2010 Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems
- 96
- 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 96 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine power · 28 records
- traction control · 22 records
- check engine · 20 records
- failure mileage · 20 records
- engine light · 19 records
- service traction · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
I am the owner of a 2010 chevy malibu 2lt fwd. I bought the car in august of 2013, since then i have had to have the transmission rebuilt due to the fact that the manufacturer used a faulty 3-5 reverse wave plate. This is the same wave plate that caused significant damage to vehicles in the recall of similar vehicles in the 2007-2009 models. The dealership tried to make it seem like i was some sort of freeloader…
ODI 10821527
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I was stopped at a stop sign to turn and when i accelerated a quick flash of the service ecm message came on and then disappeared, but the car stalled out in the middle of the intersection. When i tried to restart the car, it would turnover, run for 2 seconds and then die. I had the car towed to my house, where we charged the battery and took it over to autozone to have the electronics scanned, where it showed 3…
ODI 10765339
Engine · Power Train
On 9/15/15 i was making a right hand turn from a red light when i heard a loud pop or bang from my front end, when i stepped on the gas the car would not accelerate. My car was out of warranty so after complaining to the dealership and gm they finally had it towed to the dealer (after 2 weeks) to have it fixed or looked at. The check engine light that was on at the time reset it self but the 2codes found in the…
ODI 10816364
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the engine stalled without any warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,437.
ODI 10732060
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel injector and wire harness failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
ODI 10735259
Engine
My check engine light randomly comes on and sometimes i would hear a noise coming from the engine. While driving on the highway i could feel the acceleration give out randomly around 60 mph. I brought to the dealership and the light was no longer on. They stated that they can't see what is going on unless the light is one and i asked for a transmission flush, since it was around the time the book deemed it necessary…
ODI 10722083
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving at approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted, but failed to restart when powered off. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the mass air flow sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of…
ODI 10715717
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
1 year ago my car flashed esc service traction control reduce engine power and reduced my spend to 40mph on a busy interstate! Called gm stated what happen and i knew they had a recall but of course my cars vin was not included in the recall. Brought the car to a local gm dealer ship to put on machine to see if any codes would show up nothing came up!!! I was told the message would have to be showing to service…
ODI 10891747
Engine · Steering · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the "service esc, engine power reduced and traction control" was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on multiple occasions where it was diagnosed that the throttle body, the throttle body sensor, spark plugs, torque sensor, and the steering wheel needed to be replaced.…
ODI 10818959
Engine · Power Train
My car wouldn't move after shifting into reverse. I immediately called gm, because my car is till covered under the power tran warranty. Car gets towed to webb dealership( very poor customer service). They replace the transmission on thursday 040/09. Receive a call from [xxx] with webb chevy stating and i quote. "[xxx] the transmission was replaced successfully, but you have other problems the check engine light is…
ODI 10704921
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 30 mph, the engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the service esc was displayed across the message board and the engine lost power. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that a sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure…
ODI 10703612
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 9,000.
ODI 10692167
Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the engine stalled as the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred two times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 975. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10691747
Engine
2010 chevy malibu with the 2.4 eco tec. 47000 miles and already burning oil. Already replaced the intake and had wiring troubles.wheel bearing went out at 27000 miles what a pos. *tr
ODI 10683079
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I received a safety recall notice via mail from gm due to a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety. The notice clearly stated why the (chevrolet malibu 2010) was being recalled. The reasons for the recall indeed persisted in the vehicle that i was currently operating so i had it serviced as stated in the notice to do. Messages such as: (engine power reduced, service esc, service traction control, as well as…
ODI 10678687
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The vehicle lost power and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the accelerator pedal was not sending the proper amount of fuel to the engine. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 115,000.
ODI 10692896
Engine
4 times in the last 4-6 weeks, check engine light came on then "service traction" then "reduced engine power" & the car loses power and starts shuddering violently. Worst situation was going 70mph on the highway & had to get to the shoulder & slowly make my way to the exit because so little power. Same situation each time but not always at high speed. Shut off the car, restarted & check light still on but could…
ODI 10683491
Engine
Exiting the freeway my car display flashed "esc off" "reduce engine power". My car continued to reduce power until it eventually shut down. I was in chicago rush hour traffic and could not pull all the way over before the car shut down. My car was disable in the middle of the street for about 5 minutes. When i started it back up it was fine, however the engine light stayed on. I continued to try to make my drive…
ODI 10663225
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Driving the vehicle at 70 mph on the highway when i received the following messages in the dic: "service esc" "service traction control" and "eng reduced pwr." vehicle would not accelerate past 60 mph, and that was with pedal all the way to the floor. When i had to stop, the engine shook. Luckily, i was able to drive the vehicle home - although, at one point, i was driving 20 mph on the highway acceleration lane…
ODI 10663993
Engine
Had the spacer for the bcm put in for the safety recall on october 17,2104. Today october 24,2014, i turned the key to start the car and it immediately started to accelerate while in park, it then began to hesitate and want to stall. The esc warning light came on and the car read 'reduced engine power' immediately after, the car stalled and the car read 'engine disabled'. I turned the key to off, and since i was…
ODI 10649727
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.
ODI 10640300
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle was parked and caught on fire when it was not running. The vehicle was in use earlier in the day. The fire started under the hood and burned the entire front of the car and caused some interior damage as well. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10622584
Brake Lights · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My service esc/service traction control indicator was flashing. It caused my car to stall, then the engine died in the middle of the road with traffic approaching behind me. I have had this problem before and it caused my brake lights to illuminate when not depressed and go off when the brakes were pressed. I am not sure if this was happening also as it was light outside and i could not see. The car started…
ODI 10598239
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after multiple attempts. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
ODI 10618122
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I was driving back to work on my lunch break and three alerts came across the screen. 1)service esc 2) engine power reduced 3) service traction. Tt my vehicle would barely gain speed. When i was forced to stop at a red light, and the light finally turned green i was nearly rear ended as the car behind me was accelerating, and my car would barely creep forward. I was able to make it to my work parking lot as my…
ODI 10582983