Chevrolet Malibu Electrical Problems
- 28
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 1999–2010
- 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.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- turn signals · 6 records
- power steering · 4 records
- switch replaced · 4 records
- start again · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical · Electrical System
Started my car in jan 2015 and power steering service esc alarm comes on this makes second occurrence when i looked up my car it says there was a recall for this problem when i looked up the vin number it says it was repaired so why is it still happening there r several recalls for my 2009 chevy malibu so i want to know if i've owned it since 2010 why i've only received one recall notice for my vehicle. *tr
ODI 10670684
Electrical · Electrical System
I have a 2003 chevrolet malibu that i purchased new on 12/27/02. The ignition switch had to be replaced on 7/23/2014 at 70,328 miles for $307.13. I would like gm to at least pay this amount. There is a gm 14350 recall on this car. In talking to gm they would only consider paying for this, if the problem was caused by rotation of the ignition key i am a man 71 years old and have owned many cars, most purchased new. I…
ODI 10649075
Electrical · Exterior Lighting
2004 chevy malibu lt front left & right amber headlight assemblies are melted. Left side is 9 months old and already melted through. Right side looks like original, has plastic amber bulb melted on top. On left side bulb socket is burnt. I am using the appropriate bulbs required for the front and they were installed correctly. This can be a fire hazard. *tr
ODI 10404237
Body · Electrical · Exhaust System · Steering · Traction Control System
The power steering in the vehicle jumps from left to right going down the road. It is very hard to maintain your lane when this happens. It happens at all different points whether the car has been running or just started, it can last up to 30 min. Quit then start again it is very unsafe. My catalytic converter has also gone out in this car. It looses transmission power, doesn't accelerate promptly. When we first got…
ODI 10380862
Electrical · Electrical System
When i go to start my car-2001 chevy malibu the anti theft light comes on and the car will not start. This has been ongoing for amonth and chevy will not fix. I have researched the internet to find this is a common problem and chevy will not fix or recall. Please help. I am a sr citizen with a severely disabled husband. This happens daily. I had it towed and the garage said a battery needed to be replaced. So it was…
ODI 10358786
Automatic Transmission · Electrical
I purchased a 2010 chevy malibu on monday june 28th at finnegan chevrolet in houston texas. At the time of purchase it had 14 miles on the odometer. My family and i started to drive back home to kentucky and at about 300 miles on the unit, the speedometer started to act up with fluctuations and then dropped to 0, upon which we called on-star as an emergency and they checked the vehicle and they said we could…
ODI 10340771
Electrical · Steering
2004 malibu: feb 2005 vehicle chimed; power steering displayed on driver information center, lost power steering while making a left turn. Dealer replaced steering column because i had a letter from gm saying that my vehicle may have been built with a steering column sensor that can wear unevenly and produce an erratic electrical signal. Dealer said that my vin number was not part of the recall but i insisted that i…
ODI 10330467
Electrical · Steering
-2008 chev. Malibue 2lt 2.4 4 cylender with power electric steering. Problem: when you 1st strup the vehicle the steering wheel shakes back and forth. You have to shut down and re start the vehicle to stop the problem. The dealership has completely ch
ODI 10307415