Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050705 Incident Date: Sep, 19 2005
Consumer's City: ALTOONA Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 24 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a car september 1, 2005. within the first 20 days of owning the car, the steering wheel locked up. it has been duplicated by bob brown in ankeny multiple times. the steering column has been replaced multiple times, and this has been documented and i have the copies. my concern is the vehicle still has issues with the steering wheel locking up. gm is not willing to do anything further with my car. i have some serious safety concerns. i am afraid this car will kill me and my son. *nm