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2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING

crash · 1219945 · 2015-09-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
48 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER (2-3) RECALLS ON STEERING, AFTER STEERING SENSORS REPLACED ALSO, VEHICLE OKAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN BACK TO SAME STEERING LOSS ISSUES. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND RUMBLING OF THE STEERING COLUMN, TO THE POINT IT FEELS LIKE THE COLUMN AND A TIRE IS GOING TO FALL OFF ! MY FIRST INCIDENT STARTED BACK IN 2013-14, TOTAL STEERING LOSS AND HIT A GUIDE RAIL CAUSING DRIVER FRONT FENDER DAMAGE. AFTER SEVERAL RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE STILL RECREATES SAME DANGEROUS FAILING STEERING SITUATION ! MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE, ITS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS A TOTAL COLUMN PROBLEM IN THESE 2006 MALIBU'S, NOT JUST SENSORS, SWITCHES, ETC. THESE STEERING COLUMNS NEED REPLACED. ACCIDENTS ARE INEVITABLE IF NOT ADDRESSED TOTALLY. SHAME ON GM FOR TRYING TO PIECE THIS PROBLEM OUT AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE. CONCERNED, TED MEIXELSBERGER

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10764621
Machine
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