Tl* contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I plan to retire next year, which is why I purchased something reasonably priced and presumably "reliable", so I will soon be on a fixed income and can't afford that type of fix, nor another car with the balance of this faulty car tacked on to the balance. I immediately called aaa to tow my vehicle to a repair shop. I have had o2 sensors replaced twice, wire harness replaced, accelerator pedal replaced, pre-catalytic converter errors, mis-fire errors, catalytic converter replaced, rear wheel bearings. A serious difficulty when you are unexpectedly delayed and need to start a third or more times. California consumers may exercise their CCPA rights here. I took it back and forth to the dealership about 5 times before they finally replaced the turbo valve. 2022 Hyundai Veloster N - After replacing the tires with Contentinal 235/19 all seasons on OEM wheels the blind spot warning system was malfunctioning within one mile of driving. Doors would not lock, emergency lights stay on and had a beeping sound. The gear is in park, but a switch in the steering column isn't operating properly. Thankfully there wasn't a vehicle behind me. The car randomly will reduce engine power, lowering speeds to 20mph or less. This was an absolutely terrifying situation. I immediately took my car to be inspected (attached below), a technician found dtc p0300 set along with a misfire low compression in one or more cylinders. ON 3/12/18 THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO FUEL PRESSURE AND RESULTED IN THE CAR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. 2009 Malibu LS. This has happened four times, three within the last week. I have not figured out what works best, except for just waiting a little bit before trying to turn off my engine. This is extremely dangerous and takes you a long time to get home when you can only go 30 mph or less because of the "reduced engine power" limit. The front end of the vehicle was severely damaged; however, the air bags did not deploy. I have the same problem with my 14 Malibu: it's the module. Was able to get off road call tow truck and tow to closest shop. After the 3rd time this incident occurred, I did some research and found quite a few owners experiencing this exact issue and some whose brakes failed while driving at speed causing accidents! The contact stated they had to pull over and restart the vehicle. all the way home I got home I cut the car off. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Cause unknown, but waiting on a fire report for possible cause. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. A bunch of codes came up. In neither situation will it do it to the point any service technician will ever be able to duplicate it. Engine power reduced. Car keeps going into reduce power mode 2 to 3 times a day happens on the highway constantly very dangerous will never purchase another chevy agian. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000. The car is currently at the dealership having the shifter assembly replaced, which will cost over 0 in parts and labor. The Chevrolet Malibu delivers much substance beyond its shapely styling, from the quiet cabin and generous backseat to the comfortable ride and undaunting . I am in my car now stranded! Both vehicles were towed. You cannot lock the car when this happens. I've also noticed that if you don't put full pressure on the brake pedal, it won't shut the engine off. I have gone to repair shop around 15x times in a almost 2 years period. Gen 8 Malibu, Years 2013-2015 and 2016 Limited, https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10164770-9999.pdf, Gen 7 Problems/Service Issues/Troubleshooting, Gen 5 & 6 Problems/Service Issues/Troubleshooting, Gen 8 Problems/Service Issues/Troubleshooting. Chevy has yet to handle the issue and like most cars it's not covered on warranty so because chevy has put out a faulty product we are being punished with high mechanical costs. One month after my guarantee ends I had transmission park switch defective cost me 325,00 to repair Would GM be responsable for the replacing switch? JavaScript is disabled. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 60,000. Thanks in advance. It's happened at least 6 times in the last 3 weeks. When in park, it occasionally idles around 1-2 rpms and makes a very loud noise. The failure mileage was 68,973. While driving on a main road, the car flashed 'reduced engine power' and stopped working. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. 96, which was unexpected. The sound will sometimes occur before reduced engine power. The headlights are very poor and even unsafe on dark wet nights. Should be a recall on this. The first time I was able to get over and cut the vehicle off and restarted it. The contact then took the vehicle to johnson motor company of south carolina (490 jefferson davis hwy, graniteville, sc 29829) where they repaired the vehicle for a defective pcv hose. Third incident, driving car down the highway, vehicle lost speed (jumped) and check engine light came on. While driving the vehicle I came to a complete stop while waiting to make a left turn on a busy city street and the vehicle shut off therefore remaining in the intersection from on coming traffic, in other terms the vehicle died on me. