41 complaints reported

2013 Chevrolet Malibu Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
41
Crashes
9
Fires
0
Injuries
6

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2018 Crash Injury

HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 5/24/2018 IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE THE AT FAULT DRIVER BROKE THE LIGHT AND RAN IN YO MY CAR THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY I SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE AND A NECK INJURY DUE TO THE ACCIDENT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2018
Jul 2018

I SWERVED AND HIT BRAKS HARD TO MISS DEER WENT ON TO SHOULDER OF ROAD I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY CAR AND BOTH CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPOLYED - MY CAR IS BEING DEEMED TOTALED BECAUSE OF THE EXSTENSIVE AIRBAG DAMAGE TO INSIDE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2018
Feb 2018

I STARTED MY CAR, AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG POPPED UP ON MY SCREEN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2018
Feb 2018

THE AIRBAG LITE CAME ON AND SAYS SERVICE AIRBAGS, AND DINGS AND KNOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WILL NOT GO OUT, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF RECALLS ON AIRBAGS AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS COULD ALSO BE COMING AS A RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2018
Dec 2017 Crash Injury

I WAS TURNING FROM A PRIVATE DRIVE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS IN A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, THE OTHER DRIVER IN A 2010 HONDA ACCORD TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-55MPH. THE COLLISION WAS BETWEEN MY FRONT LEFT AND HIS FRONT RIGHT, NO PASSENGERS. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM EITHER VEHICLE, AND AS MINE DID NOT DEPLOY, I RECEIVED A CONCUSSION WHEN THE BACK OF MY HEAD BROKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF TAKATA, AS I CANNOT FIND THE MANUFACTURER OF MY CAR'S AIRBAGS. CHEVROLET PROVIDED NO INFORMATION AS TO THE MANUFACTURER OR WHY AT LEAST THE CURTAIN AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED TO PREVENT CONCUSSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2017
Sep 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (CASTLE CHEVROLET, 400 E ROOSEVELT RD. VILLA PARK, IL 60181, 630-279-5200) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Jul 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2017
May 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH, THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,648.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2017
Aug 2016

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT NOT THE POWERTRAIN. IS THIS COVERED BY WARRANTY AND IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2016
Nov 2015 Crash Injury

MY 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE WRECK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2015
Mar 2015

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT RESET ITSELF. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2015
Feb 2015 Crash Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE HEAD, THE LOWER BACK, AND ACROSS THE CHEST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. MA 10/15/2015 *CN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2015
Oct 2014 Crash

I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND STUCK A TREE HEAD ON THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS BENT AND MY RADIATOR WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE ENGINE. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THIS CONCERNS ME AFTER HEARING ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS THAT GM HAD. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2014
Aug 2014 Crash Injury

2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG SENSORS FAILURE DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE REAR OF BOTH VEHICLES WENT UP IN THE AIR AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ROTATED AND LANDED WITH ITS TIRES OVER A GUARDRAIL. OCCUPANTS, FROM BOTH VEHICLES SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB UPDATED 12/15/14. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2014
Mar 2014 Crash

I HIT A DEER GOING 55 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I GOT A STATEMENT ON THE SCREEN RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED SAYING AIRBAG SERVICE. I WOULD THINK HITTING SOMETHING GOING THAT FIRST WOULD DEPLOY AN AIRBAG. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2014
Jun 2013

FIRST NOTICED A CREASE IN REAR SEAT SIDE AIRBAGS CAUSED BY REAR DOOR PANEL RESTING ON IT RATHER THAN HAVING CLEARANCE. AFTER THE DOOR HAD BEEN OPENED/CLOSED THROUGH USE OVER A PERIOD OF ONLY 6 MONTHS, IT IS BEGINNING TO RUB A POSSIBLE HOLE IN THE MATERIAL CONTAINING THE AIRBAG. DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF SOME NEW MALIBUS STILL ON THE LOT REVEALED THAT ALMOST ALL HAD SOME SORT OF INDICATION OF THE SAME PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MATERIAL ON AIRBAG IS BREACHED WITH A HOLE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2013

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The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has 41 Air Bags complaints on file. 9 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.