Chevrolet Malibu Unknown Or Other Problems
- 558
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 558 stored complaint records:
- 15 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine light · 24 records
- shift park · 24 records
- engine power · 12 records
- check engine · 11 records
- light came · 10 records
- power reduced · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 124 |
| 30–60k mi | 103 |
| 1–30k mi | 87 |
| 100–150k mi | 73 |
| 150–400k mi | 32 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The esc turns off pretty much every time i drive the car. Last monday the check engine light came on when the transmission was slipping m. The the transmission would no longer shift and the solenoid is stuck open while driving home from work. Prompting the dealership to try and sell me a whole new $5,000 trans. When the car only has 130,000 miles on it. The transmission has been running slow on acceleration but has…
ODI 11309420
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
My vehicle has been running just fine until the other day when my vehicle out of nowhere went into 'limp mode' and i couldn't go over 20 mph. The notifications on my dash were 'eng pwr reduced' and 'service esc'. After looking online for possible causes, it is very clear that engine power reduced and service electrical system is an extremely common problem with chevy malibu's from older models to newer 2016-2018…
ODI 11308867
Unknown Or Other
Engine power is reduced appears on info dash word and car slows down to slow speed while on highway
ODI 11308012
Unknown Or Other
I was driving in the mountains when engine power is reduced light came on and cars max speed topped out at 20-25 mph. Started the car an hour later and everything went off. Took it to the dealership to be told nothing is wrong. A month later same exact issue. This time i was driving in the city at 30mph when engine power is reduced light came on again and speed was affected again. Now the engine light is remaining…
ODI 11307970
Unknown Or Other
I was driving on a city street going 35mph when my check engine light came on and a notification came on my dashboard saying "engine power is reduced". The car immediately went from 35mph to 20mph; i'm lucky no one was behind me or i would have been hit. I just bought the car 8 days ago at 35,000 miles. I was told at the dealership that it had to do with the acceleration pedal position sensor. The car is less than…
ODI 11307927
Unknown Or Other
I was driving my car and car just shut off, no lights were on in vehicle no signs of any issues at all. Vehicle shut off in the middle of the road.
ODI 11307885
Unknown Or Other
I was driving home from work this morning, and the speed of the car slowed down and wouldn't go faster than 20 miles per hour. There was plenty of cars behind me making the sudden drop of speed unsafe. I took it to the dealership and was told it was the throttle, and that it's not covered by my warranty. I have heard it's common in 2016 malibu's. I haven't had this car that long, and is currently being worked on.
ODI 11306977
Unknown Or Other
In driveway anti theft system went on and vehicle wouldn't start. Second time this has happened without any warning. Could have happened anywhere causing safety issues, especially if it happened at night. The battery was fully charged.
ODI 11306815