2006 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 27
- 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 27 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- stability control · 9 records
- electrical system · 8 records
- electronic stability · 8 records
- control exterior · 8 records
- exterior lighting · 8 records
- system electronic · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Speedometer stops working while driving, security light comes on, engine ignition stops working and car doesn't turn over or start. This happens when in motion and not in motion.
ODI 11210553
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
Vehicle Speed Control
Check engine warning & t/c control warning. Warning lights will randomly illuminate and "engine power reduced" flashes. Regardless of current mph traveling, the engine will lunge forward and immediately reduce speed to 10 mph. Upon the first time this issue occurred, the vehicle was taken in to be checked. Because the lights had gone back off, there was no way to indicate the problem. Within the few following days,…
ODI 10935866
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from work on the highway and the reduced power engine light came on and the tsc light and engine light all came on. The gas pedal was unresponsive and car was slowing down also i pulled over on the shoulder of the highway thankful i able to. I did get it home slowly the pedal is still unresponsive at this time and the engine light, tsc light is still on and the engine power reduced light is still…
ODI 10903581
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Brake lights stay on when not depressed cruise control will not work recall was completed took car back brake sensor was replaced on 6/16/16 as of today 6/26/16 problem is still there cost of 287.20. Iam not going to pay for the same problem i am a gm man but maybe no more and ill make sure and let everybody i can know about your service thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act…
ODI 10876668
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 30 mph, the speedometer gauge on the instrument panel failed to indicate the actual speed of the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10839938
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn right or left. All of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), 14v153000…
ODI 10748732
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 50 mph in cold temperatures, the vehicle decelerated and the reduce engine power and check engine warning lights illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10807926
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2006 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to recall notices. *tgw the consumer stated two days after the first recall repair, because the repair was not fully completed, due to lack of parts, she experienced two episodes which she deemed unsafe. While sitting with her foot on the brake, and the vehicle in drive, she suddenly felt a slight shift, as if the vehicle was trying to move forward, which it did,…
ODI 10640987
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2006 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to torque sensor assembly; wiring harness to the bcm or mag beam and transmission shift cable that may fracture at any time. *tgw the consumer was informed, the parts were not available. *jb
ODI 10638936
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact received recall notifications for nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), 14v153000 (steering), and 14v224000 (power train). The parts needed to perform the recall repairs were unavailable. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would become…
ODI 10632422
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair and was later informed that the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified. The…
ODI 10640828
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into the back of another vehicle. No injuries were reported. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The contact stated that the failure was related to the partial repair of recall nhtsa campaign id number: 14v224000 (power train). However, all…
Crash reported
ODI 10632537
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
No physical incidents have taken place as of yet, however when asking about part being replace for my two recalls i get nothing but attitude and "i don't know" answers. My recalls are on the transmission shift cable, body control module, brake apply sensor and electronic stability control. I still make car payments, single mother with a toddler in the vehicle and all i get is an " i don't know" when our safety is in…
ODI 10630194
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). However, the parts were unavailable to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10636937
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notifications for recalls nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v224000 (power train) and nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v153000 (steering). However, the parts were not available in order to perform the recall…
ODI 10622371
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…
ODI 10631599
Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My 06, will not start without pressing the gas pedal, also it will show power steering failure when starting,i will have to restart vehicle for the power steering to activate, and while driving the power steering will stop working causing the vehicle to be hard to steer. *tr
ODI 10679850
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving at approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was applied but the vehicle failed to stop. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a median in order to stop. The failure occurred on several occasions. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electrical stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes,…
ODI 10673076
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle hits 25 mph while driving straight and the power steering fails. A dinging would go off and it would not move till the car was shut off and reset. *tr
ODI 10676164
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my vehicle on the freeway in lunch hour traffic. As i exited the freeway to change to a connecting freeway, the engine shut off half way along the exchange ramp. At that point i noticed that i had poor breakage and no power steering. Lucky, i was able to coast over and stop in the emergency lane mid ramp, put the car in park, restart the vehicle, and drive off without indecent. It was unsettling to say…
ODI 10576377
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at about 55 mph and my car stalled and the loss power came on. I was able to restart and took my car to a local car repair business. They put in a 3 part fuel system kit/acd12568796 throttle body assembly ele and the bill came to $654.92. The mileage at that time was 153101. I purchased my car from an individual. When i purchased the car april 2013 i knew the gas gauge didn't work but i thought that's…
ODI 10544134
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle i was being followed by my daughter who thought i was riding my brakes. It turns out that the brake lights are going off when the brakes are applied and coming on when brakes are released. This also affects the cruise control as it will not work when the brake lights come on. This is a very dangerous issue. People driving behind me don't know if i'm stopping or not! There are countless numbers…
ODI 10483139
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated the odometer failed. While driving 39 mph the mileage increased from 76,000 to 107,700. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated they would run a diagnostic test but the contact does not want to pay the repair cost of $112. The vehicle also suddenly accelerated while driving. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered…
ODI 10399819
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel System, Gasoline · Seat Heater/Cooler · Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake lights would work intermittently. The contact replaced the brake lights on numerous occasions. The independent mechanic repaired the wiring harness but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the bcm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under campaign number:…
ODI 10631033