Vehicle report
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Reported problems
1147 complaints · median 80000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 715 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 139 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 117 |
| SEATS | 68 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 60 |
| POWER TRAIN | 49 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 43 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 30 |
| AIR BAGS | 24 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 23 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 21 |
| SUSPENSION | 21 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 19 |
| ENGINE | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 16 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 13 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 13 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 13 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 12 |
| SEAT BELTS | 12 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 8 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 8 |
| WHEELS | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 7 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 7 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT | 5 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 2 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 2 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.