2007 Chevrolet Malibu Driver assistance Problems

I was driving and lost power randomly it came back in less than a minute but just lost power could certainly cause an accident... And the service airbag light is on and seemingly has the same issues as the 2010 Malibu Maxx which was recalled and replaced free of charge and frankly I don't have the 1200 $ to make sure it doesn't kill me I'm not sure why with as many 2007s that this is an issue in why it isn't recalled...

NHTSA ID

11606539

Incident

Aug 2, 2024

my car has stalled multiple times while in use, on the highway. VERY SCARRY!

NHTSA ID

11508049

Incident

Sep 30, 2021

MY BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. I JUST PARKED ONE DAY AND WHEN I WENT BACK OUT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BROKEN. I LOVE MY MALIBU AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A MONTH. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE A DISABLED HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE BROKE BECAUSE OF THESE RECALLS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND AM BEGGING FOR YOUR HELP. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY CAR FIXED FOR FREE. TEXT OR CALL ME @ [XXX]. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11307983

Incident

Dec 9, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

GAUGES WILL QUIT WORKING, LOW FUEL AND POWER STEERING POPS UP ON RADIO, THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT COMES ON, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF, SAYS ERROR ON ODOMETER. IT WILL DO IT WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY. ALSO WHEN IT DOES DO THIS YOU CAN FEEL THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER

NHTSA ID

11299311

Incident

May 30, 2019

Mileage

163,000 mi

WHEN I AM GIVING MORE POWER FROM EXHALATION PADDLE. IT IS DEPLAYING ALL THE SIGN SYMBOLS WILL DISPLAYING ON SPEEDO METER DISPLAY AND ALSO MAINLY, ( IMPORTANT: WHEN I AM GIVING MORE EXHALATIONS MY STEERING HOLD AND SUDDENLY IT IS TAKING RIGHT SIDE CONTROL AND VERY HARD TO TURN ON UP HEAL. PLEASE ANY ONE HELP ME OUT FROM THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

11298661

Incident

Dec 27, 2019

Mileage

1,400,000 mi

MY DASH CRACKED FROM THE AIRBAG INFLATING YOU COULD'VE HEARD IT FROM A MILE AWAY I NEED HELP I JUST B9UGHT MY CAR IN DECEMBER

NHTSA ID

11193518

Incident

Mar 13, 2019

Mileage

170,000 mi

THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. WHEN DRIVING, "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED ON THE PANEL MAKING TURNING VERY DIFFICULT.

NHTSA ID

11183299

Incident

Feb 21, 2019

Mileage

95,300 mi

THE POWER STEERING SENSOR KEEPS GOING OUT ON OUR CAR, DISABAING THE POWER STEERING, IT'S HAPPENED EVERY YEAR AROUND THE SAME TIME. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL AND CHEVY HAS REPAIRED IT 3 TIMES AND IS NOW REFUSING TO FIX IT AGAIN, YET IT'S A RECURRING ISSUE. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO? IT'S A $600+ FIX, THAT'S ALOT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT KEEPS BREAKING.

NHTSA ID

11150945

Incident

Oct 29, 2018

Mileage

250,000 mi

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE RADIO LIGHTS UP SAYING POWER STEERING. YOU MUST THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TURN IT OFF AND START BACK UP QUICKLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CANT PULL TO THE SIDE TO STOP BEFORE TUNING OFF AND ON TOR RESET THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER 8-4057942731 BUT IT WAS ACTIVATED AND CLOSED ON THE SAME DAY BEFORE CAR COULD EVEN BE LOOKED AT BY DEALER SERVICE. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I FIND A RECALL ON 2007 MALIBU RECALL NUMBER 14772. CAR WAS GOING DOWN SHORT BACK ROAD HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES WITHING 2 MINUTES.

NHTSA ID

11088409

Incident

Jan 23, 2013

Mileage

950,000 mi

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR'S RPM AND SPEED INCREASES TEMPORARILY....THEN RETURNS TO ITS SET SPEED ON ITS OWN.

NHTSA ID

11071702

Incident

Dec 25, 2017

Mileage

99,680 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CITY STREET, TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WPULD TURN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT I HAD TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. WHEN I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE TGE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND TURN BY ITSELF. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS 9 RECALL NOTICES FROM 06/27/2014 TO 02/23/2015. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THESE RECALLS. DUE TO MULTIPLE OF THESE RECALLS MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES [XXX] AND [XXX]), MY HUSBAND, AND MY LIFE (PREGNANT) COULD HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO AN ALMOST VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO THESE RECALLS. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. 08/18/2014 RECALL FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 08/18/2014 RECALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. 08/18/2014 RECALL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. 09/08/2014 RECAL FOR STEERING. 02/23/2015 RECAL FOR STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

