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2003 Chevrolet Malibu lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 30 complaints for the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
30 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2003 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 40% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. Approximately two years ago, the contact noticed that the headlight lenses were fogged. The fixtures were replaced and the contact noticed that the lenses and plugs were melted. The entire headlight assembly was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, November 2013 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the key would not eject from the ignition. The dealer repaired the vehicle according to a recall for the ignition switch, but the failure recurred. The contact also stated that the brake lights failed to illuminate and the air conditioner did not function. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The NHTSA campaign number was unknown. The failure mileage was 33,345.

Reported at 33,345 miles, July 2015

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