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1980 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
5
Latest Jul 20, 1999
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 Jun 6, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1980 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 1–5 of 5

Fuel system
Filed Jul 20, 1999

GAS TANK IS 10 INCHES FROM REAR BUMPER.CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
842622
Incident
Jul 10, 1999
Visibility
Filed Aug 26, 1998

DESIGN MATERIAL OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY FAILED (APOXY BONDING).

NHTSA ID
539397
Incident
Sep 22, 1997
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 26, 1998

U.S. ROYAL, STEEL BELTED RADIAL 195R75-14 TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED CAUSING BLOW OUT.

NHTSA ID
539395
Incident
Jul 24, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Aug 26, 1998

FUEL PROPANE TANK HAD HOLE.

NHTSA ID
539356
Incident
Jun 4, 1998
Electrical
Filed Jun 6, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. OWNER HAD DRIVEN VEHCLE FOR ABOUT (20) MINUTES BEFORE FIRE HAPPENED. FIRE DEPARTMENT BELIEVED FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL OR CAUSED BY OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
812840
Incident
Jun 5, 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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .