Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Chevrolet Malibu has 93 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
93
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Hood support strut failed suddenly allowing hood to close forcefully nearly hitting me while working... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Several Times now my 2011 Malibu goes into limp mode, at the same time the ESC/TSC lights come on. I... |
| Dec 7, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY GOING 65 MPH. WHEN I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING TRACTION CONTROL AND THAT TH... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | STARTING PROBLEM TOWED AND WORKED ON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP, ECM RELAY, E... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | STABILITRAK CONTROL TURNED ON CHANGE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES PLUS COILS. RAN FINE 1 WEEK AGAIN STA... |
| Nov 24, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR EVERYDAY AND ON SUNDAY 11/24/19, I REVERSED FROM DRIVEWAY AND WHEN SHIFTE... |
| Nov 3, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE CONNECTOR AND BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES S... |
| Oct 18, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FINANCING A CAR THROUGH DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THE ODOMETER HAS BEEN ROLLED BACK ODOMETER READING ... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR IT WILL START SHAKING, THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIE... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR, USED FROM A FLEET SALE. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AT JUST OVER 50K MILES. ALL F... |
| May 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE DRIVING SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR STARTS DRIVING WEIRD AND DOESN... |
| Apr 14, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY GOT AN ESC/POWER STEERING ALERT. I HAD NO POWER STEERING ... |
| Feb 10, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING, RESTSTART IF WORKS FOINE FOR A WHILLE... VERY DANGEROUS. BUT ... |
| Jan 21, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING CAR AND THE SERVICE ECS AND SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. H... |
| Nov 4, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE THREE YEARS AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH 60,000 MILES KEPT UP WITH ALL ... |
| Oct 15, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND GO OUT. REPLACED THE HARNESS AND BULB 5/2018. IT M... |
| Aug 13, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | WHEN I START THE CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ESC COMES UP AND SAYS IT TURNED OFF . WHEN ... |
| Jun 23, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CRACKED MANIFOLD. SMELL EXHAUST FUMES UPON START. AND WILL DISSIPATE AFTER ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. THO... |
| Apr 24, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MILES PER HR CAR LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. T... |
| Feb 10, 2018 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | VEHICLE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR |