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2009 Chevrolet Malibu lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 173 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
173 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 128 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 22 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 20 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 20 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 128 complaints that include mileage. 20% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles22
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles20
120k to 140k miles20
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 128 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 30 MPH, the contact noticed smoke coming from the front passenger side head lamp. In addition, both the passenger and driver side high and low beam head lamps failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the wiring harness and the head lamp assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred on numerous occasions.

July 2013 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was applied, the brake lights failed to function. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not part of a recall and that the contact had to pay for the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 152,000.

Reported at 152,000 miles, March 2017

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