Chevrolet MALIBU HYBRID brakes problems
15 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
93 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
38,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 56 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
15 of 93 complaints match this topic (16.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10399127 · 2011-05-04 (May 4, 2011)
CAR REFUSED TO GO ABOVE 30 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LIGHT ON RIVER ROAD EVEN WHEN APPLYING FULL THROTTLE. WENT ABOUT HALF MILE UNTIL I SMELLED FRICTION MATERIAL. PULLED CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. WALKED FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL TO SEE HOW HOT THEY WERE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXCEEDINGLY HOT AS WAS RIGHT REAR WHEEL. LEFT REAR WHEEL & RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WERE COOL ENOUGH TO TOUCH. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN URBAN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE BRAKES RELEASED & NO FURTHER TROUBLE ENCOUNTERED. TWO DAYS EARLY…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10399127 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10411238 · 2011-07-05 (July 5, 2011)
VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MPH AFTER STARTUP FROM INTERSECTION. LEFT FRONT & RIGHT REAR BRAKES APPLIED THEMSELVES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH EVEN AT 4100 RPM. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED ENGINE OFF. WENT FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL - LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TOO HOT TO TOUCH. RIGHT FRONT & LEFT REAR COOL TO TOUCH. APPLIED MOISTURE TO LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTORS; BOILED OFF IMMEDIATELY. TURNED ENGINE BACK ON & VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. SAME FAILURE HAPPENED IN MAY 2011 AT 8,601 MILES. NOT TDC'S EITHER…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10411238 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10573888 · 2014-03-20 (March 20, 2014)
PLEASE REVIEW NHTSA ID NUMBERS 10360384, AND 10464366. MY ORIGINAL CASE IS 10360384, AND BOTH ARE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WORKED WITH GM A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN I SUBMITTED MY CASE. THEY NOTED THE HESITATION AND SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. MY CAR WAS "BETTER" FOR A WHILE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE LATELY. I AM WANTING TO KNOW NOW IF THIS IS A SIMILAR ISSUE IN REALITY TO THE OWNERS THAT COMPLAIN OF THE BRAKES BEING LOCKED ON. NOW I AM ALSO NOTICING THAT WHEN AT A CRUISE AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE SOME, THERE IS A CHUGGING FEELING. MY FUEL ECONOMY FOR CITY …
Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10573888 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10722807 · 2015-06-01 (June 1, 2015)
MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT ME HITTING THE PEDAL AND STAY ON UNTIL I TAP THE BRAKE TO MAKE THEM GO OUT. I NOTICED THAT I COULDN'T USE MY CRUISE CONTROL.I NOTICED I WOULD SET MY CRUISE CONTROL BUT WHEN THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IT KICKED ME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL.
Owner-reported narrative. 147,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10722807 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11088391 · 2018-04-16 (April 16, 2018)
DRIVING HOME, TURNED OFF HIGHWAY, CAR STOPPED A FEW FEET ONTO SIDE ROAD--NO BRAKES, STEERING, NOTHING. THE ICON FOR THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND STAYED ON.(MANUAL SAYS IT IS THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP.) TURNED CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE. NO LUCK.; CALLED FOR A TOW. WAITED ALMOST 2 HOURS. TOWED HOME. THIS WAS IN THE EVENING. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR ANOTHER TOW TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11088391 at NHTSA ↗