What 921 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE ISSUE OF ATALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE ELECTRICAL POWER WILL CUT OUT AFFECTING MY BREAKS, POWER STEERING, GAUGES, AND ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OVER MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

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ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON, CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED ONE TIME AND IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN

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PROBLEMS ACCELERATING FROM STATIONARY POSITIONS AND ACCELERATING/DRIVING UNDER 2RPM WITH LOTS OF CHUGGING. OCCASIONALLY STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN THERE ARE HIGH TEMPS OUTSIDE (75F AND ABOVE)

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I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES INVOLVING MY 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO DATING BACK TO 2014. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME ISSUES MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. MY VEHICLES HESITATES CONSTANTLY AND STALLS (CUTS COMPLETELY OFF) IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY AND WATER LEAKS IN THE TRUNK. I HAVE OWNED A FEW 'BRAND NEW' VEHICLES AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. I AM VERY SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS ABOUT MY SAFETY MANY TIMES ESPECIALLY AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRACTOR TRAILER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BY THE GRACE OF GOD OUR LIVES WERE SPARED, BUT IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIZING EXPERIENCE. SINCE THAT INCIDENT MY VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AND I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ISSUES. MY CAR HAS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, PARKING LOTS, MAIN HIGHWAYS, ETC. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DRIVING FORWARD AND BACKING UP. NOW MY CHILD IS SCARED TO RIDE IN OUR OWN VEHICLE. EVERY DAY WHEN I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR ITS LIKE GOING ON SUICIDE MISSION. GM CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WON'T HONOR THEIR WARRANTIES AND BRUSH MY CONCERNS OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND IT CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A LIFE OR MULTIPLE LIVES. I PRAY THAT IT WILL NOT BE ME OR MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE OR WE CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF OUR STALLED VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND GM CORPORATE OFFICE AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESOLUTION REGARDING MY VEHICLE. BASICALLY, THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CORPORATE CONFIRMED THAT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD IS NOT A CONCERN OR A PRIORITY. HELP!!

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WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR, THE WHOLE CAR SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY GOES BASICALLY DEAD AND MY STEERING LOCKS ON ME. I THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD JUST SO I CAN RESTART THE CAR. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY WITH MY 6 SIX YEAR OLD GODSON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS STARTING TO GET SCARY AND I NEED IT FIXED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRACTURED AND WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER (HAASZ DALTON AUTO MALL, 315 S MILL ST, DALTON, OH 44618) WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPING, AND THERE IS ALSO AN INDICATER LIGHT THAT KEEPS POPPING ON SAYING THAT MY CAR IS LOSING POWER. I'VE TAKEN TO THE LANDERS DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM PURCHASING MY CAR FROM SIX TIME'S NOW TO BE FIXED, AND YET IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VIVA CHEVROLET (5915 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925, (915) 247-2086) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,200.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR TO ONE HOUR. DURING THIS TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (GUNN CHEVROLET, 16550 INTERSTATE 35 SELMA, TX 78154, (210) 599-5000) SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,127.

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KEEP STUCK IN IGNITION. NO POWER. HAD P0010 CODE. CHANGED THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION SOLENOID.

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2/3/2018, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS15DEGREES FAHRENHEIT . TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE SLOWED AND A WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND TWO WARNING LIGHTS, TRACTION AND ENGINE LIGHT. AS I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION AN ENGINE OVER SPEED WARNING CAME ON SLOWING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLES IN THE REAR STARTED PASSING MY VEHICLE SINCE I COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS INCIDENT WAS A BIT SCARY. TWO CODES WERE RETRIEVED VIA ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS, P228D AND P0089. CODES WERE CLEARED AND THINGS SO FAR ARE OK. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 48,683.

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CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TOUCH SCREEN GOES BLACK AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENT WHEN TURNING. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A CURVE IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.

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VEHILE IS AT 61K NO ACCIDENTS, WHILE INCREASING SPEED AS COMING ON TO THE INTERSTATE (HAD NOT EVEN REACHED 70 MPH) THE ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING CAME ON, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO TURN OFF THE CAR, IT ALL THE SUDDEN COOLED DOWN AND NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. CALLED THE HUSBAND HE SAID IT HAD HAPPEN ONE OTHER TIME 2 DAYS AGO. HE SAID THAT IT INSTANTLY COOLS ITSELF DOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAWK CHEVROLET OF JOLIET (2001 W JEFFERSON ST, JOLIET, IL 60435) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SOLENOID FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAYDOCY BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 3895 BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OHIO WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

