2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MY CARS LIGHT WILL RUN ACROSS ECS AND THEN POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE PULL IN IN A DRIVEWAY AND AT A STOPLIGHT. SO WHEN GOING SLOWER SPEEDS.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING CAME UP ON MESSAGE BOARD WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON 11-11-18.AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE DROVE VEHICLE AROUND BLOCK WITHOUT POWER STEERING JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY THE STEERING CAME BACK.WHAT HAPPENED.WORRIED IN OREGON.

WELL DRIVING MY CAR GOT HARD TO STEER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT THEN IT BEGAN TO DRIVE BACK NORMAL THEN IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN AND EVERY TIME I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL BUT IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO RETURN TO NORMAL I HAVE TO CUT MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AS I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT OR SITTING STILL

ECS DEACTIVATES AND STAIS ILUMINATED. ISSUE MAKES STEETING HARD TO MANUBRATE. FUEL ISSUE. FUEL SPILLED AROUND GAS PUMP CAP.

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ALL TIME N IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN YOU DRIVE N AT NIGHT IT HAPPENS

THE CAR STEERING WILL RANDOMLY PULL BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OR MAINTAIN CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS BOTH STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION ON EVERY TRIP I MAKE. THE POWER STEERING ALSO HAS CUT OUT COMPLETELY ON ONE OCCASION WHILE IN MOTION MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING WHEN OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TURNING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD AND THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY AT 1ST. WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IT WOULD HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MATTER THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IF I DIDN'T HAVE 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL WHILE I WAS TURNING 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT COULD EASLY PULLED THE OTHER WAY IN CRASHED INTO A CAR. THANK GOD MY ELDERLY MOTHER IN LAW WASN'T DRIVING BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS WITH OUT THE POWER STEERING. NHTSA SAYS IT DOES HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE 09 CHEVY MALIBU BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR WITH MY VIN.

I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING NOV. 05, 2018. IT WAS MAKING THIS WEIRD SHAKING NOICE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WAS SHOWING ME "SERVICE ESC" AND "ESC OFF" AND "SERVICE TRACTION". THIS IS WEIRD AFTER 6MONTHS DRIVING FROM CA TO VA IT STARTS TO ACT UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THREE MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POHANKA CHEVROLET (13915 LEE JACKSON MEMORIAL HWY, CHANTILLY, VA 20151, (703) 968-6677) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS LREADY DONE,BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM MY MOTHER AND SHE SAID SHE NEVER HAD THE WORK DONE.. POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE