While traveling at 60 MPH, lost power for a split second then regained. About 5 miles toward destination, at a traffic light I was attempting to make a right turn & when I accelerated, the car completely died with line of traffic behind me. Should this car have died in the midst of heavy rush hour traffic we could have caused a serious accident with a chain reaction of vehicles piling up behind me & possible injuries. . We were slowly creeping around the corner trying to catch a clear path to proceed when the car went dead. There have previously been problems when after driving for 30 minutes then returning to the car it would not start, cranked but not start with no warning lights present.. But after repeated restart attempts it would start maybe an hour later. But this time it died in traffic 3 days ago and we had to be towed home, it still will not start. I've read online about many other malibu owners having similar problems with concerns of accidents. No engine or dash lights came on and a dealer could not get it to code. The unsafe problem is the car dying in the traffic with no warning in front of a long line of traffic.
2010 Chevrolet Malibu engine complaints
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My car was making weird noise under the hood. I have maintained my car very well. Come to find out the timing chain broke and smashed all the valves. The mechanic said because of it being in a plastic mechanism, that's a problem and a bad design on chevrolet's part. I have seen and heard many other people saying the same happened to them. Why hasn't this been recalled yet?
My lights keep going out. As of now I dont have any headlights. And I keep having transmission kind of issues.
Vehicle goes into power engine reduced mode/ESC off/ service traction control mode. The car loses speed and goes about 20 MPH the RPM go crazy and car shakes violently. It has happened for the past 3 years and it happens while iddle, while driving it, while the AC is on or off it happens all the time. Ive replaced the throttle body twice, accelerator pedal 3 times, battery, map sensor, knock sensor, battery terminals, power train relay, spark plugs, cleaned all the corosion and its been at the chevy dealer numerous times for this same issue and still the car is not fixed. Ive spent so much money and even chevy cannot find whats wrong with this car. Its happened while on the highway, streets, while turning or stopped at a light. All my electrial dosent work. My passenger low beam light keeps blowing out and my speakers keep going in and out. There needs to be a recall on this car. This is just unacceptable and very dangerous.
Dash lights: ESC off, service ESC light, brake system (!), ABS system, power steering, lights flash and all gauges fluctuate. I have replaced the main control module, as well as power steering module at dealership, and the problem still continues!!!! Have read about other same models doing this same problem. It will come on, and then next time I start my vehicle, it stops. Then comes back on. Sometimes stays on for weeks. Or is gone for weeks.this has happened even with professional repairs. This happens when stationary and idling and while driving.
Pulled my 2010malibu out of garage and 15 minutes later tried to put back in garage but only heard click, click. Have taken car to several auto shops and all said engine is locked up and need a new engine.
I purchased the car from crest auto mall and 1 week later the suspensions gets messed up and then 1 month later the engine blows up now my car is parked in the driveway!
Car hesitates to change gears at higher speeds and stalls after driving reasonably short distances. The driver front wheel bearings have been changed for only a few months and are already causing the same problem as before.
I was driving and I noticed a decline in power from the motor. Then the dash start reading reduced engine power and ESC and service traction control.
Feel circuit easy and processor camshaft position sensor exhaust camshaft position agitator circuit
I buy a bulb every other week or month for my headlights on the passenger side keeps going out
Brake lights flicker while driving when not pressing on the brakes. Ecs and check engine lights keep coming on and the car is jerking while driving.
I have a 2010 and repeatedly have issues. It has been to the dealer as it completely lost power in rush hour. Car dash said service ABS, power, saver mode, traction control, service ESC and then died. I took to shop and they replaced the PCM is what they told me. Car has since had lose of power, sluggish, dies periodically, and now almost 3 years after thousand dollar repair not to mention the air bag light that is on that they are telling me will cost at least 1000 dollars as well to repair as my car is out of warranty and that it is a saftey concern. My car died again while coming through a intersection and the p0341 has come up and been replace3d four times since february 2019. This car is a danger and I am forced to drive it when it runs as I have so much money invested I cant afford a new one. I have also replaced the throttle body and just about every sensor under the hood including spark plugs and battery and car is still acting up. Why are they not helping us. Someone is going to get killed. It stalls suddenly and with little to no warning. I am terrified to transport my kids in this car. Please help us'
Car intermittently stalls going home from work, and around town. Never stalls in the early morning (dark out). The warmer the outside temperature is the more it stalls, with the hottest day so far causing the car to have to be towed because it would not restart until the next day when it was cooler out. Most stalls happen within 7 to 15 minutes on the second trip of the day (around 2 pm), and the car has to sit for 20 seconds or longer before it will restart. No check engine light comes on for this event. The electrical power is still on when this happens. The stall is quiet and pressing the gas peddle only speeds up how fast it stalls. Most of the stalls happen at 1500 RPM or less, and 45 MPH or less. The stalls happen while moving, accelerating, slowing down, while stopped in gear, and stopped in park. The event feels like the engine power cuts out with no warning, and the RPM gauge and car start slowing down. If the car can coast for 15 to 20 seconds, it has fixed itself and stopped stalling (as long as rpms did not drop too far) on a few occasions. Car has been to dealer 3 times, and is going back again next week for same unfixed issue. Most driving is city driving, and it has only stalled 2 times when driving at speeds around 55 MPH. Car has stalled 51 times since january of this year, with some almost causing accidents. It is stalling more and more the warmer it gets outside. Dealer work during this time that did not fix issue are, spark plugs and wires, timing chain and computer, battery, cleaned throttle body and injectors. During the stall events, my live scanner tool reports both o2 sensors got to 0.00 volts from start of stall to end of stall. The short term fuel trim goes into the 30 range (lean), when stalling while moving but not when at a stop. None of this logs any codes in the computer. Very scary, having your car stop without warning in traffic.
Takata recall my car made a hum sound while accelerating when I just got in it on my 2 minute journey home. While going straight, the car no longer continued to accelerate and stopped on the street. After restarting the car, the engine light turned on and would still not move in any gear.
Driving home from work about 30mph and all of a sudden the car looses power and eco assist shuts off, with traction control,traction assist, and power steering . This seems like a safety issue as I couldn't pull off to the side of the road due to these issues and the car would only go 10 MPH!! I see other have complained about this issue in nys and nothings been done or when we go to the dealership they just clear the codes and say nothings wrong! This is an issue as if someone was behind me they would of hit me as when these light came on the dash with the check engine light the car went from 30mph down to 10 MPH and the car ran rough and slow . Please do something with this issue as alot of people complaining !
Vehicle suddenly powered down to 10 MPH, shook violently and sputtered. Engine light, traction control light and service ESC message across dash. This left me stranded at midnight, pregnant while in route to see dying grandfather. In order to get home approx 60 miles away, had to remove battery terminal for a reset. Dealer could not fix due to reset alas code was cleared. Did not experience this issue again until out of warranty almost one year later. Slowly got to dealer. Needs new throttle body. Initially dealer claimed servicing would be covered due to tsb and extended warranty for issue; however, after diagnosis dealer denied any special coverages existed for this issue. Apparantly a $600 fix, denied service and replaced ourselves for $185 part.
After replacing a leaking valve cover gasket, I took it for a test drive, after approximately 17 miles, without any warning the engine ceased on me, it died out and had to be towed back to my place
While driving at 60mpg car rpg dropped to nothing, couldn't use the accelerator. Able to move to the side of the road. Got it going again then not even 5 mins later car started shaking badly, couldn't use the accelerator, pulled over. Dash flashes with ESC. Service, traction control, engine reduced and check engine light comes on. This problem has been on going for well over a year. Has nothing to do with colder months, first time it happened it was september. Went out today to warm up my car as it was iced and snowed over, while cleaning it off it was fine. Came back inside to finish getting ready to go and when I came out to my car, it was shaking, RPM was bouncing between 1-3, all the notices were on the dash again. Took it for a drive around the block to see if it would resolve, couldn't get it to go above 15 mpg. I've taken it to numerous garages to get looked at, its always something different. One "fixed" the engine, another did an oil change and filter change, one changed the alternator, etc. Everytime I take it somewhere they "fix" it for it to run for a week or so at a time til this happens again. Luckily it has not caused any accidents but I will not drive it in this condition. Been told its an electrical problem as well but I'm tired of spending money for it not to fix the underlying issue which no one can seem to figure out. I have learned this is a problem for a lot of chevy malibu owners. I am unable to get another vehicle so I am stuck with what I currently have.
Engine reduced power. Vehicle "engine reduced power light" activates and vehicle is unresponsive and stalls, shakes violently. Numerous complaints online involving gm models. Issued special coverage adjustment, but will not cover all vehicles with the same problem.
When driving on expressway check engine light came one followed by traction control,reduced engine power, and loss of power. I couldn't accelerate and I was in the fast lane when it happened going 70 MPH. I lost power and luckily I was able to make it over to the shoulder. Car started shaking badly. I cut it off and restarted it. Went away few miles down the road it happened again. For the past 2 years it's been happening only during cold months between december and february. This is a serious safety issue
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 75 MPH, the electronic stability control active and check engine indicators illuminated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle decelerated from 75 MPH to 40 MPH. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Timing chain bolts sheered off, causing chain to come off and other things to break, resulting in loss of power while driving on major highway.
Power reduced engine, traction control,
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving and making turns, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and shook violently. There was no warning indicator illuminated. In addition, while driving approximately 40 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle started to decelerate and the temperature gauge increased. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 100,615.
Everytime I turn left there is some kind of clicking grinding noise.
Malibu decreases speed and downshifts and engine power reduced comes up in message center, no bumps, hard braking, no carwashes, simply driving down the road at 45mph and car illuminates engine light. Several parts have been replaced already for example throttle body, knock sensor, maf sensor, battery, fuse box, accelerator pedal all of these parts and my issue still persists. Several complaints have been made for this year make and model therefore I do not feel like this is an isolated issue.
The electrical randomly malfunctions sometimes the interior and exterior lights won't work and they randomly come on or go off while driving. While I was driving down the highway the headlights stopped working and it was almost dark out side I had to pull over and turn off the car and restart it a couple times before they came back on. There is a leak somewhere that causes the car to overheat. The motor blower for the heating and cooling will also randomly stop working. The windshield wipers broke and after replacing and fixing the part they broke again while I was driving down a crowded highway in the pouring rain. I fixed the windshield wipers 2 times and they still continue to malfunction and quit working. The exauhst has a leak. The transmission malfunctions and doesn't shift right while driving it takes forever to shift and one time while driving the vehicle started to lose power and would barely drive when I would give it gas and the brakes wouldn't work it was like that for about 8 minutes before it finally started to work properly. There is a piece that connects to the transmission that keeps coming undone causing the vehicle to not be able to shift gears. I started the vehicle and tried to put it in drive but it wouldn't work and I fixed the problem and upon arriving at my destination the vehicle went into park but continued to move I had to use the emergency brake to stop it. The warning light for the engine, traction control stability and the tires has been on for several months. The turn signals randomly quit working while driving when I first turn them on they don't work but after a couple seconds they start to work. The mid flap came off while I was driving 55 MPH down the highway and almost caused me to wreck. The parts affected is the electrical, body, power train, lighting, wheels, suspension, brakes, visibility/wipers and the engine.
The first time my vehicle died while driving I was slowing down to turn right. The engine died and I turned off the vehicle, tried to restart and it would not stay started. I had it towed to the dealership and they could not duplicate the problem or get the car to give them codes so they had me pick it up. The 2nd time the car died on the freeway a week later. I was going 60mph trying to keep acceleration when it lost power. Thankfully I was near an exit and I was able to pull to the side of the exit. Again had it towed to the dealership. They duplicated the problem but have not been able to figure out what's causing it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the contact was unable to steer the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle experienced a lack of engine power. The vehicle was pulled over and the ESC, power steering, and engine power reduced warning indicators illuminated after the failure. The vehicle had to be restarted to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ESC failed. The dealer (gray-daniels chevrolet, 6080 interstate 55 north frontage rd, jackson, ms 39211) informed the contact they would repair the vehicle for a fee. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000.
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