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When I first turn the car on it will flash service ESC and power steering wheel also flash at that point I have no power steering, and then I will turn the car off and turn it back on and I have power steering there is no flashing of ESC or power steering. The steering wheel will shake while stationary. In the last year I have replaced all four turn signals at least twice and both headlights at least twice. When I turn on the car the headlights will flash and then one will go out while the other one stays on driving down the road I don't hit any bumps or potholes or anything like that and the head light will come on, at that point it stayed on for one day and then it went back out again. My third brake light will work off and on, more off then on. My rear defrosters do not work at all and the control on the driver seat does not work either. Within the last month we have replaced the battery and cables for the car and was told that that should fix all the electrical problems and it did not. I have 2 videos of what the car does but cannot upload on here.
Takata recall my car made a hum sound while accelerating when I just got in it on my 2 minute journey home. While going straight, the car no longer continued to accelerate and stopped on the street. After restarting the car, the engine light turned on and would still not move in any gear.
Lost steering power while trying to park car. Steering would not turn was very hard to turn the wheel manually. Also now told - my steering column now need to be replaced. Was parking in front of the home in city, putting car in reverse and then moving forward.
- Baltimore, MD, USA
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While driving the ESC, traction and power steering lights came on and then the power steering went out. For a short time I could stop, turn the car off and it would work again. Now there is no power steering and of course all the lights are still on. This year model was listed as one of the recalls for the power steering but not my VIN number. I have had this car in the shop for a recall on the lighting system that was faulty which in the recall it did say that it could cause the power steering to go out as well as the ESC and traction. The chev dealership said that this was not correct. The estimate I was given was about $1500 to fix the problem.
Service ESC error message and then power steering message began flashing and I couldn't turn the wheel. Steering goes into manual mode and I am unable to move my steering wheel. This happens many times while I was driving, I had to pull over, place it in park, turn it off, then restart the car. I have to do this about every 5 to 15 minutes. This always happens while car is in motion
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While the contact was parallel parking, an abnormal noise was detected coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to sharrett Buick GMC (10312 auto pl, hagerstown, md 21740, (800) 495-9755) where the front struts, inner tie rod, and passenger side axle were replaced. The contact mentioned that the passenger side axle seal was replaced two years ago. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 98,869.
While driving down the road, the cluster panel starts showing warning lights for the steering, service ESC, and the mil light was on, the car lost power, lost power steering and had no power, no matter what I did, the car would not respond. This putting my family and me in danger, we were driving on the idl in tulsa Oklahoma at rush hour, very, very busy road at that time of day. I have researched the problem, this is a very serious issue that will end up getting someone killed. The car is completely unstable, erratic and very hard to drive, you lose power (no acceleration) and power steering. The car has 142,000 miles on it, that seems to be when it happening to other vehicles also.
Driving home from work about 30mph and all of a sudden the car looses power and eco assist shuts off, with traction control, traction assist, and power steering. This seems like a safety issue as I couldn't pull off to the side of the road due to these issues and the car would only go 10 mph!! I see other have complained about this issue in nys and nothings been done or when we go to the dealership they just clear the codes and say nothings wrong! this is an issue as if someone was behind me they would of hit me as when these light came on the dash with the check engine light the car went from 30mph down to 10 mph and the car ran rough and slow. Please do something with this issue as alot of people complaining !
While driving 50mph on a state highway, power steering failed. Service ESC and power steering alerts displayed 2/19/19. Dealer identified steering wheel torque sensor and steering wheel position sensor out of calibration. Technician re-calibrated sensors. Approximately 2 hours after picking up the vehicle 2/20/19 the power steering failed again. This is a serious safety issue that has the potential of serious bodily harm.
Vehicle suddenly powered down to 10 mph, shook violently and sputtered. Engine light, traction control light and service ESC message across dash. This left me stranded at midnight, pregnant while in route to see dying grandfather. In order to get home approx 60 miles away, had to remove battery terminal for a reset. Dealer could not fix due to reset alas code was cleared. Did not experience this issue again until out of warranty almost one year later. Slowly got to dealer. Needs new throttle body. Initially dealer claimed servicing would be covered due to tsb and extended warranty for issue; however, after diagnosis dealer denied any special coverages existed for this issue. Apparantly a $600 fix, denied service and replaced ourselves for $185 part.
Driving to work and out of nowhere dash starts dinging and flashes 'service ESC' the. 'power steering' and steering gets stiff (no power steering). Luckily it was just me in the car and not with my 3 and 5 year old and also not on highway when it happened. My car has 157K miles and just found out that there was a GM extended coverage on it up to 150K miles for this particular issue and was not aware. I'm over the 150K miles now so I'm stuck with the repair but thankfully no one was hurt. This is a major safety issue GM!!
I have service ESC light (electronic stability control) and power steering lights that just recently came on in my 2010 Chevy Malibu. I have called GM and they refuse to fix the issue because it supposedly isn't under my VIN number [xxx], even though my car is experiencing the same issue as listed in the recalls. I have visited numerous sites from people who have 2010 Malibu's and have had the same issue with them refusing to fix the issue because it again supposedly wasn't listed under their VIN. I will be getting a lawyer and if my car causes me to get into an accident I have given all information to go forward with a lawsuit. This is absolutely unacceptable and I will never buy another car from GM!!!!!!!! now I have to pay out of pocket and I have no idea what it will cost me!!!! I don't know why I am even bothering to write this complaint because nothing will be done!!! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel would not move after the vehicle was started. The contact turned the vehicle off and on, and the power steering returned to normal. A failure code regarding the power steering illuminated on the instrument panel. Tom kelley Chevrolet Buick (1313 S 13th St, Decatur, in 46733, (260) 724-8525) stated that there was an unknown recall regarding the power steering, but the vehicle exceeded the 150,000 mile limit. The manufacturer was notified and also mentioned the mileage limitation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 177,000.
We purchased this Malibu lt 2010 in September 2018, it had under 100,000 miles on it. A few days ago I was pulling out of the driveway & the power steering went out & the ESC & powersteering warning lights came on. I shut the car off & turned it back on it was working fine until 3 days later. I was driving on the highway & it did it again powersteering went out & the ESC & powersteering warning lights came on & its been doing it ever since. It had done it in mid turns, drivibg straight, any time it feels like it.I can feel in the steering when its about to do it. I feel like a pull a catch I would say. This was an extremely dangerous situation especially ehen you have teenage drivers in your household. I've foubd multiple online reports about this very problem ovet the past fee days as I have been researching.
Bought in February 2018 93 K miles Jan of 2019 with 124 K on it replaced front tires and brakes and rotors immediately got in to test drive steering had a violent twitch. Took it to have steering sensor recalibrated.. got in car zero electric steering.. unhooked battery.. hooked back up steering extremely lose with even worse twitch twitch started in park while running and has progressed to a twitch all the time while running.. by twitch I mean a violent left to right vibration of the steering wheel
I purchased this car in December 2018, it had 123,500 miles on it. This morning as my son was proceeding through a left turn through an intersection, the steering suddenly locked up, warning light "service ecs" came on, and he had no power steering! we turned the car off for about five minutes and restarted the engine, and everything was working again, so we were able to get it to a safe spot to park. This was a horribly dangerous situation that I've seen multiple online reports about today in my search for some answers.
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- Chicago, IL, USA