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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
65,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1998 Chevrolet Malibu electrical problems

electrical problem

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1998 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Comments

problem #1

Mar 312005

Malibu 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While pulling into a gas station vehicle caught on fire under the hood. Local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. Vehicle was towed to the consumer's in-law house. The insurance investigator determined that the fire was cause by an electrical short. Dealer and the manufacturer were not notified.

- Miami, FL, USA

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