Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 MPH, the check engine and power steering warning indicators illuminated. The steering wheel required excessive force in order to make a turn. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it resumed normal operation. The failure recurred several other times. The contact also stated that the brake lights failed to work. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the recalls were expired. The vehicle was taken to another dealer where they estimated that the diagnostic check would cost $114. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 166,000.
2004 Chevrolet Malibu steering complaints
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When I went to make a turn, the steering wheel made this popping noise and the car would not turn. The steering wheel spins completely around and does not turn either of the wheels. No warning lights appeared on my dash. The car had a complete loss of steering left and right. Very dangerous and I caused total chaos on the street just trying not to hit someone.
I received a letter from general motors explaining they knew issues with the rack and pinion for my 2004 chevrolet malibu during the first 150,000 miles of the vehicle at no charge. It also states if I paid for repairs I would get reimbursed for this. Currently I have 48,857 miles. My steering column went out of control while I was in motion. I had the rack and pinion and outer tie rod replaced on my vehicle on (4/4/17). I called gm on 4/11/17. In the morning, they said I would get re-imbursed. In the afternoon I received a phone call stating I would not get re-imbursed. I believe there are currently 12 recalls for this vehicle. I would like this matter of the rack and pinion issue be looked at further by the safety board to impose a safety recall. If it happened to my car, it may happen to other gm cars.
"takata recall" my 2004 malibu does not have working cruise control , my wiring is barely working as in my locks won't work , my heat we only blows cold air on defrost my defrost barely clears my windows , my t\c light is the only light that stays on all the time and I barely have traction while driving if I'm trying to accelerate getting on the highway my wheel will lock or barely move and I have to let completely off the gas to free the wheel I get any alerts on my speedometer.
The power steering on my car is failing. It does not work at low speeds and reverts to manual mode. It appears there is a recall on certain 04-06 malibu's, just not mine. Any chance the recall will be expanded?
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2004 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for power steering recall repairs. *smd the consumer was informed the recalled part and the part that was replaced on her vehicle were not the same. The repair shop replaced a bad switch and steering column.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 30 MPH and making a left or right turn, the power steering seized and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning indicator illuminated and a beeping noise was heard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor failed and needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 166,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 10 MPH and turning, the vehicle made clunking noises. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and the steering shaft was lubricated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the intermediate steering shaft needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
Complete steering failure. Steering has made "clunking" sounds for years (since about 1 year after new), and has been "repaired" several times previously, only once under warranty. Action: suddenly, while driving, the steering wheel began "ratcheting" when making a turn, and the wheels would not respond to the direction of the steering wheel. Did not cause accident, but badly frightened the driver. Repair required replacement of the rack & pinion assembly plus the steering shaft (rusty) for a total cost of $1,300 (including $100 "fee" imposed by gm to be able to keep the failed parts). The failed parts are available for examination by the federal safety agency if needed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While driving at various speeds, the power steering warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. In extremely cold temperatures, the steering wheel would become stuck. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft exhibited signs of failure, but had not completely failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. Updated 04/21/2016
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. Whenever the vehicle was driven, the power steering failed and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering and the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The repairs were done, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Airbag light continues to come on. I've had this car since 1/31/2014.used. No accidents. Power steering went out. Took to gmc for recall. 2/2014 claimed it was fixed. 11/2014 steering wheel hard to turn..now the tires won't turn to the right. Loud clonking noise when I turn the steering. Tires won't turn..near accident. Had car since 1/2014 .took for recalls 2/2014 7/2014 transmission died. 1000+ in repairs. This car is a safety hazard and I am still paying for this car. Something needs to be done so that I don't have to continue to come out of pocket and waste my money.
For the last 3-4 weeks my maintenance chime kept going off and a message saying power steering. And I noticed my steering wheel has either been really loose or another time I will need to use some force to turn. The steering wheel feels like it wants to give out at times. I took my car last year to get fixed twice when general motors recalled my vehicle that involved the power steering. I took it to the dealer today and they confirmed it was indeed the recalled part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle independently accelerated. As a result, the contact was unable to make a turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,900.
The power steering locked while driving. The steering wheel locks and is hard to turn. There was a previous recall on the power steering. This vehicle has had 3 recalls. This time it is the power steering module.
