Steering Failed Problems of Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated the steering wheel failed while driving at 55mph. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. The contact restarted and engine and was able to resume power steering function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed which located the failure code at the power steering assist. The dealer advised that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number 14v153000 (steering). However, the contact repaired only consisted of the torque sensor assembly replacement. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage 238,000. Li.

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The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the torque assembly and power steering assist needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact of NHTSA campaign number: 15v064000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

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Electric steering assist failure only manual steering worked. Happened several times,also steering shakes when car is stopped.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed. The steering wheel became difficult to turn several times while driving and on one occasion the steering wheel became loose and turned on its own. The wrench light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact was able to restart the engine and regain steering function. The contact also stated that NHTSA campaign number 14v153000 (steering) was performed however; the repair did not correct the failure. The manufacture was not contacted. The failure mileage was 120,313. Li.

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Abrupt power-steering failure. The steering wheel turns and jerks (shutters back and forth) on its own while the car is at rest at a stoplight or stop sign. Took to chevy dealer and they advised me there is a recall for this issue but my VIN and part# are not included as of now. Dealer told me it is due to faulty positioning sensor part # 23232310 sensor ki.

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I received a recall notice on the car that the eps motor controller may cause the vehicle to suddenly lose eps. My car is experiencing this. The recall is only good for cars less than 10 years old or less than 150,000 miles which ever comes first. My car is above the 150,000 miles because it was driven for several years long distances on the highway. So my steering is failing, but gm will not repair it under the recall and I can not afford this expensive repair. How is that fair?.

I was leaving a above ground parking structure going about 5 mph when I attempted to make a left turn steering assist failed again was just repaired about 2 mos. Ago twice in one repair visit now again I hit a late model chevy truck dented the rear bumper and movement from impact pushed into a concrete pillar damaging fender I never looked at the front of truck I was told by security on the phone. I knew it was all recorded by the hundreds of cameras they have on each floor I left my ins card with phone # on windshield it caused over $5000. 00 in damage to my car because lifted truck and the trailer hitch or I panicked and hit gas instead of brake not sure but my car is very messed up I have full coverage thru aaa since 1991 I called my agent she said call chevy and gave me the # chevy paid to have it towed t to local dealer for diagnostics. When I had a est. Written by chevy dealer I showed the manager the stiff steering he agreed yes it is not working no power steering assist I guess it is all electric and some sensor went bad again it goes out then I turn off car and re start then it re sets and works again I also checked and found out that there has been 300 deaths in the u. S. And 1 in canada from this I was never notified about the recall that has been out since April of 2014 I found out about it when it went out the first time and was advised there is a recall on the power steering assist I worked for g. M. For over 30 years and worked at the repairing dealer for over 20 years but I am retired now it is not the dealerships fault just defective parts or design . I just am blessed no one was around to get hurt or killed by the steering failing on a turn there could have been people walking behind this truck or kids thank god there was no foot traffic that early in the morning .

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel sensor failed. The steering wheel seized at any speed. The dealer was unable to locate any failures. The vehicle was repaired by the independent mechanic, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Driving my vehicle down interstate 95 heading towards virginia beach to return to college and the steering wheel to my chevy Malibu year 2006 just locked up and became hard to control the shaking of the steering wheel. Had steering column replaced at dealer on sept 9, 2014 and now this issue of sudden loss of steering ability. The dealer received $1600. 00 from me for steering column repair and I should not have to pay for this issue again especially when so many other Malibu's has had the same problem. How is gm excluding certain 2006 chevy Malibu's from recall notice of sudden steering failure!!!!!.

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2013 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle steering system issues. The consumer was informed by three different dealers, the steering must fail, before it can be fixed.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel seized as the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and where it was diagnosed that the electrical steering motor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 147,437. Ak.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving and making a right turn, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact powered off the engine while in traffic. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. Three minutes later, the failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel failed and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle was taken to pohanka Chevrolet (13915 lee jackson memorial hwy, chantilly, va 20151, (703) 968-6677) where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000.

