2024 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Complaints
Complaint Summary
The 2024 Chevrolet Malibu has 12 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking and unknown or other.
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 12 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2 16.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 16.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2 16.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2 16.7%
SERVICE BRAKES
1 8.3%
Quick Insights
The top category is FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, accounting for 16.7% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 8 distinct vehicle systems.
Note: Complaint data reflects owner reports and may not always indicate a verified defect. Compare with Recalls and TSBs for a complete picture.
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What owners keep reporting on the 2024 Chevrolet Malibu
The 2024 Chevrolet Malibu has 12 owner complaints in this dataset. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING is the most common complaint category, representing about 17% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2024 Chevrolet Malibu are FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (2), UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2), FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (2).
Are these complaints a serious red flag?
Potentially. 2 complaint reports involve higher-attention systems like brakes, steering, engine, powertrain, fuel, suspension, airbags, or electrical components, which is enough to justify a focused inspection.
What should buyers inspect on a used 2024 Chevrolet Malibu?
Start with the top complaint systems, compare them against the recall report, then inspect service records for evidence that those same areas were already repaired or monitored.
Detailed Complaint Log
Showing 8 of 8 systems
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2 Reports17% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
I rented this 2024 Chevrolet Malibu from Enterprise Rent A Car in Union City, GA. While driving the vehicle on the highway early on [XXX] a vehicle came to a complete stop and in front of the vehicle directly in front of me. This action almost caused a multi-car pile-up. I immediately engaged the brakes. I was met with force and pressed down as hard as I could to stop the vehicle. The brakes on this vehicle failed to function properly. This caused me to crash into another vehicle. I have no information regarding maintenance and inspection of the vehicle at this time. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
7/25/2024
On [XXX] on a trip to Florida a light came on my instrument cluster that the forward collision and the side blind spot mirror's were inoperable. [XXX] on the way back from Florida after the car being parked a week I was going up [XXX] and a car swerved in front of me and I almost hit it. This system had been working fine up until this time. After getting back on [XXX] OnStar notified me that my right front tire was going flat and it wasn't. On [XXX] OnStar 4g network flashed under the informant system. On [XXX] 2024 I had brake when deer ahead in the road with no warning lights or sounds going off. This car was provided by general motors as a replacement for a 2023 Malibu that was having some of these similar problems with. I contacted Day's Chev in Jasper Georgia on Oct 15 2024 about an appointment for this car and it's going to be on Nov 11 2024. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
10/21/2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 Reports17% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Car reading codes- Po56z-00 C0609-08 U0151-00 No A/C Front bumper clips do not stay tight Car reading low voltage Less than 14,000 miles with all these issues already, what a nightmare.
8/28/2024
Water is pooling in the trunk of my car. I took it to the chevy dealership for a diagnostic and today, they told me water is leaking into the car because of a faulty seal. I just did some research online and have learned that this has been a common issue. I read that warranties have been extended to cover this defect. I would like chevy to extend my warranty to cover this defect, which they've known about for quite some time. As they know, water pooling in a car can lead to other problems.
12/22/2025
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2 Reports17% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
On [XXX] on a trip to Florida a light came on my instrument cluster that the forward collision and the side blind spot mirror's were inoperable. [XXX] on the way back from Florida after the car being parked a week I was going up [XXX] and a car swerved in front of me and I almost hit it. This system had been working fine up until this time. After getting back on [XXX] OnStar notified me that my right front tire was going flat and it wasn't. On [XXX] OnStar 4g network flashed under the informant system. On [XXX] 2024 I had brake when deer ahead in the road with no warning lights or sounds going off. This car was provided by general motors as a replacement for a 2023 Malibu that was having some of these similar problems with. I contacted Day's Chev in Jasper Georgia on Oct 15 2024 about an appointment for this car and it's going to be on Nov 11 2024. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
10/21/2024
The car was taken to Day's Chev in Jasper Georgia on Nov 11 for forward collision system and they checked it and could not duplicate the problem and during this time after I have gotten the car back I have noticed the adaptive cruise does not slow down when you are coming up on a car . This is very dangerous.
11/20/2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2 Reports17% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
On [XXX] on a trip to Florida a light came on my instrument cluster that the forward collision and the side blind spot mirror's were inoperable. [XXX] on the way back from Florida after the car being parked a week I was going up [XXX] and a car swerved in front of me and I almost hit it. This system had been working fine up until this time. After getting back on [XXX] OnStar notified me that my right front tire was going flat and it wasn't. On [XXX] OnStar 4g network flashed under the informant system. On [XXX] 2024 I had brake when deer ahead in the road with no warning lights or sounds going off. This car was provided by general motors as a replacement for a 2023 Malibu that was having some of these similar problems with. I contacted Day's Chev in Jasper Georgia on Oct 15 2024 about an appointment for this car and it's going to be on Nov 11 2024. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
10/21/2024
The car was taken to Day's Chev in Jasper Georgia on Nov 11 for forward collision system and they checked it and could not duplicate the problem and during this time after I have gotten the car back I have noticed the adaptive cruise does not slow down when you are coming up on a car . This is very dangerous.
11/20/2024
SERVICE BRAKES
1 Report8% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
I rented this 2024 Chevrolet Malibu from Enterprise Rent A Car in Union City, GA. While driving the vehicle on the highway early on [XXX] a vehicle came to a complete stop and in front of the vehicle directly in front of me. This action almost caused a multi-car pile-up. I immediately engaged the brakes. I was met with force and pressed down as hard as I could to stop the vehicle. The brakes on this vehicle failed to function properly. This caused me to crash into another vehicle. I have no information regarding maintenance and inspection of the vehicle at this time. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
7/25/2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 Report8% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Vehicle will shut off and say shift neutral to start again
7/22/2025
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
1 Report8% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
See attached document for complaint.
8/22/2025
SEATS
1 Report8% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
See attached document for complaint.
8/22/2025
Data and Methodology
Scores are derived from NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, normalized by vehicle segment averages.
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- Complaint entries
- 12
- Top-topic view
- 5 grouped topics shown
- Primary source
- NHTSA ODI owner complaint records
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