2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

CAR STEERING LOCKS AND I CAN'T CONTROL THE CAR. IT'S HARD TO TURN AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER. I TURN THE CAR OFF THEN TURN IT ON AND IT WILL WORK, BUT THEN IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED AS I DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE FROM HOME TO SCHOOL TO WORK. I CALLED AND WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY MY VIN ISN'T COVERED BY THE STEERING CONTROL SENSOR RECALL THAT IS POSTED FOR CARS 2006-2007, YET MY CAR IS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS ARTICLES WHERE THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE SPECIFIC MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. GM PERSONNEL SAID BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH THE FACTORIES WHERE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS OR WHAT NOT CAME FROM THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON IT TO SEE IF THAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING ISSUE I'M HAVING NOW IS THE SAME EXACT REASON THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS THEN IT GOES UP TO FULL. WHEN I DRIVE FOR A WHILE THE GAUGE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY. ALSO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT BUT COMES BACK ON. THE FUELS GAUGE IS ERRATIC DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THA TANK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. MECHANIC SAID IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX.

WE RECENTLY WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN WE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. THIS SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO NHSTA # 15V06400. CHEVROLET SAID OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BUT OUR MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ISSUE IN THE RECALL WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS

AFTER HAVING A STEERING SHAFT AND A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN AUGUST 28,2015, I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE SAME TWO PARTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FIXED OUT OF POCKET. MY CAR IS OVER 150,000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN PAST THE TEN YEAR PRO-VISIONARY. THE TWO PARTS THAT I HAD REPLACED IN 2015 HAVE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OF 12 MONTHS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO PAY THE 1,400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS WHEN IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST. THERE IS ZERO CHANCE THE SAME TWO PARTS NEED REPLACED JUST DO TO WEAR AND TEAR IN JUST TWO YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (PREMIER CHEVROLET OF GWENA PARK, CA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE UPON START OF THE VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING. YOU MUST TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT TO REACTIVATE THE POWER STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY SUCH AS AT A STOP SIGN.

STEERING WHEEL TURNS BY IT SELF, ALSO SITTING STILL ,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A DING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET AT (916) 782-1243 (LOCATED AT 350 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,867.