2009 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems
- 273
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 273 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 42 records
- brake lights · 31 records
- brake pedal · 18 records
- traction control · 16 records
- stability control · 14 records
- door locks · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 75 |
| 100–150k mi | 61 |
| 30–60k mi | 49 |
| 150–400k mi | 22 |
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
Takata recall i was at a stop sign at a very busy intersection. When i pulled out my power steering went out. I had no way in turning the vehicle. I had to reverse the vehicle and put it in park then turn off the vehicle. When turning back on vehicle was fine. Drove a mile to local bank and it did it again in the drive thru. As i was trying to make it to work it went out as i was pulling into parking lot. The first…
ODI 11063778
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Power steering becomes stiff after idling for a few moments. Shut the engine off and restart and problem goes away. Brake lights work intermittently. Power door locks work intermittently when lock button is pushed several times. Unlocking doesn't work at all unless car is put in reverse then back into park.
ODI 11079503
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was driven to the contact's residence. The contact drove the vehicle to merel chevrolet (800 w henderson ave, porterville, ca 93257), but a failure code could not be produced and the dealer could not assist. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired and…
ODI 11064503
Electrical System
Key fob quit working. Bought new key fob from chevrolet and chevrolet mechanic could not get it to program. Lock switches on door stop working. Car will lock itself. Had to pay for lock smith because it locked me out.
ODI 11101533
Electrical System
Every time it rains or is very humid my all of the door locks will randomly lock and unlock ' whether i'm driving or the car is off and i am not inside. Its creepy. The door panel on the driver side initially stopped working and was replaced in january 2018 but by feb the panel had stopped working again. The passenger side door only locks manually and never responded to driver side door panel controls when they were…
ODI 11093700
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
I am not sure where to start. Door locks intermittently don't work, bluetooth just stopped working, have had to change headlight bulbs 3 times in 2 years, power steering went out (had that repaired by dealer at not cost), ac/heater/defroster used to shut off intermittently, now it just stopped working, driver's side seat heater stopped working, instrument panel randomly throws up error code (example: service airbag,…
ODI 11091147
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Driving the malibu down the country road and some code flashed on the dash and then said power reduction and now its making a weird noise and car only drives slow, if this happens on a highway their will be a crash as when the power reduction kicked on it turned off traction control and power steering making it hard to move the steering wheel thank goodness i was in the country with little traffic.
ODI 11034458
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Car will not start and it gives message of service traction, service esc. I see that other 2009 maliibu have been recalled for the same reasons. Why not mine? I have been researching and i think it may be the wiring. The recall #14v252000 covers this.
ODI 11023845
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger low beam keeps going out. I've replaced the bulb 3 times in one year, and even changed the housing. This seems to be an issue with several model years of the malibu.
ODI 11162167
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The car loses speed while driving then reduce power shows on dashboard. When stop engine shaking and sometimes does not start.. I took it to the dealer and they couldn't find problem i already spend over 4000 and still happen.
ODI 11123960
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The car's power steering went out while i was in motion, turning in a parking garage. An error message displayed saying "power steering failure - service esc". The first time this came up was about three months ago, and i took it to the chevy dealership and they fixed it under warranty. This same problem just came up again and i am beginning to think that this is a known problem, given the amount of recall…
ODI 11006101
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
The brake lights on my malibu are not working. The brake lights illuminate without the brake pedal applied and turn off when the pedal is applied. Also, my electronic stability control and cruise control do not work. I have had this fixed four times already, two which i paid for out of pocket, and then two from a subsequent recall. I brought my car in today to get it repaired for this problem the fifth time. Is…
ODI 11004008
Electrical System
The door locks go up and down by there self.. Which resorts to battery going dead... They never stop.. Even when car is off they still flick up and down..
ODI 11002147
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the door failed to unlock with the fob for the rear passenger side door lock. The other three doors had been able to lock and unlock with the fob. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle also received an inspection from an independent mechanic but the results…
ODI 10993471
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car turned off while sitting in the drive thru line. Car turned off driving down the road at various speeds. Sometimes will start back, sometimes will not start back and has to be towed. After waiting a few days the car will drive as normal and then the next time the car will turn off again. The car will turn over, but not crank. If you wait a few minutes, hours or days, the car may start and drive as normal for a…
ODI 10983658
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
The vehicle continuously locks itself and the power lock buttons do not work to open the doors, you have to physically turn the car on and put it in gear then back in park to get the locks to disengage. There are times that the brake/head lights do not work or they turn on by themselves when the car is not running. Earlier today 04-09-17 the vehicle would not start at first, after a few tries the engine turned over…
ODI 10971505
Electrical System · Steering
My power steering goes out and at the same time my traction control light comes on as well as the esc light my car vin is not on the recall but it is having the same problems as the recalled cars
ODI 10984810
Air Bags · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
For the last few months i been having trouble with my car. First it started with my lock buttons. Whenever i would push the buttons nothing would happen but when i closed my doors it would start locking on and off all by themselves. My esc always giving me trouble one day the light is on and the next it's off. Whenever the light was on i took it to get checked but no code came up. Till this day i have trouble with…
ODI 10968875
Electrical System
The electrical power steering on the chevy malibu 2009 disengages itself while car is in motion causing loss of power steering assist, that occur any time while driving and sometime locks itself in. When power steering is lost, greater driver effort s required to steer the vehicle, increasing risk of crashing. This happened to me while on a highway, and has completely lost power steering.
ODI 10967240
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage…
ODI 10956837
Electrical System
Both rear door locks do not operate with the remote. Safety hazard!
ODI 11001305
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the windshield started to frost. The contact attempted to use the defroster, but the hvac defroster failed to function. As a result, the interior windshield became foggy. The contact also stated that the control head module failed to function and failed to clear the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was…
ODI 10985093
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Vehicle has electronic stability control lights and the traction control service lights lit on dash. Also rear brake lights will come on and or off intermittently. Car has been repaired with a new brake light switch and a engine harness in the past year at the dealer. Car is well taken care of and should be on the recall list but for some reason it is not.
ODI 10948612
Electrical System · Steering
I went to the pharmacy to pick up my prescriptions having no issues with my 2009 chevy malibu. When i started to leave the pharmacy, the steering locked for know known reason making the car unable to be driven. *tr
ODI 10947762
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While in motion going to fl on rt 95 my speed control stopped working, what i didn't know until i got to fl. That my break lights were on all the time and when i would hit the breaks they would go off and then come back on. I took the car to a dealer in fl and they could not dublacate the problem. They did replace the third break light and after researching about the problem i told them to change the break peddle…
ODI 10990490