2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND PERFORMED NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT STEER. DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IT WAS LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THEY WANTED $1,000.00 TO FIX IT AND WOULD NOT WORK WITH US AS WE ARE ON A FIXED INCOME THEY EVENTUALLY CAME AND REPOSESSED THE VEHICLE IN THE NONE WORKING CONDITION AND HAULED IT OFF. *JS

THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT REPEATEDLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND NOT. IT WOULD COME BACK ON AT TIMES AND NOW FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS HAS BEEN OUT COMPLETELY AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I DRIVE 3 CHILDREN AROUND REGULARLY. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE OF MY STRENGTH AND SIZE TO DRIVE. I FEAR IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED TO SEE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY MAKE AND YEAR BUT EVERY OTHER YEAR MALIBU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 10/21/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/16/14 MA UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

NOTICED AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT WHEN EVER PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR JUST ACCELERATING QUICKLY AT ALL THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE "STRAIGHTENED" BACK UP WHICH YANKS THE CAR REALLY HARD CAUSING FOR QUICK CORRECTION WHICH CAN LEAD TO OVER CORRECTION AND THEN A WRECK. VERY DANGEROUS IN THE RAIN OR SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS SINCE IT YANKS THE WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIDE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN HEAR AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE COLUMN AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE WARNING DINGING THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED. SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE EVENTUALLY IT WILL CAUSE WRECKS AND QUITE FRANKLY DEATHS! VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THIS HAPPENS! AND APPARENTLY ITS NOT JUST MY CAR. *TR

AT FIRST, WHEN MY GAS GAUGE WOULD BE DOWN TO ABOUT HALF A TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD GO TO EMPTY AND CHECK LOW FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE DID TAKE IT TO GM DEALER AND IT TESTED AS DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0463 FUEL TANK LEVEL SENDING UNIT . AS TIME HAS GONE ON, WHEN THE GAUGE GETS DOWN TO THREE FOURTHS FULL, THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND WOULD CAUSE IT TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT. ILLUMINATES POWER STEERING ON DIGITAL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. *TT