LMFAO RIGHT! Man I'm glad it worked out for you! The dealerships are doing a money scheme so they take all your money plus your car payments! Lol! Thanks for your Support!
Hey brother, my name is Joe, I appreciate your video, I just got this malibu, it was my sisters car, she passed last year, I never owned a Chevrolet, but gonna keep it for sentimental value, I was a mechanic in the military, I can't believe how difficult they have made it, just to change a battery, wow! thanks bro!
Hey Joe sorry to hear about tour sister😥😞. Man life right, we are all so fragile. But yeah its crazy what these dealership do to just change out the battery. Some cars have the battery behind the passenger seats like the GMC ACADIA. So weird 🤦🏽♂️ what there doing. To me it looks like a fire 🔥 hazard. All them cables on top of the battery source that is getting hot from charging and discharging and not to mention the HOT ENGINE BLOCK next to it.🤦🏽♂️ I dont know 🤷🏽♂️ engineers these days. They make it so you have to take it to their service department, then charge an arm and a leg for it. Its all a money scheme! Thanks Joe! Sorry about your sis man! Thank you for your Support! Have a blessed day! Thank you for your SERVICE!
Thanks my dude for this video. Just finally had to replace my stock battery (6.5 years) in my malibu and never seen a battery be this involved. haha was super easy to do after watching this!
@@559powerscape Do you have a video for the smaller battery in the trunk? I am needing to replace that one and it seems easy, but I am not sure if I need to disconnect the main bettery before touching this one. Any tips and walkthrough would be nice.
I did all that to get the battery out, then discovered the positive terminal bolt was corroded, stripped and loose. Replaced the bolt and nut on the terminal and it’s good to go. Thanks for the video, Sir!
Thanks for a great video! Decided to go ahead and replace the original battery on my wife’s 2015 Malibu before it left her stranded somewhere and left me at the mercy of a tow truck company. Never have seen a more complicated procedure for swapping out a car battery so again, thanks for the video!
LOL Your Welcome yeah its a pretty complicated process, at first I was like HUH, WHAT, HOW DOES THIS COME APART, but I wasn't going to let that beat me. I'm glad this Helped. And YEAH I FEEL YOU ON THE TOW TRUCK PART! Been there, done that.
man this helped me get that damn battery out.. its almost criminal how they locked that battery up so tight I gotta watch instructional videos just to unhook a car battery 🤦🏻♂️ Thanks bro you saved me a big headache
If anyone comes to this is 2022… if you wish to save about 30 minutes… there are slots on the side of the piece covering the battery. Stick a flat head screwdriver in the slot and press outward from the battery and it releases the tabs
Thanks George! I went to Auto XXXX for their promised installation, that was a joke! It took about 10 minutes and 3 employees before they said "Uuuugh, we can't change this cause of all the electronics". To their credit they did manage to get the battery cover off. Ha Ha Ha. Have a good day.
THANK YOU!!!! This video was a big help. It was indeed a project (about an hour), but it was worth it. Who knows how much it would've cost if I took it to the dealership.
Dude thank you so much for making this video. It has seemed like everything on chevys are now, "must take to dealer to repair." You saved me a tow, and replacement at dealership. Thanks so much!
My bad I hella read that wrong the first time. I thought you were asking for help thats why i was like year make and model? lol then i read it this morning and seen you said "Thanx it Helped" whoops lmfao my bad... HAVE A GOOD DAY MAN! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
It's a wiring harness that provides electricity to the engine components. Its a THING that the big time dealerships do, so the consumer can't fix their own car and you have to take it to their service shop. So they sell you the car and they charge you for maintaining it as well it's a win win situation for the dealership that's why they do it. To get every penny out of you. Sorry. But that's why I make these videos! To save you TIME & MONEY! Thank you for your SUPPORT! HAVE A GREAT DAY!
George, thanks for the video. Once I looked at the battery setup, I thought WTF? You really saved me a lot of useless time trying to access the battery removal. Great job brother!!!
Have you ever had to replace the battery in the trunk? The aux battery ? My car just gave me a code saying something is wrong with my aux battery in the trunk just curious on how to get it out
No sorry, I did notice that Battery when we had this Vehicle in the Lot but didn't bother to remove it and could not find a video on how to remove it. Im sure its pretty similar. Just remove the terminal connections and the battery tie down and it should come off. Hopefully. Sorry I dont have a video for that, but i will make one once I come across another car that has the similar setup. Sorry and Good Luck!
I appreciate you so so much for this video. I took the plastic case off the battery and thought, Wtf is this?! 😂 And my car is dead in the water. Can't even get enough juice to turn over more than once or twice either with a jump pack or hooking it to an F150.
Lol right, now a days they make it so you have to take it to the dealership to work on. They wanna make it impossible for the consumer to fix their own car. Money Scheme if you ask me
My car is Chevy Malibu 2015 I was trying to take it out.. because we have a severe winter in Saskatchewan Saskatoon.. and I’m not driving my car within 2 more months and the weather we have is-35 and I think my battery has ruined or not charging while I drive my car.. :(
🥶🥶🥶 Wow, that's super cold. Unfortunately, it does sound like the battery is possibly ruined. Batteries are super bad in cold environments...they drain themselves 🤷♂️... yeah it sounds like it would have to be replaced Unfortunately...sounds like its bad 😔
4 sure no problem Im glad it worked! . Sorry I work at a dealership now an its the reason why im changing out soooo many batteries out of cars but the alternator is a big job and I only do those big jobs on my cars at home. Sorry so I do not have access to changing out an alternator on this vehicle. Other wise i would and make a video lol. Im glad it work out for you!
49-75 Group Size I also made a video on how to install it. ua-cam.com/video/LAQhlB3dF6A/v-deo.html Hope this Works out for you! Thank you for your support!
I don't know. Part of the electrical wiring harness. Just a way for the dealership to trick you into taking back the car to their repair shop. It's all a money scheme. To take every penny out of you.
Yeah i try to make sure its free use cause i dont want to get copyrighted. There all songs from youtube just search for NO COPYRIGHT music. LAKEY INSPIRED is the shit! I use most of his songs! This is ONE OF THEM!
Hey man about to do this myself, question dealer says they want to replace my battery cables due to high resistance for 1,200 bucks. I said NO I will do it my self. Ever heard of this before with these malibus?
No I have never hear this. Wow if this is the case Look up The Big 3 Upgrade on youtube and this should take care of it and its only going to cost you like 20-40 buck in supplies
Thank God took mine to big O tires and just let them replace it came out to same price I would have paid at auto zone fir just the battery-ridiculous nothing simple about removing battery-mechanics said very easy to mess up computer system if not people installed
Yes but what can you do when its sooo e-z to just pull out your camera phone out of your back pocket and theres no one to help you... I guess i can pull out my trypod but the cons to that is that its stationary so you don't get the up close action like here...Im sorry!
Or is it? That's exactly what they want you not to do, fix it, so you can take it to them and charge you. They make it so you have to take it to them and make all the money. Money scheme....their getting good at it thats for sure
@@559powerscape yeah ridiculous. Luckily my mom had a friend who does car work. He said he's done other work on these cars and many times you have to remove all the same crap just to get to other parts.
@@kelseycrider329 Yup 100% True. These cars are starting to become a puzzle. Before it used to be we're you could easily replace the part, now they make it so you have to take it to the dealership to get anything done. Because it's so much work to get ANYTHING done to the car. It's all a money scheme from the dealerships, to take your monthly payment and the rest of your money!
Holy shit this has to be the most german enginereed level bullshit i've ever seen in my life and I sell used cars for a living. Just dont buy this pile of shit.
Appreciate the video TREMENDOUSLY!!! GM was trippin with this design.
LMFAO RIGHT! Man I'm glad it worked out for you! The dealerships are doing a money scheme so they take all your money plus your car payments! Lol! Thanks for your Support!
Before I perform certain work on my car, I UA-cam it! It’s amazing how useful this community is!!
Just took apart dam near the whole engine
Lol right
The *sigh* at 5:18… I was with ya brother.
Thanks for the great video. It saved me a bunch of headaches. 👍🏻
lol Im glad this helped! Thank you for your support!
Every time one of these comes into the shop, i find this video. Thanks.
Lol heck yeah brother! Thank you for your Support 🙏
Hey brother, my name is Joe, I appreciate your video, I just got this malibu, it was my sisters car, she passed last year, I never owned a Chevrolet, but gonna keep it for sentimental value, I was a mechanic in the military, I can't believe how difficult they have made it, just to change a battery, wow! thanks bro!
Hey Joe sorry to hear about tour sister😥😞. Man life right, we are all so fragile. But yeah its crazy what these dealership do to just change out the battery. Some cars have the battery behind the passenger seats like the GMC ACADIA. So weird 🤦🏽♂️ what there doing. To me it looks like a fire 🔥 hazard. All them cables on top of the battery source that is getting hot from charging and discharging and not to mention the HOT ENGINE BLOCK next to it.🤦🏽♂️ I dont know 🤷🏽♂️ engineers these days. They make it so you have to take it to their service department, then charge an arm and a leg for it. Its all a money scheme! Thanks Joe! Sorry about your sis man! Thank you for your Support! Have a blessed day! Thank you for your SERVICE!
This your first time I guess look like it's probably a $200.00 Job
all this to just replace the battery frickn nightmare. gracias for the video bro.
i know right sorry brotha... good luck!
Dude thanks so much helped a ton. Took a while of cussing and yelling but it worked perfectly pulling it out and putting it back in. 10/10.
lol glad this helped! thank you brother, really appreciate your support!
Thanks my dude for this video. Just finally had to replace my stock battery (6.5 years) in my malibu and never seen a battery be this involved. haha was super easy to do after watching this!
Heck yeah bro! Im glad this worked out for you!
@@559powerscape Do you have a video for the smaller battery in the trunk? I am needing to replace that one and it seems easy, but I am not sure if I need to disconnect the main bettery before touching this one. Any tips and walkthrough would be nice.
@@TbouncerT no need to disconnect the main battery...heres a video showing how. Pretty simple process
ua-cam.com/video/vVwKdgyUQgs/v-deo.html
I did all that to get the battery out, then discovered the positive terminal bolt was corroded, stripped and loose. Replaced the bolt and nut on the terminal and it’s good to go. Thanks for the video, Sir!
No way! Heck yeah! I'm glad this helped out! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Thanks for a great video! Decided to go ahead and replace the original battery on my wife’s 2015 Malibu before it left her stranded somewhere and left me at the mercy of a tow truck company. Never have seen a more complicated procedure for swapping out a car battery so again, thanks for the video!
LOL Your Welcome yeah its a pretty complicated process, at first I was like HUH, WHAT, HOW DOES THIS COME APART, but I wasn't going to let that beat me. I'm glad this Helped. And YEAH I FEEL YOU ON THE TOW TRUCK PART! Been there, done that.
Great video, you are a Saint thanks
man this helped me get that damn battery out.. its almost criminal how they locked that battery up so tight I gotta watch instructional videos just to unhook a car battery 🤦🏻♂️ Thanks bro you saved me a big headache
Lol for reals man they want to make ALL THE MONEY! Im glad this worked bro! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
If anyone comes to this is 2022… if you wish to save about 30 minutes… there are slots on the side of the piece covering the battery. Stick a flat head screwdriver in the slot and press outward from the battery and it releases the tabs
Thanks brother 🙏
Kept it real all the way to the end and it really helped me have patience with all them bolts.
Lol heck yeah brother, im glad this helped. Thank you for your Support 🙏
Thank you. Couldn't have done it without you.
@ndlgrl1 heck yeah im glad this worked!
Thanks for the video bro! Having my wife's battery tested this morning. I'm sure it's going to need to be replaced
Your welcome bro, hope this helped if you did have to swap it out!
Thanks George! I went to Auto XXXX for their promised installation, that was a joke! It took about 10 minutes and 3 employees before they said "Uuuugh, we can't change this cause of all the electronics". To their credit they did manage to get the battery cover off. Ha Ha Ha. Have a good day.
Lol should of showed them the video lol....thats funny bro, thank you for your Support!
🤣🤣🤣Just the battery cover LOL. But I can see why now!
Lol 😅
Very much appreciate this video. Really helped me replace my battery! Thanks! I had to do everything you did except removing the fuse box cover.
Your welcome, im glad this helped. Thank you for your Support 🙏
THANK YOU!!!! This video was a big help. It was indeed a project (about an hour), but it was worth it. Who knows how much it would've cost if I took it to the dealership.
Lol yes bro an arm and a leg at the dealership. Lol. Im glad this helped! Thank you for your Support!
Dude thank you so much for making this video. It has seemed like everything on chevys are now, "must take to dealer to repair."
You saved me a tow, and replacement at dealership. Thanks so much!
Your welcome bro! Im glad this helped you out! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Thanks for the video. I was at a loss
Lol your welcome, yeah it's pretty complicated for this car
Helped me change my battery big time dude cause I had no clue how to but I got it done with this. Thanks🤙🏾💪🏾
What kind of car is it? Make, model and year?
2014 Chevy Malibu lt
@@tonynunley3616 Sweet Im glad it worked for you man Thank you!
My bad I hella read that wrong the first time. I thought you were asking for help thats why i was like year make and model? lol then i read it this morning and seen you said "Thanx it Helped" whoops lmfao my bad... HAVE A GOOD DAY MAN! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Thank you so much. Life saver bro
Thank you for your support, I'm Glad this helped!
Thank you for this video
Your welcome Mr Norris! Thank you for your Support!
Thanks. Saved me a lot of time.
Sweet Im Glad it worked!
I’m just going to trade in the car and get a horse and buggy instead
Lol thats funny
😢shit, me too!
Very helpful. I was able to change out my battery with your help, thank you!
Your welcome im glad this qorked out for you! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Omg thank you so much you helped me and my husband, your a lifesaver ♥️
Thank you im glad this worked out for ya'll. Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Messy video, but super informative. A for effort! Going to use this!
Thank you so much for this video it was helpful for my dad💪🏽
Your welcome. I'm glad I was able to help!
DUDE! I did it! I got it out. Holy sheesh. Every hem and haw i was with u. Thank u!
Lmfao! Heck yeah man om glad this worked out for you! Yeah this battery is a pain in the rear bro! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Thank you very much,you should've hit that bell with a sledgehammer lol!
Your welcome lol 😆 🤣 it actually was just a baby size one lol 😅
Great video thanks. Y’all be careful while the fuses are exposed because I ended up sparking them with the wrench. Could of been worse.
Very true! Thank you for your support!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks for the share that helped me tremendously!!
Your welcome thank you for your SUPPORT!
Your awesome dude thank you sooooooooo much may god blessed you for the rest of your life you and your family thank you..!!!!!!
Thank you, I'm glad this worked out for you!
Thanks man helped me out for real this battery was a pain in the ass to change lol
Your welcome bro! I'm glad I could help! Glad this worked out for you! Thank you for your support!
Thanks for the vid I just had to remove my battery and this helped a lot bro
Heck yeah bro! Im glad this worked out for you! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
whats that piece thats on top of the battery that you had to pull off
It's a wiring harness that provides electricity to the engine components. Its a THING that the big time dealerships do, so the consumer can't fix their own car and you have to take it to their service shop. So they sell you the car and they charge you for maintaining it as well it's a win win situation for the dealership that's why they do it. To get every penny out of you. Sorry. But that's why I make these videos! To save you TIME & MONEY! Thank you for your SUPPORT! HAVE A GREAT DAY!
George, thanks for the video. Once I looked at the battery setup, I thought WTF? You really saved me a lot of useless time trying to access the battery removal. Great job brother!!!
Heck yeah bro im glad you found this useful! Thank you for your support!
I gotta do my buddy's car. Looks like you'd be better off taking the motor and the front fenders off lol
🤣🤣🤣
Have you ever had to replace the battery in the trunk? The aux battery ? My car just gave me a code saying something is wrong with my aux battery in the trunk just curious on how to get it out
No sorry, I did notice that Battery when we had this Vehicle in the Lot but didn't bother to remove it and could not find a video on how to remove it. Im sure its pretty similar. Just remove the terminal connections and the battery tie down and it should come off. Hopefully. Sorry I dont have a video for that, but i will make one once I come across another car that has the similar setup. Sorry and Good Luck!
