NHTSA Complaint #10110680 — 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX

AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR NEW MALIBU MAXX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RADIO STATED POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO STEER THE MAXX BUT IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STOPPED TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE HAVING MAJOR TROUBLE WITH THE NEW MALIBU'S ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. THEY REPLACED THE COLUMN AND MOTOR. THAT LASTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME SEVERELY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT PUSHING ME INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAD THIS BEEN MY WIFE ON HER WAY TO WORK MONDAY MORNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THIS INTERSTATE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOW ON THE THIRD STEERING COLUMN, NOW THE HEATING AND DEFROST CONTROL UNIT IS BAD, LEAVING US WITH NO HEAT OR DEFROST. NOT TO MENTION THE REAR SEATBELT GOT STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE. ALL BUT THE HEATING CONTROL HAVE BEEN FIXED (AT DEALER NOW) BUT WHERE WILL IT STOP???? MY FAMILY WORKS FOR GM AND I THINK I WILL BUY A FORD!!!!!!!! GM BETTER STAND UP AND ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM! EA04018_CAT *JB