2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU AND RECENTLY MY POWER STEERING WARNING HAS BEEN DISPLAYED ON MY RADIO PANEL EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. TODAY WHILE MAKING A TURN THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN AND CHIMED. AFTER DOING SOME VERY INTENSIVE RESEARCH I'VE NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS ISSUE. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR IN FEARS THAT ONE TIME IT WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP. GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULT OF THE MAKERS. I HAVEN'T TAKING IT TO A GARAGE YET AS I CAN NOT AFFORD $800 PLUS IN REPAIRS. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON START UP. NEVER MAKE IT TO RECOVER, ALTHOUGH A LOT OF OTHER DRIVERS SAID THAT TURNING ENGINE OFF AND ON WOULD AT LEAST TEMPORARY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE INTERNAL FAILURE" ($700 DOLLARS REPAIR COST).

POWER STEERING PERIODICALLY GOES OUT. FIRST TIME, WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE LAST TIME (ON SUNDAY) WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT +70 MPH SPEED. WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN PART IS $359 PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR AND IF THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE ASSIST MOTOR WILL NEED BE REPLACED AT $450 PLUS LABOR. I DID TAKE IT THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER SINCE AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF RESETS ITSELF. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE SINCE IT MAY GO OFF AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH OWNERS OF THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE BELL AND POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING IN CAR MADE NOISE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT IN AT 35,000 MILES. THE GM DEALER LUBED THE STEERING SHAFT. AT 90,000 MILES THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS SHOT AND I NEEDED TO PAY OVER $1,000 FOR A NEW STEERING SYSTEM.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOMETER FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 39 MPH THE MILEAGE INCREASED FROM 76,000 TO 107,700. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO PAY THE REPAIR COST OF $112. THE VEHICLE ALSO SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,700. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS ALSO A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/14/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THEY MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALER POSSESSION BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAD GOTTEN A RECALL NOTICE AWHILE BACK AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER NOW I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND I DON'T EVEN SEE THIS RECALL ANYMORE ON YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE CONFIRM. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS A "DING, DING, DING NOISE" WHEN I HAVE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY BACK ON. NOW SOMETIMES WHEN ON A RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

FAULTY GAS GAUGE ON MY GM CHEVROLET MALIBU. I RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS STRANDED JUST AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON. I HAD NEVER RUN OUT OF GAS AND JUST PREVIOUSLY DURING MY DRIVE THE FUEL LEVEL READ BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 FULL TANK. SO THE FUEL LEVEL READING INDICATED MORE FUEL AVAILABILITY THAN WAS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE IN THE TANK. I PROBABLY ONLY WENT 10 MILES AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON AND MY CAR HAS GOOD FUEL ECONOMY. I THINK THE READING WAS INACCURATE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF RANDOM FUEL LEVEL READING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND BELL GOING OFF, THEN LATER RETURNING TO ANOTHER, NOT LOW FUEL LEVEL, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT GOING OFF AGAIN. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I FEEL LIKE I CANNOT TRUST THE GAUGE AND I RESET MY TRIP ODOMETER ON EVERY FILL-UP SO I CAN KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I'VE DRIVEN. *TR