2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE PARKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON MY RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO INSTINCTIVELY I CUT MY CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON. IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE. NOW OUT OF NO WHERE IF I MAKE ANY SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I READ ONLINE ABOUT HOW A LOT OF CHEVY MALIBU'S ARE DOING THIS. WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN ADDRESSED? *TR

STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR. I HEARD THE WARNING BELL DING AND THE WARNING DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING FAILURE". I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE I COULDN'T STEER. IT TOOK ALL THE POWER I COULD MUSTER TO STEER. IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE KILLED HER. ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WILL JOLT BACK AND FORTH SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN PARK. FINALLY THE STEERING MAKES A LOUD AUDIBLE "THUNK" WHENEVER I TURN THE WHEEL OUT OF NEUTRAL POSITION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD. AS FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SO FAR AND THE DEALERSHIP SHRUGS THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAYS "IT DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME". THE KNOCKING OR THUNKING NOISE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON EVERY 06 MALIBU ON THE ROAD. IS SOMEBODY GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? OR DO WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH FATALITIES TO FORCE SOMETHING TO HAPPEN? *TR

SINCE 4/24/13 MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THANKFULLY AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT LOST STEERING BUT IT DOES SCARE ME WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THE WARNING HAS COME ON. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THIS MATTER I FEEL AS A SINGLE PARENT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY UP TO $500 FOR REPAIRS. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO PROTECT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. IF STEERING SHOULD GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT A RECALL MAY NEVER BE PUT IN PLACE UNLESS AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF HER COMPANY. SHE PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BUT THE POWER STEERING SEEMS DIFFERENT AND NOT AS SMOOTH. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOMETIME NOW. I START MY VEHICLE UP TO GO, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING(STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE) AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING SHOWS UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I ALSO NOTICE AT A STOP OR AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT QUITE FREQUENTLY. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS TURNING, WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES IT MAKES A POPPING SOUND. THEN POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON MY MESSAGE SCREEN ON MY RADIO. *TR

I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I IGNITE MY CAR. THERE IS CHIMING AND MESSAGE FOR CHECKING POWER STEERING. TURN OFF THE MOTOR, AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. WHILE I ACCELERATED ONTO HIGHWAY, I HEARD THE SAME CHIMING. HAD NO TIME TO LOOK AT THE MESSAGE. I SEARCHED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS LOST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. GM TOOK BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM TAX PAYER'S POCKETS TO BAIL IT OUT, BUT CAN NOT MAKE A RIGHT CAR. SHAME ON GM. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF. TRIED TO RESET TO NO AVAIL. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES. RESET CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WORKED THEN STOPPED WORKING. STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH WERE STEADY ON. PUSHED THE BRAKE HARD AND THEY WENT OFF WHEN THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. PUSHED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING. A PERSON FOLLOWING ME STATED MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHETHER I WAS ACCELERATING OR STOPPING. *TR