2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. WHENEVER THE CAR REACHES 2500 - 3000 RPM'S, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS ON A RECALL WITH GMC AND OTHER THINGS ARE MALFUNCTIONING BUT GMC ARE ONLY REPLACING ONE ISSUE. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUE BUT MY CAR HAS ANOTHER ISSUE IN WHICH THE TURN SIGNAL HAS A SHORT IN IT AND IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

THE DRIVER DROVE INTO HER DRIVE WAY FROM A SHORT DRIVE. WHEN SHE PARKED IN HER DRIVEWAY, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE DASH BOARD. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, RAN INTO HER HOME TO TELL HER MOTHER. WHEN THEY RAN BACK OUTSIDE, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. THE FIRE MARSHAL CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE COMBUSTED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE, LIKELY ELECTRICAL. NO ONE WAS INJURED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED AND THE DRIVEWAY IS STAINED FROM THE SMOKE AND FIRE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING, BUT DO NOT COME ON WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND DIMMED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN I PARKED IT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, I COULD STILL HEAR A MOTOR RUNNING AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AGAIN AND THEN THE MOTOR SOUND STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE AND NO CODES SHOWING. DEALERSHIP SAID MY TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES NEEDED BALANCING, I THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND STILL THEY SAID IT NEEDED THE TIRES BALANCED & IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE, $74.10 LATER NO DIFFERENCE AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKING BACK AND FORTH TO THE LEFT & RIGHT CONSTANTLY, IS SCARY TO DRIVE, DEALERSHIP PUT MY VEHICLE ON LIST FOR RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST PART BUT SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET, I NEED THIS CAR TO GET TO WORK AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. THIS IS A DANGER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE MAILED NOTICE ON APRIL 28 . I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROADWAYS. MY CAR ALSO RANDOMLY LOSES BATTERY POWER.. I ASSUME THIS IS ELECTRICAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I 40 WHEN ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP THE BELL STARTED CHIMING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN MY TEENAGER WAS DRIVING HE CAME HOME AND TOLD ME HE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT HE PULLED OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER AND THE DASH LIT UP THE BELL STARTED CHIMING AND HE SAID IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH HE HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET INTO THE CORRECT LANE. I TOOK THE CAR TO HENDRICKS AUTO MALL IN JULY 2013 BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VIN, SO WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT JUST THE WAY IT IS PRAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SOUNDED LIKE FRONT TIRES WERE FALLING OFF OR VERY WOBBLY. HAD TO PULL OFF FREEWAY TURNED CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED AND PROBLEM STOPPED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES NOW AND LAST TIME VIBRATION WAS SO BAD IT BROKE OFF BOTH FRONT HUBCAPS. THE SERVICE TECH AT LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT DUE TO RECALL ON POWER STEERING RECALL YE WE TALKED TO CERTIFIED CHEVY MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS DEFINATELY THE ISSUE. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAITING FOR DEALERSHIP MANAGER TO CALL BACK.