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2004 Chevrolet Malibu electronic stability control (esc) problems

21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu2% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
2%
share of all complaints
138,671 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving car steering wheel started to make a clicking sound both left and right then when I stoped car battery needed to be jumped started become hard to control car and it seemed as if car wanted to lose power I was on waterman and baseline. On the street when it began..07/15/2020 I had…

    filed Sep 4, 2020

  • The dash has abs, tch and security light comes shortly after car has been started with in scound comes a beeping sound were all three lights stay on until engine is cut off. The light bulbs has melted plastic cover on the front turn signal/park lamp drl. When speed is increasing on high way free…

    filed Jul 8, 2020

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

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Malibu years

YearReportsShare
2023 Malibu12%
2020 Malibu21%
2019 Malibu11%
2018 Malibu213%
2017 Malibu538%
2016 Malibu769%
2015 Malibu166%
2014 Malibu319%
2013 Malibu729%
2012 Malibu12914%
2011 Malibu17418%
2010 Malibu22717%
Malibu electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

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.