Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2023-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the ignition switch was inoperable and had been repla… |
| 2023-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Multiple times, the vehicle, while driving, electrically shuts down. security light comes on, sometimes, many attempts… |
| 2023-03-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Car shuts off while driving.Will start up when fuel gauge gets power also windows ,radio,lightening work airbag light&s… |
| 2021-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while stopped at a red light, the vehicle occasionally acc… |
| 2021-01-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CHEVY MALIBU 2003, 24000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING ON ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY, THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT OWN, REVS… |
| 2020-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPROACHING… |
| 2020-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WON'T START KEY SWITCH SETS OFF ANTI THEFT ALWAYS LEAVING US STRANDED |
| 2020-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF PASSCODE SYSTEM, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. VEHICLE REPEATEDLY WILL NOT START DUE … |
| 2020-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON LOCAL STREETS CAR SELF ACCELERATED ONCE I REACHED AROUND 40MPH. WAS UNABLE TO STOP SAFELY AT L… |
| 2020-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER GOT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR HER 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO MAGUIRE CHEVROLET 2073 ROUTE 96 I… |
| 2020-08-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT SHE WAS GOING 25 TO 30 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET AND REAR ENDED A CAR IN TRAFFIC THE AI… |
| 2020-07-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD |
| 2019-11-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FIRST TIME, WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO PARK AND COULDN'T TURN KEY TO OFF AND TAKE OUT OF IGNITION. SECOND TIME, SHIFT IS STUCK… |
| 2019-08-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN TOWN, I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY 2003 MALIBU THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP, THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT DISEN… |
| 2019-08-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED… |
| 2019-08-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE ENGINE WARMED UP AND THE RPMS REACHED THEIR MAXIMUM LEVEL, THE A… |
| 2019-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND T… |
| 2019-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY MALIBU JUST SHUTS DOWN ..I BOUGHT A BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND SENSORS TO FIX MY CAR .P… |
| 2019-02-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BATTERY KEEPS DYING DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH NOT TOTALLY OFF |
| 2018-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO GO THEN WHEN I LET GO OF THE BREAK, THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE IT… |
| 2018-06-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR P… |
| 2018-05-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO… |
| 2018-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO TH… |
| 2018-04-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BEEN HAVING SAME ONGOING PROBLEM FOR JUST OVER 9 MONTHS. CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WOULDN'T RESTART. CRANKED OV… |
| 2018-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UN… |
| 2018-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALL . IGNITION GETS STUCK IN THE ACC POSITION WHEN SHUTTING CAR OFF AFTER PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK. KEY CAN BE… |
| 2018-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT… |
| 2017-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODI NUMBER 10593580 WAS FILED IN MAY 2014. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS THIS DATE 10/20/17. THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OF… |
| 2017-09-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TOOK CAR TO WALMART ONE NIGHT AND BEGINS TO OVERHEAT AFTER NAPA TOLD ME IT HAD NO LEAKS. CAR OVERHEATS I PULL ASIDE AND… |
| 2017-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WA… |
| 2017-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHO… |
| 2017-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FUNCTION AFTER THE KEY WAS … |
| 2017-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT ON 5-23-2017 NHTSA #10991171. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL REPAIR ON MAY 11, 2017. RANDOM SH… |
| 2017-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH A FEW TURNS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGH… |
| 2017-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VIN: [XXX] I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INVOLVING "POSSIBLE UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION" AND ON MAY 11, 2017 I TOOK THE V… |
| 2017-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2017-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A… |
| 2017-03-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON AND AFFECTED DRIVING MY VEHICLE. I WOULD GO TO LEAVE FOR WORK OR GO TO THE STORE OR GE… |
| 2017-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MALIBU ANTI-THEFT? DEVICE KEEPS STALLING MY CAR AND SHUTTING IT OFF WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. I AM GOING TO THE NEWS ON TH… |
| 2016-12-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WENT TO DEALER WHO MENTIONED THE ONLY REMEDY FOR MY CAR IS A SMALL PIECE ON THE CAR KEY (NOTHING DONE TO THE CAR) AND S… |
| 2016-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WON'T WORK, BULBS FINE, CHECKED RELAYS TOO, FUSES FINE. |
| 2016-10-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VE… |
| 2016-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS.… |
| 2016-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG RED WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING ON DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I AM AFRAID … |
| 2016-04-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2016-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON P… |
| 2016-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND RE… |
| 2016-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH MY 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT STARTE… |
| 2016-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EHGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS MANY TIMES. HORN HONKS AFTER TURNING ON ENGINE AND NOT DRIVE FOR ABOUT 1 MINUT… |