2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx electrical system problems

37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx — 9% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

share of all complaints

57,318 mi

median reported incident mileage

2 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“No steering,steering turns around and around without stop turning in either direction,right or left. Second time this happened,spent approximately $1200.00 before. Car this time ended in a tow pound yard. Triple aaa moved my car to a shop called quick stop where I wanted to get my car fixed at only…”
filed Apr 5, 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu maxx. The contact stated that the vehicle remained on after the key was removed from the ignition, the transmission slipped out of gear, and there was an abnormal noise coming from the steering column. The failures occurred without warning. The dealer…”
filed Jun 21, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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