2013 Chevrolet Malibu: won't start

Filed Feb 2, 2026 · Electrical · WY

Gradual battery charge loss, check engine light (MIL) illumination, and engine stall or failure to start. Burning/melting odor. Warning Lights: "Service Charging System" or battery light on dash. Electrical Failure: Vehicle stalled, won't start, has a dead battery. Noise/Smell: Burning odor, smoke from the trunk, or rattling/squealing noises. Specific Eco Model Issues: The 2013 Eco model (eAssist) has a known recall for a failing Generator Control Module but for some reason doesn't include my Vin number in the recall even tho I've experienced these same issues.

Filed Jan 12, 2026 · Electrical · KY

The front battery kept getting drained then one day it just wouldn't crank opened up the generator thing and noticed that it had been fried now my car won't crank or nothing and I don't understand why my car ain't in part of the recall for the generator control module

Filed Sep 21, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · NY

my power steering intermittently 'locks"Cannnot remove key from ignition.Car loses its data memory, time &date go haywire. A lot of times car wont start.I have taken it a few times to my mechanic. He has run scans, but all the codes are clear.This is the problem.He has checked the Battery&Altenator, all fine.He tried cleaning some ground wires. He feels bad charging me money because he cant fix a problem that he doesnt see.!! When the car is in the shop,the intermittent problem is not evident.!!! Very frustrating.

Filed Jun 10, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · KS

Out of no where my car would not start. I got it jumped and took it to an auto store and they checked the battery and alternator health and it all came back great. I was able to drive it home from there and two hours later it wouldn’t start again

Filed Jun 3, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · AL

5/31/23, while driving uphill, car shuttered as I was slowing down at stop sign and displayed "Service Stabilitrak" & "Engine power reduced" which caused the car engine power to drop drastically. I was barely able to make it home safely with my children. On 6/1/23 tried to crank it, first time it wouldn't turn over, second time it started up. Check engine lights and messages still on, radio screen completely black (has gone out multiple times at random over past two years). Drove around the block with half power. On 6/2/23, attempted to crank three times, never turned over. Popped the hood to discover negative battery terminal severely coroded. While cleaning terminal, find battery cables possible faulty. Upon research, discovered how many thousands of others have the exact same issue, GM refuses to acknowledge to release a recall for those like me who can't afford hundreds wasted having anyone even looking at it, much less paying for guesstimating the wrong solution. So now I'm stranded along with my children, and don't have any resources to hope for a solution in the near future.

Filed Mar 10, 2021 · Engine · 72,000 miles · MI

Upon exiting the expressway and coming to a complete stop the vehicle loses all power. I then must put the vehicle in park to restart it, I also have to push on the accelerator to give the vehicle gas as it will not start without performing this step. This issue has happened approximately 20 times. I have had my mechanic inspect my vehicle and he is unable to find any issues as when this happens no codes appear on a reader and no warnings are displayed on the dash.

Filed Dec 28, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 103,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns 2013 chevrolet malibu. While parked, the contact attempted to start vehicle but the vehicle would not start. The contact attempted to charge the battery however, the vehicle would not fully charge. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure. The contact was informed that the battery charging system needed to be replaced. The contact then drove the vehicle to tropical chevrolet (8880 biscayne blvd, miami shores, fl 33138) who stated the failure was an engine failure and not a failure to the battery charging system. The battery was replaced however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.

Filed Dec 28, 2020 · 38,000 miles · IN

When I first got the car it was less than 4 months of owing it 38,000 mile, and I had issues. When I would come to a stop and the auto stop/start would kick in my car would die. And at one time it smelt like a burning rubber. The initial time the car died and would not start. Called dealership mathews buick in marion indiana, had it towed but they could find what was wrong with it. Well it happened again not a few months later this time by the time I got to my home the serpentine belt busted from where the "auto stop/start feature" locked up and broke it in half. So few hundred dollars later "they said they fixed it" but I have had problems with it since then. Now my engine leaks dont know why, and my car wont even start. I could not even tell you what they fixed, but it cost me. I tried the lemon law but everything has to be in a certain time, and it has to be fixed so many times. I feel the dealership sold me a bad vehicle and knew it!! This car had nothing but caused me headaches all because of the auto stop/start feature. I hope you can help me because now my car does not run no power and I have been told it could be the altenator but apparently you can only buy parts from the dealership and just for that it is $900!! This covid-19 has caused me a hardship and now that I have a good job I have to rent a car for $800/month to get to work. I still owe on this car so I am making car payments on top of the rental. Please help these issues happen when I was driving. I am currently at sons house and all my paperwork is in storrage. I am unclear of the date it happened

Filed Oct 20, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 135,000 miles · TX

When you are driving the electrical system cuts off, making it hard to steer and affecting other electrical controls such as: touch screen, lights, and control panel. The system usually shuts off for a brief moment when utilizing power locks, turn signals, and power windows. Recently, the engine won't start but after waiting for a few moments, it starts up again. This has been going on for the past 8 months

Filed Sep 24, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 254,000 miles · WV

Car will stall out and won't go at time without pumping the gas. We have replaced vacuum pump and both o2 sensors. Power steering locks up when hitting a small bump, won't start unless I moved the drivers seat up and back, if I use the blinkers my radio goes off if I use my high beams the radio freezes. It will do weeks with no issues then one day it will start acting up and does it for days or weeks. Chevy says there is no recap for that model but I've read multiple complaints about the same things so why is it not being addressed by gm

Filed Jul 9, 2020 · Steering · 35,000 miles · IA

I got a error message power steering issue, & then the key stuck in the steering wheel & won't come out. The vehicle was parked in my garage. I was getting ready to drive it. Now my car won't start & I still get the error message.

Filed May 17, 2020 · Driver assistance, Steering · OK

I woke up and went to the store and when I came out to start the car it didn't start. The lights and radio came on and everything work except windows will not go up or down. The message center then showed message "service power steering" car wont start now and battery and everything else is good and new.