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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at low speeds, the steering wheel was loose. The check engine and power steering warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V153000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to serra Chevrolet 7850 us-64, memphis, tn 38133, (901) 328-9262) where the contact was informed that the vehicle was in bad condition. The dealer declined to complete the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 225,000.
Electrical wires/components issues, instrument cluster lights not turning on, vehicle with a wrench indicator light comes on & off, traction control with a slash on tc indicator light comes on & off (tc/), when my car is running an idling or parked or idling at a stop light or driving in a certain speed limit the steering wheel shacks/shudders repeatedly moving on its own once in a awhile but now it constantly getting worse lasting longer, engine light stays on even after I replaced the parts obdll scanner say what to fix & replace, owned the car over a 1 year an build knowledge about the car and google recalls after owning it. I believe it's (power steering wheel components or power steering wheel assist motor) I was driving in the freeway with my babies going 65 speed limit & I literally seen life flashed before my eyes when the steering wheel won't turn/locks up in a busy freeway. It was beyond the worse experience of my life because my babies is in the car when it happened, I don't ever want it to happen again ever or to anyone else. Please & thank you if you can fix it, it's our only transportation for my spouse & babies. An one more other thing is "I don't know if it's a part of it the throttle body malfunction". I hope that's enough & accurate information about
It feels as though the steering is loosening. Alignment is off as well. Both issues began about the same time. A dull clunking sound can be heard when turning right. This car appears to have already had the steering replaced from the 2014 recall but I believe the replacement parts are also defunct and should and will be recalled again. It is not seemingly dependent on set RPM or mph to make the noise or feel loose in my hands. It is intermittent and unpredictable. Cruise control still working, eps light not lit. Struts are going so may be the issue. Just in case it is the power steering having not properly been repaired after the recall, or repaired with shoddy parts, I thought it best to report the issue. Lives were lost to the ignition switch failures from Chevy, luckily I pulled into a shop immediately after my car shut off the first time and got it repaired. Months later people were dying. Friends of mine. Not me. I trusted my gut. I knew that was dangerous and I have the same inclination now with this issue.
While driving car steering wheel started to make a clicking sound both left and right then when I stoped car battery needed to be jumped started become hard to control car and it seemed as if car wanted to lose power I was on waterman and baseline. On the street when it began..07/15/2020 I had recall N140226 14116 with a Chevy manufacturer Malibu dealership
There has already been a recall that they say was fixed. However it is doing the exact same thing now.I have paid to fix it and it had a recall. What happens is you R just driving and all of a sudden the power steering goes out. You can barely steer the car to get it off the road. I do not have the money to keep fixing the same problem over and over. It is doing it now.. this will happen anywhere city, highway. Literally anywhere you might be. It has happened numerous times but I put the last date it happened. I have pretty much had to stop driving the car.
- Grand Rivers, KY, USA
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The dash has ABS, tch and security light comes shortly after car has been started with in scound comes a beeping sound were all three lights stay on until engine is cut off. The light bulbs has melted plastic cover on the front turn signal/park lamp drl. When speed is increasing on high way free way car tends to pull left on its own
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while reversing out of a parking lot, there was an abnormal sound coming from the steering. The vehicle was taken to john amato (8301 N 76th St, milwaukee, wi 53223) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14E044000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 56,245. Invalid VIN.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while attempting to make turns there was resistance in the steering wheel. The contact stated that the steering wheel would return to the initial position. Phil long Ford of motor city located at (1212 motor city dr, Colorado springs, co 80905 (844)237-2169, stated that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under an unknown recall by the former owner of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 148,000.
When I accelerate to get onto the freeway and push on the gas the check light with the tool will come on and I am unable to steer my car and the steering locks. It isn't until I ease up off the gas pedal does it stop. This has almost caused an accident as I was unable to control my car.
Power steering fails under hard acceleration. When this occurs the check engine light come on and the steering has no electric assist. This continues until the acceleration is reduced. After reduced acceleration the check engine light goes off the the power steering returns to normal. This occurs intermittently, but typically on a freeway on ramp while getting up to speed and trying to merge with traffic.
I was driving my 2004 Chevy Malibu and it was fine until about 30 minutes into my drive. I stopped to make a left turn, and when I started to accelerate, my steering wheel started rapidly turning back and forth. Left, right, left right... I pulled over and turned the engine off and it was still steadily back and forth.. power was still on. Turned the vehicle off and back on and nothing! but the car was literally swaying back and forth, when this was happening and I was driving! very scary!!
When I'm driving down the road the power steering just goes out on me. I took it to my mechanic and he said it was under the recall and sent me to a Chevrolet dealer (beckley Buick GMC automall) they looked at it and said the recall was fixed on 04/18/2017 and this was not covered under a recall. They told me it needed a new power steering module, column. I took it back to my mechanic and he said that it was covered under the recall and to contact Chevrolet and if they don't do anything to contact National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. I have two children and this is a concern for me because it just goes out while I'm driving and if I wreck and kill us or hurt someone else because I can't turn the steering wheel.
As I began too turn while driving my power steering went out causing me to almost have an accident, it has happen other times as well. When we shut the car off and restart it the power steering is fine for a while. It was on recall for power steering failure and was repaired back in 2015, now it's a problem again, so GM is free of the problem since they repaired it once !!!!! so please help us ! we can't afford these expensive repairs for a problem they claimed to have repaired !!!!!
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. While the vehicle was idling at a stop sign, the steering wheel seized and became difficult to turn. The contact turned the vehicle off and on to allow the steering to return to normal. The contact stated that the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer and the manufacturer were not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Drivingdown the road turned on a sharp curve lost all steering went into ditch suspension bottoms out on frame electrical problems with security program
The rack and pinion went out when making left turns in city setting. Steering wheel turned but wheels did not. Felt a jumping in the wheel. Gears in rack were stripped when making a hard left turn. Steering wheel spun 3/4 and ruined air bag and no cruise control. Ive had to get a new rack and pinion.
Clunking sound that you can feel in the foot pedal and when you rock steering wheel back in forth and clunking noise coming from front endin steering wheel and unable to control vehicle felling over loosing control of car
This car has total steering loss that is not predictable. The steering recall did not fix this vehicle. Dash board light comes on during the intermittent electric steering failure. This happens while the car is moving at cruising speed and usually lasts about 2-4 seconds resulting in a loss of control.
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- Cordova, TN, USA