Mileage 75,698. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, no assistance was offered. Midsize cars are larger than the compact counterpart and require a more powerful, functional engine. Then the check engine light came. I urge the nhtsa to review this very dangerous situation carefully and strongly recommend you have chevy do the right thing and get this part fixed and replaced to keep us drivers safe!! The 2018 Chevrolet Malibu received 6 recalls, the 2017 model year received 4 . While driving on highway check engine light came on and engine power reduxe light came on dash. *tr, Engine light has been on and off for the pass year. The engine light remained lit and the "reduce engine power" message remained on this time. I notice I get a message on my dashboard power assist and reduce speed. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I have car shield but I can not find a mechanic to accept it. I tried restarting the car for about 0 mins until then finally the acr restarted again. The manufacturer was not contacted. First incident, vehicle in motion moving about 45 mph approached red light vehicle started making loud tick noise when to start to slow down and break pedal was solid not able to slow the vehicle down. Research shows owners paying 0 to 0 for repairs when out of warranty. Felt as if it were stuck in 2nd gear. My 2017 malibu suddenly had the "check engine" light come on, and a message indicating that a "reduced power mode" had been initiated. Com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/malibu/2016. When the vehicle is already in park. During cold weather, the charge air cooler became frozen. I have to wait for about 15 minutes until the car will turn on again. Just google it! Read more about the firm. Third brake light brakes when car is lifted or jacked, causes safety issue and concern. One Edmunds user stated, I bought my Malibu new. In neither situation will do it to the point any service technician will ever be able to duplicate it. This has to be some sort of mal-function or recall regarding this issue. When parking car we place the shifter in park, and psh the button to turn off car it states to put shifter in park after wiggling the shifter that is clearly in park the car will shut off. It's happened 5 times since I got the car one being I was on the highway and almost got hit by a semi on my way to work in morning traffic. Car today when driving did same thing the said reducing engine power almost made it home then completely died on me in middle of road. Please issue a recall! I was driving about 45mph when the light came on and it reduced my speed to 20mph. They inspected vehicle and found the vacuum pump locked up again and broken pieces where sent into the engine and destroyed the cam shaft. No power breaking. The failure mileage was 19,796. The vehicle stayed on until either the battery was drained or the electrical wiring overheated. When active, the system automatically turns off your engine whenever you come to the stop. Never seen it before. One Edmunds reviewer details all of the faults with the electrical system. I took it by the dealership and showed them they said that it was coming from the 3rd brake light well they ordered a part for the vehicle and stated theater should fix the problem, but the problem is still ongoing. My power steering assist pops up and disappears. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. 'takata recall' check engine light came on and the next day the speed of vehicle decreased and said engine power reduced while I was on highway, Within 7 months I have been through 3 sets of rear tires. That's how we solved our problem. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. This error went from 1 a week to multiple times a day. Maybe thats why so many consumers opt to drive the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. Vehicle felt like it was stuck in 2nd gear. 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. Have a car complaint to add? The point of electronic stability control is to help provide a comfortable, solid drive. This has to do with some electrical connection around the drive pedal! The contact stated that after pulling the vehicle into the driveway and attempting to shift the vehicle into park; however, the engine revved up as if trying to accelerate forward. I STRONGLY desire to permanently defeat the auto-stop. (4x day). "service stability" 'battery save mode' 'shift to park' all blink when this happens. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Indicating that I must shift into park, although it is already in park. An Edmunds user wrote, Less than 25,000 miles and car will lurch forward on occasion from the stopped position due to gears (automatic) not engaging. The dealership I purchased it from agreed and offered to get me into a new malibu being it's a safety issue but I want nothing to do with another chevy after my research. The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet from 1964 to 1983 and again since 1997. If that happens, the engine may not start, or might stall . I placed my car in park and turned off the vehicle. A few days later the light returned and I called again. Been to dealership 3 times for the same problem. No warning no nothing just turns off. The brakes continues to lock up and is a danger to our safety. We're worried we will not see the error message and exit the vehicle with the possibility of the car moving as it doesn't recognize that the car is in park. I reached out to the chevrolet dealership and they confirmed there was not a recall. Dealership states its a manufacturer issue or system issue and a fix is being worked on its been a couple of months all they can do is reset the sensor but it keeps coming on. I was able to get into a parking lot but the car would not shut off and the "shift to park" warning showed. The warning chime continues to sound, "shift into park". Had to pull over and car would not go past 20 mph. Frequently the car will say that the transmission is not in park, but the shifter is in the park position, and the car will not turn off until I take it from park to reverse to park again. Without being signaled to do so. Then suddenly the engine comes back on at an accelerated speed. Each time causing the check engine light to come on. A common issue with the automatic transmission Chevy Malibus from the years 1997 to 2016 is that the key gets stuck in the ignition. After being stranded for 5 min like that at a very dangerous left lane stop, the car finally restarted. There are service bulletins with regard to this problem. (see phone records) I am unsure of the mileage however; I do confirm it was within the 30 days of me purchasing the car and I spoke with a service rep by the name of guy. If I didn't work in the car rental business, I would think my car was great and ready to live forever, but I do. The fuel in any vehicle is what helps to propel it forward. My vechile shut off. I have to shut my car off to get it to accelerate. The ac went into fan mode. When starting my car the next day the engine power is reduced light was still on. This has been an issue that is caused my personal life and my professional life severe distress. Car will start back up once you quickly put the vehicle in park , shut it off and then turn it back on. I'm not sure what other steps to take I just need out of this car. The contact took the vehicle to five star chevrolet (2199 david h mcleod blvd, florence, sc 29501, (843) 605-0183) however, the mechanic was unable to identify the cause for the failure. Noticed after heavy rains as well as when using the car wash. are trademarks of Autobeef LLC, All rights reserved. My vehicle was totally shut down and had to be towed away. The do not have a fix to address the issue. The local dealer (hefner motors in batesville, ms) was notified of the failures. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Took it to a chevy dealer and they had to replace the shifter. I had no hazard lights, no radio, no dashboard, nothing. I pulled over to the emergency lane on the expressway and shut down my vehicle. Blogs of owners describe the exact same event which has pitted chevy owners against the company which is not acknowledging the defect. The contact turned the vehicle off and, upon attempting to restart the engine, the "key could not be detected" message appeared. The failure mileage was 79,000. The contact stated that while her granddaughter was driving at 70 mph, the steering wheel locked up and failed to turn. When it is on and you drive it, it will automatically turn off and stay off at a red light or whenever you press the brake. Export Regions Additional Options (RPOs) Equipped with Engine Control-Stop/Start System (RPO KL9) Condition Some customers may comment on any of the following conditions: The Stop/Start . After I let it sit in park for a while I tried restarting the car and it restarted. I get about 21 mpg every trip. So I had to tow it home where it sits, My chevy malibu currently has about 20k miles on it in addition to that it is up to date on oil changes etc. The vehicle was not repaired. As we were going 75mph down the highway the vehicle started deaccelerating with the check engine light with the following message appearing on the screen 'engine power reduced' we had to quickly pull over to the side of the road to avoid having a wreck. This keeps happening. The contact had to manually turn off the blinker. Component: vacuum pump, booster which caused engine damage (cam shaft) safety: unable to stop which could cause a collision confirmation: chevrolet dealer confirmed the booster caused the vacuum pump to fail which also caused engine damage inspection: geico is sending an inspector and chevrolet also confirmed damage warning lights: no warning lights. The vin was not available. My speed control disengaged and would not work on cruise control. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch was faulty and needed to be replaced. New harness from trans to shifter. This shouldnt occur in any new vehicle, especially one that totally measures up.. After 2 or 3 visits to my dealer, they fixed the problem after calibrating the meter months ago and it was fine until today. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I have almost been in to multiple car accidents because the car reduces speed while driving shouting my car down to go no faster then 20 mph. I assumed it was just a computer glitch or issue, until now at about 35k miles, on the same trip, the check engine light came on with the same "engine power reduced" warning came on. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). Was able to get to a safe place but had to have it towed to dealer. I always notice a smell and foggy windows after rainy days on my stationary vehicle but though little of it we just got hit by hurricane laura with no damage to vehicle but light scratching as I was going to take my family out of town while power restoration efforts started I opened my truck (as I rarely use it)to find my spare tire compartment completely covered in water and mold growing in the interior I called my insurance about it but it is not coverd un insurance and was told to look for recalls as this vehicle has many issues with this problem a pressure test revealed water is coming in from no all components of spare tire are rusted or have mold growing on them and all truck interior is full of mold growty. Its gotten to the point where I cant even use it anymore. These cars have these errors built in the system and the dealership are unable to find the problem costing a lot of money on diagnostics to get no results. A