10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,335 miles

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problem #108

Jul 082020

Malibu

  • 63,000 miles
When vehicle comes to a stop and auto start happens, my radio shuts off. Battery sometimes does not hold charge. Could be the alternator or some kind of electrical misfire or contact. Doesn't happen every time vehicle is started.

- Kissimmee, FL, USA

problem #107

Aug 142019

Malibu

  • 96,000 miles
The paint is faying on it as if the paint is going down to the metal.

- Hartshorne, OK, USA

problem #106

Sep 232020

Malibu

  • miles
When I place the car in park it does not register that it is park and a 'shift into park' error comes up. Everything stays on in the car and the battery drains if it's not corrected. It can take several attempts to get it to recognize it is in park. Must keep turning the car in and off until it senses it's in park. It has taken up to 10 times until it finally senses it.

- Aurora, IL, USA

problem #105

Oct 182020

Malibu

  • 50,000 miles
While driving everything is fine, as soon as I stop and put my car in park it will show an indication to (put the car in park). I can literally spend 30 minutes jiggling the shifter back and forth until that notification goes away. If I don't make it go away, all the lights stay on and my car will beep at me once I close the doors, the doors will also not lock due to this. So spending 30 minutes to make it go away so it doesn't kill the battery after a 12hour work shift is all I can do.

- Redding, CA, USA

problem #104

Oct 082020

Malibu

  • 55,000 miles
I was driving down the highway today when I heard a loud pop and my sunroof spontaneously exploded. It was after the explosion that small shards of glass started to rain down on us. When I looked up the entire sunroof was shattered. I was able to get the inside sun shade closed before anyone was injured. I looked to see if there was any evidence of anything hitting the car, however there was none. The sunroof was in the closed position when it exploded.

- Elkhorn, WI, USA

problem #103

Oct 042020

Malibu

  • 36,000 miles
On the both back side, where the seat belts are next to small windowand top part of roof waterbis leaking in when I wash my car and maybe even when it rains. There probably mildew, and rust. Also when I park my car the warning light says put car in park, but its in park.

- Hayward, CA, USA

problem #102

Sep 162020

Malibu

  • 1 miles
I own a 2016 Chevy Malibu premier I bout it on the same year with 3 thousand miles in it ever since I been having problems with the car in 2017 the car had over 10 thousand miles in it N water was getting inside the vehicle so I took it to dealership N they sed it was a weather strip of the back window second time same year it was an electrical problem of the seats 3rd problem it was suspension now this is 2020 November 27 N now the car has 74 thousand miles in it N the car shakes wile on drive mode just on drive mode N the weirdes thing is that there's no check engine light nothing everything sims to be wrong I need help I do think it's factory made

- Anaheim, CA, USA

problem #101

May 012020

Malibu

  • 10 miles
When driving, hitting a bump, going over an uneven road, or even pulling into a drive way my car makes a creeping, thumping sound in the rear. Even while in park if someone pushes down on the trunk it makes the noise. I took it to the dealership and was told that it was the rear shock absorbers. I had both replaced and the noise has gotten worse. Also, each time it rains there is water underneath my spare tire and my floor gets wet on the back row.

- Meridian, MS, USA

problem #100

Aug 212020

Malibu

  • 32,641 miles
The main rear window didn't have a proper seal. On both sides in the corners of the rear window of the vehicle, there is a leakage. Every time it rains, you can see water damage. You can also see the after effects of the ceiling being stained. Realized this after it rained while I was driving.

- Perrysburg, OH, USA

problem #99

Aug 132020

Malibu

  • 109,000 miles
The vehicle is driving normal and suddenly shuts down for no apparent reason. Upon parking, you try to start the car, and it won't. wait for approx. 30 mins and the car starts but a bit rough first and then drives.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

problem #98

Aug 112020

Malibu

  • 42,000 miles
After I put the car in park and push the button to turn it off, it says to shift to park. I have to restart the car and put it in reverse and drive again. Sometimes this works, but it is getting more difficult to get the car to shut off. The car beeps at me and won't shut the radio off when I push the button to turn the car off. I can't lock the doors because the car doesn't recognize that I have shifted to park. This started happening in July, 2020. At first this only happened occasionally. Now it is happening every time I turn the car off.

- Mendota, IL, USA

problem #97

Sep 142018

Malibu

  • 30,298 miles
My shift to park indicator displays on the dash when my car is already in park. The car can't be turned off until the indicator goes off. I usually change gears and put back in park or push it harder while it is already in park. I had this repaired on 9/14/18. The Chevy dealership replaced the transmission control shift level selector. It is now doing it again. It started that shift to park again on 8/7/2020.

- North Little Rock, AR, USA

problem #96

Jan 062020

Malibu

  • 47,353 miles
I have noticed a popping noise on the back end of my car for over a year now. I went to the Chevy dealership where I purchased my car. I went about 3 to 4 times by the time they could hear what I was talking about. In June 2020 they installed washers to prevent contact from the strut. That did not work. When I left the dealership it was still making that sound. It seems to be louder when driving slow or when it heats up outside later on in the day. It also makes that popping noise when I take my foot off brake at a stop light before I accelerate. It makes the popping noise sometimes when I sit down in the car. One day I was bouncing in the driver seat to see if I could duplicate the sound and it was popping loudly.

- North Little Rock, AR, USA

problem #95

Jul 142020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 81,755 miles
The cigarette lighter look to have caught on fire and burned the buttons above it the vehicle was parked no key in the ignition

- Miami Gardens, FL, USA

problem #94

Jun 152020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • miles
After I put the car in park and turn if off, it says to shift to park. I have to restart, move it back and forth. It's getting more difficult to clear the message so I can exit the vehicle. The car only has 34K miles.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #93

Feb 122018

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 0 miles
For the past two years I have been experiencing a loud popping noise in the rear of my vehicle while operating it. I have taken it in for maintenance at my local Chevrolet dealer however they continue to tell me that they cannot duplicate the noise. The noise sounds like it may be coming from my back axles and doesn't seem to be affected by a minimum or maximum speed. I have ensured all brackets are secured inside of my trunk as I thought there might have been something loose.

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #92

Feb 152020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 27,000 miles
Shift to park issue is well known by Chevrolet service dept and I have checked other forums. When you shift car to park and try to turn off the car, it tells you to shift to park. The car won't shut off. I had to shift back and forth quite a few times for it to finally work. Service replaced the "harness" for roughly $100 which worked temporarily but started in again. So new shifter has been ordered at cost of approx $350. I don't understand why there hasn't been a recall with all the problems they have had. Mine is a 2016 with very low miles. They have lots of problems with '16, '17 and some '18. I hate fixing again and have it happen in another 20K miles..... recall please"!"!

- Blue Springs, MO, USA

problem #91

Jun 152020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 124,579 miles
The gear shift is stuck in the park position. It's not moving and stuck in park.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #90

Jun 082020

Malibu

  • 28,000 miles
Car will not shut off as it does not register that the vehicle is in park when shifted to the park position.

- Mentor, OH, USA

problem #89

Mar 242020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 17,000 miles
When I put the vehicle in park and try to shut off the engine, the engine will not shut off. It keeps running. It appears that the vehicle does not know it is in park. The vehicle is stationary but keeps on running.

- Rosedale, MD, USA

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