2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MY STEERING WHEEL PULSATE WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING. I HAVE SPENT MONEY FOR ROTORS RESURFACED, ALIGNMENT, AND TIE RODS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS SITUATION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. (REPLACED PART IN THE GAS TANK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) ENGINE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. NEED TO REPLACE 2 SENSORS IN THE ENGINE. LOUD NOISES WHEN I GO OVER ROUGH ROADS. I AM NOT SURE. AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL LINKAGE WAS REPLACED THAT IS WHEN THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,945 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

DURING WARM WEATHER, WHEN THERE IS NOBODY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS HAPPENS MORE DURING WARMER WEATHER. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL IN THE WINTER. I LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTOR (I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED IT), THE SENSOR THAT TURNS ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. I AM NOT CLEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS MEANS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS DISABLED AS WELL. THE FIRST GM DEALER I TOOK MY CAR TO WAS INCOMPETENT AND EXTREMELY RUDE. THEY CHARGED ME LITERALLY $100 TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A SERIOUS EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO SENT ME TO ANOTHER DEALER AND OFFERED TO HAVE GM PAY FOR IT. THE SECOND GM DEALER WAS EXTREMELY RUDE AS WELL, TO THE POINT THAT THEY REFUSED TO LET ME HAVE MY CAR BACK UNTIL I PAID THE BILL, EVEN THOUGH GM HAD ARRANGED THE APPOINTMENT AND ARRANGED THE PAYMENT, AND SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS SECOND GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $750. I HAVE AN AFTER-MARKET WARRANTY FROM WYNN'S BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR REPAIRED. I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, IF POSSIBLE, AND ALSO A REFUND FROM THE CLUELESS DEALER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE A CLEAR ANSWER ON WHETHER OR NOT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS WORKING WHILE THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THANK YOU. *TR

THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP, RACK & PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND STEERING BOX IS MALFUNCTIONING CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ALMOST LIKE MANUAL STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE INTERMITTENTLY. WITH THESE CONDITIONS, I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MALIBU AND ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION, WHICH IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, MY PROBLEMS ARE PROBABLY RELATED. TO REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $2000.00 WITHOUT LABOR. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STARTING MY CAR MY SEATBELT LIGHT STAYED ON AND CHIMED. THERE WAS A DISPLAY ON MY RADIO THAT READ, SERVICE AIRBAG. I CHECKED MY MANUAL AND READ THAT THE AIR BAG DOESN'T NEED MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND IF THE LIGHT STAYED ON, SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY BE THE FAULT. IT SUGGESTED THAT SENSOR'S MAY BE AT FAULT IN DIFFERENT AREA'S OF THE CAR AND TO SIT UPRIGHT. I MADE SURE WHEN GETTING BACK IN MY CAR TO SIT AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE IN THE SEAT. IT DIDN'T COME ON, BUT HAS REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME. WITH THE RECENT RECALLS, I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS ALSO UNDER THAT RECALL WITH THE IGNITION AND SEATBELTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I SHUT OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE THEN AND FEAR SOMETHING TRAGIC COULD HAPPEN. I CONTACTED CENTRAL CHEVROLET IN WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS AND THEY RAN THE VIN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THAT SAME ISSUE IT NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE GENERAL MOTORS RECALLS THE THOUSANDS OF CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE? LET'S GET THESE CARS FIXED BEFORE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT HAPPENS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE. SINCE THEN IT HAS STOPPED AND STARTED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WILL NO LONGER RESET WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND RESTART IT. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE EPS FUSE, BUT I HAD IT TESTED AND THE SERVICE TECH IT WAS FINE. *TR

HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRIC STEERING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM CUSTOMERS. GM WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT HAS BEEN MAKING A NOISE FOR 20000 MILES NOW AND GETTING WORSE. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST STOP WORKING AS YOU DRIVE. IT USED TO BE THAT TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WOULD REBOOT IT, BUT NOW IT IS JUST NOT WORKING. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE SAME UNIT AS THE COBALT AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT, BUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE MALIBU. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE COLUMNS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR