Power Steering Light On problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

Ive been seeing my power steering light come on sometimes when I crank my car and the steering wheel wouldnt turn. I would turn off my car and then restart my car and it would go away. On Sunday December 3rd 2017 I was headed home and all of a sudden the power steering light came on and my steering wheel locked up and I could barely force my car to turn an inch to miss the light pole I was about to hit. Now my steering wheel will not turn at all and I am unable to drive my car.

Takata recall when I turn my vehicle on the esc light and powering steering light comes on and I can not turn my wheel. I have to turn my vehicle off and back on for it to go away, it happens every time I turn it on now that it is winter.

The electric power steering assist has stopped working on three occasions in the last month. Power steering warning light appears. It has been when the vehicle is driving straight or while turning during the first mile after start on a city street. The vehicle will become difficult to steer. I pull to the side of the road, turn off engine, and restart. It will then drive without problem. I noted a recall on the 2009 Malibu #14v153000 but have not been notified by Chevrolet.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel lost power. The esc/power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was then merged to the shoulder of the road and powered off and restarted but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,800.

While driving service esc light would come on followed by power steering light. The steering wheel would become difficulty to turn. I would turn into a safe place turn the vehicle off for a minute and the vehicle would work fine. This will happen off and on at different times. The service esc light come on followed by power steering and the steering wheel locking up making it difficult to turn all this will happen while I'm driving scared the day lights out of me every time it would happen. Being looking around to see if there are any recalls on the vehicle as far as this goes. Will happen every time I'm in motion on city street or interstate very scary as I'm a female driving this car 2009 chevy mailbu ltz 4cyl this has being going on for months now still making payments on the vehicle started purchasing it in 2017 not sure of the exact time it started.

A few days ago while picking up my son from school the steering wheel began to lightly vibrate. As of this evening, I went to start up the car and now the display says power steering esc and the wheel is extremely hard to steer.

Power steering light is on, while driving the steering wheel jerks like it is driving itself. I had my transmission replaced and the mechanic advised me to look into it stating I can loose steering at anytime. I called a Chevrolet dealership and they stated there was no recall on my VIN number. If it is happening to the 2009 Malibus, how can they distinguish which cars it is faulty in? in motion the steering jerks when sitting still the steering wheel moves by itself.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at any speed and making a turn, the steering wheel seized. The failure also occurred while at a stop and attempting to make a turn. The steering warning light illuminated along with other unknown warning lights. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while reversing from parking, the power steering warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed the power steering sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,430. Djr.

Power steering warning light activated then lost of steering while in process of turning right from a stop. Had service repair done and torque sensor was replaced.

I went to start my car and the service esc light flashed along with the power steering light. I turned the ignition off and back on again. This seemed to solve the problem temporarily. As a few days went by, the problem was more frequent. Currently, the vehicle will start with the error lights flashing more times than it will not. The vehicle can be driven. However, it is very difficuly to turn, especially at slow speeds.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the steering wheel seized as the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed stated the steering sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000. Bm.

While driving into a parking lot my power steering suddenly quit working and the service esc and power steering lights started flashing. I looked up my VIN to see if it qualified for a recall but it didn't fit under recall #14v153000 even though my car was built the same year and same model and is experiencing the same issues as described in this recall. This recall needs to be expanded to include more vehicle experiencing the same problem.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, there was a sudden loss of power steering and the warning light illuminated. The steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn even with force being applied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed that the steering torque sensor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel seized and the service power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The failure mileage was 82,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the steering wheel seized as the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required. The electrical power steering warning light had illuminated. The contact merged over to an emergency lane, where the vehicle was turned off and restarted. The contact stated that after driving for a short period of time, the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14e044000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign 14v153000(steering). The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at 15 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the power steering sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the power steering warning light flashed. The contact also mentioned that the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver and seized. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id numbers: 14e044000 (steering) and 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop light, the electronic stability warning light and the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was unable to turn the steering wheel after the failure and had to cruise to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician notified the contact that the vehicle was not included in recall campaign 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The current mileage was 126,000.

I was parked for several minutes. When I put my car in drive, the power steering warning came on along with the malfunction light. This is the first time that it happened. About an hour later, I brought it to a mechanic; the steering was fine and the light didn't come on. Apparently, other models of the Malibu have had this issue and a recall was sent. However, my particular model is not a part of the recall, despite the number of complaints consumers have made. Gm really needs to address this problem and issue a recall to all their cars where customers have made complaints on the exact same issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle veered to both the right and left. In addition, the contact stated that two days later, while driving at 35 mph, the failure recurred and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. The power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,185. Pam.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v153000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 116,000. Mf.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the service power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became stiff. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included under NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 148,000. Djr.

Power steering started failing at low speeds, would have to really crank wheel and eventually restart the car. Took it to the dealership, where they told me it was a "thermal error" from me cranking the wheel too much (I don't turn the wheel any different that I did the last 4 years with the car). Now its gotten worse- everytime I turn on my car the wheel is locked, and the power steering and service esc lights come on. I have to restart, sometimes a few times, before I can drive again. The wheel also makes little jerks and noises now when I'm driving at any speed. I know a ton of Malibus have been recalled for power steering but apparently my VIN number is not included in this despite the problems being identical.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and it became difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact was able to continue driving at a lower speed. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

I was pulling out of a parking lot and my power steering light came on along with a chiming sound. My steering wheel locked up and I couldn't turn the wheel. The same thing happened again about a month later and a third time about another month after that. I have read that there are recalls for the power steering for other 2009 chevy Malibus but for some reason there is no recall with my car's VIN number. I drive on the highways a lot and I am a bit nervous to drive now.

My power steering and service esc light would come on. My steering wheel would lock up. Gm stated they would not reimburse me for my issue even though there is an recall out for the same issue.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when he started vehicle, the check engine and power steering warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,753.

Was driving down the road and the steering wheel tightened up and the power steering light came on and the traction control kicked on and esc service came across the screen, and the wheel is hard to turn. It will kick on and off and before it kicks on the steering wheel jerks back and forth. Then was drving down the road and came up on a exit and went to hit the brakes and the brakes went out but then cameback on. Car keeps doing it with the steering wheel it will go on and off.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at multiple speeds the power steering had malfunctioned making the steering wheel very difficult to turn. During the instances the power steering sensor light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the steering column was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 14v153000(steering). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same defect listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 80,000. Jft.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph, the power steering assist suddenly malfunctioned making the steering wheel very difficult to turn. The contact stated that after turning the engine off and restarting, the defect was corrected. The next morning when the vehicle was started, the power steering sensor light was illuminated and the defect had recurred. The contact indicated that the defect was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required. The engine and electrical power steering warning lights had illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was a recall related to the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The approximately failure mileage was 95,000. Pam.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 66,024.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the power steering wheel warning light illuminated intermittently. The contact had not experienced a power steering assist failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 69,886.