2009 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT STEER AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.

APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND STEERING BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORTUNATELY, SHE MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD POWER STEERING WAS THE REASON. HE TOLD US TO TAKE TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP D/T THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL WARRANTY/RECALL ON POWER STEERING. TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED WAS POWER STEERING BUT STATED IT WAS A WARRANTY OF 10 YEAR OR 150,000. CAR HAS CURRENT MILEAGE OF 133,000 . 10 YEAR WAS SAID TO BE UP ON 12/13/2018 SO REFUSED TO FIX. DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT RECALL FROM VP OF GM . SAID IN ARTICLE THAT THEY ARE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WILL FIX ALL THE CARS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH EXECUTIVE CAR CENTER AT GM AND REFUSE TO FIX VEHICLE. SENT NUMEROUS LETTERS TO VP OF SAFETY AT GM . (XXXX) WITH NO RESPONSE. LUCKILY FOR MY DAUGHTER SHE WAS ON LOCAL STREET WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND NOT ON HIGHWAY ETC. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

CAR LOSS OF POWER, AND STEERING ASSIST, ENGINE STOPS. MAY START AFTER A MINUTE.

ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM FAILED.. WHILE DRIVING IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR HELP.. WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY LIMITS OF TOWN

MY POWER SOURCE IN CAR WON'T WORK, MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT FIST I WOULD JUST HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD BE FINE NOT ANYMORE. SOME TIMES MY CAR COMPLETELY LOCKS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T

I HAVE A MALIBU THAT HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS. THE LAMPS MAY EITHER ILLUMINATE WITH OUT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIES OR TURN OFF WHEN THE BREAK PEDAL IS APPLIED. THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE #16188. THIS RECALL REPLACES BREAK APPLY SENSOR AND THE BPPS HARNESS AND CONNECTOR REPAIR. BUT IN THE BULLETIN IT STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSE BY THE BCM VOLTAGE SURGES. TO ME THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE THE BCM. THE RECALL REPAIRS THAT DAMAGED CAUSE BY THE BCM. WHY IS THE BCM NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED AND HAVE HAD THE SAME BRAKE ISSUE 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY CAR IN A GM DEALER RIGHT NOW AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE BCM. WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THIS MORNING, I LEFT ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS SO I DO NO HAVE THE EXACT DATES FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ALSO, THE ESC DEVICE, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTRA STRENGTH TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S PARENT HAD TO COME PICK UP THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED KELLEY CHEVROLET (5220 VALUE DRIVE, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805, (260) 484-5566) AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

POWER STEERING QUITS WITHOUT WARNING. RANDOMLY.... TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK. SOMETIMES GOTTA TURN IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS. THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OUTTA THE BLUE NO POWER STEERING. IT BECOMES A REAL FIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD AT THAT POINT

2009 CHEVY MALIBU EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE GM #14116B PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE (DOCUMENT ID 4006770), WHICH AFFECTS SOME 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. THE ISSUE OFTEN OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IT JUST STARTED, THEN WILL GO AWAY ONCE THE CAR IS RESTARTED AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP. GM SAYS THIS SAFETY RECALL IN NOT APPLICABLE TO OUR VEHICLE'S VIN. I HAVE NO WAY TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY WHICH TORQUE SENSOR WAS INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE, AND WANTED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. GRIFFIN CHEVROLET (11100 W. METRO AUTO MALL, MILWALKEE, WI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

MY STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES/SHAKES EXTREMELY DURING STOP OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS IN DRIVE. AT ONE POINT IT SAID POWER STEERING SERVICE ETC. I CAME ACROSS RECALL #14V153000, DEALERS AND WEBSITE SAYS NOT FOUND ON MY VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING WHY THAT IS SINCE MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS THE ONES STATED ALONG WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODE AND YEAR

POWER STEERING, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ELECTRIC PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND ALREADY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAYS, AND TRAVELING THROUGH THE CITY. LAST NIGHT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AS ME AND MY CHILD WAS DRIVING HOME. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR PARKED ON A SIDE STREET BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO OPERATE THE CAR PROPERLY. AT THIS TIME I AM SEEKING IMMEDIATE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE HAS THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2WEEKS NOW WHEN DRIVING MY ESP LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND THE WORD POWER STEERING AS WELL I DONE TOOK IT IN FOR A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND BY MY VEHICLE BEING ELECTRIC NOTHING CAN BE DONE DUE TO THIS ISSUE A FEW REPAIR SHOPS STATED MY CAR HAS A RECALL I JUST WANT TO GET THIS HANDLED CORRECTLY BECAUSE ITS TIME CONSUMING PLEASE HELP ME OUT THANKS

MY POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. I HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT'S DONE IT TWICE NOW.

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY AND IT COMPLETELY STOPED WORKING! I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON FOR THE POWER STEERING TO START WORKING AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN I START THE CAR THE WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE (WHEN IN PARK) AND ALSO SHAKES GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAPPENS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. BANNER CHEVROLET (5950 CHEF MENTEUR HWY, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126, (504) 302-8900) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER COVERAGE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15356 (SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST) BASED ON THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OFF AND SERVICE OFF WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SEIZED. GEORGE MATICK CHEVROLET (14001 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239, (313) 531-7100) REPLACED THE INTERNAL DOME LIGHT MORE THAN TEN TIMES DUE TO AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION OF CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15356 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST). THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT MOVE OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. IT HAPPENS AT START UP OR WHILE IN MOTION. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES OR TWITCHES AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT A STOP.

ESC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ONCE I GET PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT RETURNS TO NORMAL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN YESTERDAY.

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND ESC CONTROL ARE TURNED OFF AS SOON AS I START THE CARS IGNITION. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED , THE POWER STEERING BEGINS TO TWITCH THE WHEEL AND DOES NOT STOP. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, IT RESOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS CAR WHEN COMBINED WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO DONE THIS WHOLE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IN MANUFACTURING AND POSES A LIFE THREAT TO MY 100LB FIANCE AND OUR NEWBORN BABY.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READS "POWER STEERING - SERVICE ESC" THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TODAY IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ROUNDING A LONG SWEEPING CURVE. DANGEROUS! I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM - GM RECALL # N140115, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE MONTH THAT MY MALIBU WAS BUILT, WHICH IS 12/08. IT COVERS OTHER MALIBU'S AND OTHER VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THEIRS. GM DEFINITELY NEEDS TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL CARS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT AT THIS TIME.

TAKATA RECALL, AS I WAS DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT THE BUS STOP I TRIED TO PULL BACK UP TO MY HOUSE AND THE POWER STEERING CAME ON AND THE WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THERE WAS ALOT OF CARS COMING MY WAY AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN. I TOLD MY HUSBAND ABOUT IT HE WENT TO CHECK THAT IT HAD POWER STEERING FLUID IN IT AND IT WAS NOT LOW AT ALL THEN HE GOT IN IT TO DRIVE AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. THAT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ME. ANOTHER INCIDENT WHEN I WENT TO GO GET MY CAR INSPECTED THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON BUT WHEN I WENT TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS IT WORKED JUST FINE AND WHEN I LEFT TO GO HOME LASTNIGHT IT WAS COMING ON WHEN I WASN'T EVEN PUSHING THE BRAKES SO ME AND MY HUSBAND FIGURED IT WAS A SHORTAGE IN IT OR THE WIRES NEED REPLACED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND I SEEN THAT IT HAD SERVERAL RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER RECALL #: N130036 THE NHTSA RECALL #: 14V252

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RICHARD KAY SUPERSTORE (1935 PEARMAN DAIRY RD, ANDERSON, SC 29625, (864) 332-4031) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,156.

SERVICE POWERING STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT NO WARNING WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER CAR. GOT THE CAR HOME TURNED OFF LET SIT TURN BACK ON HAD STEERING BUT STEERING WHEEL SHOOK BACK AND FORTH MOVING AND AT IDOL.TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD RECALL EXPIRED 10/18 BUT WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ONE ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY 1200.00

POWER STEERING WORKS RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY NOT AT ALL. POWER STEERING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. ABS LIGHT AND ESC FLASH ON DASH DISPLAY ALL IN ONE WEEK. DRIVING TO WORK MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AND THEN OUT AGAIN. AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE

INTERMITTENTLY UPON STARTING THE STATIONARY VEHICLE THE 'SERVICE ESC' LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WON'T WORK. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE 1-3 TIMES USUALLY CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN GOING AROUND BENDS OR TURNING. LASTLY, WHEN MOVING (USUALLY BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHILE DRIVING) THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGING BUT NO TURNING IS REQUIRED. I'VE LOST CONTROL ON SLICK ROADS AND IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE 2012 MALIBU FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT MY PROBLEM IS, BUT NOT FOR THE 2009 MODEL. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING UP THE 2012 RECALL IT SAYS 2004-2012 MALIBU WERE UNDER RECALL, YET MY VIN FOR 2009 MALIBU SHOWS NO RECALLS. VERY ODD. IF NOT FIXED FOR FREE, I'LL BE LOOKING INTO CLASS ACTION.

MY ESC LIGHT TO SERVICE CAME ON, WHICH ALSO TRIGGERED THE POWER STEERING TO GO OFF. THIS HAPPENED A WEEK AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING . WHEN I CALLED GM, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL, THAT WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE AND IT EXPIRED IN OCTOBER IF 2018. WELL IT'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS ISSUES THE MANUFACTURE KNOW ABOUT, AND THEY KNOW IT WAS A DEFECT BUT I AM NOW EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A $1300 REPAIR MYSELF.

ANYTIME I'M DRIVING MY CAR WETHER IT BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR THROUGH TOWN, THE STEERING POWER GIVES OUT. IT HAPPENS EVERY 5-7 MINUTES I WOULD SAY. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON JUST SO I CAN READJUST IT AND GET THE STEERING WHEEL MOVING AGAIN. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

POWERSTEERING STARTING PERIODICALLY GOING OUT AND ESC NOTIFICATION WOULD APPEAR. EVENTUALLY IT COMPLETELY QUIT. CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT ALSO GOES OUT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. N TOUCHING THE WHEEL. THEY. ESC AN POWERSTEERING LIGHT COME ON

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ESC LIGHT CANE ON CAR STARTED GOING EVERY WHICH WAY ON IT ON !! I STARTED GOING IN THE OTHER LANE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST WRECKED !! LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD !! IT IS NOT DRIVEABLE!! HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME TOW MY VEHICLE HOME !!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILURE AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PIETROSKE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (4000 GRAND AVE, MANITOWOC, WI 54220, (920) 684-0224). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

DRIVING HOME, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, 'SERVICE ESC' APPEARED ON MY DASH, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING! MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START.

CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. WHILE CAMPING IN ARIZONA MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND FUEL PUMP. IT STARTED FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN DECIDED TO RANDOMLY STOP STARTING AGAIN.

THIS CAR FIRST BELONGED TO MY MOTHER AND I BORROWED IT ONCE TO GO OUT OF TOWN TO PITTSBURGH WHICH INTRODUCED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING BECAUSE OF WHAT I THOUGHT THE CAUSE WAS EXTREME COLD. NOW I HAVE TRANSFERRED OVER THE TITLE AND THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY DAILY RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION BUT THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND GIVES A SERVICE WARNING REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AND HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES IN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AT IT'S WORSE. AT FIRST THE SOLUTION WAS TO JUST TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE WHEN YOU'RE ON AN INTERSTATE SO IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE MY VIN # WAS APART OF THE RECALL BUT IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT PUTS MY LIFE IN DANGER IN UNPREDICTABLE AND SPORADIC MOMENTS OF MY DAILY DRIVES AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN FINDING A SOLUTION.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER LOCKS GOES OFF. THEY GO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY UNLOCK AND LOCK WHEN WR ARE AT HOME AND THE IGNITION IS OFF. TGE BRAKE LIGJTS STAY ON LIKE I AM HITTING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CRUIS CONTROL WONT WORK BC THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON IT CUTS IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AREA A BUZZING NOISE LIKE A WIRE HAS CROSSED.

THE CAR HAS THE 2.4 4 CYLINDER WITH THE UNRELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT THAT SHUTS OFF ALMOST EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN.IT SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED BEFORE STEERING IS RESTORED.IT GOES OFF UNDER ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS SITTING,IN MOTION,TURNING,GOING FORWARD OR BACKING UP.ON CITY STREETS OR MAJOR HIGHWAYS..IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS ...

TAKATA RECALL ! I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU ECOTEC AND WHEN STARTING THE CAR ONE MORNING MY ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON ALSO SAYING NO POWER STEARING THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MY ECOTEC 4 CYLINDER..

POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION COMES ON DASH AND STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND THEN ITS FINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING NOTICE FLASHES ON DASH AGAIN AND AM UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED, DASH READS: POWER STEERING, ESC OFF, SERVICE ESC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS, WHILE TURNING AND WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS OF CHEVY MALIBU BUT MY 4-CYLINDER WAS EXCLUDED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A NEW RECALL TO INCLUDE OUR MODELS IS NEEDED. MILEAGE IS AT APPROX. 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOMNIN CHEVROLET MANASSAS (8000 SUDLEY RD, MANASSAS, VA 20109, (703)-368-2111) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,006.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REGAL LAKELAND (925 BARTOW RD, LAKELAND, FL 33801, 863-904-1170) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,368.

THE POWER OF STEERING DOES NOT WORK. WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON THE POWER OF STEERING STOPS WORKING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WAS THEIR NEVER A RECALL ON THIS?

THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE AND THEN SAYS ESC OFF. STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN. TURN THE CAR OFF AND MOST TIMES IF U TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STARTING THE CAR IT WILL GO OFF. OTHER TIMES IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES OF RESTARTING. TONIGHT DRIVING HOME THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AND VIBRATING ALL THE TIME NOW.

DRIVING, POWER STEERING FREEZES, CANNOT CHANGE LANES, OR TURN. IT WILL SUDDENLY TURN INTO OLD SCHOOL POWER STEERING, AND I CAN MUSCLE IT HOME. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE P, DUE TO MEDIAN OF ERROR. THEY SEEM TO THINK ALL OF THE OTHER 2009 MALIBU'S DO THIS, BUT NOT MINE. WHAT A RIDICULOUS NOTION. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, NURSING STUDENT, HOPING I HAD BOUGHT A REALLY NICE CAR. NOW I FEAR MY DEATH DAILY.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR IS MALFUNCTIONING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THE STEERING WHEEL IS "TWITCHING" THE STEERING WILL GIVE OUT UNLESS I RESTART THE CAR. MOST OF THESE ARE ON RECALL BUT UNSURE WHY MY CAR WOULDN'T BE. ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY.