2006 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance problems

Filed Nov 1, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 129,000 miles · VA

I have owned my 2006 chevy malibu since later 2018. It is now nov 1st 2020. A few months after I got the vehicle I had issues. I have had all recalls replaced by fredericksburg virginia chevy dealership (they say that they did?) the entire time I have owned this vehicle the steering vibrates at high speeds. Also the entire time I've owned this car, when I speed up any hills my steering locks up my battery light comes on and the car pulls to the left or right depending. This is extremely unsafe! Dealer didn't know what could cause it. I learned to immediately take my foot off the gas and the steering goes back to normal. This is not easy on a curvy hill road. This can cause a serious wreck. I have a 10 month old baby. This is frightening if it one day it doesn't fix by taking my foot off the pedal. Now my steering is stiff and is so hard to turn when driving at slow speed. The steering motor recall has already been replaced says the dealer. So why is it going bad again? It has only been 30,000 miles later. Why am I having a stiff steering wheel again if they replaced it? The tc light came on within hours of the steering going stiff. Why does chevy distribute vehicles with such safety issues? I should not have to pay for the steering to be 'fixed/replaced' again! Dangerous chevy vehicle.

Filed Aug 2, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · MA

Ok steering in this car was good seen that it had a recall before for that. Also when I called chevy they told me .but that's my most concern as seeing as much I have put into this car. It's weird I looked on your site before and had recalls now it don't. I just want to see how to get it fixed with braking my pockets.

Filed Nov 13, 2018 · Driver assistance, Lights · 100,000 miles · AZ

2006 chevrolet malibu: power steering locks up! Locks up to the point it take two people to turn the wheel, this happens while driving! Headlights and brake lights go out and when bulb is replaced they burn instantly. T/c never turns off! Recent complaints from people in other states have been made there are also evident recalls but chevrolet fails to honor the recall and refuse to fix because the cars are 2006 and the uear now is 2018. This is not fair! What are we supposed to do? This is a saftey issue! It is morally unethical and illegal for chevrolet not to acknowledge and honor this recall regardless if the car we have is used. If the recall was made and was not fixed they must acknowledge that the repair was not made and fix the problem for the car owner! I am sure chevrolet has a database and is aware at what and how many vehicles have been repaired due to this recall. What are they waiting for a lawsuit? I demand that this recall be honored and this problem fixed asap. If I or my family are harmed due to this I will sue so help me god! I am sure there are many people out there who agree that what chevrolet is doing is wrong! The issue happened several time this year and happened again today!

Filed Sep 5, 2018 · Driver assistance, Steering · 132,000 miles · WA

When I accelerate getting onto the freeway and going up hills, my car experiences a loss of power steering and throws me either to the right or the left.

Filed Apr 25, 2018 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · CA

1.while driving 30 to 45 miles per hours on a city street car 's steering wheel pulls to the right. 2. Immediately after replacing the gas in the car and turning car on the meter reading goes to zero for a day. 3. While driving 30 to 45 miles per hours on a city street notice that cruse-control was engages without it being applied by driver.

Filed Apr 18, 2018 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · CT

When driving, go to turn wheel and it hesitates and sticks for a second. Does it very often whether turning left or right. Start the car sometimes and warning bell sounds, power steering appears on radio screen and power steering has failed. Turn car off for awhile, turn it back on and power steering is working again, sometimes. And last, start car, start driving and the gas gauge goes from full down to empty. Warning bell sounds and low fuel appears on radio screen. All these things happen randomly while driving on a street. Have seen recalls for these things on other 06 malibus but never for mine. My garage wants hundreds of dollars to fix these problems. Something I can not afford.

Filed Aug 19, 2017 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 166,000 miles · OH

2006 malibu VIN number shows no active recalls but my wife who drives the car informed me that the car was acting funny so I took for drive and first turn wheel hesitated like it didn't want to turn and when it did could feel it on the column like something was moving that wasn't suppose to this is main road through city heavy traffic so immediately headed for home and have to cross tracks to get there and when I went over sounds like front end wants to come off the car sounds like loose stability bar or joint and to top it off I noticed fuel gauge was going from full to empty and back up so in actuality she has know idea how much has she really has in vehicle I seen a lot of complaints about these things happening to this model and I send my wife and kids off daily in this vehicle with these problems that could pose a huge threat to their safety if it happens to her on main road or rr crossing

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Driver assistance · 92,000 miles · CT

First when I turned the car on I wouldn't have power steering so it took a couple of try's turning the car on and off to get power steering on. When I was driving on the highway I lost power steer in my malibu it flashed on the screen and I lost power steering on the highway going 65. So I brought it to the dealership to fix it because I saw that there was a recall on that system. But little to my knowledge that recall was "fixed" in july 2015 so I passed the warranty on the recalled part. First concern comes to my mind is how does a company put a one year warranty on a part that already is faulty. My next question is if my car was perfectly fine when I brought it into the shop for that recall 2 years ago how do I know they actually replaced that part? I feel like I've been scammed by the dealership somewhere and now I'm paying for it. It was the same exact parts as the recall but now it's no longer covered, how does that even work.

Filed Feb 8, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 212,000 miles · MI

I was told that there was a power steering issue with many 2006 chevrolet malibu's and mine was not one of them. I have had issues with my power steering for the past 5 years and every year it goes out between the winter months of january-march. And every year I am told that my car is not one of the recalled vehicles. I have had lighting issues, electrical issues, and power steering issues back to back. This is a hazard because they all seem to malfunction all at the same time and/or while I'm driving or parked. I have children but I'm scared to have them in my car. Please help me, I know that this is apart of the recall this car is a safety hazard. I will attach a photo but I also have video.

Filed Aug 13, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 130,000 miles · TX

Traction feature fails when braking. The brakes will not operate properly causing the vehicle to continue to travel forward although the brake pedal is being pressed. This happens most often when braking on an incline or in wet conditions. It happens whether the speed is fast or slow. Have brought vehicle to graff chevy for recall repair, but continue to have problems. Had brake pads and rotors checked by firestone who stated that neither of these needed repair, and therefore, are not adding to or causing the problem.