2006 Chevrolet Malibu Cooling System Problems

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

Band	Records
30–60k mi	1
1–30k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

June 10, 2008 · 34,100 miles
Cooling System
Heard a clunking noise when turning left or right. Bulletin said to lube steering so they did. Having same problem 4 months later, called another dealer, says there is a bulletin to replace drive shaft. Also had catalytic converter replaced when vibration started when first accelerating till about 20mph,then cooling drain plug melted from the heat of the converter and poured water onto passenger front floor they…
ODI 10245251
May 30, 2006 · 2,000 miles
Automatic Transmission · Cooling System · Exterior Lighting · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Steering · Unknown Or Other
38k mile 2006 chevy malibu v-6-car shakes/vibrates/shimmies. It also rattles and clunks underneath at all speeds, feels like the bottom is falling out. Dealer refuses to acknowledge a minimum of 7 complaints. Headlights lenses are loose and the lights shake all over the place. Dealer did finally acknowledge headlight issue after the 4th complaint and i was told it is a gm problem but they have no fix and there is…
ODI 10262590