Vehicle was in motion when power steering started shaking left to right but there were no warnings on the dash about power steering malfunctions. Tires are new and at the proper air settings.
2010 Chevrolet Malibu steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel was difficult to turn left or right and "power steering drive with care" appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to jim ellis chevrolet (5900 peachtree blvd, atlanta, ga 30341, (678) 534-7333), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 35,000.
Everytime I driving I lose the control of the wheel because it start to shake even when is parking. The wheel shakes a lot very dangerous driving
The headlight of the car keep burning off, I have changed the bulb 5 or 6 times in each side, snd we change the connectors one time. So annoying. It is very hatd to replace tem and labor is so expensive. I have a power steering, electronic stability control (ESC) issue with the same car. Very scary. The steering wheel locks and you can not steer. Thankfully there were no cars and nothing major happened. We got so scared. It has happen to times while driving it.
The steering wheel would twitch then it became very hard to turn while in motion. The power steering and ESC off lights came on
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. When the vehicle was started, the steering wheel seized the contact stated that the failure occurred periodically. Also, while driving various speeds, the steering wheel violently vibrated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
While driving, the power steering failed and it was extremely difficult to turn the wheel at approxmatly 50 MPH. Contacted gm about this issue, since similar models of the same year, with different VIN numbers, have been recalled for this same exact issue and they refused to consider repairing the vehicle, just because my VIN number was not included in the recall, but the same faulty parts are in the car.
Steering wheel gets stuck when vehicle is on. It happened twice while trying to get out of my parking space.
I have replaced my passenger headlights several times and blub keeps blowing out. I am tired of replacing it and very costly because of the labor it takes to replace it. All of sudden my power steering went out. I was pulling out of a parking stall and lost control of the car. I was able to put it back in drive to get the car out of the way. When I turned it off and restarted the car it drove normal. This is very dangerous.
My steering is locking up and vibrating. If turning the steering and key at same time it starts back working.and my driver side headlight keeps going out. I've had the waiting harness changed and it still continue to not work.
I lost power steering in car the rack and pinion steering and the electric power steering module failed on my car . This happened on the city street driving. This hff as not been included in the recall issues 14e044000 7/24/14 steering component , 14v252000 5/14/2014 electrical system warning.
When I turn my car on, a message pops up saying "power steering" and my steering wheel locks up (car is stationary at the time since I'm turning it on). I am unable to turn the steering wheel at all making my car undriveable. I have to turn my car on and off about 3-5 times before the steering wheel "unlocks" itself and I'm able to move the steering wheel again. While I'm driving through the highway, city streets and also when my car is in parked the steering wheel seems to do some kind of glitching movement by tightening the steering wheel for about half a second, luckily it hasn't interfered with my driving (at least not yet). When the steering wheel glitches there's a tighting feeling the steering wheel gets and shakes when it happens. Each time it does that it last about half second or so, but it happens multiple times back to back so the whole thing last a few seconds. The "glitching/tightening" also happens when I'm stopped at a red light or stop sign, also the moment the steering wheel starts to glitch/tighten up I can feel something on the brake pedal as well. It feels as if the glitch runs through the steering wheel and down through the brake pedal. I haven't had any issues with my brakes yet. But this issue with my steering wheel is getting worse with each passing day the steering wheel tightens up more and more and while I'm driving those "glitches/tightening" are becoming more frequent and stronger too
Power steering. Is going out 3 days after getting for my birthday feb salesman new it cuz he seen lights on dash but kept saying just drive it well my extra coverage warranty it does not cover crazy huh cuz I have been told2 times different mechanic that there was or should of been a recall. Driving and power steering goes out it is scary..
Eps going out while driving down the road
Power steering has gone out in the car, getting ESC repair light and power steering lights on the console. Extremely difficult to turn, especially at low speeds. Occured while driving in the city.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the steering seized and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had to restart the vehicle for it to operate normally. East pat o'brien chevrolet (2810 bishop rd, willoughby hills, oh 44092, (440) 348-0553) was informed of the failure, but did not diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Electric power steering stopped working on match 18, 2019. I was turning right onto busy 4 lane city street from a parking lot, speed < 5 MPH. Could not turn into right lane, struggled to swing car into left lane w/o crossing median. It was not simply a loss of power steering. I've driven old cars that never had power steering and this was 10 times more difficult to steer. I think I strained a muscle in my shoulder. Turning did not get easier as I accelerated, eventually to abt 40 MPH. Struggled through 3 more hair raising turns (all turns made) before parking it at home. The ESC/tcs indicator came on in the parking lot and stayed on. Error msgs displayed were power steering, service ESC, service air bag. I heard no chimes. We gave my daughter this used car in 2015. She had complained a couple of weeks prior that steering sometimes became difficult. A search by VIN shows no incomplete recalls. It would be extremely useful to know if this car was part of a recall(s) and then repaired. If it was, it was repaired incorrectly, not all problems were resolved, or the parts used have a short life span. If gm isn't covering this situation, that's a crime. Also, if not covered by gm I'll take it to our regular mechanic since his work is more reliable than the local dealership's. If my baby had been hurt in this death trap, heads would've rolled - metamorphically of course. I'll also be consulting a lawyer.
