2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. AROUND THIS TIME I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD STOP WORKING OR NOT WORK AT ALL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER I FIRST LEARNED OF THE PROBLEM PEOPLE FOLLOWING ME WOULD TELL ME THAT IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS RIDING MY BRAKES WHEN I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES THEY WOULD GO OFF. I TESTED THIS BY BACKING UP TO MY GARAGE DOOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKES. THEY COME ON WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT GO OUT WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL. AROUND THIS TIME I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SOMETIMES STICK/NOT MOVE EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY LOCAL DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULE AND THAT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE COME BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING THUS MAKING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. CHEVY NOTIFIED ME IN JUNE SAYING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION AND BAS SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

STARTED THE CAR AND ALARM BELL RANG. GAS GAGE WAS DEAD AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND RE START IT AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK. THEN WE GOT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND ALL THE GAGES WENT DEAD, WHICH HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES BEFORE AND HAVE THE ROUTINE DOWN NOW. I PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN, WHICH WON'T START BACK UP UNTIL I DO SEVERAL THINGS. I SIT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, OPEN THE DOOR AND LOCK IT LIKE I AM LEAVING THE CAR. THEN I SIT THERE UNTIL THE DOME LIGHT AND THE ALARM LIGHT GOES OUT, ONCE THAT HAPPENS I MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, OPEN IT AND WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF I PUT IN THE KEY AND START IT. ALSO BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BREAK LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN I'M NOT EVEN HITTING THE BREAKS.

THERE IS A CLICKING OR CLUNKING TYPE SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOT WITH EVERY TURN BUT IT IS CONSISTENT. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, REMOTE START STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. VEHICLE SHOWS STOPPING WHEN DRIVING AND DRIVING WHEN STOPPING. WILL GET REAR-ENDED SAME THING HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO. GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #08-05-22-009C ISSUED IN 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

HEARS A CLICKING NOISE FROM CAR THEN IT WILL LOOSE STEERING AND SHUT OFF, NO ACCELERATION, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, NO LIGHTS. ALL TURNS OFF, HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 8 TIMES. NEXT TIME, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE IT JUMPS, ALL SHUTS OFF, IT SOME TIMES TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THE CAR TO START BACK UP. CHEVROLET SHOP HAS REPLACED PARTS, STILL CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY IT SHUT OFF. IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO OTHERS THAT HAS A MALIBU, PLEASE HELP, WITH SUGGESTION ON WHAT THE CHEVY HOUSE CAN DO TO HELP ME OUT. THANKS *TR

WHILE WIFE TURNING INTO DRIVRWAY POWER STEERING QUIT,CAUSING HER TO WIPE OUT MAIL BOX. TOUNED OUT TO BE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED.CONTACTED GM ABOUT A RECALL, SAID THERE WAS ONE FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST, BY MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED.AFTER WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH WITH GM THEY DECIDED TO PAY HALF THE BILL MY HALF WAS 700 DOLLARS(WHICH WAS HAD TO GET SEEING IM RETIRED GI ON FIXED INCOME.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THEY CAME OUT WITH THE SAME RECALL, A IF REPAIRS WEWE ALREADY MADE YOU WOULD GET REIMBURSED I FEEL IM DUE BACK THAT 700 DOLLARS AND GM SAYS IM NOT.THE WORK WAS DON AT TAYLOR CHEVROLET IN TAYLOR MICHIGAN, REPAIRS WERE MADE ON 8/01/13/ INVOICE # CVC275940