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2013 Chevrolet Malibu steering problems

181 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
181 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 153 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 41 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 30 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 153 complaints that include mileage. 49% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles41
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles30
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 153 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes.

What owners wrote

My wife who was 7 months pregnant was driving the vehicle and the steering locked while driving on the highway at 55MPH.thank god no one was hurt, also locked at low speed while turning.whent to 2 different chevy dealers who said they couldnt find a problem. Contacted chevy USA who advised me there was this type of problem and issued a GM case# 8-1929724465.

Reported at 64,000 miles, February 2016 Crash

The car shuts completely off when driving. The steering wheel starts to lock in different places as you turn. All electronics shut off and sometimes cannot be restarted for days. You can be sitting in park and turn the steering wheel and it will still lock up. Not at the stopping point of the steering. Even if you try. A little. I also have a video of it happening it will not let you turn it at all. Unlock losing power steering makes it harder to turn but still possible.

Reported at 132,000 miles, April 2019

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