What 921 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER REPLACING BATTERY. CAR HAS 25000 MILES ON IT. AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DEALER CHARGING $940. TO REPLACE AIR BAG MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET MALIBU. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR SPECIAL PROGRAM REPAIR ISSUED BY GM. *TR

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MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING AND HAS ISSUES WITH ACCELERATING. IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF BUT DOESN'T IT JUST JERKS REPEATEDLY. I'M NERVOUS TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I'M WORRIED THAT IT WILL CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHERE MY STEERING WENT OUT, THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO HELP PUSH THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT FOR SAFETY. THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING, WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED AND IF SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT TOO LONG, THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE CAR EITHER JERKS OR SHUTS OFF BUT THEN STARTS BACK UP. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE DIES OUT. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT 3 TIMES NOW. EVEN IN STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AS SOON AS I NEED TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR STUTTERS AND THEN STALLS. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO STAY ON BUT THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO QUICKLY THROW IT INTO, PARK TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTART THE CAR EVERYTIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE IT IN YET AND I AM AFRAID TO SELL IT AND THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE.

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CHAFED WIRING UNDER PASSENGER SEAT TO SHORT OUT AND GROUND..CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS TO SHORT OUT...NO HEADLIGHTS OR TAIL LIGHTS. *TR

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MY CAR JERKS WHEN SLOWING SOMETIMES LIKE IM DROPPING IT DOWN IN FIRST GEAR. *TR

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THE CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF WHEN DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO LOCK IN DIFFERENT PLACES AS YOU TURN. ALL ELECTRONICS SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE RESTARTED FOR DAYS. YOU CAN BE SITTING IN PARK AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WILL STILL LOCK UP. NOT AT THE STOPPING POINT OF THE STEERING. EVEN IF YOU TRY. A LITTLE. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING IT WILL NOT LET YOU TURN IT AT ALL. UNLOCK LOSING POWER STEERING MAKES IT HARDER TO TURN BUT STILL POSSIBLE. WITH THIS IT STOPS COMPLETELY LIKE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. WHEN YOU SWITCH YOUR TURN SIGNAL ON AND THEN TURN ALL ELECTRONICS AND CAR SHUTS OFF UNTIL YOU TURN THE SIGNAL OFF OR LET GO OUT THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED 4 TIMES WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE PERSONALLY READ OTHER PEOPLE. NOT JUST A FEW BUT AT LEAST 200 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A WRECK BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

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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. *TR

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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.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,100.

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I SEE GM HAS RECALLED THE ENGINES ON THE CHEVY MALIBU 2.0 I HAVE 104XXX MILES AND AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SLUGGISH SENSE LAST OIL CHANGE NOW THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS ON INJECTORS AND I FEEL THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHERS WHY NOT MINE TOO? I HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 72 GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND IT JUST DIED.

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OFTEN TIMES AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY WHOLE DASHBOARD WILL TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON. MORE RECENTLY WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING THE DASH LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN ON AND ALL THE GAUGES WERE STUCK DOWN AS IF THE DASH NEVER TURNED ON.

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MY CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO KEEPS STALLING I ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY REDUCE SPEED. THE ENGINE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A PIN HOLE IN THE ENGINE AND FAULTY OIL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE MESSAGE 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' WOULD DISPLAY AND THE VEHICLES SPEED WOULD DECREASE. ALSO, WHILE IDLING THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE LOCAL DEALER SMITH CHEVROLET (1601 AUTO MALL DR. TURLOCK, CA) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY OIL PUMP AND LOW OIL PRESSURE CAUSED BY A PIN HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.*BF*JB

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WHEN I WAS PARKED I WAS ROLLING THE WINDOWS WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS AND CAR WAS CUTTING OFF. WHILE I'M DRIVING I LOSE POWER ALL MY DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND WHILE MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP TO WHERE I CAN NOT CORRECT MYSELF FROM TURNING SO I HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET UNTIL THE POWER COMES BACK ON.

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MIENTRAS EL VEHICULO ESTA EN MOVIMIENTO EL MOTOR SE APAGA. ESTO COMENZO A OCURRIR HACE UN MES .. ES UNA SITUACION MUY PELIGROSA

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SMELL COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITH WARNING. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED OIL LEAKED ALL UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARSHFIELD MOTOR CO LOCATED AT (14963 MO-38, MARSHFIELD, MO 65706) TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED USING A SEALANT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUMBERTON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT (500 LINKHAW RD, LUMBERTON, NC 28358) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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WHILE ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY THE CAR POWER OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING .IT HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS. IT IS DANGEROUS

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I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED. A MONTH AFTER I'VE HAD THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WOULD SHOW. NOW I HAVE NO LIGHTS ON PANEL. I CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING AS IT DOES NOT REGISTER, DOES NOT REGISTER C OR H, MILEAGE DOES NOT SHOW, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW. HOWEVER, IT GILL GET STUCK ON THE SPEED I WAS GOING WHEN THE LIGHTS ON PANEL.GOES OUT.. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. PAID FOR THE PART AND THE DEPOSIT FOR IT. WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE IT WAS INTERNAL? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY MANUFACTURER.

