2015 Chevrolet Malibu: hesitation when accelerating

5 of the 270 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 68 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2023
3
2022
1
2021
1
2020
5
2019
5
2018
11
2017
4
2016
13
2015
5
2014
14
2013
9
2012
5
2011
10
2010
15
2009
9
2008
6
2007
4
2006
4
2005
3
2004
3
2003
5
2002
8
2001
6
2000
3
1999
1
1998
2

What owners say

Filed Jun 26, 2025 · MS

The engine power reduced light came on twice. I have been feeling a slight hesitation when driving for a couple of months but this is the first time that light came on. It happened on i65n about 140 miles from Montgomery. I got off the interstate at Montgomery so I could drive slower and made it home to Centre, AL. But now I'm afraid to drive it far.

Filed Jun 17, 2025 · Electrical, Fuel system · KY

My car has the auto shut off and when im driving it sometimes just dies while im driving with no warning and no power steering to pull over. Also when im at a red light and the auto shut off comes on when it starts back up all my head lights turning signals radio everything goes off and comes back on when the car restarts then when u go to take off it will die and everytime I push on the gas it hesitates to go if it dont die. I took my car to an independent car repair shop and they said they have tested everything and I have also replaced the front and back batteries and I was told it is the computer and he has had several of the same car come in with the exact problem.

Filed Oct 21, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 38,000 miles · MI

I was stopped at a light at a very busy intersection (auto off engaged). When I started to move, the car would barely go (auto off was disengaged). It was jerking as I was giving it gas. The service stabilitrak message came on and my check engine light came on. I managed to pull into a parking lot , put it in park and then I tried to rev the engine and it just didn't want to. I shut it off and then turned it back on and the message disappeared. I drove back to work and it seemed fine, but for months now, it seems when I go to take off, it hesitates a bit before going.

Filed Jan 3, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 86,000 miles · CA

No problems prior to a simple spark plug change(AC delco iridium/oem). Few days later, car started hesitating, and losing acceleration, check engine light & service stability display on screen. Checked with obdii. Gave code of missing spark in #3. So I changed spark plug, thinking faulty plug. After driving a bit, code and same problem again. Took to dealer $170 later, bad coil...! 86k miles and bad coil, after changing plugs...hum! Ok so if bad coil why is it giving me a service stabilitrack display? And not coming up on obdii diagnosis? I'm a certified transit desiel mechanic of 15yrs, and this puzzles me. I've ordered coil, changing tmrw. Lets see what outcome will be after chaning coil!

Filed Feb 11, 2015 · Transmission · PA

2015 chevrolet malibu. Consumer requests reimbursement for entire amount of car. *ta the consumer stated as she drove away from the dealer, the vehicle exhibited some slight hesitation, and when stopped at the very first stop light, the idling of the vehicle was completely silent, as if the engine was off. Six days later while backing into the driveway, the interior dashboard lighting features for the pictured rear vision and other lighting in the vehicle shut off; and the back-up camera never came on. She shifted the gear into the drive position, but the vehicle would not move forward, but only moved backwards. When the consumer shifted to various gears, the system would only hesitate as if attempting to move.