2007 Chevrolet Malibu: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Oct 26, 2017 · Steering, Suspension · 196,785 miles · CA

I bought it used from a used car lot who failed to tell me many things about this car that was very crucial. And now there's a terrible grinding in the steering that has only gotten worse and now it does it all the time and locks up while in park. Lost power steering... Turned engine off and back on and regained power steering. There was an issue when I first bought the car in 2016 there was a knocking when turning. Also, there is a lot of noise coming from the driver front tire make it hard to drive because of concern of tire coming off. I just noticed that I can feel vibration under my feet in the front when I exceed 65mph on the hwy. I can feel every bump.

Filed Dec 13, 2015 · Seats · 78,000 miles · WI

A squeaking sound is coming from the driver's side seat whenever I am sitting in the seat. The seat squeaks worse when the car is being driven. Upon examination it was discovered that the seat frame was broken at the point where the seat belt buckle anchors to the seat frame. The car has never been in an accident and is well maintained. This appears to be a common problem with chevrolet malibus, pontiac g6 and saturn aura models: http://www.chevymalibuforum.com/forums/printthread.php?t=26433&pp=40.

Filed Mar 16, 2015 · Steering · 120,000 miles · IL

My steering wheel started making a grinding noise at a specific position on the wheel. Specifically right where you would keep the wheel to make the car drive straight. After 2 days of this happening, the power steering went out in the middle of my morning commute. I researched this and it is a known issue on chevy malibus and has been recalled on the '05, '06 and '08 but for some reason was not recalled on the '07, even with this being a known issue on all other model years surrounding it. I had to replace the steering column entirely which ended up costing $1,300.

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · IL

Since purchasing my car in august 2013, I have had to make three fairly costly repairs. Each time the mechanic told me this was a "known problem" for chevrolets. The first was the intake valve. I hadn't experienced problems but took the car in for what I thought was a squealing belt. The squealing turned out to be the water pump. Since that was secondary in importance to the intake valve, I had that replaced first. Followed by the water pump a couple of months later. Then about a month ago, I was out of town and my car suddenly would not shift into park or reverse. It was a worn and stretched shifter cable. However gm says my car is not part of the recall.

Filed Sep 10, 2011 · Brakes, Steering · 45,341 miles · IL

Mid-june, 2011:vehicle was making a roaring noise: the result was that the front wheel bearings were broken end of august 2011: difficulty turning the steering wheel accompanied by a loud grinding sound,the result was that the steering shaft and outer tie rod were broken and had to be replaced. September 2011: extreme difficulty applying brakes, on occasion would appear normal. Had 3 brake inspections done within a week and a half period. When brakes no longer would operate , tit was determined that the master cylinder needed to be replaced.4.

Filed Apr 24, 2009 · Steering · 46,000 miles · IN

Tl*-the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The dealer had to replace the rack and check alignment and adjust the toe because the power steering rack assembly was grinding. The contact wanted other malibu owners to know what happen to her vehicle. The failure mileage was 46,000