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I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW. A MONTH AFTER PAYING IT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WOULD SHOW. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. NOW I HAVE NO LIGHTS ON PANEL. I CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING AS IT DOES NOT REGISTER, DOES NOT REGISTER C OR H, MILEAGE DOES NOT SHOW, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW. HOWEVER, IT GILL GET STUCK ON THE SPEED I WAS GOING WHEN THE LIGHTS ON PANEL.GOES OUT.. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE P&A CLUSTER. PAID FOR THE PART AND THE DEPOSIT FOR IT. WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE IT WAS INTERNAL? HOWEVER, HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY MANUFACTURER. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 1/2 WEEKS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR..

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2013 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH NO WARNING. PLENTY OF FUEL.RADIO AND SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING FIRST. NEW BATTERY PUT IN, WORKED FOR A MONTH. SAME THING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. HUSBAND UNPLUGGED BATTERY AND PLUGGED BACK IN. WORKED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. TODAY IT WOULDN'T START NO POWER AT ALL. UNHOOKED BATTERY AND IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT ON THIS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.

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I BOUGHT THIS 2013 MALIBU IN FEBRUARY 2014. IN 2016 IT STARTED WITH THE MANY ISSUES. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN OR LIGHT WOULD DIE. THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY DIE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THAT LEAD TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. EVERY CODE ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD COME ON. THEN THE BATTERY WOULD JUST COMPLETELY DIE AND NEED TO BE JUMPED. IT WOULD RUN OK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN BE DEAD THE NEXT. MORE AND MORE THE BATTERY WOULD COMPLETELY BE DEAD EVERY FEW DAYS. HAD TWO NEW BATTERIES INSTALLED AND IT WOULD TEST FINE USUALLY. SEEMED THAT SOMETHING WAS DRAINING IT SOMEHOW. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIME AND COULD NEVER GET A DEFINITIVE ANSWER. FINALLY IN NOVEMBER 2019 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT COMPLETELY DIED AND WOULD NOT TAKE A CHARGE (JUMP). STRANDED ON THE HIGH I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO COYLE CHEVROLET ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE A HYBRID MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. THEN HAD IT TOWED TO BACHMAN CHEVROLET ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME AFTER HAVING IT FOR TWO WEEKS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. EITHER THEY NEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE IT TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR I WOULD NEED TO GET A NEW ENGINE FOR $7,000. I HAD A CLAIM WITH GM BUT THEY ALSO JUST GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. THE CAR ITSELF IS ONLY WORTH $3,500-$4,500. I STILL WAS PAYING ON THE LOAN FOR IT ALSO. NOT ONLY HAVE I NOT HAD A CAR SINCE NOVEMBER I HAVE A CAR THAT WON'T START AND CAN NOT TRADE IN ON ANOTHER CAR. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES NO RECALLS ARE ON THE CAR FOR THEM. VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATION I DEALT WITH FOR A FEW YEARS WITH THE CAR AND NO SOLUTION FOR A FIX. I LOVED THAT CAR AND CHEVY BUT VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEM. NEED TO INVEST IN ANOTHER MODEL I GUESS.

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MY 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU HEADLIGHTS SPECIFICALLY THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, I'VE REPLACED THE BULB, AND EVENTUALLY I HAD THE WIRING INSIDE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS EXPOSED. I BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER REALIZED UNTIL RECENTLY THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT LEAD TO THE BULB SOCKET WERE CUT AND THEN TWIST TIED BACK TOGETHER AND WRAPPED IN ELECTRICAL TAPE, INSTEAD OF HAVING A COMPLETE RUBBER TUBE COVER AROUND THE OUTSIDE AND BEING ONE CONTINUOUS UNCUT PIECE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. SO I HAD SOMEONE AT A CAR SHOP TRY TO FIX IT BUT NOW THE LIGHT IS GOING ON AND OFF AGAIN. I'VE SEEN MANY CHEVROLET VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OUT WHILE THE LEFT ONE CONTINUES TO WORK FINE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM BY MANY OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND A COSTLY SAFETY HAZARD. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE.

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