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2004 Chevrolet Malibu electrical system problems

154 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
154 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 105 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 105 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles16
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 105 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 chevrolet malibu. While traveling through a stop sign at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated that there were additional items on the key ring at the time of the crash. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a bruised knee. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified.

May 2013 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the theft system in her vehicle would activate and cause the vehicle not to start. The failure worsened and recently began to occur every two days. The contact would have to place the key into the ignition and turn it so that it would reset and the theft deterrent light would dim. She took the vehicle to a service center, but they could not find any failures. The manufacturer advised her to take the vehicle to the dealer.

Reported at 53,000 miles, May 2009

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