9.0

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,250 miles

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problem #8

Aug 012022

Malibu

  • miles
When shutting off vehicle, will get an alert to put vehicle in park. Even though you-€™re in park. Engine will shut off but everything else stays on. Car will continuous beep. You then have to turn car on and off until message goes away.

- Clayton, DE, USA

problem #7

Aug 012022

Malibu

  • miles
The car will show shift to park. It has been repaired before. GM is aware of this but it can happen multiple times. It will cause the battery to drain faster, the starter to go faster due to starting the car over and over.

- Aberdeen , MD, USA

problem #6

Jul 012022

Malibu

  • miles
In order to turn off the vehicle, the vehicle must be in park. I have experienced several incidences where, despite being in park (shifter is moved all the way forward and the -€œP-€ is red on the dash display), the vehicle will not turn off and states to shift to park to turn off. Sometimes I can just return the car to drive and then put it in to park again, but I have had several incidences where I was unable to turn off my vehicle after 10 or more tries to get it in to -€œpark-€.

- Peoria, IL, USA

problem #5

Aug 112022

Malibu

  • 18,000 miles
The contact's mother owns a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(P) however, the -€œShift to Park-€ message was displayed, preventing the vehicle from turning off. The contact shifted the gear shifter back and forth and then shifted into park(P) before the proper gear was recognized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

- Tallmadge, OH, USA

problem #4

Jul 192022

Malibu

  • miles
When the vehicle is in park and turned off, there is a message that appears on the dashboard that reads, "Shift to Park, " despite the gear shift in the park position. This is a safety hazard because the vehicle will not turn off and will continue to use the vehicle's battery unless the "Shift to Park" message is cleared from the dash board. To clear the message, one must press the gear shift button several times or wiggle the gear shifter. My spouse spent 10 minutes doing this earlier today and was almost late for a doctor's appointment. If my spouse did not clear the "Shift to Park" message, my spouse would have risked having a dead battery after the doctor's appointment and would have had to call for a ride home or walk in weather with heat indices in the mid-90 degree F. The "Shift to Park" message has showed up on the dashboard with increased frequency over the past several weeks and Chevy should issue a recall to remedy this issue at no cost to consumers. This is a known issue by Chevy, according to GMauthority.com, as a class action lawsuit has been filed because Chevy has not acted to fix a known problem in their vehicles. I am writing to add my complaint to the list complaints this agency has received regarding this issue. Please promptly issue a recall to remedy this issue.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #3

Jul 172022

Malibu

  • miles
For the past almost year, my vehicle states to shift to park b ut it is in park. This is happening on a regular basis. I should not have to sit there and wrestle with the transmission shifter to get this to turn off. This has caused my battery to die and now my transmission is slipping. This is a known issue for several models and is becoming a serious issue for me.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #2

Jun 242022

Malibu

  • miles
Problem with the shifter. Placed it in park. Message center says to put it in park. Had to jiggle the shifter a few times, then the message would stop. Sometimes, I had to restart the car and take it out of park and back in. It would happen once in awhile and now more frequently. Took it to a Chevy dealer and they had to replace the shifter.

- Scranton, PA, USA

problem #1

Feb 172022

Malibu

  • miles
The vehicle displays -€œShift to Park-€. Cannot turn off car and most recently we needed to turn the car on/off 12 times to get the vehicle to park. We-€™re worried we will not see the error message and exit the vehicle with the possibility of the car moving as it doesn-€™t recognize that the car is in park.

- Macomb, MI, USA