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CHEVROLET MALIBU

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU

3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 1,386 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints1,386
Complaints citing a crash67
Complaints citing a fire38

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 3 of 3

14V2520002014-05-14

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

14V2240002014-04-30

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

If the transmission shift cable fractures while the vehicle is being driven, the transmission gear selection may not match the indicated gear and the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Furthermore, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, despite selecting the ‘PARK’ position, the transmission may not be in ‘PARK.’ If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

14V1530002014-03-31

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 461STEERING
  • 159ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 130EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 60SEATS
  • 57POWER TRAIN
  • 49ENGINE
  • 43SERVICE BRAKES
  • 33UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBUs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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