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2015 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems

32
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 32 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 6 indicate fire

What owners report

  • several times · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi11
30–60k mi9
60–100k mi7

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 15, 2015 · 14,000 miles

    Electrical System · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.

    Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet malibu. While driving 45 mph and making a stop, the radio shut off completely. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 14,000.

    ODI 10846048

  • October 1, 2015

    Electrical System · Engine · Power Train

    Takata recall- when i first purchased the car i notied the vehicle was having alot of trouble getting speed, and it was take a lot of time to shift. I immedietly returned to the dealership with the information, the dealership check the problems and said nothing was wrong will through the years i have gone back to them millions of times with the same problem and not once has it been properly addressed, the previous…

    ODI 11122885

  • June 27, 2015 · 6,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Water entered the car from behind the dashboard and flooded the carpet and all that is under it. I personally sucked gallons and gallons of water out of it for 4 days before i gave up and took it in. The service dept pulled the problem up on the computer immediately. That tells me that someone at gm knew about it and this wasn't the first time. B/c it came in behind the dash, the electronics and electrical will be…

    ODI 10733534

  • May 1, 2015

    Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    A car can not have two batteries connected to the engine at the same time and be street legal. Thais car has that and they are mismatched batteries as well. My car was stolen by tom lehousky. He sold it at tropical chevrolet for $15,000 and kept the money.

    ODI 10971432

  • December 24, 2014 · 5,500 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System

    While driving thru houston, texas on interstate 10 with heavy traffic the engine shut off, the analog instruments shut off, the center my link screen shut off and the digital readout alternated between mph and miles traveled readout. My wife was driving and attempted to restart the engine, no result. She shifted to neutral and it would not restart. We were able to coast thru several lanes of traffic and safely stop…

    ODI 10669918

  • November 12, 2014 · 81 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet malibu. While at a complete stop, all of the electrical lights, including the headlights, powered off without warning. The contact powered the vehicle off and back on several times and all of the lights re-illuminated. The contact also stated that there was a strong smell of fuel in the vehicle. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but…

    ODI 10701616

  • April 10, 2014 · 41,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Driving a long than steering goes out wheel will not turn dealer said nee new electric motor under dash 1.000 to fix

    ODI 10722440