2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Steering Problems

THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN 2015 WITH 65,900 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER THE CAR NOW HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AGAIN.ACCORDING TO GM THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH THE SAME. I CONTACTED GM CASE#9-4978065207 AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THEY WOULD BE OF NO ASSISTANCE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING AND YOU HAVE TO STEER IT MANUALLY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT BE ABLE TO HIDE BEHIND SAYING THAT YOUR NUMBER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM....

DRIVING DOWNTOWN DES MOINES MY MESSAGE CENTER STARTED DINGING, THE MESSAGE OUTPUT WAS: "POWER STEERING" THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MOVING ON ITS OWN BACK & FORTH, JERKING AND GRINDING. AT ONE POINT JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. IT BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. I PULLED INTO A CONVIENCE STORE, BOUGHT POWER STEERING FLUID AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING SEEMED NORMAL. THE CAR WAS NOT LOW ON FLUIDS, I DIDN'T TRAVEL FAR BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME MY RIBS WERE HURTING FROM TRYING TO MANAUVER THE CAR HOME. THIS MALFUNCTION IS THE EPS SYSTEM AND RECALLS OF THE 2008 BEGAN IN 2014. MY VIN# WASN'T INCLUDED ON THE LIST. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED SO HARD IT YANKED STEERING WHEEL AWAY FROM MY GRIP AND I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE...

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING BAD, LOSS OF STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING FOR MANUEL STRENGTH AND TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS AT 85,000 MILES WITHIN THE 1ST I PURCHASED THE CAR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE WORDS 'POWER STEERING' COMES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ALONG WITH A YELL ILLUMINATED TRIANGLE LIGHT AND AN 'ESC' LIGHT AND THE CARS STEERING WILL NOT CONTROL. CAR WILL SHIFT BUT STEERING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WILL LOCK UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED!

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT ON MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT ALSO WOULD COME BACK ON AND WHILE I AM DRIVING IT WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN ISN'T WORKING. ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL FREQUENTLY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. OCEAN CITY CHEVROLET (2366 OCEAN HWY W, SHALLOTTE, NC 28459, (910) 364-9917) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS TO PROVIDE FURTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AIRBAG ISSUES, I HAVE HAD MY HEADLIGHTS CHECKED THREE TIMES AND THEY KEEP GOING COMPLETELY OUT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS THE STEERING IS ALWAYS SHAKY ITS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY CAR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER (JIM PRICE CHEVROLET, 2150 SEMINOLE TRAIL, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901, (434) 260-8542) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

MY DRIVE SHAFT LINE BROKE BY MY THE GEAR SHIFT

IN 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL ON CHEVY MALIBU, WE WERENT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS BUT TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP INSTEAD. WE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. WHILE CAR IS STILL, AND ALSO IN MOTION THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VERY BAD. WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, AND JERK CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO GRIP THE WHEEL EXTRA HARD TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. THE WHEEL WILL ALSO SHAKE VIGOUROUSLY WHILE STILL AND IN MOTION CAUSING DRIVING TO BE DANGEROUS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.

ENGINE BROKE DOWN 2 WEEKS LATER THEY SAID WE WILL GIVE YOU WARRANTY AND WHEN I REFILL GAS THE FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T REACH FULL TANK AND STEERING LOST ITS GRIP THE SAME WEEK OF PURCHASE

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AMONGST OTHER THINGS AS WELL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE PARKED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON & IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT MAKING A SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN & THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE ON IT'S OWN & WILL STICK WHILE I'M DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. ALSO THERE IS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING SECURITY LIGHT TO COME ON & MY CAR WILL LOCK UP & I CAN'T START IT. THE "SERVICE ESC" LIGHT CAME ON AROUND THE SAME TIME AS WELL. THE SEATBELT LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN EVERYONE HAS THEIR SEATBELT ON TOO. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING GOING ON WITH WIRE CONNECTIONS OR SOMETHING. I'M AWARE OF RECALLS ON THE SAME EXACT YEAR MAKE &...

CLUNK, KNOCK AND RATTLING SOUND FROM INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE CLUNKING AND KNOCKING SOUND HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAY AND CITY DRIVING) AND AT 70-75 M.P.H. (HIGHWAY SPEEDS) IT STARTS TO RATTLE IN THE STEERING RACK THEN MAKES THE ENTIRE CAR START TO VIBRATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DIAMOND AUTO GROUP CHEVROLET (768 WASHINGTON ST RT. 20, AUBURN, MA 01501, (508) 635-4207), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TT

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO ANOTHER CITY STREET MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH ENABLED ME TO STRAIGHTEN UP MY WHEEL. DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP MY WHEEL AFTER STEERING LEFT I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT KNOCKING OFF MY DRIVERS SIDES HEADLIGHT AND FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY OFF OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK HOME THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT CAPITOL CHEVEROLET IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND BEFORE REPLACING THE RECALL PARTS THEY INSISTED ON A BATTERY REPLACEMENT I DID REPLACE THE BATTERY AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY CALL AND INSIST ON AN ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT THAT WILL COST ME $800 IN ORDER FOR THEM TO START ON THE REPLACEMENT/ REPAIRS OF THE RECALLS. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ALL WERE WORKING IN GOOD CONDITION BEFORE THE POWER STEERING...

THE CAR HAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT OCCURS 1 MINUTE AFTER STARTING THE CAR. A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDS. THE CAR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WITH OUT THE POWER STEERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.

I WORK 50 MIN AWAY FROM HOME AND I WAS ONNTHE HIGHWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC MY STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND I SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO.SO I'M WONDERING WHY I DIDN'T GET NOTIFIED OF THIS ? AND I ALSO TOLD HIM NONE OF MY WINDOWS WORK AND HE SAID THEY RECALLED OUT FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO AND NOW I'M HERE THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED AUTOMATICALLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

EVERY TIME I TURN TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL POPS AND I CAN FEEL IT INSIDE THE STREERING WHEEL WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE TURNING IT IS EVEN WORSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING A COUPLE DAYS AFTER BUYING THOS VEHICLE & NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON ON MY DASH. A FEW DAYS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARDER TO CONTROL & WHEN I WAS PARKED MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE ON IT'S OWN. I LOOKED ONLINE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT COULD BE DOING THAT BECAUSE I HAD NEVER HAD A CAR WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING & I SAW THAT I WAS 1 OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE & MODEL CAR, SOME OF WHICH HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT VERY REASON. I FEEL LIKE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOW DRIVING BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS MOVING ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN.I PULL OVER SHUT IT OFF WAIT A MINUTE THEN IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MIN.TBEN SHUT OFF AGAIN.IM A CANCER PATIENT AND NEED MY CAR TO GET TO HOSPITAL.THIS HAS REALLY GOT ME STRESSED.

TAKATA RECALL. I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT MY POWER STEERING IT GO'S OUT WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FUNNY. CANT PUT IT ON CRUSE CONTROL WHEN DRIVING CAUSE BRAKE SYSTEM SAYS ACTIVE WHEN BRSAKES NOT ON

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST IN WHICH MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT GM DEALERSHIP FOR IT. EVENTHOUGH, I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TORQUE SENSOR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL, SO NOW I HAVE TO COME OUT MY POCKET TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE GM DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY 2008 MALIBU. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTS BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT BE FAILING THIS SOON. THANK YOU.

POWER STEERING RECALL WAS PERFORMED 2 1/2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. IT WILL WORK FOR A BIT AND THEN STOP DURING DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS AM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART WAS NOT EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT EXPIRED AFTER 150,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. ITS NOT LIKE IT ISN'T WORKING WHEN I FIRST START IT UP AT TIMES, IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE WARNING DISPLAYS ON THE RADIO SCREEN. MY MECHANIC CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THE RECALL HAD A LIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 150,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME. WHY IS THERE A MILEAGE LIMIT? MY MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR.

TAKATA RECALL : MY VEHICLE POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING A SHARP TURN....THE APS LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING FAILED IN TURN WHILE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING CLOSE BEHIND. I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD JUST IN TIME, BEFORE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. POWER STEERING GOES OUT CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS,ALSO RECALLS.

STARTED CAR TO GO TO WORK, "POWER STEERING/SERVICE ESC" LIGHT ON, NO POWER STEERING. TURNED CAR OFF, BACK ON. NO LIGHT, AND OPERATED NORMALLY. RESTARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, NO POWER STEERING, AND SAME SERVICE LIGHTS ON. ALSO, WHILE IN PARK, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN JAN.2016 DUE TO RECALL, WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. BOTH DEALER AND GM SAY THERE IS NO EXTENSION OR WARRANTY BECAUSE RECALLED PART WAS ALREADY REPAIRED. CAR IS NOW SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, NOT DRIVABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (SHOTTENKIRK, 5031 AVE O, FORT MADISON, IA 53627, 319-248-8866) STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU. IT TOOK ME A LOT OF HARD WORK TO AFFORD A CAR. I MAKE PAYMENTS OF AROUND $400 A MONTH. RECENTLY MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, AND A POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON THE CENTER CONSULE. AFTER DOING THIS REPEATEDLY FOR A COUPLE DAYS MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOW LOCKING UP. IT LOCKS UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, AND I NEED THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY. ITS MY ONLY CAR! I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS ITS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND TORQUE SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS YOU PUT A WARRANTY ON IT FOR 150K MILES OR 10 YEAR WHATEVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS AT 159K. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR, I COULD SERIOUSLY HURT MYSELF OR INJURE SOMEONE DUE TO THIS RECALL, AND...

WE HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES. FIRST BROKEN FUEL PUMP SPILLING GAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR 400 DOLLARS. ISSUE TWO. BAD TORQUE SENSOR ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COLUMN. CAUSING POWER STEERING FAILURE AT WILL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. CHEVY TOLD ME THIS SPECIFIC PART WAS NOT PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL. COST TO FIX 622 DOLLARS AT CHEVY DEALER. POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IN MADISON SD. GAS LEAKING ISSUE WAS NOTICED BY A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. WE STOPPED DRIVING UNTIL REPAIR COULD BE MADE. THEY ARE BOTH RECALLL ISSUES ON THE 08 MALIBU. TALKED TO CHEVY. WITH NO OFFER TO COVER REPAIRS BEING MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. AL WILLIE FORD (1603 US-181 S, PORTLAND, TX 78374) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PER THE UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $695 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. A VIN SEARCH REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU HAS LOST POWER STEERING THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. I EACH TIME, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE "FIXED", BUT EVEN AFTER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE FIRST AND THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD TRAVELING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR, AND GOING AROUND A CORNER. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TREE BECAUSE I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TURN. WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING, I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL. THIS HAS PLACED ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE CAR IS UNDER 150,000 MILES, SO IT QUALIFIES FOR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY, BUT IT IS APPROACHING THE LIMIT, AND THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT IF IT HAPPENS AFTER 150,000 MILES, I WILL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MANUALLY RESTARTED. GRIECO CHEVROLET DELRAY (1111 LINTON BLVD, DELRAY BEACH, FL) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) IN 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,711.

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERIN WHEEL SHAKES, AND WHEN SITTING STILL IT WILL TURN ON IT'S OWN.BACK AND FORTH.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES AND VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING SEIZED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GORDON CHEVROLET (6301 E ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19149, (215) 537-2377) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING UNCOMMANDED INPUTS BOTH AT A STOP AND AT ALL SPEEDS THAT I DRIVE. I CAN FEEL JERKINESS IN THE STEERING MOST OF THE TIME WHICH FEELS LIKE A RAPID CHANGE IN STEERING BOOST. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PROBLEM LIGHTS TO DATE. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING SENSOR CHIMED AND ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. THE CONTACT NEVER COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY SWUNG THE VEHICLE LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (WALDORF CHEVROLET/CADILLAC IN WALDORF, MD) AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

GETTING OFF HIGHWAY ONTO EXIT RAMP TURNING LEFT AND POWER STEERING ASSIST SHUT OFF , DASH WARNING LIGHTS LIT AND BELLS CHIMMED. STEERING WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND ALMOST HIT GAURD RAILS. STOPPED CAR , EVENTUALLY RESTARTED CAR AND CAR BACK TO NORMAL . NOW EVERYTIME CAR IS STEERED IN THE LEFT DIRECTION WARNING LIGHT AND BELLS START .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE STEERING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND THEN DROVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING

IT SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERING. THEN I CAN'T TURN THE CAR. I TURN IT OF AND BACK ON THEN IT WORKS. I'VE HAD PROPLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT.

WHEN I START THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. ON THE DASH IT SAYS POWER STEERING THEN ESC OFF POPS UP. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR A FEW TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AND THE MESSAGE IS GONE. WHEN IM DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND TURNING GETS A LITTLE STIFF. I DRIVE BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IM AFRAID IT WILL LOCK UP ON ME WHEN IN MOTION.

POWER STEERING WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE.