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2006 Chevrolet Malibu: raw data

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vehicle2006 / chevrolet / malibu
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints1,385 on file (2006-04-05 → 2026-03-23)
recalls0
investigations0
fars333 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake lights illuminated without pedal depressionEXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES5 complaints2018-09 → 2019-12malibu-2006-brake-light-malfunction
  • 11129483 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED
  • 11162283 BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL OF THE TIME EXCEPT WHEN FOOT IS RESTING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL
  • 11286947 BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED
Fuel gauge misreading and fuel pump failureFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 complaints2019-01 → 2023-09malibu-2006-fuel-gauge-pump-failure
  • 11165749 THE GAS GAGE READS THE WRONG SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK
  • 11300278 MY FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT READS EMPTY
  • 11446493 Major fuel leak from fuel pump from gas tank area. This occured while driving
Power steering loss and lockupSTEERING172 complaints2018-08 → 2026-03malibu-2006-power-steering-loss
  • 11715484 The power steering went out on the car as I was driving down the highway going 65 mph
  • 11661374 MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT CAUSING WHEEL TO BE TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN
  • 11726385 The contact stated that while pulling out of a parking space, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, causing the steering wheel to become difficult to turn
Anti-theft system stall and no-startUNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2018-10 → 2022-11malibu-2006-anti-theft-stall
  • 11306815 IN DRIVEWAY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WENT ON AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T START
  • 11173876 ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ,THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM
  • 11141478 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
13852006-04-052026-03-23537STEERING:1017; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:170; SERVICE BRAKES:92; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:71; POWER TRAIN:60

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-2024333legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Chevrolet Malibu vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/chevrolet/malibu
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_chevrolet_malibu_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Chevrolet Malibu},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/chevrolet/malibu}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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