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2013 Chevrolet Malibu electrical system problems

377 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 27% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
377 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 276 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 5
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 25 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 24 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 39 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 54 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 53 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 42 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 19 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 9 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 276 complaints that include mileage. 32% 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 miles25
20k to 40k miles24
40k to 60k miles39
60k to 80k miles54
80k to 100k miles53
100k to 120k miles42
120k to 140k miles19
140k to 160k miles9
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 276 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 5 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was riding in the car with my wife and cousin heading to her brothers house. We had just drove from out of town after visiting some family members and was taking my cousin back home. While driving I notice the car electrical system acting up it would say I needed to put air in the tire or the back tire was not functioning correctly. It also would say I needed to put my seat belt on when it was on. But this was not my biggest concern my wife while driving ran off the road a struck a tree head on.

Reported at 36,000 miles, October 2014 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 15-20 MPH, the battery warning light illuminated and the steering wheel suddenly lost power steering functionality. The vehicle then lost electrical power. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that oil was leaking and that the passenger's side axle needed to be replaced. Additionally, the drive belt had detached.

Reported at 93,000 miles, April 2021

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