH GM HEADQUARTERS IN OSHAWA, ONTO, I AM TOLD THAT " THERE IS AN UNRESOLVED DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANISM AND ANY REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME WILL ONLY BE TEMPORARY". ALSO "BECAUSE OF NO KNOWN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MECHANISM, THERE WILL BE NO RECALLS OR COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY". UPON REVIEWING A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET (EG: WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, ETC.) I NOTE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH SIMILAR RESPONSES FROM GM. *TR

ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANYTIME, ONLY WAY TO GET POWER BACK TO STEERING IS TO SHUTS OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART IT, BUT ONLY WORKS FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AGAIN AND WILL DO THE SAME THING, ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENTS AT LEAST 5 TIMES WHEN SHUTS OFF WHILE STEERING, BUT DOES GO OFF ALL THE TIME. TOOK IT TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND BOTH DENIED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE COVER BY WARRANTY AND THAT I SHOULD PAY THEM $980 FOR REPAIRS. STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED LATER IS THE STEERING MOTOR/MODULE. I EVEN CONTACT GM AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY COULD FIX IT FOR ME, THEY EVEN SENT ME TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA FOR "PROPER DIAGNOSIS", I REMAINED THEM THAT I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WHAT WAS NEED IT TO REPAIR BUT THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND DROP MY CAR WITH THEM AND LET THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, 7 DAYS LATER I GOT A CALLED FORM THE DEALER SAYING THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST ME AROUND $900 (WHICH I KNEW THAT WAS WHAT THEY CHARGE). I TOLD THEM THAT GM SENT ME TO THEM AND THEY WILL CONTACT THEM, I ASKED GM AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY RECEIVE THE WORK ORDER BUT THEY WERE SORRY BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST ME WITH MY ISSUE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS A 2007 AND THE FIRST TIME I COMPLAINT WAS ON 2009. WHEN OFFCOURSE WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT (CAR HAS 100,000 MILES WARRANTY BUT ONLY COVERS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION). THE ONLY REASON GM ACTED LIKE THEY WERE CONCERNED WAS B

CHEVY NEEDS TO WIDEN RECENT RECALL OF 1.3 MILLION COMPACT CARS TO INCLUDE THE MALIBU. I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THAT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ALL THE ISSUES THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE COMPACT CARS. MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES HARD IN PARK AT TIMES. ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST AND MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO HOLD ON THE ROAD. THERE IS NO WARNING, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING @ A COST OF $750.00. THIS IS A 2007 VEHICLE, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OLDER CHEVY MODELS, AND NONE OF THE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THAT MAJORITY OF CHEVY CARS MADE AFTER 2005 HAS REQUIRED SOME TYPE OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IN THE STEERING AREA. WHY IS THIS ISSUE BEING IGNORED BY CHEVY? *TR

STEERING PROBLEMS HAPPENING ON A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU...STARTING APPROX. ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO...FALL OF 2008....TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALER TWICE IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" ON 2-24-10..POWER STEERING GONE OUT AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE...QUITE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY MALIBU FOR 3 YEARS AND I HAVE 119,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER ABOUT 90,000 MILES THERE WAS A POPPING CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHTS AND WHEN IN REVERSE. REPAIR SHOP SAYS A BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY GM AND THEY HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT. COST IS ABOUT 300.00. THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE. *TR

I KNOW THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE DOESN'T RANK UP THERE WITH STICKING GAS PEDALS, ETC., BUT I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. ACTUALLY, THERE ARE TWO INTERRELATED DESIGN FLAWS WITH THE 'DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER' ON THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LS I BOUGHT LAST YEAR. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ('DIC') IS THE GREEN LED DISPLAY IN THE RADIO THAT NORMALLY DISPLAYS SUCH INFO AS TIME AND TEMPERATURE, ETC., BUT IT IS ALSO USED BY CHEVY TO DISPLAY WARNING MESSAGES. THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE: A). CRITICAL WARNINGS ' IN MY CASE A WARNING MESSAGE TO 'SERVICE AIRBAG' POPPED UP ONE EVENING ON THE DIC ' BUT IT WAS ONLY DISPLAYED ONCE (IT DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING OR THEREAFTER). SINCE CHEVY CONSIDERED THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO SUGGEST THAT I NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PROGRAMMED THIS WARNING (OR ANY SAFETY RELATED WARNING) TO STAY ON UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. B). THE DIC IS FAR TOO DIM TO SEE CLEARLY DURING MOST DAYLIGHT HOURS (EVEN ON MANY CLOUDY DAYS) AND IS FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES TOTALLY INVISIBLE IF THE DRIVER IS WEARING SUNGLASSES. JUST A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT A RECENT OR ISOLATED COMPLAINT'.I SEE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DIC BEING TOO DIM GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2004! WHEN I COMPLAINED TO CHEVY ABOUT THE DIMNESS ISSUE THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS 'NORMAL' (I IN TURN TOLD THEM THAT IT MAY BE 'NORMAL' BUT IT CERTAINLY IS UNACCEPTABLE ' ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT

