1998 Chevrolet Malibu exterior lighting problems
79 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The complaint is for the electronic ignition and the taillights and brake lights. The brake lights and tail lights have already been fixed twice, I am told it is an electrical problem, they work when they want to. This is a problem at night when I have no tail lights or when the brake lights don't…”
filed Apr 7, 2008
“Tail lights on almost all chev. Malibu's are bad mostly on the right sides if you going down the road look for yourself almost always they have at least one burned out light. I own two my kids drive and almost every time they wash them or it storms I have too replace bulbs the tail light fills with…”
filed May 31, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Malibu years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Malibu | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 Malibu | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Malibu | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 Malibu | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 Malibu | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 Malibu | 21 | 3% |
| 2016 Malibu | 19 | 2% |
| 2015 Malibu | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 Malibu | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 Malibu | 28 | 3% |
| 2012 Malibu | 202 | 22% |
| 2011 Malibu | 130 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.