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2017 Chevrolet Malibu engine problems

258 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
258 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 150 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 17 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 33 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 29 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 39 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 150 complaints that include mileage. 53% 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 miles17
20k to 40k miles33
40k to 60k miles29
60k to 80k miles39
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 150 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Engine light has been on and off for the pass year.this is a 2017 and this should not be happening this soon. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they changed the battery. About 2 months later the light came back on. I took it back to the dealer and the person let me know the battery is fine. The code that came up on the computer I believe is p011, something with the air filter. I was told I have to pay this time because my warranty was no longer valid.

Reported at 20,000 miles, May 2019 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. During cold weather, the charge air cooler became frozen. The vehicle was taken to pucklich chevrolet (3701 state st, bismark, nd 58503) on several occasions where they replaced the charge air cooler, and heated and drained the replacement air cooler twice. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 19,796.

Reported at 19,796 miles, November 2018

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