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89,000 miles · Apr 1, 2014

Electrical SystemSteering

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI #10576342

100,000 miles · Apr 1, 2014

Steering

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UPON ENTERING FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING STIFFNESS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW. WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HAVE TO HOLD ON TIGHT IN ORDER TO CONTROL. THIS IS HAPPENING NOW ON A DAILY BASIS. CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I SAW A RECALL DATED 03/31/2014 FOR OTHER CHEVROLET CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WERE THE 2007 MALIBU NOT INCLUDED? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE HAVE AN 8 MONTH OLD BABY THAT TRAVELS IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD TO RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576318

Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 2014

Steering

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I HAVE REPORTED TO GM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT MY POWER STEERING IS FAULTY. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS OF THIS CAR WERE RECENTLY LISTED AMONG THE RECALL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT GM WAS NOT AT ALL WILLING TO DISCLOSE TO ME THAT I MAY REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO YOU TO GET THIS MODEL INCLUDED. IMAGINE THAT! I AM WANTING TO INFORM YOU THAT FACTORY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE 2007 MODEL AS WELL. I WENT AND HAD TIRES PUT ON MY CAR LAST SATURDAY AND ASKED THE TECHNICIAN TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS LOOSE UNDERNEATH, AS IT OFTEN FELT THAT WAY WHILE DRIVING. HE REPORTED BACK, IN WRITING, THAT MY CAR'S RACK AND PINION IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I OFTEN ENCOUNTER THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH READING ON THE INTERNET THAT REMOVING THE KEY AND RESTARTING THE CAR WILL RESET THE POWER STEERING. SO FAR, THIS HAS WORKED. MY FEAR IS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY NOT RESET OR WORSE, LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IF MY MODEL IS NOT BEING INCLUDED DUE TO LACK OF COMPLAINTS, THAT IS SO WRONG. I IMAGINE THEY LIKE ME, DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPORT IT TO YOU. IT'S NOT A LACK OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY DOES EXIST WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576249

Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 2014

Steering

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POWER STEERING GOES OUT-STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM VIA COMPLAINT WITH NTSB AND WITH GM IN AUGUST 2013. WAS ADVISED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING COMPLETED ON CAR. DID THAT ($110). NOW GM IS RECALLING THIS DEFECT ON ALL YEARS EXCEPT 2007. WHY? SAME ISSUE AS OTHER MODEL YEARS. GM DIAGNOSTICS PROVIDED REPORT THAT STATES POWER STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ALL OF THE OTHER POWER STEERING ISSUES IN ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE 2007 MODEL SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED!! RECALL THIS YEAR AS WELL!! *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576211

118,000 miles · Apr 1, 2014

Steering

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UPON STARTING MY CAR, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE DISPLAY READ "SERVICE POWER STEERING." AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, IT WILL RESET. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES. UPON CHECKING WITH A DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2005, 2006, AND 2008 MALIBUS BUT NOT FOR 2007, AND, THEREFORE, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I'M FRUSTRATED THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER MODELS BUT IT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS A RECALL IN THE 2007 MODEL. WHY??? *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576138

100,000 miles · Apr 1, 2014

Steering

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THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT AS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT RECALLED. IT WILL KICK OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SOMETIMES KICK BACK ON WHILE DRIVING, NOW I HAVE IT IMMOBILE IN MY GARAGE AS IT IS UNDRIVEABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASION I FEARED MY LIFE AS I HAD TO MAKE QUICK TURNS TO AVOID POTHOLES, ETC. I NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND IT REMAINS IMMOBILE IN MY GARAGE WAITING FOR THIS TO BE A RECALL TO FIND OUT THAT THIS MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS NEEDS RECALLED OR EXPLAINED WHY IT HAS BEEN REMOVED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576133

80,000 miles · Apr 1, 2014

Steering

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I CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING MY 07 MALIBU WHICH MY DASHBOARD ALERTED POWER STEERING LOST. AT FIRST THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY, HOWEVER IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE ESPECIALLY IN WARMER TEMPS. I CAN NO LONGER PARALLEL PARK AS THE MANUAL STEERING IS MUCH TO HARD. I'M SCARED TO MAKE ANY SHARP TURNS AS LOSS OF POWER GENERALLY HAPPENS AT THAT TIME.IT'S EXTREMELY TERRIFYING TO KNOW AT ANY MINUTE MY STEERING CAN GO OUT WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY (WHICH HAS HAPPENED) AND I CANNOT MANEUVER MY VEHICLE HOW IT'S SUPPOSE TO MANEUVERED. WHY ARE ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS BEING RECALLED BUT NOT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR????? DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THE ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE WHICH IS CLOSE TO $1,000 AS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576126

84,000 miles · Mar 31, 2014

Steering

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT AS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED YET THEY WON'T RECALL THE '07. IT WILL KICK OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SOMETIMES KICK BACK ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. I HAVE ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I NO LONGER ALLOW MY WIFE TO DR…

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NHTSA ODI #10576085

168,000 miles · Mar 31, 2014

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WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON AT 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SERVICE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD AND INTO A GAS STATION. TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN RETURNED TO THE CAR, STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED FINE. OVER THE PAST FIVE WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING, IT HAS HAPPENED 6 ADDITIONAL TIMES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RESETS ITSELF ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, ALLOWED TO SIT OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED. OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MOTORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. A NON-DEALERSHIP AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS PART OF A RECALL, AND REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO PERFORM THE SERVICE, AS LONG AS I PAID, SINCE THE VIN DID NOT COME UP IN THE RECALLS FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT SENSOR IN STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY, BUT TO REPLACE I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576050

150,000 miles · Mar 31, 2014

Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE C…

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NHTSA ODI #10576039

Official recalls

15V064000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Feb 4, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured April 18, 2006, to June 30, 2006. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly, free of charge. The recall began February 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14772. Note: This is an expansion of recall 14V-153 to cover additional vehicles built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.

14V252000 · Electrical System:wiring; Electronic Stability Control (esc); Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 14, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

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Electronic Stability Control (esc)