2009 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

POWER STEERING STARTED FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS, WOULD HAVE TO REALLY CRANK WHEEL AND EVENTUALLY RESTART THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "THERMAL ERROR" FROM ME CRANKING THE WHEEL TOO MUCH (I DON'T TURN THE WHEEL ANY DIFFERENT THAT I DID THE LAST 4 YEARS WITH THE CAR). NOW ITS GOTTEN WORSE- EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY CAR THE WHEEL IS LOCKED, AND THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC LIGHTS COME ON. I HAVE TO RESTART, SOMETIMES A FEW TIMES, BEFORE I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. THE WHEEL ALSO MAKES LITTLE JERKS AND NOISES NOW WHEN I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I KNOW A TON OF MALIBUS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DESPITE THE PROBLEMS BEING IDENTICAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STEERING LOCK UP ON ME HAD TO PULL OVER MY SPEED WAS 65 COULD NOT STEER ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. *TR

POWER STEERING WILL QUIT INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY IN DAYTON OH, WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK AND CAUSED MY WIFE'S NECK TO STRAIN. I CAME HOME AND CHECKED AND LEARNED THAT CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL NOTICE FOR SOME 2009 MALIBUS, BUT OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT INCLUDE ALL 2009 MALIBUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHECK POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH MY STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A WARNING CHIME THEN THE SERVICE ESC/POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED ALL WEEKEND. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR AND THE DEALER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V153000 BULLETIN 14116 STATES 2008-2009 CHEVY MALIBU BUILT FROM 3/1/08-6/2708 ARE COVERED MY CAR WAS BUILT 8/2008. SO IT WASN'T COVERED. THE BULLETIN SAYS TOR REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE SAME PART THAT FAILED ON MY CAR. THE GM PART # IS 232310 SENSOR KIT IT COST $216 + $305 FOR LABOR + $149 FOR ALIGNMENT AND TAX FOR A TOTAL OF $746.29. WHICH I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING. GM IS RECALLING OVER 1.3 MILLION CAR BETWEEN 2005-2010 FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST. I BELIEVE ALL MODELS BETWEEN THOSE YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. I'M AFRAID TO LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 86,000.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. FOUGHT IT ACROSS TWO LANES AND MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD I HAD NO POWER ASSIST AT ALL. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED BACK UP POWER STEERING WAS FINE. DROVE FEW MILES DOWN INTERSTATE LOST THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. I COULD GET OFF ROAD TURN OFF CAR AND START BACK UP AND POWER STEERING WOULD WORK FOR WHILE MANAGED TO GET HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN SINCE. I LOOKED UP AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN 2009 MALIBU YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 AND MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THAT RECALL DESCRIBES BUT LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPAIR UNDER THAT CAMPAIGN BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER ([XXX] DOESN'T SHOW UP WITH A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND HAVING YOU POWER STEERING GO OUT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND LIKE I SAID ITS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR CAMPAIGN DESCRIBES. PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABRUPT POWER-STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS AND JERKS (SHUTTERS BACK AND FORTH) ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CAR IS AT REST AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN AND PART# ARE NOT INCLUDED AS OF NOW. DEALER TOLD ME IT IS DUE TO FAULTY POSITIONING SENSOR PART # 23232310 SENSOR KI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND REQUIRED THE EXACT REPAIR COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM ON FEB 26, MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN THE DRIVER INFO DISPLAY PANEL SHOWED POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC. I THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. THIS MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND OPERATE SAFELY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. I DID RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT A SIMILAR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON 2009 MALIBU'S , BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHY. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD I AM NOT COVERED AND AM NOW HOLDING A BILL FOR ALMOST $600. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. *TR

