Vehicle report
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Reported problems
1509 complaints · median 100000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 764 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 359 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 255 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 154 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 142 |
| POWER TRAIN | 103 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 71 |
| AIR BAGS | 61 |
| ENGINE | 61 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 54 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 53 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 29 |
| SEATS | 29 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 22 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 22 |
| WHEELS | 19 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 17 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 13 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 12 |
| SUSPENSION | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 7 |
| VISIBILITY | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 2 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SEAT HEATER:WIRING HARNESS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 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.