2013 Chevrolet Malibu stability control problems
72 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When stability control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 62 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
When driving the car the radio panel, air conditioning, control panel and power steering goes out. When driving over 45 MPH on the highway, the engine will not stop. However, when driving 45 MPH or below on city streets, the car will shut completely off and I will have to restart the car. Everything goes complete off. This has been an ongoing issue for several months now. The car has had this issue while in traffic and I was hit from behind.
When you are driving the electrical system cuts off, making it hard to steer and affecting other electrical controls such as: touch screen, lights, and control panel. The system usually shuts off for a brief moment when utilizing power locks, turn signals, and power windows. Recently, the engine won't start but after waiting for a few moments, it starts up again. This has been going on for the past 8 months
Other problems reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu
- Electrical system 377 complaints
- Engine 215 complaints
- Steering 181 complaints
- Suspension 66 complaints
- Air bags 59 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 54 complaints
- Brakes 46 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 41 complaints