One problem related to transmission slip out of gear has been reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2008 Malibu.
I just bought the car yesterday and it drove fine but today while pulling away from a stop sign the car began to shift very rough even felt as the transmission was slipping then a few minutes later the car would not accelarate and I pulled over and drove off and the car did not shift out of first gear and also reverse does not work. . . I was told it was the clutch wave plate which is an issue with several different gm vehicles.