2022 Chevrolet Malibu electrical system problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2022 Chevrolet Malibu — 33% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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. On a seperate occasion my brakes failed…”
filed Sep 1, 2026
“I was told the bcm on my vehicle is bad. It cause my car to go all out of wack. Multiple warning lights come on (ESC, ABS, power steering, check engine), the gauge controls flutter, my gear shift clicks on and off, the car has even shut down on me in the middle of traffic, wouldn’t start, wouldn’t…”
filed Jul 15, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Malibu years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Malibu | 17 | 44% |
| 2023 Malibu | 12 | 17% |
| 2021 Malibu | 29 | 33% |
| 2020 Malibu | 57 | 29% |
| 2019 Malibu | 61 | 32% |
| 2018 Malibu | 191 | 27% |
| 2017 Malibu | 161 | 23% |
| 2016 Malibu | 222 | 27% |
| 2015 Malibu | 68 | 25% |
| 2014 Malibu | 86 | 25% |
| 2013 Malibu | 375 | 45% |
| 2012 Malibu | 290 | 32% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2022 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.