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS. The turbo would be shut off. The vehicle was not repaired. I asked if it was a design flaw and he concurred. The vehicle was taken to koons clarksville chevrolet buick gmc (12421 auto dr, clarksville, md 21029, 410-988-9522) where it was diagnosed that the shifter assembly was damaged. I still owe 14,000 on the vehicle I'm livid. All we can do is wait and try to start it until luckily it did. When I put my car in park, it doesn't always recognize it's in park. car shut off while driving. I was out of country for most of 2019 and when I returned I went through mail and discovered a letter from gm stating that water can get into trunk and cabin from a chmsl. No warning lamps. The fire risk enters the picture if leaking transmission fluid makes contact with an ignition source. I was unable to do anything due to no current . The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Vehicle abruptly slowed in heavy traffic for no apparent reason. Also, on several occasions, the engine would not start and the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact stated that while her daughter was at a red light, the engine failed to start-up upon depression of the accelerator as the stop/start feature failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the automatic start/stop feature intermittently failed to operate as needed and the vehicle would shut off while at a complete stop. The vehicle was repaired eleven times over three years for the same failure, but the failure continued. I almost crashed. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring intermittently. When driving the vehicle swerves and fishtails from time to time. Engine power reduced warning came on with engine light and traction light car speed dropped. My car kept calling onstar emergency and kept explaining to them it was my car. Noticed after heavy rains as well as when using the car wash. Once I restart it I can drive but my engine light remains on. Thanks. Car cut off another car almost slammed in the back of my car due the abruptness of the car going out. Because the trunk will not open there is no access to the failed 12 volt battery. Upon getting into the car on october 12, while still at the dealership the engine light came on. They said it was something wrong with the accelerator pedal. I was able to accelerate to a max of 35 mph this time. THE SOUND WILL SOMETIMES OCCUR BEFORE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. This has been an issue that is caused my personal life and my professional life severe distress. This is not covered under the bumper-to-bumper warranty since it is over 3 years old, but I only have 28,800 miles on the car. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. My vehicle has 33, 304 miles and is a new used purchase. The contact stated that while coming to a stop, the vehicle lost motive power and electrical power. I pointed out that the failure codes were stored in the ecm, but they said diagnosis wasn't possible with the light off. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The failure mileage was 24,000. However, the replacement windshield is much more reflective than the original, based on my best recollection. Vehicle was leaking into cabin through the third brake light caused by a faulty gasket. When the car is put into park you get a message it is still in drive and won't shut down took to dealer and they replaced shifter assy. An update that only a gm facility can do. Mileage 75,698. It takes many tries and a lot of time to finally get the car to turn off. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 45-55 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently to 25-30 mph. The failure mileage was 22,000. If you are experiencing any loss of power issues in your Chevrolet Malibu, fill out our Get Rid of Your Lemon form or call us at 1 800 LEMON-LAW (1 800 536 6652) to get back on the road to recovery. I immediately drove back to dealership for repair. Third brake light brakes when car is lifted or jacked, causes safety issue and concern. 00 dollars to fix. Problem with the shifter. I waited a few minutes and restarted the car. I have to put on my flashers while in traffic and shut the vehicle on and off until it restarts. Get home and let it rest. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. The car will show shift to park. Right in the midst of me driving .. No matter what speed im driving. But before this started, the car kept on shutting off on me when I come to a stop. When shifting to park it is not recognized and will notify via display in panel. I will try to contact the dealer about this. While the vehicle was at the dealer, the technician replaced the instrument cluster with a 2018 part that was not compatible with the vehicle. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SWERVES AND FISHTAILS FROM TIME TO TIME. My check engine light has been on more than 7 times in the past 2 years. The 2018 Chevrolet Malibu received 6 recalls, the 2017 model year received 4 . The vehicle was not repaired. The car would not fully turn off. This needs investigated big time before someone gets hurt. In its last three years, it switched entirely to importing cars. