Problems with 2007 Chevrolet Malibu STEERING

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering failed. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

The intermediate steering column - right under the steering wheel -makes a loud poppoing and banging noise when the brakes are applied and when the steering wheel is turned. very noticeable when turning up a driveway and hittting the driveway bump.

When driving at low speeds and turning, the car makes clunking noises in the front end. also, the power steering intermediately is lost when first staring the car. randomly while driving the car will chime and the display will say power steering. i'm afraid i will lose power steering while driving at higher speeds. to correct this, the dealer will be replacing the intermediate steering shaft and the steering module.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel stiffened and the power steering failed without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the steering portion sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 170,120.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 10 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn without warning. the contact proceeded to pull the vehicle over, turned off, and restarted the engine. once restarted, the service power steering warning light illuminated. the vehicle was able to be driven home. the contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 158,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 45 mph, the power steering wheel warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the power steering fuse needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 119,104. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving various speeds, the power steering sensor light suddenly illuminated and the power steering malfunctioned. the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power assist motor was faulty and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 178,000.

In october of 2015 i had placed a call to a chevy dealer in my area regarding a notice i received in the mail about my vehicle. it stated that the eps on my 2007 chevy malibu could malfunction at anytime. when i had received the letter in the mail, the vehicle was having issues with the steering, such as losing power steering and then regaining it when the vehicle was turned completely off and restarted. i contacted the dealer as the notice states and was told that the issue was covered by the extended warranty issued by gm, but since the eps had not completely quit working that there was nothing they could do at that time. i was appalled, but continued driving the car as it was; with the eps going in and out. now, a few months later and more miles, the eps quit working as i knew it was going to while i was driving down the road at 45 mph. i pulled over and contacted the dealer again, and was told that my vehicle is now over the allowed mileage to fix this issue. when i originally contacted them to fix it in october of 2015 it was under 150,000 miles and could have been repaired at no cost to me. now, it is completely out and i have 160,000 miles on the vehicle. gm is refusing to pay for this issue; which as i have read numerous places, seems to be a huge problem. i have had several major spine surgeries and have now hurt my back trying to steer the car without the eps engaged.

The power steering light activated back last winter when i started the vehicle. i attempted to pull out of the driveway and i realized the power steering failed. i shut it off and called my work. i returned a few minutes later, started it up and the power steering was working. just last weekend at 202,000 miles the power steering failed again and this time it continues not to work at all. the dealership says it will be about $1000.00 to fix it, money i do not have at this time. chevy knows there is a problem with the steering in these vehicles. chevy needs to own it and repair the problem at no charge before someone gets seriously hurt or worse. i have owned several vehicles thus far in my lifetime and none off the vehicles ever had a similar problem. if my vehicle had less than 150,000 miles chevy would fix it so the letter that was sent to me states. obviously the problem is a manufacture error and needs to be covered no matter what the mileage.

About a week ago, turned car on, and had no power steering. dash indicated power steering problem. turned car off / on three times, and power steering came back to life. now the steering is vibrating / jerking slightly under low speeds or while parked. problem seems similar to earlier model malibu's with bad torque sensor. have scheduled an appointment with dealer.

Power steering complete failure while driving

Power steering goes out while driving and becomes extremely difficult to control and turn. sometimes the steering wheel turns on its own. car has to be turned off then restarted and power steering returns for a little while. it is occurring more and more frequently.

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

Power steering light keeps going on when you first start it and when car is restarted it goes off. steering wheel vibrates back and forth while idling and power steering was going in and out while driving and is now completely out. this happened for about 3 days before power steering went completely out.

Recently while driving approximately 30 mph, i began to make a right turn while applying my brakes and my steering wheel locked up so that i could not turn. i was in a neighborhood and fortunately no other traffic was around me. eventually it started working again. the steering wheel will also seize up sometimes when i am driving 5mph or less and making a sharp turn. i have not had the feb 2015 (nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000) or july 2014 (nhtsa campaign number: 14e044000 ) recall work done and the nhtsa website shows 0 open recalls for my vin #. i believe this happened in december of 2015 and the slow speed steering loss happens regularly.

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.

While driving on the freeway in rush hour traffice my steering wheel stopped working and it became very hard to steer. i was nearly hit while having to cross three lanes of traffic and while stopping on the side of the highway i hit the guardrail because i could not steer the car. this also caused a traffice jam.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving various speeds in cold weather, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the failure occurred on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the diagnosis results were unknown. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 45 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel seized. the contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle without failure. the failure occurred recently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Power steering issue matching the recall of similar models while exiting interstate ramp.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the steering column vibrated and the steering locked while driving 65 mph. the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician diagnosed that the torque sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 162,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 155,000.