My 14-yr old daughter was driving our 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and all of a sudden the steering locked up and she was unable to turn the wheel (talk about a scary moment for a young driver and not to mention me). There were chimes and a message that displayed a steering failure. We stopped the car, shut it off then back on and the steering was back to 'normal'. I reviewed the recalls on this make & model and I see that there are a number of gm vehicles that are experiencing this same issue. We took our car to the dealer we purchased it through and he said the vehicle did show a code for the failure but our VIN was not included in the recalls. The service manager then tells me it will be approx. $600. 00 to replace the entire steering column. I mentioned & showed him the bulletins that have been posted regarding this issue but he said sorry, your car is not listed and it will be $600 to fix. I left very disappointed to say the least. Then earlier today, my wife called and said this issue happened to her for the 1st time so now I'm angry. Gm knows they have an issue as you can see with all the service bulletins posted on this but they don't seen to care. I really hope gm understands how important it is to be able to steer your vehicle properly. Gm, be a reputable company and take care of this issue. If you care about the consumer, do the right thing and ensure your vehicles are safe to drive.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel would independently veer to the left or right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Last spring I had an issue with my 2010 chevy Malibu with the electronic power steering assembly. The electronic steering column assembly failed resulting in no power steering. After research I became aware this is a common problem with chevy Malibu's but was only covered in recalls until 2009. I paid for repair on this out of pocket like many other people who have filed complaints as seen with research on the internet. I have just discovered the company that made the steering column for gm, dorman, is recalling their steering column that was installed in the 2010 chevy Malibu. This recall was posted in July. With the trouble gm has been through they should be on a better honor system. This car was manufactured by general motors and should be recalled by general motors who should be reimbursed by dorman. The phone number for dorman is 1-800-523-2492 and you could potentially be reimbursed but you will need the part number of the defective steering column. General motors offers no cooperation in part number information. Even with previous calls I had with gm saying all parts used in cars were identified by the VIN number of the car so they know the origin where all parts were manufactured. It appears to be a finger pointing game and the loser is the consumer.

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The power steering sensor is bad and to repair it they say the entire steering column has to be replaced. This is my daughters car and would be bad if the power steering went out while she was driving. So far the steering has only failed when she started the car. This has happened two times in three days.

Merging onto interstate at 55 merge speed and as entering onto first thru lane the power steering died out and acceleration dropped on its own. Nearly hit by an 18 wheeler that had been safely back from my entry point before the steering and engine both failed. I pulled as hard as I could to the right and a bell rang but there was no check engine light or any other indicator light for the steering. When I braked, the steering came back and I was able to pull to the right out of harms way. There was no other car on the entry ramp or I am sure we would have been rear ended at high speed this happens often in ordinary traffic at speeds between 35 and 45 once the car is warmed up when I attempt to change lanes and sometimes a bell rings and other times it does not. I received a recall notice #13036 and it describes symptoms included here and additional potential problems. The part is not yet available as gm has been telling me since March of this year. I have discontinued driving this car unless it is absolutely necessary and if the distance is less than 5 miles because it has not yet warmed up to cause the problem. This is a dangerous defect and we were lucky to have not been killed by the 18 wheeler.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed without warning while driving 70 mph and the steering wheel had to be turned with force. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where a diagnostic was performed but to no avail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle veered to the left and the steering wheel failed to straighten. The vehicle crashed into an unknown object and flipped upside down. A police report was filed and the contact sustained bruising from the glass which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was unaware of the issue. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate mileage was 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel suddenly malfunctioned and would not turn in either direction. The contact stated the vehicle was shut off and restarted, and the problem was remedied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the steering failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the steering wheel failed causing the vehicle to shift to the left. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

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Steering failed as I was making a left hand turn. The steering warning system has been giving false indication that something is wrong with the car until it did fail. . Read more...

After several power steering service alarms in the preceding months, that all reset after the engine was turned off, the alarm came on and the power assist failed leaving the car extremely difficult to steer. Took the car into the dealership the next week and they reprogrammed the steering and sent me home. The next day the steering failed again. I then looked up the problem on the internet and found out this is a prevalent problem and has no real fix! what do I do now?.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the steering shaft failed without warning. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was determined that the steering shaft needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. Kmj.

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Power steering warning plus the check electrical system came on when we started the car, and the steering would not work. We were at the time in the north carolina mountains. We turned the ignition off, tried again, and the power steering returned. Nonetheless this made for a scary trip down mountain roads. This failure did not occur again for several months. Then in the winter of 2013-2014 it began to happen more frequently. In April 2014 we told the Chevrolet service advisor who said to bring in the car while the steering was not on power. So we did with difficult steering in city traffic. The advisor diagnosed steering column failure. Gm has offered to pay part of the price of repair. This offer came after extensive conversations with gm and the local dealer with whom we have done a significant amount of business.

2005 chevy Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to steering failure in vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering failed without warning while turning left. The steering became hard to turn and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The steering returned to normal function for a brief moment. The failure was experienced several times. The mechanical warning light illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the approximate current mileage was 64,000. Li.

Was making a right hand turn to enter onto the expressway and steering either locked up or became very hard to steer (it all happened quickly) causing the car to hit the curb and severely damaging the wheel, alignment, etc. Gm replaced the faulty power steering box (recall) but has found themselves not liable for the collateral damage sustained because of the faulty power steering. Gm says I have no proof that the damage that is visible on the vehicle was directly caused by steering failure. Really??!! I've always been a big chevy fan, but this leaves a very bitter taste that may never go away!!!!! ## VIN failed ## chevy Malibu maxx 2006 ##.

I just exited the highway and was turning into a parking lot and heard a loud clunk and the steering failed. The dealership informed me that the steering rack and gears to the steering column needed to be replaced along with the spring and sensor for airbag on the steering column. The steering column would then have to be re-centered and the car realigned.

I bought the car used without a warranty im driving it home and the steering is clicking on turns and sometimes pulling to the right of the road I keep bring the car to my local mechanic and he keeps on replacing part after part its been a few months now and the problem is still here and dangerous not only that sometimes steering completely fails making me swerve in and out of traffic pls help.

While my wife was crossing the verranzno bridge between brooklyn and staten island the electrical steering failed. This created a extreme safely issue since my wife did not have enough strength to control the steering. This forced her to slow to a stop while other cars were going full speed creating a safely issue. When she turn the car on again she managed to get the car off the bridge and to the dealer for replacement. My wife was lucky that is wasn't in a condition that she was making a turn or some other position that could had cause an accident. There were two other people in the car and in no time should a steering failure cause almost complete lost of control because you not have strength to turn the wheel.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while in reverse, the steering failed without warning. The contact had to apply abrupt force to the steering wheel in order to control the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the steering column. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 61,000. Kmj.

The first time the power steering intermittenly went out I was just parking. The Malibu has electronic steering so there is no warning when the steering is about to fail like with a normal power steering pump. I checked some connections and thought I had it fixed because it worked when I started the car again. A few weeks later I was in the city and the steering quit working again if I wouldn't have had a good hold on the steering wheel when I was turning I could have easily ran into someone or even worse hit a pedestrian! this problem is well documented in Malibu's of this age and a common problem. It is only a matter of time before this causes a death if it hasn't already!.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when accelerating at 30 mph and merging onto the highway, the steering wheel and wheels seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the steering column failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred a few days later. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.

My 2008 Malibu has a power steering problem. On a daily basis the power steering becomes erratic and fails to react properly under normal driving conditions, usually at highway speeds. While stopped, the steering wheel will turn left and right on its own. When this occurs at hightwasy speed control of the car is dangerous. Two hands are needed to keep car in lane and not cross the line into other vehicles. Problem began when mileage hit 45,000 miles. Occasionally, a chime will occur and indicate power steering in the display but by the time the chime occures the steering problem is gone. This issue is consistent and intermitent on a daily basis. I have researched this problem for chevy Malibu and have found that thousands of Malibu owners are experiencing this problem. This is not a problem caused by inproper routine maintenance. This steering problem is a failure of a component in the steering assembly that is not subject to routine maintenance. This is a defective part!!! as a percentage of Malibus on the road that have this problem I would venture that it is very high and the number is increasing. The electronic assist powersteering in the i4 Malibu's is a road handling nightmare and gm has no interest in fixing this problem. I would expect a serious problem like this to be made a recall issue before there is a fatality and then gm and obama motors will be sued for reckless endangerment.