2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN ACCELERATING OR ENTERING HIGHER SPEEDS A DING GOES OFF. HAVE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN THROUGH DEALER. NEED TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR AND CONTROL MODULE. THIS SHOULD ALL BE COVERED CONSIDERING THESE PARTS PROBABLY ALL GO BAD HAVING A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN TO BEGIN WITH. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING MY CAR.

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER; WHEN IT WAS COLD IT WORKED, BUT WHEN IT WAS HOT, IT DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $650 TO REPLACE A PART, THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JB

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN NOT DEPRESSED CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK RECALL WAS COMPLETED TOOK CAR BACK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 6/16/16 AS OF TODAY 6/26/16 PROBLEM IS STILL THERE COST OF 287.20. IAM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM A GM MAN BUT MAYBE NO MORE AND ILL MAKE SURE AND LET EVERYBODY I CAN KNOW ABOUT YOUR SERVICE THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND BELLS WENT OFF, WHILE LOSING POWER STEERING. UPON ACCELERATING. UPDATED 10/25/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER FAILED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

HAD REPAIR DONE FOR STEERING RECALL IN 2015 BUT SOMETIMES POWER STILL GOES OUT OF STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK AND WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY. SUSPENSION: VIRTUALLY NO SHOCK ABSORPTION; RIDES VERY HARD.

WHILE ON EXIT RAMP FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A VEER TO THE LEFT, CAR SUDDENLY VEERED RIGHT & CROSSED A LANE OF TRAFFIC HEADING FOR AN EMBANKMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER, WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO TURN 180 DEGREES AND SLID INTO THE EMBANKMENT. HAD I NOT DONE THE 180 DEGREE SPIN, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE EMBANKMENT HEAD ON, LIKELY BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE RECALL REPAIR TOOK PLACE AND OBVIOUSLY FAILED. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TRUST DRIVING IT AGAIN.

I HAD THE STEERING ASSIST RECALL 14V-153 PERFORMED ON MY CAR LAST YEAR, TODAY WHEN I MAKE TURNS I AM LOSING POWER STEERING AND I GET THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM. MY GUESS IS THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. IN ADDITION, WHEN NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED IN THE FALL ON 2015 BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED IN MAY 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.