Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steer… |
| 2023-03-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel became firm.… |
| 2023-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed and atte… |
| 2022-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed … |
| 2021-12-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle … |
| 2021-09-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that while stationary or while driving at various spe… |
| 2020-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK UPON DEPRESSION OF TH… |
| 2019-06-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A GRINDI… |
| 2019-06-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MINE WAS TAKEN CARE OFF BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT LOST… |
| 2019-02-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BUILD 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE LAS… |
| 2019-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE… |
| 2019-02-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT TIPS BACKWARD WHEN WE SIT BACK IN IT, AND CAN ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE CAR STOPS AND STARTS, OR I… |
| 2019-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR LOSES IT'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY, WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE RECALLS O… |
| 2019-01-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST WHICH RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. RECYCLING THE IGNITION K… |
| 2018-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL OF THE TIME EXCEPT WHEN FOOT IS RESTING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE OUT THE BRAK… |
| 2018-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ALERT ON DASHBOARD. POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR IN THE PAST AND SIMILAR MODELS HAVE BEEN… |
| 2018-08-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULDN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS CON… |
| 2018-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND BRIEFLY WITH NO WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UPON MOVEMENT FROM A PARKED … |
| 2018-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GETS VERY TIGHT AT TIMES AT ALL SPEEDS. SUSPECTED THAT ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST MECHANISM IS BAD. THIS PART … |
| 2018-07-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND THE INGNITION WON'T TURN OVER SO THE CAR REFUSES TO START. THIS ALL HAP… |
| 2018-07-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, T… |
| 2018-06-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | UNDER ACCELERATION WHEN CHANGING LANES TO PASS POWER STEERING LOCKED AND WARNING CHIME RANG |
| 2018-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE … |
| 2018-04-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LOST POWER STEERING ON ACCELERATION ONTO HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. COULD NOT STEER UNTILL IT RESET A… |
| 2018-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT 8/17/2009 AND AGAIN 10/29/10 AFTER RECALL. FAILED AGAIN AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE. GM DID N… |
| 2018-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED … |
| 2018-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOSS: WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS O… |
| 2018-03-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH WHILE STOPPED OR PARKED. I CALL GM RE: RECALLS. IT SEEMS THEY… |
| 2018-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WARNING COMES ON RADIO WITH WARNING BEEPS AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST UNTIL YOU TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. IT CAN HAP… |
| 2018-01-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | RECALL 14116, STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR WAS PERFORMED 1 APRIL 2016 AT 37560 MILES. ON APPROX. 1-05-18, AT APPROX. 7… |
| 2017-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FEW MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN… |
| 2017-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A REQUIREMENT TO DRIVE WITH ONLY MANUAL STEERING WHICH R… |
| 2017-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE GOES INTO ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE WHILE GOING 55 ON A HIGHWAY AND SOON THE ENGINE BECOMES DISABLED WHICH DISAB… |
| 2017-05-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THREE CHIMES SOUND… |
| 2017-05-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND FOR THE LAST YEAR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ACROSS MY RADIO DISP… |
| 2017-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND SLOWED TO A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR SUDDENLY DINGS THREE TIMES. I HEAR A HIGH POPPING NOISE A… |
| 2017-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS PICKING UP A FRIEND & THE CAR DROVE SMOOTHLY TO THEIR DESTINATION. I STOP THE CAR & PUT THE CAR IN PARK MODE, RID… |
| 2017-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND ACTIVATE… |
| 2017-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHILE ACCELERATED, CHIME SOUNDED |
| 2017-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD AND MY TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME… |
| 2016-12-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WAS FIXED 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO RECALL. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT WORSE NOW. LOSING POWER ST… |
| 2016-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANT… |
| 2016-10-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE … |
| 2016-09-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 9-28-16, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO DEPART A PARKING SPACE, WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE THE G… |
| 2016-08-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING: CAR STARTED CHIMING WITH A POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY WHILE IN MOTION PROCEEDIN… |
| 2016-08-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I BROUGHT OUR 2006 MALIBU MAXX IN FOR A 5000 MILE TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION.. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TWO MORE BENT R… |
| 2016-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN ACCELERATING OR ENTE… |
| 2016-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FA… |
| 2016-05-28 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | WHILE ON EXIT RAMP FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING A VEER TO THE LEFT, CAR SUDDENLY VEERED RIG… |
| 2016-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 14V153 RECALL WAS DONE AND PROBLEM CAME BACK WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION / DIAGNOSTIC. COMPUTER SCAN SHOWS … |