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1978 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
2
Latest Jun 13, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Sep 17, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1978 Chevrolet Malibu. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Brakes
Filed Jun 13, 2002

NHTSA RECALL 85V143000 ON HYDRAULIC BRAKE:SHOE AND DRUM WHEEL CYLINDERS: CONSUMER WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED ON BEFORE STOPPING. NOTIFIED DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER ;AND NEITHER ONE COULD INFORM CONSUMER IF VEHICLE WAS OR NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8011793
Incident
Jun 8, 2002
Engine
Filed Sep 17, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
522194
Incident
Aug 22, 1997

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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