2019 Chevrolet Malibu problems
Owners have filed 317 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (20%) and electrical system (20%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 317 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 86 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 86 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 44,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 52,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu with enough data (242 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The Apple CarPlay system, specifically the GPS/navigation function, froze and malfunctioned. This occurred in two separate vehicles I’ve owned: a 2019 Chevy Malibu and now a 2019 Chevy Equinox (the vehicle involved in the accident). Both cars frequently experienced lagging and freezing while using Apple CarPlay. The infotainment system and vehicle are available for inspection.
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while at a light, the engine lost motive power and shut off. The vehicle began to roll backward. The emergency brake was inoperable. The vehicle shifted from park. The contact continued to pull the emergency brake, but it failed to respond. The contact attempted to turn the vehicle off, but it failed to turn off. The vehicle crashed into a ditch. The passenger sustained injuries to her head. The driver sustained injuries to his shoulder.
Some days when I am driving my car it seems as if I'm pushing my foot down all the way onto the pedal and that's not normal it did it today 6/4/2020I just got that car october 2019, it did it 3 times so far like I was at a stop light and it seem as if the car took a very long time for me too push down on the pedal, and also while turning a corner it took a while for the acceleration too catch up and as I did some reach search some lower year cars like mine has recalls for fuel injectors relating too engine…
When trying to accelerate on the highway and merging if I get close to 3 RPM to get up to 60-65 MPH m engine light appears on the dash as well as my traction sensor light and my car will no longer allow me to accelerate. Also after this happens it will not allow me to use my cruise control. This has happened multiple times over the last few months.