Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has 53 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
53
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured April 10, 2012, to August 2, 2012. In the affecte...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Hybrid Power train issues. Haven't drove the car for more than a week and a half. Apparently was fix... |
| Mar 27, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 78153 miles 2013 Malibu econotec never 1 problem until out of the blue timing chain eats thru plasti... |
| Sep 29, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | In July 2023, my husband was driving ON THE HIGHWAY when the car suddenly decelerated itself. A syst... |
| Apr 28, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco 2LT has 120,000 miles on it. I purchased the vehicle at 68,000 miles from t... |
| Nov 23, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission stopped cold still on the.freeway due to codes.These codes that read on the code reader... |
| Oct 19, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My wife and I bought this beautiful 2013 Chevy Malibu.upon the first couple of days we had to take t... |
| Jul 30, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My car charging system keep coming on I changed the alternator 2 times it worked for a while. While ... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | GM reclassified a known safety defect affecting over 300,000 vehicles as a “special coverage campaig... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while coming to a stop, the vehicl... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | EACH TIME I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE STATR VIBRATING , MY RPM STARTS MOVING AND MY CA... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE CONSOLE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE SHIFT POSITION SELECTED. I... |
| Jul 8, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | MY CAR CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER AND WITH IT COMES SO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES. BRAKE ASSIST WONT DISENG... |
| Jun 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | LOSS OF POWER A LOT. AUTO STOP FEATURE MAKES A STRONG FUEL SMELL. BURNING AND SMOKE COMING FROM FRON... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONT... |
| May 19, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR JERKS WHEN SLOWING SOMETIMES LIKE IM DROPPING IT DOWN IN FIRST GEAR. *TR |
| Mar 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED... |
| Jan 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | LOSS OF POWER OF CAR IT KILL MY FACTORY BATTERY HAD BUY A NEW ONE AND POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING |
| Dec 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE I TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION. VEHICLE MESSAGE CENTER KEEP SAYING T... |
| Oct 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I PURCHASED A 2013 CHEVY MALIBU 53,000 MILES IN OCTOBER OF 2018 FROM BOB PULTE CHEVROLET. THE CAR RA... |
| Sep 12, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU TURNS OFF OR COMPLETELY DE-ENERGIZES DURING OPERATION. ON THREE OCCASIONS ... |