2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AT 55 MERGE SPEED AND AS ENTERING ONTO FIRST THRU LANE THE POWER STEERING DIED OUT AND ACCELERATION DROPPED ON ITS OWN. NEARLY HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER THAT HAD BEEN SAFELY BACK FROM MY ENTRY POINT BEFORE THE STEERING AND ENGINE BOTH FAILED. I PULLED AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE RIGHT AND A BELL RANG BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE STEERING. WHEN I BRAKED, THE STEERING CAME BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OUT OF HARMS WAY. THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR ON THE ENTRY RAMP OR I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AT HIGH SPEED THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP WHEN I ATTEMPT TO CHANGE LANES AND SOMETIMES A BELL RINGS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #13036 AND IT DESCRIBES SYMPTOMS INCLUDED HERE AND ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. THE PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE AS GM HAS BEEN TELLING ME SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE DISCONTINUED DRIVING THIS CAR UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND IF THE DISTANCE IS LESS THAN 5 MILES BECAUSE IT HAS NOT YET WARMED UP TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED BY THE 18 WHEELER. *TR

I WAS UN ABLE TO GET MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I HAD TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD ON THE SHIFTER TO GET IT TO MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

ON 5/07/2014 I GOT IN MY CAR THAT MORNING TO TAKE MY 4 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THE CAR STARTED AND DIED 3 TIMES. WHEN IT FINALLY DID START I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK! WHILE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL I WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY BRAKES LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION! THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE DAILY SINCE THEN. WHEN I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, I HAVE TO TRY AT THE MINIMUM OF 7 TIMES TO GET IT TO CRANK!! NOW IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE I CAN'T EVEN TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MY NEIGHBOR HAS TO TAKE THEM AND PICK THEM UP! I WAS FINALLY SENT A RECALL LETTER THE LAST DAY OF JULY 2014. IN THIS RECALL ARE ALL THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY SAY WHEN CALLED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS TO FIX IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. WHAT AM I TO DO? I HAVE A CAR I AM PAYING FOR AND CAN NOT DRIVE!! I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR. I TOLD THEM SINCE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE IN TO JUST REPLACE MY CAR AND THE ANSWER WAS NO!! THEY ALSO WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THIS IS THEIR FAULT NOT MINE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE BECAME FLAT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF UPDATED 08/29/2014 *JS

TRYING TO ACCESS INTERSTATE, PICKING UP SPEED TO ENTER TRAFFIC IN HIGH DENSITY AREA--STEERING QUIT WORKING. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID ENTRANCE INTO TRAFFIC OR HIT THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT. WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN CAR OUT AND CONTINUE. UPON BRAKING--STEERING RETURNED. WENT TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER--COMPLAINT--LOCKING UP SITUATION, NOISE AND WHEN COLD-- VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL IN OLDER MODELS WAS CALLED "MORNING SICKNESS". REGAL CHEVY PASSED IT OFF AS NORMAL--SHOWED ME A NOTICE OF DEFAULT (SHUT DOWN) IF SYSTEM DRIVEN TO HARD. REFUSED TO REPLACE MOTOR IN SPITE OF OTHER ISSUES. NOISE HAS CONTINUED AND GOTTEN WORSE--MORNING SICKNESS (TURNING VIBRATION/STICKING) STILL PRESENT. NOTED: NOW A NEW CAMPAIGN---N140115. *TR

I STARTED UP MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON DASH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. NOW THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR

AT AROUND 40 MPH, ON A REASONABLE ACCELERATION TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE. AN ALARM (DING DING DING), ALONG WITH A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY CONSOLE SAID "POWER STEERING". WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER -- THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THOUGH I HAVE SINCE AVOIDED ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS -- THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED MANY TIMES (EVEN AT SLIGHT ACCELERATION). IN ALL CASES, THE COMMONALITY HAS BEEN -- WITH ACCELERATION THERE HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO STEER (ATTEMPT TO MOVE INTO PASSING LANE). AT LOWER SPEEDS THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY DURING PARKING. ESPECIALLY WHEN A FEW FULL LEND/RIGHT TIGHT TURNS ARE REQUIRED TO GET IN/OUT OF PARKING SPOT. THE STEERING COMPLETELY FREEZES. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS -- TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR. THEN WAIT A LITTLE AND RESTART. A FEW MONTHS AGO -- THE CONSOLE MESSAGE WAS DIFFERENT -- "POWER STEERING LOSS". THIS WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AT AN APARTMENT. IT WAS A SINGLE TIGHT TURN IN REVERSE, FOLLOWED BY STRAIGHTENING AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE. AGAIN -- A FULL SHUT DOWN, ONE MINUTE OFF, AND RESTART HELPED. ONLY RECENTLY DID THE RECALL VINDICATE WHAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE SINCE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER CONSISTENTLY SAID -- THERE WAS NO NOTICE OR COMPLAINTS. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE (NOW) REVEALS MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCH FOR A LONG TIME. EVEN WITH THE RECALL -- PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THEY CAN FIX. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL TO HAVE SOMETHING SO SERIOUS BE LEFT UNACKNOWLEDGED OR FIXED. THOUGH THE NOTICE SAYS -- IT WOULD TAKE A LOT MORE EFFORT TO STEER -- I CAN TELL YOU FROM NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED -- NO AMOUNT OF EFFORT WOULD HAVE EVEN BUDGED THE STEERING (AT SPEED OR EVEN LOW SPEED). THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEERING LIKE A MANUAL VS COMPLETELY FREEZING). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.