2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,522.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY BECOME STIFF AND SHIFTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN MY HANDS. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT ON THE ROAD BUT I HAVE TO HOLD ON WITH BOTH HANDS UNTIL THE WHEEL STOPS MOVING AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AND AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE IT BEGAN ON SUNDAY (IT'S NOW THURSDAY) BUT AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS.

SATURDAY I WAS RUNNING ERRAND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BEFORE I COULD GET HOME THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTICE CAME ON AND MY POWER WAS BARELY AT A CRAWL UNTIL I MADE IT HOME. THE GOOD THING IS I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I MAKE CERTAIN MY CAR HAS THE NECESSARY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND I WAS JUST AT MAITA CHEVROLET IN ELK GROVE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND THEY NEVER ONCE INDICATED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED, WAS REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE STEERING LOCKED UP FOR A SECOND TIME, BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. UPDATED 09/28/15.*JB UPDATED 9/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE CARS POWER STEERING JUST WENT. SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I''V HAD THE POWER STEERING FIXED AND IT COST ME ABOUT $1100/ ALSO THE CAR ORIGINAL WAS PURCHASED BY ROBERT MY HUSBAND BUT NOW I DRIVE IT AND PAY THE PAYMENTS. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT HOSELTON AUTO MALL AT 909 FAIRPORT ROAD. EAST ROCHESTER,NY 14445. THE SAME PLACE MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. EVENTUALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, DISCOVERED THAT THE UP AND DOWN GEAR BOX THAT ALLOWED THE STEERING COLUMN TO ADJUST UP AND DOWN, FRACTURED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. JUST AS THE CAR WAS STOPPING, THE BACK OUTSIDE EDGE OF MY DRIVER SEAT MADE A LOUD POP AND DROPPED ABOUT 4 INCHES. AFTER I REMOVED THE SEAT LATER, THE WELD, ATTACHING THE ELECTRIC SEAT ADJUSTER TO THE CROSS BAR IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT, IS RIPPED LOOSE OF THE CROSS BAR. THIS SEAT CONTAINS AN AIRBAG IN THE SIDE OF IT. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN AN ACCIDENT, I DON'T THINK THE SAFETY FEATURES WOULD STILL HAVE PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY. THE SEAT IS A DEALER ITEM AND THEY WANT OVER $1000 DO FIX.