Power steering fails with only a beep as warning(as it happens...not before) extremely dangerous.
2005 Chevrolet Malibu steering complaints
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Three steering component events: power steering rack and pinion assembly replaced @ 13,765 miles power steering rack and pinion assembly replaced @ 15,515 miles steering shaft replaced @ 23,011 miles.
My steering gear chasis keeps failing. Got component coverage from gm which proves they know its issue!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact heard a cracking noise while turning the vehicle. The contact pulled over and noticed that the entire front steering rack and pinion system failed at 15,000 miles. The tie rods failed later at 18,000 miles and caused front end damage and front tire damage. He has had the rack and pinion replaced under warranty and the tie rods will have to be replaced at an estimated cost of $240. The manufacturer has been notified. The current mileage was 18,520 and failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 02-19-08 *bf updated 02/14/08
When starting and/or driving the car for a short time at speeds between 5-45 power steering fails. This has not happened with highway driving yet but I am concerned it will. I am taking car in the nearest chevy dealer for service. I did receive a notice in the mail in december 2007 regarding problems but was not experiencing the problem at the time and did not keep the notice; soon thereafter I did experience referenced steering problem.
Grinding, popping noises come from front end and squeaking noise from rear. You can feel the entire car shift when turning or traveling over bumps in the road. Sounds like the whole body of the car is going to slide off of the chassie. January 2007, dealer replaced steering rack and set toe, hooked chassie ears to the front suspension, and replaced rear sway bar bushings. Vehicle had 26,080 miles on it. 11 months later,now 38,800 miles, same issue. Having to take vehicle back to dealership again and it is no longer under warranty, to have steering and suspension assessed again. Gm needs to assess this problem before someone gets killed in these malibus. Another local dealer states they see this same problem in other malibus, yet no recall. What is gm waiting for? They need to own up to a design flaw.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet malibu. While driving between 25-60 MPH, the power steering warning indicator light illuminated. Five seconds later, there was a loss of power steering ability. The contact pulled over and the power steering returned after 15 minutes. The dealer stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 86,000 and current mileage was 88,238.
Car, makes loud knocking noise when turning left, loss of tightness in the steering wheel, rack and pinion replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet malibu. While turning the steering wheel at 5 MPH, the contact heard a thumping noise coming from the steering column. The dealer stated that the steering gear failed and made the replacement. Three months later, the failure recurred. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Three months later, the dealer inspected the vehicle again and stated that they tightened it up, but did not state what they tightened. The contact stated that the thumping sound continued to occur and was louder than before. As of october 29, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 28,000 and current mileage was 42,000. There was a noise when the vehicle was going into 2nd gear. U[dated 11/21/07.
Intermediate shaft had to be replaced at 40,000 miles. I had already had it into the dealership before and they "lubed it" of course the replacement was out of the warranty period. Now the clunking sound is back and I hate to go back to the dealership and pay again. Sounds like chevy has a real problem they don't want to deal with.
Purchased vehicle in oct, 2006 at which time we found the steering rack needed replacement, the replacement lasted until june of 2007. At which time it was replaced again. Now it is october 2007 and the rack is bad again and needs to be replaced . I want to know what chevrolet is going to do about this problem?
I bought a 2005 chevrolet malibu april 6, 2006 with 17,000 miles. In october of 2006 with 31,500 miles the steering was making terrible popping noises. The dealer replaced the steering rack and the problem went away for a few months. At 41,000 miles I again had to have the steering rack replaced, this time gm covered it as a "goodwill" gesture. Now, at 54,000 miles, the steering is making the same noise again. It can't be safe to drive. Three steering racks in 20,000 miles is pretty excessive.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 40 MPH in the rain, the power steering failed. The instrument panel displayed "power steering", but the service engine light never illuminated. She was driving on the left side of a three lane road when the failure occurred. The vehicle continued to veer to the right as she depressed the brake pedal. As a result, she struck the right guardrail, which caused axle failure, body work, and damage to the passenger side tire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it currently remains. The current and failure mileages were 55,000.
Power steering will lock and car is hard to turn.
Power steering failure.
I have a 2005 chevrolet malibu and have had numerous issues with it. The latest has been that at 47,000 miles I developed a clunking noise followed by serious difficulty when making left turns. After taking it to an AC delco repair shop it was determined that the internal shaft in the steering column had gone out. Fortunately I was able to recgonize a problem and have it repaired before any serious incident occurred. Unfortunately it cost me $600 of course not covered by gm.
2005 chevy malibu lt I have had numerous problems with the steering. There has been a thumping noise from the front end when turning left or right. Noise can be plainly heard at low speeds. The steering rack has been replaced 3 times and the steering shaft once.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevy malibu. While driving 25 MPH she heard a clunking noise coming from the left wheel when she made a left turn. The mechanic stated that the power steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Approximately six months after the repair, the failure occurred again. As of august 10, 2007, the mechanic has not repaired the vehicle. The current mileage was 45,484 and the failure mileage was 33,653.
