What 904 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN, THEN THE ESC AND TRACTION LOGOS POPPED UP. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT AWAY.. IT DID THIS AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR.. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ERROR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!

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BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN A NINE MONTH PERIOD. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE, THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. IT SEEMS EVERY THREE MONTHS A HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT ON MY CAR. AS FOR THE WIPERS, WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON, THEY SWIPE HALFWAY AND STOP UNTIL I TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON OR TO A HIGHER SWIPING SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND DRIVE. ALSO, THE KEY FOB BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND WORKS SELDOMLY. THE LOCKS HAVE RECENTLY STARTING LOCKING ON THEIR OWN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THE DRIVER DOOR IS SHUT.

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I WAS DRIVING AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE I BECAME AWARE THAT THE SEAT WAS LOOSE. I BEGAN TO INSPECT IT AND NOTICED THAT A BAR BROKE IN THE SEAT FRAME. SINCE THE SEATBELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUEL PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-INSPECTED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND RELAYS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. GUSWEILER GM CENTER (1132 STATE RTE 41, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD MORE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENGRAS CHEVROLET (585 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108, (860) 748-4388) WHERE AN UNKNOWN FAILURE WAS DETECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS HE FOUND RECALLS ONLINE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GRISMER AUTOMOTIVE (60 N MAIN ST, SPRINGBORO, OH 45066, 937-748-2050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY CHEVROLET TO CONTACT GM. THE CONTACT CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE "ESC" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TT *TR

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MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYLINDER POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. THE SERVICE ESC WARNING COMES ON THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. I RESTART CAR AND IT GOES AWAY BUT COMES BACK LATER. DOES THIS WHOLE DRIVING. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT.

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TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPAIR ONLY 80,000 MILES ON CAR BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED USED WARRANTY IS UP IM VERY UPSET WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESS WAY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP

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WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW ON 12/23/17, MY WIPERS QUIT WORKING. THE SNOW WAS LARGE FLAKES THAT TURNED TO WATER WHEN THEY HIT THE WINDSHIELD, SO IT WAS LIKE RAIN. I WAS ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SO RATE OF SPEED WAS FAST. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I COULDN'T GET THE WIPERS TO WORK, SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER THE SNOW STOPPED, I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY JOURNEY. I THEN HAD THE WIPERS REPAIRED. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WIPERS CAN QUIT AT ANYTIME. ADDITIONALLY I LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. (IN FACT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD TOWED A MALIBU OWNER 2 WEEKS EARLIER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.) I HAVE NEVER HAD MY WIPERS FAIL WITH ANY OTHER CAR I EVER OWNED, AND I ASKED OTHERS (NON-MALIBU OWNERS) IF THEIR WIPERS EVER FAILED, AND EVERYONE I TALKED TO SAID NO. I CONTACTED GM, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

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CAR HAS HAD SAME ISSUE FOR MONTHS SPENDING OVER $1,000. GM AND DEALER STATE MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER A CERTAIN BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE THAT FALL UNDER THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF BULLETIN #14582. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP RECEIVING NEW THROTTLE BODY DUE TO CODE P2135 AND KISS OF ENGINE POWER.

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LEFT STORE AND CARE WAS DRIVING FINE, LOST POWER STEERING AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CUT CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND ISSUE WAS FIXED. AS SOON I AS PULLED IN MY GARAGE, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. IT'S DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC.

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THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE A CODE OF POWER STEERING ESC APPEARED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THE CODE DIDN'T APPEAR THE SECOND TIME BUT THE TWITCHING OF THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS.

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TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVY MALIBU 2 YEARS AGO FOR MY GRADUATING SENIOR AND THIS CAR HAS PRACTICALLY BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,000 AND THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR PREVIOUSLY SHUT DOWN WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY, OUR MECHANIC STATED THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. OKAY, SO HE TAMPERED WITH A FEW WIRES, AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. TWO DAYS AGO, THE CAR WOULDN'T START, IT'S CURRENTLY DISPLAYING "CHECK AIRBAG" EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, WIPERS BEGAN GOING BACK AND FORWARD. MY HUSBAND BEGAN TO SHAKE A FEW WIRES (PER OUR MECHANIC) , AND LONG BEHOLD THE CAR HAS STARTED!!! TALK ABOUT BUYER'S REMORSE!!!! THIS CAR IS NOW PARKED IN OUR GARAGE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT!!! I'M NOW CONCERNED FOR MY SON'S SAFETY AND WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TOO DRIVE THE 2012 CHEVY MALIBU.

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I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR OVER A YEAR. THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE ARM THAT MOVES THE WIPERS AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED. MY FIRST ARM FAILURE WAS DUE TO A RUBBER BUSHING DETERIORATING. DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM IN NOV. 2016, THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THE SECOND ARM I PURCHASED WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER, RENDERING MY SYSTEM USELESS. I AM ABLE TO USE MY WIPERS ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE THE ARM HAS TO BE RECONNECTED. AFTER HAVING IT FIXED 5+ TIMES PRIOR, THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN THIS MORNING. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY TRYING TO SIMPLY WASH MY WINDSHIELD BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. THE SYSTEM IS POORLY PUT TOGETHER AND WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED. IT SEEMS TO BE HELD TOGETHER BY ONLY TENSION WITH GRAVITY WORKING AGAINST IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT! LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND WITH LOTS OF EXTREME WEATHER, THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE.

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THIS IS MY SECOND INCIDENT REPORT FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL MOBILITY. NO WARNING AT ALL JUST STOPPED RUNNING. FORTUNATLY I WAS NOT AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY. NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG AT ALL. MY CONCERN IS WHY DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT OR KILLED BEFORE THIS PROLEM IS ADDRESSED? HAVING TAKEN THIS TO BE SERVICED I ENCOUNTERED OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, ALL CHEVROLETS OF ONE MODEL OR SIMILAR TO IT. BASICALLY THE SAME MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A REASON FOR THE PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRAC FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

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MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING TONIGHT THE CAR MADE A SOUND WARNING AND RIGHT AFTER THAT MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL TURN MY IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE STEERING BACK IN MY CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EVER SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE AND THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE SOMETIMES JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN PULLS OFF TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT FOR NO REASON. MY TIRES HAVE THE PROPER INFLATION AND ARE ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. I DRIVE DOWN A MOUNTAIN WITH LOTS OF CURVES IN THE ROAD TO GET TO AND FROM WORK IF THE STEERING DECIDES TO LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING ON A CURVE THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD AND POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE A PLACE TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID THE MANUAL STATES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS KEEPS OCCURRING.

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DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN THE ROAD MY STEERING STIFFENED AND I HEARD A CHIME AND SERVICE ESC ACROSS THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAD TO TRY TO MANUALLY STEER. I HAD MY 1 YR OLD AND 4 YR OLD IN MY VEHICLE AND THE ROADS WERE SNOWY AND ICY, AND NO WAY TO STEER MY VEHICLE SAFELY.

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STOP AT LIGHT, KNOCKING NOISE STARTS & HESITATION AT NEXT LIGHT. A MILE LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON.CODES P00011,P00014 P00366- FROM DEALERSHIP #1. HAD PREVIOUS ENGINE WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY (WHICH DEARLERSHIP #1 TRIED TO CHARGE ME $400. UNTIL I PRESSED THE WARRANTY).I BOUGHT IT THERE.SERVICE PERSON REPORTED:FOREIGN DEBRIS ON THE SCREEN OF THE CAM POSITION ACTUATORS SHE ALSO REPORTED: FILTER BROKE, OR SOMEONE WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED (VALVOLINE) PUT A RAG OR BOTTLE CAP IN MY ENGINE,NEEDED A NEW ONE. SHE ADVISE ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO VALVOLINE.AFTER PERSISTENT QUESTIONING, SHE SUGGESTS, ENGINE FLUSH BUT NO GUARANTEE. REFUSED FLUSH. PAID $133. FOR "DIAGNOSTIC". TOOK TO VALVOLINE - THEY SPOKE TO TECH AT DEALERSHIP #1 WHO SAID FILTER INTACT BUT TILTED.THEY VIEWED THE FILTER, SAID IT WAS FINE BUT SHOWED ME THE METALLIC SPARKLES IN IT. THEY MENTIONED IT WAS TILTED.THEY TOOK PICTURES AND HAVE A VIDEO WHERE THEY SAID A RAG OR BOTTLE CAP WAS NOT NEAR ENGINE. I HAVE NOT VIEW THIS TAPE.CALLED GM - MADE A COMPLIANT AGAINST DEALER - THEY ESCALATE GM CALLS BACK. ADVISED TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. ANYONE, TOOK TO ANOTHER - DO NOT TRUST THE ORIGINAL.GM DEALERSHIP #2 - SAID FILTER HAD METAL PARTS IN IT - THEY SAID IT WAS CRUSHED,ASKED TO DROP PAIN,QUOTED $350.DEALER #2 - DROPS PAN AND SAYS THE FOLLOWING IN AN EMAIL AND SENT PICTURES:THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW THE VEHICLES OIL PAN REMOVED AND FOREIGN DEBRIS IN THE BOTTOM. TECHNICIAN BELIEVES THE PLASTIC FROM THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES AND VISIBLE METAL IN THE OIL ITSELF. ADVISED NEED ENGINE. REBUILT IS APPROX: $6000, OR $7500 NEW. CAR HAS 33K MILES.TIMING CHAIN BELT FAILURE.GM WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS THAT DESTROYED ENGINE.TWO ENGINE ISSUES PRIOR TO CURRENT: STALLED APPROACHING A HIGHWAY. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP#1. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/SLOWED FROM 50 TO 20MPH, TRYING TO PULL OVER THEN IT ACCELERATED.

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VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND THE RPMS DROPPED DRASTICALLY, THE ANTI SKID INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TEMPORARILLY. I PULLED OVER AND SLOWED DOWN AND THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL. SAME EVENING VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ABOUT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, STEERING GOT SLUGGISH,ALL INDICATORLIGHTS ON DASH BLINKED ON AND OFF ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, ANTI SKID INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, WAS KNOCKING IN MOTOR AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. COMPLETED A DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE AND A CODE P0068 WAS NOTED BY DIAGNOSTICS. P0068 THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH THE THROTTLE AND INTEGRATES FEATURES SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL, AND PRE-CRASH SYSTEMS. IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING, A MISFIRE CONDITION HAS BEEN DETECTED. A MISFIRE INCREASES VEHICLE EMISSIONS AND COULD DAMAGE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED, AVOID HARD ACCELERATIONS, AVOID STEEP UPHILL GRADES, AND REDUCE ANY CARGO LOADS SUCH AS A TRAILER. IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY DRIVEN WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THE EMISSION CONTROLS MIGHT NOT WORK AS WELL, THE VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY MIGHT NOT BE AS GOOD, AND THE ENGINE MIGHT NOT RUN AS SMOOTHLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO FUTURE REPAIRS

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HEADLAMPS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT FUZES BLOWN DANGEROUS WHEN LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT. SAFETY HAZARD.

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MY CAR HAS 53000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING VERY HARD. MY CONCERN IS ONCE I AM DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THIS STARTS HAPPENING AND IM NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I HAVE READ ONLINE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM SO I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS A DEFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF FROM THE DEALER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED AFTER BEING MANUALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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