2006 Chevrolet Malibu Frontal Problems
- 3
- 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.
Among these 3 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frontal
Service airbag light comes on prematurely do not know if bags will deploy without an accident. I am not familiar with airbag system so i don't know what recourse i should take. 2006 chevy malibu. *tr
ODI 10363445
Frontal · Suspension
Driving 30 mph down a country road. Drove over black ice started to fishtail. Lost control of the vehicle going into three 360's. In the fourth 360 i hit a tree head on causing total damage to the front of the car. Slid along a barbedwire fence for the back end to hit the tree again and wrapping the car around the tree. The tree then fell on top of the car. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10296186
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 25-30 mph on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 06v417000 (air bags;frontal), although the…
ODI 10256383