Chevrolet MALIBU MAXX engine problems
52 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,074 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
80,600 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 921 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
52 of 1,074 complaints match this topic (4.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10078620 · 2004-06-22 (June 22, 2004)
COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHILE DRIVEING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH). *AK PE04031_CAT
Owner-reported narrative. 4,450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10078620 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10096292 · 2004-10-24 (October 24, 2004)
I PURCHASED A 2004 MALIBU MAXX, NEW NOT USED. THE SECOND DAY I DROVE IT, IT SPUTTERED A LITTLE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ON OCTOBER 14, I FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND WITHIN 1 MILE, THE CAR STALLED OUT 4 TIMES. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED BAD GAS, AND MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CAME AND PICKED IT UP WITH A WRECKER. AT THIS TIME, THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID IT WAS MY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM MY KEY BUT IT WAS FINE NOW. I PICKED IT UP AND BEFORE I MADE IT …
Owner-reported narrative. 780 miles reported. Look up ODI 10096292 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10114067 · 2005-03-14 (March 14, 2005)
WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY ROADWAY ON A DOWNHILL LEFT CRUVE I FELT THE STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STIFFEN UP AS IF THE CAR HAD STALLED. BY THE TIME I APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COMPENSATE THE CAR STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. IT CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL WE WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HIT HARD IN THE FRONT. ALSO ONLY THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOT THE SIDE OR CURTAIN BAGS. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 3,121 miles reported. Look up ODI 10114067 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10120526 · 2005-05-10 (May 10, 2005)
LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RECALL #4050 POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT I NVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLLMN W/MOVABLE PEDALS V1185.
Owner-reported narrative. 19,189 miles reported. Look up ODI 10120526 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10282502 · 2009-09-01 (September 1, 2009)
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES AWAY AND "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 97,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10282502 at NHTSA ↗