Steering Wheel Vibrate problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu

Power steering needs serviced. Steering wheel shakes side to side. It can take multiple times to start it before it will work. Driving down the road it goes out.

Two days ago, I noticed that my steering wheel would shake when I would stop at a light or something but I could still drive. That same night, I turned on my car to leave a parking lot when my steering wheel locked up. It would not budge. I noticed that it said my esc system needed to be checked. I turned my car on and off 5 times to see if it would move and it did not. On the 6th try, the wheel moved and I took the chance to drive my car to the dealership. After 2 days of working on my car, they determined that sensor went bad. After looking online, I see this is a common problem that is very dangerous. I commute 2 hours round trip each day on the interstate and I am so thankful that this happened in a parking lot.

My car steering wheel is hard to turn while in motion, turning, backing out and the steering wheel shakes and rattles as well while sitting still or moving it makes this rattle sound right before it gets tight. I have called Chevrolet about the issue my mechanic looked to see if there was a recall on the car and there was. When I called Chevrolet they stated that there wasn�t. I have also seen online myself that there is a recall and others are having the very same issue. The recall number is 14e044000 steering shaft.

Sometimes when I am driving or turning the car on, my power steering indication light comes on and the power steering goes completely out. Once I cut the car off and back on, it will start working normal again. My steering wheel shakes when idling and makes a ticking noise. It says a recall similar to my issue was already repaired on the vehicle but I do not believe it was properly fixed.

Hard turning steering wheel steering wheel shakes.

When I turn my car on, a message pops up saying "power steering" and my steering wheel locks up (car is stationary at the time since I'm turning it on). I am unable to turn the steering wheel at all making my car undriveable. I have to turn my car on and off about 3-5 times before the steering wheel "unlocks" itself and I'm able to move the steering wheel again. While I'm driving through the highway, city streets and also when my car is in parked the steering wheel seems to do some kind of glitching movement by tightening the steering wheel for about half a second, luckily it hasn't interfered with my driving (at least not yet). When the steering wheel glitches there's a tighting feeling the steering wheel gets and shakes when it happens. Each time it does that it last about half second or so, but it happens multiple times back to back so the whole thing last a few seconds. The "glitching/tightening" also happens when I'm stopped at a red light or stop sign, also the moment the steering wheel starts to glitch/tighten up I can feel something on the brake pedal as well. It feels as if the glitch runs through the steering wheel and down through the brake pedal. I haven't had any issues with my brakes yet. But this issue with my steering wheel is getting worse with each passing day the steering wheel tightens up more and more and while I'm driving those "glitches/tightening" are becoming more frequent and stronger too.

When I first turn the car on it will flash service esc and power steering wheel also flash at that point I have no power steering, and then I will turn the car off and turn it back on and I have power steering there is no flashing of esc or power steering. The steering wheel will shake while stationary. In the last year I have replaced all four turn signals at least twice and both headlights at least twice. When I turn on the car the headlights will flash and then one will go out while the other one stays on driving down the road I don't hit any bumps or potholes or anything like that and the head light will come on, at that point it stayed on for one day and then it went back out again. My third brake light will work off and on, more off then on. My rear defrosters do not work at all and the control on the driver seat does not work either. Within the last month we have replaced the battery and cables for the car and was told that that should fix all the electrical problems and it did not. I have 2 videos of what the car does but cannot upload on here.

There are alerts about the power steering and the service esc on the dash when I turn on the car. Sometimes when I start the car the steering wheel shakes and jerks, without my control. This affects my driving abilities and is a clear danger. The steering wheel shakes the most when I am stopped, but it shakes the entire time I am driving the vehicle. The other times I start the car, the power steering alerts come on and there is no power steering and I have to steer manually. This problem started slowly; originally the wheel shook but not as violently as it does now. Over the past couple weeks it has gotten worse, and recently the power steering has gone out when I've started. Before I could just restart my car and the power steering would work, but now the more I restart the car the less likely the steering will work properly. This problem started in January but intensified in March.

While driving on busy highway the power steering light and esc light comes on and there was loss of power steering. It became very hard for my daughter to turn the wheel. After stopping and turning off engine, she restarted and got the power steering back but the steering wheel vibrated and moved on it's own. Later that week the power steering went out while driving down the highway and it has not come back. I'm thankful she wasn't hurt and the numbers of the exact same complaint on this car is getting ridiculous. The manufacturers need to step up and do the right thing.

Power steering loss while driving. Esc light came on. I pulled over and the steering wheel was shaking. Restarted car and problem went away. Got home and restarted car. Lost power steering. Esc light came on said it turned off.

When I started my vehicle, an indicator light immediately reported a need to service my esc and my power steering was disabled. After restarting the vehicle, it seemed to correct itself. Now, when driving, my steering wheel vibrates when there is no torque applied to the wheel and makes a chattering noise periodically. This has been going on for a week now.

The steering wheel started shaking on its own and I would move the wheel and it would stop. It has been doing this for about a month and would have like a ticking noise. This week I was driving to work and the wheel shook again and then it locked and I was unable to move it. I was driving! I got to a red light and it would not move. I turned the car off and turned it back on and the wheel would move again. A light came on and said power steering eps needs attention. It kept happening again and again and it was scary because there was traffic. I had to drive it like that back home because it is not safe to drive especially trying to turn the wheel in corners. That can cause a crash. Also, I've always had issues with the sensors on the car. I have had to replace fuses often, different sensor lights come on it keeps saying (abs) and the headlights have to be replaced often because of an electric short.

Takata recall. Upon starting the vehicle the esc light appears, with a yellow blinking dash light warning of a car basically on road. I turned the vehicle off, (in park mode )restarted and it did it again. There is no steering. One another day, I started car and it was fine, however during the drive mode, cars power steering went out and could not turn the wheel. It is also noted at times, I was at a stop light, foot on brake in drive mode, the steering wheel will vibrate left to right a bit. I do not have heavy keys, it is one key. I checked and although the VIN is not on recall, which is crazy, the car is having the same exact problems as campaign#14e044000.

Symptoms started occasionally mainly while going straight, at any speed, would stay off until I restarted the car, now it increased to all the timen within a few months. When electric power steering is on the steering wheel will shake in park. . . And would jerk the steering wheel while driving. Power steering goes out. . Says to service power steering and service esc. Makes it very difficult to steer especially and the lower speeds, I feel like I am driving as if I am drivint a semi, forces me to take wider turns. Did contact gm, they didn't seem to care that my car has same symptoms as other previously recalled vehicles. The car was out of the special warranty gm issued due to mileage, I however bought the car used with 170,000 it had already surpassed the warranty.

Car lost control of power steering same time as driver side back brake light went out steering wheel shakes bad when slowing down from 70.

When I started my vehicle, an indicator light immediately reported a need to service my esc and my power steering was disabled. After restarting the vehicle, it seemed to correct itself. Now, when driving, my steering wheel vibrates when there is no torque applied to the wheel and makes a chattering noise periodically. This has been going on for a week now.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel vibrated multiple times without warning. On another occasion, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required. The eps warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that the power steering failed and the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel was vibrating and it was unable to be turned in either direction. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14e044000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel would turn to the right and left without assistance. In addition, the steering wheel would shake and vibrate. The failure occurred when the vehicle was in operation and during the initial engine start-up. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to detect the cause of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000. The VIN was unavailable.