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1997 Chevrolet Malibu steering problems reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on the 1997 Chevrolet Malibu — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Steering problems reports
1%
share of complaints
85,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Chevrolet Malibu report before drawing conclusions.