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Issues with Chevrolet Malibu ELECTRICAL SYSTEM by Years

The Chevrolet Malibu had plenty of problems with various aspects of ELECTRICAL SYSTEM as 2706 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around CONTROL MODULE. Models of 2003, 2001, 2009 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Browse Chevrolet Malibu ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems by years

2019 2 2018 15 2017 48 2016 83 2015 33 2014 33 2013 240 2012 197 2011 169 2010 216 2009 279 2008 197 2007 104 2006 125 2005 165 2004 145 2003 284 2002 255 2001 283 2000 198 1999 143

Do Chevrolet Malibu models have ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems?

Below you may see the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM components and the number of complaints they received.

CONTROL MODULE 242 SWITCH 91 IGNITION 70 12V/24V/48V BATTERY 27 HORN 26 ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 24 WIRING 23 FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS 23 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 18 MODULE 12 INTERIOR/UNDER DASH 12 STARTER ASSEMBLY 10 CABLES 3 FRONT UNDERHOOD 2 REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK 2 SOFTWARE 1 TRACTION BATTERY 1

Worst Chevrolet Malibu Problems

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 Chevrolet Malibu February 28, 2016 Victims: 4 Mileage: 190000 miles

On 28 feb 2016 around 11:50 am, me, my two daughters and my mom was headed north on i-185. while riding we were talking about what we was going to put...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 Chevrolet Malibu October 19, 2014 Victims: 3 Mileage: 36000 miles

I was riding in the car with my wife and cousin heading to her brothers house. we had just drove from out of town after visiting some family members...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 Chevrolet Malibu May 8, 2006 Victims: 3 Mileage: 27340 miles

My husband was killed in an accident involving this vehicle. it says in the accident report that the bcm was unresponsive as well as another computer...

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on Chevrolet Malibu

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 Chevrolet Malibu

2010 chevy malibu has had constant issues with low beam light bulbs either burning out, harness wire issues, or bulbs working intermittent, i have paid to have bulbs replaced, harnesses replaced, and each time the fix will work for a few weeks or months. the last time the harnesses were replace was probably a year or two ago, but i am having the issues again. driving with a headlight out is illegal and gm is well aware of all of these issues and needs to issue a recall to found the root cause of all of these electric issues and fix the issue properly. prior this car had issues with the brake lights not working properly and that issue got resolved by a recall. gm needs to do a full inspection on the wiring and see what is causing the shorts, the fuses to blow, and worst of all the dangers of having exterior lights not to work properly. this is a huge risk and could result in a deadly accident if not researched and resolved properly

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2016 Chevrolet Malibu

When driving the vehicle first the engine light came on and i got a diagnostics it was the mass air flow sensor code coming up. i had the thotle cleaned.... the engine light went off 2 daya later. then i was driving on the hwy and the engine light came on along with the message engine reduce power. i pulled over shut the car off for 10 seconds , start it again and drive it. it does it on a daily now. and im tired of it this is a brand new car. i got it at 28,000 miles it is now at 53,000 miles. chevrolet know that this problem is going on with many of the mailibus they need to fix it. i just spent 1,100 on this car for the repairs

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2016 Chevrolet Malibu

I was driving on the highway, speed limit was 70mph i was going that speed then out of nowhere i got the check engine light and a notice on my dash appeared as 'engine power reduced' and my speed drastically declined i was almost rear ended by a semi truck, i had people in the back of my car and with an impact from a trailer we could have been seriously hurt or even killed. this a reoccurring proble with malibu's from the year 2016-2019 gm knows about the issue but has done nothing to resolve it. this issue not only puts the driver of the vehicle in harm but others around as well. the problem is the throttle body response sensor which is about a $300-$500 fix which is not an cheap fix. they need to be held responsible for this because one day this could happen to anybody with this type of car and it can kill someone.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 Chevrolet Malibu

Power steering keeps going in and out. cant drive car very far at all. while driving.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2016 Chevrolet Malibu

My 2016 chevy malibu completely lost power twice on 2/6/2020. the engine shut completely down. the first incident happened while waiting in the pick up line at my daughters school which is in a parking lot full of kids. the car just shut completely down while in drive. it actually died. no instrument panel on, no radio on, no heat. i had to put the car in park and then push the pedal along with the push to start button to restart the car. the second incident happened about 15 to 20 minutes later while i was stopped at a traffic light. once again the car was in drive and just completely shut down. the same thing happened as the first incident but this time i am in heavy traffic during the time when kid's are released from school and people in general are moving around the city. all of this happened during a heavy snow here in my state. for a person driving up behind me i'm sitting there with no lights on at a now green traffic light in unsafe weather conditions. vehicles were blowing and going around us to avoid an accident. i had to act ...

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2018 Chevrolet Malibu

Power steering reducing and the car will shut off temporarily i had my car serviced for this already 2 weeks ago for the same problem now it's happening again

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2016 Chevrolet Malibu

Passenger side head light went out while driving then came back on a couple of weeks later. two weeks later driver side light went out. two weeks after that both lights went out while driving even highbeams not functional while driving. all lights not functional at the moment.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2017 Chevrolet Malibu

Two times in 24 months and approximately 62,000 miles the primary 12 volt battery has failed. this failure causes the trunk lock to become inoperable. the trunk cannot be accessed in this situation. because the trunk will not open there is no access to the failed 12 volt battery. also there is no way to fold the rear seat backs as the release levers are located in the trunk. this situation is both a safety dangerous hazard and inconvenience. both of these occurrences happened while the car was parked in our garage.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 Chevrolet Malibu

My electric locks are locking and unlocking randomly and the power steering goes out with message on dash. there is no powersteering until i turn the car off and back on then last for a undetermined amount of time.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 Chevrolet Malibu

The car was having interment electrical issues with the turn signals, and radio going off and on. now, the radio stopped completely, and the turn signals do not function. i have a low battery after testing. is this part of the generator module recall?? it is very unsafe for my daughter to drive, as there is nothing lit up on displays anymore.