Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-19 | 22V359000 |
SEATS | 221 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car stalls, jerks, and shuts off when in drive. More specifically when I turn it on, shift it in reverse, reverse, s… |
| 2026-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse(R), there was a loud popp… |
| 2026-03-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway and the check engine light came on. The car slowed down due to lack of power. I got off at… |
| 2026-01-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer for a recall repair… |
| 2025-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The component is D automatic transmission shift to park switch. The vehicle is and will be available for immediate insp… |
| 2025-11-06 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Transmission failed to engage gear properly after backing up. Grinding sounds heard when vehicle was in drive. Problem … |
| 2025-10-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dear NHTSA: I am submitting this complaint because my vehicle, a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu (VIN [XXX] ), is included in E… |
| 2025-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Took my car to the dealer for a "shift to park" problem. Vehicle would not turn off and twice it restarted itself witho… |
| 2025-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I own a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. Recently upon arriving at my destination and shifting the vehicle into park, the message… |
| 2025-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I went to do an errand pulled in to parking spot put car into park shut it off. Car dash repeatedly said put car into p… |
| 2025-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving when coming to a stop, my brakes became stiff causing me to almost hit the vehicle in front of me. Also, … |
| 2025-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car has about 82000 miles and while driving it stated that I was shifted to neutral and needed to be restarted. Afte… |
| 2025-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After shifting into park and turning vehicle off -warning beep "place vehicle into park" comes on. It takes several "je… |
| 2025-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine wa… |
| 2025-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon arriving to her destination and shifting the veh… |
| 2025-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving the car on the highway and “SERVICE ESC” popped up on my dash. Engine power reduction kicked in which cau… |
| 2025-06-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle is in park but getting shift to park error |
| 2025-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | It says that my engine had a problem. It told me to press my brake to start my car. But then it just kept shaking like … |
| 2025-05-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when the vehicle was shifted into park(P), the messag… |
| 2025-03-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the "Shift to Park" message … |
| 2025-03-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When you put the car in park and shut the car off a message displays on the dash saying place vehicle in park. You have… |
| 2025-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I recently purchased this vehicle. Within the first week I was trapped in the vehicle sporadically. When I try to put m… |
| 2024-12-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Hello , in January 18,2024 I’ve purchased a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu from Toyota of Dallas on Forest Lane. Within the firs… |
| 2024-11-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown. It’s been happening on and off since I took it off the dealership lot. Can’t turn off Malibu because it’s not … |
| 2024-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2021 Chevy Malibu and I have been having issues with my transmission since November 5,2024. I was driving along… |
| 2024-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I turn off the car it displays a 'shift to park' message and the car tries to roll if I take my foot off of the br… |
| 2024-10-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Rear differential keeps going out and transmission keeps failing every 10k miles, apple car play doesn’t work and lags … |
| 2024-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and pressing the START/STOP… |
| 2024-08-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Placing the car in park, turn off the car and a message appears saying to shift to park. The vehicle is not recognizing… |
| 2024-08-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle display states to "Shift to Park" when the vehicle has been put in park and the ignition turned off. I hav… |
| 2024-08-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission is not working in first gear. The dealership says it needs to be replaced and they have at least 2 oth… |
| 2024-07-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Upper center brake light leaked allowing moisture and mildew to accumulate. Safety issue in how it affects my severe a… |
| 2024-06-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Parked car and it was dinging. Looked at dash and had shift to park warning. Car has 15000 miles. Had to hit shifter to… |
| 2024-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The computer was not recognizing my car being in the correct gear shift. It did this for a few days until finally, I c… |
| 2024-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While the car is in park after the button is pushed to shut the car off, I get a warning on my dash stating that the ca… |
| 2024-05-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost mot… |
| 2024-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When I put my car in park, the park light comes on. I’ve had to forced the car in park AND the gear button get stuck. T… |
| 2024-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle says shift to park. Even though the vehicle is in park. It then causes the vehicle power to remain on an… |
| 2024-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The year and model of my vehicle has a known issue of shift to park and only selected Vin’s they will repair even thoug… |
| 2024-04-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Had the car for less than a year and it started jerking badly on the highway almost caused an accident. Took it to the … |
| 2024-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car is not registering that is in park. When I put the car in park the message on the dash will ding and say "shift to … |
| 2024-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHIFTER ERROR - SCREEN READS SHIFT TO PARK ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF ALREADY THE CAR TAKES TIME TO TURN OFF EVEN WHEN ITS … |
| 2024-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | When you shift the car into park and you get a "Shift to Park" alert on your dashboard. It makes it very hard to shut … |
| 2024-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When trying to park shift disappears . Parking feature unavailable. Have to try several times to or wait until parking … |
| 2024-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | “Shift to Park” message appears in the car's Driver Information Center, even when it is already in Park. It doesn't rec… |
| 2024-02-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Every time I shift my car into park and try to power it off I get a warning saying shift car to park when already in pa… |
| 2024-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Warning light appears on dash "Shift to Park". Car is in park. Engine will turn off, but ignition stays in accessory mo… |
| 2024-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2021 Chevy Malibu's transmission is shredding. The car does not go into D right away, it acts like the engine is com… |
| 2024-01-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was parking and when I parked my dashboard popped up saying shift to park when it’s in park. My car won’t turn off ..… |
| 2023-10-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when the gear shifter was shifted into park(P), the v… |