2012 Chevrolet Malibu Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 109
- 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 109 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 44 records
- traction control · 28 records
- service traction · 22 records
- light came · 14 records
- steering wheel · 14 records
- engine light · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Head light keeps popping off and on and when running an obd test after clearing codes several times it 1st provided me with 2 codes then 9. Two hours later 32 codes popped up. The buttons on the streinng wheel cut in and out at random. ## vin passed ## chevrolet malibu 2012 ##
ODI 11160574
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Service esc, traction control inactive, loss of power/sluggish when driving or stopped at a light. Code 13036
ODI 11157102
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Car upon starting would not have power steering .the owners manuel said to turn key off then on ..the power steering would come back on and car would drive fine for a few days then would happen again upon starting with error message esc service ,with a warning bell.. Then while driving one day lost all power steering .and wrecked into something while turning to the right ..damage to front end and grill.no warning…
Crash reported
ODI 11156356
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My power steering just went out on me in the middle.of driving got real stiff on the 10 freeway going home from.redlands to hemet and my power steering eis electrical and its hard my mechanic said its too much to fix and told me that its a high demand in recall for this and that i need it fix i turned it on and ti works for 5 minutes a drive or two and out of no where even while driving will stiffen up again on me
ODI 11164128
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering malfunction. Steering clicks and jerks while driving, stopped, and in park. Steering fails while driving. Turning car off and back on sometimes releases steering how many complaints does it take? There are past recalls for the same exact issue!! Not safe!
ODI 11152022
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My power steering goes out randomly. I can be parked it goes out, i can have my foot on the brakibg while in drive , it goes out. I can be driving anywhere and it goes out. The air bag light comes on randomly. And then my esc warning light comes on as well. In all of these instances it's all random when it happens.on 10/13/2018 m y power steering went out that is the most recent incident.
ODI 11140281
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Intermittent starting issues on this vehicle. Will randomly turn over but not start. If we let it sit for a couple of days it will then start, but leaves us stranded. This happens every 2-3 months. Lights start blinking randomly as driving, traction control will turn on as we are driving causing reduction in power. There are numerous complaints online about this issue.
ODI 11130544
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Power steering, lights, electrical stability, engine, transmission
ODI 11172464
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Service esc traction alerts and engine sounds as thought it will stall - had map sensor replaced, a few months later issue has returned. Occurs while driving and when parked.
ODI 11190363
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Constantly having issues with the electical system in this vehicle, and from further studies and investication via internet complaints and youtube customers/owners...this is a continual ongoing problem for a substaintial amount of chevy malibu owners from the year of 2009 to 2013/2014 models. There should be a recall asap on these make and models. The issue is that the headlights constanly short out and blow out.…
ODI 11173816
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
While driving the car the check engine light came on and warming message read engine power reduce esc and service traction control.. The car shook and dropped down to 30 mph while i was on highway ..i was barely able to get to side of highway .. I waited a few minutes and started car back up again message cleared but right before i got home car did the same thing .. I called triple a and has it towed home
ODI 11124543
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the highway at 55 mph, service ecs light came on, reduced power warning light came on and car came to a full stall.
ODI 11119329
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
I have all the same issues as recall number 13036. Recall id 204828, 204826 and 2 more. Sometimes break light wont work when needed and comes on when not being pressed. Also a front blinker light stays illuminated unless i unhook the battery. Just undoing the light doesnt work. Also my roght blinker doesnt work. Some wires in my fuse box look melted. Ive report this before
ODI 11161734
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
The ecs light came on and shut my car off. The chrome dealer said there was nothing we could do about it but purchase anouther car
ODI 11193974
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The car tells me to service esc and to service traction. When the car is in cruise control the brake does not disengage cruise control.
ODI 11115300
Electronic Stability Control
Anti theft system, went to get in my car in my driveway to go to work and it won't turn on has lights and power but just hear a click in motor, never had any problems before no other lights on and now it won't start shows the anti theft lock light
ODI 11112955
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Tracking control light comes on and slows the car, the the engine will disable . The car will do this while in motion. Today on the freeway engines disabled and almost rear ended. No machanic know how to fix it without changing and replacing multiple parts and still happens. We purchased the car in march 2018
ODI 11100394
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I'm having problem with brake pedal sensor - replaced twice already - while driving hit brakes error message service abs service traction cruise control want disengage also noticed that i could move the gear out of park with out pushing the brake pedal are there any recalls for these issues?
ODI 11104223
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Exterior Lighting
Misfire cyl #1 and eng lt. With misfire code, attempted chev dealer warranty repair with removal of cyl head and replacemnt valves [the cheap fix instead of replacing cyl head, in retrospect i believe chev should have replaced the cyl head for a permanent repair, now the car is out of 100k powertrain warranty] but recurrence 22k miles later. I suspect a design flaw. Iternet shows many owners with same complaint.…
ODI 11085058
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
On april 1,2018 i was driving on a busy road going 45mph when my car suddenly lost the ability to accelerate. A couple of warning light flashed on the dashboard esc as well as the engine light. The car began to jerk and drive really rough, before the engine power lost flashed on the dash. I turned on my hazard lights and tried to get the car off the road to a safe area. The car could only cruise because i could no…
ODI 11082589
Electronic Stability Control
As i was driving to work on the interstate 95 i noticed the car violently shaking and throttling uncontrollably, the dashboard read service esc and the traction control sensor came on. I let off of the gas and the car was still accelerating, i pressed the bakes and it wouldn't stop the car from lunging forward. I pulled to the side of highway and turned the car off. I waited a couple minutes and the problem was…
ODI 11082409
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
The check engine line and service traction light continues to come on. My car was serviced by 2 chevrolet dealership and another dealership and they problem has not been fixed. I was told it was the coils by manassas chevrolet and lindsey chevrolet . The coils, spark plugs and carbon blow out was completed. The lights continue to come on. It appears to be the same issue that the 2009 malibu was recalled for. Please…
ODI 11081322
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Off and on my power steering goes out, i can be at a redlight, parked or even driving and it goes out, i end up having to turn off car if im parked or at redlight, and if im driving i go into neutral to turn car off and then off... My esc goes off als, this has happened several times since i first purchased the car, so since 2012 it most recently happened last night on my way home from work while at a light
ODI 11078215
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel shook and the power steering failed. In addition, the "esc" indicator illuminated. The dealer was not notified, but the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000. *tt *tr
ODI 11067065
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving 55 mph on highway and power steering went out steering wheel stiffing up and i almost went in the lane next to me./ second time i just made it to work tr=urn the steering wheel to park and it went out again./rear defrost don't work changed fuse and still wont work
ODI 11173509