Made this Video just for you on how to remove the AUX Battery. ua-cam.com/video/s6uCt15Aq9M/v-deo.html
It's super easy to replace the trunk battery @ Hiz hunny
replace 2014 original battery after 10yrs today. guess you can't complain but battery wasn't cheap.
Wow thats really good and yeah battery prices are outrageous 🙄. Thank you for your Support
I appreciate you so so much for this video. I took the plastic case off the battery and thought, Wtf is this?! 😂 And my car is dead in the water. Can't even get enough juice to turn over more than once or twice either with a jump pack or hooking it to an F150.
Wow no way. Yes when I first opened it up I was like oh hells no lol. I'm glad this videos was useful! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Thanks for posting this video, but good grief! Were the engineers at GM drunk when they designed this mess?
Lol right, now a days they make it so you have to take it to the dealership to work on. They wanna make it impossible for the consumer to fix their own car. Money Scheme if you ask me
Thanks!
Your welcome!
Thanks Man! Your video worked perfect!
Thank you Im glad it Worked!
Getting ready to do this and it’s-7 with 💨 windchill of-23.
JEEZ how it go?
@@559powerscape it’s running great
Thank you so much this help tremendously
Your very much Welcomed!
Thanks it help me out
Your Welcome! Glad I could help! Thank you for your support!
@@559powerscape 👍👍👍
I felt that sigh at 5:18
lol right
My car is Chevy Malibu 2015 I was trying to take it out.. because we have a severe winter in Saskatchewan Saskatoon.. and I’m not driving my car within 2 more months and the weather we have is-35 and I think my battery has ruined or not charging while I drive my car.. :(
🥶🥶🥶 Wow, that's super cold. Unfortunately, it does sound like the battery is possibly ruined. Batteries are super bad in cold environments...they drain themselves 🤷♂️... yeah it sounds like it would have to be replaced Unfortunately...sounds like its bad 😔
@@559powerscape yes I’m going to Canadian tire and I will buy a new one that will cost me around 145$
Thanks this video came thru clutch 💪💪💪
Your welcome, I'm glad it helped! Thank you for your Support!
Do I have to disconnect the six electrical wires in the box
No its just a couple of them. The video shows how to remove it out from the engine bay.
Thanks a bunch just finished
@@PMBC01 Your welcome! Im glad it worked out for you!
Appreciate u George
Thank you! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
This was very helpful.. I was about to lose it!
Lol I'm glad this helped! Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Did you need a memory saver?
I did not
@@559powerscape appreciate it
What sizes did you use in total?
I think it was 10mm, 5/16 and 1/2 sockets cause you need to disconnect 2 wires with the standard sockets and the battery connectors with the 10mm.
Bravo amigo good job!!
Thank you for your support !
Just took mine to Autozone and had them do it. They had so much of a hard time that they had to call in a mechanic to do it..... crazy
Lol holy smokes no way! 😳😳😳
Thanks for the video. By the way can you make a video of changing alternator?
4 sure no problem Im glad it worked! . Sorry I work at a dealership now an its the reason why im changing out soooo many batteries out of cars but the alternator is a big job and I only do those big jobs on my cars at home. Sorry so I do not have access to changing out an alternator on this vehicle. Other wise i would and make a video lol. Im glad it work out for you!
What is the group size of the front battery?
49-75 Group Size I also made a video on how to install it. ua-cam.com/video/LAQhlB3dF6A/v-deo.html Hope this Works out for you! Thank you for your support!
Thank you so much for the video, brother. Opened this sum bitch up and thought wtf am i looking at lol.
lol heck yeah brotha im glad this helped
Dude same I'm a girl so not rly car savvy I was like what going on under here why are there 2 batteries 😅
In other words, just take it to the car shop and let them mess with replacing the battery. lol
Lol facts
Ur a God thank you so much
Thanx its God that put this knowledge in my brain. I didnt ask for it, but I sure do appreciate it!
What is that wire for
Their is soo many, its all part of the electrical system of the car
What is that part on the positive side
I don't know. Part of the electrical wiring harness. Just a way for the dealership to trick you into taking back the car to their repair shop. It's all a money scheme. To take every penny out of you.
