2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING" COMES ON. A SENSOR, LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WAS REPLACED SOME MONTHS AGO. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME SENSOR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR AND SOME SAID THEY HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED, AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING POSITION SENSOR KIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT. PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE ON A FREEWAY OFF RAMP. THIS CONDITION REQUIRED BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALER FOR SERVICE. STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS SURPRISED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER A PREVIOUS GENERAL MOTORS POWER STEERING RECALL. IT APPEARS THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR NOT INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUS 2004-2009 RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE DEALER AND MYSELF, THE THIS YEAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE SLIGHTLY LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. IT ALSO HAD A LOOSE AND WOBBLY FEELING TO IT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/2/2015. MY STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

SO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT WONT START AND THE ANTI THEFT SIGN ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS BLINKING. SO I CANT START THE CAR AND TRIED LOCKING MY CAR AND UNLOCKING AND STARTING AGAIN STILL NOTHING. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY IS FINE AND KEPT ON TRYING TO STARTED IT I CAN SEE THE SIGN THAT SAYS THE CAR IS LOCKED. FOR NO REASON THIS HAPPENED, I CAME HOME THAT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING IT DIDN'T START. SO IT MOST LIKELY IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEM FROM MY ADVISE FROM MY MECHANIC. I READ ONLINE THAT IT CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND HAVE TO WAIT AN HOUR THEN START IT BACK UP AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO HAVE IF THIS SECURITY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM FAILS OUT OF NO WHERE. ALSO I CHECKED MY KEY FOR DAMAGE AND STILL DOESN'T WORK. BUT THIS WILL MOST LIKELY COST ME $300-500 FOR A SIMPLE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON 1 DAY PRIOR. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THEN JERKED TO CENTER AND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. STEERING WAS MANUAL AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE MOVING. ALMOST HIT A HOUSE WHILE TURNING RIGHT. WHEN TURNING LEFT TO APPROACH DRIVEWAY ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR. I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH AS I WAS MAKING TURNS.

MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER (NEARLY CRASHED). THE RADIO DISPLAY ON THE CENTER DASH DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING". THE POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY GOES OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. A FEW TURNS LATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE THAT GM HAD WITH THE '05, '06, '08 & '09 CHEVY MALIBUS (WHICH NOW HAVE RECALLS). THE '07 MALIBUS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL BUT OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LOCK UP IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND A DISPLAY APPEAR ON MY RADIO POWER STEERING SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD WENT OUT AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN THE SHAFT WAS BAD THIS WAS IN 2010. AGAIN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THIS IS IN 2014 THE SAME THING HAPPEN I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE IT THIS TIME AS A TORQUE SENSORS BUT I NEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG THEY DID NOT WANT THE CODES TO BE THE SAME AS BEFORE SO THEY USED ANOTHER CODE WHICH IS THE TORQUE SENSORS. SO I TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND SAID THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD JUST LIKE IN 2010 AND I NO THAT THIS DEALER IS RIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR DONE THE SAME THING AS IT DID IN 2014 AS IT DID IN 2010 THE FIRST DEALER WAS TRYING TO COVER UP THAT IT WAS THE SAME THING SO THEY USED DIFFERENT CODES. I TALK TO GM AND THEY AGREE WITH THE FIRST DEALER AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO I ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO [XXX] BUT I DON'T THINK SHE GOT IT ONLY THE SEC. I THINK ITS SAD THAT THEY NO THAT THERE'S PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THE 2007 MALIBU AND WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR