Chevrolet MALIBU HYBRID engine problems
15 complaint narratives mention engine 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.
Engine operation 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 10525612 · 2013-07-18 (July 18, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE STEERING SUSPENSION WAS RECALIBRATED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AFTER THE MALFUNCTION FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,580…
Owner-reported narrative. 70,580 miles reported. Look up ODI 10525612 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10533026 · 2013-08-01 (August 1, 2013)
FIRST SUMMER OF OWNERSHIP, HOT DAY, AIRCONDITIONER ON. CAR STARTED FLASHING ALL KINDS OF WARNINGS. PULLED OFF ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE PULLING INTO LOT AND THEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AT FIRST SERVICE, TOLD DEALERSHIP WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. THAT SAME YEAR OR NEXT YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HYBRID BATTERY AND IT WAS REPLACED. THOUGHT MAYBE MY PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN BUT EVERY SUMMER HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH CAR PULLING INTO STOP AND SHUTTING OFF. WAS A…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10533026 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10360384 · 2010-10-13 (October 13, 2010)
ON 4/29/10, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF NOT ACCELERATING OVER 45. ON 6/18/10, I WAS TRYING MERGE ONTO A INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR, BUT THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I ALMOST WAS HIT BECAUSE OF THIS. IMMEDIATELY THE SERVICE HYBRID LIGHT CAME ON SO TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND A LEAKING BATTERY AND BAD SENSOR. CAR REPAIRED AND BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME. AFTER STOPPED AT A LIGHT, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR STARTED TO GO BUT THEN STARTED TO CHUG LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY MORE THAN AROUND 5 MPH. KEPT CHUGGING …
Owner-reported narrative. 17,588 miles reported. Look up ODI 10360384 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10464366 · 2012-07-05 (July 5, 2012)
MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS ALMOST GOING TO STALL OUT WHENEVER I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME WHEN CROSSING AND INTERSECTION FROM A STOP. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES. I AM NOT SURE, BUT I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT WITH IT OFF TOO. NOW, WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP AND TRY TO ACCELERATE, I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE IF I DO THAT, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL OUT NEAR A…
Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10464366 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 ↗