NHTSA Complaint #10588793 — 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. DR