2007 Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was vibrating. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The steering wheel was uncontrollable and became inoperable. Additionally, there was an engine oil leak. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who completed unknown repairs. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number 15V064000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 86,300. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID

11545096

Incident

Apr 12, 2023

Mileage

86,300 mi

When I start my car my steering wheel dances vibrates. When I'm driving 30 mph it will pull me to the right side of the road and be hard to steer. It does this a lot it scares me I'm disabled and have a hard time driving.

NHTSA ID

11534374

Incident

Apr 12, 2023

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

NHTSA ID

11508049

Incident

Sep 30, 2021

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE REPLACED POWER STEERING 2 YEARS AGO AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11398492

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE CAR IS LEAKING COOLING FLUID AND WONT STAY UP AND WHEN U DRIVE CAR IT LEAKS KEEP DRINKING IT TO FAST AND GAS DRINKS TO MUCH GAS

NHTSA ID

11384488

Incident

Dec 12, 2020

Mileage

142,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 MALIBU. AFTER CHANGE BATTERY, THE POWER STEERING IS GONE, "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON RADIO PANEL. I SEARCH THE REALLY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 MALIBU, BUT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE LIST WHEN CHECK THE VIN

NHTSA ID

11341744

Incident

Jul 15, 2020

Mileage

39,000 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

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL I HAVE NOTICED A DRASTIC DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CAR SEEMS TO CAP AT AROUND 45MPH, ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF.

NHTSA ID

11173722

Incident

Sep 30, 2017

Mileage

18,029 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11151181

Incident

Nov 11, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,867.

NHTSA ID

11076457

Incident

Feb 28, 2018

Mileage

91,867 mi

CAR DOES NOT START/ CRANK WHEN TURNING KEY TO START, BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED AND GAUGES WORK. POWER STEERING IS ILLUMINATED ON RADIO. WHEN LAST DRIVING STEERING FELT LOOSE AND NOISY. ERROR WHERE ODEMETER MILEAGE IS.WHEN TRYING TO START .

NHTSA ID

11033939

Incident

Oct 7, 2017

Mileage

91,500 mi

ENGINE POWER REDUCE AND SERVICE TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. GOES OFF AND ON THROUGH OUT THE WEEK. NO ONE WILL DIAGNOSIS AND THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MANY PROBLEMS. TIRED OF GM PRODUCTS. NEVER BUYING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE.

NHTSA ID

10883871

Incident

Jun 25, 2016

Mileage

186,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

NHTSA ID

10809310

Incident

Aug 9, 2015

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM A COMPLETED STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE INITIAL ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING; HOWEVER, FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WOULD NEED TO BE PERFORMED TO FIND A RESOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA ID

10783379

Incident

Oct 5, 2015

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,954.

NHTSA ID

10712143

Incident

Mar 3, 2015

Mileage

203,954 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ORE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NHTSA ID

10703401

Incident

Mar 12, 2015

Mileage

165,000 mi

MY ENGINE BLEW. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700794

Incident

Nov 22, 2014

Mileage

114,596 mi

STEERING: (2014-2015) THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. A POWER STEERING NOTICE APPEARS ON THE RADIO. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND NO NEED, FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE. POWER STEERING OUTAGES CONTINUE TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE UNTIL FINALLY GOING OUT COMPLETELY IN MARCH 2015. POWER STEERING IS ON AT START-UP OF VEHICLE THEN GOES OUT IN FIRST MINUTE OR TWO OF DRIVING. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR @ $470. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES. ENGINE: (2014) ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AFTER 5 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MECHANIC SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE FINE AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. PAID $2000 FOR A USED ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED! NOW PAYING FOR THE "NOT COVERED" POWER STEERING ISSUE. PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO BUY A DIFFERENT MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10695014

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

49,000 mi

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN THE CAR ENABLES WHENEVER IT WANTS TO LEAVING YOU STRANDED. THE WHOLE CAR SHUTS DOWN ALL METHODS OF DISARMING THE SYSTEM FAIL. YOU HAVE TO WAIT X AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM TO DISABLE ON IT'S OWN. IT COULD TAKE AN HOUR TO 48 HOURS! HUGE INCONVENIENCE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10676162

Incident

Nov 25, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

NHTSA ID

10672750

Incident

Mar 14, 2014

Mileage

57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10672728

Incident

Jan 15, 2015

VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHEN REACHING AND HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL SPED UP AND AS SOON AS IT DID I LOST ENGINE POWER COMPLETELY IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFETY MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE COASTING THAT I REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF. I THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION; AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TO ENGINE SWITCH RESULTED IN NOTHING BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE LIGHTS OF THE VEHICLE COMING ON BUT NO FIRING OF THE ENGINE OR EVEN A CLICK FROM THE STARTER AT THIS POINT I WAS GLAD A HAD ALL MY BLANKETS AND THING IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IN NORTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA ITS COLD. AFTER A FEW FAILED ATTEMPTS AT TURNING THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENING WAITING 5MINS IN BETWEEN I BEGAN CALLING MY INSURANCE COMPANY 10 MORE MINS PASS BY AND I?M ON HOLD I DECIDE TO TRY THE CAR AGAIN IN WHICH IT FIRED RIGHT UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT NOW IT HAS DISAPPEARED FROM MY DASH LIGHTS MY CAR GOES IN FOR REPAIR NEXT WEEK TO GET ENGINE HEATER INSTALLED AND RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF HOWEVER I DON?T SEE WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE LISTED ABOVE ISSUE TO OCCUR UNDER ANY LISTED RECALLS BUT I AM ALSO NOT VEHICLE SAVVY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671541

Incident

Jan 6, 2015

Mileage

88,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE PASSING LANE MY 2007 MALIBU SHUT ITSELF OFF. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS THE LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CALLED 1-800-CHEVUSA AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY IS UP THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. AFTER SPEAKING TO A SUPERVISOR MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS STILL SITTING NOW. MY HUSBAND ALSO SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT CHEVY WHO TOLD HIM THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY IS UP AND THERE IS NO RECALLS WE WERE BASICALLY OUT OF LUCK. MY HUSBAND NICELY EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AT FIRST ON THE COBALT'S EITHER BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT TOOK SOMEONE BEING KILLED FOR THEM TO TAKE THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY. THEY STATE THAT THEY WILL SEND PAPERWORK TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BY THE CHEVY DEALER BUT WE ARE STILL WAITING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THIS AND I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE GETS RESOLVED AND IF IT IS A RECALL ISSUE THEY DO IT FAST BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617643

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

Mileage

93,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

NHTSA ID

10605124

Incident

Mar 5, 2014

Mileage

128,000 mi

SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR IN AUGUST 2013, I HAVE HAD TO MAKE THREE FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIRS. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" FOR CHEVROLETS. THE FIRST WAS THE INTAKE VALVE. I HADN'T EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BUT TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SQUEALING BELT. THE SQUEALING TURNED OUT TO BE THE WATER PUMP. SINCE THAT WAS SECONDARY IN IMPORTANCE TO THE INTAKE VALVE, I HAD THAT REPLACED FIRST. FOLLOWED BY THE WATER PUMP A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. IT WAS A WORN AND STRETCHED SHIFTER CABLE. HOWEVER GM SAYS MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595618

Incident

Nov 13, 2013

Mileage

86,000 mi