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I was driving down the road and the power steering went out. I could hardly turn the wheel. Now it happens every time I drive. I'm afraid to drive it now. They did a recall for my car but apparently the VIN on my car is exempt for some unknown reason.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While the vehicle was parked and the steering wheel was turned, the contact heard a loud abnormal noise without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred when driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while reversing at approximately 10 mph, the steering wheel seized as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V153000 (power steering). The failure mileage was 60,181.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely loose and upon approaching a stop, the steering wheel began to vibrate back and forth independently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician replaced the torque sensor assembly. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 15V064000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
- Medford, OR, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required on the steering wheel. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering failed and unknown parts needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V064000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at 55 mph, the steering wheel moved to the left and right independently. The power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the contact who was a certified technician. The contact stated that the steering torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road due to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the torque sensor and reset the power steering code. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V064000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000. Updated 7/21/15
My 2007 Malibu is apparently not part of the current recall for power steering assist problems. I put in the VIN number and this recall did not come up. You should expand the recall to include vehicles manufactured during the time frame that mine was. In the past week the power steering assist has "gone out" several times in my vehicle. This is the vehicle that my 17 year old daughter primarily drives and I feel that it very unsafe for her to continue to drive it. According to the dealer since the VIN for my car is not listed as part of the recall, even though it is the same issue, I will need to pay for the replacement myself. If this is a known issue and the problem seems to be expanding why is not being resolved for all cars involved?
Vehicle began exhibiting steering shimmy even while idling. I stopped for pizza...coming back out to the vehicle, power steering was gone. The next morning it was back (with shimmy). After another short stop, power steering was gone. After longer stop at school power steering came back. What happens if it cuts out while I am driving. Going to dealer sat. For diagnosis. With only 38,000 miles on the car, this shouldn't be happening.
While in my driveway, I turned on my ignition to travel to a local store and at first assumed the steering wheel was locked up some how. As I tried to turn the steering wheel, I was able to turn the tires using brute force. Tried it again a few minutes after exiting and then re-entering the vehicle, it suddenly worked fine so I assumed it was a fluke. Tried it later that day and the same thing happened where the power steering simply did not exist. Had my father-in-law test it and he came to the same conclusion that it was a problem with the power steering. Drove it to balise Chevrolet in warwick, ri while still experiencing the lack of power steering for repair. Recall for power steering for 2007 Chevy Malibu came out a couple of days later. Currently my VIN does not qualify but I clearly had the issue as noted in the recall.
While driving the vehicle about to make a turn the vehicle's power steering stopped working. Almost causing and accident with on coming traffic. Have taken vehicle to Chevy dealership service and diagnosed as a torque sensor problem. Then reading on the NHTSA that there is a recall on this particular issue only to be told by dealership that the VIN is not included in recall.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. The power steering and air bag warning illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 15V064000 (steering) but the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at 35 mph, the steering wheel started to shake and seized. In addition, the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification NHTSA campaign number: 15V064000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,662. Updated 3/31/15 updated 04/07/15
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse at a low speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. The seat belt warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 25 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated. In addition, the steering wheel seized and was difficult to maneuver. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power motor/module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,000.
Power steering warning came on for the first time. The steering wheel shot out of my hand and the car veered, almost causing a wreck. It has happened again since. Sometimes when I start the car it comes on and the only way to fix it is to restart the car.
Nothing has happened yet. I am in the process of getting it fixed. While I was driving (and it has happened 5 times now) I here a sound and look at my radio and it says power steering. The steering seems to be fine. My friend was going to put power steering fluid in but there was no place to put it. We looked on line and found that there were recalls for this problem but not for the 2007 model year. On February 14th it was announced that the 2007 model Chevy Malibu is included. I took my car to the dealership today and had 2 other recalls fixed that I never knew of. The recall for the power steering was not in the system. The guy at the GM dealership said that the recall may not involve my particular car or that it could take a while to get the recall in the system. It just seems ironic that the power steering signal just so happened to sound about 4 days before the recall was announced for the 2007 Malibu.
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- Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA