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2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING

crash · 1255894 · 2016-01-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
184,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

POWER STEERING FAILS 99% OF THE TIME! I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILS. IT'S ON FOR TWO SECONDS RIGHT WHEN I START MY CAR, SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIGOROUSLY AND THEN POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE IS GONE! ALL MANUAL FROM THEN ON OUT! I DRIVE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR AND EVEN BUMPED INTO THINGS WHILE TURNING BECAUSE I CANNOT STEERING! THIS RECALL NEEDS TO APPLY TO EVERY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU, NOT JUST A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME GROUP! IT'S SO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVING EVEN ON MY OWN STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN I GO TO WORK! THE WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I'M NOT DRIVING AND EVEN IN MOTION EVEN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU FOR OVER A MONTH ABOUT MY VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT YOU MUST THINK IT'S OKAY FOR IT TO BE DRIVEN SINCE YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! PRETTY SOON I'M GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I WILL BE SUING GM AND POTENTIALLY NTSHA FOR NOT REASSURING MY SAFETY! SOMEONE ALWAYS HAS TO GET HURT ENORDER FOR SOMEONE TO FIX SOMETHING!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10822337
Machine
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