The Lemon Index$800 middle bill · most between $641 and $1,100
Lower than the $1,100 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 77,000 miles (64 reports).
Chevrolet Malibu owners reported paying a median of $800 for a steering column repair, with the middle half of bills between $641 and $1,100. That's from 69 owner reports (69 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5004%
- $500–$1,00057%
- $1,000–$2,50038%
- $2,500–$5,0001%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 69 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2004 Chevrolet Malibu22$777 middle bill
- 2005 Chevrolet Malibu10$796 middle bill
- 2006 Chevrolet Malibu20$776 middle bill
- 2007 Chevrolet Malibu7$1,000 middle bill
- 2008 Chevrolet Malibu2too few for a middle
- 2009 Chevrolet Malibu3$760 middle bill
- 2010 Chevrolet Malibu4$762 middle bill
- 2011 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Malibu reliability by year
- Steering column repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Malibu owners reported
Fuel pump replacement (22) · Intake manifold replacement (22) · Brake repair (20) · Throttle body replacement (14) · Transmission replacement (12) · Engine replacement (10) · Steering rack replacement (9) · BCM replacement (7) · Car battery replacement (6) · Wiring harness repair (6) · Brake booster replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11508346, 11439416, 11162521, 11067313, 10820851, 10810531, 10704714, 10694467, 10691269, 10661754, 10661492, 10653011 and more.
Quick answers
How much does steering column repair cost on a Chevrolet Malibu?
Chevrolet Malibu owners reported a median of $800, and the middle half paid $641 to $1,100, from 69 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Malibu steering column repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Malibu middle bill of $800 is lower than the $1,100 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Malibu repair costs come from?
From 69 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.