2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE LOCK AND SIGNAL ERROR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT BOTH TIMES. WHEN IT GOES OUT, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER THE TANK IS FULL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE TANK IS EMPTY.

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK TO FULL, FUEL GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY SHOW EMPTY, THEN OVER NEXT 50 MILES OR SO, THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL WILL SWING WILDLY BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THIS RESULTS IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES, THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL WILL REGISTER AND THEN 50 MILES AFTER THAT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE, THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL PARTIALLY LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THE TORQUE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

RANDOMLY EVERY NOW AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON IT'S ON WHEN SITTING IN PARK. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO MOVE AS WELL AND START JERKING TO ONE SIDE CAUSING YOU TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE WHILE YOU FIGHT IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS OF THIS MODEL AS WELL IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET. AS WELL AS A YOUTUBE VIDEO WHICH THE SAME THING CAN BE SEEN ON A 2008 MALIBU AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PX6UEGWMVBI

MY FUEL GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. THE GAUGE GOES DOWN WHEN IDLING OR AT A STOP. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. WHILE THE GAS GAUGE WILL GO BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE GAS CAP, BUT AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A FAULTY LEVEL SENSOR. AS IT'S A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY CHEVY MALIBU'S, I DON'T KNOW HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. GOOD THING I DON'T HAVE TO GET MY CAR TESTED UNTIL 2017 OR I WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON.

I HAD JUST CRANKED, BACKED OUT OF CARPORT, STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. STEERING WHEEL NOT TURNING SMOOTHLY. WAS CATCHING AS WHEN SOMETHING MOVES FROM ONE NOTCH TO ANOTHER. DROVE SLOWLY ONE STREET AND ABORTED MY PLANNED DRIVE DOWN INTERSTATE, AFRAID OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. DROVE SLOWLY 3 MILES TO GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., NOTICING PROBLEM ONCE EN ROUTE. THE SHOP DID SOME TEST. SERV. MGR. SAID HE BELIEVED WHAT I SAID BUT THEIR TESTING SHOWED NOTHING AT THE TIME ... THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN ON MY CAR: SPECIAL POLICY 15356 GOOD THRU 4-3-2017 AND 150,000 MILES. HE WROTE THAT DOWN FOR ME IN CASE I NEEDED IT LATER ... SAID I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THAT SOME MESSAGES WOULD APPEAR IF ANY PROBLEM. SEARCHED ONLINE AT HOME, AS I HAD RECEIVED NOTHING FROM GM ON THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR. SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THAT GM AND SAFETY BOARD IS DOING NOTHING. TODAY, 9-17-2015, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM.ON THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, HAVING EXPERIENCED IT 9-14-2015, BUT SERVICE DEPT. DID NOT SAY THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING SINCE THEIR TEST SHOWED NOTHING. THE LETTER SAYS IF THE CONDITION OCCURS, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR ME AT NO CHARGE. DOES SOME MAJOR INCIDENT HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE REPAIRS CAN BE DONE? OR THOSE MESSAGES HAVE TO APPEAR WHILE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT? IT SHOULD BE FIXED NOW SO THAT I CAN DRIVE WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO ADDITIONAL CHANCE OF ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STEERING.