10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
59,730 miles

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problem #108

May 162019

Malibu

  • miles
Replaced low beam lights multiple times, had the wiring harness replaced due to a shortage that was supposedly leading to the low beams light blowing out constantly. Low beam lights still keep going out. Ongoing issue

- Wharton, TX, USA

problem #107

Apr 262019

Malibu

  • 134,000 miles
Passenger low beam headlight continually burns out. Have changed bulb multiple times. The last time the bulb literally blew up. The new bulb would last an hour or a day or two.

- Columbus, IN, USA

problem #106

Apr 012019

Malibu

  • 3 miles
I own two 2012 Chevy Malibu--the headlights on each have went out no less than 4 times each. This has to be a design or manufacture issue. Even with the pigtals being replaced the headlights continue to go out.

- Guadalupe, AZ, USA

problem #105

Apr 132019

Malibu

  • 104,000 miles
We have had the drivers side wiring harness replaced three times. And the other one once. My son has the exact make and model and has same issues. Replaced twice. Local repair shop says this is a know. Issue

- Brandon, MS, USA

problem #104

Apr 122019

Malibu

  • 90,000 miles
High and low beam headlights. I have had to replace headlights on my car 3 times within 3 months. I searched for a problem with that car and any complaints. I found no recall but GM but 274 complaints about headlight problems. The headlights will just go off during driving. Very dangerous. What can be done. It very expensive to replace bulbs because you have to drop the bumper but the bulb is not the problem. How can we get General Motors to recall and fix this problem for 274 people? I can tell you the very last time this happen.

- Lancaster, TX, USA

problem #103

Dec 142018

Malibu

  • miles
Passenger side low beam needs to be replaced every year. Sometimes sooner. The passenger side low beam connector melted.

- Liverpool, NY, USA

problem #102

Mar 262019

Malibu

  • miles
Is having to constantly replace low beam headlight. My headlights have both went out 3 times within 6 months. This is very costly repair because the front bumper has to be removed in order to get to the headlight.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #101

Aug 152017

Malibu

  • 100,000 miles
My low beams and now high beam headlights keep going out. Replaced three times and two on the other side. Costs over 150 each time. Driving or when I go to start car is when they go out and only once after hitting bump it came on. There are thousands of people reporting same problem on car guru. Type in your car make and model and year with headlight problems and you will see how many drivers are effected by this and have to keep paying. I also got pulled over 5 times in 2 months for headlights. This is a problem and needs the maker to take responsibility. I also can get records from dealership of all work paid for.

- Waupaca, WI, USA

problem #100

Mar 312017

Malibu

  • miles
On two occassions the power steering suddenly went completely out while on the highway. Since I got the car 2 years ago I have had many issues with the lighting amd electrical. The brake light works when it chooses to even if K done push the brake and with new bulbs it may not work. The headlights do the same. They come on and go off when they choose to. I have replaced bulbs over 20 times in the past 2 years when I didn't actually have to. My sensors also don't work which I was told was an electrical issue. I have a front light that won't go off so each time I cut the car off I have to unplug my battery so it doesn't die. The date posted isnt the only date its happened it was the day it all started.

- Rock Hill, SC, USA

problem #99

Mar 202019

Malibu

  • 143,000 miles
Driver side headlamps going out. I've had to replace my driver's side headlight 3 times over the last 2 months. No automobile should go through headlamps at that rate. To complicate this issue, the entire front bumper must be removed to change the headlights. I've read on the forums where many Malibu owners are having the exact same issue(s) with the headlamps. This is an obvious design flaw and GM/Chevrolet should issue a recall with corrective action.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #98

Feb 012017

Malibu

  • 55,000 miles
My dim headlight keeps burning out and I kept having to change my bulbs. To come to find out it was my wiring harness and I've had to change it twice. My bright lights do good. It's just the dim lights. Please recall this. It's a headache trying to fix this problem once or twice a month. I've also read that several other people's Chevy Malibu headlights are messing up too. Everytime I pass a Malibu one of the headlights are burned out. Please fix this problem. Thank you.

- Gaffney, SC, USA

problem #97

Aug 162018

Malibu

  • 90,000 miles
Driver side headlight malfunctioning multiple times in past year. Head light will go out, at first could tap on head light and it would come back on. Have changed pigtail and bulbs only to have it work for a short period of time.

- Colon, MI, USA

problem #96

Jan 012019

Malibu

  • 123,000 miles
Passenger side low beam goes out every couple days to 2 weeks. Bulb and wire harness has been replaced and only corrected the issue for a short time.

- Castle, OK, USA

problem #95

Mar 022019

Malibu

  • miles
Low beam headlight going out. I purchased this vehicle in 2014 and my low beam headlights have gone out a total of 6 times. Changed the pigtails last time and iam now having to change the wiring harness completely and hopefully that will help. My cars lights are always on auto and always begins with my passanger low beam light going out first then the driver side a couple months after, has happened when turning on the vehicle and during driving. My high beams work fine with no problems at all. The first two times I have had a proffesional mechanic change them and the last couple times I've changed them myself now due to cost. Removing the whole bumper really makes this even more difficult to change. I have read many forums and they have also the same problem, its actually become very common to see many Chevy's with a head light out. I just want to make sure this is noted cause it appears to be a common problem with this vehicle company. Please help!

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #94

Feb 012019

Malibu

  • miles
Warning on dashboard service traction control when applying the brakes. Brake lights does not come on when the service traction control come on. There has been a recall on this issue previously and issue still occurring.

- Zebulon, NC, USA

problem #93

Jan 032019

Malibu

  • miles
My low beam headlights will not work. I have changed bulbs only to find out it wasnt the bulbs...they still work. I have changed one of the pigtails and it worked for a while and stopped within a month. It started with only the right headlight and now it is both.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #92

Jan 022019

Malibu

  • 87,000 miles
Tamara recall my low beams lights keep going out and on, it does this when park, and driving they work sometimes one or the other sometimes they won’T come on at all.

- Wilmington, OH, USA

problem #91

Feb 202019

Malibu

  • 180,000 miles
On approximately Wednesday 2/20/2019 and at 3 points in 2018 a headlight went out on my 2012 Chevy Malibu. On 2/24/18 I received a ticket for it. But the only reason I did and the 0nly reason a key safety feature was disabled for so long is due to a design flaw by Chevy. You have to remove approx 30 bolts and the entire front clip of the vehicle to change a headlight. This design flaw not only disenfranchises people but also makes the road less safe due to the fact the average non mechanically inclined person would likely go to a mechanic and usually wait to do that because of the costs. I think rather than fine them. Issue a recall for the tickets people have gotten because of them in addition to making them offer free service on headlight changes. Maybe they won't do stupid stuff that endangers the road again if they have to pay every single petty little ticket.

- Paso Robles, CA, USA

problem #90

Feb 232019

Malibu

  • miles
Both headlight go out. Replaced the bulb 5 times last year and 1 time this year. If I am driving my car and hit a bump the light will turn off or if it is off it will turn on.

- La Porte, TX, USA

problem #89

Feb 192019

Malibu

  • 36,000 miles
The low beam headlights on both sides of the car are constantly going out. I have to replace them 3-4 times a year. I spend hundreds of dollars on headlamps, even though I install them myself. Installing new headlamps requires you to remove the front bumper. There is an obvious design flaw with the hundreds of complaints I have seen with this same issue.

- Independence, MO, USA

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