2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME AND THE STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU, AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. I HAD MY GRANDCHILD WITH ME I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 1 0 MIN. AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE CAR DID THE SAME THING TWICE BEFORE GETTING HOME UNHURT. I NEED MY CAR FIXED . I CANNOT AFFORD IT. *TR

06 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING ON THE ROAD, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOW ACROSS THE RADIO DIAL, A WARNING BEEP SOUNDS, THEN THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER SAYS IT FEELS AS IF THE STEER WHEEL LOCKS ON HER, UNABLE TO TURN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTY IS OUT. I UNDERSTAND THE COBALTS HAVE A RECALL AGAINST THEM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE MALIBU'S? CHECK THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE HUNDRED, MAY BE EVEN THOUSANDS. THE ONLY RECALLS IS FOR STICKERS AND TWO OTHER ISSUES, WHICH WILL NOT CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE A WRECK POSSIBLY INJURING PERSONS. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILS EACH AND EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVING AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. GOING AROUND A CORNER OR PULLING ONTO A CITY STREET IS ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FAIL. UPON FAILURE, THE VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" AND REQUIRES ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON BEFORE FUNCTION RETURNS TO THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON FOUR CHEVY/PONTIAC MODELS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN W/STEERING MOTOR WHICH COST ME $700 ON A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND EVEN THE SERVICE CONSULTANT STATES THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I COULD HAVE CAUSED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE MALIBU FOR IT FAILING AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT NOT AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IT IS UNEXPECTED AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT EASY TO STEER AS GM LIKES TO CLAIM. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM AND A DISTRICT REP CALLED ME AND STATED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RE-REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS A MALIBU YET IT IS THE CORRECT YEAR FOR THE RECALL WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE I'VE HAD MY SON IN THE CAR. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

2006 CHEVY MALIBU FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION, STEERING FAILURE REPLACED 3 TIMES STILL DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME! MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER! THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE! I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT FAILED IN A CURVE! I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE! THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED MY CAR HAD 30,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME ABOUT 80,000 MILES I'D SAY CHEVY MALIBUS 2006 HAD A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING. *TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING, POWER STEERING FAILS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. OCCURS RANDOMLY. COMPLETE LOSS ON 4/4/10 AND SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WHERE SOME POWER ASSIST WAS LOST - ALL AT LOW SPEEDS. SEEMS TO COME BACK AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10MPH. DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID NO RECALLS - JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IF STEERING DOES NOT RETURN. NOT MUCH OF A ANSWER TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN - ALMOST HAD A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT ON 4/4/10 WHEN TOTAL STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND MY WIFE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSIGNED A REF# TO MY COMPLAINT BUT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP OR BY GM ON WHAT I WOULD THINK IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CALIBRATED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SYSTEM BUT AFTER 10 MILES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,100.

COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A NEAR-COLLISION. DRIVING APPROX. 30MPH, INTO A LEFT TURN, AND FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE NEXT DAY, POWER STEERING WORKED, UNTIL GOING ABOUT 20MPH, TURNING RIGHT. HAS NOT COME BACK ON AFTER THAT. THAT WAS 5 DAYS AGO. *TR