The power steering does not work at all. as soon as the car is started up the steering wheel is shaking vigorously. i have to manually drive the car like i am in a video game. there is a recall out for certain models but my vin is not included in the recall. all 2007 chevy malibu's need to be included in this recall. it is going to take multiple deaths of people before gm adds all vins to the existing power steering recall.

Takata recall i need to find out if the 2007 malbu is in the recall.they fix the tramission cable . it say the brake pedal sensor they fix the brake light light. now i see power steering recall and intion switch recall. they charge me 1000. and it was not the problem now want to charge me for inition switch . that is the problem.

Power steering fails 99% of the time! i have no power steering at all when i am driving. it has completely fails. it's on for two seconds right when i start my car, shaking back and forth vigorously and then power steering assistance is gone! all manual from then on out! i drive with kids in the car and even bumped into things while turning because i cannot steering! this recall needs to apply to every 2007 chevy malibu, not just a specific time frame group! it's so dangerous for me to driving even on my own street and highway when i go to work! the wheel shakes when i'm not driving and even in motion even when the power steering fails! i have been waiting to hear back from you for over a month about my vehicle being unsafe to drive, but you must think it's okay for it to be driven since you're not doing anything about it! pretty soon i'm going to be involved in a serious accident and i will be suing gm and potentially ntsha for not reassuring my safety! someone always has to get hurt enorder for someone to fix something!

Malibu 2007 steering wheel locks! when the car is running!!! also the stoping warning rear tail light are on all the time??? need help !!

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 45 mph, the steering wheel required excessive force in order to steer the vehicle. the power steering warning indicator illuminated after the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 213,000.

Re: service bulletin 10058788--the steering stiffens at 25-35 mph and the steering wheel jerks back and forth horizontally. the steering wheel has to then be forced to move. status update. updated 07/27/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 70 mph and attempting to change into the right lane, the steering became loose and the contact lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle swerved to the left, struck another vehicle, and crashed into a guard rail. the driver side air bag deployed. the contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a tow yard where it was awaiting inspection by the insurance company. the failure mileage was approximately at 99,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving at 45 mph, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to maneuver. the power steering warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering assist motor and the torque sensors needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 167,000.

I had just cranked, backed out of carport, still in my driveway. steering wheel not turning smoothly. was catching as when something moves from one notch to another. drove slowly one street and aborted my planned drive down interstate, afraid of losing control of the steering. drove slowly 3 miles to gm dealership service dept., noticing problem once en route. the shop did some test. serv. mgr. said he believed what i said but their testing showed nothing at the time ... that there is a bulletin on my car: special policy 15356 good thru 4-3-2017 and 150,000 miles. he wrote that down for me in case i needed it later ... said i did not have to worry about steering going out while driving on interstate, that some messages would appear if any problem. searched online at home, as i had received nothing from gm on this problem and feel unsafe in my car. saw other complaints and that gm and safety board is doing nothing. today, 9-17-2015, i received notice from gm.on this problem. i know there is a problem, having experienced it 9-14-2015, but service dept. did not say they would do anything since their test showed nothing. the letter says if the condition occurs, the condition will be repaired for me at no charge. does some major incident have to occur before repairs can be done? or those messages have to appear while at the service department? it should be fixed now so that i can drive without being subjected to additional chance of accident due to the steering.

Electric power steering intermittently would stop while driving. while in park the steering wheel would oscillate approximely 30 degrees back and forth by itself. serviced at dealership for steering recall twice. first trip replaced torque control sensor, didn't even make it off the lot before problem reoccurred. second trip reprogrammed torque sensor and steering position sensor, problem reoccurred two days latter.

When going up a hill, turning too the left, sometimes just trying to turn the wheel from a dead stop there is no power steering, etc the power assist for the steering cuts out and there are 3 chimes. when it happens pulling out from a parking space there are no chimes, just no power steering. these are the same symptoms as the gm recall but they say my vin is not part of the recall. maybe because my radio doesn't display steering. or it's a bigger recall than they want to pay for, what do you think, should they get away with it? do i have to have gm spend money for me to get a lawyer to have this fixed, its the same problem as recalled vehicles.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized intermittently and required excessive force. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric motor module failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

My wife and i have been experiencing power steering issues, pooping and clicking while turning, days prior to the vehicle losing complete control and crashing into the median on the highway in atlanta, ga. driving at the appropriate speed simply maneuvering around road debris, the car body leaned right then left while attempting to straighten the wheel. at that moment the vehicle no longer had traction nor was the braking system effective. at that moment the car veered left resulting in the malibu hitting the center median totalling the front end. i sustained minor injuries but my brother broke his arm.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. upon making a left or right turn, the steering wheel partially locked and the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

I noticed the power steering shake while driving low speeds and when a left turn it jerked to the right. i have talked to gm and they denied a recall for my vin # but others of the same make, model, and year have been recalled. chevy dealer wants $994.00 to replace the power steering motor, more than i can afford.

