14V252000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 2,356 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints2,356
Complaints citing a crash64
Complaints citing a fire13
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
14V153000
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.
12V460000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
If the tabs were to fracture and separate, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. The driver would be able to move the shifter to 'PARK' and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in 'PARK.' The vehicle may not be able to be restarted and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning.
What owners report most
- 764STEERING
- 359ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 255ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 154EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 142SERVICE BRAKES
- 103POWER TRAIN
- 71VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 61ENGINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 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.