2009 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I HAVE OWNED MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LT SINCE 2010. THE PASSENGER SIDE DIM HEADLAMP IS OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SEVERAL MODEL YEARS INCLUDING 2009 THAT THE FRONT END MUST BE REMOVED TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET TWICE, FOR $170+ & $142+ WHEN I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A HEAD LIGHT ON A CAR, MUCH LESS REMOVE THE WHOLE FRONT END , THEN IT WAS FIXED AND BURNED OUT A MONTH LATER EACH TIME. I NEED TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT I KNOW MY HEADLIGHT IS GOOD, THERE IS JUST A DESIGN FAILURE IN KEEPING THE HEADLIGHT ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND VIBRATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,317.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN NOT BRAKING AND GO OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON 01-21. MORNING OF 01-22 WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY. ECS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED EVEN AFTER 20 MILES OF HIGHWAY AND RURAL ROAD TRAVEL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FURIOUS THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN #S ARE PART OF RECALL WHEN IT CLEARLY AFFECTS THE VAST MAJORITY OF VINS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING AND IT BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER(VERY UNSAFE CONDITION). BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING, STEERING WILL BE FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN(WHICH IT DOES, CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, AGAIN VERY UNSAFE)

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY BACKROAD (SR 724). I RETURNED THE CAR TO MY HOUSE AND SWITCHED VEHICLES. LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE FOR REPAIR --THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING PROBLEM. UPON LOOKING UP THE CODE, THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR. GARAGE (AUTOPRO, INC - SHILLINGTON, PA 19607) REPLACED THE PART. ISSUE SEEMS VERY SIMILAR/THE SAME AS RECALL 14V153000 WHICH WAS FOR "CERTAIN 2008-2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S." BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEIR VIN WAS NOT COVERED.

I HAVE NO POWER STEERING WHEN IT GOES OUT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE WILL APPEAR IN THE MESSAGE BOX ON THE DASH IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS I START THE CAR!

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE BUT STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU. SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. TURNED OFF CAR. PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING BUT SHUT OFF WHEN ACTUALLY PUT ON BRAKES.... VERY DANGEROUS

I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER LOW BEAN HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES IN 2018 ALL WITHIN 1-2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE LAST TIME BEING IN OCT 2018 AND NOW ITS OUT AGAIN.

POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC/TRACTION LIGHT COMES ACROSS THE DASH AS I'M DRIVING RANDOMLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT'LL BE FINE BUT IT DOES COME BACK EVENTUALLY.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONCERN WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY OWN UPKEEP. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT THE TIME THAT THE STABILITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY STIFF. THIS INCREASES ACCIDENTS

THE ESC WAS TURNED OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, HEADLIGHTS AND ARM BARS. I BOUGHT THIS AS A USED VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. POORLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLE. INCLUDING HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX.

MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK AND I LOST POWER STEERING. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WAS FINE, LIGHT WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ESC LIGHT COMES ON, WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING AND LOST POWER CONTROL, TRIED TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LIKE BEFORE, THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. NO POWER STEERING AT ALL IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS.

THE GAS TANK LEAKS . AND I HAVE MET ANOTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . AND ALSO THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT , AND YES I HAVE MET PLENTY OF OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM .

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ANYTIME IT WANTS AND I NEED TO LET IT SIT OR TURN OFF VEHICLE.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK SOUTH BOUND ON 1 ST AVENUE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURN FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC TO CROSS IN FRONT OF ME TO HEAD WEST BOUND WHEN WE IMPACTED MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME AT ALL MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW VERY HARD AND DEFLECTED OFF AND CONTINUED TO THE HIT THE FRONT WINDOW THEN AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED AFTER TO THROW BE BACK INTO MY SEAT AFTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER WHO OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,207.

THE ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS LIKE TRACTION CONTROL AND AIR BAG ON THE DASH AND NOW IT WON'T START.

MY SON DROVE THIS 09 MALIBU TO WORK AND WHEN HE GOT OFF OF WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT INSIDE THE TRANSMOISSIONS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THE WAVE-PLTE BRAKES REQUIRING A REBUILD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED TO FIX THIS DEFECT!!!!!

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR ALMOST FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. MY VEHICLE IS HAVING SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT IS HAVING PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED AND JERKS WHEN GEARS ARE SHIFTED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, THE LIGHT FLICKERS A BIT. MY CAR HAS NUMEROUS RECALLS ON IT BUT EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP, THEY TELL ME THEY ARE CLOSED OUT. THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, HOW CAN THEY LEGALLY CLOSE OUT A RECALL OF SOMETHING THAT IS UNSAFE? HE SAID THEY PUT A CERTAIN NUMBER OUT OF HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE GOTTEN THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. THE OTHERS ARE CONSIDERED LOST OR STOLEN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND I DID NOT HAVE IT IN THE TIME THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN LOST OR STOLEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BOB BELL NUMEROUS TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE RECALLS ARE CLOSED. I HAD TO GET MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR ONE OF THE RECALL ISSUES BECAUSE MY STEERING WHILE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE I AM HAVING HAS TO DO WITH ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE BUT THEY TELL ME IT IS CLOSED OUT. THERE IS ALSO AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE TAKATA INFLATORS. WHEN I GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND START IT THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT, I CAN FEEL IT JERK AND OFTEN HEAR A POP SOUND. SOMETIMES IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. IT SEEMS STUCK. THE VEHICLE SEEM SLUGGISH, LIKE IT DOES NOT HAVE FULL POWER.

A WEEK AGO WHEN STARTING MY CAR AND TRYING TO LEAVE THE STEER WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT DISPLAYED 'POWER STEERING' ON THE DASH AND WAS DINGING AT ME. I PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS GONE. THINKING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE DEAL, I DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK INTO IT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND PUT IT IN PARK AT A STOP LIGHT AND SHUT IT OF. UPON TURNING IT BACK ON THE MESSAGE HAD GONE AWAY AND ALL WAS NORMAL. ABOUT A MILE LATER THAT SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AFTER SEEING ONLINE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY VERIFIED THAT IT WAS CORRECT AND IF MY CAR WAS EXPERIENCING THAT RECALL IT WOULD BE FIXED. I TOOK IT IN FIRST THING THIS MORNING AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TOWARDS MY CAR AND THAT IT WAS JUST AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'M CONFUSED HOW THIS CAN BE A RECALL ON ONLY CERTAIN CARS AND NOT ALL. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD FOR MY CAR TO BEING DOING THIS. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING KNOWING THAT AT ANY MOMENT MY POWER STEERING COULD QUIT WORKING ON ME.

WHILE DRIVING MY ESC - ENHANCES STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE BRAKES KICKED IN AND STARTED SLOWING ME DOWN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5MIKES MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME SIGNALED TO PULL OVER. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKES, AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR WITH IT STILL RUNNING MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON THE LOW SETTING. THEY WILL MAKE APPROXIMATELY ONE FULL PASS TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND THE STOP HALFWAY THROUGH THE SECOND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLIMATE WEATHER.

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE AT RANDOM. WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB OR USING THE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR, THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOOKS WILL PARTIALLY DISENGAGE MAKING IT HARD/IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH OUT MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK TAB ON THE DOOR. THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL RANDOM ENGAGE/DISENGAGE OR DISPLAY A SERVICE MESSAGE ON THE CLUSTER SCREEN. THE THIRD BREAK LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM, NOT ALWAYS THE BREAK IS APPLIED. THE RADIO WILL DISPLAY RANDOM CHARACTERS WHILE ON OR GO COMPLETELY BLANK.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR, AND EVEN CHANGED THE HOUSING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THE MALIBU.

THE ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMMING ON FOR THE TRACTION CONTROLL AND THE ABS SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THIS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LOOSE TRACTION WHILE DRIVING

LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, EVEN AFTER REPLACING MULTIPLE TIMES

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT AND MAKE TIGHT TURNS AND MY LOW BEAMS ON MY HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT TOO. BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AT AND IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC WARNINGS FLASHED ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF MID TURN AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE ISSUE WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON.

TAKATA RECALL THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYS ON SOMETHING WITH THE STEERING, WHEELS, DRIVETRAIN, AND POSSIBLY BCM. A LOT OF VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING. BECOMING SUCH AN ISSUE TO THE POINT I FEAR TO HAVE MY 11 MONTH OLD CHILD IN IT.

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM KEEP GOING OUT. REPLACED BULB MULTIPLE TIMES, STILL DOESNT WORK. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING VEHICLE AND HAVING REPEATED PROBLEMS.

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ONE MILE FROM HOME STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND A MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DIC POWER STEERING. I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN TURNED ON THE MESSAGE WAS GONE BUT THE STEERING WAS STILL AWKWARD AND NOT AS SMOOTH AS IT SHOULD BE

WHEN DIVING I LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE APRIL OF 2018. AN EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT IN GOOD HEALTH.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THEN MY STEERING ESC LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MY CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER OFF THE ROAD.

