2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH THE VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015 *JS

2006 CHEVY MALIBU CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MW THE LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION, FRONT RIM, AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLES DIC WAS SHOWING POWER STEERING. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL EVEN USING BOTH HANDS. I PUSHED THE ONSTAR BUTTON FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS BECOME INTERMITTENT. HAVE ALSO LOST CONTROL OF POWER STEERING WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE I-24 FROM ON RAMP, STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT THEN THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND FOR ABOUT 10 -15 SECONDS THEN I WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT COME BACK AS A RECALL. WAS FURTHER ADVISED BY GM TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE WARNING CHIME ACTIVATED ALONG WITH A POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN INTERSTATE 95 HEADING TOWARDS VIRGINIA BEACH TO RETURN TO COLLEGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO MY CHEVY MALIBU YEAR 2006 JUST LOCKED UP AND BECAME HARD TO CONTROL THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT DEALER ON SEPT 9, 2014 AND NOW THIS ISSUE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER RECEIVED $1600.00 FROM ME FOR STEERING COLUMN REPAIR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE AGAIN ESPECIALLY WHEN SO MANY OTHER MALIBU'S HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS GM EXCLUDING CERTAIN 2006 CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM RECALL NOTICE OF SUDDEN STEERING FAILURE!!!!! *JS

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COLUMN AND INTERMEDIATE SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. DJR

GAS FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY/THEN FULL, UNKNOWN HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK. WHEN IN THE MIDWESTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, DURING WINTER MONTHS YOU DO WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ONCE I EXCEED ABOUT 10 MPH IT FREES UP AND AM ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL I FOUND ON LINE. THEY SAID MY CAR HAS NO RECALL BECAUSE MY PARTS WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. I AM THINKING WHAT??? IF I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER CARS RECALLED WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT BECAUSE MY PARTS ARE MADE FROM A DIFFERENT PLANT SO I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS WRONG. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

AS I ORIGINALLY REPORTED, MY VEHICLE STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING, IT WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH ALL BY ITSELF MY VEHICLE WAS THEN SUBJECT TO RECALL SERVICE FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST, THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED NOW AS OF NOV 11TH, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT WHAT DO I DO NOW? *TR