NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Malibu has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 975
- Crashes reported
- 46
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
34 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2012 Malibu, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V224000
- Reported
- April 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,131,113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2008 Malibu, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006, 2008–2009 Malibu, 6 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004, 2006–2007 Malibu, 57 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 Malibu, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2012 Malibu, 2 other models
2005 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 975 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on March 10, 2026. Of these, 46 describe a crash (5%) and 34 a fire; owners reported 55 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the steering (52%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the exterior lighting (16%).
2 of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu's 6 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (762 complaints), the median was 88,450 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering506
- Electrical System180
- Exterior Lighting153
- Power Train65
- Seats62
- Engine49
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 23 | |
| 2007 | 48 | |
| 2008 | 42 | |
| 2009 | 62 | |
| 2010 | 123 | |
| 2011 | 85 | |
| 2012 | 46 | |
| 2013 | 44 | |
| 2014 | 166 | |
| 2015 | 85 | |
| 2016 | 43 | |
| 2017 | 48 | |
| 2018 | 37 | |
| 2019 | 40 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 166. 14% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 13th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 975 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted