2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 12/31/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

• 12/31/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/30/2017· STEERING

  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.

• 12/30/2015· STEERING

  CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE! *JS

• 12/30/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES WHEN STEERING AND DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FAULTY AND THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE NOT PROPERLY RELEASING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE BURNED AND CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE WHEELS AND BRAKE AREA. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. UPDATED 03/07/12

• 12/30/2009· STEERING

  MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT MAXX LOCKS WHEN I AM DRIVING. I HAVE READ A LOT OF REVIEWS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I THINK A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/29/2015· STEERING

  CHEVY MALIBU RECALL. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL GO OUT! MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST TO GET FIXED BUT FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTION! I EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL ACCRUED AND HAD THE PROBLEMOST CONFIRMED BY A GM SPECIALIST. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE LIST SO MY SAFETY IS NOT IN DANGER WHEN I DRIVE!

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  ON OCT. 31ST I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER. A FEW SECONDS LATER I NOTICED THE SEAT GOT EXTREMELY HOT SO I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY SEAT WHERE THE HEATER IS!

• 12/29/2010· STEERING

  I WAS IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS I FOUND HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AND OTHER YEARS, JUST NOT THE 2007 MALIBU THAT I HAVE. THIS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE ($1300.00) AND WILL NOT PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES.

• 12/28/2017· STEERING

  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.

• 12/28/2016· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

• 12/28/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC,EQUIPMENT

  BRAKE LIGHT DO WITH CRUISE CONTROL SOMETHING LIKE....... CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE LIGHTS (STOP LAMPS) DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, EXTENDED TRAVEL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, DTCS C0161/C0277 SET (PERFORM REPAIR AS OUTLINED). [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/27/2012· STEERING

  MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT FOR HIM FOR WORK/SCHOOL WHEN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY THREE LANE ROAD, AND AS HE BEGAN TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF. HE HEARD A CHIME AND THEN SAW THE DASH FLASH "POWER STEERING". SINCE HE WASN'T EXPECTING THIS, HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING RIGHT AWAY, AND THE MALIBU CONTINUED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE OUTER LANE IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN. HE BARELY AVOIDED HITTING THE SIDE OF THIS OTHER VEHICLE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE MALIBU THE OTHER WAY BY USING A LOT OF FORCE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

• 12/26/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

• 12/25/2010· STEERING

  I HAVE PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2007 SOMETIMES ITS LUCK UP WHEN IM DRIVING OR WHEN IM TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND MAKING NOISE. *TR

• 12/24/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 12/24/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RANDOMLY GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER BEING FILLED UP AT TIMES THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO START HARD DUR TO THE CAR COMPUTER THINKING THE CAR IS OUT OF GAS THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TIMES WERE THE CAR WILL IDLE VERY ROUGH AS IF STARVING FOR GAS. *TR

• 12/24/2008· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DISASSEMBLED WHEN SHE PULLED IT DOWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VISOR, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, THE POWER LOCKS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF ACTIVATING THE REMOTE ENTRY, SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE LOCKS AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR DETONATORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCHED FAILED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 22, 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CABIN FILTER WAS MISSING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CABIN FILTER WAS NEVER PLACED IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE DATE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE $30. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURES THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING; HOWEVER, SHE WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND OIL CHANGES FOR UP TO 24,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,740.

• 12/23/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AFTER MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 12/23/2013· STEERING

  I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT THE POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OUT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS TRAVELING 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I ALMOST HIT A TREE. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARED GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED SOME MODELS FOR THE 2006 AND 2008 WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD TAKE THIS ISSUE INTO CONSIDERATION AND LOOK INTO POSSIBLY RECALLING THE 2007 MODEL AS WELL. DURING MY RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *TR

• 12/22/2019· STEERING

  CAR LOSSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND THE STERRING WHEEL SHACKS SIDE TO SIDE WHILE AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE WILL CHIME AND DISPLAY POWER STERRING. VEHICLE DOES IT MOST WHILE DRIVING MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ACCORDING TO GM DEALERSHIP MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

• 12/22/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THIS 2007 MALIBU WILL JUST DIE ON YOU AT A STOP LIGHT AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE BACKING UP. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR A LONG TIME A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE CAR CAN BE FULL OF GAS AND IT WILL SHOW IT IS ON EMPTY. WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CAR THE AIR BAG SIGNS WOULD COME ON AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO GM DEALER AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANY PROBLEM. ALSO THE SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON AND YOUR HAVE YOUR SEAT BELT ON. THIS CAR HAS ALSO HAS JUST BEEN AT THE DEALERS FOR REPAIR FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, VERY SCARY. IT CONCERNS ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR DYING ON YOU IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THIS CAR ARE STRANGE AND THINGS LIKE THE FUEL GAUGE, POWER STEERING YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH. I THINK THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IT HAD ANY THING TO DO WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. THEY SURE DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO. *TR

• 12/22/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/21/2020· ENGINE

  THE CAR IS LEAKING COOLING FLUID AND WONT STAY UP AND WHEN U DRIVE CAR IT LEAKS KEEP DRINKING IT TO FAST AND GAS DRINKS TO MUCH GAS

• 12/21/2016· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING LIGHTS BEGIN TO DIM AND BRIGHTEN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR SINCE I PASSED 80,000 MILES. I AM AT 90,000 NOW AND IT IS GETTING MORE COMMON. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/20/2018· STEERING

  TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE IN PARK AND I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT I. MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU I LOOKED UP ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THE 2007 MALIBU HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN ONE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME.

• 12/20/2016· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,104. UPDATED 01/31/2017*CT *CN

• 12/20/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ALSO, THE STEERING STAFF TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,947.

• 12/20/2016· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

• 12/20/2016· STEERING

  CHEVROLET MALIBU - POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN WE NOTICED THE CAR'S STEERING TWITCHING AND SHAKING WITHOUT HAVING ANY HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND THIS WOULD OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR IN GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, ETC.). LATER THAT NIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL (THE SCREEN LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE RADIO). AT THIS POINT IT REQUIRED TREMENDOUS EFFORT/STRENGTH TO TURN THE CAR EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

• 12/20/2014· STEERING

  BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON 1 DAY PRIOR. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THEN JERKED TO CENTER AND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. STEERING WAS MANUAL AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE MOVING. ALMOST HIT A HOUSE WHILE TURNING RIGHT. WHEN TURNING LEFT TO APPROACH DRIVEWAY ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR. I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH AS I WAS MAKING TURNS.

• 12/20/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED MY 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN MARCH '07. FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO I HAD BEEN HEARING A POPPING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED BARTOW CHEVROLET AND ASKED THEM IF ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ON THE MALIBU'S. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD INFORMED ME THERE WERE A FEW PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLES IN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK MY CAR THIS MORNING TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED ONE OF THE MECHANICS TEST DROVE THE CAR AND STILL HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK NEXT WEEK SO THEY CAN ALSO REPLACE THE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END. *TR

• 12/19/2011· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INTERMITTENTLY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN MAY 2008, THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,892 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,860.

• 12/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG IS GOING OFF AND I LOOKED IT UP AND THEY WANT LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS IN SO MANY MALIBU'S OF THIS YEAR AND EVEN MORE YEARS. I'M JUST WORRIED IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I'M DRIVING MYSELF AND GIRLFRIEND OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. WHAT IF THE SENSOR IS BAD AND IT DOESN'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED

• 12/18/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 12/17/2013· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUELED UP AND THE GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GAS GAUGE WENT UP AND DOWN AND NOW STAYS ON. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE FUEL IS IN THE CAR AND ALWAYS SAYS LOW FUEL EVEN AFTER FUELING UP. BOTH CHECK ENGINE AND GAS LIGHT ARE STEADY ON. *TR

• 12/17/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM A USED CAR LOT ON JULY OF 2011. AS OF FEBRUARY OF 2012 THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING (ALWAYS SAYS GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY). WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK IT WILL READ 'FULL' FOR A FEW HOURS, THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY DROP ALL THE WAY TO 'EMPTY' AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL DATED FEBRUARY 28, 2011. *TR

• 12/16/2014· STEERING

  MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN OUR 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER (NEARLY CRASHED). THE RADIO DISPLAY ON THE CENTER DASH DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING". THE POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY GOES OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. A FEW TURNS LATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE THAT GM HAD WITH THE '05, '06, '08 & '09 CHEVY MALIBUS (WHICH NOW HAVE RECALLS). THE '07 MALIBUS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL BUT OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 12/15/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,754. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

• 12/15/2014· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LOCK UP IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND A DISPLAY APPEAR ON MY RADIO POWER STEERING SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD WENT OUT AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN THE SHAFT WAS BAD THIS WAS IN 2010. AGAIN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THIS IS IN 2014 THE SAME THING HAPPEN I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE IT THIS TIME AS A TORQUE SENSORS BUT I NEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG THEY DID NOT WANT THE CODES TO BE THE SAME AS BEFORE SO THEY USED ANOTHER CODE WHICH IS THE TORQUE SENSORS. SO I TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND SAID THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD JUST LIKE IN 2010 AND I NO THAT THIS DEALER IS RIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR DONE THE SAME THING AS IT DID IN 2014 AS IT DID IN 2010 THE FIRST DEALER WAS TRYING TO COVER UP THAT IT WAS THE SAME THING SO THEY USED DIFFERENT CODES. I TALK TO GM AND THEY AGREE WITH THE FIRST DEALER AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO I ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO [XXX] BUT I DON'T THINK SHE GOT IT ONLY THE SEC. I THINK ITS SAD THAT THEY NO THAT THERE'S PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THE 2007 MALIBU AND WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/15/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 2007 MALIBU LT BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTIES INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE GAS GAUGE DROPPING TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING IT UP. THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ALSO COME ON. INITIALLY THIS WOULD CLEAR UP AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES, THEN IT TOOK A QUARTER TANK, THEN HALF A TANK AND NOW REQUIRES THE GAS TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS (HAVING USED THREE QUARTERS) BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. MY REMOTE STARTER WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. LIVING IN NORTHERN NY THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S ENVOY WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER A RECALL. WHY IS THE MALIBU NOT BEING RECALLED WHEN OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE! *TR

• 12/15/2009· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE AIRBAG MODULE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN MADE REPAIRS TO THE MODULE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.

• 12/14/2018· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,435. *TT*JB

• 12/14/2016· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AFTER THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

• 12/14/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, AND A MESSAGE WENT ACROSS MY SCREEN READING "POWER STEERING". WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED UP, IT CONTINUOUSLY JUMPS IN MY HANDS. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS ALL DUE TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GIVING OUT, JUST LIKE IN THE RECALLS GIVEN FOR THE OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBUS, UNFORTUNATELY, MY 2007 WAS ONE OF THE MODELS LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL, WHEN I AM POSITIVE IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE OTHERS RECALLED. THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE SITUATIONS MATCHES MINE TO THE TEE. THE RISKS ARE THE SAME AS WELL, I AM IN JUST AS MUCH DANGER AS THOSE OTHERS DRIVING THAT DID GET RECALLS. THE DIFFICULTY STEERING MAKES IT HARD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY, AS EVERY TURN REQUIRES A LOT OF MUSCLE. I AM ASKING ANYONE IN CHARGE TO PLEASE, REVIEW THIS AND INCLUDE THE 2007 IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL. *TR

• 12/14/2014· STEERING

  TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT ACROSS YELLOW LINE, LUCKILY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN LANE. THIS ISSUE/PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR

• 12/14/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU'S GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM FULL TO E AFTER FILLING UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SPENT $530 FOR THEM TO FIX THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR / SENDING UNIT WHICH REQUIRED THE WHOLE FUEL TANK TO BE REPLACED IN MAY OF 2010 NOW A YEAR AND HALF LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED IT WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 12 MONTHS! THIS IS A HUGE COST TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND IT ALSO BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING WITH MY KIDS BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT READING AN ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS. *TR

• 12/13/2017· SEATS

  MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PART.

• 12/13/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED FULL AND THEN DROPPED TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN JULY OF 2013 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.