Vehicle report
2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Reported problems
974 complaints · median 88000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 460 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 159 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 130 |
| SEATS | 60 |
| POWER TRAIN | 57 |
| ENGINE | 49 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 43 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 33 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 32 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 32 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 30 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 23 |
| AIR BAGS | 18 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 18 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 15 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 14 |
| SUSPENSION | 14 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 11 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 8 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 8 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 6 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| WHEELS | 6 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 4 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 3 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 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.