Vehicle report
2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Reported problems
986 complaints · median 79000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 450 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 223 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 95 |
| POWER TRAIN | 75 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 68 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 67 |
| AIR BAGS | 62 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 62 |
| ENGINE | 61 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 44 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 43 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 42 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 23 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 15 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 9 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 8 |
| WHEELS | 8 |
| SEATS | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 5 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 5 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 5 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 |
| STRUCTURE | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 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.