1. Chevrolet Malibu
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  3. 2014
  4. Seat Belts

2014 Chevrolet Malibu Seat Belts Problems

5
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 5 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 13, 2019 · 74,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    While traveling from work (boulder) to home (westminster) i hit a patch of slush which pulled my car to the right. While attempting to correct the cars pull, the back end of the car slid out from behind me causing the car to go sideways for a little bit before the car got traction and went front end first into the center median/barrier. I then got out of any oncoming traffics way, pulled over, and called 911. The…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11190354

  • August 21, 2018 · 76,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    The car was rear ended at a fast speed as it was proceeding at a slow pace as traffic was starting to take off from being at a stand still. The person driving was slammed into the steering wheel at the same time the seat belt flew off and the buckle struck the driver on the arm causing injury the seatbelt would not retract back into place and also the driver's knee hit the steering causing the key to break off into…

    Crash reported · 4 injuries

    ODI 11128277

  • August 20, 2018

    Seat Belts

    We have a family malibu, purchased brand new. My teenage daughter got out at one stop, and got in on the next stop. The back seatbelt on the driver side has freeze for no appearent reason, not allowing the seatbelt to come back out past a few inches. It is not folded,ect and is still nearly new. A truck did pull out in front of us in november 2017 while the family was in the car, we hit it going about 15 mph, but…

    ODI 11123369

  • December 27, 2016 · 44,075 miles

    Seat Belts · Service Brakes

    Braking before potential collision, especially smooth braking, reveals that the driver's seat belt retractor has an inherently and substantially unsafe design. *tr the driver's seat belt has delayed and inconsistent locking, often not locking in braking or locking late. Even when it does lock earlier, it allows too much travel, i.e. 1/3 distance to wheel. Under moderate braking, before enough deceleration occurs to…

    ODI 10937784

  • May 22, 2014

    Power Train · Seat Belts

    This auto jerks while in cruise control,then while going 60 mph up a hill down shifts for more speed,then i reach the top of hill cruise stays in lower gear and picks up speed. Unsafe to drive. *tr

    ODI 10639235