general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

Vehicle lost powering steering after making a right hand turn onto a busy road. Ended up half way in the oncoming lane before I could get it under control. Good thing no other cars were in the way. I had to pull over and restart the car. I also have had other incidences when the power steering glitches off and on while I'm turning into parking spots. After I bought this car, brand new, I had taken into the dealership for steering issues but they didnt find any issues at that time and I was dismissed, now it's obvious this is a serious safety issue for these cars. This is a hazard and is terrifying when it happens.

Power steering goes out making it difficult to steer.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated taht while driving approximately 55 mph, the steering ability seized. The contact stopped on the shoulder and was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the failure occurred for approximately two years and it worsen. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. Bp.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 chevy Malibu maxx. The contact stated while his wife was stopped at a traffic light, the steering wheel unexpectedly started moving left to right without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the as loss of electric power steering. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). However the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

Steering electric power assist system fails intermittently while driving, resulting in loss of steering ability possibly causing a serious accident or death. Recall was dated 03/31/2014 but the problem still exists. Data base says no recalls are pending but obviously the problem does still exists. Vehicle is stationary, in motion, and on any street when the problem arises. Warning beep sounds and notice pops up in the warning section on the console.

Power steering cut out with no warning while driving. Extremely difficult to steer, but was able to pull off to side of road. Shut vehicle off and restarted immediately. Power steering returned when car was restarted.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle loss power steering assist. An audible chime was heard during the failure. The vehicle was stopped, and the power steering assist returned independently. Additionally, the check fuel cap warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14e044000 (steering) however, the repair failed to prevent the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Was driving car and the electric power steering disabled and will not turn back on. Unable to drive car safely. This vehicle had a recall on it and was told it was fixed in 2014. Only 5 years later the recall defected and almost caused a major accident.

I was driving through my school campus parking lot. Nothing new. I made a sharp turn onto a different aisle. Mid turn, my steering wheel jerked out of my hands in the opposite direction. I slammed on my break to avoid crashing. After that, I had no power steering and the wheel continued to jerk. Luckily I wasn't far from my parking spot. The next day (today), I went to check it out. But after starting the car, all seemed fine. I drove it around the campus a bit without any noticeable issues. So then I decided to run some errands. Less than two miles away the lights on my dash started to go crazy. All the lights were taking turns flashing and beeping (check engine light, battery light, brake light, etc). Then the steering went out again while I was on the main road. I was able to manhandle the wheel enough to get it into a grocery store parking lot. I was able to get it back home, but I'm scared to drive anywhere. I found some people with the same exact issue. And all of them said it was resolved after filing at the NHTSA.

Traction control on and off. Feels hard and forced steering wheel assistance turns off, wheel too hard using too much gas.

One month ago we received notice that my son's 2005 chevy Malibu had a recall that needed to be done. There were three that were in need of service when we made the appointment. Upon arriving for an 830am appointment my son was prepared to wait because they said it was a simple repair. Around 4pm he was given a rental and told they would call when the car was done. One week later he received a call to come in. He was told that the recall was done but now the car was undrivable. At this point someone thought it would be a good idea to sit him down with a sales associate. He's a nine-teen year old college student with a part time job. They proceeded to fill out the application and run his credit report before I received a phone call. The sales associate assured him that if I CO-signed for his loan, they could get a better interest rate and cheaper monthly payments on the 72-month loan. This process was halted immediately once that call was made. When I arrived at the dealership, I explained to the sales associate that I was not willing to have a college student with a six-year loan for a twenty-thousand-dollar vehicle. She immediately went and got the service manager who explained to me that after performing the recall the car was now unable to steer. He said that they could invest additional money in trying to fix it but that he didn't think the car was safe and he wouldn't let his family member drive it. He went so far as saying even if he could find the part, he doubts it would work. They offered a five-hundred-dollar trade in value if we bought a car from them. I was told if we did not buy a car from them there was nothing else that could be done. We were also told they had done all that they could do, and we were lucky they gave the rental for a week and that a rental is not part of a recall service. My son was out of a car and that was that according to them.

Dealer informs me safety recall 14116b loss of power steering was accomplished on my vehicle previously, yet the warning light is displayed on my info center. Fix did not work long.

