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Takata recall. I have recalls that Chevrolet not picking up. All the recalls are happening to my car. When it rain the traction system light comes on, my lights bulbs constantly go out, my cigarette light starked fire. When turning a curve my car halts or stall and jerk. There are so many things going on with the car that I can explain. When it rain my car pulls or goes off road I have to drive really slow because I am afraid that I will loose control of the vehicle do the braking system etc.
The power steering was lost as I was driving my vehicle in a city road. I was driving approximately 25 miles an hour on a straight road, not turning at the time. The service ESC light came on. The car jerked to the side, which was terrifying with my two young kids in the car. This repair was covered under the GM bulletin 15356 and the dealership replaced the eps motor and torque sensor. However, since having the work done, the mechanic informed me that my steering column is now bent. As I have not been in any accident, this could only be from the impact of losing my power steering. I feel like this repair should be covered under this special bulletin as well. This power steering failure jeopardized the safety of my family and this should be made a full recall covering all the steering components to the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. I would like to be reimbursed for what will be over $700 to fix the issue caused by this power steering failure.
Lights on panal come on go off when I stop the car and turn back on. I was driving maybe 30-35 mph on city street going straight. No we rain, pot holes or speed bumps
- Riverside, CA, USA
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Update on complaint #'s 1144041 & 11172602. On 2/8/19, I was 2 blocks from work when messages displayed for (service ecs, reduced engine power, check engine light). I drove right from work to the dealership, which was 9 miles away, with my hazards on and at a max speed of 25 mph. I drove it into the bay and told a service advisor that I was told to bring it back while the problem we keep trying to fix was actually happening. He tried to get someone to come hook up the code reader to it but was unable to so he turned off my car. I received a voicemail mid-day Monday 2/11/19 to say that because my battery had been out of my car too long, they had to relearn the throttle body assembly. I left a message to specifically say that the last time the battery had been out of my car to my knowledge was 3/2018. When they called back, their conclusion was that the battery had not been installed or secured properly which caused them to have to relearn the throttle body assembly. On 2/19/2019, it happened again but they could not read a code when I brought it in, so was again sent to come back when it was occurring so they could hook up the code reader while it was happening. On 3/5 I drove my car to them while it was displaying the messages and running rough. They again tried to put the blame on the battery. Even though the codes where P2176 and P2135, the recommended fix was new battery and battery cables ($733). I still had warranty for that battery as it was installed nearly a year ago after the first incidence, so I went back to that auto shop. He did not find anything associated to battery but did find GM bulletin from 2012 (pip5019). He re-crimped throttle body circuit pins after doing a pen out test at ECU. It is now 3/25 and no other issues! hoping we have found root of the problem. No thanks to dealer or Chevy customer care...
Service ESC message - ESC off message - and power steering messages come on and I cannot turn my car. Happens multiple times while driving on daily commute and causes me to be put in dangerous situations especially on the expressways. There is not always a place to pull over. These indicators happens whether driving or sitting still. Service air bag message stays on.
ESC off "service traction control" lights flashed on upon start of vehicle, power steering was off/not working. After restarting the vehicle, the errors disappeared and it was driveable. This happened 7-8 times over the course of 2 weeks, as it became more frequent the vehicle was taken in for service and the steering column replaced. The steering wheel also would shake when driving, especially while turning, and this was a danger at times on icy roads in North Dakota!!
Upon starting my 2011 Malibu, the alert tone sounded and a message appeared flashing "power steering and also ESC". it was almost impossible to turn wheel. I shut the car off, waited a minute, then started it again. It was fine, but has done the same thing several at least once daily over the last week. When error message is not present, the wheel pulses & moves- while in park and in drive. 149,700 miles on car.
Power steering fails without warning, reststart if works foine for a whille... very dangerous. But my question is, why the special warranty for GM bulletin 15356 is not showing up on your website. I was never given a recall notice by mail. I hasd to do internet research to find my recall. This is some shady S%^T. never buying a Chevy again.this should be a crime.
I was driving down troy ave in illinios when my car all of a sudden lost power and said engine reduce and and steering wheel got stiff. I went all the way from 60 to 20 mph and almost crash and got hit from behind. I have had this problem non stop after fix after fix. But nobody seems to know the problem. Then my head light go in and out on the right side ever since I had it fixed over and over.
This is an update on NHTSA complaint #11144041. I brought it to dealer early November 2018, but they did not find anything wrong as there were no codes. Last week Tuesday(1/22/19), it happened again(reduced engine power, service ESC, check engine light, traction control light) while driving on my way to work. I was about 2 miles from home slowing down from 45 mph to stop at light, I had my husband bring it in to check codes when dealership opened. They replaced accelerator pedal assembly and put a new pigtail on throttle body. It happened again on Saturday (1/26/19)when I was 4 miles from home on a city street at 45 mph. I drove it the last two miles to work w/ hazard light on and slowly as I could only get speed up to 25-30 mph. I tried several times to turn off and restart car to "reset" to normal. Today the dealer is replacing the throttle body assembly. This will be the third one in 7 months at a cost of over $1000 in repairs. Dealer will not look at any other options until it has cleared this code. Seems to me, there must be a wire, fuse or something else electrical wrong that keeps tripping this code. I have receipts of all work done to date.
Takata recall. Power steering and ESC light came on while bcar was warming up for the first time, it comes and goes as it pleases sometimes while in motion, sometimes while stationary, and makes it difficult to turn or steer. It also makes my car feel as if the wheels are about to fall off the front end. My air bag light is also on and won't go off. Guessing it doesn't work. Pulled some codes but nothing for power steering, attached are a few images of a few codes that were pulled. Not all codes.
Upon starting vehicle, "power steering" yellow caution light and the "service ESC" light illuminate. Sometimes on restarting vehicle they do not come back on, whereas at other times they remain on.
While normal driving. Car will give the following error codes: "service ESC" "service traction" "ESC off" and "engine pwr reduced" back to back. The car will power itself down until ~10 mph while making a rattling noise. The car will start and act as if everything is fine once I pull over and fully shut the vehicle off. This happens at any point, driving highway or neighborhood speeds, while turning and even when idle.
Since of bought the car from dealer the ESC light has been on and in the winter months if I get stuck I can't shut off traction control to try and get out because it is disabled. Has power reduced
When starting the vehicle sometimes the power steering and service ESC message will flash on the dashboard and the steering wheel will be locked and cannot be turned. When restarting the vehicle the message may be gone and the steering wheel will move again or other times it will still be locked and the message persists. Also when driving and sitting in idle the steering wheel jerks and vibrates on its own and makes a weird rattling/rubbing sound, esp. When in park. I had this same issue last year and my local Chevrolet dealership "fixed" it for no cost since there was a recall pertaining to the issue, but now the same problem is occurring.
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- Crown Point, IN, USA