"Obviously the computer has a serious malfunction," said Spock.
Low power can cause serious malfunctions in most microcontrollers.
Flight controllers said the craft continued to operate without serious malfunctions.
That captain is suffering from a serious visual malfunction.
This morning, one of the main turbines which drive this ship, had a serious malfunction.
Silence could signal anything from a minor communications lapse to a serious malfunction.
One: Borowitz must be seen to have been called to order over 'a serious malfunction of the "experimental branch" under his control'.
It appears this new body was imperfect, as the Red Tornado began to experience serious malfunctions.
Six months ago, the Committee of Inquiry highlighted some serious malfunctions in the way the crisis had been handled.
The computer was going through a serious malfunction.