2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DRIVING FROM SCHOOL SAW A CAR AHEAD PERSON HAD TURN SIGNAL ON TO GO LEFT. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS WENT TO BRAKE AND TURN WHEEL COULD NOT DO EITHER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A RAMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

BRAKES LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS REAR ENDED WITH MOTORIST STATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. AT THAT POINT I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO NOTIFIED ME OF THE SPECIAL BULLETIN THAT WAS POSTED REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT OFFER TO FIX THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AT NO CHARGE. THEY CHARGED $150.00 FOR A SIMPLE FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC. AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY TO CHANGE TO A CONNECTING FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF HALF WAY ALONG THE EXCHANGE RAMP. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THAT I HAD POOR BREAKAGE AND NO POWER STEERING. LUCKY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER AND STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE MID RAMP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DRIVE OFF WITHOUT INDECENT. IT WAS UNSETTLING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

OKAY I PROCEEDED TO MY CAR THIS PARTICULAR MORNING AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PULL THE COLUMN TOWARD ME WHILE TURNING THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER WHENEVER I TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED. YOU REALLY NOTICE THE SHAKING AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. I TRIED TROUBLESHOOTING AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC TO CHANGE MY TIRES AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. I DID THAT AND THAT RESOLVED NOTHING. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR PAST 50 MPH BUT I AM ACTUALLY SCARED WHILE DRIVING. WELL I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE STEERING IS FRIED. THE COST WOULD BE 918.00. THIS MORNING I WAKE TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP TO HAVE A DINGING NOISE COME ON THE WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE WHEEL IS REAL STIFF AND I MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. I LOOKED INTO THE RECALL OF THE CHEVY MALIBUS WITH GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE MOTOR. I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED AND UPSET AND I AM LOOKING AT JUST GETTING RID OF THIS HEADACHE FOR REAL. *TR

MY VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS DURING OPERATION. I HAVE NOTICED THIS OCCURRENCE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS. HOWEVER, I AM READING THAT THERE MAY BE ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCHES OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

I CALLED IN THIS COMPLAINT ON 03/13/20014 TO ROBIN WITH COMPLAINT # 10568974 BUT IT WILL NOT SHOW UP ON SEARCH. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL. I CALLED A COMPLAINT TO CHEVY. CUSTOMER SERVICE #[XXX]. ON 07-12-12 THE STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 10183REPLACE STEERING COLUMN INSTALLED 25933396 COLUMN. WE ARE SURE IT WAS NOT A 2006 COLUMN BUT A NEWER YEAR THAT HAS A RECALL ON IT. THE CHEVY. FORUM HAS A LOT OF RECALLS ON AIR BAGS. THE LOCAL DEALER O"RIELLY WILL NOT DO A SCANNER CHECK FOR CODES UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON. WE HAD IT DONE A OUR AUTOMOTIVE DEALER AND IT SHOWED CODE B0012 DRIVERS DEPLOYMENT LOOP. WE CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY OR A RECALL ON THE NEW STEERING COLUMN. WE WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO US. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

UPON SLIGHT ACCELERATION (I.E. MERGING FROM EXIT RAMPS OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC) THE POWER STEERING FAILS. WARNING SOUND CHIMES. STEERING BECOMES UNASSISTED WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER RE: RECALLS/FIX AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM A SERVICE FEE TO LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THEM TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A GM/CHEVY PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY RISK/ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED/FIXED IMMEDIATELY!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE OWNER IS IN POSSESSION OF THE FAILED PARTS. UPDATED 06/2014 *JS