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2007 Chevrolet Malibu electrical system problems

113 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 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
113 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
119,000 miles 84 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 119,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 16 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 16 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 8 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 119,000 miles
Based on 84 complaints that include mileage. 17% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles16
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles16
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles8

What the data shows

Of the 84 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 119,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). Prior to receipt of the recall, the contact experienced a failure. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the ignition shut down without warning and the vehicle crashed into a pole. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. There was one injury that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition was faulty.

Reported at 137,000 miles, June 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated the vehicle tail lights and dash board lights would not illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was purchased. The dealer made unknown repairs to correct the failure yet the failure persisted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 40,000.

Reported at 40,000 miles, April 2010

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