Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the battery warning light was illuminated. The contact stated the vehicle restarted independently but inadvertently turned off. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing an oil change. The vehicle was not repaired and continued to experience the failure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 15-20 mph, the battery warning light illuminated and the steering wheel suddenly lost power steering functionality. The vehicle then lost electrical power. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that oil was leaking and that the passenger's side axle needed to be replaced. Additionally, the drive belt had detached. The contact was informed that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to joe firment Chevrolet, inc. (37995 chester rd, avon, OH 44011) where she was informed that she had a defective generator control module. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13v173000 (electrical system) and notified the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed her that the VIN was not included in the recall and referred her to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 117,000.

Vehicle needing generator control module and battery cooling fan and variable valve timing replaced.

The car was having interment electrical issues with the turn signals, and radio going off and on. Now, the radio stopped completely, and the turn signals do not function. I have a low battery after testing. Is this part of the generator module recall?? it is very unsafe for my daughter to drive, as there is nothing lit up on displays anymore.

I purchased a 2013 chevy Malibu 53,000 miles in October of 2018 from bob pulte Chevrolet. The car ran great until almost a year to the date of purchase, at 72,534 miles, issues began. While stopped at a red light, foot on brake, I looked down at the dashboard and noticed the rpm needle had dropped to 0 & the car had stalled. I put the car in park, turned the key off and then back on to start the car. It sounded as if it didn't want to start but ultimately did. I continued driving and it happened again at the next red light. I took the car to the nearest repair shop which was firestone, to have it checked & was told the alternator and battery needed replaced. The following week the car stalled as it had 1st time & then sporadically again and again when I slowed down approaching a red light, stop sign & when pulling into a parking space. Each time the car stalled it was difficult to start again. I took the car to a different firestone for a fresh set of eyes. This time the car stalled when their technician drove the car. A fuel system cleaning was recommended & done. The next suggestion was to replace the throttle body. A few days later, the car stalled again. When the car does stall I would lose power to everything except the radio. The lights shut off, doors stay locked & the car cannot be steered. I next took the car to the bob pulte Chevrolet dealership & discussed the problem with them. After having the car for two days, they advised the car did not stall when they drove it, there were no codes, no check engine light on & without that there was nothing they could do. The next day when I pulled into a parking space at work, the car stalled again. I called bob pulte again-they said they would update the ecm module and reprogram the throttle body and everything that goes along with it - believing firestone was unable to do it. The car continues to stall.

Generator control module- engine is stalling and completely shutting off when stopped or slowing down at intersection or stopped at lights or stop signs. Switching from hybrid to gas.

2013 Malibu eco eassist there is a recall for this type of car, the car is in the shop and need a generator control module. . According to her VIN # they are saying that it doesn't apply to this vehicle. . But it's the same type of car that the recall is on. The car while running on highway for 50 miles or more will start the loss of battery charging. If you continue to drive the car will cutoff and have to be towed. This has happened on two or three occasions.

Takata recall the lights on my dash kept going in and out while I was driving and while stationary. While my car was off, with no key in the ignition, the gauges would make clicking sounds and bounce up and down about an 8th of an inch. The lights on the dash would stay off for days at a time, making it impossible for me to see how fast I was going or how much gas was in the car. Sometimes the lights would click on for about 30 seconds and then the speedometer would be stuck at the last speed I was going at, for days, without showing anything on the digital speedometer. When I took it to get looked at, no codes were found. My car kept dying while I was driving, went and had my battery and alternator tested and they were 100% fine. Car dash lights started flashing on and off while I was going around a curve. Check engine, oil, wiper fluid, gas light, everything flashed on and off, then my steering locked up, causing me to go off of the road and hit a tree. My car was totaled.

2013 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to faulty generator control moduls. The consimer stated the vehicle should have been included in the recall, but experienced the same failure.