While driving on city streets my steering would go out and it felt like I had no control of the steering. Once I try to break the steering feels really out of control. I take it to the dealership and they put it on the diagnostic machine and find nothing. This has happened 3 times with the most recent 3 weeks ago. Then it drives fine. Fyi my ECM light would come on and I would take it to the dealership and they would just reset the computer and say it was a malfunction because they couldn't find anything wrong. Three weeks ago when this happened I was close to a repair shop and they informed me there wa a recall on certain 2010 models and of course not mine and it's happening to me and it is very frightening.
Hard turning steering wheel steering wheel shakes
I was driving when all of a sudden the steering went out. It says ESC and power steering on my dash.
When I first turn the car on it will flash service ESC and power steering wheel also flash at that point I have no power steering, and then I will turn the car off and turn it back on and I have power steering there is no flashing of ESC or power steering. The steering wheel will shake while stationary. In the last year I have replaced all four turn signals at least twice and both headlights at least twice. When I turn on the car the headlights will flash and then one will go out while the other one stays on driving down the road I don't hit any bumps or potholes or anything like that and the head light will come on, at that point it stayed on for one day and then it went back out again. My third brake light will work off and on, more off then on. My rear defrosters do not work at all and the control on the driver seat does not work either. Within the last month we have replaced the battery and cables for the car and was told that that should fix all the electrical problems and it did not. I have 2 videos of what the car does but cannot upload on here.
Takata recall my car made a hum sound while accelerating when I just got in it on my 2 minute journey home. While going straight, the car no longer continued to accelerate and stopped on the street. After restarting the car, the engine light turned on and would still not move in any gear.
Lost steering power while trying to park car. Steering would not turn was very hard to turn the wheel manually. Also now told - my steering column now need to be replaced. Was parking in front of the home in city, putting car in reverse and then moving forward.
While driving the ESC, traction and power steering lights came on and then the power steering went out. For a short time I could stop, turn the car off and it would work again . Now there is no power steering and of course all the lights are still on. This year model was listed as one of the recalls for the power steering but not my VIN number. I have had this car in the shop for a recall on the lighting system that was faulty which in the recall it did say that it could cause the power steering to go out as well as the ESC and traction. The chev dealership said that this was not correct. The estimate I was given was about $1500.00 to fix the problem.
Service ESC error message and then power steering message began flashing and I couldn't turn the wheel. Steering goes into manual mode and I am unable to move my steering wheel. This happens many times while I was driving, I had to pull over, place it in park, turn it off, then restart the car. I have to do this about every 5 to 15 minutes. This always happens while car is in motion
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While the contact was parallel parking, an abnormal noise was detected coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to sharrett buick gmc (10312 auto pl, hagerstown, md 21740, (800) 495-9755) where the front struts, inner tie rod, and passenger side axle were replaced. The contact mentioned that the passenger side axle seal was replaced two years ago. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 98,869.
While driving down the road, the cluster panel starts showing warning lights for the steering, service ESC, and the mil light was on, the car lost power, lost power steering and had no power, no matter what I did, the car would not respond. This putting my family and me in danger, we were driving on the idl in tulsa oklahoma at rush hour, very, very busy road at that time of day. I have researched the problem, this is a very serious issue that will end up getting someone killed. The car is completely unstable, erratic and very hard to drive, you lose power (no acceleration) and power steering. The car has 142,000 miles on it, that seems to be when it happening to other vehicles also.
Driving home from work about 30mph and all of a sudden the car looses power and eco assist shuts off, with traction control,traction assist, and power steering . This seems like a safety issue as I couldn't pull off to the side of the road due to these issues and the car would only go 10 MPH!! I see other have complained about this issue in nys and nothings been done or when we go to the dealership they just clear the codes and say nothings wrong! This is an issue as if someone was behind me they would of hit me as when these light came on the dash with the check engine light the car went from 30mph down to 10 MPH and the car ran rough and slow . Please do something with this issue as alot of people complaining !
While driving 50mph on a state highway, power steering failed. Service ESC and power steering alerts displayed 2/19/19. Dealer identified steering wheel torque sensor and steering wheel position sensor out of calibration. Technician re-calibrated sensors. Approximately 2 hours after picking up the vehicle 2/20/19 the power steering failed again. This is a serious safety issue that has the potential of serious bodily harm.
Vehicle suddenly powered down to 10 MPH, shook violently and sputtered. Engine light, traction control light and service ESC message across dash. This left me stranded at midnight, pregnant while in route to see dying grandfather. In order to get home approx 60 miles away, had to remove battery terminal for a reset. Dealer could not fix due to reset alas code was cleared. Did not experience this issue again until out of warranty almost one year later. Slowly got to dealer. Needs new throttle body. Initially dealer claimed servicing would be covered due to tsb and extended warranty for issue; however, after diagnosis dealer denied any special coverages existed for this issue. Apparantly a $600 fix, denied service and replaced ourselves for $185 part.
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