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2006 Chevrolet Malibu Equipment Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi1
30–60k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 16, 2010 · 40,148 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Equipment

    While driving the a/c stopped blowing cold air, the car started to overheat, the various lights on dash were lighting up and the car died at an intersection. The car has 40,148 miles; the air conditioning compressor froze snapping the serpentine belt. Per the repair invoice: locked up compressor clutch 3.00 diagnose, replace a/c compressor, evacuate and charge a/c, replace serpentine belt, clean a/c filter. The…

    ODI 10350811

  • August 2, 2009 · 61,000 miles

    Cruise Control · Equipment · Exterior Lighting

    I just found out last night that my 2006 chevy malibu ltz brake lights illuminate without pressing the brake pedal and when i do press the pedal it goes out. This would cause anyone following my vehicle not to see that i am braking and could cause a crash. Also my cruise control and my cigarette lighter went out. I am not sure if they are all connected somehow but the brakes are definitely a concern. I will say that…

    ODI 10279146

  • November 6, 2008

    Equipment · Steering

    I have a power steering problem, it keeps on shutting off on me while i am driving this is very unsafe and can kill some one day i am thinking of trading off my car because of all the problems i have had with it.. Gm should do something about the problem millions of people are having. *tr

    ODI 10253676

  • February 26, 2008 · 3,670 miles

    Equipment · Labels · Steering

    I purchased a 2006 used chevy-malibu on feb. 22-2008. With 3600 mileage. After driving for 2 weeks the steering wheel would lock-up along with a bell going off and a light flashing steering wheel problems (the light stayed on for a short period of time). I tried to steer with the car operating in manual steering which was very hard to do since i'm 72 years old. I let the car drift to a parking lot and proceeded to…

    ODI 10232172