Five problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2006 Malibu.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 30 mph, the power steering seized and the power steering and air bag sensor warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
The car airbag light is on becuse of the clock spring and the steering is intermitantly working other Malibus and cars are under recall for steering but mine is not and is not being covered by chevy very dangerous to drive hard steering at low speeds and problem with steering column.
I called in this complaint on 03/13/20014 to robin with complaint # 10568974 but it will not show up on search. The air bag light comes on and off at will. I called a complaint to chevy. Customer service #71-1282176959. On 07-12-12 the steering pump assembly was changed by special coverage adjustment 10183replace steering column installed 25933396 column. We are sure it was not a 2006 column but a newer year that has a recall on it. The chevy. Forum has a lot of recalls on air bags. The local dealer o"rielly will not do a scanner check for codes unless the light is on. We had it done a our automotive dealer and it showed code b0012 drivers deployment loop. We consider this a safety issue and should be covered by warranty or a recall on the new steering column. We would like this issue repaired at no cost to us.
Service airbag light comes on prematurely do not know if bags will deploy without an accident. I am not familiar with airbag system so I don't know what recourse I should take. 2006 chevy Malibu.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 25-30 mph on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 06v417000 (air bags;frontal), although the failures were identical. The failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 40,300. Updated 2/23/09 updated 02/25/09.