2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED 3 TIMES WITHIN A 0.5 MILE DISTANCE DRIVING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH WHILE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

WHILE I AM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND MY DASH BOARD WILL START BLINKING THEN THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" NOW EVERYTIME I AM GET TO 45 MPH THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL START BLINKING. *TR

WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN TO ENTER ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND STEERING EITHER LOCKED UP OR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER (IT ALL HAPPENED QUICKLY) CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE CURB AND SEVERELY DAMAGING THE WHEEL, ALIGNMENT, ETC. GM REPLACED THE FAULTY POWER STEERING BOX (RECALL) BUT HAS FOUND THEMSELVES NOT LIABLE FOR THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY POWER STEERING. GM SAYS I HAVE NO PROOF THAT THE DAMAGE THAT IS VISIBLE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY STEERING FAILURE. REALLY??!! I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG CHEVY FAN, BUT THIS LEAVES A VERY BITTER TASTE THAT MAY NEVER GO AWAY!!!!! *TR *JS

I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT-COMPLETELY. IT WAS THE HARDEST THING TO TURN THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND I OWN A 66 MUSTANG THAT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. THERE IS LITERALLY NO WAY TO STEER THE CAR WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. MY FATHER-IN LAW BUILDS/DESIGNS PRODUCTION CARS FOR A LIVING AND HE TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP HE WORKS WITH AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPLACE JUST THE PART IS AROUND $800 WITHOUT LABOR. THE ACTUAL PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS NOT SOLD ON ITS OWN SO YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN SINCE THE SMALL PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS RIVETED TO THE COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR MY CAR. THE COLUMN HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE BY A DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVY WILL NOT COVER THEIR BAD PARTS/DESIGN AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNSAFE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ITS LIKE WHEN TOYOTAS PRIUSES ACCELERATOR WOULD GET STUCK-ITS JUST AS DANGEROUS. WHAT NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL HAPPEN? IT HAS AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAUSES MULTIPLE TRAGEDIES TO SAY NOW ITS WORTH THE TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND DO GOOD BUSINESS? BACK YOUR PRODUCT CHEVY. *TR

THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. VERY HARD TO CONTROL CAR. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED THE MALIBU, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT BACK HOME. HAD IT FIXED AND COST ME OVER $600.00 AT THE CHEVY DEALER. AT 56000 MILES I WAS CONTACTED BY GM, AND THEY RE-IMBURSED ME FOR THE COST. SINCE THEN, I AM NOW EXPERIENCING A SOMEWHAT LOUD AND AGGRAVATING CLUNKING OR SHIFTING NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION OR TAKING OFF FROM A START. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE WHOLE STEERING MECHANISM AND THE STRESS BEING PUT ON OTHER COMPONENTS MAKING THEM FAIL. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE CAR. MY PROBLEM IS THAT NOT ONLY THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE RESALE VALUE IS SEVERELY REDUCED. WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND WOULD BUY THE CAR KNOWING ITS PROBLEMS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. (1) IT IS ALWAYS AT FULL. I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT. ONE TIME MY CAR STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS TIME I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH BECAUSE MY CAR WAS IN PARKING LOTS. (1) IT IS ALWAYS AT FULL, BUT INTERMITTENTLY DROPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY,AND BEEPS LOW FUEL MESSAGE. AND THEN AFTER SECONDS IT BOUNCES BACK TO FULL. AFTER SEVERAL ROUNDS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL TURN ON. SEARCHED THE WEB - SEEMS LIKE PLENTY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH PERFORMANCE OF CAR UNTIL THIS EPISODE. FORTUNATELY, MY SON & I MADE IT BACK FROM CALIFORNIA, THE DAY BEFORE WE CAME DOWN DONNER PASS. NEXT DAY STARTED TO TAKE CAR AND VERILY GOT GOING WHEN I COULDN'T STEER, VERY HARD ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK HOME. POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ACROSS RADIO SYSTEM ALONG WITH BELL SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO DEALERS WHICH COST $120. FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS. THEY REPORTED THE BRAIN (MOTOR/MODULE CODE CO807) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $958. FIRST, THEN THEY WOULD CHECK STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD INVOLVE ADDITIONAL COST. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIR & ENDED UP BRINGING CAR HOME SAFELY AFTER PAYING FOR DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE THE INVOICE WHICH THEY GAVE WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND MY DECLINE OF SERVICE. HERE IT SITS, I'M TOO SCARED TO DRIVE AND AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ACCESS TO ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE TIME BEING. GOING TO TRADE IN AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT! THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. A "RECALL" NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE GAUGE EVEN MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. A WEEK AFTER THE FAILURE STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AND IT WOULD BECOME VERY HARD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 102,000.