MY CARS LIGHT WILL RUN ACROSS ECS AND THEN POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE PULL IN IN A DRIVEWAY AND AT A STOPLIGHT. SO WHEN GOING SLOWER SPEEDS.

STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THEN I STARTED LEAKING GAS FROM UNDERNEATH READ A REPORT OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME CAR

ECS DEACTIVATES AND STAIS ILUMINATED. ISSUE MAKES STEETING HARD TO MANUBRATE. FUEL ISSUE. FUEL SPILLED AROUND GAS PUMP CAP.

WELL DRIVING MY CAR GOT HARD TO STEER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT THEN IT BEGAN TO DRIVE BACK NORMAL THEN IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN AND EVERY TIME I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL BUT IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO RETURN TO NORMAL I HAVE TO CUT MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AS I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT OR SITTING STILL

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING CAME UP ON MESSAGE BOARD WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON 11-11-18.AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE DROVE VEHICLE AROUND BLOCK WITHOUT POWER STEERING JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY THE STEERING CAME BACK.WHAT HAPPENED.WORRIED IN OREGON.

THE CAR STEERING WILL RANDOMLY PULL BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OR MAINTAIN CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS BOTH STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION ON EVERY TRIP I MAKE. THE POWER STEERING ALSO HAS CUT OUT COMPLETELY ON ONE OCCASION WHILE IN MOTION MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ALL TIME N IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN YOU DRIVE N AT NIGHT IT HAPPENS

POWER STEERING WHEN OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TURNING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD AND THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY AT 1ST. WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IT WOULD HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MATTER THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IF I DIDN'T HAVE 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL WHILE I WAS TURNING 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT COULD EASLY PULLED THE OTHER WAY IN CRASHED INTO A CAR. THANK GOD MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN LAW WASN'T DRIVING BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS WITH OUT THE POWER STEERING. NHTSA SAYS IT DOES HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE 09 CHEVY MALIBU BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR WITH MY VIN.

I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING NOV. 05, 2018. IT WAS MAKING THIS WEIRD SHAKING NOICE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WAS SHOWING ME "SERVICE ESC" AND "ESC OFF" AND "SERVICE TRACTION". THIS IS WEIRD AFTER 6MONTHS DRIVING FROM CA TO VA IT STARTS TO ACT UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THREE MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POHANKA CHEVROLET (13915 LEE JACKSON MEMORIAL HWY, CHANTILLY, VA 20151, (703) 968-6677) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS LREADY DONE,BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM MY MOTHER AND SHE SAID SHE NEVER HAD THE WORK DONE.. POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE

I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND STILL I ENSURING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER IT WAS RESOLVED VIA RECALL AND GMC VOUCHER , THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I'M DRIVING!!!! THIS COMPLAINT ISN'T THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS THIS ISN'T ONLY AFFECTING MY VEHICLES I HAVE READ THROUGH OTHER REPORTS ONLINE AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I BECAME AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN WHEN OTHER DRIVERS SPED AROUND ME FLICKING ME OFF. ONE INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN BEING CLIPPED AS THE OTHER DRIVER WAS SO CLOSE TO MY VEHICLE AS HE RACED PAST TO CUT IN FRONT OF ME. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS BRAKING IS A KEY COMPONENT TO DRIVER SAFETY!

CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A RANDOM CLUNK WHEN TURNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS THEY WERE OPEN. ALIGNMENT BEGAN TO PULL. FRONT END STARTED TO HUM. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID WHEEL BEARINGS FAILING IN FRONT END. STRUT ASSEMBLIES IN FRONT NEED REPLACEMENT, KNUCKLES THAT HOLD THE STRUT ASSEMBLIES TO THE FRAME WERE ORIGINAL, MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM, AND ARE NOW ROTTED OUT AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN FAILING. THE VEHICLE HASN'T REACHED 90K MILES YET. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE IS NEARING HALF OF ITS RETAIL VALUE. ALLEGEDLY NO OPEN RECALLS, DESPITE A RECALL BY DORMAN FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. ALUMINUM KNUCKLES TO HOLD STRUTS TO THE FRAME? AND THAT'S NOT A DESIGN FLAW? THE REPLACEMENT KNUCKLE PARTS ARE $1200 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. WHEEL BEARINGS ARE ABOUT $762, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS $290. STRUT ASSEMBLIES ARE ABOUT $600 FOR BOTH.