SERVICE ESC LIGHT COMES ON &POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAPPENS OVER AND OVER RANDOMLY. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE SINCE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL, HOWEVER I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SAW A TON OF OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY STEERED TO SHOULDER. ALARM INDICATION: "POWER STEERING, ESC SENSOR NEEDS SERVICE". THIS CONDITION KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE FAULT AND CONDITION CAN BE TEMPORARILY CLEARED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION AND RE-STARTING IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS BACK IN FORTH IN IDLE AND FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS PULSATING. MY VIN SOMEHOW IS NOT INCLUDED IN EARLIER RECALL BUT IS EXHIBITING EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES AS THOSE RECALLED IN SAME PRODUCTION YEAR!!!!???? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RPM METER FLUCTUATED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 4 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ESC OFF WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 'SERVICE ESC/POWER STEERING' ERROR MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY INTERMITTENT, BUT GETTING MORE FREQUENT. GM DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IN LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM VERY SURPRISED. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME OTHER STEERING-RELATED RECALLS FOR 2009 MALIBU'S, BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY VIN. *JS

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS I DROVE STRAIGHT. IT OCCURED ON THE ROAD AND FREEWAY. SAFETY HAZARD, HAD CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IT WAS SO SUDDEN. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,349.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V153000(STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. ....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED11/3/2015 *JS

MY 2009 MALIBU LOST IT'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, AND I NOW HAVE TO STEER IT MANUALLY, WHICH IS HARD FOR ME. MY CAR WAS ON A RECALL LIST ON 4/2014 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION AND WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. MY COUSIN, WHO IS A MECHANIC, GOT THE RECALL INFO FROM THE SITE ALLDATA REPAIR S3000. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL AND WHAT I NEED TO DO. TY *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE CHIMED AND A POWER STEERING WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. THE ESC LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE INCIDENT FIT THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000; HOWEVER, MODEL WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I AM UNSURE WHY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK IN PARKING LOT. IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER CAR DUE TO RESISTANCE IN WHEEL. *TR

I COULD NOT SHIFT CAR INTO PARK. I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO OFF. CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. HAD TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE TO PICK UP. THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP HAD TO PUT IN PARK, AND FIX THE SHIFT CABLE. WE WERE OUT OF 165.00 DOLLARS, PLUS RENTAL FEES COST OF 85.00 DOLLARS. THEY KEPT OUR CAR FOR FIVE DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAPPY THAT EVERYONE MADE IT HOME SAFELY, I THEN TRIED TO FIND PROBABLY CAUSES IN TO WHAT IS THE CAUSE AND WHAT I CAN DO. I SAW NOTHING BUT GM RECALLS FOR 2008 -2009 CHEVY MALIBU'S THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE CAN HELP BUT THE DEALERSHIP, SO I DROVE DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A SATURDAY, AND ASKED IF ANYONE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE, AND THE GENTLEMAN WAS SHORT AND RUDE, AS IF HE DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME. I PRACTICALLY HAD TO BEG FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. SO I PATIENTLY WAITED FOR 3 AND A HALF HOURS IN THE LOBBY. TO FIND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE IS GOING BAD. THAT IT WILL COST 480.00. THE GUY CHARGED ME 95.00 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND I DIDN'T GET A WARNING THAT THIS WILL BE A CHARGE, ON TOP OF IT HE WANTED TO CHARGE ME 800.00 TO FIX OTHER THINGS ON MY VEHICLE, WHEN MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THE POWER STEERING. I FELT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, AND NO ONE EXPLAINED TO ME AS TO WHY THIS TOOK PLACE. I AM THINKING IT MUST BE APART OF THE RECALL. SO I SENT A LETTER TO CORPORATE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE. I SPOKE WITH AN AGENT AND A SENIOR ADVISER. I CANNOT WAIT YEARS LATER FOR THEM TO DECIDE THAT THEY MISSED A VEHICLE. SO THEY DID TRY TO GIVE ME OPTIONS TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP WITH THE COST DUE TO THE INCONVENIENCE I'VE BEEN THROUGH WITH MY CHILDREN AND HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE TERRY CULLEN CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN GEORGIA. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN COVER HALF THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING FAILED, HEARD A DING AND A DASH WARNING CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING/ESC OFF. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET TO HAVE A BRAKE RECALL PERFORMED AND THEY LOOKED AT IT SAYING IT WAS THE TORQUE SENSOR. THIS ITEM IS A RECALL FOR OVER 1.5 MILLION CHEVROLETS BUT SOMEHOW, MINE IS THE EXCEPTION. I HAVE FOUGHT WITH CHEVY OVER THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. POOR SERVICE. POOR COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER IGNITING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,820.

