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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

6 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Equipment complaints

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86,000 miles · Jul 27, 2010

Electrical SystemEquipment

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM COMES ON AS THE OPERATOR DRIVES THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE JUST LOST ALL ACCELERATION. EVERY WEEK I HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE VEHICLE TO START BECAUSE THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM COMES AS THE OPERATOR TURNS THE IGNITION ON. THIS IS A VER…

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NHTSA ODI #10345586

31,211 miles · Aug 7, 2008

Equipment

NO INCIDENT,CRASH AND NO INJURY. MY CHEVROLET MALIBU-CLASSIC 2005 HAS THE PROBLEM WITH - AC CONTROL HEAD -FP # 22718118 ,DESCRIPTION CONTROL 9.273, UNIT PRICE $206 ,TOTAL PRICE$ 345.12 THATS MY WEEKLY CHECK,AND I THINK THAT IS THE MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM-DEFECTS FOR RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10237414

Official recalls

14V400000 · Electrical System:ignition

Jul 3, 2014

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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