2009 Chevrolet Malibu electrical system problems
368 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 368 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 265 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 37 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 34 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 51 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 37 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 33 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 18 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 265 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 5 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While making a left turn at less than 20MPH, vehicle lost traction, causing car to skid and leave roadway, and subsequently hit a cement culvert. Earlier the same week, the rear brake lights were intermittently illuminating when the brakes were not being applied. Vehicle required towing and repairs. Passenger in vehicle suffered lower back injury. Two weeks after accident, owner received recall 13036 notification.
While driving my 2009 chevy malibu, I abruptly got a warning message on my dash board which contained the phrase engine power reduction at which time my car completely shut off in the middle of a busy highway. The car had no response even though all the battery operated items were working the car still would not turn over. After further research it has come to my attention that a large group of individuals have had this happen and this error message come up.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
- Steering 768 complaints
- Stability control 255 complaints
- Lighting 173 complaints
- Brakes 153 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 104 complaints
- Cruise control 76 complaints
- Engine 71 complaints
- Air bags 62 complaints