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2013 Chevrolet Malibu visibility/wiper problems

27 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu cite visibility/wiper, 3% of all 924 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
27
3% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the visibility/wiper

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I was looking up some info and noticed that some 2012-2014 Chevy malibu had an issue with the front and rear defrost not properly working . How would I know if my car was involved in that recall or if it was fixed. Because right now I am having trouble with front windshield defrost and also the rear window defrost and I see that was a recall and I don’t know if my car was done”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 23, 2023Visibility/wiperODI 11546161
“I have a 2013 chevy malibu and the defrost is the worst never works when I need it. When the windows fog it won’t even cool them down allowing me to see forcing me to pullover.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 24, 2022Visibility/wiperODI 11448567
“Car is stuck in heat. Sometimes the controls come on by themselves and hard to turn off. Heat does not defrost the window it sometime make it worse and hard to see while driving. Was told that it is not the compressor but the wiring and programming of the control system. A recall for other years have been issued for similar issues. This is the third report filed.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 11, 2021Electrical system, Unknown or other, Visibility/wiperODI 11420553
“HVAC SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT SWITCH TO DEFROST AND WINDSHIELD WILL NOT CLEAR IN WINTER WEATHER. WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN A SNOW STORM, I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO DEFLECT THE WARM AIR FROM THE FRONT VENTS TO THE WINDSHIELD WITH A HAT TO CLEAR THE FROST.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 6, 2020Visibility/wiperODI 11337614
“CHAFED WIRING UNDER PASSENGER SEAT TO SHORT OUT AND GROUND..CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS TO SHORT OUT...NO HEADLIGHTS OR TAIL LIGHTS. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 24, 2020Electrical system, Seats, Visibility/wiperODI 11325717
“WHILE IN MOTION, THE FRONT DEFROST STOPPED WORKING AND ALL AIR STARTED BLOWING FROM OTHER VENTS. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG OBSTRUCTING VISION. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO TURN THE DEFROST BACK ON WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. AIR CONTINUES TO BLOW FROM ALL OTHER VENTS. IT APPEARS AS IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2014 MALIBU FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 1, 2019Unknown or other, Visibility/wiperODI 11277449

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 4, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.