Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu has 18 NHTSA suspension complaints and 0 suspension-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2025 | SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle will display on dashboard “Shift to park” while the vehicle is placed in “P”. The engine wil... |
| Apr 27, 2022 | SUSPENSION,ENGINE | Bought car 4/27/22 with 94,602 miles. Within a week vehicle shown problems in the engine leaking oil... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that there was a popping noise in the r... |
| May 27, 2021 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Every month my car will randomly say engine power reduced and will go no higher than 30mph. Which ha... |
| May 12, 2021 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO PARK SOMETIMES AND THE SUSPENSION IS MAKING A POPPIN NOISE AND MY CRUISE CON... |
| Mar 28, 2021 | SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | SERVICE STABILITRAK AND ABS. IT PREVIOUSLY HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. SINCE IT'... |
| Feb 19, 2021 | SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2020, EVERY TIME I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR BRAKE (WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN TRA... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | WHEN PARKING MY VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WILL NOT NOTICE THE CAR IS PARKED AND THE ON LIGHT WILL COME ON.... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR PULLING OFF F... |
| May 1, 2020 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN DRIVING, HITTING A BUMP, GOING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD, OR EVEN PULLING INTO A DRIVE WAY MY CAR MAK... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | SUSPENSION | MY MALIBU LS HAS 28000 MILES I JUST PURCHASED FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I FIRST NOTICED ONE POP WHE... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | SUSPENSION | THERE IS A "POPPING" NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS AND AC... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | SUSPENSION | THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF 2016-2018 CHE... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | SUSPENSION | THE REAR SUSPENSION OF OUR CAR STARTED MAKING A METALLIC POPPING NOISE WHEN WE DROVE OVER BUMPS OR A... |
| Jul 5, 2019 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD ... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON I-435 WHEN AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I PRESSED MY BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. ... |
| Sep 6, 2018 | SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT AND REPAIRS FOR VEHICLE.... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHOOK, DECEL... |