Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems
- 2,706
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- 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 2706 stored complaint records:
- 62 indicate a crash
- 30 indicate injury
- 47 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 703 |
| 100–150k mi | 484 |
| 30–60k mi | 450 |
| 1–30k mi | 253 |
| 150–400k mi | 195 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System
2010 chevy malibu has had constant issues with low beam light bulbs either burning out, harness wire issues, or bulbs working intermittent, i have paid to have bulbs replaced, harnesses replaced, and each time the fix will work for a few weeks or months. The last time the harnesses were replace was probably a year or two ago, but i am having the issues again. Driving with a headlight out is illegal and gm is well…
ODI 11308219
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving on the highway, speed limit was 70mph i was going that speed then out of nowhere i got the check engine light and a notice on my dash appeared as 'engine power reduced' and my speed drastically declined i was almost rear ended by a semi truck, i had people in the back of my car and with an impact from a trailer we could have been seriously hurt or even killed. This a reoccurring proble with malibu's…
ODI 11308024
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving the vehicle first the engine light came on and i got a diagnostics it was the mass air flow sensor code coming up. I had the thotle cleaned.... The engine light went off 2 daya later. Then i was driving on the hwy and the engine light came on along with the message engine reduce power. I pulled over shut the car off for 10 seconds , start it again and drive it. It does it on a daily now. And im tired of…
ODI 11307941
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering keeps going in and out. Cant drive car very far at all. While driving.
ODI 11307677
Electrical System · Engine
My 2016 chevy malibu completely lost power twice on 2/6/2020. The engine shut completely down. The first incident happened while waiting in the pick up line at my daughters school which is in a parking lot full of kids. The car just shut completely down while in drive. It actually died. No instrument panel on, no radio on, no heat. I had to put the car in park and then push the pedal along with the push to start…
ODI 11307600
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Power steering reducing and the car will shut off temporarily i had my car serviced for this already 2 weeks ago for the same problem now it's happening again
ODI 11307008
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger side head light went out while driving then came back on a couple of weeks later. Two weeks later driver side light went out. Two weeks after that both lights went out while driving even highbeams not functional while driving. All lights not functional at the moment.
ODI 11301297
Electrical System
Two times in 24 months and approximately 62,000 miles the primary 12 volt battery has failed. This failure causes the trunk lock to become inoperable. The trunk cannot be accessed in this situation. Because the trunk will not open there is no access to the failed 12 volt battery. Also there is no way to fold the rear seat backs as the release levers are located in the trunk. This situation is both a safety dangerous…
ODI 11300988