NHTSA Complaint #10615179 — 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10615179
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	June 27, 2014
Date Filed	July 21, 2014
Mileage	117,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, A CLICK WAS HEARD UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE (ELECTRIC) POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT. ALSO A BATTERY SYMBOL ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. REDUCING ACCELERATION CAUSED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO RETURN TO NORMAL. UPON FURTHER TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY AT ANY SPEED WHEN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION (OFTEN AT ABOUT 4000 RPM) AND WHILE HILL CLIMBING UNDER LOAD AT ABOUT 2100 RPM. IT WAS NOTED THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WENT EXCESSIVELY HIGH (16V, SOMETIMES 17V) AND OCCASIONALLY MULTIPLE (ALL?) INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. IF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUITS WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO JERK HARD TOWARDS GOING STRAIGHT, A DECIDED SAFETY ISSUE. THIS MAY BE THE SAME ISSUE DETAILED IN THE JUNE 2010 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TSB # 08-02-32-005A AND IT APPEARS TO NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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