While driving, the steering wheel will suddenly become stiff and shifted from left to right in my hands. this lasts for about 10-15 seconds. the car doesn't seem to shift on the road but i have to hold on with both hands until the wheel stops moving and goes back to normal. this happens consistently and at all speeds since it began on sunday (it's now thursday) but at unpredictable intervals.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 15 mph, the steering became difficult to maneuver without warning. the contact stated that this was a recurring issue. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the eps warning indicator illuminated. the steering wheel had become tight while the vehicle was in operation and while turning in either direction. the manufacturer and the dealer (jim hoffpauir chevrolet buick cadillac, 802 n key ave, lampasas, tx 76550, (512) 556-6285) indicated that the vehicle was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). the dealer diagnosed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The 'tight steering' has caused my fingers to develop curvatures and twisted and enlarged arthritic knuckles. it is causing my shoulders to become painful requiring physical therapy. carpal tunnel from the mini-trauma pushing and jerking the steering wheel to overcome its resistance to turn. (nexteer calls this 'torque overlay' and this torque overlay is effecting many other people like myself. my friends that drive a malibu, chrysler, cadillac, and other vehicles with steering that can't be turned with one finger (too tight) are having numerous back/neck fusion operation as i have. the stiff suspension results in 300+ shaking forces traveling through my body. not a smooth soft-riding vehicles. these 300+ shaking forces cause my back, hips, neck to develop pain. my stomach become upset from the bouncing. the suspension is hard (like race car). the seating is hard molded foam which does not prevent these shaking/bouncing/jerking force from reaching my body and organs. here is a link to my web site which has pictures of adults injuries from the tight 'torque overlay' steering. http://miketomich.com/pictures-adults-driving-injuries-1.html this is a link to the back injuries caused by the tight 'torque overlay' steering and the stiff suspensions. http://miketomich.com/driving-injuries-back-and-spine.html additional information is on miketomich.com module 2 and all six (6) line items. please contact me with a contact confirmation complaint number. i have additional information/pictures that i will put into a report and send this to dr. [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr updated 7/23/15*cn updated 11/9/2015*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. while driving 67 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the dealer determined that the vin was not associated with nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Owner of a 2007 chevy malibu. had to replace fuel pump out of own pocket yet recall has not been extended to my vin#. also, while driving at a high rate of speed my power steering cuts out and the steering wheel is physically turns itself and locks the wheel throwing me into adjacent lanes and erratically moving my car on the road. this has been a safety recall on other 2007 chevy malibus with the identical part number that is also on my car but after contacting gm i have been told that this is normal wear and tear on a vehicle and that to their knowledge it is safe for me to operate my vehicle, even though i have already had to repair 2 other recalls out of my pocket, had 2 taken care of by gm, yet now have an additional 3 or more parts on my car that are under recall but not extended to my vin# but already showing identical symptoms for failure for parts that have been recalled. i feel like my life is in danger driving a vehicle gm is telling me that is safe. not to mention the depreciation of the vehicle due to these mechanical issues. i have had numerous other issues with this vehicle and gm does not care about my safety or my money. i feel robbed.

Getting ready to make a turn and power steering completely went out. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the power steering failed and the steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was contacted regarding nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering); however, the vehicle was not included. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown. updated 7/10/15*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated and there was a complete loss of power. the contact stated that the failure occurred at slow speeds. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 300,000.

The electric power steering completely failed as i was driving up interstate 95 at approximately 65 miles per hour. luckily i was able to pull safely to the side of the road. i shut the vehicle off and restarted it, which reset the power steering. i drove approximately another mile when the power steering failed again. i again attempted to pull to the side of the highway and restart the car to reset it. this time the power steering did not reset. there is a recall for this exact problem on most other vehicles this year, except for a few months which my vehicle falls into. there are still issues with the vehicles beyond what vehicles are included in recall 14772. *tr

I got in my car and when i started it the steering wheel started vibrating and jumping. it then became very loose while driving and the all of a sudden while turning the corner the steering wheel locked up. it was very hard to turn the wheel which caused my car to hit the curb and side swipe a parked car. this problem is going to get someone hurt really bad if not fixed. *tr

Loss power steering on the highway and show power steering on the radio ...makes if very hard to handle the car and could cause accident should be a recall on this. did a check and not included in current recall. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the power steering seized and the warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician determined that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering); however, the contact had experienced the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 14,357.