I was stopped at a 4 way stop sign and when I tried to turn right and proceed my car went diagonally across the road because the steering had gone out of the car. I was taken to the nearest dealer, apple valley chevrolet, and the steering needed to be replaced. The steering needed to be replaced again on 08/04/09 and again on 05/26/2010 at which time I was charged a deductible of $100.00 because the car was still under warranty.at this time I was told by the service manager that any future problem with this issue would be taken care of.these repairs were done at hoffman automotive. I received a recall notice for the steering and with that a form for reimbursement if already fixed and paid for. I submitted all required forms for reimbursement of the deductable in november of 2014. I have faxed those documents many times, made repeated phone calls and have just today received a denial of reimbursement. The reason was because of a part number. The recall was for the steering, not a specific part number.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The failure occurred after the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed. The steering wheel became difficult to turn several times while driving. On one occasion, the steering wheel became loose and turned on its own. The wrench light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact was able to restart the engine and regained steering function. The contact also stated that the repair for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) was performed; however; the repair did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 120,313.
I was at a stop sign, headed straight, on a road that is a hill, and I was headed down hill. The steering wheel didnt seem to be to be responding properly, so I attempted to move forward slowly and tried to get over to the right. I was unable to control the car and drifted down the hill and into a tree. The whole front end , hood and both fenders are damaged. I am sure we had paower steering recall work done, this is awful. The car was not worth a whole lot but it was in pretty good condition. We didnt have collision coverage so now I have a real total loss.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while turning left or right, an abnormal noise emitted from the steering wheel. The contact stated that upon trying to remove the key from the ignition, the key had to be adjusted back and forth several times in order for it to release from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v153000 (steering) and 14e044000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds making a left or right turn, the steering wheel emitted an abnormal clicking sound and the steering wheel became loose without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. However, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 20 MPH, the power steering became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the high pressure fuel line fractured and leaked fuel into the muffler. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,672.
Driving grand children home from school, turned in driveway and car made loud chatter and clunk sound like something was coming apart or falling out. When the noise happened steering wheel kept spinning freely! Received a letter saying this exact thing may happen would be fixed free of charge under 150,000 miles. Car is at 170,000 they will not repair saying extended warranty issue and not recall. Mind boggling how they can be allowed to issue recall for steering motor that may cause vechile to steer harder a safety issue and when your in the process of turning and steering wheel spins freely isn't a safety issue but extended warranty issue. Had we been turning as we were a short time before that at a busy intersection we could have been injured or killed!! This seems completely idiotic how hard steering that could happen such as like when a car didn't have power steering was declared safety issue but extended warranty issue when you lose the ability to steer and steering wheel just spins. How many injuries or deaths have to occur before they are made to fix this issue. They want $900 for part alone. How could they possibly put a mile limit of 150,000 on something that can cause crash causing injury or death!!! This dangerous condition needs to be made public and corrected. Because manufacturer neglected to put an umbrella seal a very cheap part peoples lives are at risk and it is a costly repair due to neglect on manufacturers part!!
I was leaving out of walmart to enter onto hwy 301 when I accelerated my steering wheel had tightened up like the car was going to shut down. It happened again on april 24, 2015 same thing. They had a recall on the power steering (recall #14116). I had it serviced on 10/27/2014. Which I thought was corrected until this happened. I took my car back to the dealership on may 6, 2015,which was still the power steering, and I end up paying 525.76, for something gmc was supposed to have fixed in the recall. I sure I'm not the only who is having this problem. Because I could've been hit not once but twice.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While driving at approximately 10 MPH and turning the steering wheel, the tires failed to turn. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 168,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. When accelerating, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000.
When trying to turn left or right it won't turn and makes a popping noise in steering shaft ? Under car inspection noticed that steering spline or shaft where it meets the yoke it just spins when turning wheel! Wheels will not turn. Can't drive. This car is my daughters and I'm doing the research for her.
My power steering light came on friday april 24,2015 .and where I bought my car said I was responsible for getting it fixed. So what do I do because I never received a recall paper on it. But when I looked it up it says they have been recalled but no one has notified me to get this checked.
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