Thanks u so much for this video help me take out that dam battery lol
Lol your welcome, thank you for your SUPPORT!
I have changed the battery on mine before. I have to do it again and literally had to come back for a refresher course. Eat a bag of D's Chevy.
Lmfao sorry bud, yeah this is a tricky one. Thank you for your SUPPORT!
the music you used for this video, is it free use?
Yeah i try to make sure its free use cause i dont want to get copyrighted. There all songs from youtube just search for NO COPYRIGHT music. LAKEY INSPIRED is the shit! I use most of his songs! This is ONE OF THEM!
@@559powerscape Thanks! You are the man! This video helped me get that battery out as well!
@@LordG313 Thank you! Im glad this was able to help you out man!
Cool video
THANK YOU
Hey man about to do this myself, question dealer says they want to replace my battery cables due to high resistance for 1,200 bucks. I said NO I will do it my self. Ever heard of this before with these malibus?
No I have never hear this. Wow if this is the case Look up The Big 3 Upgrade on youtube and this should take care of it and its only going to cost you like 20-40 buck in supplies
I wish I could have done this out in the sun lol. Try 27 degree weather. Worst experience of my life.
Lol dang sorry bro
What is that thing with the green sticker dot
I have no Idea to be honest with you....looks important lol
I like that drive
You forgot to mention this battery costs around $250-$300 and the like battery in the trunk costs $90-$150
Man we have An account with battery systems and batteries is only 65 to $75 each seventy-five for the big ones 65 for the small ones....Sorry Bro!
It sucks having to change these batteries, today was my 2nd time changing the battery on my malibu and its tough to get out.
Yeah. Its ALWAYS a hassle!
Quick question
Whats up bro?
Went to advance auto tried to get a battery they told me heck no 😅 then told me I had to take it to a shop that it had to be plugged into a machine
wow
Thank God took mine to big O tires and just let them replace it came out to same price I would have paid at auto zone fir just the battery-ridiculous nothing simple about removing battery-mechanics said very easy to mess up computer system if not people installed
Im not mechanically inclined. I might have to let the dealer do it lol
Decided to do it after all. That plastic piece you have to pop out with the small screwdriver was the only issue
🤣🤣🤣 heck yeah brother💪 im glad you were able to get this done! Thank you for your Support 🙏
@@559powerscape thank you. It was really helpful
Now how do you put everything back together! Geesh.
Also made a video on how to install it! Hope this works out for you! ua-cam.com/video/LAQhlB3dF6A/v-deo.html
Just watch the video on reverse lol
@@Fadi1991 Right that's why I also made a video on how to Install it 😁
Would have been a more effective video if you had a camera man
Yes but what can you do when its sooo e-z to just pull out your camera phone out of your back pocket and theres no one to help you... I guess i can pull out my trypod but the cons to that is that its stationary so you don't get the up close action like here...Im sorry!
Chevy does not want you touching the car. This is such a dumb design!!!
Or is it? That's exactly what they want you not to do, fix it, so you can take it to them and charge you. They make it so you have to take it to them and make all the money. Money scheme....their getting good at it thats for sure
@@559powerscape yup. Thanks for the vid!
Why the hell is there so much in the way of the battery?! God! I'll stick with my 99 Chevy Blazers!
Its a dealer scheme to get your money
@@559powerscape yeah ridiculous. Luckily my mom had a friend who does car work. He said he's done other work on these cars and many times you have to remove all the same crap just to get to other parts.
@@kelseycrider329 Yup 100% True. These cars are starting to become a puzzle. Before it used to be we're you could easily replace the part, now they make it so you have to take it to the dealership to get anything done. Because it's so much work to get ANYTHING done to the car. It's all a money scheme from the dealerships, to take your monthly payment and the rest of your money!
Holy shit this has to be the most german enginereed level bullshit i've ever seen in my life and I sell used cars for a living. Just dont buy this pile of shit.
LMFAO
Unbelievable! And there's even a smaller battery inside the trunk that's kinda a bitch to get out
Why GM why
Lol for reals
God damn engineers...
Right! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Music sucks
🤣🤣 dat shit slaps