The 2007 Chevrolet Malibu has 2013 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 6 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are steering and electrical system. Owners most often flag steering issues: power steering failures, especially in 2004–2007 models around 81,600 miles. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2007 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 13 Malibu model years we track, complaint volume runs from 189 (2019) to 3,043 (2009). With 2,013 complaints, the 2007 Malibu sits abovethe model's median of 1,697.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
electrical system:wiring
Campaign 14V252000General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5,…
steering:electric power assist system
Campaign 15V064000General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured April 18, 2006, to …
power train:automatic transmission
Campaign 14V224000General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 29, 2014, that they are recalling 56,214 model year 2007 and 2008 Saturn Aura vehicles. On May 22, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 1,074,899 mod…
steering
Campaign 14E044000Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain replacement intermediate steering shafts sold under the Dorman, OE Solutions, and Solutions brand names, part numbers 425-167, 2425167, and 7-3074, for installation on …
Sentiment is sharply divided by generation and is heavily dependent on model year. The 2013 model year is universally panned, described as so poorly received that it required an emergency refresh for 2014 and was replaced by a new…
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Used Malibu listings typically run $10,900–$18,249 across 2013 to 2025 model years.
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