17 complaints reported

2022 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
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2026

When car in park and I turn engine off I get a notification - !shift to park I turn car back on put in reverse and back to park turn engine off and get the same message , I do this repeatedly 3x

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2026
Dec 2025 Crash Injury

While the vehicle was in motion, it unexpectedly shut down, resulting in a sudden loss of power. No warning lights, alerts, or malfunction indicators were displayed prior to or during the shutdown. Additionally, no crash detection or safety alert was activated. This sudden failure caused the vehicle to be rear-ended.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2025
Sep 2025

My car is in park but it keeps saying shift into park.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2025
Jul 2025

When you put my 2022 Chevy Malibu in park and turn the engine off the display states the vehicle is not in park. This does not go away and power stays on to the car.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2025
Jul 2025

I am experiencing an ongoing issue with the gear shifter in my 2022 Chevy Malibu. The car frequently fails to recognize when it is in Park, even when the shifter is visibly and physically in the Park position. This results in the vehicle not shutting off properly, and I often receive a “Shift to Park” warning message. At times, it takes me several minutes of wiggling or moving the shifter back and forth just to get the car to recognize it is in Park so I can shut off the engine. I am becoming increasingly concerned that at some point it will completely fail and I will be unable to shut off the vehicle, which could leave me stranded or cause a safety issue if the car rolls or remains in an active state. This is not an isolated issue — many other 2022 Malibu owners have reported similar problems online, and I am aware that this issue has affected prior model years as well. Despite this, there has not been a recall. I believe this is a defect in the gear shifter assembly or sensor, and it poses both a reliability and potential safety concern. I urge NHTSA to investigate this issue and push for appropriate action from GM before it worsens or causes a more serious incident. The car is available for inspection. I haven't brought it to the dealership because I don't believe I should bear the repair costs. The shifter malfunctioned without any prior indication.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2025
Jun 2025

My "shift to Park" switch is malfunctioned. While in park, after I shut the engine, I am getting the "shift To Park" message on my dash with a beeping sound. It takes several tries of starting the car and putting the car back in drive, neutral or reverse and shifting back to park to to them message.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2025
Feb 2025

My car will not engage in park to turn off vehicle. When in park and try to turn car off it says place in park. Have to put car back in drive and slam it into park several times before I am able to turn car off. This is the second Chevy Malibu that I have owned that has done this my second one started after having it just a few days.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2025
Dec 2024

Started showing shift to park, while vehicle is in park and turned off

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2024
Nov 2024

Parked the car put in Park , alerted me shift to park. Car would not completely shut off. Happened several times

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2024
Jul 2024

Vehicle does not register has parked while In park. Car will not power off and causes safety problems because vehicle may roll away if park is not engaged.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2024
Jul 2024

Often, when I'm actually in park, my car displays a shift to park message on the dash. I see that this is an issue with the 2022 Chevrolet Malibu however they do not have a recall out for it as of yet.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2024
Jul 2024

I put my car into valet mode today, and I set the code to 0000. I confirmed the code 0000. When I went to take it out of valet mode 0000 doesn't work, it says that I've entered the wrong code. I know exactly what code I put in, now I have to pay $100 or more just to have the ECM reprogrammed. No I can no longer view maps on my screen, which is a safety issue because now I have to look at my phone.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2024
May 2024

Shift to Park; my vehicle does not recognize when I have parked and I have been receiving this signal continuously for the last couple of days.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2024
Feb 2024

I placed the gearshift in park and I hat a warning to place the car in park. And it would not let me turn the engine off.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2024
Jan 2024

When the vehicle is put into park and turned off, it will sometimes say the vehicle is not in park and to put the vehicle into park. I am unsire if it is a sensor failing or if the vehicle really is not truly in park, although the indicator on the dash shows P. This is a concern because if it is in fact not actually parked, the car can roll away when exiting.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2024
Jan 2024

The car is telling me to shift to park when it's in park and just turned it off. I have to start the car again and move the gear shift from park to drive and back to try to clear it. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2024
Oct 2023

When trying to stop park and turn off my car it will display an error message saying shift to park. This first started about a week ago and I constantly have to turn the car on and off while I am trying to wiggle the shifter in an effort to get it to acknowledge that the car is parked so I can get out. This has also caused me to be stuck in the car for about 5 minutes on a good day to 20 minutes on a bad as I am unable to turn the car off. I am worried that when I leave the car it will roll away into traffic or stop at working in a busy intersection.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2023

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The 2022 Chevrolet Malibu has 17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.