2018 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems
- 15
- 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 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Power steering reducing and the car will shut off temporarily i had my car serviced for this already 2 weeks ago for the same problem now it's happening again
ODI 11307008
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The recall repair was performed at autonation chevrolet waco (located at 1625 n valley mills dr, waco, tx 76710, [redacted]). Shortly after the vehicle was serviced, while driving 60 mph, the vehicle began to seize and was moved over to the side of…
ODI 11271080
Electrical System · Power Train
When the car is shifted to park, the car does not register that it is in park. The car then has to be turned on, the shifter moved back to drive, and then back to park again. The car then has to be shut off again, and if i am lucky, the message goes away. If it does not, i have to repeat this process over and over again until the message does go away. This is a common issue specifically in chevrolet malibus dating…
ODI 11279356
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. After the contact shifted the vehicle into park, the shift to park warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle was unable to be locked. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact stated that she never experienced the failure in the past. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 28,844.
ODI 11265241
Electrical System
Once the engine is shut off it'll say 'shift to park'but the car is already in park. It'll pop up as an error. I'll have to push up my shift gear further for the notification to go away.
ODI 11258208
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The contact called anderson chevrolet at [redacted] (located at [redacted], lake elsinore, ca 92530) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to…
ODI 11266774
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Transmission system is not performing as expected. An issue has been detected in the ignition system which oversees the timing and spark necessary to ignite fuel into the engine. Gm and chevrolet dealerships are claiming there is no problem however engine light comes on and on-star reports problems and nothing is fixed. Brand new car with 8600 miles and less then a year old.
ODI 11235193
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2018 malibu with only 7500 miles on it, the car would not accelerate. I pushed the gas pedal to the floor and the car had no power and i almost was in a crash with another vehicle. A lot of lights came on the dashboard and the gauges went to zero. An error message displayed that said something like engine power reduced and the check engine light came on. The gas gauge and others acted like the car…
ODI 11220833
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact's student attempted to place the vehicle into park; however, the vehicle continued to move forward independently. The driver attempted to place the vehicle into reverse, but it continued to move forward. In addition, the contact mentioned that the check engine and low power mode indicators illuminated. The vehicle continued to roll as the driver attempted to…
Crash reported
ODI 11270641
Electrical System · Engine
I've had the car for about 54 days as of today and at 47 days into owning the car, it is starting to shut off completely in the middle of traffic while stationary when the auto-off shuts the engine off and i would have to wait at least 20 mins minimum until the car would start again. While trying to start the car, it would say battery needs recharge/service stabilitrak. Since having this issue the a/c also stopped…
ODI 11195764
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
In motion on highway at 60 mph, my car acceration shut down and i started losing speed even though i was pressing acellerator. At this time my car started to down shift and the more i stepped on the accellerator nothing happened. My car then turned off on the highway. I immediately shifted to park and started the vehicle again because i was in fear of getting rear ended. We have taken the car to the dealership 4…
ODI 11282114
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
My vehicle has an electrical issue with the power windows and the radio. The power windows will stop working if i try to adjust them to the perfect height for me, forcing me to have to press buttons on another window in order to be able to go back to the window that i would like to adjust. This problem is present in all four windows. The major problem is that the car has some sort of power issue that has been…
ODI 11204114
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
The first time the vehicle shut off was cruising out of a parking lot, it did so for a split second. The next time was at my house, i needed to go run to the store. I tried starting it. It said "shift to park" but i was in park. Then it said "service stabilitrack system", and then something along the lines of "power steering service required". I waited and tried for hours and then eventually called for a tow truck.
ODI 11119999
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving my 2018 chevy malibu ls that i haven't owned for more then 30 days and my check engine light came on in the driveway when i started it up to let it warm since it was winter so i took it to christenson chevrolet in highland indiana and the code u01b0 came up which is the battery sensor module and the dealer told me there is no fix for it and engineering is looking into it and the paperwork they gave me…
ODI 11078434
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
My right blinker and brake light keep shorting out. It will be fine for a few days and then stop working. Also, the interior carpet is too short and keep coming out of the trim in the front area s of the vehicle.
ODI 11064909