ChevroletMalibu2008
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2008 Chevrolet Malibu Seat Belts Problems

4
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 4 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
60–100k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 17, 2016 · 108,130 miles

    Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts

    Front end was wreck, daughter lip busted , no airbag explode

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10926720

  • June 28, 2013 · 86,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Seat Belts

    I am having similar issues as others with wiring/electrical. Latest incident involved loss of ac/defrost/level controls. Prior to this loss, there was a very strong burning smell coming thru the vents when the control level was set to 1-4. There were no visible sparks or fire; however, the wiring under the glove department was extremely hot. Although there wasn't a fatality or visible fire other risks were involved.…

    ODI 10522646

  • June 1, 2010 · 36,000 miles

    Engine · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the driver side and passenger side rear seat belts had separated from the seats. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who indicated that the seat belts were improperly installed during manufacturing. The seat belts were replaced but the defect had recurred on the passenger side. Also, the contact indicated that later the rear middle seat belt had…

    ODI 10609086

  • February 15, 2010 · 53,000 miles

    Latches/Locks/Linkages · Seat Belts · Steering

    My 2008 chevy malibu 1lt has several problems, let me explain. First the problem was a slight clicking, popping in the steering column when turning the wheel, then it starting doing it every time i slightly turn the wheel you can feel it through the steering column, nothing bad but its annoying, then suddenly within a couple months of that my power locks suddenly started going up and down by themselves periodically…

    ODI 10357258