Front Suspension Control Arm Problems of Chevrolet Malibu

Ntsb: 2011 chevy Malibu: consumer stated the vehicle experienced steering issues, so the vehicle was taken to the dealer service. During service, the consumer was notified the parts in question were deteriorating severely. The dealer found the rear trailing arm bushings and lower control arm bushings needed to be replaced.

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I bought the car in 2013 from a chevy dealership in fredericktown mo. They gave me a passed inspection and I went on my way. The next April the car did not pass inspection. It was advised to me that the lower control arm of the passenger side was bad. It was over $400 to fix that. For the past year my car has been riding very rough. It shakes and rattles when driving and slowing down. At first I thought it was the rotors, so I changed those. The rotors were really bad and looked like they had been on the car since it first came off the assembly line. I was told these had been bad for several years. One side was warped and the other side looked like it had been intentionally ground down on the edges. On January 9th 2015 my tire blew out on the highway. I was told it was because my lower control arm had caused the tire to wear on the inside. Not two weeks later, I lost a second tire due to the same issue. These were brand new tires on the date I purchased the tire in 2013. I have also already had several recalls on this car. This car is not at all safe to drive on the highway. I would like reimbursement for replacing the lower control arm for the second time on this car in two years.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel began to turn to the left and right direction independently. The intermittent failure occurred for a brief period while driving at low speeds and then the steering wheel would resume normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they replaced the front passenger side lower control arm. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000.

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2003 chevy Malibu accelerates on its own. Customer states that the car would drive on its own without putting her foot on the accelerator. ** the consumer received a recall notice in the mail which stated the accelerator pedal would be inspected only. After having continual problems with the vehicle accelerating on it s own, the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer where it was determined that the accelerator pedal had an internal malfunction. The consumer is seeking reimbursement. The consumer also complained of a rattle noise coming from the vehicle when going over bumps. The dealer inspected the vehicle and found the left front strut and mount were worn. The left side lower control arm was noisy.

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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speeds the power steering would suddenly malfunction making the steering wheel very difficult to turn. When the failure occurred the check engine, abs and tc (traction control) sensor lights illuminated. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The contact also indicated that while driving various speeds the vehicle would drift from side to side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the control arms were faulty. The control arms were replaced but the defect was not remedied. While driving the headlights, turn signal lights and rear lights would intermittently shut on and off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the defect was caused by an electrical short. The defect was not repaired. The failure mileage was 17,000.

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Bushings on both lower front control arms on front suspension wor out at 16k miles, causing thumping and banging noise that gets increasing worst with more miles put on the car--dealer says it is safe to drive the car.

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While traveling at low to high speed, consumer noticed vehicle vibrating, dealer dropped surame and tightened rack mounts, lower control arms rattle at low speed and vehicle vibrates at high speed. Engine torques back under power, dealer stated this was because of faulty lower control arms.

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While driving heard something rattling. Took to dealer, and they said that rear wheel control arm broke in two. Vehicle could have flipped over. Failure due to a poor weld. Dealer contacted.

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Car made a lot of front end noise. Dealer states a lot of lower control arms are failing on the 1997 Chevrolet Malibu. This part should not go bad, at least not under 100,000 miles . General motors knows this component is a safety defect. I spent $1200. 00 in repairs within a 2 week period.

While driving 45 mph the control arm broke, vehicle lost control, causing a spin-out and came to rest at a curb.

Small arms failed. Yh.

Bought as demo. Rotors warped at 8000mi, 17,000mi, starting again at 19,500. Just had front control arm assembly replaced, dealer says it was the wrong part! also coolant leak at 14,500mi.

Front end failure. Vehicle has been serviced 7 times for this problem. Control arm replaced twice and problem still exist.

Dealer replaced both control arm due to rattling and sqeaking in the front end as a result the tire had to be replaced, after 20000 miles the noise is back. Nlm.

While driving the vehicle at any speed and hitting a bump in the road, a very loud noise comes from the front end of the vehicle. The dealer is not able to correct the problem with the vehicle. On 6/9/98 the control arms were weldedto the frame of the vehicle, and the owner is still experiencing a prolbem with the vehicle. Please describe details.

When traveling consumer noticed a loud knocking noise coming from the front end. Also, when attempting to make a normal stop when traveling on wet pavement, vehicle continued to move forward, causing loss of vehicle control. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced the control arm, but problem still occurs. Please provide any further details.