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2020 Chevrolet Malibu Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 198 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu, most often about the engine (31% of complaints, typically around 70,000 miles). It is 20th of 26 Malibu model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2020 Chevrolet Malibu problems
Engine
61 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 70,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while shifting into park(p), the vehicle rolled backward before the contact could shift the vehicle into…
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the odometer and tachometer readings were incorrect. The services ESC, power steering, power steering assist, and check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was turned off and restated and operated normally; however, the check…
Transmission
58 complaints · 29%Half of these problems showed up before 72,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while shifting into park(p), the vehicle rolled backward before the contact could shift the vehicle into…
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon parking and attempting to turn off the vehicle, the message "shift to park" was displayed while the gear shifter was already in park(p). The contact stated that upon shifting out of park(p) and shifting back to park(p) several times, the vehicle…
Electrical
57 complaints · 29%Half of these problems showed up before 22,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with the auto start/stop safety feature. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the engine failed to start up while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact restarted the…
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, an unknown warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started to lose motive power. The contact stopped at a traffic signal and after depressing the accelerator pedal when the light changed, the vehicle stalled. The…
Brakes
49 complaints · 25%Half of these problems showed up before 80,500 miles. Parts named most often: antilock, power assist.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The contact engaged the parking brake to stop the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic…
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH on the freeway and depressing the brake pedal to slow down, the brake pedal was difficult to depress, and the vehicle failed to immediately stop. During the failure, the check engine and traction control warning lights…
Other or unspecified
44 complaints · 22%My 2020 chev Malibu, new 10/19, was promised 29 mpg city by Chevrolet's web site and the vehicle sales sticker. I am only getting at the very most 25 mpg at the very most. I live in san diego and do drive in the city for almost all the current 2,000 miles. This is the primary reason I bought this car! I took it to the…
Fuel system
18 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: fuel injection system.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH the vehicle was jerking and then inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over safely. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle immediately; however, eventually, the vehicle restarted and was…
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the message "transport mode" was suddenly displayed, and the vehicle decelerated and stalled. After restarting the vehicle, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who serviced the throttle…
Speed control
18 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: throttle.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the RPM was unexpectedly elevated while driving, and the vehicle was hesitating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. While driving approximately 35-40 MPH and…
Steering
16 complaints · 8%The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the service ESC warning light and the steering assist reduced warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that the traction control warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2020 Chevrolet Malibu recalls
Seat belts: retractor
Risk: An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Dtn air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) has become aware of eight vehicle crashes in which a rupture of a jilin province detiannuo automobile safety system co., ltd. (dtn) air bag inflator occurred during the deployment of the driver side air bag. All eight drivers in these crashes sustained serious or fatal injuries that appear linked to the ruptures. Six of those drivers sustained fatal injuries and two sustained severe injuries. In all eight incidents, the subject inflators had been installed as replacement equipment after the vehicle was involved in a previous crash. Information gathered during nhtsaâs initial analysis of these incidents indicates that the inflators were potentially
Questions about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu
- What are the most common problems with the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (61 complaints, typically around 70,000 miles); transmission (58 complaints, typically around 72,500 miles); electrical (57 complaints, typically around 22,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from August 20, 2021 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2020 a bad year for the Chevrolet Malibu?
- It is 20th of 26 Malibu model years by number of complaints, with 198 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.