2009 Chevrolet Malibu wheels problems
Owners reported wheels problems in 21 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, <1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wheels problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Steering has become increasingly stiff and harder to turn, as if the power steering doesn't work. My granddaughter hit a curb in a tight turning entrance to a 4 lane highway and broke the wheel and other component parts.
I went to my car on the morning of 12/26/14 & noticed that the passenger front air pressure was at 18 psi. I took the vehicle to sams club, in clarksville, tn, where it was determined that there was a defect in the wheel rim & not in the tire. I had to purchase a new rim. This is the second rim that I have put on this vehicle. In 44 years of driving, averaging approximately 15,000 miles/year, this is the first vehicle where I have ever had to replace a wheel rim.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
- Steering 768 complaints
- Electrical system 368 complaints
- Stability control 255 complaints
- Lighting 173 complaints
- Brakes 153 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 104 complaints
- Cruise control 76 complaints
- Engine 71 complaints