Lost power steering suddenly while driving. Although chevy recall the 2006-2007 malibu for that issue, mine car is not on that list. Very sad.
2007 Chevrolet Malibu steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the torque sensor assembly failed. The contact had the torque sensor assembly repaired less than two years prior to the failure. The power steering warning indicator also illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to spitzer chevrolet amherst (200 n leavitt rd in amherst, oh) where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor assembly failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
While in park and the vehicle is stationary, the steering wheel is constantly shaking all by itself, upon driving the vehicle while in motion, it sporadically loses the power steering capabilities and feels like its losing control of the wheels.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 MPH, the contact noticed a "tugging" with the steering wheel that lasted for one day. While backing out of a parking space, the contact stated that the steering wheel was very difficult to turn and she did not drive the vehicle home. The dealer was contacted (lariche chevrolet, 215 e main, cross findlay, oh 45840) and stated that there was a recall on the failure for the same make and model vehicle; however, the contact's vehicle was not included because it was manufactured at a different location. The location where the vehicle was manufactured issued a special coverage warranty to have the power steering repaired. Due to the warranty being expired since 2016, the contact was no longer eligible to have the failure repaired under the warranty. The manufacturer was notified and confirmed the dealer's statement. There were no recalls associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was 119,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the eps warning indicator illuminated. The steering wheel was tight and was difficult to turn. The vehicle was not inspected by an independent mechanic or a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, indicated that the vehicle was excluded from a power steering recall for this specific year, make, and model; however, the 2006 model had been recalled. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Tl-contact owns a 2007 chevy malibu .vehicle has 200,000 miles. Contact took vehicle to a private mechanic. Contact called gm and gm stated that vehicle VIN is not covered under recall. Chevy dealership replaced sterring assist module in vehicle contact paid for replacement. Steering assist failed again last thursday when contacts daughter was driving vehicle in residential neighborhood going 20mph. Chevy dealership was called again and stated steering torque needs to be replaced that contact would have to pay again. 0 recalls associated with this VIN cb
At 6:00 a.m january 11 2018 I arrived at work. I was waiting on a parking space to become available. When one became available I started my car and it immediately said power steering across my radio screen. As I tried to moved into the parking space my steering wheel was very hard to turn. Also the service air bag light came on as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized while making a left turn. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and restarted it to correct the failure. Autonation chevrolet in corpus christi, texas was made aware of the failure and stated that there was a recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
The car started having problems with intermittent power steering failures. In curves and turns. Now it is off more than on. It is in yhe same year as the other recalls but not on the list.the vehicle was in motion when it began having the problems
Recently experienced loss of steering power in my vehicle more than once while driving at a low speed. It has happened with my teenage son behind the wheel. Turned the car off and restarted to clear out the warning on the radio display. The steering wheel is also shaking/vibrating while the car is sitting idle. I did an online chat with chevy. Of course my vehicle was not on the recall list. I have ~146,400 miles on my car. Just found out there was some type of special assist in place. Of course that option expired for me on 9-1-2017. From what I'm hearing, this will be a costly repair. The repair will probably cost more than what the car is worth. A case number was assigned to me. I have an official diagnosis from the dealer in order to determine if there's any type of assistance for this repair. With so many complaints in place, not sure why gm is not allowing malibu owners to take their cars to a local dealer for repair at no cost to them. Age of the car should't matter with an obvious ongoing problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While the vehicle was idling, the "power steering" message suddenly displayed. The driver discovered that the power steering malfunctioned, which caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer (hank graff chevrolet in davidson, mi) were notified. The failure mileage was 200,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While attempting to make a left turn, the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (thomes densdale chevrolet in grand island, ne) where it was diagnosed that the power steering sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 207,000.
The power steering light came on. Looked it up & saw there was a recall but the 'warranty ' on it expired in march of 2017. I also saw that this car has numerous complaints on the torque sensor going out. My mechanic is charging us 1000$ for this fix, you wld think gm could help us out! Very dangerous driving & losing power steering
Our 2007 chevrolet mailbu, purchased in july 2017, used, has begun to have a severe steering issue. Steering comes close to "locking" up, very hard to steer, mainly at slow speeds, but unpredictably and without warning. Power steering warning light comes on during the problem. Veh. Has just over 70,000 miles on it. Took it to chevrolet dealer. Service manager advised that our car had been covered by gm special coverage # 15356, for this specific issue (electric power steering/torque sensor) but car was just beyond 10 yrs in service. He also noted that a recall had been issued by gm (# 14772), again for the exact issue, but our car's build date fell "in-between" covered build dates. Manager acknowledged that this issue is very common with our year and model, and similar models (pont g6 etc), and was a severe safety hazard. Repair estimate is just over $500. Manager contacted gm corp office to request coverage and was denied (case #: 8-3581641655). This veh is not safe to operate at this time.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While stationary and driving various speeds, the electronic power steering failed. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized on more than one occasion. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the right side of the road and restarted the vehicle to correct the failure. A dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the warranty mileage coverage period had ended. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Car does not start/ crank when turning key to start, battery is fully charged and gauges work. Power steering is illuminated on radio. When last driving steering felt loose and noisy. Error where odemeter mileage is.when trying to start .
While driving my malibu I heard a alarm ding from the dic and the banner read steering then my electric power steering failed as I was driving into a underground parking lot going down the helix to another level I narrowly missed ramming into the side wall as it is a tight turn. Had I not been holding on to the wheel tightly I would have hit the wall . I don't think my wife or daughter could have held the wheel to avoid a crash. I feel this should be recalled and is a major safety issue.
For the past 3-4 weeks I have been having issues with my electric power steering giving out. Sometimes when I'm driving it very hard to keep the steering straight, the wheel try's to send me into the other lane. I've been doing research I've found that there are many others with the same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. When the contact attempted to drive the vehicle, the steering wheel shook violently. Also, while driving various speeds, the steering wheel pulled to the left and right without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 203,120.
It junks floats all over the road when lite up on car screen hard to keep straight when it says power steering it runs decueson but when it said nothing you cant keep it on the road . It almost is always on my creed it say power steering than some time I start it and screen is blank that's when you have hella shaking pulling side to side and when you stop at stop light take your hands off itvshake all by it self
When making a turn, the front of the car make terrible popping noise, which is a severe safety problem. This is very common. Http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2007/steering/clunking_popping_noise_from_steering.shtml
While driving you can feel steering tightening up and a slight hum especially making left and right turns, gas gauge goes up and down from full to empty constantly, engine light stays on because of gas cap replaced 4 times works for awhile longest was about a month, also stays on because of duel gauge fluctuating constantly.
Tl* the contact was calling on behalf of the owner of a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the owner was not able to drive the vehicle due to power steering failure. The contact took the vehicle to the stallwall louisiana dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 20 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned. The contact stated that the steering wheel became very stiff and was extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was diagnosed as having an electrical failure, which caused the power steering to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. Also, while driving, the steering seized. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
As accelerating and turning vehicle steering wheel locks and oversteers, sometimes it under steers, occasionally as accelerating forward is very loose and all over the road. Multiple​ times has almost caused an accident. I do a lot of driving on the highway and do not feel safe with the the steering like that.
Power steering shut down and caused me to wreck my car
When the car is running but not moving the car chimes and a power steering warning messages comes across the warning system on the dash. The power steering turns off and will not work unless the car is turned off and restarted. Doing this appears to clear the message and turn the power steering back on at this time but it has become a reoccurring problem. There is a recall associated with this year and model but it does not show that this particular VIN is covered.
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