Two problems related to steering is tight 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.
The steering wheel is hard to turn and it's getting worse and worse when it is unlocked the wheel shakes like crazy and it has no grip when u turn in the car it is unlocked but as u driving it it locks it's selfnl. At a intersection as I was at a a complete stop once I took my foot off the breaker the steering wheel almost hit the the car in the next lane.
Wanted to update my case 11173286. I took the car to Chevrolet dealer to have car repaired 02/05/2019. Apparently Chevrolet knows they have a problem with the steering because it was covered under a special warranty. They replaced the steering torque sensor and motor part numbers 23232310 sensor kit and 22837369 module. I think this is a serious problem because if it had happened when my wife was driving she would of had a real problem because the steering wheel is very hard to turn. She would not know if you restart the car the steering works again. She probably would just stopped the car where ever she was and cause a traffic problem. Also there was not any warning that steering was going to go bad. It happened to me 5 times before I had it fixed. The problem would any place. I have happen on the street going 45 mph, turning a corner, backing our of my driveway, 2 times on a city street under 30 mph. If you go online there are other people complaining about the same problem.