Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Chevrolet Malibu has 20 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The Chevy Malibu turbo is malfunctioning and making a loud noise when driving also bringing up the ... |
| Dec 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Shift to Park light remains on and car will not shut down when it is in Park already. This is an ex... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My 2022 Chevrolet Malibu is experiencing the known “Shift to Park” defect and an “Air Induction Syst... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Purchased the car February 14 2025 with 102,664 miles on it. About 2 weeks ago I was merging on a hi... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Shift to park message displays more and more frequently. Have to spend a couple minutes each time me... |
| Jun 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Two months after purchasing my used Chevy 2022 Malibu my engine light came on and also a notificatio... |
| May 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after shifting to park(P), the veh... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car will not turn off. Message of “Shift to Park” will appear even if shift is in Park. This is a sa... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Shift to Park notification. The car would show this light when it actually is in park already. Would... |
| Nov 7, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Was going about 30 car felt like it was sliding and not getting traction |
| Oct 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Around 37,000 miles, I intermittently started getting a Shift to Park error while the car was alread... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gea... |
| Sep 30, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon moving the gear shifter to th... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I noticed that as I was parking my 2022 Chevrolet Malibu and placed the vehicle's shifter in the par... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When shifting into park and turning the car off, the dashboard shows ‘shift car into park’ and doesn... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | Hit an animal on the roadway and the airbag didn’t deploy and my car is destroyed engine light is on... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The car had multiple components fail, mostly electrical. But the main malfunction is the “Oil Pump” ... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | When shifting into park, an error message shows as 'shift to park'. This isn't every time I shift in... |
| Feb 25, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | While my daughter was attempting to exit a parking lot, she put the car in drive pressed accelerator... |
| Dec 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My transmission is jerking and slipping. When accelerating the car acts like it doesn’t want to go. ... |