2005 chevrolet malibu recall customer states that the rack and pinion was replaced and it should have been covered under the bumper to bumper warranty**cc the consumer stated the second gear was slow to engage, there was a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle and the brakes made a noise when they were applied. The dealer cleaned the front brakes and applied treatment to them. The consumer was informed the tires were cupped.
2005 chevy malibu 3.5 l v6 steering locks up on left turns every once in a while. Could be very dangerous.
I have a 2005 malibu with 50000 miles on it and the power steering randomly shuts off. The car is equipped with electronic power steering and sometimes the steering is real tight and sometimes its really loose. It becomes very dangerous when this happens and the chevy dealership I brought it to doesn't know what is wrong. I know what is wrong - my steering doesn't work 100% of the time. I have a safe driving record and drive resposibly and do not beat on my cars. I know it is not my driving stlye, rather it is a flaw in design and construction of the power steering.
Chevrolet malibu 2005. Driving on a local street, I made a right onto another street and the steering became stiff, hard to make a sharp turn and I had to pull the steering wheel hard and use an extreme amount of effort to completer a turn, a bell went off. I was unable to steer to the left or the right. The car was still running. I turned the car off and then restarted the car and then I was able to turn the wheel freely for about 15 seconds then the wheel became stiff again. If I had reached the highway to get to my destination driving 50 MPH and I had to suddenly quickly steer to the left or right to avoid an potential problem, I may have gotten into a potentially serious accident injuring myself & others. I purchased the car used & only had it 10 months. I am financing the car. I am very concerned about the safety of this vehicle now because it's only a 2005, only 2 years old with a possible major safety problem. I want to know if there are other 2005 chevy malibu's with the same problem who have serviced the vehicle and if they continue to have the problem and if there are more owners with this complaint. I am taking this car to the dealer where I bought it, have them inspect it a get more information about this problem.
Back in january 2007, I was having a popping sound that was made whenever I made a left or right turn. I took it to the dealer. They changed the steering column and right strut. I am now having the same problem on the left side and will be going in again sometime this week. I've only had the car for 4 months with 24,000 miles at the time this first happened. I now have 27,000 miles on my vehicle.
Pulls to the left, broken struts, broken brake calipers, rear turn signal broke! Anytime I mess with tires or brakes the car pulls more and more to the left, haven't had steering checked but its driving me nuts. I thought it was from the front right strut being cracked and broken but the dealership says it shouldn't effect the pull to the left. Got new tires last week and new brakes, still pulls. Tail light quit working, changed bulbs then quit again. Car is driving me nuts, worried about driving it across country this summer! Recall it soon - please!!!
Thumping sound in front wheels when turning steering wheel all the way in both directions. Problem repaired under extended warranty plan, repair technician stated that this problem was common for both 2004 and 2005 chevrolet malibu. Steering gear replaced and toe was reset. E9740 gear assembly, power steering replaced 124cexwv, 1 15858368 gear. Extended warranty plan required $200 deductable, I would like to get this back if manufacturer was responslible.
Bought the car used in january 2006 with 30,000 miles. Within a month, it started making clunking noises when I made tight turns. The dealership first said they could find nothing wrong. My husband took it back, and the dealership admitted having steering problems with this year of malibu, and replaced the steering knuckle. The problem was fixed for about 6 weeks, then the noise returned. This time the dealer replaced the steering rack. This time, the problem was fixed for about 6-8 weeks, and the noise returned. Dealership replaced the steering column, and, so far the problem has not returned.
The vehicle has a district clunking noise when steering to the left or right and is pronouned when going over bumps. I am very concerned about the safety of the vehicle and have researched the problem on the internet and it appears to common to the 2005 chevrolet malibu.
Sudden loss over power steering while turning. Feels like someone is pulling the wheel in opposite direction. Does not happen all the time happens at random times.
For several months, I have both heard and felt a "creaking" in the front end of my vehicle as though metal parts are loose when the car is put in motion both backing and forward, turns in either direction. I did bring this condition to the attention the local chevrolet dealership where I bought this car and where I have had it serviced since then. They indicated to me, they could not find a problem, could not hear or feel any condition, and further stated there was "no fix" from gm. However, this condition appears to be getting worse and not recognized by the service people at the dealership. My concern is, at some point, could or will the front end fail when the car is in motion which is a clear safety issue. The dealership did point out that the tires have some wear on them and it is my feeling the tire wear may be caused from this condition.
Have had the same popping sound in the steering since I bought the car that everyone else seems to have. Dealer told me that it would cost over three hundred dollars to fix. I feel that it is apparently a manufacturers defect and I am not paying to fix it. Car now has 99.000 miles on it. Getting rid of it in december of 06, can't keep a turn signal bulb in the car either. Last chevy I will buy.
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