2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-30 | 14V224000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1,131,113 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that after he turned off and restarted the vehicle, t… |
| 2022-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of po… |
| 2022-05-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost … |
| 2019-05-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND … |
| 2019-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND TH… |
| 2019-03-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE 6 WAY FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS FAILED 6 TIMES SINCE 2006. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 3/15/2019. THE FIRST FAILURE W… |
| 2019-03-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | NO STEERING,STEERING TURNS AROUND AND AROUND WITHOUT STOP TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION,RIGHT OR LEFT. SECOND TIME THIS H… |
| 2019-01-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE STEERING AND HAVE TO… |
| 2019-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, A POPPING NOIS… |
| 2019-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STEERING OUT OF WHACK. I HAVE HAD MY CONTROL ARM ON BOTH SIDES CHANGED ALONG WITH AXLES AND A ALIGNMENT. NO LUCK ITS ST… |
| 2018-11-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND POWER STEERING WON'T WORK |
| 2018-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WA… |
| 2018-08-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. AFTER REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE TRA… |
| 2018-04-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH GOING UP HILLS AT 106,000 MILES SO I HAD A TRANSMISSION SERVICE DONE AT AAMCO. 2 DAYS L… |
| 2018-04-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED… |
| 2018-03-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER. IN AN … |
| 2017-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE ON RECAL REPLACEMENT PART, IN 2014 REPLACED UNDER RECALL STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE. 3 YEAR… |
| 2017-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | RECALL #14116 WAS IN ON 04/13/15 TO HAVE THE RECALL CORRECTED AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME, BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS RECURRIN… |
| 2017-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR BREAKING NOISES RATTLES AN SEVERE SHAKE IN STEERING COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AN AN S… |
| 2017-07-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP RECALL |
| 2017-04-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY GOES INTO "ENGINE LOW POWER MODE" WHILE ON THE HIGHWAYS. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING DAILY. I'VE TRIE… |
| 2016-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. HAD A KNOCKING NOISE SINCE I BROUGHT 3 YEARS AGO. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND … |
| 2016-10-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING ACCELERATION HAS PERSISTED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AFTER RECALL (NHTSA CA… |
| 2016-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY TU… |
| 2016-08-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. WEA… |
| 2016-06-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY MALIBU MAXX 2004 WAS BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS THE POWER STEERING ISSUE EVER SINCE IT WAS NEW. UNDER ACCELERATION ON HIGHW… |
| 2016-03-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. THE ADJUSTER ONLY RAISES THE LEFT SIDE. IN SPEAKING WITH OTHER MALIBU OWNERS, THIS… |
| 2016-02-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE … |
| 2015-12-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME WELDS FRACTURED. THE V… |
| 2015-09-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS AN A… |
| 2015-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC:SWITCH… |
| 2015-08-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IT SNAPPED AND DROPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CLOSEST TO THE CENTER COLUMN. DRI… |
| 2015-07-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WELD ON THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER HAS BROKEN AND THE SEAT TILTS TO THE SIDE. |
| 2015-06-26 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | MY CAR IS IN MY HUSBANDS NAME BUT THE PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED WITH RECALLS. I NEVER RECEIVED A STEERING COLUMN RECALL… |
| 2015-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THIS VEHICLE WITH A WRENCH IN THE MIDDLE LIT UP ON MY DASH BOARD AND THAT'S WHEN MY WHEEL… |
| 2015-06-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NOTICED DRIVERS SEAT WAS LEANING INWARD, TOWARD CONSOLE, AND FELT WOBBLY. TOOK CAR TO LAOCA MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED T… |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON AFTER THE KEY WAS RE… |
| 2015-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (… |
| 2015-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT RECENTLY HAS STARTED UNCOMFORTABLY LEANING TO THE RIGHT AND … |
| 2015-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE RECALL NOTICE AND IGNITION KEY ISSU… |
| 2015-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX FOR A COUPLE YEARS. RECENTLY THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED WOBBLING AND NOW SITS… |
| 2015-03-29 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN GM POWER STEERING RECALL . CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER BEING FIXED BY DEALER . CONTACT… |
| 2015-03-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP, I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN A SIGNAL AND A DASH LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING … |
| 2015-03-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON FLAT STRAIT ROAD WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN, BACK AND TOWARD THE RIGHT. … |
| 2015-03-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | NOTICED SEAT MOVED AND TENDED TO LEAN DRIVER TOWARD CENTER CONSOLE. UPON INSPECTION THE SEAT FRAME BROKE AT THE RIGHT R… |
| 2015-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD LIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SOME O… |
| 2015-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ONE NIGHT WHEN IT WAS SNOWING, I WAS LEAVING WORK AND THREE LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I WENT TO STOP MY VEHICLE. THE ABS, TRA… |
| 2015-02-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SEAT NO LONGER ALIGNED PROPERLY: RIGHT SIDE IS DOWN AND BACK. INSPECTION SHOWS A SEAT FRAME WELD … |
| 2014-12-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I LOST POWER STEERING AND GOT A MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE P… |
| 2014-12-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE TRACK WELD AND BRACE ON DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT IS FRACTURED/BROKEN CAUSING EXTREME UNEVEN SLOPING IN SEAT. THE SEAT… |