2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco steering problems
16 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Nov 2014 I got a safety steering issue with is call took it to the deal action chevy 2 times they did nothing about letter # 14232 on 6/21/2015 I had an accident because of this steering safet issue that gm/chevy did not do anything about they did not do a recall because it would cost millons of dollars I got blamed for the accident that was because of gm/chevy all gm/chevy did was open a case # 8-1613872160 on 10/9/15 and gm/chevy did nothing
Dashboard notification received indicating "reduced engine power" and to "service stabilitrak". This leads to stalling and/or loss of power to vehicle. Loss of vehicle power has happened while driving on multiple occasions leaving the driver and passengers in unsafe locations such as on the freeway and in city traffic. Concerns have been reported to local chevrolet dealership. The dealership has provided service on the vehicle for this or similar problems 4 times within the past 12 months.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco
- Electrical system 49 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints