2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,467.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION, AND TWO PRESSURE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF, BUT NOT ALWAYS. LACK OF TRUST IN DEALERS INVESTIGATING AND MAKING THE REPAIRS IS AN ISSUE. I'M TOLD (BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE MANAGER) THAT IT WILL COST $80 JUST TO CHECK VIA COMPUTER WHAT THE CAUSE MAY BE. REPAIRS SUCH AS RE-COUPLING A LOOSE SENSOR CONNECTION BENEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE ($40) BUT REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS REPAIRS COULD RUN UPWARDS FROM $700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I START MY CAR AND THE SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON AND SHOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY STARTED BUT MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. ALSO WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG STAYS OFF. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN FLASHING THE POWER STEERING ICON INTERMITTENTLY, THE ALARM WILL CEASE IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE LEFT IF YOU GO FASTER THAN 55 MPH. IT WILL ALSO SHAKE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE IN PARK. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY CAR IN ITS LANE, AND IS QUITE TERRIFYING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 2007 MALIBU BUT NOT THE 2007. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT MORE RESEARCH WILL BE DONE TO INCLUDE THE YEAR 2007 AS MY MOTHER ALSO OWNS THE SAME MODEL (WE BOUGHT THEM WHEN MY FATHER PASSED AWAY SO WE COULD BE SAFE) AND IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T' FEEL THAT THIS CAN BE A COINCIDENCE. PLEASE HELP US IN ANY WAY THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN. *TR