I purchased a 2005 chevy Malibu LS v6 in June 2018. The vehicle was a 1 owner car with 44,000 miles on it and was in pristine condition driven by an elderly gentleman who had recently passed away. I purchased for my 16 year old daughter. About two months ago, she alerted us to an intermittent twitching of the steering wheel which causes it to shake and as a result makes the vehicle a little more difficult to steer. Now, the vehicle intermittently displays the power steering alert on her radio and is doing the twitching thing more often. I contacted chevy who, of course, informed me that there was a recall regarding the power steering but this vehicle VIN was not included. The car now has 52,700 miles on it and the frequency with which this is happening is a big cause for concern. Chevy did send me an email which provides $100 toward service at a dealership, which tells me that they are very aware of this problem however choose not to address it until there is a serious issue. I am taking the vehicle in for a diagnostic this week but as I said the problem is intermittent and to get the failure to appear typically occurs when you are driving. For a vehicle to have a failure, such as this, with such a low mileage is a very bad customer experience and very dangerous for people who have entrusted this company with their safety.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at about 70 mph, the steering lost power without warning the dealer and the manufacturer were not called. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Gm recalled several vehicles for problems with the power steering and electric steering assist in 2014. According to the gm newsbrief, "if power steering assist is lost, a message displays on the driver information center and a chime sound to inform the driver. Steering control can be maintained because the vehicle will revert to manual steering, but greater driver effort would be required at low vehicle speeds, which could increase the risk of a crash. " chipman & taylor, a certified gm dealer and service repair shop, has indicated that the aforementioned units are failing in my vehicle which was identified as one of the vehicles in the recall. However, they indicated that the 2005 chevy Malibu maxx LS was not eligible for the full repair and only replaced a singular part which did not fix the issue that they were attempting to resolve via their recall procedure. It is both irresponsible and reprehensible that they are aware of the issue, made a statement regarding their intent to remedy the situation, and simultaneously failed to follow through with their promises to consumers. This type of negligence puts every person on the road at risk. �with these safety recalls and lifetime warranties, we are going after every car that might have this problem, and we are going to make it right. We have recalled some of these vehicles before for the same issue and offered extended warranties on others, but we did not do enough. � their failure to follow through with their promise is an atrocity of monumental proportions and should not be taken lightly. 612,203 vehicles were affected by this recall and gm has the audacity to allow citizens to be placed in grave danger due to their negligence.

Why is my steering keep coming on and locking up why I have to get it fix twice in2 years.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that their control panel illuminated. A message popped up saying "power steering" and their steering wheel was locked. They turned the vehicle off, waited and restarted the engine and the steering wheel unlocked. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 136,327. Jw.

Electric power steering is only working once in a while it was recalled before and I had it fixed now it's doing the same thing.

I turned my car on and the service light was on and the message on my car read power steering. I couldn't turn my wheel at all. I turned the car off and back on again and it went away. A few days later while driving straight down a local highway the light came on again and the power steering is not working. It seems to be locked up.

My power steering is constantly going out on my car while driving on the highway as well as city streets and I have to pull over and park for a few minutes before it will work again. It is very dangerous and I've barrowly avoided an accident several times most recently it has failed 3 times in 2 hours hole driving normally. This has been going on for the past year but incidents of failure have increased since reaching 156000 miles on my car. It appears that there is a recal for this issue for my year and model and yet I've been told there is a recall but my car isn't covered.

Takata recall I was driving on route 19 just before the maple fork exit the light was red and I began to slow down. All of a sudden the brakes and steering would not work and the car hit the rear end of the car in front of me. Causing major damages to the front of my car. The other car was not affected nearly as much. It was like the car just stopped. No airbags was deployed.

Steering goes out intermittently. Steering wheel is twitching slightly . Sometimes, while driving, the alert bell goes off and power steering goes out. This problem will persist on and off. I contacted Chevrolet, they stated the recall they had is over.

When I was driving on the highway, I heard a chime and a message popped up and stated �power steering� my steering wheel locked up and made it hard to turn. I was still able to drive to my destination. I was also able to turn my car off and it'll reset and the power steering message would go away and it'll be easier to use my steering wheel.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to felix Chevrolet (3330 s figueroa st, los angeles, CA 90007) for the recall repair. Afterwards, the vehicle exhibited multiple failures. The vehicle was taken to back and forth to the dealer at least five times for multiple failures, including the door locks not working, the battery, the odometer numbers being erased, and the vehicle not starting. The dealer stated that the failures were due to the control module that needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

Multiple instances of the steering wheel becoming momentarily frozen in place resulting in loss of steering control,unable to turn the steering wheel. When this occurs a audible chime is heard coming from the dash. This occurs at both low speeds while turning and at high speed while on hiways making lane changes. Often this is accociated while under acceleration while making a turn at low speeds, lane changes at hiway speeds and occasionally when accelerating from a stop. This is not the torque sometimes felt in the steering from front wheel drive acceleration but a loss of steering control due to the loss of steering control due to the steering wheel becoming locked in place leaving the driver unable to move the steering wheel. It's like the power assist is turned off for a brief second momentarily resulting in hard steering before completely becoming unable to turn the steering wheel at all as if it's frozen in place. When this occurs an audible chime is heard alerting the driver. This has happened multiple times now. Very unsafe. There is a gm recall # n140115 recall bulletin # 14116 and NHTSA recall # 14v-153 covering my year vehicle for this car but am told it does not include my VIN ? well I'm experiencing the same issues as stated in the recalls. My car matches the years and make invloved. How can this recall not include my car. This has happens multiple times over the last 3 to 4 years and has recently become very appearant it is a safety issue and unsafe to drive. Please help.

Display has been displaying power steering and gets hard to steer. Both times I had just turned into my destination but was still moving at low speed.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle lost steering power. No warning lights illuminated with out warning. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic who could not diagnosis the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnosis. The failure mileage was 90,000. Hk.

I've had my car for almost three years. I've had multiple issues with it and the local dealership whiteheads Chevrolet where I had my recalls fixed is by far the worst dealership anyone could take their car too. I took them my car and they were going to fix the recalls the steering shaft inadequate support of u joint transmission shift cable steering loss of electric power steering they had my car for a couple days but when I got it back it seemed like nothing was fixed I took it back 3 different times for the same recalls the last time I picked up my car the airbag light came on all of a sudden I called them and told them about it they said to bring it in so I did they had it for another day I went back got it and drove straight home later that day I needed to go get my daughter some diapers I got in the car started it and the airbag light was on again I called the dealership told them what was going on the guy told me there was nothing they could do about it. I got upset called the main Chevrolet company made a complaint nothing was resolved. Well recently I was driving down the road with my infant and toddler in the car going 35mph and all of a sudden my steering wheel felt like it locked up took it to them asked them to look at the recalls again and they refused they said once the recall has been closed there was nothing they could do. So I have rarely been driving my car it did the same thing on 07/22/18 the steering was gone my car was still running no indicator lights came on I stopped put it in lark turned it off waited 10 mins started it and had no power steering I tried to drive it home and it would not accelerate. I didn't drive it for a couple days until yesterday and now the car shakes very badly like a (death wobble) no matter what speed and all of a sudden it feels like the whole front end is going to come right out from under the car. I can'tpaytofixit.

While the car is in motion and even in idle the steering wheel sometimes will lock. It has happened while making turns, going around roundabouts, on the highway, and on a regular 15 min. Work commute. The car will beep as if the trunk is open. The beeping is right before the stiffness of the steering wheel. I have to turn off the ignition and turn the ignition back on in order to proceed in driving. If you're in motion it's best to pull over due to the engine sometimes lag when trying to start the car back up. Once it is starting, it drives just fine. I've seen tons of people with this exact problem in regards to this particular vehicle. It could cause accidents if our steering wheel locks and we're unable to just pull over to safety. Since our car is mostly electrical it's not as if we could just check the steering fluid. This happens at least once a day.

Electronic power steering will become extremely hard to operate hard to turn the wheel during normal operation or turning shaking in the steering wheel while turning and other abnormal steering related concerns.

Backing up in parking lot, turning, car had hard time turning, turned other way and it felt like it jerked, ( skipped a few teeth) now steering out of alignment and won't steer very good. Had to have it towed to sons house.

I was driving down the road went to stop and airbag light come on. And the steering started getting jam felt like it was gonna break and brakes started pumping on their own and brakes didn't work right . Or steering. This is unsafe when steering and brakes are messing up at the same time. And steering wheel fill like it gonna break .

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that her mother was driving an unknown speed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the power steering seized. The contact stated the vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as indicated in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic but not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed that the failure was part of a recall and was closed. The failure mileage approximately 1115,000. Jc.

Power steering goes out while driving with no warning. Different times.

Alert system dings three times, power steering issue indicator comes on, power steering is completely out while driving. Contacted Chevrolet and was told there was no recall on my specific vehicle, although there were two recalls for the same exact issue. Was told there was nothing they could do to repair this common problem with this style.