The servie ESC power steering notification is on my dash and the power steering went out while I was driving and almost caused me to wreck. I cannot drive without the power steering and there was a recall #14116 but it doesn't cover the 2.4 4 cylinder models and my car also has 164,000 miles so gm stated that it is not covered.
2009 Chevrolet Malibu steering complaints
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Ive been seeing my power steering light come on sometimes when I crank my car and the steering wheel wouldnt turn. I would turn off my car and then restart my car and it would go away. On sunday december 3rd 2017 I was headed home and all of a sudden the power steering light came on and my steering wheel locked up and I could barely force my car to turn an inch to miss the light pole I was about to hit. Now my steering wheel will not turn at all and I am unable to drive my car.
Turned right out of a parking lot at low speed. The power steering stopped working, making the steering wheel very hard to turn. The power steering warning illuminated on the information panel. Drove home several miles, turned off the car, restarted it to diagnose it, and the power steering worked correctly. This would have been very dangerous at highway speeds. Other '09 malibus have been recalled for this problem, but not my VIN.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the power steering warning indicator illuminated. Whenever the contact attempted to make a left or right turn, there was a clunking noise underneath the hood. Whenever the power steering warning indicator illuminated, it became difficult to maneuver the steering wheel. The contact would have to shut off and restart the vehicle in order to regain full control of the power steering. The contact called the palmettto chevrolet dealer (122 4th avenue, po box 766, conway, sc 29528; 843‑248‑4283) where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor and sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
Power steering came on randomly and steering wheel would not turn left or right. Vehicle had never had a power steering problem before.
It takes great effort to steer the wheels because the electrical power steering is off. On the dashboard, it says that my ESC is off and it needs service.
Takata recall when I turn my vehicle on the ESC light and powering steering light comes on and I can not turn my wheel. I have to turn my vehicle off and back on for it to go away, it happens every time I turn it on now that it is winter
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving at any speed, the steering lost power and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure recurred. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
My seventeen-year-old daughter was coming home from cheering at a basketball game at 9:30 p.m. She was driving up signal mountain from dunlap tennessee on hwy127 about three-quarters of the way up the mountain her power steering stopped working. While trying to get control of the car she was unable to make a turn and ran into the guardrail, destroying the guardrail and then shot across the road ending up in a embankment. Thank god she was not physically hurt. Her car is totaled and she is completely traumatized, having nightmares and not wanting to drive ever again. I never received a recall notice or any kind of warning that this was a possibility of happening or I would have most definitely had it fixed. The power steering head went out one other time before and she parked the car and by time my husband got to where she was the power steering was barking again we had the car inspected by a mechanic and he said he could see nothing wrong with it this was about a year ago so we just assumed it was a one-time occurrence little did we know it almost killed our daughter had this happened 15 ft sooner where there was no guardrail she would have went off the side of the mountain and more than likely died. It's very disturbing that I knew nothing very irresponsible of chevrolet I do have a police report with all of this stated on it I was not able to get it at the time of reporting this that would be more than happy to send it if needed. At this time my daughter has no car she is a senior in high school fixing to go to college in less than a year so we are stuck paying for college and a car because she only had liability insurance. I think the recall number is n140115. 2009 chevrolet malibu power steering failure
The 2009 chevrolet malibu's have been recalled for the "electric power steering assist". I currently own a 2009 chevrolet malibu and had an incident over the weekend in which my power steering assist was lost and steering wheel would not move and was locked in place. After taking the vehicle to the local chevrolet dealership service center, they advised that these models have a recall for this issue, however, my vehicle was 1025 miles over the mileage to have it fixed under the recall. After research on gm site on the federal safety agency site, we found information collaborating this recall, in which it stated that under this recall the dealership has to fix this; however, my chevrolet malibu's VIN number did not pop up on this recall. The federal safety agency states that this problem affects 2009 chevrolet malibu's and does not list VIN's affected. We would assistance in having this vehicle also added to the recall list and having gm fix this problem which is a huge safety issue.
While I was driving on a street I suddenly felt the steering wheel lock up on me making it extremely hard to turn. Thankfully I was able to get my car into a parking lot without causing an accident. I was then told my the auto shop that the issue was the steering column problem which apparently is a common issue with my car but for some reason my VIN number was not included in the recall?
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While making a turn, the steering seized, and the power steering and service ESC warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bellamy strickland chevrolet (145 industrial blvd, mcdonough, ga 30253), but had not yet been diagnosed. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000. *bf consumer was turning right while driving on mcdonough pkwy and realized it was harder to steer, at the same time a warning light came on. Updated 8/22/18
Loss power steering on express way, being 77 years old had hard time trying to stay on highway. Look on internet and seen recall in 2009 for problems with dorman parts for steering.want to by new chev but afraid next buyer might get in bad accident what should I do.
There has been a recall issued for certain 2009 malibu mine does not fit in that recall but I am experiencing the problem on that recall my steering went out like it says in that recall and I almost had an accident because I could not steer my car
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the power steering ability seized. Also, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the chime sounded. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. When the vehicle was restarted, the failure went away. The contact also stated that the failure occurred at least twenty times previously. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,898.
