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I have a malibu 2006 and my power steering is freaking out on me.It all started be the steering wheel moving by its self while i'm stopped. now the light is going on and shutting down the power steering. I hear it has happened to many of them out there and that's not good for chevy owners. When is chevy going to do something? when someone dies? The steering is also freaking out on my 06 Chevy Malibe. While stopped the steering wheel shakes back and forth, and while driving down the road it moves itself to the left and the right, making it very hard to keep on the road sometimes. "Power Steering" displayed on my radio screen and when I took it in to GM they said it was the Power Steering Assist Motor. Sounds Like I am not the only person out there having this issue with the 2006 Chevy Malibu. Chevy should be doing something about this!!!

  • Anonymous May 12, 2009

    2006 same garbage - intermittent, no indications of when it will happen, just error reading on radio screen until it resets itself.



    car has also developed a fuel tank problem. doesn't want to accept gas, seems like a sensor error

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Yes your problem is the motor. theres a new part number to replace that one. and correct not only malibu but also cobolt has the same problem

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