2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE POWERSTEERING WOULD INADVERTENTLY GET STIFF AND THE POWERSTEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON TO INDICATE AN ISSUE. INQUIRED OF ANY RECALLS AND GM AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME SCHEDULED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON APRIL 3, 2014 AND SINCE THEN GM HAS RECALLED MANY MODELS FOR THE POWERSTEERING ISSUE EXCEPT FOR THE 2007 MAILBU WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM SINCE THEY KNOW THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE POWERSTEERING. AS OF TODAYS DATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT AMONG THE RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR GM SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 77,279.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO RESTART IT AND IT FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 03/17/15

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY THE YEARS FOR THE MALIBU RECALL INCLUDES 2005,2006,2008,2009, ETC.BUT NOT 2007. *TR

PROBLEM "SERVICE AIR BAG" SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAN NOT BE RESET. TWO DIFFERENT CODE READERS USED BUT CANNOT RESET CODE. PRESENTLY RESEARCHING OTHER SIMILAR 07 MALIBU REPORTED AIR BAG SYSTEM PROBLEMS, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL. ALSO, MAY BE RELATED TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND/OR PASSENGER PRESENT SENSOR. LOOKING FOR GM RECALL AND/OR TSB? WILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE.THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CAUSED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THE POWER STEERING MORE THAN ONCE AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V15300 (STEERING) AND HAD CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE AT RANDOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000.

CLUNK, KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. REPAIR NEVER OFFERED AT WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND I HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY DEALER GM THIS IS SAFE. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFO, AS TO WHY 2007 WERE EXCLUDED FROM RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING MOTOR AND THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING, AND "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ON-LINE POSTINGS DESCRIBING THE SAME EVENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME/THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A 4 CYLINDER WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING. HOW IS IT THAT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR ESCAPED A RECALL FROM 2004-2006 AND 2008-2009? *TR