NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 270
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V064000
- Reported
- February 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Malibu Maxx, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Malibu Maxx, 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 2007 Malibu Maxx, 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 6 other models
2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints by year
NHTSA has received 270 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, the newest on March 11, 2025. Of these, 12 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, the component group named most often is the steering (77%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the power train (6%).
2 of the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx's 4 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx owners gave the mileage (237 complaints), the median was 82,956 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering207
- Electrical System28
- Power Train17
- Service Brakes13
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)12
- Exterior Lighting8
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 56 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 46 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 56. 14% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 270 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu Maxx by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted