2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

AT FIRST MY POWER STEERING WARNING COME ON AND THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN I COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT AND LET IT SET A BIT AND THE NEXT TIME I STARTED IT NO ISSUES, THEN IT STARTED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BOUNCING HORRIBLE WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVING THERE'S A TERRIBLE GRINDING IN THE STEERING THAT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND LOCKS UP WHILE IN PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TURNING LEFT OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A ROAD THE STEERING FROZE. I HAD TO STOP AND BACK UP TO RELEASE THE STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A NOISE AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. MAYPLOE CHEV REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN.

WHY IS MY STEERING KEEP COMING ON AND LOCKING UP WHY I HAVE TO GET IT FIX TWICE IN2 YEARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE LEVER TO OPERATE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EAST PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET (2810 BISHOP RD, WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OH 44092, (440) 348-0553) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOD RELEASE WAS FRACTURED AND THE EGL SENSOR WAS SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

THE CAR IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN PRESSED.

I STARTED TO HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST A FEW DAYS AGO. THE CAR HAD A WEIRD NOISE ON THE STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE ON ITS OWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON. IT WAS NOT UNTIL YESTERDAY THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AS I WAS DRIVING. STEERING BECAME HEAVY. IT WAS VERY DIFICULT TO PERFORM SHARP TURNS. THERE WAS A MESSAGE AND A CHIME UPON THE STEERING GETTING STIFF. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT WHEN USING THE VIN CODE NO RECALLS COME UP SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,327.

STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. DRIVER INFO PANEL DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STOPPED TWITCHES BACK AND FORTH. THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE TWITCHING IS CONSTANTS AS LONG AS CAR IS STARTED OR KEY TURNED TO SUPPLY POWER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS - WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD? FIRST THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT AT NO CHARGE - THEN THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $750 TO FIX IT.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS ONLY WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE IT WAS RECALLED BEFORE AND I HAD IT FIXED NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING