2023 Chevrolet Malibu Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 72 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu, 4% of the 72 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When I’m driving straight sometimes my lane assist will make the car swerve while my steering wheel is straight and even almost made me wreck into another car beside me trying to force the car to go right. Also the front crash assist goes off when I’m not even near a car. The front end of my car is rattling and I don’t know why.”
NHTSA complaint #11541949, filed 2023-08“on 2 occasions my dash had a waring come on that my crash avoidance system was inoperable and on 3 occasions my waring system with the red lights in front of the steering wheel has come on with no cars around. also on oct 28th the low pressure waring for right rear tire came on 21psi and this wasn't the case and i did get a warning from onstar this time. gm has sent this vehicle to another gm dealership for the surging problem and this has still not been corrected”
NHTSA complaint #11553026, filed 2023-11“My car randomly shuts off when but still says it’s on at a stop light which causes a lot of problems because I have to push the start button to turn off and turn on again. Something is wrong with the wiring, in order for me to turn my car off I have to unplug my battery otherwise my car safety alarm will activate and hazard lights will go off and trunk will open. Which also cause my horn to go out. Everytime I turn my car on it says service ESC which I have no clue what that means and have asked multiple people . …”
NHTSA complaint #11596171, filed 2024-06Related service bulletins
- 11023051May 8, 2025This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions needing to be answered by the customer…
- 11014277Feb 6, 2025This service bulletin provides customer information for rear unwanted automatic braking, usually when reversing out of a garage or driveway.
- 11011406Oct 1, 2024This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert"…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 7% |
| 2023 | 3 | 4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 | 5 | 1% |
| 2017 | 7 | 1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0% |
| 2011 | 2 | 0% |
| 2010 | 3 | 0% |
| 2009 | 2 | 0% |
| 2008 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu
16 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsLane departure
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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