2005 Chevy Malibu LT shifting problems. Hello! My wife has a 2005 Chevy Malibu LT 3.5L and I had a question pertaining to shifting. It's an automatic transmission and well for starters, the electronic range control switch on the shifter is out so when you manually change between 1,2,3,4 gears it stays in L3.005 Chevy Malibu LT shifting problems. Hello! My wife has a 2005 Chevy Malibu LT 3.5L and I had a question pertaining to shifting. It's an automatic transmission and well for starters, the electronic range control switch on the shifter is out so when you manually change between 1,2,3,4 gears it stays in L3.