2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WAS FAILING AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MAILBU LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY GOES OUT UPON ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT. SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL GM HAS DONE IS ISSUE A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (LINK: HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F13/07126-SPECIAL-COVERAGE-ADJUSTMENT-LOSS-POWER-STEERING-ASSIST-MODELS-2005-CHEVR-58130/). SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A DEALER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE INFO I FIND ON THE WEB, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY MALIBU'S. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ERRATICALLY JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL. IT DOES NOT PROPERLY DISPLAY THE FUEL LEVEL. IT IS ALSO CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH EMISSIONS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

1 YR AFTER PURCHASING 2006 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX HEATED SEATS STARTING COMING ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. DEALER KINDA SAID THAT WE WERE LIARS BECAUSE THEY SAID NO ONE IN THE WHOLE US HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEATS. WE WENT BACK 17 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AND THEY CHANGED EVERYTHING AND STILL SEATS COME ON . NOW THEY COME ON WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND THEY GET VERY HOT. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE NOR GM. WE HAVE STOPPED GOING AND TELLING THEM. WE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR 4 YEARS AND THEY KEEP GIVING US EXCUSES THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR GM WITH A SOLUTION. WE WOULD GO TO THE DEALER WEEKLY AND THEY WOULD SAY THEY HAD NOT HEARD FROM GM. THAT'S WHY WE STOPPED GOING THERE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS ITS MOSTLY THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT GETS HOT IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT COMES ON. I WOULD SAY WITHIN 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER SEAT IS ON. AFRAID OF GETTING BURNED AND ALSO A FIRE. WHAT MORE CAN WE DO? ANY SUGGESTIONS? *TR

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED IN 2007 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 83,00 MILES. THIS IS DEFINITELY A GM DESIGN ISSUE. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE RACK/PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NEITHER PART SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 80,000 MILES.. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THIS WILL BE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART. HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF THIS 2006 MALIBU MAXX HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THEREFORE IT CAN NOT BE THE DRIVER BUT IS DEFINITELY A ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO BE HONEST AND OWN UP TO THE FAILURES OF THEIR VEHICLE DESIGNS. THERE ARE LOSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITY TO PROVIDE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMERS WITH SAFE VEHICLES. STEERING ISSUES ARE DEFINITELY A SERIOUS HAZARD. GM MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VEHICLE FAILURES. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND AT THE VERY LEAST GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS TO ME DAILY AS I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN THE INTERIOR BELL SOUNDED 4 TIMES AND THEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT. I WAS ON THE THRUWAY AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO EXIT. THE FORCE I NEEDED TO USE TO TURN MY VEHICLE WAS GREATER THAN ANY ELDERLY PERSON WOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH CHEVY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVY WILL MAKE THIS RECALL? WHEN THE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HAVING TO FIX THEIR OWN MISTAKE? *TR