2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE POWERSTEERING UNIT IN THIS CAR HAS QUIT WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. THE INFORMATION CENTER READS POWERSTEERING. AND THE WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH. THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT BY ITSELF. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LEAVE IT SIT FOR FIVE MINUTES IT WILL RESET ITSELF AND BE ALRIGHT FOR AWHILE AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND WONDER IF SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED FIRST BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. THIS AUTO BELONGS TO MY STEPSON AND HE HAS A 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, I WON'T SIT AND WATCH ANYBODY GET KILLED BECAUSE A STUPID MISTAKE LIKE THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING.

CLUNKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY 06 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX LT. PERSISTENT ISSUE IS WORSENING. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN JUMPING TO THE LEFT EVEN WHILE PARKED. THEN MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. IT LOCKS ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. IT STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS TWICE IF NOT MORE TIMES A DAY. AFTER I BOUGHT THE FLUID I LEARNED THAT IT'S A MOTOR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME MY MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST ME OVER $600. I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THAT MYSELF. I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS MAKING ME WANT TO TRADE MY CAR IN. NOW MAY CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 83,000. I HAVE KIDS AND WHEN IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY,IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

LOOSE OF POWER STEERING, GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, FOR 10YR OR 100,000 MILES, OUR CAR HAS 126,000 MILES WHEN THIS WAS ISSUED, BUT WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE WERE HAVING THE TROUBLE AT 76,000 MILES BUT GM DOES NOT WANT TO HELP US WITH THE PROBLEM, WE ASK TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR BUT NO ONE WILL CALL US BACK. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURN INTO SOMEWHERE AND A BELL WILL GO OFF AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING, YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT TO REGAIN POWER AND SOME TIMES IT IS A SHORT TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS OVER $600 AND WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. OUR CAR IS A 2006 MALIBU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DISENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH INSTEAD OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT THE WIRING FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE IT CONFUSED OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY SWITCHING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON AND OFF TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FROM THE FLOORBOARD TO THE FUSE PANEL WAS THE CAUSE AS IT HAD NOT SUFFICIENTLY MAINTAINED ELECTRICAL CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX LOSES POWER STEERING RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE WHEEL TIGHTENS, IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, THE WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND THE PHRASE "POWER STEERING" FLASHES ON THE DISPLAY. CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF REPEATEDLY SOMETIMES TO RESET. CAR HAS DONE THIS IN TRAFFIC, ON HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS, AND IN PARKING LOTS. THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY AND AT RANDOM DRIVING SPEEDS. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $1000 AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHEVY CLAIMS THE PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT CAN ONLY BE ISSUED AND INSTALLED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE CAR REACHED 40,000 MILES. AFTER THE CORRESPONDING RECALL OF CHEVY COBALTS AND PONTIAC PURSUITS, I EXPECTED THE RECALL TO EVENTUALLY COVER MALIBU MAXX. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON PREMATURELY DO NOT KNOW IF BAGS WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I SHOULD TAKE. 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX AND THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A DING AND THE FRONT DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." THE NEXT DAY WHEN REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ALTHOUGH THIS TIME THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED, THEN THE DING, FAILURE OF POWER STEERING, AND THE DISPLAY. I WAS ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART. UPON RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING RESUMED. SINCE THESE TWO INCIDENTS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS A LITTLE WITH ANY TURNS. I AM SO GLAD I WAS NOT GOING AT A FAST SPEED OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS AN ACCIDENT DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED. I HAVE CALLED AND REPORTED IT TO CHEVROLET AND SET UP AN APPT WITH A DEALER ON MONDAY. CHEVROLET STATED THAT IT IS INFACT A "SPECIAL COVERAGE ON POWER STEERING" AND IN OTHER CASES HAVE INVOLVED REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE PUT IN THIS DANGER. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING FURTHER INTO THIS. *TR