Chevrolet Malibu Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 1,048
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2000–2018
- Stored years
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 1048 stored complaint records:
- 28 indicate a crash
- 13 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- power steering · 46 records
- brake lights · 19 records
- steering wheel · 14 records
- engine light · 12 records
- light came · 12 records
- light comes · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 268 |
| 100–150k mi | 216 |
| 30–60k mi | 170 |
| 150–400k mi | 108 |
| 1–30k mi | 91 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Per online reviews from recalls for 2011 malibu the power steering warning light flashed. This recall was not sent to me, however, my car is affected.
ODI 11309401
Electronic Stability Control
While trying to accelerate down the on-ramp onto a highway all of a sudden i lost power and could not exceed 40mph. I almost got sideswiped while trying to merge into traffic but couldn't gain speed. Before abruptly pulling onto the shoulder the anti-skid and check engine lights came on along with a dash warning that stated :"engine power reduced". I took it to a vendor who searched the code my car produced and it…
ODI 11309369
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My esc comes on with traction emblem and power steering light. I then lose all power steering while in motion.
ODI 11309357
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The esc turns off pretty much every time i drive the car. Last monday the check engine light came on when the transmission was slipping m. The the transmission would no longer shift and the solenoid is stuck open while driving home from work. Prompting the dealership to try and sell me a whole new $5,000 trans. When the car only has 130,000 miles on it. The transmission has been running slow on acceleration but has…
ODI 11309420
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
My vehicle has been running just fine until the other day when my vehicle out of nowhere went into 'limp mode' and i couldn't go over 20 mph. The notifications on my dash were 'eng pwr reduced' and 'service esc'. After looking online for possible causes, it is very clear that engine power reduced and service electrical system is an extremely common problem with chevy malibu's from older models to newer 2016-2018…
ODI 11308867
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My vehicle has lost steering after starting several times over the last week. My info screen displays an esc and power steering message and my steering wheel is locked in place. Once the car is shut off and restarted the messages go away and steering is back to normal. I have found a recall related to this on certain vehicles of my year/make/model and also many forums of people having the same issues. However, when…
ODI 11309281
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering keeps going in and out. Cant drive car very far at all. While driving.
ODI 11307677
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