2012 Chevrolet Malibu Air Bags Problems
- 80
- 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 80 stored complaint records:
- 27 indicate a crash
- 17 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 19 records
- airbag light · 14 records
- notified failure · 9 records
- light comes · 9 records
- police report · 9 records
- report filed · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 30–60k mi | 19 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Airbag sensor goes off and on intermittently. Has been that way since i purchased it from the dealership. It appears i was sold a vehicle with faulty wiring. This poses a health and safety issue as the dealership would not take responsibility for the airbag claiming it to be something that was my fault and that i should absorb the cost to repair it. Luckily, i have not had any accidents however, in the event that…
ODI 10735154
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while sitting at a complete stop, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle while traveling 47 mph. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts did not tighten around the passengers. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained neck and back injuries. The front passenger sustained neck, back and hip injuries. The rear driver's…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10510807
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags deployed but the entire air bag assembly detached from the vehicle. The contact sustained burns to her chest and injuries to the face because metal pieces from the air bag assembly struck her in the face. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and was deemed as…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10486242
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was driving east down hwy-40 toward salina, ks. She had the cruise control set on 60 mph. She began to have a epileptic seizure (she was cleared by her doctor to drive prior to this incident) at that point the car began to slowly drift of to the right side of the road. The car drove over a culver, the rear driver side of the car struck at concrete form and sent the car rolling of into a field the car rolled…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10478702
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, while approaching a traffic stop signal another vehicle unexpectedly crashed into the driver's side. As a result, the vehicle began to travel across the road causing the front end to crash into an embankment and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver's sustained minor injuries and a police report was filed. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10477250