Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Chevrolet Malibu has 25 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Reduced Engine Power Light: The car limits acceleration, often accompanied by a check engine light. ... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Transmission got metal pieces in transmission fluid and blew the transmission |
| Nov 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle intermittently shows shift to park error message. It takes several tries of moving the s... |
| Aug 31, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | When putting the vehicle in park, the vehicle states please shift to park but the vehicle is already... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Shift to park issue and fluid mixing in with engine |
| Jan 15, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Very hard to brake, like stepping on a brick. Have to start breaking way in advance. Also keep get... |
| Sep 25, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car has the known shift to park error. Any time the car is put into park, it isn't registering as... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I keep getting a shift to park alert to my car when my car is in park. I have to wiggle my shift gea... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | When I turn my car off it tells me to shift to park when it’s already in park |
| Aug 15, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This car has problems when shifting to PARK. Sometimes it doesn't recognize its in park and wont shu... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My vehicle started to show a shift to park message. I took it to Firestone and they replaced the sw... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Faulty Vacuum pump caused catastrophic engine failure. The vacuum pump exploded cracking the cam sha... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | There is a message that’s pops up on my dashboard when I cut my car off saying “car not in park” whe... |
| Oct 18, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Started today, I would put my car in park and I’d would display in the dashboard “Shift to Park” eve... |
| Oct 3, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car has stalled out, or acted like it's going to stall out several times. No check engine light on s... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This car locked up about 2 Years Ago. It Told Me To Put The Car In Neutral While Driving It. The Bra... |
| May 6, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | There have been four incidences (11/21, 10/22 (2x), 5/23) where my vehicle has completely stopped ru... |
| May 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | For over a year now my car has been giving me the SHIFT TO PARK warning when I am in park. Happens s... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This car is a rental. After driving the car, I parked it at my final destination, shifted it into pa... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Sometimes when I drive my car it loses power especially when I’m turning into on coming traffic it w... |