Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated while driving on several occasions, the vehicle made … |
| 2022-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power… |
| 2021-12-15 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH and making a right… |
| 2021-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHI… |
| 2020-12-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 55 MPH, the vehicl… |
| 2020-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A CLUNKING SOUN… |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI-THE… |
| 2019-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | GM RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST IN 2014. ACCORDING TO TH… |
| 2019-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNALS MALFUN… |
| 2019-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING IS CONSTANTLY GOING OUT ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS CITY STREETS AND I HAVE TO … |
| 2018-12-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 19 JUST BEFORE THE MAPLE FORK EXIT THE LIGHT WAS RED AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. ALL… |
| 2018-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A CHIME AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP AND STATED 'POWER STEERING' MY STEERING WHEE… |
| 2018-11-03 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A DRIVE-THRU, THE STEERING WHEEL… |
| 2018-10-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT CAME BACK MOM… |
| 2018-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND EVEN IN IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WILL LOCK. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING TURNS,… |
| 2018-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICA… |
| 2018-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. DIFFERENT TIMES. |
| 2018-03-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT IS WOBBLING AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS BROKEN OR DETACHED BENEATH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT. I'VE READ … |
| 2018-03-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | ALERT SYSTEM DINGS THREE TIMES, POWER STEERING ISSUE INDICATOR COMES ON, POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING… |
| 2018-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS OFF AND ON SAW IT WAS RECALLED PRIOR AND NOT SURE IF IT … |
| 2018-02-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | STARTED THE CAR, POWER STEERING WORKED AND THEN SUDDENLY, WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I HEAR "DING DING DING" AND T… |
| 2018-01-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND A WARNING SIGNAL SOUND CAME ON AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN THEN THE POWER … |
| 2018-01-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT AN UNKNOWN E… |
| 2017-12-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AT STARTUP, LIKE IT IS MANUAL OR METAL ON METAL FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO LUBRICATION. I… |
| 2017-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IGNITION STAYING STUCK ALOWING STARTER TO CONTINUE TO TURN, DAY TIME NO BREAK LIGHTS , NIGHT TIME BREAK LIGHTS STAY LIT… |
| 2017-09-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING TO FOR EXAMPLE MARS ONTO THE INTERSTATE, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND POST LEFT WHILE IT ALL WARNING LIG… |
| 2017-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILL… |
| 2017-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN P… |
| 2017-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND PULLED T… |
| 2017-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND T… |
| 2017-03-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE. I HAD PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK UP AND THE GEARS JUST STARTED TO SLIDE UP AND DOWN.… |
| 2017-03-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM BACK OF 2005 MAILBU MAXX, NOTHING LEAKING FOR 3 DAYS, THEN NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND,… |
| 2017-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER HAVING IT RECALLED IN OCT 2104. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL DIDN'T FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. LUC… |
| 2017-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY CHIMES ON. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN LOSS OF STEERING BUT LIGHT HAS BEEN CHIMING ON MORE … |
| 2017-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERI… |
| 2017-01-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ARE NOT RELEASING AFTER NORMAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THEM, WHICH IS CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNING FUMES TO ESCA… |
| 2016-12-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED A… |
| 2016-12-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL : I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND AS I EXIT THE FREEWAY, MY CAR STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND MY CAR WAS ST… |
| 2016-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY.PULLED OVER , RESTARTED CAR, WORKED FINE. FOUND OUT IT … |
| 2016-10-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY SON WRECKED HIS CAR AND IT ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF HE WAS DRIVING AND HIS CAR STRU… |
| 2016-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT AND WHEN STARTING THE… |
| 2016-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REGARDING GM RECALL #13036 - MICRO CORROSION ON BCM TERMINALS AND RELEARN - DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT RECALL WAS PERFO… |
| 2016-06-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT, REAR RIGHT SIDE IS BROKEN. DRIVER LEANS TOWARD CENTER CONSOLE. POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN IF THERE WERE … |
| 2016-04-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND TH… |
| 2015-11-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE WELD ON THE FRONT TORSION TUBE OF THE DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER IS DETACHED AND THE TUBE IS DISCONNECTED, ALLOWING MORE … |
| 2015-11-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2005 MALIBU MAXX FROM AN USED CAR DEALER AND THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AN… |
| 2015-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP LEAK. NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL THAT ONLY INCREASED AS TIME PASSED, DRIVING AND PARKED. FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE … |
| 2015-10-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN ON 9/3/15 FOR A RECALL ON POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, A BRAKE COMPONENT, AND GEAR SHIFT CAB… |
| 2015-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ISSUE ONE IS THE DRIVERS SEAL WELDS BRAKE ON THE REAR AND FRONT FROM THE FLOOR MOUNT BASE TO THE ELEVATED CONTROL THUS … |
| 2015-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE JUST GOT OUT OF CHURCH AND WAS STOPPING AT A GAS STATION TO GET SOME GAS. PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT WENT INTO R… |