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2020 Chevrolet Malibu transmission problems

The 2020 Chevrolet Malibu has 55 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

55

Transmission complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Malibu transmission complaints by model year169 complaints1964: 1 complaints1997: 9 complaints1998: 56 complaints1999: 23 complaints2000: 26 complaints2001: 18 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 13 complaints2004: 67 complaints2005: 65 complaints2006: 43 complaints2007: 52 complaints2008: 89 complaints2009: 123 complaints2010: 133 complaints2011: 112 complaints2012: 50 complaints2013: 53 complaints2014: 52 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 166 complaints2017: 138 complaints2018: 169 complaints2019: 66 complaints2020: 55 complaints2021: 24 complaints2022: 23 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Malibu transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“Shift to park issue . When the car is shifted to park, the system does not recognize the car is in park mode even though the stick is in Park. It starts beeping and that dash board screen shows SHIFT to PARK. It happened several times in October 2024. The dealer says it does not cover under the…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 3, 2024

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu have?

NHTSA has 55 complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu transmission — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.