2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (10) · Air Bags (9) · Seats (7)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
40 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (3)
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2015-02-04 · campaign 15V064000 · 69,633 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: 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.
Fix: 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.
Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 2014-05-14 · campaign 14V252000 · 2,440,524 vehicles
Defect: 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
Risk: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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 (Satu
Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift 2014-04-30 · campaign 14V224000 · 1,131,113 vehicles
Defect: 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, thr
Risk: 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
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (165)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Engine 2024-09-27 · 04-06-04-051J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.
Showing the 6 most recent of 165 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-02-25 · Electrical System · 120,947 mi“the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu maxx. the contact stated while driving 35 mph, the theft alert warning light flashed on the instrument panel as the vehicle stalled. the contact pulled to the side of the roadway but was unable to restart the vehicle. the contact had the vehicle towed to his residence due to the failure. neither the dealer n…”
2018-03-01 · Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery · 113,309 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu maxx. while the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the air bag, abs, and traction control indicators illuminated. the contact stated that the traction control would not engage. an unknown dealer in fairbanks, alaska was contacted about the failure, but did not answer the phone. the …”
2017-06-08 · Exterior Lighting“passenger airbag light remains on. unable to pass safety inspection. went to dealerership and they stated i needed a passenger presence module and the price on the part is $1348.16. my car has 216,000 miles on it. still runs well and has been paid off for years.…”
2017-02-22 · Exterior Lighting · 91,248 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu maxx. while driving 65 mph, the brake lights turned off without warning when the brake pedal was depressed. the contact stated that the failure recurred for the past two years. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the first time on 8/10/2015 where it was diagnosed that the brake sensor needed to be re…”
2016-09-07 · Service Brakes · 119,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu maxx. while operating the vehicle, the brake sensor indicator illuminated. each time the brake pedal was depressed, the abs would activate. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was previously repaired per n…”
2016-08-02 · Air Bags · 159,330 mi“several times over the last couple years, a "service airbag" message has appeared on dash screen and airbag trouble light is lit intermittently. by the time i have gotten the car to the dealership, those trouble indicators are no longer activated. i have been advised since there is no active trouble code, nothing can be done to diagnose the issue…”
2016-02-25 · Air Bags · 67,000 mi“service air bag light came on.... then went off. went to dealers and was told there was no code to detect problem. unsure if any of the 8 air bags on this vehicle are operating properly. on line i have discovered this to be a common problem with the malibu maxx. unsure what to do. this has happened several times where it comes on, stays on, then d…”
2016-02-18 · Seats · 152,980 mi“the seat warmer caused the car seat to catch a fire. i was crying, shaking, and just all around nervous. i had to gather myself together to even think of what to do. this happened in like 3 minutes. at 6:05am i had went out to crank the car which was parked to warm up. i pressed the seat warmer went back in the house because i had left a case of w…”
2015-08-17 · Air Bags · 17,000 mi“i purchased this vehicle may 2007. it had been used by a precious owner. since i have owned this car the sign "service air bag" has been lighting up since i purchased it. i don't know if this car has been in a prio accident. i do know that there is a fraudulent situation taking place where wrecked vehicles are not replaced with the proper air bags,…”
2015-07-23 · Seats · 95,000 mi“airbag trouble light would come on from time to time, now the light stays on, and passenger airbag does not come on while seat is occupied. very concerning as i do not know if i have airbags or not. seems that a large number of people are having the same issue.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.