NHTSA Complaint #10625758 — 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX

LAST NOVEMBER, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX LT ON SIMSBURY RD. IN AVON, CT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VERY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSING MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THIS MADE MYCAR TO SWERVE AND VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. T I WAS AT RISK OF BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. WHILE WAITING FOR ROADSIDE ASSIST I WAS HELPED BY THE CT DOT AND AVON PD. THIS WAS A HARROWING, DANGEROUS, AND STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO COVER ALL OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT AND ALL PROBLEMS & REPAIRS THAT FOLLOWED SINCE THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING& ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALLS FROM GM CHEVROLET. THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME DIRECTLY ABOUT THE POWER STEERING& ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALLS. I FOUND OUT ONLY THIS WEEK AUGUST 10, 2014 AFTER I CALLED THIS WITH REGARDS TWO ADDITIONAL RECALL NOTICES I RECEIVED OF LATE REGARDING FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES. THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS OR AN EXPECTED DATE FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE REFUSED MY REQUEST FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE IN ANY FORM. I HAVE SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIRECTOR AS WELL AS ALL THREE OF THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS I HAVE USED FOR SERVICE AND PURCHASE; ONEILL CHEVROLET, AVON, CT, GENGRAS CHEVROLET, EAST HARTFORD, CT AND CARTER CHEVROLET IN MANCHESTER, CT, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO ARRANGE A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AND HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON A DATE FOR REPAIRS OR PARTS AVAILABILITY. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE ADVISE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND ME AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. I AM A DISABLED AMERICAN AND HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS OTHER THEN MY OWN CAR. THANK YOU. *TR