2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS RANDOMLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR IN WARM WEATHER AND MORE FREQUENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS LOW SPEED TURNS, HOWEVER HAS FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES THE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW SECONDS. IT WAS AS IF MY POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR

2005-2007 CHEVY MALIBU STEERING ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL #10V073000 PERTAINS TO COBALT, THIS IS ALSO A MALIBU ISSUE AND SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH 2008 AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO THE LEFT FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING USED IN THIS MODEL AS APPOSED TO THE HYDRAULIC STEERING IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. ASIDE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKING UP AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE STEERING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 AND LATER CHEVROLET MALIBUS AND THAT GM REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. ON JUNE 2ND 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY MALIBU LOCKED UP AND SEIZED AND IT RENDERED ME UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME TO STEER INTO A ROAD SIGN AND CRASH. IT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. GM HAS KNOWN OF THE DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THIS LETTER AND FILE A CLAIN WITH THE NHTSA TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION LODGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BY GM BY FORCE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS NOW ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY AND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING LOCKS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. ALTHOUGH IF YOU STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AT A LATER TIME WITH NO WARNING.THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED FOR AROUND 1000.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND SENSOR. ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS, THEY HAVE PAID THE 1000.00 TO HAVE THE REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR TO COOL OFF DURING A HOT DAY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, AND WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP, OR TWITCH BACK AND FORTH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $900 TO FIX. THEY CLAIM THAT IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE DO NOT LIKE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING, THE CAR DOES NOT HOLD THE ROAD WELL, WE'VE HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH IT, BUT WHEN WE HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERS THEY TOLD US IT WAS OK.. WE STILL ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN NEAR A WIFI CONNECTION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE DID EXIST BUT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAILLIGHT, DASHBOARD AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS NEVER WORKED AND THE DEALER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO TELL THE CONSUMER HE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A $400.00 PART FROM THEM. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL INTO SOMEONES YARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WERE NOT RELATED RECALLS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP. THE SHIFT LINKAGE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. FURTHERMORE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMNATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE SHIFT LINKAGE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.