2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU. IT TOOK ME A LOT OF HARD WORK TO AFFORD A CAR. I MAKE PAYMENTS OF AROUND $400 A MONTH. RECENTLY MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, AND A POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON THE CENTER CONSULE. AFTER DOING THIS REPEATEDLY FOR A COUPLE DAYS MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOW LOCKING UP. IT LOCKS UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, AND I NEED THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY. ITS MY ONLY CAR! I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS ITS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND TORQUE SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS YOU PUT A WARRANTY ON IT FOR 150K MILES OR 10 YEAR WHATEVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS AT 159K. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR, I COULD SERIOUSLY HURT MYSELF OR INJURE SOMEONE DUE TO THIS RECALL, AND IF ITS A RECALL IT SHOULD BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I DONT HAVE $600 TO GET THE ISSUE REPAIRED, I HAVE RENT, A CAR PAYMENT, AND OTHER BILLS. PLEASE EXTENED MY WARRANTY, AND FIX MY CAR SO I CAN MOVE ON IN LIFE.

WE HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES. FIRST BROKEN FUEL PUMP SPILLING GAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR 400 DOLLARS. ISSUE TWO. BAD TORQUE SENSOR ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COLUMN. CAUSING POWER STEERING FAILURE AT WILL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. CHEVY TOLD ME THIS SPECIFIC PART WAS NOT PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL. COST TO FIX 622 DOLLARS AT CHEVY DEALER. POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IN MADISON SD. GAS LEAKING ISSUE WAS NOTICED BY A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. WE STOPPED DRIVING UNTIL REPAIR COULD BE MADE. THEY ARE BOTH RECALLL ISSUES ON THE 08 MALIBU. TALKED TO CHEVY. WITH NO OFFER TO COVER REPAIRS BEING MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. AL WILLIE FORD (1603 US-181 S, PORTLAND, TX 78374) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PER THE UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $695 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. A VIN SEARCH REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MANUALLY RESTARTED. GRIECO CHEVROLET DELRAY (1111 LINTON BLVD, DELRAY BEACH, FL) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) IN 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,711.

MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU HAS LOST POWER STEERING THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. I EACH TIME, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE "FIXED", BUT EVEN AFTER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE FIRST AND THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD TRAVELING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR, AND GOING AROUND A CORNER. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TREE BECAUSE I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TURN. WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING, I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL. THIS HAS PLACED ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE CAR IS UNDER 150,000 MILES, SO IT QUALIFIES FOR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY, BUT IT IS APPROACHING THE LIMIT, AND THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT IF IT HAPPENS AFTER 150,000 MILES, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT I HAVE HAD IT "FIXED" THREE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, AND IT HAS LOST POWER STEERING WHILE THEY ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME.

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERIN WHEEL SHAKES, AND WHEN SITTING STILL IT WILL TURN ON IT'S OWN.BACK AND FORTH.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES AND VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WHERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED GREEN CHEVROLET (1703 AVENUE OF THE CITIES, EAST MOLINE, IL 61244, 309-792-1550). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR STATES ENGINE POWER REDUCE ON MY CAR, WILL BE DRIVING AND THE CODES WILL COME ON, SPEED REDUCED, TRACTION TURNED OFF, ACCELERATION IS SLOW. NO WARNING THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS OR REGULARS SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED OR CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IF YOU FIX ONE THING CODE SOME BACK SAYING IT'S ANOTHER THING. DON'T FEEL SAFE IN DRIVING THE CAR, NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MODE WILL COME ON.