Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-11 | 03V527000 |
STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 750,283 | — | Details |
| 1997-06-28 | 97V107000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 16,099 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Theft light. Car won’t start it’s happened 20 times in the last 6 months. I was driving and theft light caused everyth… |
| 2021-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY THIEF LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS PAST MONTH. I WAS TOLD IT WA… |
| 2020-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER , NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. SECOND TIME… |
| 2020-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Theft light keeps coming on, my car will stop when it happens. This has happened while driving. And will not start. I… |
| 2020-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE PASSENGER CALIPER AND ROTORS TWICE BECAUSE THE BOLTS FOR THE CALIPER KEEPS POPPING OUT AND THE… |
| 2020-04-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER KEPT TURNING MY CAR OFF WHEN I STARTED IT. ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WOULD JUST … |
| 2019-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND REALIZED I WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY. I TURNED LEFT TO MAKE A U-TURN AND DROVE … |
| 2017-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WA… |
| 2016-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO THEFT SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONED AN… |
| 2016-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2016-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND… |
| 2015-02-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL, HEAD ON. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK UP. POLICE… |
| 2014-10-09 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME, AND I MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN LEFT INTO THE CURVE… |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH CUT OFF ISSUES. *TGW THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REP… |
| 2014-05-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING… |
| 2014-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AUTO WOULD NOT START OR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE KEY WAS REM… |
| 2014-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I ONCE OWNED THE CHEVY MALIBU. INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. THREE TIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP MY CAR SHUT DOWN. I BROUGH… |
| 2014-03-31 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRAME SEP… |
| 2013-12-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. T… |
| 2012-12-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WI… |
| 2011-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ARMS AND DISARMS RANDOMLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START OR STALL OUT. *TR |
| 2010-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 CHEVY MALIBU HAS STARTED TO GO BAD I KNOW ITS THE LOWER GASKET I CALLED CHEVY AFTER SEEING S… |
| 2010-10-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATING ON THE REAR DRI… |
| 2010-06-27 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED … |
| 2010-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU. RECENTLY, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND DISABLING THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO FIX… |
| 2009-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISC… |
| 2009-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK AND SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBU… |
| 2009-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU (54,000) MILES THAT SEIZED UP IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARN… |
| 2009-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THEFT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU 3.1L. *TR |
| 2008-12-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE P… |
| 2008-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | AUTOMOTIVE COOLING SYSTEM> VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING COOLANT ON DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. WAS INFORMED THAT VE… |
| 2008-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED … |
| 2008-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A THEFT SYSTEM IN IT WHICH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DOESN'T LET ME START THE CAR . IT IS A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU… |
| 2008-04-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IN A COMPLETE STOPPED POSITION THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE STILL BEING DEPRESSED AND C… |
| 2008-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO GET A REPLACEMENT,DISCOUNT OR FREE SERVICE ON MY 1997 MALIBU. I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2004 AND HAD TO GET… |
| 2007-11-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILS TO TURN PROPER… |
| 2007-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MY MALIBU SINCE IT WAS NEW IN 1997. IN ITS LIFETIME IT HAS HAD 4 OR 5 SETS OF ROTORS AND AT LEAST 7 SETS … |
| 2007-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR ENGINE OVERHEATING NOT DUE TO THERMOSTAT OR WATER PUMP. *TR |
| 2007-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE BYWAY AND TOOK THE INTERSTATE MERGE LANE WHILE INCREASING MY SPEED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I … |
| 2007-01-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | NOTICED A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL. NOISE GREW LOUDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DETERMINED IT TO BE THE WHEEL HU… |
| 2006-12-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN, IT WAS RAINING, AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPER… |
| 2006-11-16 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT RELIABLE THEY MIGHT WORK ONE TIME AND THE NEXT TIME THEY WONT WORK. THERE IS A LOT OF RATTLING… |
| 2006-11-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM CENTENNIAL CHEVROLET, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT TIMES. TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO DEA… |
| 2006-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR GOES INTO LOCKDOWN FREQUENTLY BECAUSE OF THE THEFT ALERT SYSTEM AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WILL… |
| 2006-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED, KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM RESTARTING UNTIL THE DEVICE WAS … |
| 2006-06-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH. THERE WAS NO… |
| 2006-04-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2004 REGARDING THE LO… |
| 2006-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED TH… |
| 2006-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED… |
| 2005-12-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS 1997 MALIBU FROM MY DAD LESS THAN A YEAR AGO FOR MY SON TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE. MY DAD IS METICULOUS IN CA… |