2013 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting Problems
- 18
- 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 18 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 5 records
- instrument cluster · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The car was having interment electrical issues with the turn signals, and radio going off and on. Now, the radio stopped completely, and the turn signals do not function. I have a low battery after testing. Is this part of the generator module recall?? It is very unsafe for my daughter to drive, as there is nothing lit up on displays anymore.
ODI 11302446
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
My 2013 chevrolet malibu headlights specifically the right passenger side light keeps going out, i've replaced the bulb, and eventually i had the wiring inside fixed because it was exposed. I bought the car certified pre-owned from the dealership and never realized until recently that the electrical wires that lead to the bulb socket were cut and then twist tied back together and wrapped in electrical tape, instead…
ODI 11308078
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 · 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 · Exterior Lighting · Steering
While driving the vehicles electrical system, lights, radio dash start to intermittently go off then come back on. While this is happening the steering suddenly froze up while making a turn into oncoming traffic. This nearly caused a head on collision with oncoming cars. That same night when i pulled up in front of my house the headlights and instrument cluster kept flashing on and off.
ODI 11150353
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Steering
While driving the vehicle the car powers down. The radio turns off, lights on dash goes out and power steering locks up. If driven over a speed bump or pothole all electrical componets power down. I was driving and put my signal on, the vehicle shutdown and steering wheel locked until it rebooted itsself. There is no difference on street, highway nor speed. When it looses power there is no way to alert the nearby…
ODI 11141631
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The entire instrument panel cluster would turn on/off on it's own at random. At first the issue seemed to happen the most when the environmental temperatures were lower. The entire instrument panel has now completely stopped working. None of the gauges or lights on the instrument panel work. Due to this issue, i am unable to know my speed, fuel level, mileage, temperature, battery, etc. This creates a hazard when…
ODI 11208656
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
The dashboard completely went out no gauges work, no fuses are blown and dealership doesn't know why
ODI 11139179
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Steering ecu, instrument cluster, and center stack all reset while driving intermittently. These incidence have occurred numberous times and gm does not know the root cause. When an event occurs the driver looses power steering for a brief period of time. This has happened while making left hand turns, on the highway, and while stopped. Gm released a technical service bulletin to check ground points on the negative…
ODI 11084665
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Starting in october 23, 2017 got in the car started it and it started but dashboard lights did not come on. Proceeded to drive home the dashboard never came back on. I got in the car the next day the dashboard lights came on.. I took it george matick chevrolet on october 24, 2017 and they were unable to diagnose anything, the car continued to do the same with the lights blinking on and off including the signal light…
ODI 11076382
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
Dashboard instrument cluster flicks on & off while driving highway, side street or stationary no difference. Car acts as if it is being started over & over while driving. Check engine, stability control & other warnings flash. Bell dings over & over. Now 6 months later, instrument cluster doesn't work at all. No speed/oil/gas indicators. Dealership & mechanic shop can't find anything wrong during diagnostics. No…
ODI 11129133
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Charging system engine light keep coming on. All lights come on dash board come on then go dim. Car shuts down on you while driving and steering wheel locks up. I almost crash into a light.
ODI 11043657
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
I have a 13 malibu ltz but as i'm driving the car completely shuts off and comes back on in the middle of me driving. I had it sent to a shop they diagnosed it but found nothing said the key was possibly a problem. I went to the dealership and got a new key so for a month or so the issue was fine. I started driving again and as i have my blinkers on i'm getting ready to turn and the car shuts off again.. I'm in 5pm…
ODI 10980565
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
While driving the radio and interior lights go out and power steering stops working. Seems to happen when left blinker is used. Headlights will flicker when this happens also. There is no warning prior to shutdown. One occurrence car completely shut off on its own after power surge. Very unsafe to drive this vehicle, i almost hit a parked car because of this failure. It happens on highway or neighborhood. Car is…
ODI 10918914
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Steering
While driving at night went to roll up power windows which in turn caused my headlights to flicker and all dashboard instruments including radio to temporarily stop working. Subsequently gets worse which each occurrence. Last occurrence automatic headlights came on and subsequently caused loss of power steering and airbag light illuminated. Gratefully was able to retain control of car. Since first occurrence it has…
ODI 10743559
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
I purchased a 2013 certified pre-owned chevrolet malibu from a chevrolet dealership in november of 2014. I was satisfied with my purchase for a few months with no issues until i started having problems with the electrical. My first frightening experience was traveling on the interstate exiting onto a highway via a cloverleaf. While merging onto the highway, i lost all power, including power steering. Luckily no one…
ODI 11140365
Exterior Lighting
Neighbors woke us up at 3 am to tell us they just put a fire out on the car. 2013 chevy malibu purchased with 2 miles on it and had it for 8 months..went outside to check and first was smothering. Came in house, while calling insurance looked out the window and the car was on fire again. Called 911 and went out to spray water on it. Put the fire out and waited for fire department and police. Fire department opened…
Fire reported
ODI 10609462
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Fire in the tail light that also got some of my trunk. The fire stopped 1/4 inch form the gas tank. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10604380
Catalog parts for this system
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