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Chart based on 10 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
The clip holding the back seat in place became warped, and had to be replaced. The clip on the passenger seat holding the back part/plastic came undone, and needed to be replaced.
58200 mi
US $500
Water leaking into headlamp
8060 mi
Front door locks developed a significant clunk that occurred when opening doors. Dealer installed striker panel spacers and aligned the doors, problem fixed. On a side note - as a result of the adjustment the front doors sit a bit lower than a rear ones.
Electric driver seat mechanism broke on front r/h side. Mechanic said that he has seen this before on Malibus and that it was a poor factory weld that broke that had barely caught the edge of the frame.. Seat removal, welding and re-instal.
96600 mi
Another weld broke this time on back of seat frame. Could not be repaired due to metal being too light.
35340 mi
Frt L/H door latch this time. Door Ajar on DIC, chime when key switch OFF with door fully closed. will attempt cleaning before dismantle. Same built as rear with latch/solenoid/switch in same casing?
EDIT June 30: fixed itself!
43000 mi
US $225
Driver's side door latch failed. GM paid the cost of replacement after contacting the customer support center.
10000 mi
Driver's door latch intermittently would not let the door latch or unlatch, making it bounce or get stuck shut. The latch was replaced and all is back to normal.
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