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2007 Chevrolet Malibu lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 30 complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
30 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
109,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 109,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 109,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 9% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 108,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the brake lights malfunctioned. The contact mentioned that the brake light illuminated when the brakes were not engaged and failed to illuminate when brake pedal was depressed. Also, the contact stated that the cruise control failed to work. The failure recurred over a period of four months. The vehicle was not taken in for a diagnostic testing.

Reported at 80,000 miles, February 2014

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Lighting problems in other years

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