2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY, MY MALIBU 2006 MAXX, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. THE POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP BEFORE BUT ONLY WHILE IT WAS IN PARK, AND I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT RESET ITSELF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT THIS TIME BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE WAS EVER ONE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH OF THIS SUBJECT AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MALIBU. AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR.....A FATALITY???? *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS AN INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE, ESPECIALLY DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY, WHEN THE WARNING BELL STARTING SOUNDING, AND THE CAR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I NEARLY HIT THE GUARD RAIL BEFORE BRINGING IT TO A STOP. *TR

MY 2006 MALIBU MAXX HAS BEEN HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. STARTED OUT WITH AN INTERMITTENT CLUNKING NOISE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IT CLUNKS EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FRONT END HAS ALWAYS ROAD RUFF LIKE A STEERING VIBRATION BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE MAKE OF THE CAR. OUR 00' MONTE CARLO AND 00' IMPALA IN COMPARISON NEVER ROAD LIKE THIS. THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES SO WE UPGRADED TO A BETTER RIDING TIRE, DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS STEERING NOISE GETTING WORSE, SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING POWER STEERING. CHECK WITH MECHANIC AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT APPEARS WRONG ON VEHICLE. JUST THIS WEEKEND ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE THE WHEEL JUST JERKED TO THE RIGHT. WAS ABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO CENTRAL POSITION QUICKLY BUT WAS CONCERNED. HAPPENED TODAY TO MY WIFE ON THE WAY TO THE STORE ON A TWO LANE ROAD. LUCKILY IT JERKED HER TO THE RIGHT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER IT BACK TO THE CENTER POSITION. CONCERNED OF POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME. AFTER PLUGGING IN STEERING ISSUES WITH MALIBU MAXX'S, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS AND CONSUMER SITES REGARDING A RANGE OF YEARS WITH THE MAXX. GM NEEDS TO WAKE UP, DOES IT TAKE PEOPLE DYING OR SERIOUSLY GETTING HURT BEFORE THEY WILL PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR ISSUES AND SERIOUS ONES AT THAT. MY HUSBAND IS A FORD MECHANIC AND WANTED ME TO BUY A FORD BECAUSE OF QUALITY ISSUES, BUT I LOVE THE STYLE OF THE MAXX, THE CARGO CAPACITY AND NOW I'M HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS AS NO ONE SEEMS TO BE GETTING HELP OTHER THAN GM HAS SOME SOLUTIONS THAT ARE COSTING THE CONSUMER LOTS OF MONEY AND THERE ARE STILL ISSUES AFTER THE FIXES. I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT AND SETTLING FOR A CAR THAT WILL INSURE ME A SAFE RIDE AND KEEP MY PASSENGERS SAFE. WISE UP TO THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,700.

SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU I BEGAN FELLING THIS POPPING WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POPPING SOON TURNED INTO A HEAVY CLUNK. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER. THEY LUBED MY INTER SHAFT RECORRECTION ON MY SERVICE STATEMENT. I RETURNED ABOUT A YEAR LATTER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SAME CORRECTION WAS MADE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AFTER THE POP. AS A RESULT I HAVE COLLIDED WITH 2 STATIONARY OBJECTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR, THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT, THE VARIOUS LIGHTS ON DASH WERE LIGHTING UP AND THE CAR DIED AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR HAS 40,148 MILES; THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FROZE SNAPPING THE SERPENTINE BELT. PER THE REPAIR INVOICE: LOCKED UP COMPRESSOR CLUTCH 3.00 DIAGNOSE, REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR, EVACUATE AND CHARGE A/C, REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT, CLEAN A/C FILTER. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $1169.35. SHOULD THIS PART CEASE TO WORK AT ONLY 40,000 MILES? *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 35 MPH I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I WAS TOLD TO CUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AFTER THE 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS THAT DAY, THEIR HAVE BEEN TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING CHIME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAILBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE OVERLOADED. HE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS A TSB IN EFFECT BUT THE OWNER WAS CONCERNED SINCE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE BRAKES AFFECT THE CRUISE CONTROL MAKING IT DECELERATE AND THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A DINGING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, SHE CALLED AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND SHE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.