2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DEALER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING SINCE JULY 2014 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,866.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY DIFFICULTY ON STEERING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE CAR GETS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

POWER STEERING CEASED TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND SAFELY OFF THE ROADWAY. AFTER A HALF HOUR, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO OPERATE OK. THIS SAME MALFUNCTION HAS SINCE OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE ONLY DRIVER THE CAR APPROX. 1500 MILES SINCE AS IT COULD POTENTIAL BE DISASTROUS. SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL SITUATION? *TR

THE STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME HARD TO STEER AND HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY STILL AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *TR

THE CHEVY, MALIBU 2006 MODELS HAVE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY POWER STEERING. ALL EXCEPT OUR VIN NUMBER. WE HAVE THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM SO WHY ISN'T IT UNDER RECALL? THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER ESPECIALLY FROM A PARKING SPACE OR AT LOW SPEEDS. THEN IT WILL UNPREDICTABLY COME BACK ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN COME BACK ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE GOING AROUND SHARP TURNS. LAST TIME WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER HE SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. CAN YOU RECTIFY THIS WITH CHEVROLET AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

VEHICLE HITS 25 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. A DINGING WOULD GO OFF AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE TILL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A MEDIAN IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE SPUN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND SCRAPES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.