They even state that the concerns require immediate repair, yet there is no recall issued so consumers are aware. I contacted gm 09/21/20 amd they stated they were aware of ongoing issues and I could bring it in to get looked at but would have to pay a diagnostic fee. I purchased this vehicle for my son in january 2017. The vehicle was deemed totaled the following week. First started around 10,000 miles. Both mine and my wifes 2017 malibu goes in to reduce engine power mode with stability tack light on and service engine light on. When attempting to park the vehicle, the instrument panel stated that the gear shift must be placed in the park position, even though the gear was already in the park position. Let me check fuses, usually when both light go out at same time its a fuse problem told him about sun roof and map light, he checked every fuse inside and out. Please advise. When vehicle is engaged in auto stop, it stalls out completely or bucks forward when at a complete stop(sign or red light). The part was replaced, but the failure continued. There was about 3 gallons of water where the spare tire was. At the same time, the display read "engine power is reduced" and I lost all acceleration. Additionally receiving codes for reduced engine power/speed reduction while driving and frequent messages of "shift to park," when already parked. Message or call 877-795-3666 today. Worst part is cause expensive property damage to interior of vehicle from water leaking in. The vehicle would not go over 25 miles an hour. In less than one month of purchase, I replace a tire because it popped. This is endangering my safety by having to spend extra time maneuvering the shifter in order to be able to turn the car off. While I was at the highway I was trying to pass another car, but while I stepped on the accelerator pedal. Plus when I shift to park it says shift to park when I already have. I experience this problem several time within the last month. The check engine light came on and the stabilitrak came on. Please look into this. Tl* contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. It was repaired on 8/26/2021, once again engine light is on again. The vehicle was not repaired. I was driving at 70 mph on a highway and the car shut of causing me to nearly get hit multiple times. My car is cutting the power to the engine at random times. The car is brand new so the only thing I have noticed is hard shifting, but in the future I feel as if this could become a problem. This occurence continued to happen peiodically, I am not sure what the cause of this reaction, but I let the dealership know if every instance and broughtthe car in to be checked at 20,000 miles, 24,000 , 26, 000 miles & 27,000 miles. NOTHING WORKED INCLUDING HAZARD LIGHTS. Vehicle was diagnosed as having a faulty accelerator pedal. 7 Pictures about Anyone have this problem - Chevy Malibu Forum: Chevrolet Malibu Forums : 2014 Chevrolet Malibu Start-Stop . The warning chime continues to sound, "shift into park". Vehicle would only accelerate to approx 20-30 mph and was very slow to build any momentum. This should not happen. I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT A YEAR AGO. It takes many tries and a lot of time to finally get the car to turn off. The vehicle was not repaired. The fuel pump 'control module' was replaced at the dealership and I took posseion of the car on 3/10/18. Engine shuts off at traffic light when my foot is on the brake. The 2nd time dead battery occured was last june 2019 only, dealer also replaced the battry. 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. When I turned the car on, there was a check engine light but it ran fine. Luckily there was relatively light traffic. About 6 months ago, I was driving in the interstate going about 70 mph, when my vehicle dropped its speed to 20 mph advising of ' reduced engine power ', the speed did not decrease which caused a hault & jerk. This should be a recall issue. This issue has happened twice. The mechanic cleaned the air intake system; however, the failure recurred. Going to work on a city street car completely shut off. Reduced engine power first time this happened I was making a u turn at slow speeds when my dash displayed ' reduced engine power' check engine light came on as well as traction control light . Gm needs to fix it. My dealership contacted GM and they said it is a non-issue but the dealership disagrees since they have had numerous vehicles with the same complaint.. As I was pulling off to the emergency shoulder my brakes became very stiff and started pulsating rapidly. You are currently viewing Chevrolet.com (United States). The contact was informed that the gear shifter wiring harness and switch were damaged and needed to be replaced. The "reduce engine power light" came on and vehicle would only go 25-30 mph. It takes a while for the car to accelerate on highways or streets. The car has to be turned off and back on after approximately 20 seconds in order to reset the traction light only to off, to be able to continue driving. The "key not detected" light illuminated, however the key was inside the vehicle. A police report was filed. 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. 27 labor 0. So I am unable to turn off the car properly due to this. I completely lost power and had no control being my steering wheel locked. Felt the transmission downshifting. This started the beginning of march and has continued. Part was replaced at owners expense 14 months into the life of the car. It has started out of no where, After driving, vehicle parked and gear shift to park. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000. Vehicle felt like it was stuck in 2nd gear. 2017 malibu lost power while on the freeway on 4/10/2019! *tr, The top of the rear window near the third break light starting leaking. The headlights are very poor and even unsafe on dark wet nights. He stated probably, I went home hoping it would be something minor. There are many complaints of ppl losing power while on the freeway. Fortunately, the 1st was covered by warranty. I took it to autozone for a diagnosis and it's the throttle pedal position being farther apart than allowed. When I lifted off brake and went to accelerate, engine did not restart. The steering went loose on about 12 to 14 occasions. My car shuts of when it should not and creates a crash hazard. I also have read about law suits being filed regarding this as well. The check engine warning light illuminated. I had my pistons and all that replaced back in 2019, I have also had the battery replaced 3 times since getting this vehicle as that is what gm recommended. The first time warranty covered it (shifter was replaced), but I'm not so sure if they will cover this second time. Including 2016 malibu. The car sometimes has a huge delay after you push the start button on dash to actually start, and being a hybrid the car shakes bad when engine starts, it's sounda like crap to be honest. With only 12k miles left of the warranty. It's by far from that. U.S. owners may contact GMC at 888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 800-955-9007, Chevrolet at 800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 800-458-8006. Took the vehicle into the dealership for inspection with the initial problem being the o2 sensor they updated the software and it was noted gm would monitor the concern and has been an ongoing issue since. I spoke with gm and they are saying they are not aware of this problem and I will have to pay for repairs out of pocket. The car does not register that the car has already been stopped and switched to park. It was not safe traveling at the speed that I was. I have 3 kids and was told this is a safety issue and should be a recall as there are a lot of them out there with same problems! Lately she has been complaining that the car suddenly drifts at highway speeds and she has to make corrections that jerk her all over the road. This could cause some horrible accident because of a malfunction/ defective part that was installed. Nobody will help this is a death trap vehicle. Vehicle stays 'on' (radio etc) engine is off. One dealer was notified and was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. One can only imagine the fear I had. Seems to be a common failure mode of the park indicator switch. The radio's sound stopped working after that. *tr. The contact stated they had to pull over and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to bob steele chevrolet (2800 florida 520, cocoa, fl 32926 (321) 632-6700) where no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be replicated. I currently have it at the dealership and am being told they can find nothing wrong despite four different people in my car witnessing it happen to me more than once and my providing a log of every time it's happened. These are the oem that come with the 2017 malibu premier and have a 40,000 mile warranty. P2138 is for throttle/pedal position. Tells me my power steering is out. Has required turning car back on & off as many as 8 times, and/or moving forward or backwards numerous times. I purchased this vehicle back in august 2018. The car has roughly 24k miles on it. When in park, it occasionally idles around 1-2 rpms and makes a very loud noise. It is obvious to be a shabby mechanism inside the shift box that isn't connecting the circuit to show that the vehicle is actually in park. I literally have lost everything after having lost my job over this defective vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. My car will randomly go into engine reduced power mode causing my car to drop from whatever speed I'm at to 30-40mph, almost causing an accident. I purchased my 2017 malibu from jud kuhn in sc, it had 40,000 miles when purchased. If left alone, I would possibly drain the battery. Then it would cut off while stopped at a traffic light. Eventually the car built enough momentum to shift out of 2nd. The first time at 30,000+ miles, and now again at 74,000+ miles. I was quoted 34 and change originally for parts and labor at the beginning of the problem being addressed. I was looking online and others are having the same issue. The vehicle eventually restarted and was taken to the local dealer (phil smith chevrolet, 1640 sr 7, lauderhill, fl, 954-271-1474), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The car will not start sometimes. This car is a lemon. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. . I'm trying to make a complaint. There was an error message on the instrument to shift the vehicle to park however, the vehicle failed to remain in park. When driving the car, it will suddenly decelerate. The car was parked and off in our driveway for 15 minutes -horn started went out saw smoke called 911 and by the time back at front door flames from front end. The first time I discovered it the trunk was soaked and the car smelled horrible (8/24/2017, 11/2/2017, 1/2018 etc etc). I was on a regular city street but am worried when I return to work after my vacation I will get stranded. A few mins go by it will start again. It is not surprising (at least to me) that gm still has issues with their seat belts. This has been happening to several malibu's fie some years now and this issue needs a massive recall. Car goes down to less than 50 miles per hour and is struggling to go must faster while I am on the freeway. The problem exhibits itself as a rough running engine with a DTC P0300. There have been repeated problems with the steering being stiff but that appears to be fixed with a new rack and other parts. If I can't get my car to recognize it's in park, I can't leave my car because the battery will not turn off until it recognizes it's in park. The vehicle was towed to page chevrolet (6500 little river turnpike, alexandria, va) where it was diagnosed that the internal parts of the accelerator pedal assembly were deformed and caused the failure. The gear is in park, but a switch in the steering column isn't operating properly. Whenever I fill the take from e I have to at least refill an additional two times per week. *tt video attached *bf, After having problems with losing power steering on my 2010 chevrolet malibu I did this research on line. The vehicle was taken back to autonation chevrolet northpoint, but the cause of the failure was undetermined. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The problem is still there. Please consider making the edge more rounded like the rear doors. On my daily commute I see so many of these 2016 and newer malibu's on the road and I begin wondering is this the next tragedy in the making on our us highways??? If I can't get my car into park, it may roll and cause injury/damage/death. I contacted the local gm dealer about this but there is no recall. Intermittent shift to park message displayed on the driver information center (dic) when the vehicle has been shifted to park and the ignition has been turned to the off position. They suggested I replace the windshield with an oem replacement, which I plan to do for safety reasons. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(p) however, the shift to park message was displayed, preventing the vehicle from turning off. You then have to turn car on and off until message goes away. The same part has been replaced 3 times (refer to receipts) relating to the accelerator pedal 3. . Then the check engine light came. Entered on-ramp to head south on I-93 and half-way up the ramp it happened again. It's dangerous and the fact that nothing has been done by the federal government about this is worriesome. it would not start it was turning over but. I took my car to a chevrolet dealer were they diagnosis it to be ( pedal position sensor not plausible needs accelerator pedal replaced and programed.. My car has been in the shop since january 24 2019 awaiting for apart (accelerator pedal) that has been on back order for over a month and still hasnt came available as of february 5 2019 nobody can fully explain why noone has this particular part available.. Always the same outcome "we don't know how to fix it". The app reads 78% thus I do not know how much gas I really have left. The vehicle was not repaired. Randomly shuts down while driving. This appears to be a known issue. My car stopped this time. If that is the case the safety feature of not allowing you to shut off your vehicle if not in park is drastically compromised when these controls become faulty. 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. Less fortunate are the Chevy Malibu's ongoing engine and fuel system problems. It typically takes 3 repeats of this before the car finally allows me to shut it off. Thanks. It feels like one side of the car is pulling faster than the other. Check engine light is on and shows it being the turbo but have had it in the dealership and the continued to say it is this sensor or that sensor or a sensor is dirty but never fixed the problem. I had this happen 3 to for times a week, and I would have to restart car take out of park and put it into park several times till the message on dashboard would go away.. Took to dealer who checked all of the diagnostic codes and said it was fully operational. I have experienced several incidences where, despite being in park (shifter is moved all the way forward and the p is red on the dash display), the vehicle will not turn off and states to shift to park to turn off. My check engine light has remained on since then. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Three months later recall . I didnt know it had the start stop feature. Please discard PI1426. The starter would try and turn the engine over for 10 seconds then the starter would shut off. Does anyone know why this would happen and how to fix? Shift control was removed and replaced at a cost of 4. Car won't start and then get a message saying stabilitrak. I know there is a class action suit. The vehicle was repaired. Severely uncomfortable driving the car anywhere. I pushed shifter forward and vehicle shut off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the convertor actuator voltage performance for the power train system had failed. Whats even more critical is the recall issued by Chevy related to the fuel system. The dash indicator also states "shift to park" even though it is in park. 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. Same 2017 chevy malibu also has the "shift to park" error so we can't shut off the engine because the car won't go into park, you have to back up and keep trying to get the shifter to let you put into park if you're lucky it will finally after many shifting attempts back and forth to get rid of the error so you can shut off the engine to exit your car. We look forward to working with you to resolve your legal issues. Battery charging system is faulty. The battery voltage seemed fine and ranged from 13.7 volts to 14.5 volts depending on revs etc. But this scares me because in december of 2000, I was driving a rented pontiac grand am (truly the last time I have driven or ridden in a gm vehicle), and the seat belt, nor the air bag functioned correctly. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The car also does not go into auto stop, when making a full stop. . When you put the vehicle in park it will say on the driver information panel to shift to park even though it is in park. I found the senior advisors to be unhelpful and limited in remedying simple common sense customer concerns. Next my car kept getting water in tire well and I went to dealer and they told me it was not a recall. I do not like this feature.I know that you can bypass this by switching to manuel mode and pushing the +\- button to the highest gear and drive like normal . My car kept calling onstar emergency and kept explaining to them it was my car. I continually need to pull over and turn off car top reset itself. Fault codes p2138 for accelerator pedal, c0242 and u0401 for traction control system.