While sitting idle my steering wheel shakes erratically. Sometimes when I start the car the service ESC and power steering shows on my dash, when I turn the car off and back on again it will not appear again and the steering is back. The steering wheel shakes while driving if I turn the steering wheel slightly to one side it stops. It seems to happen when it is very cold out.

- Florence, MA, USA

My electric power steering just went out while driving and my anti lock break lights came on, after researching this is a common issue in 09's in very dangerous, there were recalls on this but my VIN number is saying my car is not included, I find that hard to believe.

- Battle Creek, MI, USA

Intermittent issue with power steering failure. This has happened while driving. So far, if I shut the vehicle down and restart, the power steering works again. But while driving the vehicle I feel a slight tugging to the right on the steering wheel. The tugging also happens when stopped if I slightly turn the wheel.

- Huntingtown, MD, USA

Driving and ESC comes on and power steering shuts off. Pulled to safe place, which was hard without power... and turned car off but it happened again shortly there after.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

ESC turns off and on by itself while driving. Service power steering light comes on and the wheel is hard to turn I have to kill the car and restart it to get it to start working again. When I press my breaks the car jerks and the ESC acvtive light comes on. The passenger side headlight goes in and out by itself I've replaced the bulb but it seems to be a wiring issue.

- Afton, TN, USA

Power steering has quit working unexpectedly while driving.. electronic traction control has quit working also at the same time.

- Foster City, MI, USA

Vehicle power steering will stop working randomly. Turn the car off and back on and the power steering will work. The behavior lines up with recall: 14V153000 however, VIN is not covered posing a major safety issue. This has happened multiple times.

- Marion, IA, USA

Problem with steering control it stops in middle of the road not being able to turn the steering wheel so I asked the mechanics they said it mad neads the power steering and this one is electric is going to cost alot so my question is there ang recalls about this issue?

- Sterling Heights, MI, USA

Power steering shut down while driving, stability control shut down, loss of traction control

- Negaunee, MI, USA

Occasionally, the electric power steering will not initiate / function when the vehicle is started. I would turn off the ignition then restart the engine then the power steering would function. On January 9, 2020 while driving on a highway at 55 mph there was a sudden loss of power steering. I pulled off the highway to restart the engine hoping that it would reboot the electric power steering but I could not get it to work even after repeated attempts. I drove the car home without power steering, which took considerable effort. Driving on the highway was not very difficult but negotiating turns was quite hard. I'm not sure my wife would have been able to do that. I checked for recalls for my VIN number but it turns out that there are zero recalls for that VIN. However, there are over 1.3 million recalls for the same sudden loss of power steering (even on the same model year of Malibu as mine.) recall number N140115 NHTSA campaign number 14V153000

- East Liverpool, OH, USA

Driving on a major expressway. The steering wheel locked up. Not allowing me to steer or control the direction the car was traveling in. Heart racing, I shifted the car in neutral.turned the ignition switch on and off several times, while still traveling at 55 miles per hour. The ability to steer came back. This is my daughter, S car. The car has sat while she repair things the dealer suggested to repair, before the steering could be checked. A module control sensor was just repaired this week. Jan.6,2020

- Gary, IN, USA

I lose power steering while I'm driving. I have to stop and restart my car. After driving a few minutes the light comes on and says ESC and I lose power steering again.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

While driving power steering goes out it happens even going 10 miles per hour

- Nya, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 3 mph, the electronic stability control warning indicator illuminated and the steering wheel became firm and difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Bical Chevrolet of valley stream (709 w merrick rd, valley stream, NY 11580, (512) 285-6500) was contacted and a diagnostic appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 176,381.

- South Floral Park, NY, USA

I was driving and the steering wheel was really hard to steer

- S.Floral Pk, NY, USA

Power steering goes out at random moments it could be 1 mile of driving this vehicle or 1000 miles of driving this vehicle so it's very difficult to know when or if this car needs to be taken to the shop and I'm sure if there is a survey these vehicle have more owners due to the fact that this defect is so difficult to detect and they are sold off when detected. But this is extremely dangerous if the power steering suddenly gets extremely hard driving (cuts off) at high speeds. Someone could crash and get seriously injured or potentially die. This should be considered a safty recall not an extended warranty and should be reopened because more people would go get thier car fixed if you tell them thier safety is at stake. And also the doors get locked shutt rendering passengers or drivers locked and unable to escape if danger is immanent.

- Tifton, GA, USA

Over the past week, my vehicle was sending me a ESC service message and I noticed there was something wrong with my power steering. This happens when my car is turned on. The power steering turns itself to manual steering making it hard to turn. I have to turn the car off resetting it to make the power steering work again. While the car is in motion the steering wheel is pulsating and I'm afraid it will go into manual steering. I brought it down to my mechanic and he informed me it was a torque sensor. He then said he did some research and found there was a recall back in 2014 (bulletin 14116B.) this bulletin explains the exact same symptoms my car is having. He called hurd Chevy in johnson ri and they told him there was a recall. I then called hurd and they told me there was no recall for my vehicle and there was nothing they could do. I then called the dealership where I bought my vehicle (diamond Chevy, auburn MA) and spoke to an advisor named sean. He told me there was a recall but the special extended warranty expired 3/25/19 and there was nothing they could do. I then contacted GM on their website and explained to them the situation. They told me there was no recall for my vehicle and there was nothing they could do. The problem is, I never received anything notifying me of this recall. It sounds like diamond knew about the recall but they never contacted me or fix it the last time I was there for maintenance. Now I'll have to pay over $500 out of my own pocket to have my vehicle fixed. I have provided bulletin 14116B and the paperwork my mechanic researched and gave me.

- Chepachet, RI, USA

Power steering will work when it wants to some days it works all day other days it wont work at all and some days I loose power steering while driving my power steering light and service ESC lights come on when power steering fails this is a scary problem to have when transporting my 4 kids

- Jay, ME, USA

I have a 2009 Malibu 2.4 engine with electric power steering when it got cold outside power steering started going out and the traction control light comes on and service ESC message comes across the message center. Turn the car off and back on and the light goes out and the power steering works again it does it when the car is moving or even if the car is parked and I turn the wheel it has done 3 times while doing 65 on highway luckily I was able to pull over turn car off and back on so the steering can work again the colder temperatures get the more often the power steering goes out I'm afraid I might have a serious accident

- Muscatine, IA, USA

The car will display an ESC service light and then the power steering will go out once that happens. When you turn the car off then back on the light goes away and then the power steering will go out again and the ESC service will display again.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA