2004 Chevrolet Malibu Electric Power Assist System Problems
- 139
- 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 139 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 132 records
- steering wheel · 53 records
- steering column · 35 records
- steering failed · 18 records
- lost power · 13 records
- light came · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 96 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electric Power Assist System
On saturday, 16 oct 2004, while running errands, the electric assist power steering began pulsating/vibrating the steering wheel and pulling the wheel to the right. The pulsation/vibration continued even while the vehicle was in park. It only stopped when the engine was shut off. Upon restarting the engine the symptoms disappeared for a short period of time, only to return as before. The vibration is no better or…
ODI 10096036
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
About 3 weeks ago i noticed cog-wheeling of the steering wheel when attempting to turn right. It was intermittent, but began to increase in frequency with vibration through the steering wheel. Today, while driving the power steering quit working completely. I was about 25 miles from home, and had to drive with no power steering the entire way. I will contact the dealer on the next business day. The car is currently…
ODI 10095880
Anti-Theft Device · Electric Power Assist System · Electrical System · Steering
On march 22, 2004 at 2,715 miles steering column locked while driving 56 mph. During the attempt to unlock the steering column consumer broke the steering wheel. At the present time, vehicle stalled while driving 45 mph. Consumer believed the problem was due to the computer module. Dealer was not contacted during both incidents. *ak ea04018_cat
ODI 10097785
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
Complete and sudden loss of power steering without any prior warning which is only remedied by turning off the engine and restarting the vehicle. This condition has led to dangerous situatios on the road. When the power steering does work, the steering wheel tends to jerk on its own causing unintended swerving of the vehicle. Ea04018_cat
ODI 10096197
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While driving, the steering locked up. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the electronic column. Please provide any further information. Ea04018_cat *jb the steering tightened and gradually became almost impossible to steer at that time. The warning panel showed steering locked. Failure corrected. *tc
ODI 10097269
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
The power steering failed on my 2004 chevrolet malibu on 3 occasions during the weekend of oct. 2 2004. I put the car in reverse and i heard a chime. I looked at the dic and saw "power steering". There was also a service light on the ip. There was no power assist at all, and it was very difficult to steer. I shut the vehicle off and restarted. It seemed ok. It then failed two more times with the same symptoms, but…
ODI 10093828
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
While driving at any speed the vehicle would lose power steering intermittently, making it hard to steer. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.*ak
ODI 10107261
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
On october 2, 2004, the power steering stopped working for the second time. Steering was very difficult and even more difficult since i am 4 months pregnant. I had to drive the car about 10 miles to the dealership to have them to look at it again. They had to keep over the weekend. The service advisor turned the car off and back on again to see what would happened and the power steering begin to work again. For…
ODI 10093576
Anti-Theft Device · Electric Power Assist System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering
When coming to a stop power steering failed, and the steering wheel locked up. Consumer had to restart the vehicle to stop. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak ea04018_cat found the wheel position sensor not reading consistently. There was an intermittent grinding noise. *sc
ODI 10097630
Electric Power Assist System · Headlights · Steering · Unknown Or Other
While driving power steering pump failed . The consumer took the vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. *ak ea04018_cat currently the vehicle still does not steer properly. The vehicle was taken four times before the service dealer to say it was okay. The headlights shined too high, there was a vibration when the vehicle was in motion and was…
ODI 10094559
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
While driving, the power steering failed. The consumer had great difficulty controlling the vehicle. Manufacturer stated that there were no complaints on this defect.*ak ea04018_cat. *jb
ODI 10092855
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
At approximately 10,000 miles, my 2004 chevrolet malibu developed a steering problem. Upon starting the car, the steering wheel visibly shook and pulled when i tried to turn right. I called the dealership and they had to order a replacement part. When the part came in a week and a half later, they replaced the steering column. Ea04018_cat. *ak
ODI 10090656
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