2005 Chevrolet Malibu Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN EVEN THOUGH FORCE WAS APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE WHERE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL ERRONEOUSLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO THE WRONG LANE AND NEARLY CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE ABS AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,284.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG, STEERING TIGHTENS UP, CAN BARELY STEER OR KEEP IN ROAD. NO WARNING! ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO GYRATE BY ITSELF, MOVING ON ITS OWN. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT, SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TUNED UP. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

MY WIFE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER A REST STOP IN HER 2005 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX WHEN THERE WAS A DING AND POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE NOTICED SHE HAD LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND TURNED IT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, SHE RESTARTED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO LONGER THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. A RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 21 FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR THIS GENERATION OF MALIBU (GM RECALL NO. N140116; NHTSA RECALL NO. 14V153) BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A LETTER. WHEN I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, I WAS TOLD PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. APPARENTLY THERE ARE THREE OTHER GM ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALLS, WITH PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THREE OTHERS BUT NOT OUR CAR. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HASN'T RETURNED, BUT ONCE IT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME DOUBT GETS PLANTED. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME THERE HAS BEEN SUCH A RECALL. WE GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN LATE 2007 FOR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AS WELL, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE BEFORE THIS YEAR'S RECALL.

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED VEHICLES UP TO 150,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD 166,000 MILES ON HER VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I WAS STUCK IN EVERYONE'S WAY. TRIED TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER BUT I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE I STARTED IT UP AND THE STEERING CAME BACK ON JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME. CHEVY SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE PART NUMBERS BUT OTHER PRIVATELY OWNED SHOPS IN MY AREA SAY THEY CAN GET THE PARTS AND FIX IT. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKS ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN AN URBAN CITY. *TR

I STARTED MY CHEVY MALIBU AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITH IN MINUTES MY POWER STEERING JERKED, MADE A DING, DING NOISE AND WENT OUT. I PULLED IT OFF THE ROAD. TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT HAS TO DO IT WHEN THEY HAVE IT BEFORE THEY REPLACE IT. SO IF IT DOESN'T I GUESS THEY WANT ME TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

MY POWER STEERING TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING - I PULLED OVER MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT - THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE ON AND I DROVE LESS THAN HALF A MILE BEFORE THE POWER STEERING ONCE AGAIN TURNED OFF. GM HAS NOTIFIED ME THERE ARE NOT ANY PARTS CURRENTLY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN DEALERSHIPS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PARTS. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS ENOUGH SAFETY ISSUE TO WARRANT A RENTAL VEHICLE TO CUSTOMERS UNABLE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES WHILE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL. IT BECAME HARD TO STEER AND I COULD BARELY TURN OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS RAINING AND 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC WAS GETTING HEAVY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE IN THE RUSH HOUR OF THE DAY. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE RETURNING FROM PORTLAND, OREGON TO OUR HOME IN WOODBURN, OREGON. THE STEERING FROZE (POWER STEERING CEASED TO WORK). I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, AS ALL SYSTEMS SEEMED TO SHUT DOWN. I CHECKED UNDER HE HOOD, BUT OF COURSE COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG. AFTER AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME, I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE STEERING MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD MAKE A LEFT TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO MAKE A JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

SHIFTING HAS BEEN HARD FROM PARK POSITION, WHEEL ALIGNMENT VERY BAD ,SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. A RECALL WAS DONE BY GM ON 05/20/2014 BUT MY CAR WAS NOT RECALL UNTIL TODAY, I CHECK EVERYDAY ON GM WITH MY VIN NUMBER. ON MAY 1ST I WENT TO MY AUTO SERVICES AND THEY FIND OUT MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND INNER TIE-ROD END. AS I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL ORDER, GM WON'T DO ANYTHING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD AND I AS AUTO REPAIR SHOP WILL CHARGE ME OVER $600.00++ WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD NOW. SCARY AND UNFAIR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LISTENING AND ADVISING ME IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE POWER STEERING NOTE IN THE DASHBOARD (RADIO DISPLAY) Y WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID ME, THE POWER STEERING IS OK, I KEEP DRIVING THE CAR AND THE SIGN FOR POWER STEERING CONTINUED ON THE DASHBOARD AND I WENT TO ANOTHER EXPERT MECHANIC AND HE SAIDTO ME IF IT CONTINUE AND THE DRIVING AND CONTROL THE CAR BECAME SO HARD, THE PROCEDURE TO FIX IS JUST STOP THE ENGINE FOR A WHILE AND START AGAIN, THIS CONDUCT I FOLLOWED FOR A LONG TIME BUT RECIENTLY BECAME SO HARD AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM NOW IS RANDOM, SOME TIME EVERY FEW SECONDS OR EVERY HOUR OR A FEW TIME, SOME TIME AT THE MOMENT I TURNED VERY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASH AGAINST OTHER VEHICLES AND DRIVING IN THE EXPRESS WAY I-95 FOR FORT LAUDERDALE HEADING SOUTH, I NEEDED TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY BECAUSE A LANDSCAPING TRAILER LEAVE GARDEN TOOL AND TRESS, MY VEHICLE TURNED WILD AND OUT CONTROL BETWEEN THE OTHER VEHICULE, ONLY GOD SAVED ME. I WENT TO THE OTHER MECHANIC AND SAID ME THAT IS A RECALL FOR GM AND I WENT TO LOCAL ROGER DEAN GM IN WEST PALM BEACH AND THEY SAID ME THAT FIX IT MATTER I NEED TO PAY, AFTER A FRIEND OF MINE SENT TO ME A WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THE RECALL FOR POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY MALIBU 2005. REALLY I APRECIATE IF YOU HELP BECAUSE ROGER DEAN THE LOCAL GM DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH REJECTED MY CASE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND MY EBS LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE BUT VERY HARD TO STEER. IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR THE DRIVE HOME THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING . *JS

THERE IS A LAG ON STEERING AND I HAVE BEEN FEELING IT FOR A WHILE, SOMETIMES I DON'T HAVE A PROPER STEERING CONTROL, PRETTY SCARY AT TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 80 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY LOW WARNING ALARM HEARD AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,927.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE DEALER IN MY AREA SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THE LATEST GM RECALL. THE STEERING IN MY CAR HAS LOST POWER AND LOSING ITS FUNCTION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED IN THIS LATEST RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.