2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco: loss of power steering

Filed Feb 14, 2024 · Electrical · 174,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu ECO. The contact stated while at a stop light, the power steering was difficult to turn, and the vehicle stalled. The Service battery charging system displayed and the check engine and battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was repaired by the contact. The contact stated that the alternator and the starter had failed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 174,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2019 · Electrical, Steering · 88,900 miles · MS

Was driving down interstate going 70 MPH when electrical system went haywire. The engine engine stalled and lost power steering. Very dangerous!

Filed May 10, 2018 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 57,000 miles · MO

Car stalled in traffic....battery charging system failure light came on. As well as various other lights...doors locked...no headlights or blinkers worked. No power steering...would not stay running after it was jumped...replaced battery...ran for 2 weeks... Same thing happened...dealer would not look at it..

Filed Jan 5, 2018 · Steering · 48,500 miles · MN

Started car and had no power steering and a warning to service. Brought to dealer and was told after the vehicle had warmed up that the electric assist motor had quit and there has been issues with this during cold weather. It had been below zero for an extended period. The vehicle was parked overnight and lucky I had not been moving when it happened. Nothing was done at dealership as it started working after sitting over night in there garage. This is a $2000 repair if the electric motor goes out and a safety issue. I bought this car new in minnesota and cold is a factor here and the electric steering should not be failing at 48,000 miles.

Filed Aug 13, 2015 · Electrical, Steering · 57,000 miles · NJ

While driving and signaling to change lane the steering wheel locked and the radio turned off. I took it to the dealer after speaking with chevy. They were unable to replicated the issue. It happened a few more times then aug 8, 2015 I was able to record a 2 minute video of the issue. It is uploaded on you tube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t44slfcg434 I took the car to the dealer 8/11/2015. On 8/13/2015 nicholas from global auto (908) 757-4000 called saying that this is happening because of a faulty alternator. I find this highly suspect because of the following. As you can see in the video, the radio cuts out, the steering cuts out but the air conditioner stays on. If the alternator is going bad you would see an across the board loss of power not just certain systems. I will be taking the car to autozone this weekend to have the alternator installed. Due to the number of complaints regarding loss of steering on chevy malibu's I have zero faith in this resolving the issue. Furthermore if it was the alternator it would not pick and choose when to quit and it would not only quit when making a right had turn.