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2011 Chevrolet Malibu engine and engine cooling problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu1% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My car will not start. It turns over but won't start. Battery is fully charged, gas tank full, wiring is good, spark plugs are brand new, just won't start and I don't know why. *tr

    filed Feb 20, 2015

  • I was slowing down at a very busy intersection, traveling at about 10mph. Suddenly the car started to shake violently and when I pressed on the gas as traffic started to move again, the car would barely crawl forward. The reduced engine power light and traction control light came on. I managed to…

    filed Feb 13, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.