2013 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems
- 236
- 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 236 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 35 records
- steering wheel · 19 records
- shut down · 11 records
- lost power · 11 records
- electrical system · 11 records
- shuts down · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 80 |
| 30–60k mi | 58 |
| 100–150k mi | 32 |
| 1–30k mi | 26 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Car shuts off completely while driving. Electrical system is sporadic then shuts down.
ODI 11229291
Air Bags · Electrical System
My battery completely died and i needed a jump. The jump ended up not working so i purchased a new battery. Now the airbag light is on and will not go off. After researching this problem i see that this is a known issue and still no recall on this problem. I have a 2013 chevrolet malibu eco. The forums are saying it's a problem with the sdm component. Codes b101d-00(electronic control unit hardware) and…
ODI 11269828
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, the key turned in the ignition; however, the vehicle did not start. The vehicle was jumpstarted and driven to an independent mechanic who determined that the camshaft failed and needed replacement. The vehicle performed normaly for a week, but later would not start again. The vehicle was taken to the same independent…
ODI 11230052
Electrical System
The car will randomly lose power and die while running and in motion. It starts with the radio going off, then all the dash lights flash off and on and then the vehicle will suddenly stop. This has happened 3 times over the past week and is a very dangerous situation. It happens when driving below 40 mph
ODI 11222095
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Sometimes it happens when i turn on my blinker others its random but the car stalls and the radio turns off along with the power steering.
ODI 11218962
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Takata recall the lights on my dash kept going in and out while i was driving and while stationary. While my car was off, with no key in the ignition, the gauges would make clicking sounds and bounce up and down about an 8th of an inch. The lights on the dash would stay off for days at a time, making it impossible for me to see how fast i was going or how much gas was in the car. Sometimes the lights would click on…
Crash reported
ODI 11221009
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. While driving 40 mph on the freeway, the steering seized and the vehicle lost power without warning. The contact managed to veer the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and the key would not release from the ignition. Approximately two hours later, the vehicle did not resume normal operation. The failure recurred multiple times. The…
ODI 11268488
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
While driving on the highway my car will just shut down completely then turn back on. Sometime the radio will go out with power steering, etc. It just shuts down for no reason. We've replacement the battery cable several months ago as we had the exact same problem and it worked for about 6 months. If i use my turn signal sometimes it will shut down and turn back on. Did it about 20 times today on the way to work.…
ODI 11288658
Air Bags · Electrical System · Service Brakes
When my 2013 chevy malibu is in motion and someone is in the passenger seat (many but not all times) all of the electronics, including the electronic speedometer, and all dashboard gauges, in the car stop working and notifications about the airbag system and braking system appear. The mechanical aspects of the car still seem to work fine, but the notifications about the airbags and braking make me concerned that it…
ODI 11204300
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
When driving my malibu it seems to have a short circuit when i turn the wheel even the slightest. I have changed the batteries checked all the wires and everything seems fine. I have figured out even when i'm driving 70mph on the highway with my family in the car the power steering will go out and make it hard for me to even turn. I have read online that this is happening to malibu's everywhere and that gm is not…
ODI 11197269
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Suspension
I drove four hours to buy this car get there its pour rain do test drive around block buy car get ready and leave and stop at gas station cause its out of gas well passenger rear tire had 5 lbs of air in it fill it up get on highway and car starts shaking like crazy and is all over the road car lot is close and so is rental place so i drive home and have texted owner to tell him to get tow truck at my house in…
ODI 11196886
Electrical System
When driving or parked the whole dash board will cut out completely resulting in loss of speedometer, gas gauge, temp gauge and tach. Sometimes it will come back on sometimes it does not for days, have to keep a speedometer app on my phone while driving now. Gm seems to be ignoring this issue as they do most electrical issues, i traded in a 2000 impala with electrical issues just to get another gm car with…
ODI 11195513
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
The entire electrical system will randomly shut down causing loss of power steering, power brakes, entire dashboard, all lights, hazard lights etc. This can happen at any time, on the freeway, stopped at a light, parked etc. Sometimes it goes dark and restarts itself while driving....sometimes it goes dark and won't restart for minutes or longer while in traffic without working hazard lights. If parked, it can't be…
ODI 11278434
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. While operating the vehicle, the radio screen suddenly shut off and the electric power steering failed. As a result, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who indicated that the battery was faulty and needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced, but the failures continued. The…
ODI 11194925
Electrical System
Eco hybrid gcm needs to be replaced. It's a recall for it but they said it doesn't cover this one.but it has the same problem. *tr
ODI 11195724
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
Door locks engaging and disengaging randomly while driving, headlights turning off and on randomly while driving, car starting while parked in garage (no remote start). Dealership replaced bcm, could not guarantee this fixed the problem. Indicated they had never seen the issue before. Within 2 weeks, all issues repeated themselves. Returned to dealership. The dealership kept the car for 2 weeks and then called me…
ODI 11207594
Electrical System
2013 chevy malibu electrical problem. All dash electrical went out and key could not be removed from ignition. No spedometer, gas guage, temp, etc. Drained battery and new battery.
ODI 11193398
Electrical System
2013 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to faulty generator control moduls. *ld the consimer stated the vehicle should have been included in the recall, but experienced the same failure. *js
ODI 11207775
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the electrical system under the front passenger seat made the instrument panel lighting turn off intermittently. On another occasion, the instrument panel lighting remained off. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure…
ODI 11205009
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
As i am driving down the road, the entire dashboard goes black, then it just lights back up as if i were just starting the car...all other functions regularly while the dashboard blacks out...the radio still works. This happens sporaducally meaning there is no rhyme or reason to it..i am scared it will catch on fire.
ODI 11192760
Electrical System · Engine
If the key is removed without the transmission in park, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting , increasing the risk of injury
1 injury
ODI 11190014
Electrical System · Steering
Less than 99,000 miles... Radio light flickers off and on. Vehicle goes dead at red light, stop sign or whenever vehicle is not in motion. Took vehicle to dealership and replaced the engine computer module as requested. However, problem still exist but more worse. 'service power steering' light came on while driving on a city street but before i could make a safe turn, it became too tough to steer almost causing an…
ODI 11183806
Electrical System
I started my car this morning it started funny then died but started right back up then the service stibilkl track came on . But after a couple min it went away so i backed out of my garage and started to work went about two miles noticed that the fan for the heater was not working the the power stearing service light came on kept driving the the service battery system light came on after about 12 miles the dash…
ODI 11180072
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Expressway.the radio blacked out, stopped playing and then the car started shutting down-everything!steering went out, radio, lights, blinkers, etc.i took it as slow as i could all the way home and got onto back roads.this proved to be even more hazardous-every time i turned the steering wheel it would start to shut down again & again, all the way home.i took the car to the dealer-fixed but now happening…
ODI 11176407
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle failed to restart and the key failed to release from the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 11172562