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2022 Chevrolet Malibu problems

Owners have filed 149 complaints about the 2022 Chevrolet Malibu with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 20.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 18.8%. A further 18.8% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints149

Crashes6

Fires0

Injuries1

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Electrical system 20.8% · 31

Unknown or other 18.8% · 28

Engine 18.8% · 28

Power train 15.4% · 23

Engine and engine cooling 6.0% · 9

Fuel/propulsion system 4.0% · 6

Air bags 2.7% · 4

Vehicle speed control 2.0% · 3

Severity

Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 1 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 27 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu in this data, 2022 draws comparatively few complaints; 2009 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising — 136 in the last three years against 13 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,000 miles.

In owners' own words

I was told the bcm on my vehicle is bad. It cause my car to go all out of wack. Multiple warning lights come on (ESC, ABS, power steering, check engine), the gauge controls flutter, my gear shift clicks on and off, the car has even shut down on me in the middle of traffic, wouldnât start, wouldnât shift, basically wouldnât move at all even when it did start. How would a bcm shut down my whole vehicle? Electrical system

Shift to park message displays more and more frequently. Have to spend a couple minutes each time messing with the shifter to be able to turn my car off. Dealer says it is not covered under standard warranty, but I'm not paying out of pocket for a known GM issue. This should be moved up to a recall as it seems to happen more often than NOT and prevents the vehicle from powering off Electrical system

I have a problem with parking, the warning comes on,âShift Into Parkâ knowing that Iâm in park, so itâs not registering. Have to move the shifter a couple of times before it comes off. My check engine light stays on and then comes off a week or two later and then comes back on and no code comes up, so Iâll clear it or let it clear itself. Electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Chevrolet Malibu years

2017 1,174 complaints · 21.5% engine 2018 1,215 complaints · 22.9% engine 2019 307 complaints · 21.5% power train 2020 331 complaints · 17.8% engine 2021 130 complaints · 21.5% electrical system 2023 100 complaints · 14.0% back over prevention

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