2017 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (6) · Power Train (4) · Structure:body (2)
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Compared against other Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (318)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Showing the 6 most recent of 318 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-05-14 · Unknown Or Other“hundreds of times since i purchased the car in july, 2017 i've had a "shift to park" problem. here is what happens. i go to park my car. i put the car into park. i go to turn off the engine. the engine will not turn off. a sign on the screen says, "shift to park". apparently as gm explains it, the car is not recognizing that the car is put i…”
2025-05-09 · Power Train“the car completely lost power while being driven on a freeway in sacramento, california. the car was towed to a chevrolet dealer in davis, california and they determined that the car lost power due to a faulty auxiliary battery negative cable assembly (part # 84085823). the chevrolet dealer cannot find the part because gm has discontinued productio…”
2023-09-13 · Power Train“in 2019 i took my vehicle under warranty to the purchasing dealership to fix a "shift to park" reading after the vehicle is parked. it precludes turning off the car. repeatedly restarting the car and shifting to park and/or jiggling the controller in park usually stopped the reading. the dealer replaced the control shifter, which fixed the problem…”
2023-05-28 · Electrical System“the secondary battery that sits in the trunk, above the back driver side tire had a short. the cable bunt out and my car reduced speed and it had me pull over. i did not know this is what had happened until i drove it again and i could no longer start it. the shift knob is locked and cant put it on drive or neutral. initializing wait to shift, thef…”
2022-08-22 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift“in order to turn off the vehicle, the vehicle must be in park. i have experienced several incidences where, despite being in park (shifter is moved all the way forward and the “p” is red on the dash display), the vehicle will not turn off and states to shift to park to turn off. sometimes i can just return the car to drive and then put it in to par…”
2022-04-22 · Electrical System · 57,733 mi“the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that after his wife parked the vehicle, the "shift to park" message was displayed while the gear selector was shifted into park(p). the vehicle would not turn off until after several attempts; however, the failure recurred with the doors locking the contact's wife and 3 children inside of…”
2021-12-29 · Power Train“car voltage stays very high (between 14.8 and 15 volts) for extended periods of time. at which point the windows have fogged up and there is a raw egg smell in the cabin - probably sulfur. both the hybrid and the 12v car battery are located in the truck and there are vents that draw air from the cabin to ventilate those batteries. the car voltage w…”
2021-10-30 · Power Train“this class action lawsuit was filed in the u.s. district court for the eastern district of michigan by three separate plaintiffs in wisconsin, minnesota and maryland, car complaints reports. the suit alleges certain gm vehicles fail to detect when the gear selector has been shifted into park, blocking the ability for the user to shut the vehicle of…”
2021-08-31 · Vehicle Speed Control“car accelerates on its own while i’m driving. in addition , without warning the car engines suddenly reduced speed. this has accrued while i’m on the freeway without any warnings. …”
2021-08-23 · Electrical System“get "shift to park" after putting car in park to shut it off. i am unable to turn the car off - so do i leave it running in my garage? this is a known error that they charge to fix. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/mc-10186071-9999.pdf attached is my bill to have this known error fixed. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.