NHTSA Complaint #10121747 — 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU LS, IT IS NOT YET 18 MONTHS OLD AND I HAVE TO BRING IT IN FOR THE 2ND STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT THIS MONDAY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR/WORSE PROBLEMS WITH STERRING. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, A LOUD THUDDING SOUND WHEN TURNING TH WHEEL DURING RIGHT TURNS (THIS IS WHAT MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING), I HAD MY 2ND STEERING COLUMN PUT IN MY CAR IN NOV 04, WHEN MY CAR WAS 10 MONTHS OLD, I NOW AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM/SOUND AGAIN AND NEED TO BRING IT IN FOR A 3RD STEERING COLUMN, MEANING IT CAME WITH A DEFECTIVE ONE, WAS EVIDENTLY REPAIRED WITH A DEFECTIVE ONE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN 6 MONTHS FROM NOW. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY DEALERSHIP, FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT HAVE ONLY ISSUED "BULLETINS" FOR MECHANICS. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. SO, TO WRAP THIS UP, I HAD MY CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN (11/04) NOW 6 MONTHS LATER I WILL BE GETTING ANOTHER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS DANGEROUSE DEFECT AND FEEL FREE CONTACT ME IF I CAN ASSIST ANY FURTHER.