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The warning message "steering assist reduced, drive with care" was illuminated. Have sat in traffic for 15 minutes or longer before the engine would start. When I put my car in park, if I turn off my engine after a few seconds of sitting in park, sometimes my car doesn't recognize it's in park. The ssue has never been addressed by the dealership and during the most recent incident august 2018 I took the car in to advise them of this issue in addition to a knocking sound in the rear of the car. engine power reduce error on dash as well as check engine light. Please promptly issue a recall to remedy this issue. Again, my car is not covered. The antenna was replaced to fix the back glass from leaking. THERE ARE WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. Did try to clean out the throttle body and see if that helped, but issue still is there. We believe this is what's going on. I took the vehicle to the repair shop I always use and they affirmed there was a problem and gave the price for the parts (908. The power steering also goes out at random times. Then a warning saying reduced engine power came on. Now its sying. Speed went from 50 down to 20 while on an expressway and I had to pull off the road and shut it down. When the vehicle is in park and turned off, there is a message that appears on the dashboard that reads, "shift to park," despite the gear shift in the park position. CTS 2017 XT5 2017 Chevrolet Cruze 2016 Equinox 2018 2018 Malibu 2017 GMC Acadia 2017 2018 Terrain 2018 Involved Region or Country North America and N.A. Today 11/27/2017, the meter is now inaccurate again. Each time causing the check engine light to come on. I am still under the 3 year bumper to bumper warranty. The contact taken the vehicle to a certified mechanic who had not diagnosed the failure as of yet. Dropped from 65 down to 45 while in the 3rd lane. They fixed that. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000. Shift to park when placing car in park which does not allow vehicle to fully power off. Lost power brakes. It has on numerous occasion at highway speeds felt like the steering went really loose, almost a neutral feel without resistance and vehicle becomes difficult to control when this happens. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. The vehicle was not towed. The dealer was made aware of the failure and sent a tow truck to retrieve the vehicle. It did not allow me to shift into any gears or accelerate. I purchased the 2017 malibu in 2017 and currently have about 24000 miles on it. I did not find anything that made me feel unsafe to finish my drive home, but I do want to raise attention to this so it can be looked into so this doesnt happen to other people. Lots of online complaints. The vin was not available. September 11, 2019. 2020 went to get inspection sticker and attendent told me you have no backup lights. They have not been able to determine a definite fix, instead they said there's some corrosion around the battery. The first dealer test drove the vehicle and was unable to provide a recommended repair solution. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. Typically to get the message to go away I have to turn the car on and shift out of park, shift back into park and turn off again sometimes I have to do this several times. Second time this has happened. 3/27/2021, he was driving it and lost power on the interstate. I was leaving work and got 5 minutes into my drive and I had a warning light come on in my malibu while I was in motion driving straight in town. Once home, the car was turned off for about 5 minutes. We've fixed thousands of lemon problems. After putting the vehicle in park, and the vehicle is stationary, the p on the shifter lights up that it is in park, the screen reads that is is in park, and the car is parked and not moving. It attemps to start but the engine willnot turn over. The car now has to be towed to a chevy dealership to handle the issue. Vehicle moving slowly and almost stationary when struck in driver side rear door area by full size pickup truck with extensive and substantial damage and likely a total loss but no air bag deployed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. I'm not bashing chevy I'm actually a fan of the chevy malibu. Diagnosis at dealer was bad accelerator switch. I paid over 500 dollars for the repair. Gm needs to address this. This is very important and should be fixed immediately! It is very expensive and unfortunate that they will not cover this issue regardless of miles, knowing that this can happen to the 2017 chevy malibu's at any time. I tried restarting the car for about 0 mins until then finally the acr restarted again. I continue to push the pedal and then suddenly revs up to pedal speed. The vin was not available. Took it back in and chevrolet dealer said it was the accelerator pedal sensor. Less than a year after I purchased this new vehicle it happened then again not even one year after they have supposedly fixed it. Medical attention was provided. We all were so shaken up! No further assistance was provided. 8 and 15 volts) for extended periods of time. August 31, 2019 - purchased a 2017 chevy malibu at the dealership april 4th, 2021 - my car had a rough running engine with the indicator lamp on. I replaced "park" switch with pn: 653-d2hw-bl221h at 31,000 miles. My dashboard noted "shift to park" when my gear was in park. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. I checked online and multiple malibus are having this problem. *tr, Intermittently when the car has been shifted into park and turned off a message on the driver control screen states to shift to park and will leave the car battery on and will beep the doors are open. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer but was unable to duplicate the failure. My 2017 Chevy Malibu paint job has faded badly and peeled and must be replaced. I haven't been able to find any place with the part to get the vehicle fix. I have also attempted to have the car repaired multiple times, within warranty and while out of warranty, by two dealerships. We usually have to replace the shifter control box". Html their website also says that the car should have the 6t45 transmission in it. Inaccurate gas meter or other fuel components. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 95124179466. My car began to click and wouldn't go over 40mph. The service representative said this is a recurring problem and they have seen it multiple times. An internet search indicated that this is a problem in my make/model of car. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown switch needed to be replaced. Fortunately, the 1st was covered by warranty. *tr, When putting gear shift into park a message states the car is not in park and will not shut off. When I put my car in park and turn the engine off I am getting a message that says shift to park. When engine power reduces car will not accelerate more than 30mph which is dangerous on a highway. They ran diagnostics on it and this time they stated it could have been due to the cold weather and said a oil change might help. After putting my 2017 chevy malibu into park and turning it off a message appears on the dash saying "shift to park". Etc. I'm having to pull over and turn my car off! Engine power reduces sporadically while driving on highway and regular city streets. Luckily I was near the shoulder, but if I wasn't I could've easily gotten into an accident. I only had 11989 miles on it and it is 1 year old. The main issue I have is with the transmission. While driving my car started to say driving assistance off please drive with care then it acts like it's going to turn off. This issue has happened twice. The passenger seat belt did not function at all. I've got 12k miles on it and it's been serviced at chevy only, and the [xxx] thing has a rattle in the dash they 'can't figure out' and they don't hear any abnormal engine noise. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph a second vehicle t-boned into the passenger side of the vehicle causing substantial damage to the passenger side body of the vehicle. Somethings gone major wrong and I'm showing recalls and I am looking for gm to fix this car I have a a lot of money in it and still owe a lot of money on it.! TSB Seems To Fix 8-Speed Automatic GM Transmission Problems - GM Authority; GM faces a possible class-action lawsuit over 8-speed transmission - Auto Blog. This is a known problem with late model malibu's. April 5th, 2021 - the gm reps that I talked to concluded that my warranty ended and denied any assistance from the manufacture. RECENTLY WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF A WARNING LIGHT APPEARS STATE ? THE WARNING ON MY DASH SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. Those times that the engine light came on speed would not go over 30 miles per hour. Over the last month, however, the amount of time the message stayed displayed increased to many minutes, and it would take turning the car on/off and shifting in/out of park multiple times before the vehicle could be turned off completely. When driving the vehicle, a warning will randomly appear saying 'reduced engine power' and will reduce speed to about 20mph and will not accelerate any faster. Example: "Bad Brakes", "Toyota Recall", etc. I was driving on freeway at 70mph and suddenly I lost power and message showed up engine power reduced and the check engine light and the traction control light. Car stopped while driving on a highway with a message on dash saying 'engine power is reduced.' He said in newer cars this would prevent the car from starting. Vehicle just went in limp mode. . The check engine light and reduced engine power warning message came on. And it was saying sterring assist reduced. Please look into this. This has happened both in traffic and on the highways. A european cutoff beam pattern would help too. The warning chime continues to sound, "shift into park". Loss of power while driving, have to pull over because it won't go above 20 mph, traction light comes on. Dealer can not reproduce and refuses to do anything about it. My vehicle had stand still water in my trunk, the water seeped through to the interior damaging the rear seats, water covered the floor, there are stains on the roof and the smell of aged water is throughout the entire vehicle. It allows moisture to get into the vehicle, which means in the winter ice forms on the inside of the windshield as well as the outside. 00 total 3. Also sensor have failed twice- three times in heavy traffic and will brake on their own without any car being directly in front of me which is scary and could cause a major accident on the highway. Granted, I was barely moving but the issue made be very nervous. Service Bulletin #18-NA-297 is one that stands out. BOTH TIMES I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MILES AND COMPLETED THE TRIPS.

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