2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY MOVED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING COLUMN SAFETY RECALL. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE RELATED TO AN EXPIRED SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN - RIGHT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL -MAKES A LOUD POPPOING AND BANGING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING UP A DRIVEWAY AND HITTTING THE DRIVEWAY BUMP.

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IF IT HAPPENS WHILE IN A CORNER IT COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME TIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER (JIM HOFFPAUIR CHEVROLET BUICK CADILLAC, 802 N KEY AVE, LAMPASAS, TX 76550, (512) 556-6285) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 2007 CHEVY LTZ FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKEN SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE SEAT ALL THE WAY DOWN IN LOW POSITION FOR LAST 6-7 YEARS OR SO. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WANTS A HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE SEAT RACK ETC. I DO NOT KNOW HOW A FRONT DRIVER SEAT BREAKS.. THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND ANY ONE ELSE IN MY CAR.. I FIRST NOTICED IT LEAVING TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING WHEN I HEARD A POP WHILE GETTING INTO MY DRIVER SEAT AND TRYING TO MOVE IT BACK.. THE RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED .. THE AUTO SEAT ADJUST KEEP CLICKING AND WONT ENGAGE TO RAISE THE RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BE EVEN... CHAPMAN TEMPE DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER 1000.. TO REPLACE IT WHEN I TRIED BRINGING IT TO THEM... THEY JUST CLAIM ITS OUT OF WARRANTY NOTHING THEY CAN DO... THIS NUTS..

GM "SPECIAL WARRANTY" COVERAGE (BUT NOT A RECALL), 15356. RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION ATTESTING TO THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. DOCUMENT ADVISES NOT TO TAKE TO DEALER UNLESS SYMPTOMS MANIFEST THEMSELVES AS OUTLINED IN DOCUMENT. NOW, SYMPTOMS ARE CLEARLY EVIDENT; ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. GM REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR BECAUSE THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" TIME LIMIT HAS ELAPSED. UNSATISFACTORY. A RECOGNIZED MANUFACTURING DEFECT DESERVES TO BE REPAIRED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER, NOT SHUFFLED OFF TO ALTERNATIVE DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE (SPECIAL COVERAGE) WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO ABROGATE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER AN ARTIFICIAL TIME LIMIT. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THEREFORE A LIABILITY. GM IS DELIBERATELY SHIRKING THEIR MAINTENANCE AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALLOWING FOR ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECTIVE CARS TO CONTINUE TO BE OPERATED ON ROADS IN NORTH AMERICA. AS THE OPENING LINE OF MY "RECALL" LETTER PROFESSES: YOUR SATISFACTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. MY REPLY: MY SATISFACTION IS CONDITIONAL ON OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE TO USE; ACKNOWLEDGED SAFETY DEFECTS THAT GO UNREPAIRED SERIOUSLY ERODE THIS OWNER SATISFACTION AS SUCH.

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE RADIO LIGHTS UP SAYING POWER STEERING. YOU MUST THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TURN IT OFF AND START BACK UP QUICKLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CANT PULL TO THE SIDE TO STOP BEFORE TUNING OFF AND ON TOR RESET THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER 8-4057942731 BUT IT WAS ACTIVATED AND CLOSED ON THE SAME DAY BEFORE CAR COULD EVEN BE LOOKED AT BY DEALER SERVICE. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I FIND A RECALL ON 2007 MALIBU RECALL NUMBER 14772. CAR WAS GOING DOWN SHORT BACK ROAD HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES WITHING 2 MINUTES.

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WAS ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHIME STARTING GOING OFF AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ME, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS AT RISK OF LOSING MY LIFE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT RANDOMLY. I THINK THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MORE AS THE MALIBU HAS ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WITH RANDOM ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING ISSUES THAT COULD CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. NOTE* THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL MOVING BY ITSELF AND WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT.*

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. IT REBOOTED WHEN WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. BUT IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND RESTARTED WHEN TURNING IT BACK ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ENDED IN 2016. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE IT FIXED. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS HAZARD. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO WARNING.