The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 60-70 MPH, the steering wheel turned to left and to the right independently. The traction control warning light was illuminated. An unknown local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.
2005 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance problems
31 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 170,000.
- owner complaints
- 31
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 170,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Electronic stability control (ESC)
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 14V252000 · Recall details
What 2005 Chevrolet Malibu owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Traction control on and off. Feels hard and forced steering wheel assistance turns off, wheel too hard using too much gas.
Car battery keeps dying even though it's new and we have changed fuses. We took the car to mechanic they can find why losing charge on battery. Keep jumping of won't stay charged bit 1 day .
Steering shaft inadequate support of u-joint. The steering wheel shakes going down the road. You can feel a clicking in it when you turn. It's like the steering wheel could break or something. Also every now and then there is a sudden loss of power steering. Power steering goes out and steering wheel locks up. It's done this numerous times over the years. And when we take it in they say the recall won't cover it. I've tried calling dealership and they say theirs no open recalls for the vehicle.
I turned my car on and the service light was on and the message on my car read power steering. I couldn't turn my wheel at all. I turned the car off and back on again and it went away. A few days later while driving straight down a local highway the light came on again and the power steering is not working. It seems to be locked up
I was on my way to work driving on the 405 freeway in california going around a ramp in my steering wheel locked up on me I hit the brake it released the next morning on my way back home from work I was on my way on the freeway so I accelerate on the gas and my steering wheel locked up as soon as I took my foot off the ignition gas it released. And just recently about 3 days ago today is november 7th so november 2nd on my way home from work all of this happened on my way to work in from work but on my way from work I went down to start my car and steering wheel starts shaking real bad start jerking real bad and from there other things to start happening to the car steering wheel starts shaking real bad as I put on my seatbelt the seatbelt sign will not go off and we'll make a beeping sound every few minutes also the total contraction sign also cut on and then for some reason I had a half tank of gas in my tank but the fuel light will come cut on and on the dash will save fuel low when I had just filled the tank up
Referred to you by gm after dealer refused to consider this a free repair, as my vehicle is not covered by recall #13036d. Vehicle is exhibiting same conditions as per your recall, brake light remains illuminated .panic-brake assist malfunctioned 2 weeks ago; almost resulting in a rear end collision. This occurred on a 4 lane highway, and vehicle began to skid. At that point I released the brake, and was forced to pump them in order to slow vehicle. Park-brake feature also malfunctions randomly. These are all due to voltage fluctuations in body control module connection, requiring a spacer to be installed.
I've had my car for almost three years. I've had multiple issues with it and the local dealership whiteheads chevrolet where I had my recalls fixed is by far the worst dealership anyone could take their car too. I took them my car and they were going to fix the recalls the steering shaft inadequate support of u joint transmission shift cable steering loss of electric power steering they had my car for a couple days but when I got it back it seemed like nothing was fixed I took it back 3 different times for the same recalls the last time I picked up my car the airbag light came on all of a sudden I called them and told them about it they said to bring it in so I did they had it for another day I went back got it and drove straight home later that day I needed to go get my daughter some diapers I got in the car started it and the airbag light was on again I called the dealership told them what was going on the guy told me there was nothing they could do about it. I got upset called the main chevrolet company made a complaint nothing was resolved. Well recently I was driving down the road with my infant and toddler in the car going 35mph and all of a sudden my steering wheel felt like it locked up took it to them asked them to look at the recalls again and they refused they said once the recall has been closed there was nothing they could do. So I have rarely been driving my car it did the same thing on 07/22/18 the steering was gone my car was still running no indicator lights came on I stopped put it in lark turned it off waited 10 mins started it and had no power steering I tried to drive it home and it would not accelerate. I didn't drive it for a couple days until yesterday and now the car shakes very badly like a (death wobble) no matter what speed and all of a sudden it feels like the whole front end is going to come right out from under the car. I can'tpaytofixit
I'm stationary position my steering wheel automatically turns 90 degrees to the right and vibrates back and forth. If I turn it to the left and let go, it automatically turns right. When I'm driving, it does the same thing but not as bad. If I let go of the steering wheel while driving down the highway it will turn right then turn straight almost like a zigzag pattern. Eventually power steering will go out and I have to pull over, shut my car off and start it back up to reattain power steering . I contacted chevy customer care and they said they can't fix the recalled problem because the service was already performed earlier in the car. (figured they would have a warranty on their own part)they refused to help with any cash assistance and due to having 200k miles on it they will not fix it in any way. It's a known issue in my year of car.
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Questions about the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance
Does the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu have driver assistance problems?
Owners have filed 31 complaints about the driver assistance of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2005 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 170,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance?
Yes, 1 recall: 14V252000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Chevrolet Malibu have the most driver assistance problems?
The Chevrolet Malibu model years with the most driver assistance complaints are 2009 (264 complaints), 2010 (244 complaints) and 2011 (183 complaints).
Other 2005 Chevrolet Malibu problems
Steering 506Electrical 180Lights 153Brakes 70Fuel system 70Engine 66Transmission 65Seats 62Acceleration 27Airbags 25Suspension 21Locks 14Body 12Visibility 8Wheels 6Seat belts 5Tires 5
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