2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY STOP AND LOSE POWER. IT WILL RESTART AGAIN BUT WILL NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS, BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WE HAVE KEPT IT OFF HIGHWAYS. UNKNOWN THE CAUSE, THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS HAPPENING BUT PER THE VIN IT WAS COMPLETED. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR 7 MONTHS.

MY CAR WAS RUNNING IN THE DRIVE WHEN IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I HAD TO JUMP START IT AND AFTER THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER WHERE I WAS CHARGED $80.00 TO BE TOLD THAT THE SDM AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS REPLACED AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THIS IS $1100.00. MY CAR ONLY HAS 108232 MILES ON IT AND TO KNOW THAT IT COULD COST ME EITHER MY FAMILIES LIFE OR $1100.00 EVERYTIME THE BATTERY DIES IS NOT A CHOICE ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE. AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOST DEPENDABLE PART OF A VEHICLE AS IT SAVES SO MANY LIVES. HOW DO I KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN WORKING WITH THE LIGHT OFF IF IT IS THIS SENSITIVE? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVEN IF I GET IT FIXED AND SINCE I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR RECENTLY I OWE TO MUCH TO TRY TO BUY ANYTHING ELSE. HOW CAN PART OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAIL SO EASILY AND NOT BE ON RECALL? WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAD DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD INSTEAD OF IN THE DRIVEWAY PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR? AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP IT NOW HAS A NEW CODE BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO FIND OUT WHAT ELSE IS WRONG.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED CONTINUES TO SHOW UP AFTER SEVERAL FIXES INCLUDING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT MANY TIMES I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF OR SLOW DOWN TO DANGEROUSLY SLOW SPEEDS AS LOW AS 10 MILES AND HOUR. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE AND OTHER MALIBU DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING.

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE STATING RISK: REAR TOE LINK CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND WORSE CASE OF A RISK.

CAR COMPLETELY LOSES ENGINE POWER AND ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING ! THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO CODES OR EVIDENCE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH MALIBU AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES IN GM FAMILY ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ONLINE WEBSITES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL KILL PEOPLE !!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, WAIT FOR ABOUT 40 MIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MC CLUSKEY CHEVROLET (9673 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513)741-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING ALL THE WAY HOME TURNING ON AND OFF. HIGHEST SPEED I WAS DRIVING WAS NO MORE THAN 35 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCV VALVE HAD FROZEN CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

MY 2013 CHEVY MALIBU HAS 68,755 MILES I HAVE KEPT UP REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS AN ISSUES WITH STALLING WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AFTER DRIVING IT OF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND I'VE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TAKING IT TO OTHER REPAIR SHOPS. IT CAN BE A SAFE ISSUE IF I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE AT A STOP TRYING TO TURN AND I NEED TO ACCELERATE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL. I HAVE HAVING THIS PROBLEM STARTING BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 UP TILL THIS DATE OF 01/23/2021.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD STRANGE NOISES. I THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR BARELY WOULD MOVE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I SAW THE WHEEL WAS SLANTED. IT WAS TOWED TO A AAA REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS A BROKEN TOE LINK THAT HAD ROTTED. WHEN IT BROKE, IT ALSO BENT A BAR IN THE REAR. THE INSPECTOR SAID THE SAME WAS HAPPENING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.