2009 Chevrolet Malibu

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 14E044000 2014-07-21

  Recall 14E044000

  Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain replacement intermediate steering shafts sold under the Dorman, OE Solutions, and Solutions brand names, part numbers 425-167, 2425167, and 7-3074, for installation on 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6, and 2007-2009 Saturn Aura vehicles. The affected steering shafts may have a yoke that inadequately supports the u-joint bearing resulting in a premature failure.

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 14V252000 2014-05-14

  Recall 14V252000

  General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the…

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 14V153000 2014-03-31

  Recall 14V153000

  General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pontiac G6. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.

  Recorded model years: 2009

Showing 3 of 6 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 58 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11023091 2025-09-09

  13598

  New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 11021792 2025-08-07

  PIC5650M

  This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, B3935, C0750, C0755, C0760, C0765, and/or C0775.

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 11020816 2025-07-18

  PIP5601C

  This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.

  Recorded model years: 2009

Showing 3 of 1,098 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 4,427 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• AQ10001 2010-11-18

  Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit

  On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-related remedies on the vehicles owned and then rented/leased for use on the roadways.RMD…

  Recorded model years: 2009

A further 27 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2014173 2014-05-16

  Transport Canada recall 2014173

  On certain vehicles, intermittent electrical connection faults may cause the brake lamps to illuminate without the brake pedal being depressed, or not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed. This could also interfere with cruise control, ABS and/or vehicle stability control function. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or erratic brake lamp function…

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 2014104 2014-04-01

  Transport Canada recall 2014104

  Certain vehicles equipped with electric power steering may experience a sudden loss of power steering assist that could occur at any time while driving. If the power steering assist is lost, a message is displayed on the Driver Information Centre and a chime sounds to inform the driver. Steering control can be maintained, as the vehicle will revert to a…

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 2012307 2012-09-18

  Transport Canada recall 2012307

  On certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, shift cable locking tabs could fracture without warning. If this occurs, the transmission may not be in the PARK position and may not match the gear position indicated by the shift lever. The driver would be able to remove the key from the ignition, but the door locks may not unlock automatically and…

  Recorded model years: 2009

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 49 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

1,509 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 41
• reports mentioning a fire 9
• reported injuries 44
• reported fatalities 3

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Steering768 (32.6%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1997–2012.
• Electrical system368 (15.6%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1997–2018.
• Stability & traction control277 (11.8%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2004–2016.
• Lights173 (7.3%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1997–2021.
• Brakes153 (6.5%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2004–2019.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)123 (5.2%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2004–2018.
• Speed control & accelerator76 (3.2%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2003–2012.
• Engine68 (2.9%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1999–2018.

Other / uncategorized: 53 classifications (2.2%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 20,484 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.