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2009 Chevrolet Malibu stability control problems

255 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
255 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
120,000 miles 220 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 120,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 17 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 27 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 31 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 40 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 25 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 23 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 8 complaints 200k+ miles: 14 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 120,000 miles
Based on 220 complaints that include mileage. 14% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles17
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles27
100k to 120k miles31
120k to 140k miles40
140k to 160k miles25
160k to 180k miles23
180k to 200k miles8
200k+ miles14

What the data shows

Of the 220 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 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.

September 2014 CrashInjury

While driving my car the traction control light flashes and the service ESC light flashes in the dash of my car. My brake light remain on at all time, when I mash the brakes no brake light comes on. The brake light is doing the opposite of what it is suppose to be during. What do I do now. Thank you [xxx]

Reported at 99,897 miles, August 2015

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