THE FRONT END OF 2007 CHEVY MALIBU SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAD THE STRUTS REPLACED BECAUSE THE STANDARD EQUIPPED STRUTS WERE TOO WEAK. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU GAS LINE BROKE AND LEAKED INTO THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR SOAKING MY BACKSEAT WITH GAS AND FILLING MY CAR WITH A STRONG GAS ODOR. THIS HAPPENED ON A TRIP AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER HE ACCELERATED AND MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. HE ALSO NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AND IMMEDIATELY IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE GAVE HIM A CLAIM NUMBER IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

2007 CHEVY MALIBU LOSS OF POWER STEERING AROUND TURNS UNDER ACCELERATION. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. DATE OF INCIDENT AROUND JAN. 09 AND HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. UPDATED 08/26/10

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT SCARED ME. I TURNED THE CAR ON AFTER AWHILE AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO AND NOW IT DOES IT 1 TO4 TIMES WHILE IAM DRIVING. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST 500.00 AT MY AUTO SHOP.. I CANT AFFORD THAT. AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WONT WORK. THE STEERING GOING OUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I DON'T LIKE WHEN THEY ARE IN THIS CAR. I PAID 16,000.00 FOR THIS CAR. I THINK I GOT RIPPED OFF. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THIS EVERYONE SEAMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*CW

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THE BELT IS ENGAGED IN LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WORN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CAUSING UNEVEN FRONT TIRE WEAR, THE CAR NOT TRACKING STRAIGHT (CAR WOULD TRACK TO THE LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT), AND A RATTLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. THE CAR DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE OLD PART. LOSS OF STEERING COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THIS PART HAD FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN SHE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BY MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. SINCE THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR, THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $1,188.56. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

PURCHASED 2007 MALIBU LT USED WITH 29,097 MILES WITH REMAINDER OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER THAT. SOON AFTER PURCHASE A POPPING CLUNKING NOISE BECAME APPARENT IN THE STEERING MOSTLY WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. PUT OFF BY DEALER UNTIL FACTORY WARRANTY VOID THEN WAS TOLD THAT STEERING GEAR IN RACK & PINION DEFECTIVE ( THIS WAS AT 42,509 MILES) THEY THEN REPLACED THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION ASSY. NO NOISE FOR 3800 MILES THEN RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED. FINALLY RECEIVED APPOINTMENT FOR DEALER REPAIR SHOP AT 47,096 MILES. CAR WAS INSPECTED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS MAKING THE NOISE BUT IT "IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AND WE SHOULD BE FINE DRIVING THE VEHICLE" I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE SERVICE DESK AT THE DEALER IF THERE MIGHT BE A SAFETY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NONE. YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS SERVICE BULLETIN #060232007 THAT DIRECTLY PERTAINS TO THIS PROBLEM, AND ALSO COMPLAINT # 10257971 THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT OUR PROBLEM IS. THIS NOISES WE CONTEND WITH ARE NOT SOME LITTLE WIMPY THINGS THAT YOU CAN ONLY HEAR WITH THE WINDOWS UP, BUT LOUD ENOUGH FOR PERSONS STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK OR DRIVEWAY TO HEAR PLAINLY MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DISABLED AND WE ARE ALMOST AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF A BREAKDOWN, NOT TO MENTION ANYBODY RIDING WITH US. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY (AGAIN) FOR MORE REPAIR TO THE STEERING, BUT THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT GM HAS HAD FOR YEARS

IN JANUARY OF 2009 I PURCHASED A USED 2007 MALIBU FROM A DEALER. I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY MILES WERE ON IT THEN, BUT, IT WAS UNDER 28,000 MILES. AT THE END OF MAY OF 2009 MY POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT SPACE. AFTER GETTING BACK IN THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR 2 DAYS WHEN IT FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TURN AROUND, CLICKING OFF THEN ON WITHIN SECONDS. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2009. ONLY 4 MONTHS AFTER TAKING IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED (FIXED MAY 22ND, 2009 / MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 31,086), MY POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN. SEPTEMBER 18TH, PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY JOB THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ON THE 19TH, AGAIN, ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A STRAIGHT AWAY MY CAR STARTED BEEPING AT ME AND "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY DISPLAY. I HAVE 35,200 MILES ON MY CAR NOW AND THE WARRANTY ENDS AT 36,000. WILL I HAVE TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING UNIT EVERY 4 TO 5 MONTHS AND HOPE I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT? *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LEAKS GAS FROM THE FUEL LINE, THAT FUEL LEAKS INTO THE CAR CREATES GAS VAPORS. I CONTACTED GM THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS LINE RUBBING AND LEAKING GAS, HOWEVER THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT DO TO MY CAR BEING A 2007 AND HAVING 43,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THOSE VAPORS COULD CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE, ALSO MAKE ME ILL WHEN I GET IN THE CAR. THIS COULD ALSO BE AN EPA ISSUE WITH THE LEAKING OF THE GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS COMING APART AT THE SEEMS. I NOTICED A BAD GAS SMELL WHILE ON A TRIP TO MY BROTHERS IN UNION, KY. THE SMELL GREW AS I DROVE, AFTER I RETURNED HOME A MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT MY GAS TANKS IS SPLITTING AT THE SEEMS. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY INFORMATION SINCE I AM OVER 36000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IN 2008, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE RETURNED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THAT SEVERE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE STRUT AGAIN. CURRENTLY, THE NOISE STILL PERSISTS OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB