2006 Chevrolet Malibu: recalls and complaints

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• 15V0640004 Feb 2015Steering / Electric Power Assist System
• 14V25200014 May 2014Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights
• 14V22400030 Apr 2014Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
• 14V15300031 Mar 2014Steering / Electric Power Assist System
• 06V41700031 Oct 2006Air Bags / Frontal
• 05V48600019 Oct 2005Equipment / Other / Labels

1. 15V064000Received 4 Feb 2015. 69,633 units.

   Steering / Electric Power Assist System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured April 18, 2006, to June 30, 2006. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly, free of charge. The recall began February 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14772. Note: This is an expansion of recall 14V-153 to cover additional vehicles built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14772. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Feb 2015.

2. 14V252000Received 14 May 2014. 2,440,524 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 13036. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Aug 2014.

3. 14V224000Received 30 Apr 2014. 1,131,113 units.

   Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 29, 2014, that they are recalling 56,214 model year 2007 and 2008 Saturn Aura vehicles. On May 22, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 1,074,899 model year 2004-2008 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured from May 16, 2003, through October 5, 2007, model year 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured from June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, and model year 2005-2008 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured from May 26, 2004, through September 28, 2007, and equipped with 4-speed transmissions. The total number vehicles being recalled is now 1,131,113.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the transmission shift cable fractures while the vehicle is being driven, the transmission gear selection may not match the indicated gear and the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Furthermore, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, despite selecting the ‘PARK’ position, the transmission may not be in ‘PARK.’ If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and GM dealers will replace the shift cable assembly and mounting bracket, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 14152.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14152. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Jun 2014.

4. 14V153000Received 31 Mar 2014. 1,373,177 units.

   Steering / Electric Power Assist System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pontiac G6. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will perform one of four bulletins. Parts are not currently available. GM expects to send an interim notification around May 28, 2014. When parts are available, owners will be mailed a second letter to come in to have the applicable bulletin applied. Bulletin 14115 covers model year 2004-2007 Saturn Ion, 2009-2010 Chevrolet HHR and 2010 Chevrolet Cobalts. Dealers will replace the EPS motor. Bulletin 14116 covers model year 2004-2006 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx, 2005-2006 Pontiac G6 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura built from March 1, 2008, through June 27, 2008. Dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly. Bulletin 14117 covers model year 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura built from February 1, 2008, through February 28, 2008. Dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly and EPS motor controller unit. Bulletin 14118 covers model year 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura built from October 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008. Dealers will replace the EPS motor controller unit. The recall began on July 17, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668. GM's number for this recall is N140115. Note: GM bulletin number 14119 will be implemented for model year 2006-2008 and early production of 2009 Chevrolet HHR (non-turbo) and model year 2003 Saturn ION to provide EPS Motor replacement for the life of the vehicle.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N140115. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Jul 2014.

5. 06V417000Received 31 Oct 2006. 794 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. Testing has indicated that the aftermarket leather seat covers can cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the passenger sensing system malfunctions, the front air bag on the passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. In either case, in the event of a crash that requires air bag deployment, a front passenger's level of injury may be increased.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Because a replacement leather seat cover that is compatible with the passenger sensing system is not available, general motors (GM) will repurchase these vehicles in accordance with the terms stated in GM's letter to owners. The recall began on november 6, 2006. Owners should contact GM at 1-877-477-1022 to begin the process of repurchasing their vehicle.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 06102. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Nov 2006.

6. 05V486000Received 19 Oct 2005. 2,351 units.

   Equipment / Other / Labels

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the tire label table specified the 15 inch spare for the front disc/rear drum brake system and it should specify a 16 inch spare tire size.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A 15" diameter replacement spare tire can not be installed on the front axle due to a fit interference with the brake caliper.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Owners will be mailed a corrected label with installation instructions or the customers could have their dealers to install the label for them. The recall began on november 29, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 05091. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Nov 2005.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2006 Chevrolet Malibu
• All 2006 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.

Complaints that report a crash

13

Complaints that report a fire

2

Injuries in the complaints

8

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

26 Oct 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19640
2. 19731
3. 19740
4. 19750
5. 19771
6. 19787
7. 19795
8. 19805
9. 19812
10. 19822
11. 19832
12. 19860
13. 19890
14. 19974
15. 19983
16. 19991
17. 20003
18. 20012
19. 20022
20. 20032
21. 20046
22. 20053
23. 20066
24. 20073
25. 20084
26. 20095
27. 20103
28. 20113
29. 20122
30. 20139
31. 20146
32. 20153
33. 20169
34. 20174
35. 20186
36. 20191
37. 20201
38. 20212
39. 20221
40. 20232
41. 20242
42. 20251

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu?

5,017,592 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Malibu have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 66 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Malibu, model years 1964 to 2025. 6 of them name the 2006 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu name most often?

Steering: 206 of 311 component mentions, or 662.4 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 125.2 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.