2011 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train Problems
- 89
- 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 89 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 17 records
- check engine · 11 records
- engine light · 11 records
- needed replaced · 10 records
- notified failure · 10 records
- failure failure · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Drove into gas station and stopped, turned off car, filled with gas. Upon starting car and putting car in drive the vehicle refused to shift into drive. Had to drive car approximately 3 blocks in reverse to get car in front of my house. *tr
ODI 10496242
Power Train
I purchased the vehicle used in june 2012. By december 2012 as i pressed the gas to get up a hill on a dark busy with morning rush hour traffic and plenty of tractor trailer trucks the car lost acceleration and the transmission went out. The car could not be driven forward. My boyfriend had to drive the car in reverse for several miles to get us to safety. Called a tow truck and took it to the chevydealer in union…
ODI 10671789
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I've owned the car for 18 months. November 2012, i reported to my gm dealer of loss of power when driving. Car's resistant to acceleration attempts, loses power at varying speeds from 30 mph and up. Vehicle brought in, dealer stated there were no problems. December 2012, while driving at approximately 30mph, car engine stopped running, car came to stop on active train tracks with children in car, no power steering,…
ODI 10511396
Electrical System · Power Train
Backed out of driveway and drove to the end of street and vehicle was sluggish to move into gear by the end of the street which is roughly 4 house down from driveway i backed out of it would no longer go forward so i had to back up all the way to my driveway and cal dealership to tow in. Monday morning dealer service dept said it was diagnosed as a sensor in transmission and it was ordered and car was back to me…
ODI 10477291
Power Train
Sunday, may 27th 3pm cst driving in southwest missouri, the transmission hesitated shifting to a higher gear. I pulled over and parked on a back road, turned the car off and back on. When i shifted into reverse, the transmission did not shift, pressing the gas had no effect. I shifted the car into d, the car lurched forward but moved ? Increasing speed it shifted to 2nd roughly and then into 3rd with hesitation ? It…
ODI 10459964
Power Train
Auto is equipped with the 4 cyl 6 speed auto trans. The transmission will shift into neutral when rounding a corner . Also the transmission will fly into neutral when shifting the transmission from low to drive . I have been close to being rear-several times when i pulled out on the highway and moved the shift from low gear to drive and the transmission goes into neutral and stays in neutral. Several times i have…
ODI 10717784
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Steering
I purchased my car in feb. Of 2012 as of today my car has been in the shop 10 different times for the same thing. The steering vibrates when you drive and it loses power when shifting. Then, i had to get a new motor in the car may 2013, then it was rattling again so i took it up there. They told me that the transmission problem was that it needed a program upgrade and that i had to pay out of pocket 60.70 for this…
ODI 10523041
Power Train
While pulling into a parking lot, the car suddenly stopped going forward. When i pressed the accelerator, the engine would rev like the car was in neutral, but it would not go forward. I put the car in park and turned the car off. Started the car and put it back into drive, but the same thing happened. The only thing i was able to do was go in reverse. I had to drive in reverse down the street to another drive…
ODI 10452099
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle began to vibrate violently. In addition, the vehicle would fail to start. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000.
ODI 10731825
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that a growling noise would be heard coming from the brakes whenever they were applied at low speeds of approximatley 5 mph. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the brake pads and rotors were repaired. Approximately two months later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer to be repaired. The contact also…
ODI 10420913
Power Train
2011 chevy malibu - . Takes a long time for car to shift into gear when accelerating from a stop or making a turn. I have also had some close calls with cars almost hitting me, (like another person wrote). Brought it to the dealer and he could not duplicate it (of course). I am experiencing it more and more and will try another dealer. *tr
ODI 10435646
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I was accelerating from the entry lane of a mostly empty (thankfully) ruralhighway when suddenly a warning message "service traction" engine power reduced" service esc appeared on the dash monitor.. I lost power and could not get above 45 mph. The transmission appeared to be locked into a gear level. I contacted chey and they told me it is a safety feature. Here's the problem, if i had been doing a high speed merge…
ODI 10382326
Power Train
I purchased this vehicle in march 2010 from mangino chevrolet. It has had a problem with (i believe) the transmission from the very beginning. The problem is very intermittent, that is to say it doesn't do it all the time and appears to do it very regularly if the vehicle has been on the road for several hours or it is hot(over 85 degrees) out. It is always the same though; it begins by not shifting from 2nd to 3rd…
ODI 10473002
Power Train
I bought my car last october with 88505 miles and month after my speaker went out and in november and december my car died on me three times and my grandmother had to force the dealership that the warranty allowed me to get a new battery and in march my car would jump when i shift to reverse. Then i told it to a auto shop they check the transmission fluid . Finally on april 26 'my car would not accelerate or go in…
ODI 11099978