Chevrolet Malibu problems reported in Iowa
346 of the 29,413 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Malibu came from Iowa, most often about the steering.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
346
Complaints from Iowa
8
Crashes
1
Fires
2009
Worst model year
What failed
Steering
77
22.3%
Electrical System
64
18.5%
Engine & Cooling
36
10.4%
Lights
24
6.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
21
6.1%
Other & Unspecified
19
5.5%
Stability & Traction Control
15
4.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
14
4.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
12
3.5%
Brakes
11
3.2%
Airbags
10
2.9%
Suspension
9
2.6%
By model year
1989 Malibu
1
0.3%
1997 Malibu
7
2.0%
1998 Malibu
14
4.0%
1999 Malibu
21
6.1%
2000 Malibu
9
2.6%
2001 Malibu
12
3.5%
2002 Malibu
2
0.6%
2003 Malibu
5
1.4%
2004 Malibu
15
4.3%
2005 Malibu
18
5.2%
2006 Malibu
10
2.9%
2007 Malibu
11
3.2%
2008 Malibu
19
5.5%
2009 Malibu
39
11.3%
2010 Malibu
24
6.9%
2011 Malibu
35
10.1%
2012 Malibu
25
7.2%
2013 Malibu
19
5.5%
2014 Malibu
15
4.3%
2015 Malibu
8
2.3%
2016 Malibu
9
2.6%
2017 Malibu
16
4.6%
2018 Malibu
3
0.9%
2019 Malibu
1
0.3%
2020 Malibu
3
0.9%
2022 Malibu
4
1.2%
2023 Malibu
1
0.3%
Cities reporting most
DES Moines
28
18.2%
Davenport
20
13.0%
Dubuque
19
12.3%
Council Bluffs
13
8.4%
Muscatine
12
7.8%
Waterloo
11
7.1%
Sioux City
10
6.5%
Cedar Rapids
10
6.5%
Clinton
9
5.8%
Iowa City
8
5.2%
Marion
7
4.5%
Ottumwa
7
4.5%