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2009 Malibu review
mrvikes@msn.com, 03/01/2016
2009 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
A squeak in the front end that couldn't be located.
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Great Car
Cody Hughes, 01/08/2019
2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have 2 Chevy Malibu's. both having the 2.4 liter engine. One is an LTZ trim (2009) and the other a base(2010). I have owned and have driven the LTZ for about one year know, it currently has 227,000 miles and still runs strong, the body and interior look brand new. No complaints other than the starter going out. The base model Malibu has 130,000 miles and have owned it since it was bought new off the lot. Both are great family cars. Run and drive well for a 4 cylinder. Highly recommend.
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Complete engineering failure
Alex White, 08/06/2019
2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
There are a few small things wrong with this vehicle that I could mention such as the AC being very tedious, the automatic locks not working, and the blinker lever not working, but I'll just focus on the most prevalent issue...the headlight changing process. For some idiotic reason, the engineers who designed this car made it so you literally have to take the entire front bumper off if you want to change the headlights. Taking it to a repair shop will cost you $100-$150 because of the excessive manual labor hours. I decided to just look it up on Youtube and change it myself, but it still takes me an hour or so each time to do what should be an extremely simple procedure. It baffles me that a car would be designed like the 2008-2012 Chevy Malibu is, as I have never seen any other car that is anything close to what this vehicle. I have vowed to never buy a Chevy again of any kind unless I am reimbursed for the difference in cost it takes to get my headlight changed for the duration of my ownership of my Malibu. I will continue to encourage all my friends and family to never buy a Chevy again until Chevy is held accountable for this absolutely idiotic design flaw. The least I can ask for is an explanation as to why the car was designed the way it was. It still perplexes me to this day.
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Another failure
JakeW, 11/09/2009
2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I expected much more for this epsilon ii designed architecture. What is noticeable is the implementation of foreign and outside influence into this car. Besides all of the effort gm put into this car, it still is a badly designed car that does not come close to the competition it inspired to reach to. Lack of engine efficiency, power. The dashboard is just hideous. The use of cheap plastics still makes me sick. Lack of features, unless you pay serious money to get it.
Should not have purchased
Tayotis Caldwell, 10/10/2010
2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have always driven foreign cars and I decided to buy this car because of my president's speech about helping America. I love my president, but do not like this car. The value has dropped more then half in less then 3 years. I have taken this car in because of the door, center console and windows. I do not like this car and will soon trade it in for a foreign car. This car is terrible stay away!