Consumer completely dissatisfied with his gm vehicle due to repeated problems with the vehicle. (nar) *ph *cb
2004 Chevrolet Malibu steering complaints
Page 28 of 28: complaints 791 to 799 of 799, newest first, as owners wrote them.
When turning steering wheel towards the right steering wheel locked up, causing the consumer to lose control of the vehicle. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership to be inspected. *ak when failure occurred, there was virtually no assist but drove the vehicle home. The next day the steering was normal. Dealer replaced the steering column. Repair order provided.cw *la pe04031_cat
The electric steering column did not return to the center after making a turn. The dealer replaced the steering column, however the problem continued. *jb talked with consumer on 3/26/04 to obtain details and customer said he also experienced loss of power after moving car at stop light. Cat pe04031_cat
Power steering has failed on 3 separate occasions. The first time, the dealer replaced the cam sensor in the transmission. The power steering failed again 5 days later. The car is still at the dealership, they are trying to figure out what is wrong.*ak pe04031_cat call notes: backed car out of garage. Steering was difficult. Saw 'power steering' on display. Turned car off and restarted, but no power steering. Drove car to dealership, who could not duplicate condition, but they did replace cam sensor. After about 4 days, driver was backing out of garage and same situation happened again. Shut off car and called dlr. Had a commitment so he drove car without power steering. After finishing commitment restarted car and power steering worked. Brought to dealer, who kept car for 4-5 days and replaced steering column assembly. As he was driving car out of dealership, felt car pulling to left, but needed car so he drove car and brought back after finishing commitment. Dealership kept car for 7 days, calibrated steering, but did not replace any parts. Driver just picked up car and things seemed ok. Cat 3/25/04 no crash or injuries per consumer call on 3/30/04 cat
Power steering failed at 2300 miles and 5000 miles. When the power steering failed, it was impossible to turn the steering wheel.*ak driver was heading home from work and had driven about 15 min. Heard message board sound; saw 'power steering' on display; service light came on. A few seconds later, she had no power steering, but was able to drive car to side of road. Turned the car off and restarted car a little later. Power steering was working so she drove 12-15 minutes further when she lost power steering again (heard sound, saw message, and service engine light). Pulled car over to side of road, restarted a little later and was able to drive car to dlr. Left car at dealer, who said they would need 2-3 weeks to get part, but ended up calling back 5-6 days later and told her to pick it up. Car fixed under warranty. Same situation and warnings happened again on march 4, 2004. Brought back to dlr,who said they had to reset a sensor. Cat pe04031_cat
My 2004 chevy mailbux maxx lost its electric power steering assist when making a right turn out of a sam's parking lot. The 'power steering' message was illuminated on driver information center (dic) and an orange vehicle service light appeared on instrument panel. The vehicle was very difficult to steer. The next morning when I restarted the car the vehicle service light was not illuminated and the electric power steering asssit worked correctly for a while. Then suddenly, while in revese out of my home driveway, I lost power steering assist, the power steering message illuminated in the dic and the vehicle service light illuminated again. I have contacted the dealer buff whelan chev and have a service appointment scheduled for 3/15/04 at 8am. I am glad that this steering assist failure did not happen while on the highway getting off on an exit ramp.*ak pe04031_cat
The power steering was displayed in the information display center of the radio. The power steering then failed. This happend two times. I brought the vehicle to my local chevy dealer and they could not identify the problem or duplicate it. A problem like this at high speeds could be dangerous and cause a driver to loose control of the vehicle. There needs to be further investigation about this to avoid serious problems. The steering wheel can still be turned but exptremely difficult. The steering became heavy instantly. Complainant son was experience the same issue when pulling the vehicle out of the drivway. It appears to be an intermittent problem. Owner did state that she knows someone else with an 04 malibu and the electric assist steering went out.cw pe04031_cat
While driving and turning to the left steering wheel failed. Dealer notified. *ak while making a left turn at a major intersection at 15 MPH the electrical system shut down which resulted in loss of power steering. The vehicle information screen indicated that there was a power steering failure. The vehicle was driven to a parking lot and turn off. When the vehicle was turned back on the power steering returned. To date the vehicle has not been repaired or replaced. *nm pe04031_cat
After putting the key in the ignition, it became stuck and was not able to be released right away. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership several times, but the mechanic could not resolve the problem. *ak when the power steer locked up, the consumer had trouble turning the wheel. *cb *jb steering column and steering position sensor replacedcw. Pe04031_cat
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