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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco engine problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco25% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Engine complaints
25%
share of all complaints
64,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Excessive oil consumption regarding the ecotec 2.4l engine (luk). I had purchased my vehicle in september of 2018 with 87,932 miles. The vehicle was inspected and serviced. Prior to reaching the recommended 7500 mile oil change interval and before the 'change oil soon' notification, my check engine…

    filed May 7, 2019

  • Takara recall I had my car in multiple times in a dealership bergstrom like five times and every time they work on it there's something else wrong . The car has electrical issues the radio turns on and off by itself . The temperature thing became on for high temps when the ac is off.I had replaced…

    filed May 2, 2019

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.