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2010 Chevrolet Malibu Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi5
60–100k mi2
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 19, 2014 · 88,144 miles

    Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Instrument Cluster/Panel

    I have several complaints about this car that i believe to be manufacturer defects. The most serious issue i found today (4/19/2014) when i smelled gas outside of my car. Upon looking underneath my car i found my gas tank leaking onto my exhaust pipe. I consider this to be a recall issue because there is absolutely no damage to the undercarriage of my car. One of the other serious issues i have found with my car…

    ODI 10583693

  • January 17, 2014 · 114,162 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    In january of 2014 , my father noticed there was a huge dark spot on my side of the drive way. So later in the day i take my car to valvoline and they let me know that my care is leaking oil. I take the car to sallas auto shop and they tell me that my cars axel shaft has a lot of play, which is causing the axel seal to leak, which shouldnt be the case because it was repaired before i purchased the car. They deem my…

    ODI 10611321

  • March 1, 2012 · 70,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline

    Sometime around 70,000 mile when we would crank up the car we would hear a loud exhaust noise. After the car warmed up, the noise would go away. We took it into the local dealer and they said it was normal. We have also had engine running problems since early 2013. We now have over 106,000 miles on it and a local muffler repair shop diagnosed the noise as a cracked exhaust manifold. After checking with the local…

    ODI 10537315

  • September 30, 2010 · 1,400 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated the vehicle independently decelerated from 35 mph to 10 mph as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle did not stall but the contact was unable to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that coolant had leaked onto the electrical wires and caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and…

    ODI 10358620

  • August 7, 2010 · 251 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    The vehicle is a 2010 chevy malibu. I bought the vehicle brand new and it now has 758 mile on it. It stalls while doing speeds above 25 miles per hour. The steering becomes dificult, the brakes become less than efficient and it happens without warning. Every time this issue has happened it was above 90 degrees outside. It happened 4 times in 758 miles. They are looking at it at the dealership now and i have 2 other…

    ODI 10352398

  • May 13, 2010 · 10 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    We just leased a chevy malibu from east hills chevrolet at [redacted]. Roslyn,n.y.11576. Within 2 days the new 2010 vehicle stalled on the long island expwy and could not be re-started. The nassau county police called a tow truck to the scene and towed it back to the dealer.after two [2] days we received a call from the service mgr. Leon, who stated that the car was repaired and ready for pick up[05-13-0=10] well ,…

    ODI 10330349

  • April 20, 2010 · 578 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    CHEVY MALIBU 2010 - BRAND NEW WITH 16MI ON ODOMETER. *TR

    ODI 10327163

  • February 27, 2010 · 14 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    New malibu 2010 (14 miles on odometer on 02/27/2010) has severe problem with the engine. Upon starting vehicle, it has a very strong vibration and looks like engine may stop running every minute. When accelerating, engine provides noise and vibration and engine generates rattling noise. It is unsafe to drive this vehicle. Dealership where vehicle was bought on 02/26/2010 does not like take to provide repair or so…

    ODI 10318582