I HAVE LOST AND NOT HAD POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE SINCE 2/13/15. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT HAS GONE OUT WERE ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE 45MPH, SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT WORKED AT ANY POINT IN TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED GM COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE CURRENT RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000) THAT'S ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM .BUT BECAUSE MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED, THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL ARE LISTED IN THE RECALL THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS COULD HAVE ENDANGERED EVERYONE AROUND ME AND COULD HAVE CREATED A VERY SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME, OR EVEN IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY GM IS TAKING ON THIS VERY SERIOUS AND FATAL PROBLEM THEY ARE PRODUCING AND SELLING, I AM NOT STUCK HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT. I'M NO LONGER A FAN OF GM AND WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER PRODUCT OF THEIRS. *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING PLACE MY STEERING WENT OUT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN. A POWER STEERING MESSAGE ALSO FLASHED ACROSSED THE SCREEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ALOT AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL GO OUT WHEN I AM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I WILL BE KILLED. MY CAR HAS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

SUNDAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON RTE 72 AND 25, WHEN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CAME ON THAT SHOWED "SERVICE, ( POWER STEERING)", LIGHTS CAME ON AND STEERING BECAME INCREASING DIFFICULT WHEN MAKING A TURN AT INTERSECTION. IT FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I ENDED UP TRYING TO PARK,WHICH I HAD DIFFICULTY WHEN TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER THE NEXT DAY, WE WERE INFORMED NO RECALL, SO THEY WOULDN'T LOOK AT CAR FOR POWER STEERING WITHOUT CHARGING US. SO IT WASN'T CHECKED. TODAY, WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US ABOUT? I HAVE SEEN RECALLS FOR OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR 2004-2006 & 2008-2012 ON THE INTERNET, FOR POWER STEERING? AM I GOING TO HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY AGAIN WITH THE POWER STEERING? I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE OTHER DRIVERS, SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. *TR

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS UPON STARTING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LT ... A LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD AND SAYS SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING. AT THIS TIME I LOSE ALL POWER ASSIST TO MY CAR AND STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR IT RESETS ITSELF AND THEN I AM ABLE TO STEER AGAIN UNLESS IT TRIPS AGAIN. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS THE SAME RECALL LISTED FOR SEVERAL OTHER MALIBU'S AND GM CARS BUT NOT MY YEAR. MY YEAR NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ALSO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED $600 TO FIX IT AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHORTING OUT. I HAVE A CHILD AND I'M LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE WITH ALL OF THE SERIOUS RECALLS GOING ON I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE CONTROL THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I HOPE IT'S FIXED SOON. IT'S TERRIBLE TO PAY SO MUCH FOR A CAR THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR TO MAKE IT COME BACK. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO POWER STEERING ANYMORE AND THE PARTS AND REPAIR COST ARE SOMETHING IT APPEARS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GM AS THEY WERE FOR EVERYONE ELSE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,425.

