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Nothing has gone wrong with the car, it only has 700 miles on it. I will keep you posted with every oil change.
The car is wonderful. I am 6'3 and there is plenty of room to spare, unlike my wife's Neon.
The car handles very well, and the 2.2 engine performs well. I'm getting 29 miles to the gallon at the moment, I'm sure it will get even better as the car is broken in.
The interior of the car is set up very user friendly.
We truly love this car so far, though I have only had it a week. It gets a little bit better gas mileage than my wife's 2005 Neon. The car is well equipped for being a base model.
Let us know if you have any problems with the intermittent power steering failures. Many Malibu's have this problem.
900 miles, took a rock to the windshield, has to be replaced.
You would think the GM engineering team would have taken the time to orient the rear muffler out of sight.
A muffler hanging down (noticed) from the back of a vehicle is a clear indication that the car was pushed through engineering without any QC.
The above is sad since the actual overall design and function of the vehicle is pleasing.
I planned to buy a Maxx until I viewed the car from the back and noticed the poor finishing of the latter.
Imagine in 1 year what the muffler will look like, here you have a shiny new vehicle with a stupid, hanging, aluminium/steel rusted muffler for everyone to clearly see.
Big mistake courtesy of GM!
For the comment above, I don't know if you have noticed, but almost every car manufacture has the exhaust pipe in clearview.
If your that worried about the muffler there are a lot of aftermarket exhaust parts you can add. Then again I thought everyone loves to see a dual exhaust?
I love the gas mileage I am getting. Over all I average 30 miles a gallon. I went on a long trip and got 39 all highway. I love this car the best choice I ever made. The car now has 4,500 miles.
10,000 miles car is a dream. I have already replaced the windshield took a rock to it. 2 months later another rock to the windshield. The car seems to like rocks. I still love the car. I would not purchase a different model I do not have anything to complain about. Only postive notes.
11,000 miles I am having a issue with the car. When it is cold outside say 35 degrees or lower, the car has major issues until it warms up. No matter how for down the gas peddle goes it will not go over 3,000 rpm. top speed is 35 miles an hour. After the car warms up it is fine. I talked to the dealership and they pritty much told me I was full of it, and they would not help me. Because the car is fine when I get it there. The service department I am dealing with is very rude and not helpfull at all. Other than that the car is great.
Honestly, I would take it to another certified dealer that supports your warranty and ask them to keep it for a couple days to test out the drag on the engine on cold starts. Personally I had to leave my Focus with my dealership for nearly 5 weeks before they finally accepted and duplicated the intermittent problem I was having, so its just a matter of determination. Don't let them push you off as many dealerships do with attempting to put you off until your out of warranty and then charge you through the nose for work that should have been done a year previous ;)
Past that, I'm currently looking at purchasing a 2006 Malibu MAXX LT, and it is a very attractive vehicle given cargo capacity, comfort, gas mileage, a gaggle of standard features, and the dealerships 30 day no questions asked exchange policy if I run into issues or just plain don't like the car.
The problem with the car seems to have worked its self out. I have not had the problem for mnths now. I love this car and would buy another.
20,000 miles drives like new. Awesome car, no problems.
2006 Chevy Malibu LS - V6 -- Just turned 30,000 miles - no problems whatsoever.
Mileage seems to gradually improve and is now at about 28 mpg around town and up to 36 mpg on long interstate drives. I made one modification and had full leather upholstery added right after purchase at a custom after-market shop. The leather was a great addition. I can't say enough about the handling, power and economy. In fact, my wife and I were so impressed, we bought a second V6 Malibu and are enjoying similar satisfaction. It's nice to know it's possible to buy an American car that actually works.
I bought my 2006 Malibu in October '06 with 13,500 miles. To date it has about 24,000 miles.
I'm just now dealing with some manufacture issues. When it rains heavily, water leaks through to the map lighting above the rear view mirror, and pours down onto the gear shifter. Also, if I drive over 60 mph there is a horrible buzzing noise in my dashboard near the windshield.
I just had to have my rear brakes replaced today; they began grinding horribly and making a sort of metal on metal humming noise as I drove. The dealership could not reproduce the noise, but said the rear brakes were in need of replacement. I didn't think I would need brakes, let alone rear brakes with 24,000 miles.
I love the look of my car, but am not too happy with so many little issues.
23,000 miles Having trouble with my Malibu. The car makes a clunking sound when you turn the steering wheel, not all the time every 10 minutes or so. It is really weird you can feel it knock on the floor. I took it to the dealer they could find nothing wrong. I don't think they want to find anything. He said that they could not get the car to make the noise, but when I was in the car with the mechanic the car did do it. I am beginning to think that this dealership sucks.
23,500 mile the cars steering got worse. Every time I turn the steering wheel, it knocks. The dealership replaced the steering shaft, and the knocking noise is gone. The dealer told me this is a issue common with the Malibu 2004-2006. He informed me that I will probably need the rack and pinion replaced in 5,000 miles or so. Thank you Chevy, I love the car. Why would they continue to us a part that is faulty for 2 years? For this fact I will not buy another Chevy product.