2007 Chevrolet Malibu stability control problems

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11307983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11298661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11183299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11150945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11088409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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).

NHTSA complaint #11065662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11064576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #11022345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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

NHTSA complaint #10955435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #10821359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #10820362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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 complaint #10733575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE THEN I LOST ALL THE POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DROP THE SPEED TO 35 JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10701113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10650783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10640736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA complaint #10637212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10628236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHENEVER I FILL UP MY GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE WILL REGISTER IT AS FULL WHEN I START IT UP. BUT AFTER GOING 10 FEET THE CAR WILL CHIME AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND I WILL GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS LOW FUEL. WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES OR SO THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM EMPTY TO FULL A FEW TIMES AND THEN IT WILL READ CORRECTLY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MORE ENGINE ON AND OFF CYCLES AND THEN TURN OFF. WHEN IT GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK IT WILL START ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE WHEN IT IS GOING BACK TO THE SPEED IT IS SET AT AND THE CAR JERKS WHEN I REACTIVATE IT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE THE PERSON TOLD ME THAT SHE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL AND GAVE ME THE EXCUSE THAT IT WAS FAIRLY NEW AND I MIGHT NOT BE IN THE SYSTEM YET BUT I WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER LOOKING AT IT WITH MY OWN EYES. WILL CALL ASAP AND ASK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10625895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER LIGHTLY. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10622033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER LIGHTLY. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10622033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SENSORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE SWAYED AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #10620634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

NOTICED AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT WHEN EVER PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR JUST ACCELERATING QUICKLY AT ALL THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE "STRAIGHTENED" BACK UP WHICH YANKS THE CAR REALLY HARD CAUSING FOR QUICK CORRECTION WHICH CAN LEAD TO OVER CORRECTION AND THEN A WRECK. VERY DANGEROUS IN THE RAIN OR SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS SINCE IT YANKS THE WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIDE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN HEAR AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE COLUMN AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE WARNING DINGING THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED. SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE EVENTUALLY IT WILL CAUSE WRECKS AND QUITE FRANKLY DEATHS! VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THIS HAPPENS! AND APPARENTLY ITS NOT JUST MY CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10583991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FIRST NOTICED ISSUE WHEN LEAVING DENTIST OFFICE AND I STARTED CAR , TRIED TO BACK OUT AND STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE HAVING NO POWER STEERING BUT WORSE. SO I TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THEN THE POWER/ ELECTRONIC STEERING WORKED. THEN TWO DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 114 GOING TO WORK EARLY MORNING, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD SOME OLD CARS WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO "MUSCLE" THE STEERING SO I DID THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY TO WORK. GOOD THING I AM PHYSICALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT OR I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. GOT TO WORK CUT CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AND THE STEERING RETURNED. I NOTICE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2007 MALIBU AND DEALERSHIP WAY MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD TO FIX. DID HAVE ANOTHER LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STEERING AND SO FAR SO GOOD. HOWEVER THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MY COST FOR A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU WHERE A LOT OF OTHER MODELS GOT RECALLS BUT NOT THE 2007. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED MY FUNDS TO FIX.

NHTSA complaint #10564972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY POOR WIRE CONNECTION AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO USE THE SPEED CONTROL SETTING, DURING THAT TIME. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE DRIVER DOOR AUTO LOCK WOULDN'T OPERATE PROPERLY. TWO DAYS LATER, WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DIDN'T LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, BUT ALL THE OTHER LOCKS WORKED PROPERLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE HARNESS CAME LOOSE AND IT CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO CHAFF AND EXPOSE THE WIRING WHICH THEN TOUCHED EACH OTHER AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT, AS PART OF THE REPAIR, THE HARNESS AND WIRING WERE MOVED OVER FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION SO THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NEVER OCCUR AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10550204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1. 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 2.2L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPON START UP OF CAR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THEN PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I START THE CAR. TAKING IT TO DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSIS NEXT WEEK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10353862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.