10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
81,182 miles

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problem #72

Feb 152020

Malibu

  • 64,000 miles
Having problems with the eassist system. The auto stop function cause the car to stall and stop and shake sometimes while driving and stop at the light or stop sign I have to drive in manuel mode to drive the car. If the car not in part of it's neutral the car has rolled backwards off the parking pad. That happened just one time to me. After reading about other people reporting this, I keep the safety break on. Also I read about the recall on the E assist. I'm currently having the same issues but my VIN number is not included. I got the car used and only had it for a little over a year.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #71

Jan 012020

Malibu

  • 135,000 miles
When you are driving the electrical system cuts off, making it hard to steer and affecting other electrical controls such as: Touch screen, lights, and control panel. The system usually shuts off for a brief moment when utilizing power locks, turn signals, and power windows. Recently, the engine won't start but after waiting for a few moments, it starts up again. This has been going on for the past 8 months

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #70

Aug 102020

Malibu

  • miles
After about a month with my car my bluetooth system went out and would not let me connect, then after switching to the actually usb port to play music and talk it still will not connect.

- Tuskegee, AL, USA

problem #69

Sep 012020

Malibu

  • 254,000 miles
Car will stall out and won't go at time without pumping the gas. We have replaced vacuum pump and both O2 sensors. Power steering locks up when hitting a small bump, won't start unless I moved the drivers seat up and back, if I use the blinkers my radio goes off if I use my high beams the radio freezes. It will do weeks with no issues then one day it will start acting up and does it for days or weeks. Chevy says there is no recap for that model but I've read multiple complaints about the same things so why is it not being addressed by

- Spencer, WV, USA

problem #68

Sep 042020

Malibu

  • 756,765 miles
Is been a few times when I'm in a light and when I'm about to take off the car like holds up and it doesn't wants to move forward unless I hit the gas harder or just park it and shut it off and is been smoking trough the a.C. in less then 6 months I had to repair sertain stuff 3 times. First I took it to replace the fan assembly hybrid battery and a new hybrid battery the oil filter and the oil gasket cause it was leaking oil and update the software. I took it out in 3 weeks it was back in the shop cause I had to replace the timing chains and high pressure fuel pump and preform a system scan wich found that there is a mechanical issue with the engine and also the high fuel pressure was making slot of noise. And put a new high pressure fuel pump a high pressure fuel pipe. I spencer a few dollars on that. I took it out it was ok till it started growing smoke trough the a.C again it keeped holding back on me in the lights and it shuted off on me twice in were I had to hit parking and shut off and back on so it can work. And finally woke I'm driving on South 95 in 60mph the car started smoking trough the a.C then it made this loud noise in the motor so when I pulled over on the highway I see that all my motor oil had spilled in the floor and the motor started to smoke like crazy and the car indicated me to shut off motor. I had to tow my car home and park it to get it fix again. But is crazy cause in less then 6 months all this happened and is still parked to B fixed.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #67

Aug 192020

Malibu

  • 66,500 miles
Car stalls when stopping at stop signs.. when turning lose power lights, radio, and steering. Has happened 4 times this year..

- Gulf Shores, AL, USA

problem #66

Aug 062020

Malibu

  • 94,000 miles
My Chevy Malibu stalled out on 3 occasions now. This occurs after being at a stop and applying pressure on the gas to place the car back in motion. I was nearly struck by an oncoming vehicle on 2 occasions when the car stalled out. Would have had ample time at a green light had the vehicle not stalled. Power steering is lost when this occurs. I have to power off and repower the vehicle to get started again, resulting in smoke coming out from under the hood and a smell of burnt rubber.

- Olean, NY, USA

problem #65

Jun 302020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • miles
Loss of power a lot. Auto stop feature makes a strong fuel smell. Burning and smoke coming from front right side under hood. Bought this car a month ago.

- Altoona, PA, USA

problem #64

Jun 162020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 149,871 miles
Drove to appointment with no issues or indications of anything wrong. Finished appointment and started vehicle, the check stabilitrak warning came on. Pulled into lane & vehicle immediately reduced power, unable to accelerate rapidly and almost causing an accident. Warning light for engine overspeed came on. Engaged cruise control, would not disengage when braking, or by steering wheel control without several attempts. Was able to slowly increase speed to 50 mph, made it home via hilly secondary roads (max 50 mph) and stopped vehicle (brake; still in drive), engine tried to go to the engine rest mode prior to shifting to park. Shifted to park, engine tried to re-start and wouldn't automatically disengage attempting to turn over. Shut off the engine and pulled key. Would not re-start, but would crank. When letting go of key in the steering wheel column, the engine would still try to turn over on its own with a loud high pitched whine. Had to quickly remove key entirely. I have video clips together of this incident, available by email. Had new battery delivered overnight, did not fix issue. Had vehicle towed to garage and will cost $12,100 to fix by replacing long block. Please help - this is incredibly distressing.

- Bremerton, WA, USA

problem #63

May 182020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 1 miles
Vehicle occasionally loses power when in traffic or reduced speed, stabilitrak malfunctions consistently, initiating "limp mode", power steering went out this morning as my speed reduced.

- Hutto, TX, USA

problem #62

May 162020

Malibu

  • miles
I woke up and went to the store and when I came out to start the car it didn't start. The lights and radio came on and everything work except windows will not go up or down. The message center then showed message "service power steering" car wont start now and battery and everything else is good and new.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #61

Oct 102019

Malibu

  • miles
When operating my vehicle when I'm at a stop sign or a red light or stuck in traffic the car completely dies therefore I have to put it in neutral or park to restart the car which is dangerous while I have children with me at the time or even by myself while in heavy traffic.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #60

Jan 122020

Malibu

  • 47,000 miles
Service stabititi track came on last night along with traction control and arb I have owned my car less then 1 year and put 10000 miles on

- Campton, NH, USA

problem #59

Dec 122019

Malibu

  • 73,000 miles
My gauge cluster started malfunctioning 2 weeks ago while sitting in car on parked position. Kicks on for about 30 minutes then will go black doesn't matter if I'm driving. My GM mechanic ordered the part but still has not arrived, there are other complaints for the same issue and this problem has not been corrected it seems up to this year. How am I supposed to fix my Chevy if I cannot get the part. This is unacceptable.

- Plant City, FL, USA

problem #58

May 082019

Malibu

  • 125,000 miles
While driving on the highway my car will just shut down completely then turn back on. Sometime the radio will go out with power steering, etc. It just shuts down for no reason. We've replacement the battery cable several months ago as we had the exact same problem and it worked for about 6 months. If I use my turn signal sometimes it will shut down and turn back on. Did it about 20 times today on the way to work. With my two small children in the car with me. I am usually driving around 65 to 75 mph when this happens.

- Drumright, OK, USA

problem #57

Dec 022019

Malibu

  • 79,000 miles
Driving on the highway and battery charging system and stability track error msg showed up. Car completely shut off and had to be towed.

- Severn, MD, USA

problem #56

Oct 212019

Malibu

  • 110,000 miles
My 2013 Chevy Malibu LT1 eco is a hybrid. One day driving to work my power steering started going out. As I kept driving, because I was close to work, my car would gradually start dying. Suddenly while driving my car died on me and my power steering was completely gone. I had to struggle just to get off to the side of the road. I almost got hit trying to pull over. Seeing how its a newer vehicle and well maintained I don't see how this isn't a mechanical problem with a faulty part. Calling around to the Chevy dealership mechanic shops they are saying its the alternator generator that comes with hybrid vehicles. After looking online I've seen a lot of people are having this same issue with faulty parts and even some were recalled, I don't see why Chevy is not recalling this vehicle to get this problem fixed. It's just putting drivers at risk. I drive on a highway that has heavy traffic from logging trucks. If my power steering would have went out while a logging truck was coming towards me, I could have been killed along with my passenger.

- Port Angeles, WA, USA

problem #55

Sep 282019

Malibu

  • 100,000 miles
This happened two days in a row I was driving me so me turning a corner and my car just stopped steer wheel locked up could move the car or nothing near had an accident I'm a petrified because I don't know when this god happens again I vaule my life this recall seriously needs to be looked into I worked hard many long days to save to get this car just for it to turn out bad I seriously need help with this life threatening issue.

- Buffalo, NY, USA

problem #54

Sep 062019

Malibu

  • 91,345 miles
The electrical system will randomly shuts down. Usually starts with the entertainment console, and progresses to the power steering, and eventually a full power shut down. Stationary or while driving, doesn't matter, complete shut down. Vehicle does restart as if nothing happened. Dealership and GM no help. This problem has been ongoing since 2018 with multiple dealership services, and 2 seperate complaints to GM. 2 near miss collisions due to power steering loss.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #53

Aug 192019

Malibu

  • 55,284 miles
The charging system went completely dead while driving. I had no power steering everything went black no speed, no lights, I couldn't even turn on my hazards while I was sitting in the middle lane of the interstate hoping I wouldn't get killed because of this. Why is there no warning to let you know your battery and charging system is dead. Why is this not a recall from Chevy? please advise.

- Grain Valley, MO, USA

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