2011 Chevrolet Malibu Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 162
- 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 162 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 34 records
- traction control · 31 records
- engine light · 27 records
- service traction · 24 records
- engine power · 24 records
- check engine · 21 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 51 |
| 100–150k mi | 38 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While normal driving. Car will give the following error codes: "service esc" "service traction" "esc off" and "engine pwr reduced" back to back. The car will power itself down until ~10 mph while making a rattling noise. The car will start and act as if everything is fine once i pull over and fully shut the vehicle off. This happens at any point, driving highway or neighborhood speeds, while turning and even when…
ODI 11160871
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
My break lights light up when i am not pushing on the break pedal and traction control turns off when i am in motion. Only happens sometimes.
ODI 11154282
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Since of bought the car from dealer the esc light has been on and in the winter months if i get stuck i can't shut off traction control to try and get out because it is disabled. Has power reduced
ODI 11153598
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
When starting the vehicle sometimes the power steering and service esc message will flash on the dashboard and the steering wheel will be locked and cannot be turned. When restarting the vehicle the message may be gone and the steering wheel will move again or other times it will still be locked and the message persists. Also when driving and sitting in idle the steering wheel jerks and vibrates on its own and makes…
ODI 11150950
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Front passenger headlight keeps going out. While in motion on a city street a warning comes across that says engine power reduced. Then the esc and service traction control comes on. The car then drops to 5 mph and stops. I turn it off and turn it back on and there is nothing. I wait a few seconds and try again and it starts up and i'm able to drive it.
ODI 11129787
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Brake lights without applying pressure to brake pedal. Turns off traction control and esc.worse in colder or damp weather.
ODI 11209401
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
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Wheels
I have had several issues with the air bag and electronic stability control. I have taken my vehicle in before regarding the issue with the service air bag light before. Just recently the service esc (electronic stability control) light had come on. I called general motors regarding if there any recalls for my vehicle, and was told there are not active recalls, but i should take my vehicle in to have it serviced for…
ODI 11145089
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving the vehicle on the highway, the power steering just went out and i was unable to control the vehicle, and then it came back momentarily, and then went out again a little later. Thankfully it did not cause an accident, but now i haven't had power steering in over 4 months and it's starting to cause nerve damage in my arms and hands from the constant stress to drive, and when i called the dealership i…
ODI 11139025
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
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Upon driving the power steering locked up and lights flashed with a ding. The esc light is on and the dash is prompting "power steering" and "service esc" this has made driving and turning difficult. Car is now parked until it can go to a repair shop. After the first incident i was able to put the car in park and restart which allowed me to drive without an issue. The next day it progressed to everytime i start the…
ODI 11092122
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the esc warning indicator illuminated and the steering wheel shook. The contact restarted the vehicle, which cleared the failure code each time the failure happened. However, the failure was progressing more frequently. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer issued one recall and seven tsbs for the steering. The manufacturer…
ODI 11083311
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering wheel shakes when stopped at idle and shakes slightly when driving, after starting the engine the power steering some times does not work and service esc message appears. I can turn off the engine and restart it and everything works but wheel still shakes.
ODI 11079768
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Wheels
Tires go flat really fast. The electrical system is not ready my tires no more and don't show if there's an issue including airbags. The light was on for a month and wen tawau i got his in the front of my car and my airbags didn't not deploy.
Crash reported
ODI 11277748
Electronic Stability Control
VEHICLE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR
ODI 11072220
Electronic Stability Control · Seat Belts · Steering
I was driving on the the and the power steering, locked up. I reached out to na dealer ship and they corrected that problem and my seat belt. The next day 2/10/2018. The car slowed down to maybe 8miles while i was driving, and enough power to the engine. Very danger, very danger. Thank god the car behind me was paying attention. I have had this car for 3 years. I myself came out of pocket for wiring problems. Car…
ODI 11072139
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Loss of electric power steering i have recently lost my electric powering steering and the esc warning as well as the power steering warning keep displaying, when this started i thought it was just a power glitch because the air bag and other warning indicators would also go off randomly while driving it first happened which scared me and i slowed my vehicle until i could finally pull in somewhere safely (my rear…
ODI 11066649
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
At random times my chevy malibu 2011 w/ flex fuel steering wheel becomes hard to control. The service esc and power steering lights begin to flash. When i pull over (becomes this seems to happen on the highway a lot) i turn my car off and back on. The issue seems to temporarily go away. My car mileage is only at 107,500. I've read about recalls and tested my vin for it. Unfortunately, i do not see that my car was…
ODI 11064322
Electronic Stability Control
Very dangerous reduced engine power will occur at any time. I could be driving 70 mph and it will drop to 5mph. Someone could be killed!! I had the accelerator pedal position sensor replaced bec that's the code that was being transmitted and it worked fine for 3 days. Now same thing happened again as i'm driving my 3 young children home on the highway. Car will drop speed and violently shake and not go over 10mph.
ODI 11064070
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
Electronic Stability Control
While turning onto a street my engine began to sputter. After entering traffic my electronic stability control notice appeared as did information informing me i had reduced engine power. Upon looking up this problem i learned that many experience the same problem with 2011 2012 chevrolet malibu around the same 70,000-80,000 miles.
ODI 11062090
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My 2011 chevy malibu when driving the steering wheel wont function.
ODI 11060858
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Fault codes power steering and break light show up on dash board. Codes will not clear thus cussing the vehicle a no start no crank. The vehicle while be driven instrument guages go in and out causing it to throw codes randomly.
ODI 11058621
Electronic Stability Control
Drivers floor was soaking wet after a rainy night since then my car has been reading service esc and now it wont start.
ODI 11053806