2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 DAYS, I LEFT WORK(12/17/19), AND "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC" SHOWED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. MOST TIMES IT GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING.

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR AT IDLE AND CAN CAUSE TOUGH STEERING OR LOSS OR VEHICLE CONTROL. FROM THE COMPLAINTS IVE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON DURING COLDER TEMPERATURE DAYS. COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN ICY CONDITIONS... MY DAUGHTER IS NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE HER VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER ANY COSTS FOR THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH ITS A NATION WIDE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

TODAY I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN (ALSO HAPPENED 2 TIMES ABOUT A MONTH AGO). I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN MADISON WI TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED, VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. GM'S WEBSITE SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME 2009 MALIBUS IN 2014, BUT WHEN I JUST CALLED GM NOW THEY SAY MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. BASED ON ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE, GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AGAIN! THIS TIME, ALL OF THEM.

STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN I STARTED MOVING AGAIN THERE WAS A SEVERE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. THEN MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO START MOVING AGAIN. ONCE IT DID START MOVING IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

I HAD A POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ONE, AND MY ESC LIGHT COME ON. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH NO WARNING AND DISABLE THOSE FEATURES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, GOING 57 MPH, AFTER A MAJOR ICE AND SNOW STORM. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE WHILE IT IS ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE ESC SERVICE NEEDED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INITIALLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THEN ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED ALAN WEBB CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3712 NE 66TH AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98661, (360) 574-1131) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,846.

GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, HIT A CAR IN THE REAR.. THE BAGS WENT OFF, BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY THE BAGS... THE SMELL WAS THERE, OF SOME KIND OF GUN POWDER SMELL... BUT NO AIRBAGS...

MALUBU 2009 BOUGHT NEW ON 2009 APRIL, EVEN THE FIRST YEAR THE STEERING WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. IN THE PARKING CIRCLE WHILE CLIMBING IT WOULD STIFFEN, IT HAPPENS MAYBE 5 TO 6 TIMES A YEAR AND RECENTLY 2019 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH KIDS AND THE STEERING FROZE. I WAS REALLY AFRAID AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE INCIDENCE FROM MY WIFE. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO ME IN THE CITY STREET, AND IN THE PARKING LOT WHILE TURNING ROUND AND ROUND. I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON ROAD AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS MALIBU CAR WHILE DRIVING ANY MORE. NEED HELP.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP ON THE DASH 'POWER STEERING' 'SERVICE ESC OFF' 'BRAKE LIGHT' 'SERVICE AIR BAG' AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. TRYING TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO MY LEFT I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TURNING PROCESS WAS SO HARD. AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT GOES AWAY THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS POP ON AGAIN. THIS TIME AFTER A FEW SECONDS EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD GOES BLANK INCLUDING THE RADIO AND THEN THE CAR DIES OUT DRAINING THE CARS BATTERY COMPLETELY.

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD AT 55 SPEED ZONE AND CAR WOULD ONLY DO 15 MPH FINALLY GOT TO A STORE AND GOT IT STOPPED AND STEERING WAS SHAKING AND CAR SHAKES WHEN I HIT BRAKES