NHTSA ID

11065662

Incident

Jan 20, 2018

Mileage

204,792 mi

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY MALIBU .VEHICLE HAS 200,000 MILES. CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. CONTACT CALLED GM AND GM STATED THAT VEHICLE VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED STERRING ASSIST MODULE IN VEHICLE CONTACT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. STEERING ASSIST FAILED AGAIN LAST THURSDAY WHEN CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20MPH. CHEVY DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AGAIN AND STATED STEERING TORQUE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY AGAIN. 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN CB

NHTSA ID

11064576

Incident

Jan 18, 2018

Mileage

200,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3-4 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GIVING OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING IT VERY HARD TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT, THE WHEEL TRY'S TO SEND ME INTO THE OTHER LANE. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11022345

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND SEEN THIS WAS IN IT. AND WASN'T FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10955435

Incident

Feb 6, 2017

Mileage

218,000 mi

MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS CHEVROLET RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE ALL THE TIME WHEN ON INTERSTATE DRIVING AND WORKS SPORADICALLY. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN REVERSE WHERE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. ALSO, YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. JUST A SLIGHT TAP ON THE BRAKES DOES NOT TURN ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

10915698

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

Mileage

117,000 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK THE BRAKE LIGHT'S STAY ON AND GO OFF WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

10895970

Incident

Aug 13, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

MY CAR WAS RECALLED AND FIXED ON 3/17/15 FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL CUTTING OUT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. IT WAS FINE UNTIL A MONTH AGO AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO SMITH CHEVROLET IN GALLIPOLIS OHIO AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER, THIS DID NOT HELP. NOW THEY TELL ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE MODULE 02560 PART # 25861370 AND SENSOR 04625 PART # 13597430 AT A COST OF ABOUT $410.00. I FILL THEY DID A PATCH JOB LAST YEAR AND NOW WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX IT. IF I PULL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND PLUG IT IN AND OUT A FEW TIMES EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND MY REFERENCE # FROM THEM IS 8-2180763999. JAMES AT PHONE #866-790-5700 EXT 5913683 IS TRYING TO HELP ME. I CAN'T DRIVE AROUND WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME, IT IS NOT SAFE. I GOT PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER ONCE LAST YEAR BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

10881522

Incident

Jun 4, 2016

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE BATTERY WAS FOUND TO BE GOOD. UPDATED 06/22/16. *JB

NHTSA ID

10855466

Incident

Apr 3, 2016

Mileage

158,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED THROUGH A STEEL GATE AND ALSO INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURIES, A LACERATED LIVER, AND LOSS OF EYESIGHT IN THE LEFT EYE. THE CONTACT REQUIRED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,798. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 06/23/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10852243

Incident

Sep 8, 2013

Mileage

123,798 mi

POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON WHEN YOU FIRST START IT AND WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED IT GOES OFF. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH WHILE IDLING AND POWER STEERING WAS GOING IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFORE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT.

NHTSA ID

10821359

Incident

Jan 19, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

STARTING BEFORE MAY 2015 AND LASTING UNTIL 11/19/15, THE YELLOW WARNING DASHBOARD LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND DIC WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO BERSERK WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING IN MAY OF 2015. AT THE SAME TIME DURING THESE EPISODES, THE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JERKY. THE LIGHTS WOULD "SETTLE DOWN" AFTER LONG ENOUGH, BUT SOME COMBINATION OF LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAINED ON AT THE END OF THE EPISODES, SUCH AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SECURITY LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL SOMETIMES AFTER BEING RESTARTED. I HAD A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT IN 5/15/2015 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. SOMETIMES DURING THESE EPISODES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD ALSO LOSE POWER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH 11/19/15. THE CAR HAS NOT GONE BERSERK SINCE THEN, BUT THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK RELIABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE, BUT WENT OFF. THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS FAILED TO WORK TWICE SINCE THEN TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING.

NHTSA ID

10820362

Incident

May 15, 2015

Mileage

148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

NHTSA ID

10744675

Incident

May 25, 2015

Mileage

77,000 mi

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING ISSUES, POOPING AND CLICKING WHILE TURNING, DAYS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GA. DRIVING AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED SIMPLY MANEUVERING AROUND ROAD DEBRIS, THE CAR BODY LEANED RIGHT THEN LEFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. AT THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD TRACTION NOR WAS THE BRAKING SYSTEM EFFECTIVE. AT THAT MOMENT THE CAR VEERED LEFT RESULTING IN THE MALIBU HITTING THE CENTER MEDIAN TOTALLING THE FRONT END. I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT MY BROTHER BROKE HIS ARM.

NHTSA ID

10735672

Incident

Jul 18, 2015

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID

10733575

Incident

Jul 12, 2015

Mileage

170,000 mi

SATURDAY I WAS RUNNING ERRAND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BEFORE I COULD GET HOME THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTICE CAME ON AND MY POWER WAS BARELY AT A CRAWL UNTIL I MADE IT HOME. THE GOOD THING IS I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I MAKE CERTAIN MY CAR HAS THE NECESSARY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND I WAS JUST AT MAITA CHEVROLET IN ELK GROVE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND THEY NEVER ONCE INDICATED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10725306

Incident

Jun 13, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi