Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MALIBU MAXX / 2006
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006084942 | Incident Date: Aug, 31 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BUFFALO | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU MAXX | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:electric power assist system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 09 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 04 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had an uncontrollable immediate right hand turn at a very high speed that was not initated by me. i had pressed the accelerator pedal to pass another car when the steering wheel did an extremely hard right hand turn taht took the car off of the regular roadway and onto the outer edge of the shoulder. when i released the accelerator pedal the wheel snapped back to the left and my vehicle was now sideways on a major freeway at 60 mph! i was lucky in that no accident/incident with anyone else occured. i turned this vehicle into my local dealership for repairs immediately that same day. they found the problem and corrected it. the vehicle, 2005 malibu maxx has electronic steering. the dealership said that a electronic part was putting out too much voltage and that is what caused the problem. i have since that time had other steering related prob lems that have been corrected by the same dealership. the dealership has been very helpfull with the corrections to this vehicle. my concern is that someone else that may not be able to handle a situation like this would lose complete control should it happen to them. i'm a defensive driver and usually keep both hands on the wheel. if i hadn't of had both hands on the wheel i probably would have rolled the car or at the least spun out into other traffic. i was lucky! *nm |