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2011 Chevrolet Malibu air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 93 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
93 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
21 and 0
Injuries and deaths
28 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 66 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 66 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 21 crashes, 28 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while at a stop, a vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. As a result the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were two injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 140,000.

Reported at 140,000 miles, May 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to her back and neck, and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was inspected by a technician and a special engineer sent on behalf of the manufacturer. Both the technician and the engineer stated that the crash did not meet the threshold in which the air bags would have deployed.

Reported at 2,700 miles, October 2011 CrashInjury

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