2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 9%of 270 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 69,789miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, 9% of the 270 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,789 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“As I drove from racine, wi to milwaukee, wi. To visit family for the 4th of july weekend as I was to turn car off to park I wasnt able to press down on the breaks, couldnt go into park, gear shift was stuck couldnt move it in to park had to put on emergency break in order to keep car in park! It left me stranded was very upset & confused!!!”
NHTSA complaint #10734971, filed 2015-07, 173,000 miles“Right after I bought the vehicle I was driving down a gravel road and my traction control, ABS and brake light all came on at the same time and will not shut off. My traction control no longer works now.”
NHTSA complaint #11165760, filed 2019-01, 211,344 miles“Have owned the vehicle for 14 months and I am getting ready to replace the rotors and brake pads for the third time. After only a few months, you can feel the brakes pulsing, worse at soft braking than hard. I've also had the rotors turned and put back on once and the problem returned in less than a month.”
NHTSA complaint #10231402, filed 2008-06, 53,000 miles“We had the brakes serviced . It included the changing over the brake pads and the rotors turned. And in less than 8months later we went bake to get the brakes inspected due to a very high pitched noised that grew since the brakes we replaced with new ones. The mechanic informed us that the back brakes verses the front brakes we not wearing equally and that he was shocked to discover that both front and back brakes were replaced at the same time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10255923, filed 2009-01, 40,000 miles“I have had problems with my power steering over the years. But this was the worst it has ever been. I was driving 55 MPH on the highway. The roads were clear on this spring day. My traction control, brake light and check engine light came on. Then the power steering was chiming and the alert came on for that which effected my power steering. The instrument cluster was flashing on and off along with the gauges not working correctly. Then the instrument cluster went completely out. So the instrument cluster was replaced. A couple of weeks later, this all repeated again. …”
NHTSA complaint #10749604, filed 2015-08, 151,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10126014Mar 3, 201716188 Special Coverage. Some vehicles may have a condition where increased resistance in the body control module (BCM) connection system can result in voltage fluctuations or…
- 10023415Jun 1, 2011Adjustable pedals will not adjust inoperative. *nj updated 3/13/09. *pe updated 8/1/11.
- 10028285Dec 1, 2008Chevrolet: unable to relearn the brake pedal position (bpp) sensor.
- 10026163Jul 1, 2008Gmc: unable to relearn the brake pedal position (bpp) sensor. Have difficulty performing the brake pedal position (bpp) relearn. Models chevrolets, pontiacs and saturns.
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
207 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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