2012 Chevrolet Malibu Steering Problems
- 125
- 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 125 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 113 records
- steering wheel · 56 records
- failure mileage · 15 records
- notified failure · 12 records
- light came · 10 records
- traction control · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 37 |
| 60–100k mi | 30 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Seats · Steering
There is a steering recall for my car but not for my specific vin #. I'm having the same issue with mine as well. My racking pinion needs to be replaced.
ODI 11207496
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Takata recall: i'm having the same issue that's attached to gm recall 13036. I just took it to the chevy dealer and this recall wasn't attached to my vin, even though my car was manufactured in the same year listed in the 13036 recall. My vehicle is dangerous to drive ! The esc light flashed 'off' then it says service esc . The check engines illuminates and flashes as well as the service traction . I've replaced…
ODI 11183119
Steering
When driving the car the dash will display " esc power steering" and the power steering stops working. Shutting the engine off and restarting the car will turn the power steering back on. For how long? Maybe 1 mile or 100 miles. There is no warning that the power steering is going to fail. This has happened while driving on a street, turning and sitting still.
ODI 11173286
Steering
Wanted to update my case 11173286. I took the car to chevrolet dealer to have car repaired 02/05/2019. Apparently chevrolet knows they have a problem with the steering because it was covered under a special warranty. They replaced the steering torque sensor and motor part numbers 23232310 sensor kit and 22837369 module. I think this is a serious problem because if it had happened when my wife was driving she would…
ODI 11180857
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Loss of steering.traction control light comes on
ODI 11171933
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The steering wheel tends to shake and turn left or right while you're driving almost caused a wreck idling it shakes really bad
ODI 11172399
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving power steering stopped working and esc light came on. Turned car off and is working again. Steering pulls and i'm uncomfortable driving. Recalls were made to year and model of my car but my vin doesn't match up to recall.
ODI 11166760
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
'takata recall ' i was driving down the road at 35mph and all of a sudden my service esc light came on , my traction light came on, the power steering light came on and i lost steering capability of the vehicle and almost caused me to wreck . It made it nearly impossible to try to turn to even get my car off the road .
ODI 11163368
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Takata recall im having problems with my 2012 malibu when im driving down the street my vehicles steering wheel locks up and " service esc " pops up making it hard to turn so i have to stop in the the middle of the street to restart my car it happened a month and a half ago and just recently started again it stopped for a day and now its back even worse. Took it to the repair shop the think its my torque sensor and…
ODI 11173635
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While operating the vehicle, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. Also, the message "power steering assist failure" was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
ODI 11161214
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Car upon starting would not have power steering .the owners manuel said to turn key off then on ..the power steering would come back on and car would drive fine for a few days then would happen again upon starting with error message esc service ,with a warning bell.. Then while driving one day lost all power steering .and wrecked into something while turning to the right ..damage to front end and grill.no warning…
Crash reported
ODI 11156356
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My power steering just went out on me in the middle.of driving got real stiff on the 10 freeway going home from.redlands to hemet and my power steering eis electrical and its hard my mechanic said its too much to fix and told me that its a high demand in recall for this and that i need it fix i turned it on and ti works for 5 minutes a drive or two and out of no where even while driving will stiffen up again on me
ODI 11164128
Steering
Steering malfunction while driving. The steering wheel locked making it hard to steer the vehicle. Message for esc and power steering came on. The steering wheel continues to jerk and twitch when driving.
ODI 11154434
Steering
Power steering cut out while driving on a rural road. Was going around 30mph.
ODI 11153388
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering malfunction. Steering clicks and jerks while driving, stopped, and in park. Steering fails while driving. Turning car off and back on sometimes releases steering how many complaints does it take? There are past recalls for the same exact issue!! Not safe!
ODI 11152022
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My power steering goes out randomly. I can be parked it goes out, i can have my foot on the brakibg while in drive , it goes out. I can be driving anywhere and it goes out. The air bag light comes on randomly. And then my esc warning light comes on as well. In all of these instances it's all random when it happens.on 10/13/2018 m y power steering went out that is the most recent incident.
ODI 11140281
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Power steering, lights, electrical stability, engine, transmission
ODI 11172464
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Constantly having issues with the electical system in this vehicle, and from further studies and investication via internet complaints and youtube customers/owners...this is a continual ongoing problem for a substaintial amount of chevy malibu owners from the year of 2009 to 2013/2014 models. There should be a recall asap on these make and models. The issue is that the headlights constanly short out and blow out.…
ODI 11173816
Steering
Power steering keeps turning off while driving and i get this 'warning' come on, service esc power steering. Really scary driving on freeway and power steering suddenly turning off. What is the solution? Is there a recall?
ODI 11104456
Air Bags · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall. My vehicle have had this system pop on a few times. As of september the light has been on abd and has not gone off. It also affect the esc system.
ODI 11138981
Steering
Esc cut out while driving on a three lane hwy at approx. 45mph
ODI 11089057
Steering
Esc light went on. Suggest was to get esc serviced because of power steering failure. When engine ws turned off and turned back on, everything worked. But the same thing continued to happen time and time again. Went on the internet and noticed that a number of complaints have been filed similar to what i am experiencing. This happened at slow speed, higher speeds and when stopped. Car was drivable without power…
ODI 11089130
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving 50 mph and while accelerating from a stop position, the steering wheel seized and an abnormal noise was heard. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called the dealer (motor city buick gmc, [redacted], bakersfield, ca 93313, [redacted]) and was informed that there were no recalls…
ODI 11097031
Electrical System · Steering
While stopped at a red light i noticed that the steering wheel would start shaking and turning on its own. Then a few days later my service esc and power steering lights started coming on and i was unable to turn the car left or right.. I would turn the car off for a few then turn it back on and it would unlock. That lasted for a few more days and then the steering wheel started locking up while i was driving. I…
ODI 11090400
Steering
While stopped the steering wheel begins to click, shake, and move on its own. This continues to happen even worse while driving on the highway making it harder to control the vehicle. There are no lights on. Mechanic believes it may be the sensor in the motor for the power steering but isn't sure.
ODI 11081228