General Motors LLC: Steering › Electric Power Assist System
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 4, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 69,633. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured April 18, 2006, to June 30, 2006. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.
The risk
If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly, free of charge. The recall began February 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14772. Note: This is an expansion of recall 14V-153 to cover additional vehicles built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Chevrolet Malibu | 977 | 6 | 2 | 37 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Pontiac G6 | 1,232 | 5 | 24 | 54 |
| 2006 Chevrolet Malibu | 1,118 | 9 | 6 | 42 |
| 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx | 270 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 Pontiac G6 | 1,910 | 7 | 11 | 90 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V064000.
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