They try to fix everyting but they still come on
Our 2009 ltz has the same low-speed steering issue as described in your 2014 recall for the 2008-2009 chevrolet malibu. But, the local chevrolet dealer says that our VIN was not included. Obviously, this defect extends beyond the VIN numbers recalled by the federal safety agency. Recall number 14v153000 recall date 03/31/2014 component steering: electric power assist system
My name is [xxx]. I have a 2009 chevy malibu(VIN #[xxx]), which I purchased in 2012. I have been having steering/traction issues, that enables me to turn without manpower'.and getting worse by the day. I was made aware that there is a recall for the steering issues on 2009 chevy malibu's as well as other chevy cars. I was getting ready to take in to for repair and was told by ntb when brought in for a wheel alignment that there is a recall for steering issues. I called chevy dealership(jack schmitt) and gm customer service and was told that my car was not on the recall list. How can over a million chevy cars be recalled for the same issue and I'm being told mine is not'make no sense to me. Please help me understand ....as this is a life threatening and can cause total loss of control and cause me to crash, which can be fatal to me and other people. Also my brake light illuminates all day long...took my car in to have it checked out and the chevy dealership repaired it at no cost to me...because it was a recall issue that I again did not know anything about..now the brake lights are illuminating again and I was told that since I had it repaired the 1st time its no longer covered under the recall....never knew recalls expired. I am not at fault for either of these issues. I refuse to pay out of pocket for known recall issues,,, information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The electric power steering assist has stopped working on three occasions in the last month. Power steering warning light appears. It has been when the vehicle is driving straight or while turning during the first mile after start on a city street. The vehicle will become difficult to steer. I pull to the side of the road, turn off engine, and restart. It will then drive without problem. I noted a recall on the 2009 malibu #14v153000 but have not been notified by chevrolet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving 30 MPH, the steering wheel shook violently and seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (autonation chevrolet, west colonial 3707 w. Colonial drive, orlando, fl 32808) where it was diagnosed that the steering column failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in the warranty expansion. The failure mileage was approximately 127,812.
Sitting at a stop sign and my service ESC light came on. As I turned onto the highway I noticed my steering wheel was very tight and the power steering light was also on. It was very hard to turn the steering wheel. I immediately pulled over, and turned the car off.
Doors lock and you cant get out of or in the car even if your holding an infant child and its 3 degrees outside and I can't use the unlock button to get in and the [xxx] key wont even open the door. Its just stuck and who knows for how long sometimes in last just 3-5 mins other others going on 40 mins. The headlights have been replaced 3 times countless tail lights. I had to put replace the windhield wiper assembly that one sucked I could not operate the car for a week unless it would rain and this was happening this april when its always raining they actually quit working on fourth of the july going 70mph down interstate 79 in pouring rain. I purchased as many rain deterrents as I could try out which none last but a few mins.. Then between getting pulled over by police countless times for headlight being out and I fix it then the same one or even the other side the next week will go out just 1 month later it goes back out and that same cop stop you again and they don't believe you that it was just replaced. Then the interiour lights all of them from gauges and headlamps turn on. My car is currently telling me to service svc tire sensors and other abbreviated sensors and traction control light is on. Also and maybe the most dangerous is the cruise control malfunctions which range from only working occasionally to acceleration engages if you scroll threw screen options and use cruise control simultaneously . And sometimes my trunk will just pop open when the car starts. The plastic hub caps constantly fall off and the back of the drivers seat plastic backing has broken loose the steering colum it sounds like u joints that have worn or a hydraulic issue parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The car's power steering went out while I was in motion, turning in a parking garage. An error message displayed saying "power steering failure - service ESC". The first time this came up was about three months ago, and I took it to the chevy dealership and they fixed it under warranty. This same problem just came up again and I am beginning to think that this is a known problem, given the amount of recall information I've seen about this issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 MPH, the contact felt an abnormality while steering the vehicle. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and everything appeared normal. The contact began to drive again when the steering wheel pulled to the right without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road again. The contact stated that the steering wheel and wheels started to move independently and the power steering, service ESC, and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (pinegar chevrolet buick gmc of branson, 163 adair rd, branson, mo, 65616). The contact was informed that the vehicle would be diagnosed on the next business day, july 17, 2017. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the special coverage adjustment for loss of electric power assist due to the vehicle being a salvage title under case number: [xxx]. The manufacturer stated that the only way the vehicle would be covered was if there was a recall or safety issue. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 93,850. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My power steering goes out and at the same time my traction control light comes on as well as the ESC light my car VIN is not on the recall but it is having the same problems as the recalled cars
Power steering light is on, while driving the steering wheel jerks like it is driving itself. I had my transmission replaced and the mechanic advised me to look into it stating I can loose steering at anytime. I called a chevrolet dealership and they stated there was no recall on my VIN number. If it is happening to the 2009 malibus, how can they distinguish which cars it is faulty in? In motion the steering jerks when sitting still the steering wheel moves by itself
Loud winding noise while driving. Service traction/ESC off light illuminates while car is on. Accelerates very slowly and brake lights come on randomly
I have on occasion at least 4 times that I vivid recall had a situation where I get message to service ESC and then I have no power steering. Now the steering wheel moves back and forthe then I am stopped at a light and move the wheel slightly. It has happened when in motion and when it has been stopped.
When first got car doors locked and unlocked with remote for apps 1 week. Then over appx month stopped working 1 door at a time. At this point the power locks inside (on door) do not work and lock/ unlock intermittently and even if I can unlock manually my drivers door it still stays locked even when lock is in fully unlocked position. Quite scary for someone that drives alone at night and my doors are unlocking themselves. God forbid I do get into an accident and need to get out of the car quickly. Also this makes it so my panic does not work on my fob. Yes I've changed batteries multiple times. Also my power steering has been cutting in and out while moving most often during turns. What happens if I am moving on a highway and I cannot steer correctly? Feeling very unsure of my safety at this point.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 MPH, the power steering wheel failed to turn left or right without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, restarted the vehicle, and it returned back to normal. The failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 224,000.
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