Less than 99,000 miles. . . Radio light flickers off and on. Vehicle goes dead at red light, stop sign or whenever vehicle is not in motion. Took vehicle to dealership and replaced the engine computer module as requested. However, problem still exist but more worse. �service power steering� light came on while driving on a city street but before I could make a safe turn, it became too tough to steer almost causing an accident. Battery good, alternator good. . No one really knows what's wrong with the vehicle.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle lunged when the accelerator pedal was applied to pick up speed several times as the failure was progressing intermittently as well as a loss of power constantly. The contact had to constantly pull the vehicle over to the side of the road as well as towing the vehicle back to the dealer for further testing and diagnosis under the warranty for servicing. The dealer coyle Chevrolet Buick GMC, 1801 broadway st, clarksville, in 47129, (812) 218-1100 serviced the vehicle under the warranty and after the warranty had expired, they diagnosed and replaced the snl tensioner, snl bolt, snl generator, a/c compressor, flushed the coolant, replaced compressor kit(2) as well as additional repairs which had failure to provide a permanent fix. The vehicle continued to fail to pick up speed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting for a response to determine the technical guidelines to repair the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

While vehicle is in drive, the car radio will turn off, power steering is affected (very difficult to turn wheel), lights on dashboard all come on and if backing up the rear camera will not work. Repair shop cant figure out, tested electrical, battery and alternator. Scary lots of others posting very similar problem needs to be addressed!!.

The mechanic states it may be a condition in which the generator control module (gcm) may not function properly. The battery wouldn't hold a charge and then suddenly it was charged and driving as normal, the battery indicator light was on the entire time. They cannot find anything wrong with it now, but stated there was a recall and thinks that is what is wont with my vehicle. Also the stop/start feature is not working at all on the vehicle. It acts like it will cut off intermittently.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly stopped moving and was unable to change gears to move off the roadway. The failure occurred without warning. An independent mechanic was able to go to the location and serviced the vehicle by replacing the alternator assembly; however, the failures continued. The contact stated that the stability control warning indicator flashed, various other warning indicators and gauges flickered, and the steering wheel became inoperable. Once the warning indicators had gone off, the contact was able to maneuver the steering wheel in either direction; however, the failure was getting progressively worse. The contact also stated that the key was unable to be removed from the ignition. The dealer (vaden of beaufort, 103 robert smalls pkwy, beaufort, SC 29906, (843) 525-4100) was contacted to schedule an diagnostic appointment. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 75 mph, the vehicle warning service battery lights and engine lights indicator illuminated. The vehicle stall. The contact stated the problem recurred eight times in different occasions. The contact stated pulling to the side of the rode when this issue happened. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was taken to dyer Chevrolet ft. Pierce located at (4200 south us highway 1, fort pierce, FL 34982 (772) 461-4800) where it was diagnosed that the generator control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. . The failure mileage was approximately 1,88000. As.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. While stationary, the interior lighting system malfunctioned. The contact stated that the lights remained illuminated after the vehicle was locked. In addition, while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. Furthermore, the battery lost power on more than one occasion, which caused the vehicle not to start. Hendricks Chevrolet of north carolina diagnosed that the generator in the vehicle needed to be replaced. The repair was completed, but the dealer discovered that the generator control module was also faulty. In addition, the dealer stated that a repair was performed on the vehicle in 2012. The contact discovered product safety number: 12238, which provided coverage for the replacement of the generator; however, the manufacturer stated that it had expired. The failure mileage was 58,812.

The generator control module (gcm) not function properly. Causing a gradual loss of battery charge and the illumination of the malfunction indicator light. Battery has been replaced due to the malfunction of module that is causing loss of battery charge.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. While the contact's son was driving various speeds, the power steering failed to turn left or right and the instrument panel lighting automatically turned off without warning. The contact's son pulled over to the side of the road and waited 8-10 seconds. Afterwards, the vehicle returned to normal. The contact's son was able to drive to work and back home. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (serpentini Chevrolet of strongsville, 15303 royalton rd, strongsville, OH 44136), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to another dealer (pat o'brien Chevrolet south, 3880 pearl rd, medina, OH 44256) where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure occurred again after the repair. The manufacturer was contacted at 866-790-3600 and stated that they were unaware of the issue and the contact would have to pay for the repairs. Case number: 8-314031920 was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.