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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

37 crash reports2 fire reports25 injury reports

What owners actually said

977 reports

110,000 miles · Apr 2, 2015

Steering

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND JERKED TO THE LEFT LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ODI #10703361

202,383 miles · Apr 1, 2015

Steering

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I HAVE A 2007 MALIBU WHICH I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERYDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. ON WED. 2/26/14 I FELT A PULSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A SHORT WHILE LATER I LOST THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY WAS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER STEERING. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AT A COST OF $856.54 AND THE TOTAL COST WITH LABOR WAS $1272.07. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ON-LINE AND READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FOR THIS YEAR MALIBU. I SEE THAT THEY HAVE NOW ADDED THE 2007 MALIBU TO THE RECALL LIST BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10703079

Mileage unknown · Mar 31, 2015

Fuel/propulsion System

ISSUES WITH THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY GOING OUT; GAS GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10702853

160,000 miles · Mar 31, 2015

Steering

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT APPARENTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL MODELS OF THE RECALL PERIOD WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10702779

Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 2015

Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER…

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NHTSA ODI #10702676

90,000 miles · Mar 30, 2015

Steering

POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING - SAME SYMPTOMS AS CURRENT RECALL FOR POWER STEERING - HOWEVER OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS - 1ST OCCURRENCE MARCH 4, 2015, 2ND OCCURRENCE MARCH 28, 2015 CONTACTED CHEVROLET BUT NO ACTION ON THEIR PART. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10702537

102,453 miles · Mar 26, 2015

Steering

HAVE HAD MANY INSTANCES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON A MESSAGE APPEARED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, THE MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY. FINALLY THE MESSAGE WOULDN'T GO OFF WITH A RESTART AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE DROVE IT SLOWLY TO A SHOP WHERE THE STEERING SENSOR WAS…

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NHTSA ODI #10702054

97,180 miles · Mar 25, 2015

Steering

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WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE, MAKING STEERING REALLY TOUGH, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NO WARNING JUST WENT OUT, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN WITH ONE DING FROM THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED IT AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE POWER STEERING RECALLS, BUT HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. MAYBE THEY NEED TO EXPAND THIS RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10701775

74,000 miles · Mar 24, 2015

Steering

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IN DECEMBER, 2014, WE PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU FOR OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER. END OF FEBRUARY 2015, WHEN IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN ( LIKE IT IS LOCKED UP). SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AND THEN POWER STEERING WOULD WORK. CALLED GM DUE TO FINDING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THE CHEVY MALIBU REGARDING STEERING. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR,ACCORDING TO THE VIN, WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. GM AGREED TO PAY FOR 1 HOUR OF DIAGNOSTICS.TOOK CAR TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE TWO OTHER UNCOMPLETED RECALLS ON THE MALIBU TAKEN CARE OF. I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING INTO THE DEALERSHIP. A NUMBER OF CODES CAME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTICS RELATING TO POWER STEERING AND LOW VOLTAGE. DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE A LONG SHOT BUT REPLACING THE BATTERY MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE BATTERY. DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING NUMEROUS TIMES (AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL). I WILL NOT LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AS I AM AFRAID THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING. I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WHEN PARKED WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TURNING BY ITSELF AND MAKE A GROWLING SOUND. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WITNESSED THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL TURNING BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING AND IN PARK AND NO ONE TOUCHING THE WHEEL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE GM DEALER THIS WEEK FOR MORE DIAGNOSTICS THAT GM SAYS THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR. GM DID ADVISE ME TO CALL IN FROM THE DEALERSHIP ONCE THE PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR PART OF THE COST OF REPAIRS. I DID REPLACE THE BATTERY TODAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL TURNING BY ITSELF WHEN IDLING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10701493

120,000 miles · Mar 24, 2015

Steering

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU…

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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)