CHEVROLET MALIBU PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

CHEVROLET MALIBU PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of CHEVROLET MALIBU recalls and defective parts found on CHEVROLET MALIBU automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the CHEVROLET MALIBU manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For CHEVROLET MALIBU

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Recall
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Units affected: 276729	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2009-03-06
Summary: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 276,729 MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET COBALT, HHR, MALIBU, TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA, PONTIAC G5, G6 AND SATURN AURA AND OUTLOOK PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARD 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION". ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK".
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM Recall
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM Units affected: 77	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2008-12-02
Summary: GM IS RECALLING 77 MY 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEM." THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIRCONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE BLOWER WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE MODE SELECTOR WOULD REMAIN IN THE LAST KNOWN SETTING.
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Recall
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 794	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2006-10-31
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM AND LATER REUPHOLSTERED WITH AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVER KITS ARE INVOLVED. TESTING HAS INDICATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVERS CAN CAUSE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 2351	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2005-10-19
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THE TIRE LABEL TABLE SPECIFIED THE 15 INCH SPARE FOR THE FRONT DISC/REAR DRUM BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT SHOULD SPECIFY A 16 INCH SPARE TIRE SIZE.
2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Recall
2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Units affected: 92863	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-11-01
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY STICK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE OPERATOR LIFTS HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE Recall
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE Units affected: 65439	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-04-19
Summary: SOME OF THESE PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) THAT MAY CALCULATE A HIGHER THAN ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED BECAUSE OF AN ERRATIC REAR-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL, AND CAUSE ABS ACTIVATION WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED OR NEEDED ABS ACTIVATION TO BE EXTENDED DURING BRAKING AS THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 3 MPH.
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Recall
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Units affected: 84474	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-04-16
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ANALYSIS OF AN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH TEST CONDUCTED BY THE NHTSA;S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) INDICATED THAT THE OUTBOARD ANCHORAGE OF THE DRIVER¬S SEAT BELT COULD DISCONNECT BECAUSE OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE SEAT TRIM AND THE ANCHORAGE CONNECTOR WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED TO ITS LOWEST POSITION.
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 51715	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-02-24
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 208, ¬OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.¬ SOME OF THESE VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM (AORS) HAVE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WITH AORS LABELS. THE AORS LABELS DO NOT INCLUDE STATEMENTS AND THE ILLUSTRATION REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 208 FOR VEHICLES WITHOUT AORS.
1997-1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall
1997-1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU	STEERING:RACK AND PINION Units affected: 750283	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2003-12-11
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE RETAINERS COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE.
2000-2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH Recall
2000-2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH Units affected: 670740	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2003-08-28
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE.