2011 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 74
- 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 74 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine power · 26 records
- engine light · 21 records
- check engine · 18 records
- throttle body · 15 records
- service traction · 13 records
- traction control · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle lights dim, loss of power, esc, traction control, illuminates on dash. Car sputters with no acceleration. Car is unable to turn. This happened as i began to leave my subdivision, luckily i was able to push it back. I have a new battery no car will not crank unless i have a jump.
ODI 11256487
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I recently obtained my 2011 malibu lt from superior auto in bedford, in. It is a truly outstanding machine. I was pleased with the entire ecotec 2.4 engine and fuel economy. The drivetrain is a little different topic. I was looking forward to trying the new push button shift setup. It was smooth for the first 3 weeks or so. Oh by the way it barely turned 105,000 on the odometer. It started with 3rd shifting late and…
ODI 11229858
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My check engine light has been coming on lately. So i took it to a place so they could check it. The results states that the camshaft position sensor needs to be replaced. My lights are dimming, the bright headlights symbol comes on if i am sitting under a viaduct, the radio is disappearing on the dashboard, and my heating system is on when it's off. Then the car is jerking erratically when i proceed to drive after…
ODI 11221609
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving straight on the interstate when the cruise control deactivated itself. The seat belt light stays lit most of the time. It says service air bag and traction system. Traction system light goes off and on, but the air bag light stays on. Doesnt reset even when unhooking the battery and rehooking it up. Car makes rattling noise from front end. Pulls hard to the right.
ODI 11210167
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Update on complaint #'s 1144041 & 11172602. On 2/8/19, i was 2 blocks from work when messages displayed for (service ecs, reduced engine power, check engine light). I drove right from work to the dealership, which was 9 miles away, with my hazards on and at a max speed of 25 mph. I drove it into the bay and told a service advisor that i was told to bring it back while the problem we keep trying to fix was actually…
ODI 11191393
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
CODE P2135
ODI 11184773
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
This is an update on nhtsa complaint #11144041. I brought it to dealer early november 2018, but they did not find anything wrong as there were no codes. Last week tuesday(1/22/19), it happened again(reduced engine power, service esc, check engine light, traction control light) while driving on my way to work. I was about 2 miles from home slowing down from 45 mph to stop at light , i had my husband bring it in to…
ODI 11172602
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, the car surged forward and the driver could not stop the car.. Brakes didn't work; struck another vehicle when driver tried to make a turn.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11099422
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
From 5/2018 until present, multiple occasions upon turning the key to start car have experienced: engine power reduced on message board along w/ esc light and check engine light illuminated. The car shakes and sputters. Usually can make all symptoms except check engine light disappear by restarting multiple times. Until last week, the problem has only occurred upon first starting the car regardless of the length of…
ODI 11144041
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle began to lose power and decelerated to 5 mph. The esp, abs, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and waited approximately 15 minutes before restarting the vehicle, but the failure persisted. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic where…
ODI 11090951
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
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the "reduce power" electronic stability control warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle began to shake. Jack winegardner chevrolet (11001 indian head highway, fort washington, md 20744) was made aware of the failure and stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. In addition, the dealer stated that the vin was not included in…
ODI 11063784
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 20 mph, a warning indicator illuminated that the acceleration would began to decrease to approximately 5-10 mph. The vehicle began to shake and the contact depressed the brake pedal. When attempting to apply the brakes, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over and place it in park to turn off the vehicle. The…
ODI 11057478
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While attempting to reverse out of a parking space, the vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate. The failure occurred on another occasion, while driving at 30 mph. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was scanned for a code but there was no failure code. The contact called heritage chevrolet buick owings mills dealer located at [redacted], owings…
Crash reported
ODI 11002822
Service Brakes · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle independently decelerated while being operated at 80 mph. The check engine, the traction control, the service esc, and the engine power reduced warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. The contact referenced…
ODI 10984162
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My engine light has been on since i purchased the car back in 2014 the dealership said it was no big deal that the light would evenually go out. Upon purchase it had 51,000 miles on it, because they had it for a few weeks due to it having hail damage the finance company wouldn't approve the loan because of problems. The car was riding ok up until a few montha ago i noticed i was loosing power it was driving slower,…
ODI 10983676
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Speed slow down on a 55 mph highway to 10 mph and wouldnt get no speed and it throttle and shake until i came to a stop the most scary thing to ever happen to me i went from a ford to chevy the most stupid idea i could've ever done and ever light on dash board is on and blinking to brake light,traction light,etc light, radio and clock lights the speed door and window lights its to much to deal with im afraid that…
ODI 10970615
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The incident happened twice thus far. Once while waiting at a light and another time while driving. The car began to shake and the engine light, as well as the stability control lights flashed on. The car began to rev erratically and actually caused the car to move forward. Some messages began to come up on the dashboard display and the message that remained was engine power reduced. Trying to take off from the…
ODI 10969585
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Reactor gear broke, blowing into all parts of the transmission. Broke with no warning while driving on a city street, wasn't able to speed up or move out of first gear. Also was not able to reverse. Resulted in a need for a total new transmission.
ODI 10967188
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in the highway and my malibu stopped and appeared the image of traction control off and the motor was shaking and my light of check engine was on and my car did not advance more then 10 miles. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10944030
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving 70 mph, the reduced power warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle slowed down independently. The contact stated that cycling the engine off and on remedied the failure; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of…
ODI 10939849
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
The car hesitates on a dry straight road going 55 miles per hour, but also on wet roads going 30 too. The cruise control randomly does not disengage. Most concerning for me is when i am at a complete stop and press on the gas to move forward the car randomly slows and shuts down without warning.
ODI 11078847
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to decrease in speed when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle shook violently and all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
ODI 10874152
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 10 mph and the engine power reduced warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.
ODI 10862545
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The engine power reduction, the traction control and the esc warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. The vin was…
ODI 10853976