2013 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the dashboard lights were completely black. The contact mentioned that there were no lights showing on the dashboard panel until the vehicle was being driven. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,944.

ALL ELECTRICAL INSIDE CAR GOES OUT OR ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL DASH GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, RADIO, HEAT/AC, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. CAR STILL RUNS BUT NOTHING ON INSIDE WORKS.

TL* THE CONTACT'S FRIEND OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER FRIEND WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT-OFF. UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE BATTERY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT HER BATTERY FUNCTION WAS OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY AND WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED CHAS. H. JENKINS AND CO. (307 NC-42, AHOSKIE, NC 27910) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN IN RELATION TO THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V173000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WHICH SHE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOE FIRMENT CHEVROLET, INC. (37995 CHESTER RD, AVON, OH 44011) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SHE HAD A DEFECTIVE GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V173000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REFERRED HER TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and turned off with the key in the ignition, the vehicle started up independently. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. Additionally, whenever the air conditioner was activated, only hot air was coming from the vents causing the windows to become foggy. The contact’s husband was concerned with the stated failures along with other electrical failures within the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

THE DASH KEEPS GOING OUT. NOT LETTING YOU SEE YOUR SPEED NOR GAS AVAILABLE IN TANK, ETC.

SPEEDCLUSTER DOESNT MARK ANYTHING ON SDASHBOARD SUCH AS SPEED,GAS, ETC.

2013 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH NO WARNING. PLENTY OF FUEL.RADIO AND SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING FIRST. NEW BATTERY PUT IN, WORKED FOR A MONTH. SAME THING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. HUSBAND UNPLUGGED BATTERY AND PLUGGED BACK IN. WORKED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. TODAY IT WOULDN'T START NO POWER AT ALL. UNHOOKED BATTERY AND IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT ON THIS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.

INSTRAMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS, ETC.. ALL ARE OUT. IT STARTED GOING OUT AND RESETTING AND AND COMING BACK ON THEN IT ALL JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I CANT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE OF IT. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE INSTRAMENT CLUSTER? HELP..ITS MY SONS CAR AND IM TRYING TO HELP GET IT FIXED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FEATURES FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AT START-UP. THE CONTACT INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (4400 BRANCH AVE, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD 20748) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FAILURE HER TYPE OF VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR @32 MPH WHEN MY RADIO AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO BLINK OFF AND ON MY CAR WANTED TO STALL OUT I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY HAD TO TURN IN TO A PARKING LOT TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART IT SO I CAN GET TO THE STORE , I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT DOING IT .I DON'T HAVE THE FEATURES WHEN YOU STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT SHUTS OFF AND WHEN YOU MOVE IT START BACK UP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN . I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE BATTERY WAS FULLY DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A BATTERY BOOSTER WAS CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT 1500 S SERVICE RD E, RUSTON, LA 71270, (318) 255-4162, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT INFORMED THAT GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED. A MONTH AFTER I'VE HAD THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WOULD SHOW. NOW I HAVE NO LIGHTS ON PANEL. I CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING AS IT DOES NOT REGISTER, DOES NOT REGISTER C OR H, MILEAGE DOES NOT SHOW, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW. HOWEVER, IT GILL GET STUCK ON THE SPEED I WAS GOING WHEN THE LIGHTS ON PANEL.GOES OUT.. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. PAID FOR THE PART AND THE DEPOSIT FOR IT. WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE IT WAS INTERNAL? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY MANUFACTURER.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW. A MONTH AFTER PAYING IT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WOULD SHOW. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. NOW I HAVE NO LIGHTS ON PANEL. I CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING AS IT DOES NOT REGISTER, DOES NOT REGISTER C OR H, MILEAGE DOES NOT SHOW, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW. HOWEVER, IT GILL GET STUCK ON THE SPEED I WAS GOING WHEN THE LIGHTS ON PANEL.GOES OUT.. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE P&A CLUSTER. PAID FOR THE PART AND THE DEPOSIT FOR IT. WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE IT WAS INTERNAL? HOWEVER, HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY MANUFACTURER. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 1/2 WEEKS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF MARLOW HEIGHTS 4400 BRANCH AVE, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD 20748) FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE VEHICLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT HUBS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BOWIE 16610 GOVERNOR BRIDGE RD, BOWIE, MD 20716) AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE VEHICLE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT BATTERY HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I'M HAVING ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I ONLY HAVE 55 K MILES IN MY CAR AND TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE GIVING OUT

2013 MALIBU ECO EASSIST THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR, THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND NEED A GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE..ACCORDING TO HER VIN # THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE.. BUT IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF CAR THAT THE RECALL IS ON. THE CAR WHILE RUNNING ON HIGHWAY FOR 50 MILES OR MORE WILL START THE LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGING. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WILL CUTOFF AND HAVE TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS.

