2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING BUT NOT MOVING THE CAR CHIMES AND A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGES COMES ACROSS THE WARNING SYSTEM ON THE DASH. THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. DOING THIS APPEARS TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE AND TURN THE POWER STEERING BACK ON AT THIS TIME BUT IT HAS BECOME A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR VIN IS COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,926.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE AIR BAGS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY GAS GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER I FILL UP THE TANK. SO NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON BECUASE IT BELIEVES MY GAS LOW. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION, STATIONARY ON THE STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE POWER STEERING RECALL AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,063.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON FOR IT TO START WORKING. THE SYMPTOMS IT HAS ARE ALL CONSISTENT WITH THE GM RECALL FOR OTHER 2006 AND 2007 MALIBUS, BUT CURRENTLY THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS OPERATING IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THIS VEHICLE.

POWER LOCKS DOESN'T WORK. WINDOWS GOES DOWN SOMETIMES IF THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. STEERING WHEEL FIRST BEGUN TO SHAKE BY ITSELF AND TURN WHICHEVER DIRECTION THEN EVENTUALLY LOCKED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING! CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION AT ALL.

IN APRIL OF 2015 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON THE IN DASH INFORMATION CENTER AND SEARING THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE JUST AVOID SEVERAL COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL AND I COVERED THE COST OF THIS. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON BACK ROADS THAT TURNED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. GOING AROUND ONE CORNER, FOLLOWING THE SPEED LIMIT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT TO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE ELSE AND HUNG UP ON ME. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED IT TO SEE IF THE WOULD GIVE ME A DISCOUNT FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THERE IS MINIMAL WEAR AS TO IT IS ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS AND THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTION AFTER BEING REPLACED LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

TAKATA RECALL. . WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CAR IS TURN OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN BACK ON AND STAY ON FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WILL TURN BACK OFF. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY ALONG WITH IN MOTION DURING TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY.