2014 Chevrolet Malibu service brakes problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car started shaking in the middle of driving it about 30 mph and all the electrical like door locks were going up and down car wasn’t accelerating and an alert came up for stabilizing wheels i believe. It happened for about a couple seconds and then everything went back to normal and randomly…”
filed Jan 23, 2026
“This is now the THIRD time this has happened, and GM doesn't seem to care, because when my mechanic "fixed" my auto stop problem, it was because GM themselves got the code to "fix" my car. My auto stop worked one time, before today, after my repair last week. I was at a stop light where my auto…”
filed Mar 3, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles may experience a complete loss of brake vacuum assist, disabling the…Campaign 14V247000 · May 14, 2014
- Affected vehicles may have had brake rotors intended for the rear of the car accidentally…Campaign 14V240000 · May 8, 2014
Service Brakes problems in other Malibu years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Malibu | 2 | 6% |
| 2023 Malibu | 2 | 4% |
| 2022 Malibu | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 Malibu | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Malibu | 41 | 21% |
| 2019 Malibu | 20 | 11% |
| 2018 Malibu | 60 | 9% |
| 2017 Malibu | 66 | 9% |
| 2016 Malibu | 94 | 11% |
| 2015 Malibu | 15 | 6% |
| 2013 Malibu | 44 | 5% |
| 2012 Malibu | 65 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.