Chevrolet Malibu Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
- 223
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- 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 223 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- fuel gauge · 34 records
- check engine · 27 records
- engine light · 27 records
- fuel pump · 23 records
- power steering · 17 records
- fuel level · 17 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 71 |
| 30–60k mi | 36 |
| 100–150k mi | 31 |
| 1–30k mi | 26 |
| 150–400k mi | 11 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The contact called anderson chevrolet at [redacted] (located at [redacted], lake elsinore, ca 92530) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to…
ODI 11266774
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact's student attempted to place the vehicle into park; however, the vehicle continued to move forward independently. The driver attempted to place the vehicle into reverse, but it continued to move forward. In addition, the contact mentioned that the check engine and low power mode indicators illuminated. The vehicle continued to roll as the driver attempted to…
Crash reported
ODI 11270641
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering
This is issue has been happening since late december and has progressively gotten worse! While driving (whether on highway at 60+ mph or in town doing under 40mph), power steering will go out multiple times; along with fuel gage will consistently show empty. Also while driving the airbag indication light will go from airbag on to air bag off several times. The only thing that remedies the power steering going out is…
ODI 10947417
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
At first the car would not turn over when trying to start, happened when using key in ignition as well as using the remote starter, this was random. Would run fine for days, sometimes for a week, then it won't start. Also as the weeks went by while idling at a red light, the car just quits running, couldn't get it started, after several tries, it starts (thankfully). Also happened while in park, car just stops. Also…
ODI 10936523
Fuel System, Gasoline
While transporting school aged passengers in my car during the heavy morning rush hour traffic, my car starting decelerating without any type of prior warning signs. No icon lights (i.e. Check engine, battery, etc.) on the dashboard came on to indicate that there was some type of problem. This was scary. I managed to pull over. Once on the shoulder, my car stopped completely. It would not restart. We felt the…
Fire reported
ODI 10937803
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Seats · Steering · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall my 2004 malibu does not have working cruise control , my wiring is barely working as in my locks won't work , my heat we only blows cold air on defrost my defrost barely clears my windows , my t\c light is the only light that stays on all the time and i barely have traction while driving if i'm trying to accelerate getting on the highway my wheel will lock or barely move and i have to let completely…
ODI 10939475
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel System, Gasoline
In april 2016 i was driving and the vehicle randomly shutdown at a stoplight, it was able to make it to chevy dealership but speed would not go past 20 miles per hour and kept stopping. They called it an " electrical issue" at bill estes chevrolet. *tr
ODI 10949642
Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor in the vehicle after the vehicle was filled up with fuel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank and neck filler were leaking and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 12v459000 (fuel system,…
ODI 10807530