2011 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting Problems
- 91
- 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 91 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 23 records
- keeps going · 21 records
- side beam · 16 records
- keep going · 13 records
- headlight keeps · 9 records
- went again · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 23 |
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The headlights keep going out on this vehicles , have replaced them several times and they just keep going out. My aunt has the same make , model car as i do and she has the same problems.
ODI 10947316
Exterior Lighting
The driver side low beam light continue to blow, i have replaced the bulb 5 times and also replace a burnt-out wire but the bulb has blown again and it's getting very expensive.
ODI 10909393
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds at night, the passenger side headlights failed to illuminate each time the vehicle was driven. The contact had to use the high beam headlights to view the roadway. The failure recurred numerous times. On four occasions, the contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the headlight bulbs were replaced each time. The contact…
ODI 11079853
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
My car has been having problems all year. I called and spoke with someone who in return was suppose to call cannon motors in oxford,ms to have the front head light on the driver side fixed because it was on recall. My father has replaced it 3 times and it keeps going out so the car was taken to cannon today and now its a different story. They was talking about charging 75.00 then they changed it to 500.00 to fix a…
ODI 10876960
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Please consider the complaints of same issue on the link bellow. The malibu has an manufacture defect of head light, thy constant burn and go off, sometimes it burns the bulb and sometimes the socket. I replaced the bulbs and socket over 6 times in 8 months. There is over thousands complaints of exactly same issue online on car complaint sites as people are not aware where to report and chevy ignore us as they are…
ODI 11120421
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Good morning the complaints are going for over 3 years, and chevy is ignoring us all . I also complain direct to them and they play dumb ref chevy malibu 2011 why isnt chevy having a re call on the head lights issue of the malibu?? It is a safety hazard. Over 80% of malibu owners are complaining and registering complaints on the constant burning of the headlights and headlight socket of a malibu i replaced mine 4…
ODI 11120430
Exterior Lighting
It started with my low beam going out. I replaced it. Then the light went out again replaced it then both lights went out replaced both low beam now my running lights are out. I have no tail lights. This has progressively gotten worse. I only have high beams at this time. Apparently i am not the only one with this problem. I have replaced fuses, control arms,,relays etc on top of three sets of bulbs.
ODI 11119789
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall...i have had problems with this electronic stability control/traction control for almost 2 years had it repaired once and now its doing the same thing also my head light on the passage side keep going out.
ODI 10888338
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system , electronic stability control , exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic , vehicle speed control). The contact stated that the dealer was contacted twice and was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not…
ODI 10628811
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle body control module connection system recall notice. *smd the consumer stated the dealer did not inform him of any recall. The vehicle would not start. Each time, he went to the dealer, they stated nothing was wrong. On once occasion, in march 2014, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The consumer voluntarily surrendered the vehicle to the bank. *jb
ODI 10631831
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 chevrolet malibu experienced problems associated with the electronic stability control and was not drivable. *mw the consumer experienced a problem associated with the electronic stability control/ the check engine and esc lights illuminated. The vehicle would loose acceleration and the ability to accelerate while in motion. The consumer believed the problem she experienced, was the direct result of recall…
ODI 10660647
Exterior Lighting
Headlights keep going out. Take bulbs out and reinstall and they work fine for awhile. Bulb holder also is melting. Have heard of many complaints from other owners of same problem.in motion
ODI 11210175
Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlights keep going out. Will turn on and off sporadically. Have had the lights changed many times. And also had the pigtails changed . Still will not work properly
ODI 11300765
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
At random when driving down the road the radio will switch to aux. You can touch the dash on the side or around the radio and it will go back to radio. It will also switch sometimes when you put the car in drive, or turn on windshield wipers. You have to bump the side of the dash or the area around the radio for it to switch back also there is a noise where the steering is that sounds like something is knocking…
ODI 10615915
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
My mother"s 2011 chevy malibu ltz has had a recurring problem concerning dash lights. It is quite common for us to be driving down the road and all of a sudden, there are no lights within the gauge panel or stereo face panel. Sometimes the lights will only dim, others they go out completely. On other occasions the lights don't come on at start-up and may turn on at some point, 10-15 minutes down the road. We've…
ODI 11301824
Exterior Lighting
Front passenger headilight keeps going out at any time. It's not the bulb, but the connector.
ODI 11163377
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