2013 Chevrolet Malibu airbags problems

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No recalls on file.

What owners say

1. Filed Jan 24, 2025142,000 miWAAirbags

   The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed and DTC: B101D – (Air bag module failure) was retrieved. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

   NHTSA complaint #11638295 · source
2. Filed Feb 22, 2024111,000 miHIAirbags

   The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the garage after two weeks, he started the vehicle and reversed onto the driveway. The driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed without impact or warning. There were no reported injuries. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

   NHTSA complaint #11573302 · source
3. Filed Jan 27, 2024ALAirbagsSeats & Seat Belts

   Air bag warning light stays on and will not reset. Driver power seat controls buttons out of plastic control cover and jammed in metal part of seat. Can not get seat control unjammed and no way to adjust driver seat.

   NHTSA complaint #11568244 · source
4. Filed Nov 28, 2023WIAirbags

   The airbag maintenace light comes on every time I start it. Alot of my friends who own GMC say that it is a normal problem with a GMC vehicle and there should be a recall on it. But there is none.

   NHTSA complaint #11557326 · source
5. Filed Oct 10, 2023OHAirbags

   After my car battery was professionally replaced my airbag light came on. GM dealer service got a code of B101D requiring the airbag control module to be replaced. There are no new compatible modules available in the US. Two GM dealers advised getting a used module that had not been in an airbag deployment. Upon obtaining a compatible module the dealer is now getting a code of B3902, this code indicates that the environment identifier of the module does not match the vehicle…

   NHTSA complaint #11549251 · source
6. Filed Feb 24, 2021108,200 miMOAirbagsOther / Unknown

   My car was running in the drive when it died and would not restart. Everything went dead. I had to jump start it and after that the airbag light came on. The airbags will not deploy in the event of an accident with this light on. I took my car to a chevy dealer where i was charged $80.00 to be told that the sdm airbag module needs replaced and estimated cost for this is $1100.00. My car only has 108232 miles on it and to know that it could cost me either my families life or…

   NHTSA complaint #11397792 · source
7. Filed Nov 28, 2020102,000 miNCAirbagsFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   On most of the 2013 chevy malibu the air bag has been recalled my car has had the airbag warning light on since i purchased my 2013. I don't feel safe and when i called chevy directly they told me to just keep checking my vin # should be on the recall for the air bag soon. It's still not showing up. I keep getting a warning low engine power, some one said don't drive a car that says this.

   NHTSA complaint #11376790 · source
8. Filed Nov 19, 202053,845 miKYAirbags

   [xxx] the service air bag light came on after my passenger seat was readjusted while it was parked. Vehicle only has 54000 miles on it. I read where this has been an on going problem with this year and model. Dealer wants to replace the sensor which i was quote over $1000. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

   NHTSA complaint #11375422 · source
9. Filed Oct 26, 202096,000 miILAirbags

   Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the service air bag warning light intermittently flashed on the instrument panel while driving at various speeds. The contact took the vehicle to phillips chevrolet of lansing (17730 torrence ave, lansing, il 60438) where the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective air bag module. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

   NHTSA complaint #11366445 · source
10. Filed Sep 4, 202040,000 miAZAirbagsElectrical System

    The passenger airbag sensor has gone bad making it extremely dangerous to drive with a passenger in my vehicle because anything electronic on the dash will turn off, as well as the a/c and radio etc. This is an extreme safety hazard. I've seem numerous complaints about this airbag sensor issues yet everytime i've checked, there is no recall for this problem. The sensor randomly went out when the car was hardly 3 years old, that is not normal. I don't understand why gm has…

    NHTSA complaint #11353151 · source
11. Filed Aug 22, 2020109,000 miNCAirbags

    I bought the car in april.2020, the air bag warning light will not turn off. I took the car to the chevy dealer and the put it on a machine to check and see if it needed to be reset. They told me at that time the 2013 malibu had a recall on over half of the malibu airbags from the same year. They can fix it. And for me to keep checking for my vin to show up on the recall list. And that it is unsafe to drive until it gets replaced. Please ad my vin# to the recall list asap.…

    NHTSA complaint #11350740 · source
12. Filed Aug 20, 2020122,000 miNCAirbags

    My airbag warning light won't go away, i need this vin # [xxx] on the recall list for air bags information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

    NHTSA complaint #11350520 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology