250 of the 1,391 complaints about the Chevrolet Malibu (18.0%) concern Electrical, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.1× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
250Complaints · Electrical
18.0%Share of complaints
1.14×vs. all vehicles
89Last 12 months
4.8%Share involving a crash or fire
2Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2018 model (85, 12% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (8). 89 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 35 in the 12 months before — the pace is rising.
Owners most often describe: “shift park”, “prevention”, “park message”, “shut” and “reduced”. 12 of these reports (4.8%) describe a crash or fire, with 4 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V212000 (2026-04-02, model years 2023, 2024 and 2025).
Unknown, I parked the vehicle, got out of it, left car running for AC, locked the doors. The car was in park. Locks unlocked door, rear view camera display cut off, AC still running. I am viewing a house, so I walk around house and car still in park, 0-5min.
Electrical · 2026-08-01 · ODI 11754124 · Crash
Blower motor area caught fire while sitting in the driveway. Car door was opened about 20 minutes prior to my security camera catching smoke billowing from the vehicle
Electrical · 2026-05-18 · ODI 11738610 · Fire
I was driving and all of a sudden all the warning lights start going off on my vehicle’s dashboard and the car jerks back and forth while decelerating. This has happened twice on the highway putting me in danger of crashing or making cars around me crash.
Electrical · 2026-09-01 · ODI 11761214
My back up camera is inop. On my 2024 chev malibu vin no [XXX] Has a black screen when backing up. States to be setviced.Has been inop since XXX.
Electrical · 2026-08-28 · ODI 11760513
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V212000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted.
Electrical · 2026-08-27 · ODI 11759954
camera blurred when backing up been having a recall no remedy or paper sent out for it yet
Electrical · 2026-08-25 · ODI 11759387
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 26V212000 · 2026-04-02 · Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025
Summary: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262551720. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE Campaign 19V642000 · 2019-09-06 · Model years: 2018
Summary: 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.
Remedy: 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.
How common are Electrical problems on the Chevrolet Malibu?
250 of the 1,391 complaints about the Chevrolet Malibu (18.0%) concern Electrical, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.1× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Chevrolet Malibu model years have the most Electrical complaints?
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2018 model (85, 12% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (8).
Is there a recall for Chevrolet Malibu Electrical problems?
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V212000 (2026-04-02, model years 2023, 2024 and 2025).