2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE. *SMD UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF

I BOUGHT THIS 2006 MALIBU LS IN DECEMBER AND STARTED EXPERIENCING THE POWER STEERING ARBITRARILY GOING OUT AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES NOW. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL MAKE AND YEAR CAR FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THE VIN IS NOT IN THE DATABASE SO THE DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON IT. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET 1800 NUMBER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A RECALL AND IT WAS BASED ON PART NUMBERS AND THE DEALER COULD LOOK AND SEE IF THE PARTS WERE COVERED BUT THE DEALER WANT TOUCH IT UNTIL THE VIN IS LISTED. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY DAUGHTER LOST POWER STEERING AND WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WAS BARELY MISSED BY AN 18 WHEELER WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER CAR TO GET RUN OFF INTO THE MEDIAN WHEN HE SWERVED TO MISS MY DAUGHTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SURGE WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/03/15

TORQUE CENTRE ASSEMBLY IS BEING RECALLED. GM HAS SAID NOT TO USE THE CAR. IT IS USED FOR DRIVER EDUCATION AND PRIVATE DRIVING LESSONS. THE PART IN QUESTION WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 4-6 WEEKS MAYBE. WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR CAR IN THE MEANTIME? WE'RE PAYING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND A NEW REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A DUEL BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO. *TR

GETTING CLOSE OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING ALMOST LOST CONTROL ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY.NOTIFIED GM TOLD ME CAR NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 30 TIMES ON RIGHT SIDE.WHILE TURNING WHEEL VEHICLE GETTING CLUNKING SOUND FRONT END OF VEHICLE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES NO LOSE COMPONENTS FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

GEAR SHIFT LEVER MOVES TO PARK POSITION, BUT PARK IS NOT ENGAGED. CAN NOT START ENGINE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH GEAR SHIFT SHOWS PARK. SOUNDS LIKE GM RECALL NOTICE #14152, BUT WE WERE INFORMED BY DEALER OUR VIN # IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SMOOTH, STRAIGHT ROAD WITH A GENTLE TURN. THE WARNING BELL CHIMED AND A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED THAT NOTED POWER STEERING. I ALSO HEARD CLICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CAR SEEMED TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ACCORDING TO THEM, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOST CURRENT ROUND OF RECALLS FROM GM REGARDING POWER STEERING. I WAS INFORMED THAT A REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN WOULD COST AROUND 1,000. *TR

ON MAY 20, 2014 I FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR AND THE CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS BY E MAIL AND THEY GAVE ME A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. TODAY, MAY 27, 2014 I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THEIR RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY GAVE ME THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF A DEALER IN PUERTO RICO WHERE I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BAD JOB THE CAR MANUFACTURERS DO WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR CARS? THERE MUST BE A WAY IN WHICH CONSUMERS GET COMPENSATED BY THESE COMPANIES FOR THE EXPENSES THEY IMPOSE ON US WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. FOR ME THIS MAY BE THE LAST CHEVROLET I WILL BUY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. DR