Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Chevrolet Malibu has 35 NHTSA structure complaints and 0 structure-related recalls.
35
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2020 | STRUCTURE | I WAS GOING TO WORK , WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK MY DRIVER FRONT DOOR WAS STUCK SHUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN F... |
| Jan 31, 2020 | STRUCTURE | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN USING EITHER THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR ... |
| May 30, 2019 | STRUCTURE | DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR FAILED TO OPEN BACK IN AUGUST 2015, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOW NOT OP... |
| Oct 31, 2018 | STRUCTURE | DOOR LOCKS DON'T UNLOCK THE DOORS TRAPPING OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE CAR. MANUAL OR ELECTRICAL DON'T WORK... |
| Apr 16, 2018 | STRUCTURE | AT RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT WORK. LAST NOVEMBER, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ... |
| Jan 15, 2017 | STRUCTURE | IT IS A 2010 MALIBU LS. YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL TH... |
| Oct 26, 2016 | STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | "TAKATA RECALL": THE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT AS WELL AS THE DOOR'S... |
| Oct 17, 2016 | STRUCTURE | DRIVER DOOR WON'T OPEN. RIGHT BEFORE IT WOULDN'T OPEN, THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE. IT WOULD JUST BOUNCE... |
| Sep 17, 2016 | STRUCTURE | FRONT DOOR LOCKS MECHANISM SEIZES PREVENTING THEM FROM OPENING EITHER FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IN CAS... |
| Sep 16, 2016 | STRUCTURE | THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL RANDOMLY STAY LOCKED EVEN WHEN ITS NOT LOCKED. THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. Y... |
| Jul 6, 2016 | STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOU... |
| Dec 16, 2015 | STRUCTURE | DRIVER DOOR HANDLES INCONSISTENTLY WORK. ONE DAY THEY WILL BE FINE, THE NEXT NEITHER INSIDE OR OUTS... |
| Oct 27, 2015 | STRUCTURE | DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BEEN FAILING, POWER DOOR LOCK ON DRIVERS DOOR FAILS Q... |
| Sep 1, 2015 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WENT TO OPEN MY FRONT, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (FROM THE OUTSIDE) AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I CLIMBED THRO... |
| Jun 17, 2015 | STRUCTURE | WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER SHUTTING IT ... |
| Apr 12, 2015 | STRUCTURE | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE THE 2ND WEEK IN APRIL I TRIED TO OPEN MY CAR DOOR USING MY KEY AS ... |
| Apr 9, 2015 | STRUCTURE | DRIVERS DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AT TIMES. DRIVERS DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| Apr 8, 2015 | STRUCTURE | CHROME PAINT ON INTERIOR HANDLERS IS PEELING CAUSING CUTS/LACERATIONS ON PEOPLE'S HANDS. |
| Apr 4, 2015 | STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | OUR CHEVY MALIBU WAS BROAD SIDED ON THE RIDERS SIDE AT 10:10 AM ON THE FORTH OF APRIL, 2015. THIS WA... |
| Dec 16, 2014 | STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | DEC 16. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES OPENING AND CLOSING MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE LATCH WON'T HOOK CORR... |