17 complaints reported

2019 Chevrolet Malibu UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
17
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2025

Was on my way to work at stoplight and my 2019 Chevrolet Malibu lost all power and started back up and the next day I was about to leave for work and it wouldn’t start low battery came across screen then the check engine light came on and a few hrs later it started up but all interior lights would not go off and I went to auto zone to check codes and its one of the codes for RECALL I will be taking it to the Chevy dealership

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2025
Dec 2025

My vehicle will not sense that it is in park when it is in park and therefore will not allow me to shut off the vehicle. This is become a problem multiple times and does it consistently enough that it could be a danger. What if I needed to exit the vehicle quickly and it will not allow me to.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2025
Jul 2025

GM has issued a known defect for the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. My VIN is not on the recall list for the Shift to Park issue. The Chevy dealer will not fix the defect for free. I would like to add my VIN to the recall list.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2025
Jul 2025

When car is shifted into park the info system reads “Shift to Park” and the car continues to ding.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2025
Jun 2025

My car constantly gives a warning of shift to park even when the car is in the park position. The will constantly give the alarm. I move the shifter from drive to park several times before it stops. I have replaced the battery due it being drained by this faulty shifter.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2025
Oct 2024

This is by far the worst car purchase I've ever made. I've had this car for 4 years now and ever since I purchased it, it has given me problems. The car shut down completely at the stop sign or stop light, even when pulling out of the parking spot. Battery replaced, fuel line/pump/gasket replaced, wire fixed, oils and fluids stay up to date, transmission fluid changed, and not one mechanic, not even GM can tell me what the problem is because they don't even know. No codes appear and diagnostics come back fine and clear. Every mechanic has fixed something they've thought could be causing the problem yet the problem still exists. This is a headache to deal with and dangerous for my family and me. This has been the worst experience ever experienced with any vehicle i have owned.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2024
May 2024

Shift to Park message on dashboard..... After you shift the gear into park position and turn off car, the message comes up "Shift to Park". Car keeps beeping with message on dashboard saying "shift to park". You do not know why this is coming up and beeping. No matter how many times you put in park and turn off car, this message and beeping noise happens saying your car is not in Park position. When you exit the car, the message and beeping continue even after shutting the door. The lights also stay on draining your battery, and you are always left wondering if car is actually in park position. I noticed there are several complaints online concerning this matter with General Motors but when you call the Chevy dealer they continue to act like the are unaware of this issue..... If anyone wishes to contact me regarding this matter I prefer to be reached by email. Thank You.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2024
Jan 2024

Car has 55,000 miles on it and is displaying "shift to park" on dash when car is in park and shut off. I was unable to get the car to go into the park gear for 11 minutes and was only able to do so by starting the car, putting the car in drive and shifting back to park repeatedly.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2024
Nov 2023

I am having the well known "shift to park" issue. When I put the vehicle in park, I get the error message to "shift to park" even though the vehicle is in park. At this time, I am not able to lock my doors or turn my car off. This happens 3-5 times a week for me. This is a safety issue. I had the entire shifter replaced under warranty in 2021 and now it is happening again and I am going to have to pay for this now since out of warranty. This is not something I have caused and is an error with the vehicle and I consumers should not have to pay for this.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2023
Sep 2023

SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE COMES ON AND CANNOT TURN VEHICLE OFF EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN PARK POSITION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2020
May 2023

SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE COMES ON AND CANNOT TURN VEHICLE OFF EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN PARK POSITION. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM TURNING OFF CAR AND OR LOCKING UP VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2023
Apr 2023

When I put the car in Park, and shut the engine off, the car won't shut off because I get a error message on my dash saying I must engage Park. It takes several tries to get the car to recognize it is in Park and shut off.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2023
Aug 2022

PURCHASED MY 2019 MALIBU LT IN SEPTEMBER. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE STARTED APPEARING. IT SOMETIMES TAKES ABOUT 1O MINUTES TO FINALLY GET T HIS CLEARED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2022
Apr 2022

When car is shifted in to park it is not registering that the car is in park and a message comes up that says to “shift to park” even though the car is already shifted in park

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2022
Mar 2022

Vehicle has 38,000 miles and I keep getting the “Shift to Park” error message. The dealer said it is an “ongoing problem” with these vehicles as the “electronic sensor” is not registering that the car is in “park”. Problem is all features (parking lights, dash message, alarm “Bong-bong sound” and radio stay on and drain the battery. I am getting it replaced but if this is a “known problem” why don’t they do a recall and fix it?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2022
Sep 2020

WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE DISPLAYED MESSAGE 'STEERING ASSIST REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE' THIS HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. VEHICLE IS A 2019 BROUGHT IT BRAND NEW THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2020
Aug 2020

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE AUTO START WILL ENGAGE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND YOU RELEASE THE BREAK THE CAR WON'T MOVE. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE PLACED IN PARK TURNED COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, DEARLER SHIP CANT FIND WHATS WRONG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2020

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The 2019 Chevrolet Malibu has 17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.