2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED BEEPING SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT POWER STEERING, THE WHEEL GOT HARD AND I ALMOST CRASH TRYING TO TURN. I PARKED, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE. THEN NOW IT FOES IT ALL THE TIME RANDOMLY WHILE IM DRIVING. IT IS SO UNSAFE I CALLED THE GM THEY SAID MY CAR DIDNT QUALIFY FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR CHEVY MALIBUS 2006.

THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO KEEP LOCKING UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO CUT CAR OFF AND START MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO DRIVE PROPERLY,IT HAS DONE THIS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WHILE I WAS PARKED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS SPECIFICALLY ON THIS BUT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN OPEN RECALL.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHILE BEGAN TO MOVE AND SHAKE BY ITSELF. WHILE, I WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND FORCED ME TO CROSS THE CENTER LANE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I ALMOST HIT HEAD ON WITH A CAR THAT WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE. I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, THE POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE RADIO DASH BOARD.

POWER STEERING ISSUE, TORQUE SENSOR RECALL 15V064000 SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING C0545

ELECTRIC ASSIST IS NOT WORKING . WILL QUIT WHILE DRIVING . HAVE TO STOP CAR AND TURN ENGINE OFF THEN SOMETHING RESETS AND IT WORKS FOR AWHILE. VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE.

IN DRIVEWAY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WENT ON AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT. THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, FACE, AND NECK INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE HOWEVER, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT PROVIDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTAL. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

MY FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT READS EMPTY. ALSO I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS TURNING. I WAS VERY SCARED OF CRASHING MY CAR. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR AND TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND MY POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) WHICH THE CONTACT FELT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT CALLED OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BALTIMORE LOCATED AT 6633 SECURITY BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21207 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. 1ST TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE WAYTO WORK. SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED THE LAST 2 MILES. LEAVING WORK IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY.