Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Chevrolet Malibu has 62 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
62
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | UNKNOWN FUEL LEAK needs added to Recall list . It is currently at the Chevy dealership in Van Buren ... |
| Apr 3, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Went to get a smog check. And it wouldn’t connect to the server. Kept saying OBD2 wasn’t connecting ... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Faulty transmission |
| Oct 22, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ALMOST WRECKED THERE HAS ... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BELOW THRESHOLD. |
| May 2, 2020 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND FLASHING FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAI... |
| Feb 10, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING JUST FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY VEHICLE OUT OF NOWHERE WENT INTO '... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY CAR WAS SHOWING SERVICE ESC I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT SO I TOOK IT... |
| Mar 21, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FRONT END & STEERING WHEEL WILL START HARD VIBRATING NO MATTER SPEED OR ROAD CONDITION. AFTER PARKIN... |
| Dec 31, 2018 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT, ESC OFF, & SERVICE ESC LIGHTS HAVE ALL COME ON IN THE DIC. SOMETIMES ENG... |
| Sep 25, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL LEAKS/IGNITION FIRE; TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE RECALL ITEMS FIXED AND INFORM THEM TH... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | STRONG GAS SMELL FROM REAR OF VEHICLE (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR). LEAK CONFIRMED FROM FUEL PUMP WHEN IN MOT... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TAKATA RECALL, MY 08 MALIBU WILL NOT START AFTER DRIVING NO MATTER HOW LONG. I'VE BEEN STRANDED MULT... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | SHIFTER GET STIF AND HARD TO SHIFT WHEN WARM |
| Jun 1, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TRANSMISSION |
| Nov 22, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | CAR STATES ENGINE POWER REDUCE ON MY CAR, WILL BE DRIVING AND THE CODES WILL COME ON, SPEED REDUCED,... |
| Nov 2, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY LOCKS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. AT TIMES, I AM LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE. SOMETIMES CRAWLING AROUND THE ... |
| Oct 16, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO ... |
| Oct 9, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GAS LEAK. GRADUALLY BEGAN TO NOTICE STRONG FUEL ORDER AND NOW AN ACTUAL LEAK. |
| Aug 15, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL PUMP VALVE ... |