Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MALIBU MAXX / 2005
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105793 | Incident Date: May, 14 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BENNINGTON | Consumer's State: VT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU MAXX | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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: May, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2005 chevrolet malibu max, power steering failure - total loss, locked up of steering control at low speed. during low speed turn driver could not turn wheel and lost all steering control of vehicle. this failure was accompanied by a power steering warning on the car's information panel. vehicle was stopped successfully with out accident. driver turn off ignition, restarted, and steering control returned but seemed hesitant. although this was being reported as of this date 5/15/0) it also occurred a week earlier but returned to normal operation. previously this car had warranty service on a steering system "noise" covered under a tsb and had been working normally until this issue occurred. vehicle will be taken to chevrolet dealer service today. *ak |