2007 Chevrolet MALIBU MAXX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx does not have an overall safety rating available. However, it has an impressive 5-star rating for both the front crash driver side and passenger side. Unfortunately, the car does not come equipped with stability control, collision warning, or lane departure warning systems. Despite its good crash ratings, it is concerning to note that there have been 1005 complaints and 6 recalls reported for this vehicle. It is crucial for owners to stay informed about these issues and address them promptly to ensure the safety of the vehicle and its passengers.

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Complaint Count

1,005

Recall Count

6

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 5-DR w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 5-DR w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

No
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 5-DR w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 5-DR w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2006 Score 2007 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2006 Score 2007 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2006 Score 2007 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet MALIBU MAXX

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"inherited this car with only 5000 original miles. power steering fault comes on display constantly. power steering completely cuts out occasionally rendering the steering nearly impossible to turn."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2023-06-11
Complaint:
"steering failure! steering locks up while driving light comes on. i have to restart engine several times so the steering works. i have replaced the steering sensor 4 times. i have heard this problem from many people and the gm dealer will no longer address this problem. when the steering does work the steering wheel has tendency to turn hard right. when working it turns right easy and left harder. i have had to drive several miles with no steering until i can stop somewhere and restart the car. why would gm not resolve this dangerous situation! this has been going on since i bought it in 2022."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2023-02-11
Complaint:
"complete loss of power steering while driving. i took this to a chevy dealer for repair and discovered that the faulty part was the same as safety recall #14772. same year, make, model, faulty part and the same failure while driving. part was confirmed by dealer repair. no warning lights before failure. i reported this to gm in attempt to be compensated and inform them to broaden the recall and they would not help in any way and referred me to nhtsa"
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2023-01-03
Complaint:
"i get in car and start it. when i begin to turn steering wheel, it's very, very, very hard to turn. this happens while i am driving and when the car in park. it has been happening off and on on since 2016. i never understood why and didn't know why. until i took it to get oil checked and asked how to put power steering fluid in the car."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2016-05-02
Complaint:
"steering wheel shakes and moves in park by itself also electric power steering randomly cuts in and out while driving"
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2023-01-01
Complaint:
"upon driving the steering wheel turn forcing you to steer in other direction. the power steering light displays on dash and steering in lost and hard to steer"
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2025-01-02
Complaint:
"my vehicle is experiencing an issue with its power steering system that causes the wheel to shake uncontrollably and lock up sometimes when i am driving it. when i first got it inspected at a mechanic, they said that there was a recall for this exact issue for cars with my same make and model, so i should go to the dealer to get it fixed for free. the dealer told me that i was not eligible for free service, so i had to pay out of pocket to get the issue fixed with my mechanic. however, the issue has come back and the dealer is estimating about $2000 to fix this issue. i've already put out over $1000 to fix this issue, and being that the problem with my car is the exact reason why cars of the same year, make, and model were recalled, my car was clearly one of the affected vehicles. therefore, the dealer needs to pay for the repair of the car so that it can be back on the road safely."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2022-04-03
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that once the temperature fell below 50 degrees fahrenheit, the power steering assist would fail to operate as needed with the power steering warning light illuminated. the contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). the contact called the manufacturer on several occasions but received no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 51,000."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2019-01-07
Complaint:
"power steering failed. available for inspection. safety of myself and others were put at risk because my steering wheel became stiff and was extremely difficult to move while driving. car is at an independent service center and the problem can be confirmed. the vehicle/component has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or others. a power steering light appeared as soon as the problem occurred."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2024-05-03
Complaint:
"intermittent power steering failure. for the second time in 3 years now the power steering is gone. i paid once, but i understand that there is a recall on certain models. it’s a documented issue , but they won’t help."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2022-01-03

Recalls for the 2007 Chevrolet MALIBU MAXX

Component Recalls

Choose a component to see what recalls people have made about them.

Recall:
"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..."
Consequence:
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

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.

Component(s) Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM > WIRING
Date of incident: 2014-05-14

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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