2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. DON FRANKLIN CAMPBELLSVILLE CHEVROLET BUICK (200 N BYPASS RD, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42718, (877) 708-4597) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I STARTED PAYING ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LAST YEAR AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OFF RANDOMLY. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 BUT NOT ALL OF THE MALIBU'S WERE PART OF IT ACORDING TO GM. I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT. IT GOES OFF WHEN YOUR SITTING STATIONERY OR EVEN TURNING ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE WHO HAS A MALIBU NOT JUST SOME MALIBU'S WITH A SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER.

A WEEK AGO, MY POWER STEERING HAS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR GOES OFF AND STATES ERROR WITH POWER STEERING. IN THE BEGINNING, STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN IDLE BUT NOW LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THE GM RECALL SITE CAME UP WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL AND EXACT CONDITION BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION AS I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRYING TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. I HAVE CHILDREN AND COULD NOW NOT EVEN SAFELY DRIVE MY OWN AND ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. CHEVY HAS NOT HELPED WITH MY SITUATION WHATSOEVER. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC SO VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND FLUIDS KEPT AT PROPER LEVELS. RECALL NUMBER IS 14772 AND THE CONDITION IS STATED TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT WHERE VEHICLES EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE ASSIST AS I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION AND WILL BE AFFECTING ALL ASPECTS OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES.

POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK. POWER STEERING WHEEL IS MANEUVERING WHEELS WHEN IN MOTION ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF LANES. POWER STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AND STATIONED

WHEN MY WIFE WENT TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE RADIO SHOWED POWER STEERING. SHE STOPPED HER CAR THEN CUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE. ONCE SHE ARRIVED HOME THE RADIO WAS STILL SHOWING POWER STEERING. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF DRIVE WAY AND IT HAD NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. UPON CHECKING THERE IS NUMEROUS RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY REASON BUT UPON CHECKING THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE CAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL. SEEMS THAT CHEVY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE

TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE IN PARK AND I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT I. MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU I LOOKED UP ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THE 2007 MALIBU HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN ONE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,435. *TT*JB

TAKATA RECALL. CAR CURRENTLY DECIDES WHEN IT WANTS TO ALLOW THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. SITTING STILL NOT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITH NO WARNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE CITY OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. CONTACTED LOCAL AND CORPORATE CHEVY AND NEITHER ONE COULD HELP WITH THE SITUATION.

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING BOUGHT AS A USER OWNER

STEERING WHEEL MOVES RAPIDLY SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST AS IF IT IS TWITCHING. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO PULL SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING CAR ON AND WHEN DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR ONCE THIS HAPPENS WHEN NOT STATIONARY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY BE MY TORQUE SENSORS.