2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, A WARNING POPPED UP ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST ON MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT V6. THIS WARNING WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY 3 CHIMES AND A TOTAL LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. I ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. I AM DESPERATE TO HAVE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE WHY GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT INCLUDED EVERY MODEL OF THE CHEVY MALIBU IN THIS POWER STEERING RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE MODEL YEARS THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR ANOTHER LIFE TO BE LOST TO A DEFECT THAT THEY COULD FIX WITH COMMON DECENCY AND SENSE. I HAVE INCLUDED A LINK TO THE GM WEBSITE THAT LISTS THIS RECALL FOR YOUR REFERENCE. HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ON SOME OCCASIONS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,132.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN IN THE START POSITION WHILE STILL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E0044000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,891.

I WAS DRIVING AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN I HAD NO POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. ALSO WHEN I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE MALL THE STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING SPOT. ALSO I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN STEERING WENT OUT IN A SNOW STORM AND I SLID INTO THE CURB. I WAS DENIED BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THE POWER ASSIST REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID MY VIN DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE BLOCK OF NUMBERS THAT HAD THE BAD STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLIES. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR....THE RECALL CAME OUT AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAID NO REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE BLOCK OF NUMBERS THAT RECEIVED THE BAD ASSEMBLY. I THINK THAT BLOCK OF NUMBERS NONE SENSE IS PITIFUL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

SITTING AT A LIGHT OR PARKED THE STEERING IS JUMPING ALL AROUND. ON EXPRESSWAY THE STEERING WHEEL GLITCHES BACK AND FORTH. POWER STEERING LOST UPON ACCELERATION. ALSO SOMETIMES NO POWER STEERING WHEN CAR IS STARTED. *TR

4/23/2014: WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ON ITS OWN AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE VEHICLES CENTER DISPLAY THAT READ "POWER STEERING" . THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (#14116) BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I TOOK THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. 11/04/14: I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BURDICK CHEVROLET FOR SERVICE AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. 11/05/14: WHEN THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE SERVICE WRITER BROUGHT THE CAR OVER TO WHERE I WAS STANDING. WHEN I STARTED TO PULL AWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND THE STEERING FELT VERY NOTCHY. I SHOWED THIS TO THE SERVICE WRITER AND HE WENT TO GET THE SERVICE MANAGER AND A TECHNICIAN. THE SERVICE WRITER RETURNED AND SAID THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE. I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING REGARDING THIS RECALL. AS THE DROVE HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK CONSTANTLY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND HAD TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT BY STEERING LEFT AND RIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT HE WAS APPARENTLY TOO BUSY. I HAVE DEALT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE PAST AND I DON'T EXPECT HIM TO EVER RETURN MY CALLS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID TO REPAIR THE STEERING. I ONLY KNOW THAT IT'S MUCH WORSE THAT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN, LET ALONE SOLD. WHAT SHOULD I DO AT THIS POINT? *TR