2010 Chevrolet Malibu steering problems
455 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 455 21% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 372 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 25 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 78 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 60 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 42 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 45 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 25 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 372 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
The steering wheel locked preventing me from having control of the steering which resulted into me hitting the back of another vehicle causing a rollover accident on a city street and my car is totally damaged
Car steering wheel locked up while driving would not turn left or right. Turn switch off an on appear to get it going for a while. Now continue to do so. Cannot drive the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu
- Electrical system 295 complaints
- Stability control 227 complaints
- Brakes 200 complaints
- Lighting 196 complaints
- Air bags 146 complaints
- Engine 125 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 121 complaints
- Cruise control 116 complaints