85 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Unknown Or Other · verdict CAUTION 65/100
“Failure - B000A-00 Body Control Module Error code - Shift Lever Position not plausible . Safety - This causes the car to upon attempting to turn off the car say "Shift into Park" on the dashboard and the car refuses to turn fully off. This can cause the battery to drain excessively from repeated constant start/stop attempts and leaves the car in an impossible state. You cannot safely leave the car in this state but ”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Chevrolet Malibu owner
“I was driving my car my electrical system is throwing all kinds of code.my sftey restrain is coming on to check my seat belt .the car goes blank .it stop in the middle of the road.this car has a lot of issues.can some one help me with this I work at the cardiologist office .”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Chevrolet Malibu owner
“The car has an issue recognizing that the car is in park when trying to turn off the vehicle. A message on the dash will appear “Shift to Park”. The car has not been inspected for this issue, but it does repeatedly happen, not every time I turn off the car, but it happens pretty frequently. If I am unable to get the shifter to fully engage the computer then it won’t let me completely power down the vehicle and drains”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Chevrolet Malibu owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 20/08/2021 | Seat Belts:Critical Fasteners SAFETY | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners. |
| 19/05/2022 | Seats | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt-adjustment mecha |
On the federal record it scores 65/100: 85 owner complaints (17 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 1 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Unknown Or Other, with 29 of 111 categorised reports.
The 2021 Chevrolet Malibu scored 65/100 on the federal record.