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2011 Chevrolet Malibu steering problems

214 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
214 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 142 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 31 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 23 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 11 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 142 complaints that include mileage. 24% 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 miles15
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles31
100k to 120k miles23
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles11
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 142 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 12 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 chevrolet malibu. While driving 65 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned and the contact lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained fractured bones on her face and the passenger sustained minor contusions that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was deemed destroyed.

Reported at 66,000 miles, August 2016 CrashInjury

As I was driving about 30MPH on a suburban rd. The malibu jerked a couple of times then the (service ESC) light came on along with other lights and the car stopped moving. It also had a (car locked) symbol lit on the dash. There have been other similar complaints and there is no excuse for this. We pay good money to drive a new car so we don't have breakdowns, not to mention the possibilities of getting hit when this fault occurs maybe even being taken out of the population.

Reported at 6,801 miles, November 2011

Other problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Chevrolet models