2017 Chevrolet Malibu problems
Owners have filed 1,180 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. After that come electrical system (14%) and cruise control (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,180 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 652 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 97 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 149 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 150 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 152 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 58 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 26 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 652 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 51,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 56,000 miles (150 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 23 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu with enough data (930 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Issue 1 Changing lanes at a red light and car steering wheel locked up causing the car to go one lane too many to the right and get struck by another vehicle Issue 2 car shuts off at every stop and hesitates to take off causing unsafe conditions
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly decelerate to 10 MPH or less. Also, the vehicle failed to brake and almost caused several crashes. Vandevere chevrolet (1490 vernon odom blvd, akron, oh 44320) replaced the accelerator pedal twice in six months and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The contact filed a complaint with the better business bureau.
When I put my car in park, if I turn off my engine after a few seconds of sitting in park, sometimes my car doesn't recognize it's in park. My car will tell me to put it in park before I'm able to turn off my car. Sometimes I just have to step on my break again, and it will recognize it's in park. Sometimes I have to turn my engine back on and wait a minute or two. Sometimes I have to put my car in drive again before putting it in park, waiting a couple minutes, and then it finally recognizes it's in park.