There are 4 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)GLASS ON SUN ROOF BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY 41 AT APPOX. 60 MILES. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT BLEW OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY OR BEHIND ME. I DON'T THINK IT HIT ANOTHER CAR BUT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAD. *TR
THE MASTER WINDOW CONTROL ON DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT WORK. THE FOUR BUTTONS WILL NOT LOWER THE WINDOWS. THE INDIVIDUAL WINDOW CONTROLS WORK ON THEIR RESPECTIVE DOORS. I CAN NOT LOWER OR RAISE THE WINDOWS FROM THE MASTER CONTROL ON DRIVERS DOOR. HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP PART WAY THROUGH THE CYCLE WHEN SET ON INTERMITTENT SETTING. THEY DO NOT MOVE AGAIN UNLESS I SET THEM FOR (SLOW OR FAST) CONTINUOUS OPERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WHEN THE WIPERS ARE FIRST TURNED ON. THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR
PROABLY NOT IMPORTANT, BUT. CHEVY MALIBU MAXX. BOUGHT USED. 60,000(ISH) MILES 'CRACKED' WINDSHIELD, 62,000(ISH) MILES. GLASS TECH REPORTS WINDSHIELD HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. 2 BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN 62,000(ISH) MILES??????? I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT GLASS TECH/CO. LIKELY COINCIDENCE, BUT, IN CASE.... *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.