I bought my 2006 malibu used in January of 2008. A few months later, like 3 months later, I noticed a knocking noise from the right front wheel. I took it into Firestone and they said it was the bearings. Luckily, I purchased an extended warranty and still had 2,500 miles left on it so it wasn't of cost to me. This did fix it for a little while but soon after, the noise came back. Other shops that had looked at it said they didn't know what it was. Then in October 2012, I was told it was the struts; had those replaced. Again, this helped for a little bit but shortly after the noise came back. Then in 2013, I took it back and was told it was my shocks. Aren't we lucky to own one of the only vehicles that has struts and shocks?!!! Had those replaced. Of course, as it seems with any other issue with the vehicle, it's back. Will nothing completely fix it?

After I purchased one of the last 2006 Malibu's on the lot. I drove it for about two weeks. One Saturday while returning from the store I started to hear a loud clicking sound. I started to notice that after I went over 50 Mph, the noise got louder. I took the car to the dealership the very next Monday. The dealer looked at it for 15 minutes, then said they fixed it, they claimed it was a loose wheel cover. On the drive home, it started again... I turned the car around and went back less then a block away. They then determined that the struts needed to be replaced. The car had only 301 miles on it!!!