Thank you for your advice, my wife had the same problem, on the same car Malibu 2013 . We change the cable and so far no more problem. Thank you again.

Thank you so much! You have saved me a fortune on my identical malibu!Malibu! You are a God send!

Thank you for taking the time! I love my Malibootie and appreciate your recommendation!

Helped me! And you are so right if you can make it so it they cant fix it. My guy was on the right track he tried just putting in a new battery, helped for a time but it came back and escalated.

crazy! same thing just happened today - was making a left hand turn and instrument cluster restarted and power steering went out. i’m glad no one was riding my ass because it could have caused an accident! Thank for this video. Going to order that cable and change it and hopefully it doesn’t happen again!

Thank you so much for both tips. Chevy Dealer wanted $900 to replace all negative battery cables.

DUDE YOU ARE A GOD FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! my malibu has been insanely testing my patience lately.

My radio works great but the instrument cluster doesn't work but my check engine light shines bright any suggestions

I've had this issue too... your a God send. Going to check it out.

It happens when I am switching lanes as well. I just had the battery replaced but don't think they put new cables on because it is still happening. I will try replacing that cable. Thank you

Good job man!

Do you have a link for the cable that goes to the starter?

steering sensor. (mine did it when i was on freeway using blinker, cut out radio) get to work and parking lot and the steering was jerking (steering sensor) no one sits in my passenger seat

Thanks for this video mate. You're a legend. It appears to happen when the wife is in the car i.e. passenger seat. So will try that a zip tie fix, and I'll replace the cable(s).

To mine is doing this exact same thing , thanks please update

Thanks Soo much I had exactly what your car was doing. I brought positive cable and haven't had a problem since. Dealership didn't know what was wrong. Really appreciate this knowledge!

P.S. I like the hotrod as well, what exactly is it?

I feel like alot of these issues were fixed in the 2015 malibus currently we have a 2015 malibu LTZ we are at 162k miles on it we drive it alot from state to state, pretty much just stay on top of the full maintenance and it's been a all around soild car....only thing we changed out was the front and rear battery everything else is stock

You sir are a godsend, i have this exact year / model car with the exact problem... ive dumped 1k trying to get it fixed.. hope this works!

When are you going to get back to the Bus?

Thank you ❤❤❤❤

Also know that this 2013 and up have a recall for the cam positioning sensors. My old 2013 2.5L kept randomly shutting off at 20mph or slower while making a turn. I'm talking about everything off. Shit was scary. Bought one, a week later bought the other. Problem fixed. Few months later found out it became a recall took my receipts in got my money back. No issues other than that. Sold the car 200k plus and it is still going.

Great video. Saved me a lot of hassle! Is that a ‘68 Charger in your garage under construction??

Did this fix the issue i just replaced my neg cable and still having trouble. Did your fix work?

Hello sir I have a couple questions

Hey Rick! Well, did you wake up this morning feeling 54 years old? Lol! Great video as always, but, seeing your set of keys as you got out of the car made me think, "Geez, I hope he wears a cup, just in case, when he puts that big ol' wad of keys in his pocket!"...sorry, Rick, I couldn't resist! Have a great day and may your projects get finished as if they were like a bullet coming out of one of your hand guns! ( 9/9/2019. Monday. 11:20amCST. ~ Jim in Houston, Texas ~ )

Thanks for the tip, will check both items you mentioned. For me it's the dash and radio lights, thankfully no steering issues. Has the problem returned since doing the battery cable?

Having same problems …… so you just switched out the fuse box cable ?? So you didn’t change positive and negative battery cable too?

Is the connection under the seat attached to the seat or the floor? Only one I see is one that attaches toward the front on the floor under the passenger seat.

I’d look at the discolored wire first. Resistance causes heat.

I have also a Malibu 2013 but mine is making a nosie like it is the power steering pump. Do you know if it is a electric power steering or something else?

It started on random day driving. My car jerked and I got a notification saying “service power steering system”. Checked the codes only code was lost communication with TCM. Checked wires and connectors and found no issues. It makes it impossible to drive, it pops up that message randomly. It happened once I totally forgot about it because it ran fine after letting it sit. It got worse doing it more frequently.. To the point I needed to get towed several times. Also when the message pops up the locks go crazy.. they lock & unlock several times, if I press the gas it jerks me.

Thank you because I’m having the same problem wit my car

Hey guys. Any one having any issues after replacing the positive cable? Thanks for the video. I am going to change the positive cable over the weekend. Fingers crossed, see how we go.

killer video !!!!

tried not to sit on the passenger's seat and it worked! so happy!!

This is only confirmed by voltage drop. Key on, engine off, turned lights, blower fan, entertainment system and take a digital multi meter from the battery post to each fuse in the fuse-distribution center, switch to DC volts, place one meter lead on battery, the other on each of the 3 smaller fuses, take note of reading. That large "ANL" type fuse to starter has to have ignition system or injectors disconnected. Just so it can't start. Get a buddy to crank until you can get a steady reading, take note. High amperage circuits like the starter, snow plow, lift gate but the voltage drop is higher. 0.400 - 01.00 volt DC is close but lower it better. Small fuses read 0.030 - 0.090 volts DC. Clean with nylon scuff pad, all including fuse and mount pad. Add dielectric grease to both sides and torque. This eliminates oxidation or moisture. Disconnect negative if using wire brush as it can spark positive to surrounding parts. A discolored cable can be tested with a "T" pin from upholstery store. Puncture cable 3-4" away and test with voltage drop. Seal the pin hole with RTV. Dielectric grease is sold in home improvement stores in auto isle and cost $6. Other wise this is guessing. A dealer scanner can print up to 5 failure records, not one like aftermarket scanners. It also allows each effected electronic module that communicates on a class 2 serial data buss to jump one to one to check each serial data ability. Without it, it can do dead but loss of power would be dead. The 2013 - 2015 share to same modules and wiring architecture. DK, ASE Master Dealer Tech.

I get everytime a reboot when i press a under menu button and so i watched this video and ordered it to Germany and from Amazon US. I replaced the cable but it didnt solve yet… Anyone there who have other ideas?

Did that fix the issue mate ?

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Change the steering column lock it happened to my car it’s now fixed

This is my car😂

Well there's your 1st mistake. buying a Chevy Malibu.

Update Please