2004 Chevrolet Malibu Steering Problems
- 684
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 684 stored complaint records:
- 25 indicate a crash
- 9 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Electric Power Assist System · 110 records
- Column · 14 records
- Rack And Pinion · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 168 |
| 100–150k mi | 137 |
| 1–30k mi | 137 |
| 30–60k mi | 85 |
| 150–400k mi | 56 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Column · Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While driving about 5 minutes on back roads at 35-40 mph there was vibration in steering wheel. It would jerk back and forth about 1/2" each way. Tried to turn right, but steering wheel would only turn to between 2 and 3 o'clock. However, it took all consumer's effort to even turn that much. Saw wrench light up, heard ding, and saw power steering on radio. Was able to get vehicle into gas station parking lot, about…
ODI 10099684
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
On 4 occasions during the past week the power steering feature failed while car was in operation. This could have caused collisions. Ea04018_cat
ODI 10090939
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Steering problem. Steering in the morning was erratic seemed to hunt. Took the car to the dealer and was told it was a sensor problem, dealer had to order part, car still drivable. Next morning the steering was the same, after work i came out started the car, steering was still shaky, after pulling out onto the road i lost all power steering, service alarm light came on and power steering failure notification on…
ODI 10091018
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Our 2004 chevrolet malibu lt (v6, loaded with all options except for onstar) has between 5500 and 6000 miles on it now. Recently, my wife reported an issue with the steering wheel brating "nervously" while idling in line to drop my daughter off to school. This vibration / movement did not actually move the wheels, and she returned home safely.the problem was intermittent, but one morning as she prepared to leave,…
ODI 10090887
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Vehicle lost power steering assist while coming to a stop light. Thevehicle was taken to the dealer. Dealer replaced a column kit. Please provide any further information. *jbb ea04018_cat *tc
ODI 10092330
Column · Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Vehicle 3 times would not start. Took into dealer and was told they could not find anything. On 9/5/04 was driving and the car made a ding ding and steering wheel locked. Stopped and turn car off and back on and was okay. Two days later was making a left hand turn and again the ding ding and steering wheel locked. Had car towed to dealer. Dealer called and said they had to replaced steering column and would call…
ODI 10090752
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While driving consumer lost power steering. Consumer pulled over and restarted the vehicle. Dealership was notifed, but did not resolve the problem. *ak ea04018_cat the consumer stated that the power steering is electric not hydraulic on this vehicle. *tc
ODI 10094077
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
When driving vehicle in reverse steering wheel locked. Also,steering wheel shook and vibrated, even when the vehicle was not in motion. *ak ea04018_cat
ODI 10092929
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
I was traveling at highway speeds to work on the expressway when the second occurrence of (epa) steering failure. The first occurrence was on 8/30/04 and the second occurance was on 9/2/04. The car was taken to dealer on 8/31/04 for repair they connected the computers and found no code errors. Today when power steering stopped working i found a safe place to pull onto exit ramp shoulder to park car and shut down. I…
ODI 10089022
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Stopped at red light after driving approximately 45 miles per hour on the way to work. Steering whell "jiggled" a bit. When i accelerated, the power steering was gone. Car was hard to steer; was able to drive approximately four miles to the dealership. Dealership said there was a part in the steering column that needed replaced, and that they would replace the steering column. They ordered the part (from michigan),…
ODI 10089019
Column · Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While driving service message indicated to consumer that power steering column failed. As result, consumer had to restart the vehicle. The dealership reset the computer three times, but problem recurred. *ak ea04018_cat
ODI 10089852
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Power steering. While driving at various speeds the steering wheel jerks up to 45 degrees, side to side, in both directions. No loss of control . No steering has been lost as of yet. Appointment set with valley cheverlot, carson city, nv on august 31, 2004.*ak ea04018_cat
ODI 10088862
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While makeing a right turn onto major street wrench icon lit upon on instrument panel, information panel indicated power steering failure,had to manhandle car to parking lot of k-mart. Restared engine, drove to chev dealer, left car with them, they replaced steering column. Do not feel safe with this car as there other reports of failure after the steering column had been replaced. *ak ea04018_cat
ODI 10089025
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Loss of power steering while vehicle is in motion. Vehicle has just reached 10k miles. Steering the vehicle during failure is difficult. Reported failure to dealership on the afternoon of failure. Instructed to immediately return vechicle to dealership for repair. Ea04018_cat. *ak
ODI 10090541
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Steering wheel oscillated back and forth while vehicle was on, but stopped; happened again while backing out of parking space; about 5 minutes into [redacted] home (going 10 mph); vehicle felt like it was pulling left so it took more steering effort to turn wheel right; had steering column replaced august 19, 2004.
ODI 10120354
Column · Electric Power Assist System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle became hard to start. It has been an ongoing problem. The power steering locked on the highway at 20 mph. After pulling off the road and restarting the vehicle and getting it to the dealer, they replaced the steering column. No defects were found on the starting problems. Now the vehicle accelerates on its own. *jb ea04018_cat
ODI 10097407
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Steering
While stopped at a red light the vehicles tilt steering unlocked without warning. As a result the vehicle began to roll forward even with the brakes applied. *jb the vehicles abs light would illuminate when the vehicle was driven. The light would go off once the vehicle was parked, turned off then turned back on. *nm
ODI 10087747
Column · Electric Power Assist System · Rack And Pinion · Shaft Sector · Steering
While driving on highway at 50 mph steering jerked from side to side, nearly losing control. When on regular street problem was not so noticeable. Also, heard continuous knocking noises when making turns. Have taken vehicle to dealer, and mechanic replaced steering column. It worked for awhile but got worse in september. Took vehicle back to dealer, and mechanic replaced the rack and pinion. It partially resolved…
ODI 10099493
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
1) first failure at 4589 miles. While driving 60 mph on winding two lane road at night. Warning chime sounded, "wrench" and "power steering failure" appeared. Within a few seconds the ps completely failed making vehicle very hard to drive. Dealer contacted factory rep then ordered and installed new column. 2) second failure at 9870 miles. Turning as i backed out of driveway, ps failed. Stopped and turned engine off.…
ODI 10086854
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Fax ltr fm james ballou wadford (va) owner of a my 2004 malibu reporting loss of steering capabilities suggest nhtsa recall vehicle safety defect.*mr while driving the consumer lost all steering capability. The service engine light illuminated on the dash as the driver attempted to pull the vehicle over onto the side of the road. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer where they indicated that he received a service…
ODI 10090179
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While driving 25 mph engine service light came on. As a result steering failed without warning. *ak ea04018_cat
ODI 10087688
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Power steering assist failure while driving. Speed approximately 45 mph, travelling in a straight line. Was able to get the vehicle (2004 chev malibu lt) home, but exit ramps and corners very difficult to navigate. Problem cleared with turning off and restarting motor. This was the second occurrence. Ea04018_cat
ODI 10086354
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While the consumer was pulling into his driveway the vehicle's power steering unit failed and caused loss of steering control. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the electric power steering unit per a service bulletin issued by gm. The vehicle has been working properly since repaired. *ak *nm ea04018_cat
ODI 10090126
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
The incident happened twice. The first time occurred in a low speed turn. The first incident occurred 2 months ago. The second occurred while stopped at a traffic light. In the second incident, all electric power steering assistance was lost suddenly making the vehicle difficult to steer. A warning indicator "wrench/car" shows, audio alarm sounds, and a message is displayed on the radio message display "power…
ODI 10086346
Steering · Suspension
2004 chevrolet malibu experienced problems with the steering.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer stated the vehicle pulled to the left when he would take off from a stop and it would drift to the left while driving. *jb
ODI 10127998