Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Chevrolet Malibu has 47 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
47
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Several things have been going wrong with this car. I have only had it for about 7 months. Minimal d... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, t... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle and shif... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed sp... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempt... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Put the car in drive and it sounded like a bomb went off and the car jerked very hard. Every light ... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When putting my car in park and turning the car off I get a shift to park message. |
| Jun 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car is not recognizing that is in park and displays a "shift to park message". Chevy has yet to addr... |
| Apr 7, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | When putting the vehicle into park, the vehicle says it is still not into park even though we shift ... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | When the car was turned off a message appeared that said shift the park the gear indicator already s... |
| Feb 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car is displaying a "Shift to Park" message on the dashboard even when the shifter is already in ... |
| Feb 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | "Shift to park" error message and "engine power is reduced" error message |
| Dec 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the ... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Trouble going into forward gears. hard shifts into reverse. Hard idle, had transmission valve body ... |
| Dec 10, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon parking and attempting to tur... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Park switch in gear shift is faulty |
| Oct 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Shift to park issue . When the car is shifted to park, the system does not recognize the car is in... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed sp... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving down the road and the car started slowing down and even when I would give it gas would... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I had a constant message when turning off the car to shift to park. When the car was off, it would s... |