9.7

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
589 miles

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problem #9

Jun 232024

Malibu

  • miles
Parked car and it was dinging. Looked at dash and had shift to park warning. Car has 15000 miles. Had to hit shifter to get dash to turn off.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #8

Jun 052024

Malibu

  • miles
While the car is in park after the button is pushed to shut the car off, I get a warning on my dash stating that the car is not in park and it is beeping to let me know that there is an issue. Even though the car is in park and it says it is in park.

- Ocala, FL, USA

problem #7

May 172024

Malibu

  • miles
When I put my car in park, the park light comes on. I-??ve had to forced the car in park AND the gear button get stuck. The park warning light is still on. It takes about 5 minutes or more before the light goes off After I-??ve forced it in park several times. I can-??t leave the light on because my battery will die.

- Greenville, SC, USA

problem #6

Feb 262024

Malibu

  • miles
-??Shift to Park-?? message appears in the car's Driver Information Center, even when it is already in Park. It doesn't recognize that the vehicle is in park. I have to wiggle the gear several times before the message clears. It doesn't allow me to lock my vehicle when this happens, I believe the vehicle stays on while this message is on the DIC, making it very unsafe. I see that there are several complaints about this issue but no recall has been made. The dealer refuses to do a free diagnostic test knowing that these vehicles have had issues. My vehicle is no longer under warranty at 54,000 miles, I will be out of pocket the expense but it's definitely unfair that this has not been an issue recalled by GM.

- Kerrville, TX, USA

problem #5

Jan 142024

Malibu

  • miles
I was parking and when I parked my dashboard popped up saying shift to park when it-??s in park. My car won-??t turn off.. tired to turn it off but it can-??t I moved the car back and forth and put on park and nothing.. I know this is an ongoing issue because on my other Malibu that I purchased had that problem and now on my 2021 Chevy Malibu has that issue now. Thank god I wasn-??t somewhere else stranded because it was below 0 in Chicago.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #4

Oct 132023

Malibu

  • miles
When I parked my car and tried to turn off the ignition, a warning buzzer kept beeping and a warning on the dash was telling me to -??shift to park-??. I moved the shifter numerous times to make sure it was in park, but the warning continued. This happened several times now. A few times the warning went off after I wiggled the shifter knob numerous times, but not always.

- Surprise , AZ, USA

problem #3

Jul 012023

Malibu

  • miles
Every time I parked the car, the dashboard will light up and give me a message to " SHIFT TO PARK" I have read that this can means a malfunction in my transmission or it could be a sensor. I have also read that this type of cars have a recalls on 2016-2019. I just purchased this car Aug of 2022

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #2

Jun 272023

Malibu

  • miles
The car is constantly displaying the shift to park display on the dash after the car is placed in park. Can turn the car off with the display but the prompt stays on the display and the electrical power does not shut off resulting in battery drain unless you constantly mess with the shifter until it removes the shift to park display. My first encounter with the dealer is Monday and was told they can't work on it if they can not replicate the issue. Sometimes it goes a week without doing it so who knows. Been doing this about 3 weeks now.

- Mcsherrystown, PA, USA

problem #1

Mar 152021

Malibu

  • 5,300 miles
Driving through a sandstorm at 45mph( slow lane and speed sure to visibility) on interstate 10 from rancho mirage to desert hot springs, California, the vehicle windshield cracked nearly a foot. I was charged $400 by enterprise rentals since this was a rental vehicle. A small chip could be seen, size of a ball point pen tip, at beginning of crack. Enterprise has the photos and this was repaired by caliber auto glass in tustin, ca. Rental vehicle unit # 7T1dm2. 2021 Chevy Malibu with 5,360 miles on odometer at the time. I feel this is a safety hazard, a defect in this windshield and should be investigated for public safety. Enterprise rent a car 32ua 78385 varner rd. Suite D palm desert, ca 92211

- Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA