2011 Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems
- 138
- 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 138 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 34 records
- engine power · 33 records
- failure mileage · 26 records
- check engine · 25 records
- throttle body · 23 records
- service traction · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 57 |
| 30–60k mi | 33 |
| 100–150k mi | 23 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I was on the way to work when my car started to jump, sputter and then stopped completely, was going on to the expressway. The engine reduced power light came on, engine stability control light came on as did many other lights. Tried to turn the car back on but did not start, waited a bit and finally got the car running. Took to my auto mechanic and stated it was the ecs and throttle body that needs to be replaced.…
ODI 10691575
Engine
While driving approximately 35 mph on city street, car lost power. Warning lights flashed, reduced engine power and esc warnings. Car jerked violently, slowed to 5 mph max. Pulled over. Turned off car for about a minute. Restarted car, seemed fine. Since i happened to be only about a mile from the dealership, i decided to try and make it. At stoplight, car did same thing, violent shaking, all warning lights.…
ODI 10690064
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
Driving 2011 chevy malibu ltz light came on.got message saying engine powering down.car began to shake and speed dropped to about 20 miles per hour.pulled into cvs pharmacy lot.turned car off and re-started.drove around lot for 1 minute.just as i was about to pull off lot and enter expressway.car shut down completely.unable to re-start.waited 2 hour's for tow on star road side service.plan to have car towed monday…
ODI 10689871
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On my way to work, i noticed the engine light on. Car got me to work fine. Checked gas cap just to be sure that wasn't the problem. Off work engine light still on, but car running fine. Did some running for about an hour. Got in the car to go home the light wasn't on, so im thinking maybe a senor bad. Driving home which was about a [redacted]. About half mile from my exit on the highway and engine light pops on, esc…
ODI 10691306
Electrical System · Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, it shook and the traction, the esc and the engine power reduce warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure occurred on five occasions. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10689476
Electrical System · Engine
In february 2015 my chevrolet malibu had an issue with the ignition switch. After taking it to the dealership it was determined that there was a wiring issue. During research it seemed that many people has the same problem with the same year and model. More recently on 09/16/2015 my vehicle had another electronic problem where the engine control module would shutdown causing the engine to shut down while traveling…
ODI 10764972
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle started to shake rapidly and the traction and engine warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure…
ODI 10684126
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle decelerated, shook, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it drove normally. The failure recurred on one other occasion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty. The vehicle…
ODI 10683777
Engine · Traction Control System
While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration and the esc, traction control, and reduced power warning lights came on. *tr
ODI 10692094
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 65 mph, the engine shook violently, the "reduced engine power" message appeared, and the vehicle would not accelerate. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. The vin was…
ODI 10683176
Electrical System · Engine
While driving through a school zone at approx 25 mph, all of the dash warning lights came on and the dash said "loss of engine power" the abs and traction control lights came an the vehicle sputtered and would not go more than 5 mph. *tr
ODI 10680456
Engine · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 20 mph, the vehicle lost power. The esc, check engine, and traction control warning lights illuminated. "engine power reduced" was displayed across the message board. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the…
ODI 10806301
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet mailbu. While driving at approximately 55 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was restarted and operated as normal. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine throttle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure…
ODI 10679990
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
Was idling at a drive thru window and the car dash lights started coming on. Ecs off notification, transaction system off warning light . Car engine was stuttering, than revving up to faster speed. Had car brake on, tried putting it into neutral and it still did the slow down/speed up engine speed. Very dangerous, turned car off and turned it back on. Ecs off light is now dark but engine light is still lit up. *tr
ODI 10671846
Electrical System · Engine
Two issues exist: 1. The throttle body prematurely wore out and caused various symptoms including but not limited to immediate loss of power, instability in the braking system due to the engine revving up when the vehicle was stopped or slowed, and various warning indicators including traction control and ecs indicators. Steering also was difficult while the symptoms persisted. 2. The connector to the electronic…
ODI 10681755
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine decelerated independently and stalled. The contact laos stated that the check engine, the traction control, the abs and the esc warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
ODI 10672910
Engine
Check engine light came on. Diagnosed as faulty cam solenoids. *tr
ODI 10671291
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Check engine light came on, reduced engine speed, low traction lights came on, and could go over 40 mph. We stopped and let it sit for appx 5 minutes, and were able to drive it home. My son has an automotive computer we were able to hook up and it read the mass air flow sensor. We removed it and cleaned it with mass air flow sensor cleaner and replaced it. As soon as we started the car up, the check engine light…
ODI 10683602
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from being out of town on 10/15/13 while driving on the freeway while driving about 80mph when out of no where the car started to shake and vibrate then the "traction light ,service esc,engine power turning off and car went from going 80mph to 10mph on the freeway, while a big diesel truck was behind me in which i was to be able to pull to the side to avoid being rear ended by the diesel, in which…
ODI 10670017
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration and the esc, traction control, and reduced power speed warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified…
ODI 10689922
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to engine failure and requests reimbursement. *smd the consumer's request for reimbursement was denied., because according to the gm, the repair that was performed, was not covered by the recall. The consumer stated he was stranded, due to loosing engine power. The dealer replaced the throttle body. *jb
ODI 10693508
Engine
2011 chevy malibu with 30,000 miles. Several times in the past week, i was at a red light or stop sign and the car just quit! This is a safety danger. Someone is going to get badly hurt or killed. The dealership doesn't find anything wrong. This is a huge safety issue!!
ODI 10663572
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Cannot pass inspection! Short circuit fault - camshaft position actuator solenoid fault. Open or short circuit detection condition in the solenoid. This is a known issue and defect with chevy malibu and other models and my vin has not had one recall issued on it - though there have been several recalls already on other malibu 2011 models. Need to have dateline nbc or an attorney investigate vin fraud for not having…
ODI 10678692
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving my vehicle on at 50 mph and vehicle reduced to a unsafe speed with the error messages "service traction" "esc off" and "eng pwr reduced". The unsafe drop in speed almost caused a car to hit me in the back. This is a very scary problem and if i was on the expressway and this occurred something very bad could have happen. A recall on the vehicle or the throttle body need to be made public before someone…
ODI 10661266
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving down the highway, my power engine warning came on and the same as warning lights for esc and traction warning. I just recently took my car into the dealer for fixing the recent recall problem and i wonder if it made my car worse?? Will be stopping by monday morning...if i make it home ok after i've had to stop and pull over twice to fix the problem. *tr
ODI 10660300