Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Chevrolet Malibu has 117 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
117
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Saturn Aura and model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 vehicles, equipped ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | My airbag light just recently came on driver frontal airbag may explode NHTSA-19001900 Power steerin... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle faile... |
| Oct 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS | DEALER NOT ASSISTING IN RECALL REPAIRS THAT WEREN’T CORRECTED. |
| May 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift i... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ONE DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY WHEEL LOCKED A... |
| Jan 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The passenger light beam will not come on it also messes with my radio it turns it to the aux I kee... |
| Jun 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | SLOW TO ACCELERATE THEN JERKS FORWARD .CAR HAS65000 ON IT NO TRANSMISSION LEAKS PLUS THE TRANSMISSIO... |
| Feb 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TH... |
| Jan 27, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A MONTH, 2010 CHEVY MALIBU BEGAN LOSING POWER STEERING. I WOULD TURN OFF CAR ... |
| Nov 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE AND THE POWER WOULD DROP T... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SEATS | WHEN DRIVING IT THE TRANSMISSION DON'T KICK IN UNTIL YOU GET PASS 30 MILES AND THEN IT'S DOING EVERY... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | DURING DRIVING, VEHICLE SLIPS IN/OUT/PAST 2ND GEAR (OR NO 2ND GEAR IS AVAILABLE). NO 6TH GEAR AVAIL... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE COULD NO... |
| Jun 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING CAR, PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL, CAR WILL NOT MOVE, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, WAS INFORMED I NEEDED... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | I WAS STOPPED,WENT TO ACCELERATE,AND SUDDEN HARD SHIFT AS IT ACCELERATED. AFTER A FEW MILES,LOST ALL... |
| Mar 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | IN 2012, WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT, WHEN THE CAR REFUSED TO RE... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PROP... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED... |
| Jan 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A INTERSECTION THE CAR SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ONLY... |
| Jan 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,ENGINE | CAR HESITATES TO CHANGE GEARS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND STALLS AFTER DRIVING REASONABLY SHORT DISTANCES. ... |