17 problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2004 Malibu.
I was stopped at a red light and was rear-ended by a car going 15-20 mph (the at-fault driver was distracted by their phone). I was knocked unconscious and had a bump over my left eye from hitting something. I had a concussion. The airbags did not deploy. A policy report was filed. I still suffer mid and lower back pain (disc bulges and fissures). After the wreck, I started to get a warning about needing to service the airbags.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 45 mph, another vehicle sped into the contact's lane and crashed into the driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact was shaken up, but was uninjured. The contact's vehicle was damaged, but drivable. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 23 mph in the rain, the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a cement barrier. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. Two days later, the interior of the vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The fire department informed the contact that the fire was due to the electrical wiring in the dashboard. The vehicle was not towed or taken to the dealer. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph the transmission shift cable failed as a result the contact lost braking and steering functionality. The failure resulted in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy. Prior to this failure the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number 14v224000 (power train). A police report was filed. There were no injuries that required medical attention. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 315,000. Kh.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that the driver lost control of the vehicle and went down an embankment before crashing into a creek. During the crash the front end of the vehicle sustained significant damage but the air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported and the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was taken at the scene. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,000. Jft.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree stump and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a chest injury that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed however, the body damage was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
2004 Chevrolet Malibu experiencing power steering problems, abs and shift cable, all replaced. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the repair shop seven times, due to power steering failure, which resulted in the steering locking up. The consumer was involved in two accidents, in which the air bags failed to deploy. The consumer received a transmission, steering and brake recall. However, the parts were not available.
While traveling in a school zone going approximately 25 miles per hour, I was in an accident involving a school bus. I could not stop, or steer the car to avoid a collision with the rear of the bus. My car went under the rear of the bus, where it was crushed in the front end. The car seemed to just shut down, had no power steering and braking control. The air bags never deployed. , even though they should have with the type of impact that the car received. We would like to make this complaint, on behalf of ourselves and any other motorist that might have had similar circumstances. Thank you.
My car was in a rollover accident where it left the road and flipped twice landing on it's side against some trees and the air bags did not deploy. Not the ones in the front nor the side air bags. The insurance CO. Said the car is totaled. Luckily my children weren't in the car at the time but if they had been would they be here today without the safety feature of airbags?.
Air bags did not deploy in a 2004 chevorlet Malibu in 2 accidents. The first accident was on 8/29/05 in which I was t-boned by an SUV that ran a stop sign in which in court the SUV was found guilty. The second accident was on 1/8/09 in which my daughter gabrielle threadgill slid into the back of a huge van due to weather conditions and slid into the van going at least 30 miles per hour, no citation was given due to the ice. My daughter and I were both injured in both accidents due to the air bags not deploying.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu maxx. While driving 30 mph, the contact drove down an embankment. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was pulled out of the woods and towed away. Both occupants were slightly injured, although they were wearing their seat belts. A police report was filed. The air bags were never serviced prior to the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
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.
: the contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle hit a deer head on and the frontal airbags did not deploy. The vehicle sustained frontal body damage and a police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop; they were unable to determine why the airbags failed to deploy.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision, where it struck another vehicle at 25 mph dead center, and the air bags did not deploy. Consumers sustained neck injuries. The vehicle was totaled.
While driving on an icy roadway on a downhill left cruve I felt the steering unexpectedly stiffen up as if the car had stalled. By the time I applied enough pressure to compensate the car started to veer to the left, and would not recover. It crashed and rolled over. Also, the air bags did not deploy until we were hanging upside down, even though the car hit hard in the front. Also only the two front air bags deployed not the side or curtain bags. The car was a total loss.
When hit on the driver's sideat 55 mph side air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained neck injuries. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Problems with power steering and air bags on 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. ** answer required***. The consumer was involved in an accident in which the air bags did not deploy. While driving the power steering stopped working.