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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 19 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 13 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 101,000 miles
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When my wife went to back out of a parking spot there was no power steering. The radio showed power steering. She stopped her car then cut it off and started it back and drove approximately a mile. Once she arrived home the radio was still showing power steering. I went to back out of drive way and it had no power steering again. Upon checking there is numerous recalls and complaints for this very reason but upon checking there was no recall on my vehicle. I contacted Chevy about this and they are aware of the issue but refuse to fix the issue on my vehicle cause it's not under recall. Seems that Chevy knows there is a problem but doesn't want to take ownership of the problem and repair my vehicle
- Rossville, GA, USA
Takata recall my steering wheel started to shake in park and I would loose power steering while driving and now the power steering is completely out I. my 2007 Chevrolet Malibu I looked up on line and there seems to be a lot of other people out there with the same issue and that the 2007 Malibu has not had a recall for this issue I believe there should've been one this seems to be an important part of the car that should be addressed thank you for you time.
- Waterloo, IA, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 20 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home with difficulty. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,435.
- Apple Valley, CA, USA
Takata recall. Car currently decides when it wants to allow the power steering to work. Sitting still not moving the steering wheel shakes. While driving the power steering will go out with no warning making it difficult to drive in the city or at slow speeds. Contacted local and corporate Chevy and neither one could help with the situation.
- Delta, CO, USA
Electrical power steering locks up while driving, without warning bought as a user owner
- Lancaster, CA, USA
Steering wheel moves rapidly side to side almost as if it is twitching. This causes my car to pull side to side while driving. Power steering goes out when turning car on and when driving making it hard to control the car once this happens when not stationary. I believe the problem may be my torque sensors.
- Springfield, MA, USA
About a week ago, the steering wheel began to shake very abruptly and rapidly. Eventually the power steering stopped working. At times the steering wheel will work but still continue to shake but typically it becomes almost impossible to steer as the power steering has completely failed. I've seen other articles about this particular issue with cars that are the exact model a year, however Chevy does not want to help regarding fixing this issue. I have contacted them and they insist there is no recall however upon a quick google search you can find articles about this issue everywhere.
- Elkhorn, WI, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. After starting the vehicle, the steering wheel shook and vibrated. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 42,000. The VIN was invalid.
- Burbank, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle steered to the left without warning. The failure recurred several times. The power steering indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to faulkner Chevrolet of lancaster (717-299-0961, located at 2000 bennet ave, lancaster, pa 17601), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
- Lancaster, PA, USA
Its hard to steer my car while turning when driving, then the word "power steering "appears on my radio
- Saginaw, MI, USA
The power steering is intermittent
- Eastlake, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 25-30 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel jerked and went in another direction. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact purchased power steering fluid, but was unable to locate a reservoir. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 146,098.
- Homeland, CA, USA
Steering wheel will sometime wiggle back and forth on its own while stationary out some times while driving and while driving sometimes feels like it is trying to turn on its own, info panel popped up saying"power steering". turned the car off and looked under to see if fluid was leaking, it was not. Turned the car back on and steering was fine for a while then jerky again, seems similar to torque sensor recall for other Malibu but my VIN is not listed as having that recall
- Chubbuck, ID, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized while driving 65 mph. The contact had to manually turn the steering wheel to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the steering returned to normal. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was salvaged and nothing could be done. The failure mileage was unknown. Consumer started having problem the day she bought the car, started to make poping noise. Consumer took it to mechanic and quality Chevrolet motors.
- Las Vegas, NM, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 70 mph and attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel shook and seized sporadically. In addition, a beeping noise was heard. The contact called parks Chevrolet charlotte at 704-598-4000 (located at 8530 ikea blvd, charlotte, nc 28262) and was informed that there was no recall on the vehicle. The technician recommended a diagnostic test. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was approximately 250,000.
- Charlotte, NC, USA
Whenever driving the vehicle in the straight road I didnt face any problem, but when im taking a turn I need to bit accelerate, when I do that, the steering wheel gets automatically force straightens itself making it to impossible to turn it while accelerating. I checked out with dealer he is saying im out of warranty so I have to bear the price of the repair incurred by the chevvy. Im the second owner of the car I didn't know at the time I got it. Here in NHTSA website, I found that there no recalls for this model and VIN for steering wheel. Please kindly look into the issue before it may turn into fatal accident to myself or others.
- Salt Lake, UT, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 45 mph, the electric power steering failed and the steering wheel shook. In an attempt to avoid oncoming traffic, the contact yanked the steering wheel in order to pull the vehicle over. York Chevrolet Buick (2456 us 40, brazil, Indiana 47834, (812) 420-1015) requested that a diagnostic be performed and offered the option of an extended warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 174,000.
- Brazil, IN, USA
Streering went out while driving didn't have control of the vehicle there was a recall but didn't own the car at the time bought the car from private owner and recall was already closed. This is a very serious safety issue and some have been injured or killed. Contacted thigm and they will not cover this issue and didn't show any concern. Very disappointed with GM and they should have covered this a issue it's a matter of life or death.
- Armada, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds, there was a clunking noise coming from the steering column. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and determined that the driveshaft U-joint needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case number: 8-4442499282. The failure mileage was 127,000.
- Avondale, MO, USA
- Sayreville, NJ, USA