2004 Chevrolet Malibu Classic defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Classic. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
  Engineering Analysis EA04018 · opened Jul 1, 2004 · closed May 10, 2005

  In performing this engineering analysis, odi determined that the electric power steering system in the subject vehicles can malfunction or fail, causing the driver to lose power steering assistance; however, due to the following reasons, odi has decided that further expenditure of agency resources on this investigation…