Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Classic.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Classic. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light, the vehicle los… |
| 2021-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WELL MY IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT I REPLACE THAT.NOW IT'S SHORTAGES IN WIRING AND LIGHTS HEAT ON AN OFF SOMETIMES SHOCKS |
| 2020-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ANTI THEFT GAS CUT OFF FEATURE HAS RENDERED MY VEHICLE UNABLE TO START. I HAVE TRIED MANY METHODS BUT THE PROBLEM P… |
| 2019-11-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY THEFT LIGHT CAME ON A MONTH AFTER THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED DUE TO RECALL. IT IS ALWAYS ON NOW. I HAVE REPLACED THE … |
| 2019-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARDS CHANGED AND ALL FUSES CHECKED AND CHANGED AND I… |
| 2019-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, TH… |
| 2018-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT … |
| 2018-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN I TURN THE KEY OFF AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR IT WILL NOT START BAC… |
| 2018-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TURN MY KEY YO TURN OFF MY CAR IN IT WANT GO PASS THE ACC. |
| 2018-01-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR FOR SOME TIME. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON BY I… |
| 2017-05-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I TURN MY CAR ON DRIVE GO TO GET OUT THE KEY WON'T COME OUT SOMETIMES IT DOES AND MOST TIME IS DOESN'T. I TRY TURN THE… |
| 2017-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DUE TO THE PASSLOCK SENSOR INSIDE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER CASE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY MOMENT AND ANY… |
| 2016-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND W… |
| 2016-06-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ENDS OF HOLLOW SWAY BAR BROKE OFF AFFECTING CONTROL. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL. |
| 2015-11-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, … |
| 2015-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING L… |
| 2015-07-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND COM… |
| 2015-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR WON'T START. DEALER SAID SOME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. A NEW PASSLOCK SENSOR IS NEEDED. I DID A SEARC… |
| 2015-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID … |
| 2015-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO SMOOTHLY SHIFT INTO PARK POSITION TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE TURNED OFF. CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THE… |
| 2015-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED … |
| 2015-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 2004 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AS OTHER 2004 GM VE… |
| 2014-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REC'D RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND SERVICE REP TOOK 1OF MY VEHICLE KEYS, BROUGHT KEY BACK AND … |
| 2014-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR AND THE SERVICE ENG… |
| 2014-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLE… |
| 2014-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2014-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED. KEY WILL TURN, THE ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START. MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE ON SITE AND H… |
| 2014-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THEFT SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. FOLLOWING THE "WAIT 10 MINUTES"… |
| 2014-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE OUT OF THE ACCES… |
| 2014-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON SHUTTING CAR OFF MY CAR KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT IGNITION AFTER DANGLING THE KEY I CAME OUT BUT THE IGNITION WASN… |
| 2014-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED. I HAD TWO KIDS IN THE CAR… |
| 2014-06-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE AT TIME… |
| 2014-06-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT VARIOUS TIMES. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON THAT SIDE HAVE STOPPED WORKING … |
| 2014-06-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AT WELDS ON TWO SUPPORT BARS. SEAT LEANED TO THE RIGHT. BECAME VERY DANGEROUS SINCE SEAT BELT IS … |
| 2014-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SECURITY SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. I GOT IN MY CAR TRIED TO START IT, IT WILL START, BUT DIES IN SECONDS, NO DASH LIGHTS, IF… |
| 2014-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAR THERE WAS NO POWER TO WINDOWS RADIO OR AC ALSO GAUGES FOR TEMPERATURE AND FUEL DID NOT WORK. *… |
| 2014-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD MY KEY STUCK IN ACCESSORY THE IGNITION SO MY CAR BATTERY WOULD RUN DEAD. I WAS TOLD I MIGHT NEED A IGNITION CYLI… |
| 2014-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE ON ME NOW. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL FOR STEERING PARTS BUT… |
| 2014-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES (CAR NOW HAS 160,000) THE THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY CAR BY DISABLING THE I… |
| 2014-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOTALLY LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET THE CAR SIT FO… |
| 2014-02-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO RO… |
| 2014-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN IN REVERSE, BUT NOT MOVING, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR SHIMMIES AND MAKES NOISES. THE AFFECTED PART WAS JUST REPLA… |
| 2014-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS W/ SIGNAL LIGHT. NO SIGNAL (FROM STOPPED OR WAITING POSITION) SIGNAL, THEN NO SIGNAL (ANY SPEED).… |
| 2013-12-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. |
| 2013-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. MY ANTI-THEFT DEVICE KEEPS ME FROM STARTING CAR. UNCERTAIN WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING AT FIRST, … |
| 2013-09-24 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | FOR SOME REASON THE ENTIRE INTERIOR TRIM ON THE DOOR PANELS HAVE COME UNGLUED AND DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. IT LOOKS TE… |
| 2013-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS DISABLING THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO 30… |
| 2013-08-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 2 | THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND FUEL RAIL COMBINED CREATED A INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE THE CAR TOOK OFF AFTE… |
| 2013-06-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND MY CAR CHIMED AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN THE POWER… |
| 2013-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS WORKING INTERMITTENT AND INOPERATIVE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WHEN TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING THIS IS A BIG… |