CHEVROLET MALIBU 2018 Complaints

Complaints & Recalls

1.1K Complaints 9 Recalls

Official Safety Recalls - Important!

9 Recalls

These are official manufacturer recalls ordered by NHTSA for safety defects. If you own this vehicle, contact your dealer immediately for free repairs.

General Motors, Llc

NHTSA Campaign: 21V649000 SAFETY RECALL

402 Vehicles Affected

Recall Date: Aug 20, 2021

Safety Issue:

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.

Potential Risk:

An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

FREE Recall Solution:

Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.

Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: N212333380

Notice Date: Sep 17, 2021
Recall Date: Aug 20, 2021

General Motors Llc

NHTSA Campaign: 20V668000 SAFETY RECALL

194.1K Vehicles Affected

Recall Date: Oct 29, 2020

Safety Issue:

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.

Potential Risk:

Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.

FREE Recall Solution:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: N202313440

Notice Date: Dec 15, 2020
Recall Date: Oct 29, 2020

General Motors Llc

NHTSA Campaign: 19V642000 SAFETY RECALL

177.3K Vehicles Affected

Recall Date: Sep 6, 2019

Safety Issue:

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles equipped with 1.5L turbo engines. An error in the Engine Control Module (ECM) software may result in the fuel injectors being disabled.

Potential Risk:

Disabled fuel injectors would prevent the engine from starting and may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

FREE Recall Solution:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM software, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-630-2438. GM's number for this recall is N192221960.

Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: N192221960

Notice Date: Oct 16, 2019
Recall Date: Sep 6, 2019

General Motors Llc

NHTSA Campaign: 18V576000 SAFETY RECALL

210.6K Vehicles Affected

Recall Date: Aug 30, 2018

Safety Issue:

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.

Potential Risk:

A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.

FREE Recall Solution:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.

Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 18279

Notice Date: Oct 11, 2018
Recall Date: Aug 30, 2018

General Motors Llc

NHTSA Campaign: 18V400000 SAFETY RECALL

66 Vehicles Affected

Recall Date: Jun 14, 2018

Safety Issue:

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type. As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the front passenger seat, potentially causing the air bag to not deploy when it should, or causing the air bag to deploy when it shouldn't.

Potential Risk:

In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.

FREE Recall Solution:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger PPS seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began August 7, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18208.

Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 18208

Notice Date: Aug 7, 2018
Recall Date: Jun 14, 2018

General Motors Llc

NHTSA Campaign: 18V358000 SAFETY RECALL

895 Vehicles Affected

Recall Date: May 31, 2018

Safety Issue:

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

Potential Risk:

A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

FREE Recall Solution:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.

Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 18188 18268

Notice Date: Jul 2, 2018
Recall Date: May 31, 2018

Consumer Complaints

1.1K Complaints

General Motors, Llc

Campaign: 11545754 Other

Sep 21, 2023

Defect Description:

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Potential Consequences:

Someone needs to take this seriously if I injured myself or kill others with this car GM says no to my request of repurchase since my break down on August 18 to now I continue to get shift to park message this is my only car please help me that you implement a recall ASAP this is the only car I have I ask they fix this problem repurchase or replace my car this is the only car I have someone help me please help me just got into my driveway coming from store and again I get shift to park message please help me

Corrective Action:

Additional Notes:

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 11545754

Notice Date: Sep 21, 2023
Recall Date: Sep 21, 2023

General Motors, Llc

Campaign: 11545853 Other

Sep 21, 2023

Defect Description:

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Consequences:

Potential Consequences:

Additional Notes:

Again today my shift to park message came on to some odd noise help me please

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 11545309

Notice Date: Sep 19, 2023
Recall Date: Sep 19, 2023

General Motors, Llc

Campaign: 11545442 Other

Sep 19, 2023

Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN

Potential Consequences:

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that that vehicle failed to shift into park. The shift to park warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, and the contact was informed that there was a glitch in the vehicle and there were no open recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 91,832.

Corrective Action:

Additional Notes:

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 11545442

Notice Date: Sep 19, 2023
Recall Date: Sep 19, 2023

General Motors, Llc

Campaign: 11545442 Other

Sep 19, 2023

Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

Potential Consequences:

Additional Notes:

Today again shift to park message came on

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 11545474

Notice Date: Sep 19, 2023
Recall Date: Sep 19, 2023

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