2006 Chevrolet Malibu Steering Problems
- 687
- 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 687 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 148 records
- steering wheel · 60 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
- loss power · 13 records
- diagnosed repaired · 12 records
- warning indicator · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 209 |
| 100–150k mi | 150 |
| 30–60k mi | 127 |
| 150–400k mi | 79 |
| 1–30k mi | 53 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Powersteering illuminates on screen while turning left or right slow speed or higher speed. Powersteering illuminates will not turn left or right..
ODI 11098708
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
When i accelerate getting onto the freeway and going up hills, my car experiences a loss of power steering and throws me either to the right or the left.
ODI 11124515
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
When driving, go to turn wheel and it hesitates and sticks for a second. Does it very often whether turning left or right. Start the car sometimes and warning bell sounds, power steering appears on radio screen and power steering has failed. Turn car off for awhile, turn it back on and power steering is working again, sometimes. And last, start car, start driving and the gas gauge goes from full down to empty.…
ODI 11088825
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving 10 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the eps warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (capitol cadillac, [redacted]., greenbelt, md 20770, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed and repaired; however, the contact was unaware of the diagnosis or repairs that were completed. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 11088978
Steering · Unknown Or Other
All of the sudden my power steering will cut out. My wheel will shake like there is a torque sensor issue and a power steering message appears on my radio screen. This is very unsafe as it happens while my car is stationary or driving.
ODI 11098249
Steering
The power steering keeps coming on. But one i shut off the car it goes away then driving down the road it'll lock up out of no where. The wheel loses control while just in park. There seems to be no clear answer on what is causing this.
ODI 11081923
Steering
Takata recall due to my power steering keep pop up on my screen. I am having hard time turn my steering wheel when i turn my car. Also power steering fluids keep popping up too. But it doesn't happen to often,
ODI 11089789
Steering
Power steering motor stopped working while driving, car has only 79k miles. Dealership diagnosed the power steering motor went bad, but there is no recall on my vehicle?.
ODI 11078650
Exterior Lighting · Steering
The power steering goes out completely at random times while driving. I called chevrolet about the recall on it and was told that they closed the recall and are no longer fixing the issue. The brake lights also stop working randomly. The rear blinkers have stopped working completely.
ODI 11145260
Steering
While driving the steering wheel will lock and loss power causing the driver more of an effort to steer the car in the direction that the car is going should as curves if the steering wheel locks on a curve the car will continue to go straight instead of around the curve
ODI 11075028
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While operating the vehicle; the "power steering" warning message displayed and the steering wheel would jerk and vibrate. The failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 140,000.
ODI 11075505
Steering
Touqe steering sensor was not messing up when recall was prefrom feb 2 2016 and now it is and chevy won't warranty car only has 135k
ODI 11080059
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly loss the power steering ability. There were no warning indicators illuminated before the failure. The vehicle was driven to ourisman chevrolet of baltimore ([redacted], woodlawn, md 21207) and the contact was informed that she would have to pay to have it diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In 2014, the vehicle…
ODI 11073858
Steering
The power steering will go out randomly sometimes whiling turning and also when the car first starts sometimes. Also the steering wheel shakes when the car is not in motion.
ODI 11067140
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving 15 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to denny menholt rapid chevrolet cadillac (2323 e mall dr, rapid city, sd 57701, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 15v046000…
ODI 11067062
Steering
Power steering just goes out, no pattern as to when it goes out, vin not one of the power steering recalls, don't know why. Starting to do it frequently. Happens when car is started, turn off, start, seems okay. Happens while driving, pull over, turn off, start, seems okay. Unpredictable. Started in february 2018, continues.
ODI 11082284
Steering
Our car just recently starting having the power steering go out. Sometimes when we first start up the warning bell sounds and there is no steering. Other times we can be driving down the road and the warning buzzer sounds and there is no power steering. It is a lot scary when you are driving the interstate, running 75 mph and that buzzer goes off. We were told by the garage that there was a recall for this problem…
ODI 11073542
Steering
There is a problem with the power steering in the car. It was recalled in 2015 because the power steering could stop working at any time. I took the car in in 2015 and was told it was fixed. Now recently the car loses its power steering when starting the car. The car has been stationary and i know enough not to drive it, but it has happened a few times now over the past two days, where the power steering is enabled.…
ODI 11065671
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving 20 mph, the steering wheel locked, which made it difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 72,000.
ODI 11065616
Steering
Shut off car to get gas, when i restarted the car, there was a chime and a message that read power steering. The car had no power steering. Once i turned the car off and then restarted it, the power steering returned. I saw that in 2014 there was a recall for the eps and i contacted a chevy dealership which told me the recall was closed in 2015.
ODI 11061420
Steering
My power steering goes out at random times. Noted mostly in the middle of making a turn causing me to use excessive force to complete the turn.
ODI 11139087
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
1.while driving 30 to 45 miles per hours on a city street car 's steering wheel pulls to the right. 2. Immediately after replacing the gas in the car and turning car on the meter reading goes to zero for a day. 3. While driving 30 to 45 miles per hours on a city street notice that cruse-control was engages without it being applied by driver.
ODI 11090130
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine power reduced, traction control, service engine light the first time the issue occurred, my car was in park. I started my vehicle, it didnt turn over on the first try, i simply tried again and it started but a service message popped up stating "engine power reduced and my car would not accelerate at all, my traction control light came on as well as service engine soon. I let my car sit for a while and decided…
ODI 11063179
Steering
Loss of power steering while driving. Steering shaft torque sensor was replaced in march of 2015. I've had it diagnosed and the same part is coming up defective again. Our 17 year old son drives this to school and work and we cannot allow him to drive it now because it is very unsafe. I've called chevy and they will not replace it for us. They said take it to a chevy dealer and unfortunately it will be an out of…
ODI 11058244
Steering
My power steering randomly goes out while driving. I believe at one point there was a recall for this exact problem.
ODI 11055646