Seven problems related to power steering light on have been reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2012 Malibu.
Power steering light comes on and my steering wheel is twitching and jerking.
Power steering goes out low trac light comes on service light comes on while car was in motion.
I was driving my car a few days ago on a city street and after I made a turn, the power steering service esc light came on as well as the traction control picture. My steering wheel got super stiff and it was extremely hard to turn it. After I pulled over and turned my car off, I turned it back on and everything went back to normal. There is a recall for this but I checked on the gm recall website and put in my VIN but my car is not included in the recall which doesn't seem to make much sense if other 2012 Chevrolet Malibu's have been recalled because of this.
�takata recall � I was driving down the road at 35mph and all of a sudden my service esc light came on , my traction light came on, the power steering light came on and I lost steering capability of the vehicle and almost caused me to wreck . It made it nearly impossible to try to turn to even get my car off the road .
While stopped at a red light I noticed that the steering wheel would start shaking and turning on its own. Then a few days later my service esc and power steering lights started coming on and I was unable to turn the car left or right. . I would turn the car off for a few then turn it back on and it would unlock. That lasted for a few more days and then the steering wheel started locking up while I was driving. I took the car to the dealer and they said it was my power steering sensor. Its seems to be working fine now however I will never by another chevy maliibu I have had nothing but problems since I purchase this car the first issue was my light constantly kept going out. I was on the highway coming home from an out off town trip and cars were flashing there lights. I pulled over I had no back lights. I took it the dealer they said it was my battery causing my car to short circuit. It cost me $400. Then the same thing happened 20 days later the dealer wanted me to pay to have it looked at again no way. Come to find out it was a #20 fuse over the rear driver side tire wheel that kept blowing. Needles to say I know ride around with a pack of fuses in my car. . The car has 87,858 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the steering wheel seized and the power steering assist light illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road, waited a few minutes, and resumed driving. In addition, while driving 5 mph in the driveway, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering failed on the vehicle. The failure caused the contact to drive into a snow bank. The contact stated that the power steering light illuminated on the instrument and the traction control light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the failure prevented the vehicle from being steered. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was informed that the electronic steering module was not under recall and that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system) even though the body control module needed to be replaced. The contact received this information from a senior safety supervisor from gm. The failure occurred four times. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 61,000.