2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT ON THE ROAD CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAN GO OUT AN CAUSE ACCIDENT.

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING LETTER STATES POWER STEERING DIAGNOSTIC/REPAIRS AT NO COST, DEALERSHIP REFUSAL TO REPAIR POWER STEERING DUE TO MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WENT OUT THREE TIMES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREE WAY AND MY CAR JUST DIED ALL THE DASHLIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND WHEN I TRIED TO SSTART IT AGAIN NOTHING. I HAD IT TOWED. NEXT DAY I WENT TO START MY CAR TURNED THE KEY AND THE SECURITY FLASHES AND CLICKS BUT WONT START.

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, WHEN I WAS GOING 70+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY TODAY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVRAL MONTHS AGO TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COULD NO LONGER BE FIXED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES. I DIDN'T OWN THE VEHICLE WHEN GM WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DRIVE AN HOUR ON FREEWAY TO WORK AND NO ONE IS HELPING ME. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL TO EVEN PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. I SLOWED DOWN TO WHEN THERE WAS A CURVE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 8/10/2015 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,248. UPDATED 04/12/17 LJ *CN

WE BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A POLICE AUCTION IN SAND SPRINGS. THERE WAS NOT REALLY ANY PAPERWORK, SO WE HAD NOTHING TO GO ON, BUT WHAT THE AUCTIONEER TOLD US. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS GAGE WILL NOT READ ANY FUEL IT JUST STAYS ON E, AND THAT IS 600.00 TO FIX, AND THEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT AND YOU CAN NOT STEER AT ALL. IF YOU ARE A MAN YOU CAN TURN IT, BUT IF YOU ARE A WOMAN OR YOUNG TEEN THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN MAKE A CORNER, AND YOU WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT. YOU ARE UNAWARE WHEN IT WILL JUST HAPPENED, BUT A BELL IN THE CAR DOES START RINGING, AND READING POWER STEERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE RECALL NUMBER 14V153000, BUT MY YEAR IS NOT ON IT. PLEASE MAKE IT A RECALL FOR 2007 ALSO. THEY TOLD ME THAT WILL COST 1,000.00 TO FIX THE POWER STEERING. REALLY...IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANYWAY I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

WHEN DRIVING EARLIER IN THE DAY 2/18 THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE AND VIBRATE WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP OR WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED JUST A FEW TIMES - IT WAS VERY SUBTLE. WENT TO WORK AND AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT FOR 5 HOURS I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY BOARD WAS LITE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR AND I HAD AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME IN MANEUVERING MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. SEARCHED ONLINE FOR AN EXPLANATION AND CAME ACROSS A RECALL NOTICE. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION FROM THE CAR MANUFACTURE.

AS I WAS DRIVING THIS EVENING ON MY WAY HOME THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF IN MY CAR. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I PULLED OVER AT A NEARBY RESTAURANT AND RESTARTED MY CAR BUT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN 5 MIN AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ON ITS ON RAPIDLY RIGHT AFTER I START THE CAR AND IT IS IDLE...ON THE DASH POWER STEERING COMES UP WITH A DING SOUND JUST AS IT IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I'M UNSURE IF CHEVY WILL COVER TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF COST BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE CONSIDERING THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH MYSELF THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE ON THE ROAD! *TR

WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON A MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE DASH THAT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND I HAVE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME HOWEVER THE POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT WHILE IN MOTION. IT IS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 15V064000 HOWEVER THERE ARE ZERO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN NUMBER. *TR

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY STOPS WORKING; STARTS WORKING AGAIN (USUALLY) AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS EASY OR SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE WAY TO WORK TODAY; HAS BEEN HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY IN THE PAST BUT IS DANGEROUSLY FREQUENT NOW. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON AMONG 2007 CHEVY MALIBU'S, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST... *TR