2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

FIRST NOTICED ISSUE WHEN LEAVING DENTIST OFFICE AND I STARTED CAR , TRIED TO BACK OUT AND STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE HAVING NO POWER STEERING BUT WORSE. SO I TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THEN THE POWER/ ELECTRONIC STEERING WORKED. THEN TWO DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 114 GOING TO WORK EARLY MORNING, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD SOME OLD CARS WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO "MUSCLE" THE STEERING SO I DID THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY TO WORK. GOOD THING I AM PHYSICALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT OR I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GOT TO WORK CUT CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AND THE STEERING RETURNED. I NOTICE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2007 MALIBU AND DEALERSHIP WAY MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD TO FIX. DID HAVE ANOTHER LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STEERING AND SO FAR SO GOOD. HOWEVER THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MY COST FOR A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU WHERE A LOT OF OTHER MODELS GOT RECALLS BUT NOT THE 2007. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED MY FUNDS TO FIX. *TR

TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. A FEW HOURS LATER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. HAVE TURNED IT ON A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE AND EVERY TIME THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN OUT AND THE MESSAGE ON THE RADIO HAS COME UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY, THEN I HEAR THE ALERT AND A CLICK IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,I HEARD A DINGING NOISE. I LOOKED AT THE AUDIO DISPLAY AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. ONCE I SHUT IT OFF,IT RESET AND THINGS SEEMED NORMAL. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESET IT ONCE MORE. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I HAVE TURNED THE CAR ON SINCE. I HAVE NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR SAME MAKE, MODEL, DIFFERENT YEAR AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THE 2007. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD RANGE FROM $600.00-$1,200.00 DEPENDING ON WHAT THE"CODE"READ. I CANT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEM NOT TO GUARANTEE A FIX. I DRIVE OVER 40 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK A DAY AND WOULD LIKE SOME ASSURANCE I CAN MAKE IT THERE AND HOME SAFELY. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! *TR

THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING WITH NO PRIOR NOTICE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND UNSAFE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ELECTRICT POWER STEERING. THE 2005, 2006 AND 2008 MALIBUS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2007?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ERROR BECAUSE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING DEFECT WAS INTERMITTENT BUT THE DEFECT WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX I HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE TRANSACTION. I TOOK THE CAR WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON. THEY TELL ME IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. I AM DISABLED AND DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY. HAS THIS PART BEEN RECALLED ? I READ SOME ON THE INTERNET WHERE THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD BEEN RECALLED . I TAKE MY GRANDSON TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY AND PICK HIM UP . THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GO OFF. THE WEATHER IS COLD HERE. THAT SEEMS TO CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON. I WORRY ABOUT A SAFE CAR. HERE IS THE INFORMATION I PULLED UP. RECALL ID # 79907 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP PLUS FULL DETAILS RECALL DATE FEB 28, 2011 COMPONENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP MODEL AFFECTED MALIBU POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 4887 IF THERE IS A RECALL WHOM DO I CONTACT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ? *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE POWER STEERING WARNING ADVISORY ON THE DASH DISPLAYED AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT COMES TO TURNING AND IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL YET THERE IS A WARRANTY FOR THE 2005, 2006 AND THE 2008 MODELS, THIS UNDER #10183A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ? POWER STEERING ASSIST IN MAY 2012. SO WHY IS THE 2007 EXCLUDED, HAS TO BE AN OVERSIGHT? PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT! ALSO CALLED GM AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NO HELP THERE - NO RECALL. *TR