2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE HAD TO USE EXTREME UPPER BODY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, SHE WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 95,565.

I HAVE A 06 MALIBU MAXX AND THE STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP. WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED I DO NOT KNOW. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MALIBU AND AM VERY UPSET THAT THE ISSUSE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED!!! SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND WILL BE HEADED TO COURT BEFORE IT IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE COULD HEAR A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. OVER TIME THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND RECURRED WHENEVER HE MADE TURNS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHILE TURNING OVER BUMPY SURFACES THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING CAR POWER STEERING ACROSS RADIO COMES ON STEERING WHEEL LOCKS CAR BEEN DOING THIS EVER SINCE I GOT IT AND WHEN IT REPLACED IT GOES OUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS LAST ONE WAS REPLACED 5 DAYS AGO FROM RECALL N WENT OUT 4 DAYS LATER. *TR

2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 2.2 IS STALLING, STARTED MID AUG 2010. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THE RPMS GO BETWEEN .5 TO 1. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS STALLED BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-25 TIMES. I HAVE TO HOLD THE BREAK DOWN FIRMLY WHILE GENTLY ACCELERATING TO KEEP THE CAR ON. THE STALLING OCCURS WHILE IM STOPPED OR WHEN I'M IN MOTION, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY. I TRIED CHANGING THE SPARK PLUGS & THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON BEFORE IT STARTED STALLING, I FINALLY GOT IT CHECKED AND CODES P0106 AND P0121 CAME UP. TOOK TO A MECHANIC TODAY AND SUGGESTED I REPORT THIS HERE FIRST AFTER ASKING ME IF I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MY CAR STALLS. *TR

FUEL TANK CRACKED AT SEAMS LEAKS FUEL EXCESSIVELY. CONTACTED DEALER IN FRESNO CA THEY STATED THEIR WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THINK THEIR SHOULD BE BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING EACH FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MODULE, WHICH COULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM EXHIBITED A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE ECM MAY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNTIL THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO A POSSIBLE STEERING DEFECT IN HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND OUT SUCH A LETTER CALLING FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE, THEN IT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND NOT BE CAPABLE OF PULLING OVER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED NO FAILURES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE PART REPLACED TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE FAILURE AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD ONLY BE EXTENDED IF THE FAILURE ACTUALLY OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,300.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY 4 YR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER WHEN SUDDENLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME CAUSING ME TO LOOSE FULL CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HAD TO MUSCLE MY STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHER TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER CARS NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR AND SLOWED DOWN GIVING ME THE RIGHT AWAY TO MOVE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND CALL FOR HELP. THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP THAT HAD FAILED. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I'VE DONE AN EXTENDED SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM SO WIDESPREAD A RECALL SHOULD HAPPEN SO PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR CAN DRIVE SAFELY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A FATALITY IN ORDER TO ACT ON THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT LIKE TOYOTA MOST MANUFACTURERS WAIT TO BE FORCED TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THEN SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON COMMERCIALS TRYING TO CONVINCE CONSUMERS THAT THEIR CARS ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. WITH THE GRACE OF GOD THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD SAFELY MY FEAR IS WHAT ABOUT NEXT TIME? I USUALLY HAVE MY GRANDCHILD WITH ME. PLEASE HELP! *TR