2011 Chevrolet Malibu Unknown Or Other Problems
- 46
- 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 46 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 9 records
- service traction · 8 records
- check engine · 7 records
- traction control · 7 records
- light came · 5 records
- light comes · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The esc turns off pretty much every time i drive the car. Last monday the check engine light came on when the transmission was slipping m. The the transmission would no longer shift and the solenoid is stuck open while driving home from work. Prompting the dealership to try and sell me a whole new $5,000 trans. When the car only has 130,000 miles on it. The transmission has been running slow on acceleration but has…
ODI 11309420
Unknown Or Other
I have been driving my car everyday and on sunday 11/24/19, i reversed from driveway and when shifted to drive the car would not move. I tried neutral and manual and nothing but the reverse was fine. An odd thing is that it is the transmission oil supply line, a small piece that doesn't move at all so not sure how it was damaged which is causing the car to not move when in drive. This definitely is an issue with gmc…
ODI 11282361
Unknown Or Other
My passenger side headlight keeps going out. I have changed the connector and bulbs multiple times same problem keeps occurring for the past 2 years. It turns on if i hit a bump and goes right back out. I changed the bulbs again today stayed on all day until i moved my car. My car was stationary
ODI 11277850
Unknown Or Other
Financing a car through dealership and found out the odometer has been rolled back odometer reading 62,634 when purchased 2 months ago and it still reads the exact same now. Looked up vin number and in may 2019 mileage was reported as 63,789
ODI 11279141
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Unknown Or Other
When we are driving the car it will start shaking, the esc light comes on and the car completely dies. This has happened while driving 15 mph and 70 mph on city streets and highways. We have had it in multiple shops and been told this is a common issue nobody has found a resolution for. Very dangerous and afraid to put our kids in the car as we don't know when it will do it, there hasn't been a common variable.
ODI 11289657
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
While driving service traction and service esc lights come on and car starts driving weird and doesn't feel safe!
ODI 11231459
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Car continues to go into reduced engine power and will not drive/run longer than five minutes. I have already had all recalls fixed on the vehicle including the one that supposedly fixed this problem.
ODI 11182421
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
I was driving down troy ave in illinios when my car all of a sudden lost power and said engine reduce and and steering wheel got stiff. I went all the way from 60 to 20 mph and almost crash and got hit from behind. I have had this problem non stop after fix after fix. But nobody seems to know the problem. Then my head light go in and out on the right side ever since i had it fixed over and over.
ODI 11173231
Unknown Or Other
Driving car and the service ecs and service traction light came on. Then the engine light came on. Had car towed and repaired then 3 weeks later all the same lights came on along with engine power has been reduced. I was driving the car when this happened, once again got car to dealer. Repaired it, the a few days later the car stalled. Would start but would not stay running.
ODI 11182846
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I brought this vehicle three years ago from the original owner with 60,000 miles kept up with all the maintenance etc. And today the vehicle left me stranded a few blocks from my house . I currently have a no start no cranking issue all the diagnostic from fuses, relays , fuel pressure, ignition switch, battery, etc where done leading us too believe its a bcm issues as too seeing that many other chevy malibu and…
ODI 11149794
Unknown Or Other
Passenger side headlight continues to come on and go out. Replaced the harness and bulb 5/2018. It may be on for 1 or 2 days and is out again. Especially if the road is bumpy.
ODI 11150373
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Unknown Or Other
When i start the car the traction control light comes on esc comes up and says it turned off . When stationary it will just die, when driving it will just die doesn't matter if i'm going 75mph on the highway or in the middle of an intersection of city streets!!!!! Took it to the dealership they have no clue what's wrong with it i've add mechanics tell me it's my computer but they don't work on my make of a car. The…
ODI 11119561
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Cracked manifold. Smell exhaust fumes upon start. And will dissipate after engine has warmed up. Thought it was just my car but have read numerous complaints online.
ODI 11154165
Unknown Or Other
Driving on the expressway at 55 miles per hr car lost all power and came to a stop on the highway. This happened twice 8 months apart. First time car was still under warranty and they replaced a rear fuse box thinking that was the problem. Apparently it wasn't because it happened again they kept the car for two weeks and could not find the problem and returned the car to us. We tried to escalate this issue gm…
ODI 11093550
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
While driving, a notice of reduced power, service traction and the check engine light came on. Pulled the car off the side of the road and shut it off, upon restart the whole car started shaking. I then shut it off for a few minutes, this time when i restarted only the check engine light was one. There are several reports of this issue and no fix from gm. This is a major risk when a car stalls out on the highway…
ODI 11084308
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
My son was driving his vehicle and the computer assisted power steering went out. Fixed at doug chevrolet 1-12-2018. Now (after the warranty repair of a steering shaft torque sensor) when driving four days later he lost power, vehicle flashed service traction and reduced power and slowed immediately from 45 to 5 mph and he was able to limp it home. The loss of power while driving was immediate and drastic and cars…
ODI 11063866
Unknown Or Other
My chevy malibu has had two leaking steel rims. The first time one of my rims was leaking it was while it was parked. I kept putting air in my tire and would not stay for long. I had to add air at least 2-3 times a day. The second time this happened the vehicle was moving. I was on a road trip when my tire started to slowly loose air and i had to fill it up a few times just to make it home since steel rims for my…
ODI 11058309
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
On november 1, 2017, while driving home on the expressway i hear this loud revving noise, i turn my radio off and realize it is my car making the noise and than the check engine light comes on. When i was able to i pulled over to the shoulder and turned my car off in hopes of the error clearing out. After a few minutes i turned the car back on only to find that the check engine light was still on, when it was save…
ODI 11045010
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Ever since purchasing my 2011 chevy malibu, it has always had a problem shifting. I took it back to the dealership and they tested it saying nothing was wrong. I told them it seemed like it had a hard time shifting gears especially going from 2nd to 3rd. I could be at a stop light and it acted like it didn't want to go. I was driving to work and it started to over heat and stopped shifting gears. It wouldn't shift…
ODI 11043695
Unknown Or Other
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES
ODI 11041304
Unknown Or Other
The sensor for airbags does not recognize me all the time sometimes it will but most the time wont
ODI 11054689
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
The service esc and traction sensors flash, check engine light flashes. The car loses power and lurches and bucks. The car runs really rough and sounds horrible! The dealer said the fuel injectors needed $1700 worth of cleaning, but didn't mention any of the stuff we found from our research.
ODI 11022460
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Heating/air doesn't want to blow unless a window or sunroof is open and car is in motion.
ODI 10979389
Unknown Or Other
This is not a complaint about a vehicle. It is to point out something that nhtsa should address, and that is: daytime running lights. My question is: why doesn't nhtsa require them on every vehicle. Just open your eyes on a rainy day, or any day at dusk, and notice how many drivers forget to turn on their lights. Especially when they come out of a well lighted shopping center onto a highway and haven't realized they…
ODI 10939498
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
I have been having an issue with my 2011 chevy malibu since the beginning of the 2017 yr. Every time i slow down (20mph or less) or stop my car starts to shake uncontrollably and the esc and tracking light comes on as well as the check engine line comes on and starts blinking. Also, the car looks like it is loosing power. Once i try to accelerate, the car will not go fast at all. It is like it has to build power…
ODI 11014850