CAR SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE DRIVING......BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINCE PURCHASED BUT ALWAYS TOLD ITS THE BATTERY.....I HAVE WENT THROUGH ABOUT 3 BATTERS SINCE PURCHASING IN 2015....THE OTHER NIGHT IT STARTED SHUTTING DOWN LITTLE BY LITTLE, POWER STEERING WENT, ENDED UP WITH NO INSIDE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY......ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION.....THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS YET AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM, STILL TOLD NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.....THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE TOWED FOR NOT STAYING CRANKED AFTER THESE EPISODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AN UNKNOWN ORANGE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE A SPARE KEY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SPARE KEY ALSO FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

ECO HYBRID GCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A RECALL FOR IT BUT THEY SAID IT DOESN'T COVER THIS ONE.BUT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED THE WHOLE DASH BOARD WILL CUT OUT COMPLETELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE AND TACH. SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT FOR DAYS, HAVE TO KEEP A SPEEDOMETER APP ON MY PHONE WHILE DRIVING NOW. GM SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THIS ISSUE AS THEY DO MOST ELECTRICAL ISSUES, I TRADED IN A 2000 IMPALA WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES JUST TO GET ANOTHER GM CAR WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES AT A HIGHER PRICE. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND NON OF THEM SEEMS TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT COULD BE WHICH TELLS ME GM IS NOT EVEN TRYING TO FIND A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE ISSUE, THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO LET ME BRING IT IN AND HAVE THE WHOLE SYSTEM LOOKED OVER AT MY COST THOUGH. HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHARGING SYSTEM ERROR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY DID NOT HOLD A CHARGE. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME THE OTHER DAY ON A CITY STREET IN A 20 MILE ZONE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK..TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE...SO I BELIEVED THEM...TILL I GET HOME AND DO A LITTLE RESEARCH...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THIS COMPLAINT HERE ON THIS SITE...NEXT DAY I GO TO SERVICE MANAGER...HIS REPLY I HAVE BEEN HERE 13 YEARS AND NEVER SEEN THIS...OH I THINK SOMEONE IS BLOWING SMOKE?? WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH?? I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE...I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT PAY THESE GUYS...OH...ONE MORE THING BEFORE I GO...IF I ORDERED THE PART FROM THEM IT WAS 275.00...I SAID I WANT THE CORE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. INDEPENDANTLY...OH THATLL BE 500.00 DOLLARS PLEASE....WHAT 500 FOR A CORE CHARGE...NOW IT REALLY SMELLS FISHY...SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE FROM ANOTHER DEALER FOR 56.00....HOW DOES IT SMELL NOW ??..BIG CORPORATE COVER UP??...SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ABOUT 62 TO 75 K MILES WITH THIS MODEL

WHILE DRIVING 385 MILES FROM HOME THE DASHBOARD BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. TURNED THE CENTER SCREEN TO THE VOLT METER TO WATCH THE CAR SLOWLY DRAIN THE NEW BATTERY. THE VOLTAGE WOULD GO DOWN, THEN GO UP, BUT NEVER AS FAR AS IT WAS BEFORE THE DECLINE. PULLED THE CAR INTO A SUPERCENTER PARKING LOT AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING, ALL POWER BRAKES, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, THANK GOODNESS I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. AT 80 MPH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO CONTROL. WE HAD JUST ENOUGH ENGINE TO LIMP THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE AND AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS IN THIS BUSY PARKING LOT. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY TESTER, NEW BATTERY, AND TOOLS TO THE SUM OF $250.00 MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS IN PARKING LOT. I HAD NO CHOICE, WE WERE STRANDED FAR FROM HOME IN 97 DEG. HEAT. TURNED NORTH TO HEAD HOME, WHILE WATCHING THE CAR DEVOUR A BRAND NEW BATTERY. ONCE AGAIN THE VOLT METER FROM 14.4 VOLTS TO 13.5, THEN BACK TO 14.3 TO 13.4 THE NEW BATTERY WAS GOING TO HAVE A SHORT LIFE. WE MADE IT 50 MILES ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VOLT METER WAS DOWN TO 11.8 FROM A NEW 14.4 WHEN PURCHASED. TURNED TO THE NEAREST TOWN 35 MILES EAST. WORRIED THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 80 MPH. HOPING THE STEERING WOULD NOT GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING AGAIN. THE SCARIEST SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN IN, THERE WAS NO WHERE FOR US TO GO IF IT DID. MADE IT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE, JUST TO FIND OUT THAT IN 85 MILES THE CAR HAD DRAINED THE NEW BATTERY WE GOT A JUMP START AND LIMPED TO A LOCAL HOTEL. ONCE AGAIN HAVING TO PULLOUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, AND NO WAY HOME. WE CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER AND THEY SET OFF ON THE 5 HR DRIVE TO COME TOW US HOME. WE RENTED A CAR DOLLY AND PULLED OUR BROKEN CAR THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. IT SITS IN THE DRIVE WAY AS I TYPE THIS GIVING NO CODES FOR ME TO FOLLOW.

MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. I WAS ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS ALSO. GM WILL NOT ADMIT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HOPE IT DON'T TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING IF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY .. PLEASE HELP....