44 of the
1,389 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
are about the airbag system —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2007.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The contact stated that after he turned off and restarted the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Bruce’s auto body shop where it was diagnosed that the air bag side impact sensor failed to reset and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified by the dealer and the contact was informed that the parts were no longer being manufactured and was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.
NHTSA complaint #11523825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, A POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT PULLED OUT OF THE RACK. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ELM CHEVROLET (301 E. CHURCH ST, ELMIRA, NY) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
NHTSA complaint #11172836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES AND STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AND THE CAR HIT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGES TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE OTHER CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED NEARLY AS MUCH. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR JUST STOPPED. NO AIRBAGS WAS DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #11161778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG EXPLODED AND STRUCK THE DRIVER IN THE FACE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
NHTSA complaint #11141448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ANSWER THE PHONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,309.
NHTSA complaint #11075636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IGNITION STAYING STUCK ALOWING STARTER TO CONTINUE TO TURN, DAY TIME NO BREAK LIGHTS , NIGHT TIME BREAK LIGHTS STAY LIT UP OR FLASH ON AND OFF , FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY EVEN WHEN FULL BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH EMPTY FULL , SERVICE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN RESET, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE , HARD TIME TO TAKE CAR OUT OF PARK EVEN WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED, LOWER GEARS ON TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO 3,2,1 SPEED, DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE IN WELD CAUSING SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE, FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND MORE THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 150 K ON IT 148 AND SOME CHANGE,,, AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THIS CAR WILL NOT PASS ANY STATE INSPECTION , AND EVEN STATES WITH OUT INSPECTION WOULD ADVISE THAT THE CAR BE RECALLED
NHTSA complaint #11044116 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. UNABLE TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. WENT TO DEALERERSHIP AND THEY STATED I NEEDED A PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND THE PRICE ON THE PART IS $1348.16. MY CAR HAS 216,000 MILES ON IT. STILL RUNS WELL AND HAS BEEN PAID OFF FOR YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10994067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY SON WRECKED HIS CAR AND IT ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF HE WAS DRIVING AND HIS CAR STRUCK A GUARDRAIL AND CONTINUED IN MOTION AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES HE WAS CUT FROM THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10918050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, A "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE HAS APPEARED ON DASH SCREEN AND AIRBAG TROUBLE LIGHT IS LIT INTERMITTENTLY. BY THE TIME I HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THOSE TROUBLE INDICATORS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVATED. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED SINCE THERE IS NO ACTIVE TROUBLE CODE, NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE HOT SUMMER SUN ALL DAY, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS AS WELL. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND WHILE IT HAS BEEN IN MOTION. HOPEFULLY, I'LL NEVER GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR AND FIND OUT THE AIRBAGS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY!
NHTSA complaint #10892694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.... THEN WENT OFF. WENT TO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO CODE TO DETECT PROBLEM. UNSURE IF ANY OF THE 8 AIR BAGS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. ON LINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU MAXX. UNSURE WHAT TO DO. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT COMES ON, STAYS ON, THEN DISAPPEARS. HOW WILL WE KNOW IF AIR BAGS WORK PROPERLY. TERRIFIED TO HAVE A ACCIDENT TO FIND OUT THEY DID NOT PERFORM. ALTHOUGH NO DEATHS MAY HAVE HAPPENED YET WITH THE MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND, I WONDER WHAT CAN WE DO?? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE
NHTSA complaint #10838164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
NHTSA complaint #10767312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MAY 2007. IT HAD BEEN USED BY A PRECIOUS OWNER. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR THE SIGN "SERVICE AIR BAG" HAS BEEN LIGHTING UP SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN A PRIO ACCIDENT. I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A FRAUDULENT SITUATION TAKING PLACE WHERE WRECKED VEHICLES ARE NOT REPLACED WITH THE PROPER AIR BAGS, BUT WITH OTHER ITEMS, SUCH AS SHOES, ETC. I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT BECAUSE MY SON IN LAW DID THIS. SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS.
NHTSA complaint #10749241 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIRBAG TROUBLE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME, NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT COME ON WHILE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. VERY CONCERNING AS I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE AIRBAGS OR NOT. SEEMS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10735924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER MODULE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,100. UPDATED 7/14/15
NHTSA complaint #10714057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILURE R&R PPS MODULE W/SENSOR W/HEATED SEATS, (INCLUDES: CALIBRATION, R&I SEAT) PROGRAM PPS MODULE IS THIS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE? IS THEIR A RECALL SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED TO REPAIR THIS COMPONENT?
NHTSA complaint #10683621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE TRAVELING IN A SCHOOL ZONE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS. I COULD NOT STOP, OR STEER THE CAR TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE REAR OF THE BUS. MY CAR WENT UNDER THE REAR OF THE BUS, WHERE IT WAS CRUSHED IN THE FRONT END. THE CAR SEEMED TO JUST SHUT DOWN, HAD NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED., EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD HAVE WITH THE TYPE OF IMPACT THAT THE CAR RECEIVED. WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT, ON BEHALF OF OURSELVES AND ANY OTHER MOTORIST THAT MIGHT HAVE HAD SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10661012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN THE BEGINNING, THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. IF THERE WAS NOT A PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING WOULD COME ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD LIGHT ON THE DASH. IF THERE WAS A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING OR LIGHT ON THE DASH AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WOULD SAY "ON". THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE OVER TIME AND NOW WHETHER THERE IS A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING COMES ON ALONG WITH THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT. ALSO, NOW, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR STAYS ON "OFF". TSB 08-09-41-002E HAS BEEN CREATED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10660827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING MESSAGE ON RADIO CONSOLE: 2 CHIMES, AND TEXT: "SERVICE AIR BAG" PROBLEM OCCURS APPROX. 50% OF TIME. USUALLY OCCURS A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING AND ALSO USUALLY OCCURS ONLY ONCE PER DRIVE CYCLE.
NHTSA complaint #10650732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON AT RANDOM AND THEN WENT OFF AFTER BEING RESET. AFTER A WHILE, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BROKE. HOW? I DO NOT KNOW. I HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT SINCE ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS HAVE BEEN WORKING. ANOTHER ALMOST 500 DOLLAR REPAIR TO A CAR THAT'S VALUE IS NOT WORTH TRADING IN AT THIS POINT. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT AND RELIABLE CAR OTHERWISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10648790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF, BUT NOT ALWAYS. LACK OF TRUST IN DEALERS INVESTIGATING AND MAKING THE REPAIRS IS AN ISSUE. I'M TOLD (BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE MANAGER) THAT IT WILL COST $80 JUST TO CHECK VIA COMPUTER WHAT THE CAUSE MAY BE. REPAIRS SUCH AS RE-COUPLING A LOOSE SENSOR CONNECTION BENEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE ($40) BUT REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS REPAIRS COULD RUN UPWARDS FROM $700.
NHTSA complaint #10648495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.