2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I, WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET MALIBU (2005), ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/9/07. I WAS DRIVING TO THE SELMA, TEXAS LOCATED LIVE-OAK SHOPPING, AND MY VEHICLE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BECAME UNSTABLE, THE SPEED KEELED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT-DOWN COMPLETELY WITHIN 5-8 FT OF THE MALL STOP-SIGN. THIS INCIDENT CAUSE BACK CAR TRAFFIC JAMMING, HORNS BLOWING NEAR CRASH. I, IMMEDIATELY HAD TO CALL MY GEICO AUTOMOBILE REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSIST MY VEHICLE FOR TOWING. THIS SAME EXACT VEHICLE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ON 1/3/08. AGAIN ON 1/09/11 MY VEHICLE HAD A ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING BECOMING UNSAFE, WITH THE SPEED KEELED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT-DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE 1-10 EAST TEXAS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND UNFORTUNATELY I WAS EN-ROUTE TRAVELING FOR A PHYSICAL THERAPY JOB ASSIGNMENT. THE FOURTH INCIDENT ON 11/09/11 MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCE AN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN AT A HOTEL TRAVEL ASSIGNMENT, WHICH RESULTED A IMMOBILE VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS DUE TO RURAL AREA DELAYED TOWING. THE FIFTH AND FINAL UNSAFE IMPAIRED VEHICLE INCIDENT ON 6/11/11 MY VEHICLE LOSS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THE TEXAS 1-10 WEST INTERSTATE TRAVELING FROM A JOB ASSIGNMENT IN THE GEORGE WEST TEXAS AREAS. MY VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING CONTROL AND STEERED INTO A RIGHT-SHOULDER ANIMAL PASTURE AREAS, THE INTERSTATE STATE TROOPER HAD TO ASSIST WITH MY SAFETY TO RETURN TO THE HIGHWAY. THEREFORE, ON 8/11 I HAD NO CHOSE BUT TO TRADE IN MY VEHICLE TO BANNER CHEVROLET IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. *TR

GOING THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH FOOD PLACE AND STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND MY EBS LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE BUT VERY HARD TO STEER. IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR THE DRIVE HOME THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING . *JS

I STARTED MY CAR AND MY EMPTY LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND DINGING SAYING THAT MY CAR HAD NO FUEL DESPITE THAT I HAD PUT IN $30 THE DAY BEFORE, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY MILES TO EMPTY OPTION ON MY RADIO IT SAID 331 MILES TO EMPTY. I DECIDED ONCE I GOT TO WORK I'D TRY RESTARTING IT TO SEE IF THAT WORKED, WELL WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I REALIZED NONE OF MY GAUGES WERE WORKING I WAS GOING AT LEAST 35-40 AND MY CAR WAS READING 0 RPMS AND 0 MPH WHICH MADE ME PANIC THINKING WELL IF MY CAR IS READING THAT IM NOT DRIVING AND THAT I HAVE NO GAS WHAT IF IT JUST SHUTS OFF ON ME? SO I PULLED OVER AFRAID THAT IT COULD CAUSE MY CAR TO SHUT OFF IT TOOK FIVE TIMES OF ME STARTING THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK OFF FOR IT TO WORK. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WAS DOING ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME WAS THE HOT COLD SENSOR FOR MY COOLANT WHICH WOULD GO THE MIDDLE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FALL BACK TO COLD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT MAKES ME FEEL EXTREMELY UPSET AND AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR! SINCE IT HAS STOPPED DOING THIS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TAKING IT INTO A SHOP WILL DO SINCE THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM IF IT ISN'T OCCURRING AT THE TIME. *TR

THERE IS A LAG ON STEERING AND I HAVE BEEN FEELING IT FOR A WHILE, SOMETIMES I DON'T HAVE A PROPER STEERING CONTROL, PRETTY SCARY AT TIMES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU IT HAS ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN IT WANTS TO, IT SHUTS OFF SOMETIMES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE WE PUT THE KEY ON A RING BY ITSELF, BUT THEY WON"T HONOR IT SAYS IT'S NOT ON THE LIST BUT THE 2005 MALIBU MAXX IS ON THE LIST! THE MAXX IS THE SAME CAR BUT WITH A HATCHBACK INSTEAD OF A TRUNK, CAN U PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND TELL ME WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN I DO? *TR

2005 CHEVY MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BEING STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVING VEHICLE TOWED. CONSUMER FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *SMD

I HAVE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND MY SHIFTING GEAR IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY COMPUTER GOES OFF STEERING BECOMES HARDER. A LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING A CAR AND A LOCK. A MESSAGE COMES ON THE COMPUTER "STEERING". IT DOES RANDOMLY. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

I WENT TO SCHOOL TO DROP OFF KIDS I WENT TO START THE CAR AN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BOARD GOES ON BUT WONT CRANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 80 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY LOW WARNING ALARM HEARD AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,927.