Chevrolet Malibu
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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2018 Chevrolet Malibu Premier with approximately 50,000 miles displayed a persistent “Shift to Park” message. The vehicle would not consistently recog...
Engine power reduced car shuts off and will not start
Hard braking, reduced engine power
I was driving and the reduced engine power came on. I almost crashed because I couldn't control the steering
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while coming to a stop, the brake pedal suddenly became inoperable. There was no war...
The Vacuum pump continues to go out causes code P1101. I have replaced it 4 times and people just in my town are fighting this code for dear life like...
Shift to park error message appears on dash after turning off the vehicle. I have to turn back on the vehicle and take it out of park and shift it bac...
I was driving on the freeway with my kids in the car at 60 mph and without warning I get an engine power reduced message and then my car losing power...
I've taken my car in now 4 times to Chevy dealers just to be told there was nothing wrong. Turnes out that my torque converter (transmission) is going...
I was driving along and my car went into a reduced engine power mode. Code came up as the gas pedal sensor.
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Summary
The 2018 Chevrolet Malibu has 663 complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 21 crash-related incidents have been reported.