2006 Chevrolet Malibu Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BRIEFLY RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 10/24/13*CN UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 MALIBU MAXX. WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I CANNOT GET MY SPEED UP NORMALLY. I HEAR DING, DING, DING... THEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. CAN NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. ALMOST THREW ME INTO A DITCH ONCE AND ALMOST BOUNCED ME INTO THE GUARD RAIL ONCE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. I AM A LOYAL PURCHASER OF CHEVY PRODUCTS, AND I EXPECT CHEVROLET TO STAND BY ME AS WELL. APPEARS THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ. *TR

SINCE 4/24/13 MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THANKFULLY AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT LOST STEERING BUT IT DOES SCARE ME WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THE WARNING HAS COME ON. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THIS MATTER I FEEL AS A SINGLE PARENT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY UP TO $500 FOR REPAIRS. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO PROTECT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. IF STEERING SHOULD GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN I COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT A RECALL MAY NEVER BE PUT IN PLACE UNLESS AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK. SO I PUT OFF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF LOOK UNDER THE HOOD FOR A POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID HOLDER NOTICE THERE WASN'T ONE. SO I STARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE FINE. SO LATELY, IT KEEP HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT THE CHEVROLET COMPANY SAY THAT IT IS NOT A DEFECT IN THE CAR. BUT I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE CARRY THE CAR IN TO GET IT SERVICE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER WITH NOT PAID FOR IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO MANY MILES ON MY CAR. BUT IF I HAVE ONLY 150,000 MILES THEY WOULD. BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SAY THAT IT IS NOT A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT'S CAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND THAT I DIDN'T BUY IT NEW ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET COMPANY BUT IF THERE ARE A LOT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING THEN I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR NOT HOW MANY MILES YOU PUT ON THE CAR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. *TR

STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WARNING CHIMES SOUNDED AND "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON STEREO CONSOLE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, STEERING SEEMED TO BE FINE. TWO DAYS LATER I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A TUGGING FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND AFTER PAYING A DIAGNOSTIC FEE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUBLISHED FOR THIS (10183) BUT THEY WON'T INFORM YOU UNLESS IT OCCURS. THEY ALSO ARE ONLY COVERING REPAIRS FOR A CERTAIN RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR OUTSIDE OF THAT RANGE. ANY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH STEERING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON BUT AT THE SAME TIME I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THREE MONTHS AGO WHILE MY TEENAGER WAS DRIVING ALONE HE TOLD ME THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT WHILE HE WAS TURNING AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. BUT WHEN I DROVE IT AFTER HIM I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL JUNE 28TH. BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE 28TH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HENDRICKS AUTO MALL IN DURHAM NC ON JUNE 29TH FOR FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 MALIBU BUT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S MY PROBLEM AND IF I WANTED IT FIXED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE I WAS THE 2ND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE AT CHEVY IF THE POWER STEERING WARNING AND BELL SHOULD GIVE ME A WARNING OR JUST GO OUT AND WAS ADVISED THAT WHEN IT APPEARS IT SHOULD ONLY BE A WARNING. I WOULD LIKE FOR CHEVY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF THE RECALL AS IT HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AS I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE REP JR WHO ADVISED ME ON JULY 5TH THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT PUTS ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME IN DANGER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING ON ME AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RESETS ITSELF BUT THEN KEEPS HAPPENING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING ON ME AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING STIFFENED. UNABLE TO TURN CAR. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, UNTIL I COULD STEER CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. EACH RESTART GAVE ME A FEW SECONDS OF STEERING. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR, OTHER ADJUSTMENTS, PLUS $115 CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE, PLUS RENTAL CAR FOR 3 DAYS: FOR A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF $1,023.36. *TR

SEPTEMBER 2012 I HAD BOTH FRONT DRIVE AXLES REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THOSE AXLES. MAY 2013 THE SHAKING WAS STILL VERY PERSISTENT AND I WAS HEARING A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWAY BARS. THIS STILL DIDNT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 6-3-13 WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON RADIO DIAL AND CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING DIDNT HAVE A PROBLEM. IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES SINCE THEN. TODAY 06-17-13 I STILL HAVE POWER STEERING, BUT NOW THERE IS A SCRUBBING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS REAL "JERKY" WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS, ESPECIALLY TO THE LEFT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE MY POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WONT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATLY BEFORE LIVES OUR LOST. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT STARTED DINGING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. I JUST HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED IN MARCH. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND IT APPEARS MOST OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY HUSBAND HAD TO COME DRIVE MY CAR HOME AND BARELY MADE IT. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR GAVE ME THE 'DING' THAT TELLS ME SOMETHING IS WRONG. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND IT FLASHED POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING STALL. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WAS NORMAL AGAIN. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THE 2006 MALIBU HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT IS NOT FIXED. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED ON MY RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO INSTINCTIVELY I CUT MY CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON. IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE. NOW OUT OF NO WHERE IF I MAKE ANY SHARP TURNS THE POWER STEERING SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I READ ONLINE ABOUT HOW A LOT OF CHEVY MALIBU'S ARE DOING THIS. WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN ADDRESSED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING CONTROL MOTOR MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS TURNING, WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES IT MAKES A POPPING SOUND. THEN POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON MY MESSAGE SCREEN ON MY RADIO. *TR

I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I IGNITE MY CAR. THERE IS CHIMING AND MESSAGE FOR CHECKING POWER STEERING. TURN OFF THE MOTOR, AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. WHILE I ACCELERATED ONTO HIGHWAY, I HEARD THE SAME CHIMING. HAD NO TIME TO LOOK AT THE MESSAGE. I SEARCHED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS LOST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. GM TOOK BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM TAX PAYER'S POCKETS TO BAIL IT OUT, BUT CAN NOT MAKE A RIGHT CAR. SHAME ON GM. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE POWER STEERING QUITS - MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER, POWER STEERING COMES UP IN THE DISPLAY CENTER, AND THE WARNING CENTER DING IS SOUNDED. STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND NOW HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL, UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN MAKING ONE OF YOUR NEXT RIGHT TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKED UP, AS THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT IN ONE OF THE SENSORS. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,708. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE PARKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH SUDDENLY POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED IN DISPLAY, WARNING NOISE CAME ON (DING) AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER ANF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS RE-STARTED AND THE WARNING MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWERSTEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I CHECKED FOR, (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES), DTC'S WITH A SCANTOOL AND THERE WERE NO CODES LISTED. I LOOKED FOR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - POWER STEERING ASSIST2012/05/2310183A THIS BULLETIN COVERS MY VEHICLE AND WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND DOESN'T UNLOCK UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN I TRY AND PASS OTHER CARS IT WILL LOCK UP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ITS THE POWER ASSIST UNIT GETTING TOO HOT AND SHUTS OFF SO IT DOES NOT FRY THE MOTOR OF THE UNIT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT WILL LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *JS

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO TAKE WITH HER TO COLLEGE. WE HAVE OWNED IT APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS NOW. ON 7/30/13, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45MILES PER HOUR, HEARD A DINGING ALERT SOUND, AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. ON 7/31/13 SHE WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TRAVELING IN TOWN AND LOST THE POWER STEERING TWICE ON THAT TRIP. THE FIRST TIME SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE SECOND TIME GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR. I AM FRUSTRATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WITH OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS IN OTHER ONLINE BLOGS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AT THIS POINT THAT I COULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, THE EPS FUSE, THE ALTERNATOR, THE GROUNDING WIRE, AND EVEN THE MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE POWER STEERING AND THAT IN SOME INSTANCES NONE OF THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING TO HOLD CHEVROLET ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT? IS IT GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE DEATHS AND/OR MULTIMILLION DOLLAR LAWSUITS TO MAKE SOMEONE LISTEN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WHAT IF THIS VEHICLE WAS ONE THAT YOU PURCHASED FOR YOUR CHILD? WOULD YOU PUT THEM IN POTENTIAL HARMS WAY? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR ACTION????? *TR

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING CHIME APPEARED THRU THE RADIO DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN. HAD THE COMPUTER RESET AND PROBLEM HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN, YET! CHECK ONLINE AND THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME POWER ASSIST STEERING HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS RECENT AS 1212 IN CANADA, BUT NOT IN THE USA. EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING GMS WEBSITE SAY THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VIN #. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS EVERYDAY, SO I AM HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF $550 OUT OF POCKET.GM'S WEBSITE SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN STILL BE STEERED OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR AND SHE CAN BARELY HANDLE THIS CAR WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. I DROVE IT AND LOST THE POWER ASSIST AND I BUMPED A CURB TRYING TO TURN IT INTO A PARKING LOT. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALARMS STARTED DINGING, AND POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON RADIO. I LOST POWER STEERING AND WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I COULD BARELY TURN WHEEL TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT, I HEARD THE DING DING SOUND THE CAR MAKES WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, THE POWER STEERING FLASHED ON AND OFF RAPIDLY. THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN BUT IT QUICKLY RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THE 2006 MALIBU HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT IS NOT FIXED. *TR