2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX Complaints

THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WILL LOCK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH. I HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIPS 4 TIMES SO FAR. ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL HAVE EXPERIENCES THE FAILURE, NO CODE IS GENERATED THEREFORE CHEVROLET WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND ONLY HAS 25,000 MILE ON IT. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR AND THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND FOUND IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. THE CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND WHEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT FAILED AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX SS, ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED/TURNED TO WARPING AT 10,000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 18,500 MILES. *TR

HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS AND I AM GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS, YOU CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSING, WORSE AT SOFT BRAKING THAN HARD. I'VE ALSO HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND PUT BACK ON ONCE AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT OVERCORRECTED HER TURN. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE STEERING; THEREFORE, THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,050.

THE GEAR BOX ON THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU TURN ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL JOLTS WHEN IT DOES THIS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY MONTH SINCE THEN AND IT STILL DOES IT. IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I HAVE IT REPLACED BUT THEN IT STARTS TO DO IT AGAIN. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT TRIP AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. NOTICE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND WONDER IF IT IS GOING TO TAKE AN INJURY OR DEATH TO GET IT NOTICED? I HOPE NOT. *TR

3 TIRES WITH EGG SIZE BUBBLE(S) ON INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE, TWO TIRES HAD 2 BUBBLES. FOURTH TIRE WAS REPLACED LAST SPRING FOR SAME DEFECT. DEFECT NOTICED DURING A BRAKE INSPECTION, ONE WEEK AFTER TIRES HAD BEEN REMOUNTED AFTER SNOW TIRES WERE REMOVED. *TR

IN WEEK LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM, STEERING WAS SOFT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT, AND TIGHT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. A SHORT TIME LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ON BOARD DISPLAY LISTED ISSUE AS POWER STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR 3 TIMES AND TODAY, IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT I AM TIRED OF TAKING TIME OUT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

UNIROYAL TIGER PAW P215/60 R16 OEM TIRE. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AND SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE. SIDEWALL AND REMAINDER OF TIRE REMAINED ON RIM. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PUNCTURE OR IMPACT. *TR