2007 Chevrolet Malibu problems
Owners have filed 1,253 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 54% of complaints. After that come electrical system (9%) and fuel system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,253 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 54% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 53 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 51 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 995 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 35 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 59 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 103 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 121 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 177 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 125 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 136 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 98 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 65 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 28 |
| 200k+ miles | 48 |
What the data shows
Among the 995 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 100,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 105,000 miles (574 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 53 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 51 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu with enough data (337 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving 2007 chevrolet malibu when another vehicle pulled out of side street proceeded to engage brakes and vehicle skidded out of control causing accident. A b s failure and traction control failure causing vehicle to be total loss.
That morning about 10:30 am, traffic was slowing during light rainy road conditions on interstate 70, westbound, in st. Charles, missouri, when the driver of the car in which I was the only passenger, applied his brakes to slow down and slid into the back of the car in front of us, colliding the front end of the malibu into the rear end of the mazda sedan in front of us, twice impacting the mazda sedan, totaling the chevrolet malibu in which I was the passenger. At no time did any air bags in the malibu deploy.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the power steering warning light remained illuminated and the steering would independently veer to the left or right. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,342.