2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DRIVERS SEAT BELT UNSPOOLS COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING AND STAYS THAT WAY. DEALER QUOTES JUST UNDER $400 TO REPAIR. HAVE IT REPAIRED AND TWO MONTHS LATER DOES THE SAME THING WHILE STANDING STILL AND PULLING OUT SEAT TO BUCKLE.. AUTO IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING SEATBELT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND RESET THE POWER STEERING CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM GAUGE STARTED TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY IN AN ERRATIC MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRIC FLUCTUATION IN THE SPEED THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY 2007 MALIBU IS APPARENTLY NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST PROBLEMS. I PUT IN THE VIN NUMBER AND THIS RECALL DID NOT COME UP. YOU SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME FRAME THAT MINE WAS. IN THE PAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS "GONE OUT" SEVERAL TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PRIMARILY DRIVES AND I FEEL THAT IT VERY UNSAFE FOR HER TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SINCE THE VIN FOR MY CAR IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ISSUE, I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT MYSELF. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE EXPANDING WHY IS NOT BEING RESOLVED FOR ALL CARS INVOLVED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). A SECOND LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2014, BUT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER RECENTLY, WHO ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS UNREASONABLE. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WITHIN 305 DAYS, THE CONTACT HOPED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SOONER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING STEERING SHIMMY EVEN WHILE IDLING. I STOPPED FOR PIZZA...COMING BACK OUT TO THE VEHICLE, POWER STEERING WAS GONE. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS BACK (WITH SHIMMY). AFTER ANOTHER SHORT STOP, POWER STEERING WAS GONE. AFTER LONGER STOP AT SCHOOL POWER STEERING CAME BACK. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CUTS OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. GOING TO DEALER SAT. FOR DIAGNOSIS. WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

IN FOR LAST RECALL. WENT TO LEAVE ROSEDALE CHEV PARKING LOT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. *JS

WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED ON MY IGNITION TO TRAVEL TO A LOCAL STORE AND AT FIRST ASSUMED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP SOME HOW. AS I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TIRES USING BRUTE FORCE. TRIED IT AGAIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER EXITING AND THEN RE-ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY WORKED FINE SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE. TRIED IT LATER THAT DAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHERE THE POWER STEERING SIMPLY DID NOT EXIST. HAD MY FATHER-IN-LAW TEST IT AND HE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. DROVE IT TO BALISE CHEVROLET IN WARWICK, RI WHILE STILL EXPERIENCING THE LACK OF POWER STEERING FOR REPAIR. RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FOR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU CAME OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. CURRENTLY MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY BUT I CLEARLY HAD THE ISSUE AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. *JS

WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE KEY TURNED ON THE LEFT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS (OFF) AND WITH NOBODY IN THE RIGHT SEAT THE LIGHT SHOWS (ON) FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GOES OUT, WHILE DRIVING WITH ONLY A DRIVER IN THE CAR IT STAYS THE SAME. *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND DIAGNOSED AS A TORQUE SENSOR PROBLEM. THEN READING ON THE NHTSA THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE ONLY TO BE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *JS