Chevrolet Malibu owners have reported 2 problems related to rear window wiper washer linkages (under the visibility category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the Malibu.
While driving during ice storms in January 2007 the windshield wipers quit working due to a broken pivot housing on the passenger's side. The same defect was covered in NHTSA recall campaign 01v068000. However, because I lived outside the salt belt,Chevrolet will not cover the repair of this manufacturer's defect. I am fearful, but forced to, drive in rain storms without working windshield wipers. The manufacturer has been completely arrogant about helping in this situation for the last 5 months.
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While traveling on a busy interstate in very heavy rains and rush hour traffic, I heard a loud noise and then my wipers were stopped & criss-crossed in front of me. I felt extremely lucky to get off the highway, without causing a wreck. Later, I found out that there was a know defect on the wiper pivots for my model car. But regardless, the recall wasn't any good for my state. I don't understand the logic behind this. . . If a part is defective- it is defective. The recall was only effective for certain 'salt-belt' states, of which my state isn't included. I did however live in one of these salt-belt states for several years (with this car). But whether your car is registered in one of those states or not you could have a lot of use of the wipers. Between hurricane season and the rainy season in florida, wipers get a whole lot of use down here too.
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