2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY STEERING RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2006 MALIBU POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN I START CAR IT WILL BE WORKING WITHIN LESS THAN A MIN IT WILL SHUT OFF BEEP AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON RADIO. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED ABOUT 4MONTHS AGO IT WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ONCE IN A WHILE NOW IT VERY RARELY WILL WORK AT ALL ANYMORE AND IF IT DOES COME ON AT ALL ANYMORE IT TURNS RIGHT BACK OFF. PLEASE HELP MY VIN SAYS I HAVE NO RECALLS AND I KNOW THIS PART HAS TO FALL IN YOUR RECALL LIST BECAUSE IT'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES AS A PROBLEM I CALLED YOUR NUMBER AND THEY SAID RECALL DOESN'T START UNTILL 04/ 06 WHEN THIS VEHICLE SAYS 03/06. WHAT ABOUT THE MALIBU'S THAT WERE RECALLED 2004-2007 IT FALLS ON THERE.

STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT 8/17/2009 AND AGAIN 10/29/10 AFTER RECALL. FAILED AGAIN AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE. GM DID NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - POWER STEERING ADJUSTMENT ISSUED 5-23-2012. UNDER THIS I WAS COVERED BY MILES BUT NOT BY DATE. THIS WAS CLEARLY A WAY FOR GM TO NOT FIX THIS PERSISTENT PROBLEM. THEY CLEARLY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT DID NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS WORK EVEN THOUGH THEY CLEARLY USED SUB PAR PARTS IN THERE RECALL WORK.

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING AND VEHICLE STALLING ISSUES. *SMD *JS

POWER STEERING LOSS: WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS ON THE DASHBOARD AND POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. IF THE DRIVER STOPS THE VEHICLE AND TURNS THE ENGINE OFF, THE POWER STEERING MAY BE REACTIVATED BY RESTARTING. THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ISSUE SERVICED AT A GM DEALER FOR A TORQUE SENSOR ON 10/8/2014. 3-1/2 YEARS / 30,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME ISSUE (TORQUE SENSOR) AT AROUND $800. THE DEALER AND GM IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THIS CURRENT REPAIR. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, IS NOT BACKED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, REQUIRING EXTENSIVE EFFORT TO TURN, CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO THIS VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHERS. IF A REPAIR FOR A SAFETY RECALL ONLY LASTS 30,000 MILES BEFORE RESURFACING, I WOULD CALL THIS A TEMPORARY BAND-AID, NOT A "REPAIR".

POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT, NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT GOES OUT, VIN NOT ONE OF THE POWER STEERING RECALLS, DON'T KNOW WHY. STARTING TO DO IT FREQUENTLY. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STARTED, TURN OFF, START, SEEMS OKAY. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, PULL OVER, TURN OFF, START, SEEMS OKAY. UNPREDICTABLE. STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2018, CONTINUES.

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING ON. BUT ONE I SHUT OFF THE CAR IT GOES AWAY THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT'LL LOCK UP OUT OF NO WHERE. THE WHEEL LOSES CONTROL WHILE JUST IN PARK. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CLEAR ANSWER ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS.

MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH WHILE STOPPED OR PARKED. I CALL GM RE: RECALLS. IT SEEMS THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. MY COWORKER HAS A MALIBU AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HERS IS 2008. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVE COME ACROSS 25 PEOPLE THUS FAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA REGULATED WHAT VEHICLES WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TOUQE STEERING SENSOR WAS NOT MESSING UP WHEN RECALL WAS PREFROM FEB 2 2016 AND NOW IT IS AND CHEVY WON'T WARRANTY CAR ONLY HAS 135K