2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 6 PM WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL TO TURN BY ITSELF. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BY ITSELF I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN AND A CURB IN THE INCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I WAS SO EXCITED, IT WAS MY FIRST CAR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS DECENT,I WAS WRONG. SINCE THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I HAVE NOT DROVE MY CAR I AM SCARED TO, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WAS JUST LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING IS ALL ELECTRICAL, SO EVERYTHING HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AFTER A RED LIGHT STEERING LOCKED UP AND GOT A MESSAGE POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER MESSAGE CANT REMEMBER WHAT IT SAID. IT LOOKS LIKE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX IT. . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FOUND HER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING. UPDATED 01/13/14

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED SLIGHTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL LEVER SENSOR. THIS CURED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH, NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE DEALER DID A PARTS WARRANTY ON THE SWITCH AND SUPPLIED AT NO CHARGE. I PICKED IT UP TODAY, BUT HAVE NOT INSTALLED IT YET. *TR

FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS AND A MESSAGE CAME A CROSSED THE DASH READING POWER STEERING IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT THEN STARTED THE BACK UP AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN.IT HAS HAPPEN 4 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND I WAS MOVING THOSE TIMES AND YOU CAN NOT STEER THE CAR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED ON A RECALL BUT THEY HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOW THE GM DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED. BUT I HAVE FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF CHEVY OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR & MAKE & MODEL AS MINE IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE FOUND WERE GM HAS SENT OUT RECALL LETTERS WITH EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE POWER STEERING FOR UP TO 100,000 MILES.THEY KNOW IT EXIST WHY ARE THEY PICKING AND CHOOSING WHICH ONES TO FIX AND NOT TO FIX. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOT ONLY PUT MY FAMILY IN IT.THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE PRODUCT. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ 4 CYLINDER LOST COMPLETE POWER TO THE POWER STEERING TODAY WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. LUCKILY I'M YOUNG AND STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND SAFELY EXIT IT. I SAW THAT THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID SO NOW I NEED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I SAW THAT MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SO A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. *TR

AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON WHILE STILL IN PARK, THE WHEEL WOULD JERK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITSELF. ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING WITHOUT WARNING! IT WAS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WOULD HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BEFORE THE CHIME SOUNDED AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEARED ON MY DASH INFORMATION. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FIXED IT CITING THE PROBLEM AS "CODE 0475 - POWER STEERING MOTOR SHORTED INTERNALLY, REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR AND SET UP NEW MODULE". THE TOTAL COST WAS $847.87. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT MANY 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBUS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. IN TWO DIFFERENT RECALL LETTERS RELEASED BY GM IT WAS STATED "2008 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET MALIBU...EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST". THE LETTER FURTHER STATED "FOR 2008 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE". WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AS PER MY DEALERSHIP RECEIPT. THE LETTER SAID "IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2008 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLE WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE". I CONTACTED GM WITH MY INFORMATION ATTEMPTING TO BE REIMBURSED. AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS AND EVERYONE TELLING ME MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO I FINALLY GAVE UP. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY CHEVROLET SENT ME A LETTER STATING "PLEASE ACCEPT THIS LETTER WORTH UP TO $100 TOWARDS YOUR NEXT MAINTENANCE SERVICE OR REPAIR ON YOUR 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU". I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM GM AND WILL SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCKS FOR ALL FOUR DOORS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN USING THE KEY FOB REMOTE. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON SUNDAY 11-03-2013 AND WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY STREET WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. IT TOOK 2 MEN TO HELP STEER THE CAR OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, PAUL MASSE CHEVROLET, EAST PROVIDENCE RI. I TOLD THEM I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED JUNE 2012 ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE LETTER STATED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ,YOU SHOULD NOT BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPLACEMENT PART. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE CAR AND STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR NOT THE ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNAL MENTIONED IN THE LETTER, THEREFORE, THE REPAIR WOULD BE GREATER THAN $900.00. THEY TOLD ME IF THE MODULE GOES OUT THEN BRING IT BACK AND THAT WOULD BE COVERED. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE STEERING WITH NO WARNING AND ANYONE COULD GET HIT OR HIT ME AS I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME BUSY STREET. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE MODULE MENTIONED BECAUSE THEY SAID CHEVROLET WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THEM. I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE THERE ARE OVER 80 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM. I ALSO LEARNED CANADA RECALLED THESE MALIBU'S FOR THIS VERY SAME REASON. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT YOUR OFFICE AND SHE GAVE ME A CONFIRMATION # 10551103 HOWEVER I FELT SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND MY SITUATION AND I FELT THE NEED TO EXPLAIN IT IN WRITING. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ABRUPTLY LOOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE STEERING.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TORQUE AND STEERING SENSOR HAD TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000. ..UPDATED 12-26-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, ONTO A BUSY STREET A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ POWER STEERING. IT TOOK TWO MEN TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.