2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READING DID NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE STEERING FAILED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 86,011.

2006 CHEVY MALIBU - POWER STEERING DISPLAYS ON SCREEN - THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING, IF I TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL DISAPPEAR AND POWER STEERING RESUMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. DOES CHEVY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED AND CAN'T FIND ANY AND I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND SHE WOULD BE UANBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FAILURES, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A WARNING BELL, INDICATING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT COMPONENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN WE FIRST START THE CAR OR ONCE WE HAVE STARTED DRIVING. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF & THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT ALMOST ALWAYS COMES BACK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ON 6/23/11 I STARTED THE CAR & THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING & STILL ISN'T. HAVE TURNED THE CAR ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES & IT HAS FINALLY BECOME PERMANENT, NO POWER STEERING. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL & FIX THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU FAILED REPEATEDLY. IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN, I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I FOUND THAT CHEVROLET WILL PAY TO REPAIR SOME 2006 MALIBUS WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT OTHERS. I WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS THE WRONG "VIN-SERIES," SO CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR. IT IS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT/PROBLEM FOUND IN OTHER MALIBUS OF THE SAME YEAR. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PUSH CHEVROLET INTO A WIDER RECALL SO ALL MODELS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ARE COVERED. LOSING POWER STEERING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY TO MY WIFE WHO WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STEER THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT FAILED. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHEVROLET. IT DID NOT RESPOND IN 60 DAYS AS PROMISED. I CALLED TO CHECK THE STATUS OF MY CLAIM. CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS DENIED. IT REFUSED TO SEND ME A RESPONSE IN WRITING, WHICH IS WEIRD. IT MAY BE A SIGN OF A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX WITHOUT PRESSURE FROM DOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX SUPERSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

I BEGAN TO HEAR THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. AFTER BRINING IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR FACILITY THEY INFORMED ME THE "RACK IN PINION" UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR FACILITY INFORMED ME THE COST WILL BE $1200.00. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON PLACE AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD MALFUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THE STEERING FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SENSOR. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN AN UNRELATED CRASH AND WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED DEFECTIVELY AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,700.