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1979 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.
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Latest May 19, 2005
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Mar 22, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1979 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 1–4 of 4

Seat belts
Filed May 19, 2005

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FIND SAFETY BELTS FOR HIS 1979 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *MR ONE OF THE CONSUMERS SEAT BELTS STARTED TO FRAY. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10122611
Incident
May 1, 2005
Brakes
Filed Dec 8, 1997

BRAKE CYLINDER RUPTURED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO LOCATION OF ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA ID
526035
Brakes
Filed Aug 9, 1995

REAR WHEEL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO BRAKE CYLINDER ONLY BEING ATTACHED TO BACKING PLATE AT ONE POINT, ALLOWING IT TO TURN/RUPTURE BRAKE LINE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
484924
Incident
Nov 1, 1993
Brakes
Filed Mar 22, 1995

DEFECTIVE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER, CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482461
Incident
Mar 22, 1995

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.

Data sources

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