Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||||
| 04027 | 05/07/2004 | 10007872 | Product safety recall driver's safety belt anchorage. *mj | 07/14/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 02/03/2010 | |||
| The welds on the driver seat frame break. i first noticed this in february 2010 when my seat would raise at an angle. recently i was cleaning my car and i noticed the seat belt was not attached securely. the weld holding the seat belt to the seat frame had cracked and broken free. i found a used seat and when it was delivered, this seat had the same exact problems, multiple welds on the seat frame that are cracked and broke. this frame is critical to the safety of the driver. this website shows that there are many more complaints of regarding the same defect. http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2005/chevrolet/malibu_maxx/seats/problem.aspx there are more places online talking about this very issue. my car has 55000 miles on it. i am 150lbs. these welds should not be breaking so easy, and so prematurely. | |||
| 10/24/2009 | 49000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on 91s in hartford ct. i had just gotten on the highway and moved into the second lane. it was raining and i hydroplaned. i went into a 360 and at the 180 point i hit the cement divider head on. i continued in the 360 and as i came about again i hit the metal guardrail, again, head on and went into another 360. there was no airbag deployment at all and my seatbelt didn't lock up which caused my face and upper torso to hit the steering wheel. i lost teeth and was injured on my upper torso and neck. i called chevy and was told to take pics of car and send them . i did so and still have the pics and the car. chevy sent a tech out to do tests. the tech showed up not only an hour and a half late but without the proper equipment to do the tests and wound up borrowing certain things from my neighbor. i waited 3+ months to hear from chevy. i received a letter stating that they take no responsibility., and that the tests said it was under the threshold if when an airbag should deploy. included with the letter was a copy of the test which was/is absolutely incomprehensible to me. there was no explanation of anything this test said. but chevy takes no responsibility at all. if needed i will forward all pics and the letter from chevy as well. *tr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 05/15/2007 | 16500 | 1 | 07/22/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet malibu maxx. on may 15, 2007, the contact's vehicle was struck on the driver's side fender. the drivers side seat belt failed to secure the contact and the air bags failed to deploy. he suffered an injury from striking the steering wheel and was taken to the hospital. the contact has a police report. the engine size and speed at the time of the crash were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 16,500. | |||