2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN COLD WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS IS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LATE DECEMBER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE! WHILE DRIVING (WHETHER ON HIGHWAY AT 60+ MPH OR IN TOWN DOING UNDER 40MPH), POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MULTIPLE TIMES; ALONG WITH FUEL GAGE WILL CONSISTENTLY SHOW EMPTY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG INDICATION LIGHT WILL GO FROM AIRBAG ON TO AIR BAG OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT REMEDIES THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RANDOMLY FAILS. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS, #14772, AND I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE NUMBER LISTED, 1-800-222-1020, AND THEY ADVISED ME MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED! YET, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS THAT EXACT SYMPTOMS OF #14772. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT HEAD ON COLLISIONS! I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND JERKED TO THE LEFT. IT MADE ME CROSS THE LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE OTHER DRIVERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WHILE I GOT MY CAR BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TOTAL REPAIR COST IS OVER $1200! I CANNOT AFFORD THIS. I CAN NOT STOP DRIVING MY VEHICLE EITHER. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AT THEIR EXPENSE AS IT IS THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING CLOSE TO AN HOUR TO GET TO WORK THROUGH HEAVY DALLAS TRAFFIC AND BY THEM DENYING THE REPAIRS, THEY ARE PUTTING A LOT OF PEOPLE AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. PLEASE HAVE THEM HONOR THE RECALL FOR MY VIN SO WE CAN ALL BE SAFER OUT THERE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT FELT EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THIS CAR IS LOSING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. IT WILL KICK BACK IN ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN BUT AGAIN WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE IT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND IS STATIONARY. I HAVE VIDEO I CAN SEND AS WELL

WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A CURVE OR TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ALSO EXPERIENCED DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND HORN FUSE KEEPS GOING OUT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS WHILE IN PARK AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT IT PULLS IT FURTHER CAUSING ME TO OVERTURN. WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT IT PULLS BACK TO THE LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AFTER MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING LIGHTS BEGIN TO DIM AND BRIGHTEN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR SINCE I PASSED 80,000 MILES. I AM AT 90,000 NOW AND IT IS GETTING MORE COMMON. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR