2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Steering Problems
186 NHTSA complaints on file
All Steering Complaints — Page 3
MY POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE.OF DRIVING GOT REAL STIFF ON THE 10 FREEWAY GOING HOME FROM.REDLANDS TO HEMET AND MY POWER STEERING EIS ELECTRICAL AND ITS HARD MY MECHANIC SAID ITS TOO MUCH TO FIX AND TOLD ME THAT ITS A HIGH DEMAND IN RECALL FOR THIS AND THAT I NEED IT FIX I TURNED IT ON AND TI WORKS FOR 5 MINUTES A DRIVE OR TWO AND OUT OF NO WHERE EVEN WHILE DRIVING WILL STIFFEN UP AGAIN ON ME
'TAKATA RECALL ' I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON , MY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST STEERING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK . IT MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TRY TO TURN TO EVEN GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ALSO, THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
CAR UPON STARTING WOULD NOT HAVE POWER STEERING .THE OWNERS MANUEL SAID TO TURN KEY OFF THEN ON ..THE POWER STEERING WOULD COME BACK ON AND CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN UPON STARTING WITH ERROR MESSAGE ESC SERVICE ,WITH A WARNING BELL.. THEN WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY LOST ALL POWER STEERING .AND WRECKED INTO SOMETHING WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT ..DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND GRILL.NO WARNING AND GM DOESNT WANT TO HELP ME GET RENTAL AND TRANSFERRED MY CASE TO HIGHER DEPARTMENT WHO ISN'T WILLING TO HELP ME .. WAS TOLD THE REP WAS TO BUSY TO TAKE MY CALL ..LOST TIME AT WORK AND IN DARK OF WHO'S TO COVER THE DAMAGES FROM FAULTY PART .. VERY DANGEROUS AND THE PEOPLE AT GM SAID THAT IF I GOT THE REPAIRS DONE THAT IT WOULD END MY CLAIM AND CAR WOULD NOT...
STEERING MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MESSAGE FOR ESC AND POWER STEERING CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO JERK AND TWITCH WHEN DRIVING.
POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD. WAS GOING AROUND 30MPH.
STEERING MALFUNCTION. STEERING CLICKS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, AND IN PARK. STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON SOMETIMES RELEASES STEERING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? THERE ARE PAST RECALLS FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE!! NOT SAFE!
MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY. I CAN BE PARKED IT GOES OUT, I CAN HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKIBG WHILE IN DRIVE , IT GOES OUT. I CAN BE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND IT GOES OUT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. AND THEN MY ESC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. IN ALL OF THESE INSTANCES IT'S ALL RANDOM WHEN IT HAPPENS.ON 10/13/2018 M Y POWER STEERING WENT OUT THAT IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT.
TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS SYSTEM POP ON A FEW TIMES. AS OF SEPTEMBER THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ABD AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. IT ALSO AFFECT THE ESC SYSTEM.
POWER STEERING KEEPS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I GET THIS 'WARNING' COME ON, SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING. REALLY SCARY DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNING OFF. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? IS THERE A RECALL?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (MOTOR CITY BUICK GMC, 3101 PACHECO RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (855) 393-2841) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START SHAKING AND TURNING ON ITS OWN. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER MY SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT.. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD UNLOCK. THAT LASTED FOR A FEW MORE DAYS AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY POWER STEERING SENSOR. ITS SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW HOWEVER I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER CHEVY MALIIBU I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASE THIS CAR THE FIRST ISSUE WAS MY LIGHT CONSTANTLY KEPT GOING OUT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FROM AN OUT OFF TOWN TRIP AND CARS...
ESC CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HWY AT APPROX. 45MPH
ESC LIGHT WENT ON. SUGGEST WAS TO GET ESC SERVICED BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN ENGINE WS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, EVERYTHING WORKED. BUT THE SAME THING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WENT ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. THIS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED, HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN STOPPED. CAR WAS DRIVABLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING BUT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.
WHILE STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO CLICK, SHAKE, AND MOVE ON ITS OWN. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVEN WORSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT HARDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON. MECHANIC BELIEVES IT MAY BE THE SENSOR IN THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER STEERING BUT ISN'T SURE.
THE VALET PARKING ATTENDANT BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO ME AND STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, BUT HE KNOWS IT WAS WORKING FINE WHEN HE PARKED IT. DROVE VEHICLE HOME WITH EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STEERING; RESTARTED VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING WORKED FOR 10 MINUTES AND WENT OUT AGAIN ALL WHILE STAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE UNIT.
THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD I KIND THINK THAT IT'S ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE FOR EIGHT MONTHS, BUT HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (MONTGOMERY CHEVROLET IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
OFF AND ON MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, I CAN BE AT A REDLIGHT, PARKED OR EVEN DRIVING AND IT GOES OUT, I END UP HAVING TO TURN OFF CAR IF IM PARKED OR AT REDLIGHT, AND IF IM DRIVING I GO INTO NEUTRAL TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN OFF... MY ESC GOES OFF ALS, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, SO SINCE 2012 IT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE AT A LIGHT
WHILE SITTING STILL THE WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF. THEN WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. MAKING IT HARD TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN U HAVE TKO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART AND PRAY U MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. THIS WAS A CAR BOUGHT FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND NOW I'M SCARED FOR HER TO DRIVE IT. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN, THEN THE ESC AND TRACTION LOGOS POPPED UP. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT AWAY.. IT DID THIS AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR.. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ERROR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD MORE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENGRAS CHEVROLET (585 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108, (860) 748-4388) WHERE AN UNKNOWN FAILURE WAS DETECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS HE FOUND RECALLS ONLINE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE "ESC" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TT *TR
MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYLINDER POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. THE SERVICE ESC WARNING COMES ON THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. I RESTART CAR AND IT GOES AWAY BUT COMES BACK LATER. DOES THIS WHOLE DRIVING. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT.
LEFT STORE AND CARE WAS DRIVING FINE, LOST POWER STEERING AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CUT CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND ISSUE WAS FIXED. AS SOON I AS PULLED IN MY GARAGE, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. IT'S DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC.
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING TONIGHT THE CAR MADE A SOUND WARNING AND RIGHT AFTER THAT MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL TURN MY IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE STEERING BACK IN MY CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EVER SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE AND THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE SOMETIMES JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN PULLS OFF TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT FOR NO REASON. MY TIRES HAVE THE PROPER INFLATION AND ARE ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. I DRIVE DOWN A MOUNTAIN WITH...
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN THE ROAD MY STEERING STIFFENED AND I HEARD A CHIME AND SERVICE ESC ACROSS THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAD TO TRY TO MANUALLY STEER. I HAD MY 1 YR OLD AND 4 YR OLD IN MY VEHICLE AND THE ROADS WERE SNOWY AND ICY, AND NO WAY TO STEER MY VEHICLE SAFELY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED AFTER BEING MANUALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TAKATA RECALL FOR A CHEVROLET CHEVY MALIBU 2012, YOU CANT TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING THE HEAD LIGHT ELECTRICAL FUSE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, DRIVER PEDALS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO.
MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, MY CAR WILL NOT ALIGN AND THE ELECTRICAL PLUG WILL NOT WORK
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SAYS POWER STEERING OFF SERVICE ESC TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART WENT AWAY I TAKE IT IN AND NO CODE STORED. MY WIFE IS AFFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR
2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE SAFETY DEFECTS WITH VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKES, SENSOR LIGHTS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS, ENGINE LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN. UPDATED 10/23/2017*JS
ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD HAD BRAKE PADS INSTALLED VEHICLE MAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, HAD THREE SENSORS REPLACED DASH BOARD LIGHT STILL ON05
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING, ESC, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER (SOUTHERN CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 5845 COLISEUM BLVD, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING GOING ABOUT 30MPH AND CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER , COULD NOT STEER THE CAR, PULLED OFF ROAD, WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND CAR STARTED BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS, THEN A FEW DAYS AGO WENT OUT TO START CAR AND WOULD NOT START, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD LIGHT UP BUT WOULD NOT START, HAD TO HAVE IN JUMPED OFF, TOOK IT TO AUTO PLACE TO HAVE BATTERY CHECKED, BATTERY WAS FINE, DROVE IT HOME, DROVE IT THE NEXT MORNING TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS, THEN THAT AFTERNOON, WOULD NOT START AGAIN, HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED OFF AGAIN, TOOK IT TO AUTO PLACE AGAIN, AND BATTERY OK, ALLTERNATOR OK , I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS ON THIS CAR AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, HAVE NOT TOOK IT TO MECHANIC YET, BUT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT
"SERVICE ESC" LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE, AS WELL AS BREAKING IN BAD WEATHER. AFTER REPLACING BRAKES TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE I SCONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM . AFTER A RECENT INQUIRY I LEARNED OF A RECALL ON "SERVICE ESC" AS WELL AS "TRACTION CONTROL".
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LASORSA CHEVROLET BUICK DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OIL PRESSURE VALVE MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE, BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL FAILURES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.
AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR I HEARD A POP IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND FELT IT IN THE GAS PEDAL, AND IT KEEPS POPPING. MY STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT GO OUT! AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IT LOCKED UP ON ME AND JUST KEEPS POPPING.
"TAKATA RECALL" STEERING WHEEL MOVING ON ITS ON LOST OF POWER STEERING OLIN AND OUT AND TRACTION WARNING ON AND OFF. STEERING WHEEL PULSATING AND TURNING ON ITS OWN WHILE STATIONARY.
MY CAR IS NOT WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OUT OF THE DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ONLY DURING THE FAILURE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND THE POWER TORQUE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
TAKATA RECALL POWERSTEERING WENT OUR WHILE DRIVING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT WAS VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
WHILE DRIVING, CAR'S POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. A MESSAGE STATING THAT SERVICE TO ESC APPEARS. *TR
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. POWER STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN IT GOES OUT AND I GET 3 MESSAGES ON DASH BACK TO BACK POWERING STEERING / SERVICE ESC/ NO ESC. POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ANY TIME DURING THE TRIP. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF CYCLE REPEATS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,195.
Other 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Problem Areas
Electrical System
280 complaints
Exterior Lighting
195 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
129 complaints
Engine
99 complaints
Air Bags
98 complaints
Service Brakes
65 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
52 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
51 complaints
Unknown Or Other
51 complaints
Power Train
49 complaints
Seat Belts
46 complaints
Seats
34 complaints
Visibilitywiper
27 complaints
Wheels
17 complaints
Structurebody
14 complaints
Suspension
10 complaints
Traction Control System
10 complaints
Exterior Lightingheadlights
7 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
6 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
4 complaints
Electrical Systemwiring
3 complaints
Air Bagssrs Malfunction Warning Lamplight
2 complaints
Electrical Systemignitionanti Theftcontrol Module
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Visibility
2 complaints
Child Seatlatch Adjuster
1 complaint
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignition
1 complaint
Electrical Systemwiringfuses And Circuit Breakers
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryfuel Pump
1 complaint
Lane Departure Warning
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagestrunk Lidlock
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Seatsfront Assemblyhead Restraint
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipwheel Speed Sensortone Ring
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscpads
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscrotor
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly
1 complaint
Steeringsteering Wheel Handle Baryawangle Sensor
1 complaint
Structurebodydoor
1 complaint
Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemfanmotor
1 complaint
Visibilityglass Siderear
1 complaint
Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds
1 complaint
Wheelsrim
1 complaint