My mom has an '06 Malibu, I moved her car in the driveway. When I did, I noticed that when I turn the wheel I get a thump/knock in the steering. Any Ideas?

bad tie rod? bad cv? steering box?

Is it the same kind of thump you get when you turn full lock in 4WD? Could be a shot CV. I'm not sure what kind of steering setup the Malibu's have so I wouldn't feel comfortable trying to diagnose it but I bet a few of our techies will be a lot more help.

No 4wd. Im gonna go through her service records. Same thing happened 2 years ago, whatever it was. Was still under warranty, and replaced.

tie rod / tie rod end

No 4wd. Im gonna go through her service records. Same thing happened 2 years ago, whatever it was. Was still under warranty, and replaced.


I know it's not 4WD. What I meant was is the thump similar to that of the thump you get if you were in a 4WD vehicle and turned sharply where the CV binds.

Steering column. Buddy works for GM and said its a common problem. Its the U-joints that are bad.

Thanks for the info!

Steering column. Buddy works for GM and said its a common problem. Its the U-joints that are bad.

I was gonna say it's either that or the CV joints.