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WHILE DRIVING MY CHEVROLET 2013 MALIBU LTZ MY STABILTRACK LIGHT AND SERVICE POWER STEERING PUMP LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ANY WHERE FROM ZERO TO THIRTY MILES PER HOUR THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY LOSE ENGINE POWER AND WILL STALL BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL STAY ON BUT THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO TURN. THE CAR DIES JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I AM EITHER ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH TO ANY LOW SPEED UNLESS I SLAM ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IM RESTARTING MY MALIBU EVERY 3 SECONDS AFTER IT DIES. IT'S IS SO DANGEROUS IF I HAVE TO TURN AND THEIR IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAUSE THE CAR COULD JUST DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AND BE SMASHED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET ON THE HIGHWAY ANYWHERE IM DRIVING . CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HELD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND SAID IT WAS A OIL PUMP SOLENOID VALVE BEING STUCK. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT I DIDNT EVEN GET AROUND THE CORNER AND THE CAR DIED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERI MY PUMP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS TO BEEN TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE ALSO. CAR FAILURES HAVE BEEN COMMON SINCE THE DATE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE

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CAR STARTS EVER NOW AND THAN. IT WON'T START ALL THE TIME AND BREAKS DOWN ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS IF THE CAR STARTS IT WILL SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHICH COULD KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE THE BREAKS WON'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF RADIO SHUTS OFF NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. NOT SURE WHAT IT IS AND THE DEALER ISN'T SURE WHAT IT IS

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SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. I KEEP GETTING THIS MESSAGE.

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WE PD 3000 DOWN ON A CHEVY MALIBU FROM NIMNICHT CHEVROLET 1550 CASSATT AVE JACKSONVILLE FLA 32210 ON JULY 5 IT WAS PARKED FOR THREE DAYS WHEN WE BOUGHT I BECAUSE I BECAME VERY SICK. JULY 8 MY HUSBAND WENT TO GO TO THE STORE HE GOT TO THE STORE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HE TOOK IT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT IT A WEEK SAID IT WAS FIXED WE WENT TO GET IT DROVE IT HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WE TOOK IT RIGHT BACK ASKED FOR THE MANAGER TOLD THEM WE WANTED OUR MONEY BACK THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T WE ASKED FOR ANOTHER CAR THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T THEY PROMISED IT WOULD BE FIXED SO IT STAYED THERE AGAIN THEY CALLED US AGAIN PROMISED IT WAS FIXED LIKE A NEW ONE .WELL THIS WAS AUG THE 1ST NOW THEY CALL US TELL US ITS FIXED FOR SURE THIS TIME. WE DROVE IT HOME AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN!!!!! THIS HAS BEEN SO STRESSFUL ME AND MY HUSBAND ARE DISABLED HE JUST HAD KNEE SURGERY. ITS BOUT TO MAKE ME HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. THE CAR NADA IS 8645. THEY CHARGING US 22,000 WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT HOME AND BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I JUST WANT MY 3000.00 I PAID DOWN BACK THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THEY KNEW IT CAUSE WE WANTED TO BUY A GOOD USED CAR AND THE SALESMAN SHOWED US THAT ONE SAID IT WAS ALL THEY HAD. I LOOKED ON LINE A FEW NIGHTS AGO ON THEIR SIGHT THEY HAD 100S OF USED CARS WHY HE LIED SO WE WOULD BUY THAT LEMON PLEASE HELP US JUST TO GET OUR MONEY BACK AND THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH 9000 AND WE HAVING TO PAY 22,000 IF THE SALESMAN WOULD OF SHOWN US THAT WE NEVER WOULD OF BOUGHT IT. WE JUST GOT RIPPED OFF

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SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON EVERY FEW MONTHS. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REBUILT TO FIX "A STUCK CYLINDER" AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR HAS NO PICK UP WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED. IT SEEMS TO HESITATE. THIS IS THE WORST CARE I HAVE EVER OWNED.

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GET ENGINE OIL WARNING FOR LOW LEVEL

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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COMPUTER CODES: CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR A - BANK 1 CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR A - BANK 1 TIMING OVER-ADVAN. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IT JERKS BACK AND FORTH BEFORE I START DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLS AND I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR.

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SINCE 2015 CAR HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPEED PROBLEMS, WIRING ISSUES AND EVERY 5-6 MONTHS THE CAR IS IN A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY ITS FIXED BUT THEN ITS BACK IN THE SHOP

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LAST SUMMER, CAR WOULD NOT START; REPLACED BATTERY. IN JANUARY 2017, TOOK IN FOR STARTING ISSUES - FOUND NOTHING. NOW ENGINE LIGHT ON; DEALER COULD NOT ASSIST ME. DRIVING THIS EVENING; BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THEN TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE - HAD TO TOW IT INTO DEALER.

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