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2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx brakes problems

The 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx has 22 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

22

Brakes complaints

4%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Malibu Maxx brakes complaints by model year25 complaints2004: 22 complaints2005: 20 complaints2006: 25 complaints2007: 1 complaints
Malibu Maxx brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

ON DECEMBER 2, 2005 I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK USING MY TYPICAL ROUTE HIGHWAY 74 ALSO KNOWN AS THE ORTEGA HIGHWAY WHEN COMING TO A SHARP AND NARROW CURVE MY BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT WORK AND MY STEERING WAS LOCKED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF MY VEHICLE AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE MERGED TO ON…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · December 2, 2005 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx brakes — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.