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Power Steering Going Out Intermittently
2004 Chevrolet Malibu (Page 3 of 5)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
8.2
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $760
- Average Mileage:
- 81,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 83 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (50 reports)
- new power steering column put in (22 reports)
- turn off the engine and restart again (8 reports)
- relace column ($1000) (3 reports)
steering problem
Helpful websites
- National Highway Safety Transportation Administration - Judging by the spate of complaints on the car complaints web site, the torque and position sensor redesign for vehicles produced after 2/4/04 - per NHTSA Action Number EA04018 - apparently has not done the trick. Malibu owners experiencing this problem should complain en masse to the NHTSA. Perhaps then, GM will notice and respond.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I have owned the car less than a yr. When the power steering first went out I thought the problem was a poor connection because when I messed with the fuse connections and started the car again the steering worked. The next time it happened I was driving in traffic, and I agree with the other complaints, this could be deadly in the right situation! The same problem with this many Malibus should definitely be recalled! I guess it's cheaper for GM to get sued a few times from someone getting killed than to pay to fix all of those cars!! I don't see how replacing the steering column can fix what is obviously some sort of electrical problem. I'm going to talk to my dealer tomorrow, whom I trust explicitly, and report back later.
- James R., Pender, NE, US