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2018 Chevrolet Malibu electrical system problems

192 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
192 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
47,000 miles 59 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 23 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 59 complaints that include mileage. 75% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles23
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 59 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

I was driving on the freeway when I was forced to go over a cardboard box that happened to be on my lane. I felt it hit the underside of my car. A few minutes later, I smelled smoke and I was also alerted by surrounding drivers to pull over. I immediately pulled over and ran out of the vehicle to about 100ft away. I could see flames in the front of the car. By the time I reached out to emergency services and they got to the location, the car was completely on fire.

Reported at 29,000 miles, June 2020 Fire

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon turning the vehicle off, the message to “Shift to Park" was displayed and the electrical components remained on. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was faulty wiring in the electrical system. Additionally, the contact was informed of an undisclosed recall possibly related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 82,000 miles, August 2024

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