2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

LOST POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH CHEVY RECALL THE 2006-2007 MALIBU FOR THAT ISSUE, MINE CAR IS NOT ON THAT LIST. VERY SAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPAIRED LESS THAN TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPITZER CHEVROLET AMHERST (200 N LEAVITT RD IN AMHERST, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANTLY SHAKING ALL BY ITSELF, UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, IT SPORADICALLY LOSES THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES AND FEELS LIKE ITS LOSING CONTROL OF THE WHEELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A "TUGGING" WITH THE STEERING WHEEL THAT LASTED FOR ONE DAY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SHE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (LARICHE CHEVROLET, 215 E MAIN, CROSS FINDLAY, OH 45840) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAILURE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE LOCATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPAIRED. DUE TO THE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED SINCE 2016, THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CITY STREET, TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WPULD TURN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT I HAD TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. WHEN I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE TGE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND TURN BY ITSELF. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS 9 RECALL NOTICES FROM 06/27/2014 TO 02/23/2015. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THESE RECALLS. DUE TO MULTIPLE OF THESE RECALLS MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES [XXX] AND [XXX]), MY HUSBAND, AND MY LIFE (PREGNANT) COULD HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO AN ALMOST VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO THESE RECALLS. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. 08/18/2014 RECALL FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 08/18/2014 RECALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. 08/18/2014 RECALL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. 09/08/2014 RECAL FOR STEERING. 02/23/2015 RECAL FOR STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A POWER STEERING RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THE 2006 MODEL HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU .VEHICLE HAS 200,000 MILES. CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. CONTACT CALLED GM AND GM STATED THAT VEHICLE VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED STERRING ASSIST MODULE IN VEHICLE CONTACT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. STEERING ASSIST FAILED AGAIN LAST THURSDAY WHEN CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20MPH. CHEVY DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AGAIN AND STATED STEERING TORQUE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY AGAIN. 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN CB

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING, HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THE CENTER THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEDRICK'S CHEVROLET (961 W SHAW AVE, CLOVIS, CA 93612, (559) 512-6549) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 MALIBU FROM JD BYRYDER IN MAY 2017, JAN.04, WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL LOCKED AND THEN REDUCED TO MANUAL STEERING, I COULD NOT TURN BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN WHEEL. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND A RECALL ON POWER ASSIST FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE GONE TO GM DEALER WHO PROMISED TO FIX AND 30 MINUTES INTO REPAIR I WAS TOLD WARRANT EXPIRED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE POWER ASSIST ISSUE OUT OF POCKET.

AT 6:00 A.M JANUARY 11 2018 I ARRIVED AT WORK. I WAS WAITING ON A PARKING SPACE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. WHEN ONE BECAME AVAILABLE I STARTED MY CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY SAID POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO SCREEN. AS I TRIED TO MOVED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL.