The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact had to use greater effort to steer the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was driven back to the contact's residence where it was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the torque sensor assembly failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V153000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 182,964.

- Dayton, OH, USA

Car mileage is at 75,300 and I am hearing a rubbing/clunking sound when ever I turn my steering wheel to the right and my turn signal lever stopped automatically releasing after I have turned which is now also making a weird noise. I see there was a recall for the steering in 2014 but I purchased the from a dealer in 2015. How do I find out if the dealer serviced the recall"?"

- Geneva, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 1 mph, the power steering seized without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Updated 02/03/17 updated 02/08/17.

- Kansas, MO, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the eps warning indicator randomly flashed and the stability traction control warning indicator appeared to be deactivated. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn each time the failure occurred. In addition, the vehicle suddenly experienced a drastic loss of power. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14E044000 (steering) and 14V153000 (steering). The dealer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 231,086.

- Camden, MS, USA

Driving down an expressway about 60mph and the power steering quit working, a message displayed on my dash "power steering service ESC" the ABS indicator light also displayed at the same time. I have no power steering. My car has approx 125,000 miles on it. I googled the issue and there was a recall for this issue for 2006-2007 Chevy Malibu so I contacted the dealer and they said my car does not have a recall for this issue. I do have a recall that I have not had fixed yet for the brake lamp malfunction 13036 which dealer stated is unrelated issue. I see several other people online are reporting this same issue for the 2009 4 cylinder Chevy Malibu's. I would hope GM will recall this and take care of the problem.

- Joliet, IL, USA

My power steering all of the sudden has started not working. Sometimes if I tun the car off and back on it will work but it also goes out on me while I am driving down the road.

- Dallas, GA, USA

Was driving and was about to make a turn the service ecs came on and power steering started going across the screen. My steering wheel locked up and traction control light came on I almost had a wreck

- Mesquite, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 15 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact stated that it became difficult to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering. The power steering, traction control, and service ESC warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and restarted. The vehicle operated normally; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the diagnosis was not provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 194,000.

- Window Rock, AZ, USA

I've had three instances, two in the same day, while either standing still in park in a parking lot or in traffic on a city street and my dashboard says service ESC power steering and the traction control light stays illuminated. It becomes near impossible to steer the vehicle once this happens and has almost caused me to be in accidents each time. When I'm finally able to pull over, I have shut the car off and turned it back on after a few minutes and it resets the computer and operates regularly but on the last occasion it came back on two minutes after the reset. I've read there are recalls on other models but not on the 2009 Malibu. This is a safety concern and could potentially cause serious accidents, injuries and even death depending on when the steering goes out (slow traffic speeds vs fast highway speeds) because there isn't any type of warning.

- Chicago, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving in reverse at 5 mph, the steering wheel failed and the ESC warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent dealer where it was determined that the steering staff torque system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

Takata recall; steering column is loose(stationary, motion). Wheel bearings are bad. I took the car to a Chevrolet dealer(clemson rd.). they were not able to find an issue. Everytime I maintenanceperformed I am advised to have the ;steeting column check, rattling and loose, maybe a piece of plastic?). my second trip to the Chevrolet dealer did not allow enough time for a diagnostic. I purchased the car used from united auto sales. The wheel bearings(motion) were bad when I purchased and the dealer (united car autosales). I replaced the wheel bearings once already and have to replace again. The car is making a clapping noise and speed is impeded.

- Cayce, SC, USA

ESC warning light began going off intermittently(usually when turning steering wheel to the right) at around 60,000 miles. I have taken it to the dealership and they initially recommended replacing the "sensor". the vehicle now has approximately 85,000 miles on it and the steering will become very difficult at times while driving. The dealer is now recommending complete replacement of the steering system. My vehicle has not yet been included in any steering related recalls, but there is clearly a defect with my vehicle.

- Edmond, OK, USA

When starting car information center issues warning eps then check power steering and the steering wheel in very difficult to turn. If the car is shut off and restarted 2-3 times it will be ok. This has happened several times over the past 5 months.

- Athens, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. After restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 40 mph, the power steering seized without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor and power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 169,140.

- Henderson, NC, USA

There is a recall. Chevy is refusing to honor because they state I'm over the mileage they set as acceptable.

- Henderson, KY, USA

I purchased this vehicle in 2011. On four occasions the car has lost power steering. It happens while turning. I have to pull over, turn the engine off and back on again in order for the power steering to function. It has happened on a city street as well as while exiting the highway.

- North Chesterfield, VA, USA

Driving this car loses its power steering. GM states my car is not included in recall even though they installed a defective sensor.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

The contact owned a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the vehicle also started decelerating while the accelerator pedal was being depressed. As a result, the contact was involved in a crash but the details were not available. The contact was able to get the vehicle pulled to the side of the road and shut it down. The vehicle became difficult to restart. The vehicle was driven a little further and the failure recurred. The vehicle was shut off and would not restart. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was side swiped by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There was no police report filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was not destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 171,000.

- Riverdale, GA, USA