Airbag light and ESC power steering light on at the same time. Service ESC on and of on the screen and after awhile the steering wheel locked and I lost control of my direction while I am turning left on a traffic light. I end up in a ditch. I took it to Chevy service dealership and they find out a diffect on steering torque sensor shaft and they recommend me to replace it. They ask me $1024 for labor and part.

- St. Anthony , MN, USA

Chevy is aware that around 90k miles the ESC light comes on indicating that the torque sensor has gone bad and indicating you are about to lose power steering. My car is 93k miles, this light came on and the power steering is completely out. My 16 year old son drives this car. This is a major safety issue and Chevy/GM say the special coverage expired in 10/2021 so they will not pay for the repair. Chevy/GM is allowing customers to drive like this without helping.

- Rockton, IL, USA

While I was driving in the freeway steering wheel became hard. The dash said service ecs, ecs off. Pulled over turned car off and once turned on again car was driving perfectly fine. The dashboard no longer indicated any issues or messages.

- Buckeye, AZ, USA

I was driving up a hill and my Service ESC power steering came up and I suddenly couldn-??t turn my steering wheel so it had locked up-?? I slowed down and drove closes to the side of the road as I could safe as possible -?? after research online I notice this has happen to several others at this mileage and that there was a recall on esc system

- Baltimore, MD, USA

MAP sensor was physically broken and replaced during a particularly cold snap (below -10 degrees F), but the check engine light and "Service ESC, " "Service Traction, " and "ESC off" messages continued to appear in the following weeks. Acceleration repeatedly dropped off for a split second, and would continue to dip and return until I let off the accelerator and tried again. This acceleration problem always coincided with the three ESC/Traction messages listed above, and happened multiple times every time I drove it. During a second trip to the mechanic, some "frayed wiring" was replaced and the throttle relearned, but the symptoms continued as before, prior to the MAP sensor replacement and the wiring repair. The symptoms progressed to delayed, pulsing acceleration, not just dropping out. The following week, the power steering went out while driving, preceded by a gentle automated jerking on the steering wheel upon startup. The mechanic confirmed that it was electrical, nothing wrong with the physical components.

- Little Canada, MN, USA

My power steering randomly goes out and the warning lights come on. It-??s hard to diagnose, as it doesn-??t show up as an error and happens randomly. The wheel locks up and with no distinguishable pattern. Once I turn off the engine and start it up again, the issue seemingly disappears and I can drive as normal. Issue started around 120k, and I-??m currently at 127k. Between then and now, it-??s locked up about 5-6 times. Thankfully, it hasn-??t happened while around others in traffic so far. But it-??s definitely concerning since it-??s my daily driver. Got a diagnostic done, but nothing shows up/no error codes.

- Jackson, MS, USA

Power steering went completely out as I'm driving down the road! It's only got around 65k miles maybe 66k, not that many miles at all for this to have happened. And they were aware of the issue as well. Now I'm out my car, I am in-between jobs at the moment, no money, and no transportation for my wife and I!! No way to go to job interviews, her very important medical appointments, and everything else!! I do not have the money to take to the shop, I don't have the knowledge either to do such a major task like that, not do I even have the space to work on it myself or anyone else for that matter.its winter time, And this car is my home, Soo now what are we supposed to do? It's unsafe to drive, and will probably just make it worse, more wear and tear on other parts by driving it the way it is now

- Ligonier, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the ESC warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

- Montgomery, IL, USA

The power steering in the car has went out and its incredibly hard to steer the car.

- Saint Joseph, MO, USA

Power steering would go in and out while driveing makeing i hard to turn wheel. 137,000 miles had to have steering column replaced $1900 just for the dealer to replace this part.

- Indian Head , MD, USA

The steering wheel just shaking and doesn-??t move is hard to move. The light in the board say steering wheel problem.

- Mchenry , IL, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed with the StabiliTrak warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact called a dealer and was given an estimate for the repair which he declined. As the failure persisted, excessive force was needed to steer the vehicle due to the loss of power steering assist. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was not under recall and that the warranty for the power steering assist had expired. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000

- Burgaw, NC, USA

This incident occurred in my 2011 Chevy Malibu with less than 44,000 miles on it. The ESC Service Power Steering light comes on, along with the traction light on the dash and the vehicle loses power steering. Initially (the first week or two) the problem corrected itself when the vehicle was shut off and started again. It got increasingly worse over the course of 2 weeks- then the power steering was gone. The car was very difficult to steer and almost couldn't turn. There were times when the steering wheel would suddenly jerk by itself and almost 'lock up.' Very dangerous. I learned this is "very common" in this vehicle. The service person I spoke with on the phone knew exactly what I was talking about. Research I've done shows this has been an ongoing problem with this vehicle since 2004, yet there is only a limited recall. Of course mine is not covered (with only 44K miles on it). Repairs cost me $747.54 (after $100 discount was given to me by the service people.) That is half the amount I make in a month. I found it kind of them to take on a problem that GM should be addressing.

- Sioux Falls, SD, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering assist with the power steering assist warning light and the service ESC message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact spoke with a representative at northcutt Chevrolet-Buick (3201 w. owen K garriott rd, enid, ok 73703) and was advised to bring the vehicle in for an inspection. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14E044000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Enid, OK, USA

Power steering is going out and it takes extra physical effort to steer the vehicle.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

While driving 35 mph on city street, a chime sounded and power steering, service ESC message came on. The steering wheel became very difficult to turn. Although very hard, I was able to turn into a parking lot. After turning the car on/off for about 20 min, the message finally went away and the steering worked again. Today when I started my car, the same message appeared.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

A clunking was coming from the steering column while driving, which ended up being the intermediate steering shaft.

- Holly, MI, USA

The power steering light just came on my car while driving down the road

- Selmer, TN, USA

While driving 45 mph on a city street, my power steering went out, the evs service light, then traction light & back to no power steering light. Was able to make hard turns to get into a parking lot. Turned the car off & on - all lights went back to normal. Called the dealer who told me it was "my call" if I wanted to bring it in for service. Dangerous as far as I'm concerned & surprised there is no recall on this issue. I could have been killed or killed somebody else at that speed.

- Comstock, MI, USA

My cars steering wheel started to make noise in the steering wheel then it started to move slightly.very slightly while I was driving. After a little bit more of driving the same day. The problem got worse and the steering wheel would lock and only locked once while I was driving at low speed

- Commerce City, CO, USA