NHTSA Complaint #11149980 — 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11149980
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	October 22, 2018
Date Filed	November 7, 2018
Mileage	180,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA GOING AROUND A RAMP IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME I HIT THE BRAKE IT RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK I WAS ON MY WAY ON THE FREEWAY SO I ACCELERATE ON THE GAS AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE IGNITION GAS IT RELEASED. AND JUST RECENTLY ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO TODAY IS NOVEMBER 7TH SO NOVEMBER 2ND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ALL OF THIS HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK IN FROM WORK BUT ON MY WAY FROM WORK I WENT DOWN TO START MY CAR AND STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING REAL BAD START JERKING REAL BAD AND FROM THERE OTHER THINGS TO START HAPPENING TO THE CAR STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING REAL BAD AS I PUT ON MY SEATBELT THE SEATBELT SIGN WILL NOT GO OFF AND WE'LL MAKE A BEEPING SOUND EVERY FEW MINUTES ALSO THE TOTAL CONTRACTION SIGN ALSO CUT ON AND THEN FOR SOME REASON I HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS IN MY TANK BUT THE FUEL LIGHT WILL COME CUT ON AND ON THE DASH WILL SAVE FUEL LOW WHEN I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK UP

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