2007 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems
- 96
- 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 96 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 46 records
- steering wheel · 20 records
- brake lights · 18 records
- failure mileage · 17 records
- cruise control · 13 records
- failure failure · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 60–100k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
This vehicle has a safety design fault where the passenger pressence sensor(pps) defaults causing the airbag light to come on dissabling the whole whole airbag protection system. This car shares the same parts with the 2007 saturn aura whose model has been safety recalled for te pps.
ODI 11187079
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I took my vehicle in for the break light being on continuously while driving. I took the vehicle to beardmore chevrolet in bellevue nebraska. I believed it was a recall issue (and still do), beardmore performed a diagnostic evaluation and told me it was not. I told them that since it was not a recall issue i would take it to my own mechanic. However when i left beardmore chevrolet my break lights no longer worked at…
ODI 10862683
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 55 mph, the gauges on the instrument panel fluctuated and the anti-theft warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.
ODI 10840282
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 10 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn without warning. The contact proceeded to pull the vehicle over, turned off, and restarted the engine. Once restarted, the service power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be driven home. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10837964
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start. The warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated, but the engine did not start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
ODI 10817258
Electrical System · Seats
On oct. 31st i was driving my car and turned on the seat heater. A few seconds later i noticed the seat got extremely hot so i quickly turned it off. When i got out of my car there was a hole in my seat where the heater is!
ODI 10816746
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel required excessive force in order to steer the vehicle. The power steering warning indicator illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 213,000.
ODI 10782354
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Takata recall airbag senso always on; auto driver side window, sideview mirrors; seatbelt sensor & sound alerts when shouldn't; ac cooling system doesn't get cool; fuel gauge doesn't work & always on low-fuel indicator even when we've filled up; dome light dim; power locks don't work properly - only driver side works sometimes
ODI 11242970
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. Upon making a left or right turn, the steering wheel partially locked and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
ODI 10767460
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Starting before may 2015 and lasting until 11/19/15, the yellow warning dashboard lights, gauges, and dic would occasionally go berserk while driving. The first time this happened, i was on an interstate around 8am in the morning in may of 2015. At the same time during these episodes, the shifting of the automatic transmission would be jerky. The lights would "settle down" after long enough, but some combination of…
ODI 10820362
Air Bags · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WILL NOT GO OUT.
ODI 10715516
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the vehicle started to jerk excessively followed by a sudden loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
ODI 10713613
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed ore repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000.
ODI 10703401
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition after repairing the vehicle under nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v224000 (power train) and 14v252000 (electrical system , electronic stability control , exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic , vehicle speed control). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 10691821
Electrical System · Steering · Suspension
I was pulling out of my driveway in my 2007 chevy malibu and couldn't cut the wheel in any direction. Power steering was totally out. The radio was scrolling "power steering", but had no idea what was going on. Managed to get to a gas station and then after many of us looking at it realized it was an electrical power steering unit. Was going to get it towed, but when starting it up again, it worked fine.…
ODI 10678874
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control) and 14224000 (power train). The part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10672728
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicles cruise control was engaged when reaching and hill the cruise control sped up and as soon as it did i lost engine power completely it was not until i was able to safety make it to the side of the interstate coasting that i realized the engine had cut off. I then parked the vehicle turned off all electrical components and turned the ignition to the off position; and attempted to restart to engine switch…
ODI 10671541
Electrical System · Steering
My vehicle's steering wheel locked up, making it very hard to steer the vehicle left or right, and a message went across my screen reading "power steering". When my steering wheel is not locked up, it continuously jumps in my hands. I am pretty sure this is all due to the electric power steering giving out, just like in the recalls given for the other chevrolet malibus, unfortunately, my 2007 was one of the models…
ODI 10664165
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
When filling fuel tank to full, fuel gauge will suddenly show empty, then over next 50 miles or so, the fuel gauge level will swing wildly between empty and full. This results in the check engine light coming on. After about 50 miles, the correct fuel level will register and then 50 miles after that, the check engine light turns off.
ODI 10778106
Electrical System · Engine
The passlock system in the car enables whenever it wants to leaving you stranded. The whole car shuts down all methods of disarming the system fail. You have to wait x amount of time for the passlock system to disable on it's own. It could take an hour to 48 hours! Huge inconvenience! *tr
ODI 10676162
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While driving at various speeds, the ignition switch was turned on and the brake lights illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The contact adhered to…
ODI 10731274
Electrical System · Power Train · Suspension
I did not have a crash, or driving incident. This complaint is due to the following: i received the recall (14152) letter back in june of 2014. The needed part was not available at that time so i waited for another letter to come and finally received a month or so later (august). I took my car to the wesley chapel gm dealer and they completed the recall work for free. Although, they ended up charging me $2,400 for…
ODI 10671745
Electrical System
Car drives without key turned all the way to 111. Brakes are unreliable...scares my wife and i!! Car dies out upon acceleration. *tr
ODI 10626508
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
There are so many issues with this car and i am not at all happy. Just received 2 recalls on it for the electrical system and for the transmission shift cable. There are issues with the steering having a clunking sound and now i have to replace a tire because of it. Tires were purchased last october. I have read several complaints on this specific vehicle and other recalls. My son has to use this car to go back and…
ODI 10626262
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10650783