2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

POWER STEERING MY CAR KEPT GOIN IN AND OUT.FEB 8 IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK.ONLINE RESEARCH LEAD ME TO BELIEVE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE MALIBU. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND CALLED CHEVYS CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP,THE CAR CAN NOT BE DROVE DUE TO FEELING VERY UNSAFE IN TURNS AND IF IT LOCKED UP ALL TOGETHER. ALSO FROMWHAT I HAVE READ THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN FIXED WITH CONSUMERS OUT OF POCKET MONEY AND THE PROBLEM REARISE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT WHICH HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND WRONG. REPLACED FUEL CAP TO SEE IF THAT WAS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHANGED. FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WITH FULL TANK OF GAS PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE ONLY TIME IT WORKS IS WHEN I TRAVEL VERY LONG DISTANCES OTHERWISE NOTHING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY CHEVY DOES THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL SYSTEM. I DEFINITELY THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE. NOW I AM STARTING TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN MY CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AUTO AGAIN! *LN

JUST BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET 2007 MALIBU AND IT HAS BEEN MAKING A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS AND DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND IN SOME INSTANCES EVEN CAUSING THEM TO CRASH. *TR

2007 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS. I REALLY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE WINTER SEASON, NOT SAYING THAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I CRANK UP BEFORE GOING TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING USUALLY GOES OUT WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS. NEVER HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT WHEN I TURN LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON EVERY SINCE THE EARLY PART OF DECEMBER 2010. ON THE DAY THAT IT FIRST HAPPENED, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THEIR WERE A RECALL TO THE SPECIFIC MODEL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTED AS IF HE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THEIR ARE OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. CHEVY IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I GUESS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE NATIONAL COVERAGE ON THE NEWS FOR ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. THIS CAR IS IN FAIRLY NEW CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT MY GIRLFRIEND WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. SHE IS VERY TINY, AND NOT AS STRONG AS I. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED ASAP. HERE IS THE YOUTUBE LINK OF ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LY0LRQQX9RQ. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT STITCHING WAS LOOSE ON ONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. SHE LATER WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THREE REAR SEAT BELTS STITCHING CAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING TO INCLUDE THE BUCKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,861.

THE STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU LOCKED UP ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS TURNING IN THE PARKING LOT. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. IT ALSO MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES. *TR

FROM ABOUT 35000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON FROM TIME TO TIME. UNDER THE 3YEARS/36000MILES WARRANTY, DEALER JUST REZEROED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. BUT IT CAN NOT PREVENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FROM BEING ON AGAIN OCCASIONALLY. AT ABOUT 44000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER (JAKE SWEENEY CHEVROLET) ASKED FOR A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FOR $632. I THINK THE AIR BAG PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 07 MALIBU MAXX. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING SINCE 9000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 69000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER REGULARLY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT EVERY TIME. EVERY TIME THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. ONCE IT CAME OFF WARRANTY, THE DEALER HAD NO PROBLEM FINDING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN TO GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE 2004 THROUGH 2006 MODEL AND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE IT AS A PROBLEM IN THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE AND INDICATOR LIGHT REFLECTED THAT THE GAS LEVEL WAS EMPTY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAIN ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING THREE TIMES. THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPAIRING THE STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.