2017 Chevrolet Malibu drivetrain & axles problems
130 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 78 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 78 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
After much research I have found out that the transmission that is in the 2017 malibu, which is the 6t40, is not rated to be in this vehicle. The 6t40 is rated at 177lb-ft torque, the malibu has 184lb-ft. Gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-transmissions/mh8/ this link is the page for the 6t40. However, the 6t45 is what should be in the car, [link removed] this is the link for that one, as you can see the max torque is 232lb-ft. [link removed] their website also says that the car should have the 6t45 transmission in it.
Power engine reduced indicator warning across screen- now it will not even run 20 miles without bogging down to 20MPH with no warning- their is a recall on it it was and always is in motion when this occurs. First happened at 30,000 miles - continued to happen maybe once or twice every few months- now happens every time the vehicle is ran! I've had the car since march 2018 it now has 100000 miles on it and only getting worse!!
Other problems reported for the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu
- Engine 258 complaints
- Electrical system 161 complaints
- Cruise control 135 complaints
- Brakes 73 complaints
- Fuel system 60 complaints
- Stability control 53 complaints
- Steering 47 complaints
- Lighting 21 complaints