2015 Chevrolet Malibu Unknown Or Other Problems
- 19
- 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 19 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Car was parked in a parking lot for over an hour when an electrical fire started by the battery and fuse panel. There have been no modifications made to the car at all. Standard maintenance only has been done including new tires about a year ago. There is no reason a parked cool car should catch on fire. There were no oil leaks at all on the car.
Fire reported
ODI 11222866
Unknown Or Other
Tamara recall the trunk release stop working and was blowing fuses.
ODI 11219570
Body · Unknown Or Other
Car was parked in a residential parking lot. A water leak began. Water was on the floor of the driver's side and on the floor on the passenger's side behind the driver. I took the car to an auto mechanic and i were told the leak was caused by a manufacturer's defect and the water had been slowly leaking into the car since i first had it. The water leaks in behind the dashboard and then accumulates between the body…
ODI 11191080
Unknown Or Other
Several issues, the heat control knob had a short several months after buying new in 2018. Recently 2018, the steering column has been making a popping sound everytime i turn. Taken to dealer 3 times and still makes noise. After taking it on a vacation, the auto stop battery did not work when i came off the express way. Now, the car is filling with water everytime it rains on the drivers side. Only 4 years old with…
ODI 11171971
Unknown Or Other
The trunk release stopped working on fob and the trunk release button on the back of the car on trunk.
ODI 11144584
Unknown Or Other
I was driving on a main street, coming up to a full stop with cars in front & behind me. I proceeded to slowly acelerate when the light changed to green. At that point, the car began to move backwards while in drive. I quickly pressed on my brakes, car stopped. I sttempted this 2 more times, same outcome. At that point, i placed the carr in park, turned car off & backon again, car began to move forward.
ODI 11141196
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
While driving the vehicle i stopped at a stop light and the car turned off due to the auto start/stop when idling. When i let off the brake, the car did not turn back on. After attempting to start the car again numerous times it would not. All electrical stayed on at this point. Car was towed to a chevy dealer in fenton, mi and they replaced battery and battery current sensor. Later i turned the car off and the…
ODI 11102947
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
My car has begun dying in motion on city streets for no particular reason on top of the fuel economy not working correctly and causing the vehicle to run out of gas within a few days of filling it up. It will say 195 miles then jump to 207 on the fuel range.
ODI 11101919
Unknown Or Other
While driving, the service engine light turns on randomly. When stopping, the car turns off. I try to restart it and the ignition fails. I need turn the key a few times until the car can finally start. Dealership has not been able to diagnose the problem.
ODI 11078827
Unknown Or Other
I was driving on my was to san jose on isabel ave on highway 84 and my car just shout down wiithout any warning sign it was the scariest time good thing i didnt have my kids with me. I was not able to turn on my car again and the officer had to push me to a close by shoulder becuase where the car stop there was no shoulder and it was a one way traffic so i was blocking traffic and it was in a curve so i could of get…
ODI 11056783
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle was in motion approximately 25 mph on a city street when smoke started and fire broke out burning vehicle to ground.
Fire reported
ODI 11042956
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Blind side..not easy to locate vehicles on either side.and impossible to see child in rear with rear view camera.
Crash reported
ODI 11124199
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
I purchased my vehicle on march 2015 off the showroom floor of a chevrolet dealership. On june 18, 2016 my car caught a fire while it was parked and i was not in the vehicle. I had been sitting in the car with the air blowing from the defroster for about 30 minutes. I drove to the store and came back home. I got out of the car and stood on the porch talking to my family. Within in 10 minutes of me exiting my car, it…
Fire reported
ODI 10896661
Unknown Or Other
First complaint would be the button on the face of the radio screen is melting and when trying to open the black color comes of into your hand. Second complaint is the side of the drivers side whole seat switch compartment came off of the seat hinges.
ODI 11093497
Unknown Or Other
I purchased this car on 02/09/16, 1 1/2 hours after driving it off the lot, i was driving down a main road at appropriately 57 mph and my moon roof glass exploded. There were no cars close to the front of me. The glass appears to be bowing out of the vehicle, not into the vehicle, as you would expect if a rock had hit it. See the attached picture. There was no sound of anything hitting the roof, it simply sounded…
1 injury
ODI 10825453
Unknown Or Other
2015 chevy malibu 1lt operating vehicle at normal speed limit in city traffic and used interior heat for climate control modes buttons. A sudden "clicking' sound came from fan speed control when switching to the climate control modes. Sounded mostly from the driver side, and last for 2 to 3 seconds. No warning lights came on but may have been stuck in some re-set process. Noise seemed to be from defrost and heat…
ODI 10824672
Unknown Or Other
We was getting on the hwy. On ramp entered hwy. Heard a loud explosion and the sunroof has exploded leaving a 4 inch hole in sunroof and 12 inches wide the glass hit trunk and scratch on trunk of car. Brand new car 1416 miles on it. Also i was 200 miles from home. Went to poplar bluff mo chevy dealer and they said its common with the cars now the body flex and the glass is so tight they explode. I was advised to…
ODI 10745699
Engine · Unknown Or Other
On may 28, my husband and i noticed these fumes in the car, but we didn't know where they were coming from. When we opened the car trunk, we found that the tire sealant in the compressor kit was leaking on it's own. He brought the car to the dealership's auto shop and the compressor kit was replaced. On july 19, the check engine light came on. I brought the car to the dealership's repair shop, again. I was told that…
ODI 10744417
Seats · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall passenger seat will not go forward or backward and when i got the car i was smelling co2 carbon dioxide with the car moving.
ODI 11036076