I AM STILL IN SHOCK THAT THERE ARE STILL SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH LOOKS TO BE THE SAME VIN THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED BY GM. MY CAR WAS FIXED LAST YEAR, YET IT STILL FEELS UNSTABLE AFTER HAVING TO PAY 890 OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW COLUMN. HOW CAN A COMPANY JUST PICK SOME VIN'S FROM THAT YEAR, WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS IT HAS CAUSED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS FOR VINS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED. ARE WE SUPPOSE TO HIRE A LAWYER AND PAY EVEN MORE OUT OF POCKET FORTH. LOOK AT THESE COMPLAINTS STILL POURING IN. I WILL NEVER BE BUYING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND I HIGHLY WILL BE SUGGESTING THAT ANYONE STAY CLEAR OF THEM AS WELL. A MONTH AFTER I GOT MY CAR FIXED THEY ISSUED THE RECALL, MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I CANNOT DO A [XXX] THING ABOUT IT. MEANWHILE OTHERS GET THEIR CARS FIXED, ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MAKES MINE SO DIFFERENT THAT IT DOESN'T QUALIFY?? *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE FAILURE AND HAD TO CRUISE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT TO PARK AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE OTHER CAR RECALLS THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS AN IDENTICAL ISSUE. COME GM STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS!!! *TR

I WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC; THE STEERING WAS FINE AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. APPARENTLY, OTHER MODELS OF THE MALIBU HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL WAS SENT. HOWEVER, MY PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, DESPITE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CONSUMERS HAVE MADE. GM REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL TO ALL THEIR CARS WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC NOTIFICATION IN DRIVER INFORMATION AND POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. CAR WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WHEN IT HAPPENED FIRST TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. GENERALLY HAS BEEN IN COLDER TEMPERATURE. THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING ON A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND GM HAS RECALLED SIMILAR ISSUES ON OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU CUT OFF ON ME. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND A MESSAGE OF POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC CAME ON. CARS HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME TO AVOID COLLISION LUCKILY I HAD NOT YET MADE IT ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTART ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND MESSAGES WERE GONE AND THE CAR WAS OPERABLE. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND EVEN ON RECALL. I CALLED GM AND I WAS INFORMED BY A REP THAT WHILE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MEET THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A KNOWN ISSUE THAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING IS NOT COVERED BY GM. THIS IS A EXTREME HAZARD TO MYSELF, OTHER DRIVERS AND MY NEWBORN CHILD THAT I TRAVEL WITH. I AM VERY ANGRY, DISAPPOINTED AND I FEEL BETRAYED BY GM AND CHEVROLET. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYER, SENDING LETTERS TO GM AND BLOGGING TO WARN PEOPLE OF THE DANGERS AND HASSLES OF PURCHASING AND DRIVING A CHEVY. *TR

THE WHEEL TURN TRIGGERS THE ESC TO TURN OFF. SOMETIMES MID PARKING LOT. SOMETIME MID HIGHWAY ON RAMP AT 45 MPH. SOME DAYS I CAN GO WITHOUT HAVING ANY ISSUES. OTHER DAYS I CAN'T GET THE STEERING TO COME ON. WORST IS WHEN I AM IN MID TURN AND IT TRIGGERS. VERY FRUSTRATING AND ANNOYING TO JUST BUY A CAR AND HAVE IT BE SO UNSAFE THAT WE CAN BARELY USE IT. CALLED DEALER BUT WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $109 TO DIAGNOSE AND SERVICE IF NEEDED TO REPLACE WOULD RUN ABOUT $800. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WITH COST AND ISSUES. I HAD TO PAY $90 BUCKS TO CHANGE A $20 FRONT HEAD LIGHT BULB BECAUSE THE BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO DO THIS. LOCKS DON'T WORK. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING OUT OF NO WERE AND STOP AT THE STORE AND STARTED IT BACK AND MY STEERING IS LOCKED UP AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT YET. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED ABOVE ON MARCH 13, 204 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL HAPPENING..I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST SOME WATER LEAKING ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THE TIME BUT DID TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE ALSO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO WATER LEAKAGE. I HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT THE OTHER DAY WHERE I LOST POWER AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY TACTION GOT DISABLED AS WELL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT KENNY ROSS IN IRWIN TO TAKE IT BACK SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN, BUT I DON'T TRUST THEM. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH LOW MILEAGE AND I GO NO WHERE AS I WORK FROM HOME, STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE..I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIRS WERE NEVER DONE...CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I SHOULD DO IN THIS ASE. *TR