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2015 Chevrolet Malibu drivetrain & axles problems

29 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
29 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2015 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the vehicle started to drive to the right and the wheels began to lose traction before the steering wheel became difficult to turn causing the driver to lose control of the steering. The vehicle then spun out and crashed into a ditch. The contact stated that all air bags deployed except for the driver's frontal air bag.

Reported at 65,000 miles, May 2020 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet malibu. While the vehicle was parked and turned off with the key still in the ignition, the engine inadvertently started. All the warning indicators illuminated and the radio activated. The failure occurred several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that it might have been a power train failure. The contact was informed to call the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

Reported at 61,000 miles, February 2018

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