1999 Chevrolet Malibu Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 40about this part
- Share
- 5%of 789 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 132,681miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 40 complaints about the air bags of the 1999 Chevrolet Malibu, 5% of the 789 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 132,681 miles. 19 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was involved in a hit and run accident, which wasnt my fault. The car was hit on the passenger side causing the steering column to fall onto my lap.the air bags did not deplore, I suffered a fractured pelvis which did not heal correctly. Im still having problems from this . The car was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10637263, filed 2014-09, 152,008 miles“Takara recall ..front and passenger airbags did not deploy in accident. I was stopped in traffic when a car struck me from behind going highway speed , impact caused the car to get stuck in my trunk pushed me down the highway sideways and stuffed the nose of my car into the guardrail breaking the guardrail , quick thinking saved our lives ( my husband was in the passenger seat )I saw the car coming full highway speed and nosed my car into the breakdown lane to avoid getting stuffed under the truck infront of me. …”
NHTSA complaint #11252211, filed 2019-08, 180,000 miles“I stopped at the gas station to put some air in the tires, and when I got out and closed the door, both the driver side and passenger side airbags deployed. I am thankful that I was not sitting in the car when they just erroneously deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10455335, filed 2012-04, 146,738 miles“I was getting out of my car and I left it running and the air bag deployed and I didn't hit anything I was wondering if there was any recall on this particular model”
NHTSA complaint #10925883, filed 2016-11, 44,000 miles“Small bump accident air bags are suppose to be for moderate to heavy frontal accidents. Yet the air bags deployed on my vehicle when my daughter had a accident where she barley bumped the vehicle ahead of her. There was no damage to either vehicle except the air bags. In fact, she was injured more by the bags (she was dazed and had a head ache) then the bump. If it had not been for the air bags deploying there would have been no damage of any kind. If air bags are for moderate and worse accidents why are they deploying on a slight impact accident?”
NHTSA complaint #10130612, filed 2005-07, 101,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10022923Aug 1, 2007Sdm reprogram - class action settlement (u.s. Only).
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 11% |
| 2022 | 4 | 4% |
| 2021 | 6 | 7% |
| 2020 | 4 | 2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 3% |
| 2018 | 14 | 2% |
| 2017 | 14 | 2% |
| 2016 | 18 | 2% |
| 2015 | 49 | 18% |
| 2014 | 16 | 5% |
| 2013 | 59 | 7% |
| 2012 | 101 | 11% |
| 2011 | 93 | 10% |
| 2010 | 144 | 11% |
| 2009 | 63 | 4% |
| 2008 | 64 | 6% |
| 2007 | 75 | 8% |
| 2006 | 34 | 3% |
| 2005 | 25 | 3% |
| 2004 | 26 | 2% |
| 2003 | 27 | 5% |
| 2002 | 18 | 3% |
| 2001 | 21 | 3% |
| 2000 | 31 | 3% |
| 1999 | 40 | 5% |
| 1998 | 40 | 4% |
| 1997 | 25 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1999 Chevrolet Malibu
308 complaintsElectrical system
144 complaintsEngine cooling
138 complaintsSuspension
82 complaintsTires
75 complaintsExterior lighting
58 complaintsFuel system
38 complaintsSteering
37 complaintsEquipment
29 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsBody and structure
20 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Malibu
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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