Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Chevrolet Malibu has 102 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
102
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35–40 ... |
| Dec 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Multiple times while driving this vehicle, get the message loss of engine power, ABS light displays,... |
| Dec 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS | to begin with CD player stopped working the service tire light stays on the seat adjuster went out... |
| Nov 19, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My timing belt snapped which broke my gaskets and messed messed up my engine. |
| Jul 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | While driving at highway speed, vehicle stated to shake and the "Engine Power Reduced" and Service E... |
| May 8, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission has a rough shift in third and fifth. It won't down shift when slowing down. It was... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | While driving down a highway at 60mph, the transmission failed, at just over 118,000. It started sur... |
| Jul 23, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | On busy city 3 lane highway transmission failed to engage. I managed to drift right to immediate sid... |
| Jan 19, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RAMP... |
| Jul 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CAR QUIT SHIFTING INTO 3RD, 4TH OR 5TH GEAR AND REVERSE. EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTED V... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS | WHILE MY SEATBELT IS FASTENED THE SEATBELT NOTIFICATION GOES OFF AS IF ITS NOT FASTENED. ALSO AS I'... |
| May 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35... |
| Apr 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I BOUGHT MY 2011 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH OF 2017. ONLY PUT 30K MILES AND IT'S APRIL OF 2020. MY CAR WO... |
| Mar 8, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ WITH 44,589 MILES AND I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY SCREENS READING THAT MY... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | MY 2011 CHEVY MALIBU BURNING OIL I KEEP HAVING ADD OIL TO CAR ON TOP THAT TIMING BELT BROKE CHANCES ... |
| Sep 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, THE RPMS REVVE... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 81K MILES ON VEHICLE. DRIVING AT RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS (~ 30 MPH), VEHICLE STARTED SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTI... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY. STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JER... |
| Jun 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I RECENTLY OBTAINED MY 2011 MALIBU LT FROM SUPERIOR AUTO IN BEDFORD, IN. IT IS A TRULY OUTSTANDING M... |
| May 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | ONLY 115K MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS OUT, THIS CAR GETS ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, REVERSE WON'T ENGA... |