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Chart based on 63 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
3rd visit to dealer to repair a rain water leak from rear passenger side door. 1st time the drain holes in door frame were plugged from factory. Second time, thought was fixed. Third time, finally may have found leak in door panel seal.
14700 mi
Rattle in sunroof cover
12500 mi
Paint peeling and chipping around fender edge by head light. Seat cover started to tear at seam.
35000 mi
Rear cupholder spring broken, replaced under warranty.
4000 mi
This car has had problems after the first week we owned it. Have taken it back to the dealer many times. They have gotten the Engineers out to try to find the problem they don't know what is wrong they just keep replacing componets.
15870 mi
Drivers seat clicks and pops while driving. Dealer ordered a replacement seat-back under warranty. On national back-order - will return car when parts come in.
1900 mi
left bolster on drivers seat, cushion collapsed. New cushion ordered, replaced plus added some of old cushion. Back in a week for same problem, they took it to an upholstery shop, glued in more cushion. Seat pan is bad design.
22200 mi
Front headlight has moisture/water inside. The headlight assembly need to be replaced
plastic body panel behind right rear wheel loose. Dealer replaced original fasteners with oversize fasteners. Reattached....now tight.
47700 mi
paint was peeling from front bumper. bumper was repaired
93500 mi
Sunroof drain became detached and drained water into the passenger side a-pillar
9500 mi
Rear cupholder spring retaining hinge popped out. Cup holder has two retaining plastic ends that it swivels from. They remounted it without the hinge.
20000 mi
Chrome plating on interior door handle was defective. Handle trim sharp to the touch.
1240 mi
Rattle coming from headliner over rear seats. Replaced grommet and re-inserted.
Clunking noise that seemed to emanate from rear was apparent when car hit certain bumps. Later diagnosed as a problem with sunroof that only sounded as though it were from the rear. Problem found to be sunroof assy somehow bumping against something else when car was driven over bumps.
69440 mi
window in right rear stopped working properly, Many trips back to same dealer to repair unsuccessfully chrome finish on interior door handle peeling off leaving a sharp edge that caused cut on child's finger.
Delivered as out-of-state dealer trade with deep scratch on left rear wheel well. Scratch buffed out.
7219 mi
Shift console bezel won't stay down, entire console replaced, issue still exists; Driver's sun visor won't snap into at-rest position, replaced
12000 mi
Condensation in right headlight - replaced entire unit
12082 mi
Replaced headlight unit on Friday and did not put my LED turn signal back in. Returned Tuesday to have it corrected. Right headlight has condensation, replaced; Bluetooth won't maintain pairing, reflashed
4300 mi
Sunroof drainage tube improperly install during manufacturing causing leakage into car behind dash board.
7000 mi
Extreme heat caused insulation to come out from between the rear deck and windshield.
Sunroof sunshade, when in full open, rattles as though it is loose; very distracting and annoying. This is a common problem in Malibu forums. Dealer is aware of them but refused to do anything for me and charged me to replace the sunshade.
50700 mi
US $100
The sun shade on the moonroof rattled as though it were loose. Chevy knows of this issue, it's common. After "repair" (which is replacing with a more rigid sunshade), it now rattles when closed.
48500 mi
US $350
Extended warranty not at all helpful with my issue. Moonroof leaked water all over the visor, the a-pillar, the headliner and onto me and my lap. It was a loose connection for the moonroof drain. Moonroof is horrible quality.
75000 mi
The tube inside the moonroof frame had become disconnected and after it rained, the interior had become soaked on the driver side. This is the tube that collects water and carries it out through the hole in frame of the body.
24126 mi
Grandson stepped on rear fold down cup holder (behind console) & broke off. Service of vehicle performed while we took deliver of a 2011 Camaro. Worked completed before we finished paperwork for new car. No charge.
5000 mi
center console broke latch
53320 mi
Water was leaking from right hand A pillar. Traded car for Jetta.
34500 mi
All four door hinges stops were loose. Both nuts on each stop were finger tight. Mechanic tightened all four doors.
9000 mi
Dash panel needed snapping in place
19220 mi
right headlight lens has condensation in it replaced right front headlamp lense assembly - problem fixed
Squeaking from rear passenger side quarter panel area, thought to be interior trim, found to be squeaky rear strut mount The emblem inserted into the steering wheel was not centered and printed incorrectly, dealer replaced airbag module to fix issue
Drivers side door panel raising up around switches.
64100 mi
US $1500
Sunroof rattle, driver door rattle
1860 mi
Small buzz coming from the door trim. Fixed by a drop of glue, very simple.
6200 mi
Plastic steering column shroud loose, dealer glued it. Trim panel around the shifter is loose at one side. Repaired myself, later found out that there is a TSB for that. A quarter panel at the rear right side kept popping out. I fixed it myself, seems good so far. Possibly a small assembly error.
38000 mi
Passenger side door was leaking water, the dealer fixed it by alignment and not leaking anymore, the door opening/closing sounds and feels much better.
45000 mi
This is the third time I take it for sunroof shade rattling, and they claimed that they fixed it but it's still the same.
45000 mi
Sunroof still rattling when sold.
32500 mi
The sunroof leaked due to plugged drain. This required the carpet to be replaced, as well as the seat tracks of the passenger front seat.
Left rear hubcap, chrome coating was peeling and popping.
22940 mi
Noticeable clicking noise coming from rear when going over a bump. Dealer troubleshooted and discovered it was a rattle originating from the seatbelt mechanism. Applied some foam tape around the mechanism, and the problem was solved.
19000 mi
Rattling air intake box, that was fixed at the dealership with double sided tape.
7800 mi
A piece of paneling in the center console where the back 12volt plug is kept popping out when I would lift the console door. It was fixed a week later and covered by warranty with no issues. Tire wheel arch also had a missing panel plug; was replaced.
12000 mi
A small piece of panel in the middle was popping out when the box in the center was opened to its fullest. Slightly annoying to have to pop it back in, but was replaced quickly and have had no problems.
30000 mi
Door to storage slot in front of gear selector broken by dealer during replacement of ignition.
33000 mi
Parts installed
23000 mi
US $38
Slight plastic rattle due to positioning of seat belt clip, slight clicking sound from steering column during wide turns
10000 mi
Sun roof opens but then would not close. Center arm rest latch broken
19000 mi
Rear bumper cover would shift left to right approx. .5 inches. Found loose hardware. Re-secured hardware with the use of Loctite.
The passenger side sunvisor was missing the door over the mirror. The passenger side sunvisor was not properly installed so I had to take the car back to be reserviced.
49000 mi
I have been driving the car and noticed a noise coming from the dash. It was constant while cruising and was getting louder. While the car was in the shop they noticed steering issues. The noise went away after fixing them but it keeps coming back.
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