2017 Chevrolet Malibu problems
Owners have filed 1,174 complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 21.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 13.6%.
Complaints1,174
Crashes25
Fires7
Injuries23
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 21.5% · 252
Electrical system 13.6% · 160
Unknown or other 12.5% · 147
Power train 11.8% · 139
Vehicle speed control 11.5% · 135
Service brakes 5.7% · 67
Fuel/propulsion system 4.8% · 56
Electronic stability control (ESC) 4.5% · 53
Severity
Of those complaints, 25 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 23 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 27 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu in this data, 2017 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2009 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 197 in the last three years against 405 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 51,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. During cold weather, the charge air cooler became frozen. The vehicle was taken to pucklich Chevrolet (3701 state st, bismark, nd 58503) on several occasions where they replaced the charge air cooler, and heated and drained the replacement air cooler twice. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 19,796. Engine · reported at 19,796 miles
My car displayed "reduced engine power" and slowed down on the highway while I was doing 65mph. My car would not accelerate past 20mph. There were no issues with my vehicle, and this happened out of nowhere. It caused a lot of other drivers to have to swerve around me, and drastically reduce their speeds as well in order to avoid collision. This was highly unsafe and now I can not safely drive my own car. Engine
2017 Malibu with less than 36000 miles, complete shutdown of all power. Engine auto stop shuts down engine but does not restart. Have sat in traffic for 15 minutes or longer before the engine would start. When restarted there is no volume on the radio. Has happened 10 to 12 times in the last 2 months. Dealership said they could not recreate issue and gave a load bull as to why it may happen... Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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