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2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx steering problems

191 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, which is 46% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
191 46% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 159 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 33 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 17 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 159 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles33
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles17
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 159 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

2005 malibu maxx was sent to the dealership for some warrenty service work on problems with front end noises. The car was returned 30 minutes after being dropped off. The dealer said the car had a bad steering rack and shaft. The parts were ordered and the car returned for driving until the parts were recieved. Less than 100 miles later the car lost steering control and slammed into a semi truck on a major freeway. The car is a total loss.

Reported at 20,020 miles, December 2006 CrashInjury

This has happened about 5 times so far. The power steering on my malibu maxx goes out without warning. The warning bell sounds and on my display it says 'power steering'. The steering gets extremely difficult when this occurs. It usually happens in the middle of a turn. I have to stop, turn the car off and restart it. I know GM did a recall this morning on other cars but the maxx was not included and it should be.

Reported at 116,000 miles, February 2010

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