fellow motorist assisted her in jump-starting the vehicle and the contact was able to resume normal driving. I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE POWER WAS CUT TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. Note the car was in park. So my husband was taking our kids to school when the engine light came on and said reduce speed and our car slowed down and can't go pass 25 I called the gateway chevrolet in avondale arizona. A few days later the vehicle did the same thing. When I removed my foot from the brake the car did not restart on its own (not normal) and after trying to restart the car manually it still wouldn't restart and I couldn't roll down the driver's window to wave several cars around me at a dangerous intersection. Several trips back to dealer for car locking me out say they fixed it they it starts all over again arent showing no remote detected shift t park while car is off water leaking in side they fixed that but never cleaned water stains has musky smell from time to time. Its terribly annoying and cannot be turned off. The vehicle was not repaired. The sudeen loss of power is a serious safety issue. INCLUDING 2016 MALIBU. Replaced part and everything was working. Does GM think that the majority of drivers are stupid and require lessons? This problem is apparently not a recall on my car but yet I've found the gm recall online for chevy malibus years 2016-2018. This could have been a really bad accident and hope that this information can help avoid any problems to anybody. Now im stuck with an expensive bill for repair because I assumed I was signing the same contract. To clear the message, I have had to restart the car, shift out of park and back into park more forcefully than I want to or, while the ignition is off, push the gear shift harder to park. the engine power was cut to approximately 30 mph which was extremely dangerous on an expressway and I did not know what was happening. Why is there no recall for this problem? The vehicle was unable to physically shift into the park gear, but the car was also incapable of detecting the shift. Again drove for about 1 month and same thing happened. 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. A bunch of codes came up. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. Third service appointment scheduled for monday 6/7/21. We usually have to replace the shifter control box". Also, while attempting to park the vehicle, the gear shift indicator showed the vehicle in park; however, the 'shift into park' message appeared. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. Steering wheel locked and car refused to start. It does not have a trunk release inside, you have to use your FOB or get out of the car and open it. On february 17, 2018, while in a bank parking lot, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. Car voltage stays very high (between 14. Error message is "no remote detected" the internet tells me the a tsb 197955 was issued but I can get access to the tsb.. A 'shift to park' displays when I am already on park when I try to turn off the car. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. There is no reason, my car should have any problems simply parking after having it for less than 2 years. Car goes into an engine power reduced mode while traveling at highway speeds. The contact stated that after the vehicle was shifted into park, the vehicle failed to turnoff. And prematurely shortening the life of the hybrid battery due to poor quality and defective nuts used to secure the chmsl. See photo number 1. Get "shift to park" after putting car in park to shut it off. I researched online, and found out that this exact thing has happened to many people who also own a chevy malibu 2016-2018. The start/stop function should now be fully disabled. The top-of-the-line 2LT trim starts at $31,500. I ARRIVED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, FULLY EXPECTING ISSUES THE NEXT DAY WHEN I LEFT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. I parked my car and did laundry. Felt the transmission downshifting. I had to quickly pull over the car to the side of the highway and I cut the car off. Biggers chevrolet (1385 e chicago st, elgin, il 60120, (847) 742-9000) made the repairs under warranty. Dropped vehicle to chevy dealer. The car is in park when I'm trying to turn the car off. Engine light on continually and never went off; I drove to dealer who said the gas cap area of fuel line was leaking; needs to be replaced they said and tried to order it from gm but they do not have the part; they ordered the part and cannot tell me when it is coming. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. While parking, a "park to shift" warning comes on and will not turn off unless I jiggle the shifter or shift through several times. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. In november 2018 while my family was driving home in a snow storm yet another engine light showing "engine powewr reduced" the car went from a 45 mph drive on the freeway because of heavy snow to almost 20 mph too slow for freeway speeds even in snow. This started the beginning of march and has continued. I purchased this vehicle for my son in january 2017. These cars should be recalled and we should be given our money back. Car will indicate 'engine power reduced' and will abruptly reduce speed. 37 for the brake vacuum pump and 107. Then I would drive seemingly fine, then boom, on the highway going 65-70, and the engine is reducing power, and I'm scrambling to get over. Then I am unable to set vehicle security system and also car doors will not lock. And dealers just charge and charge and don't resolve the problem thank you blessings all. My vehicle has 25,865 miles and I do not wish to keep paying to fix this problem once my vehicle is out of warranty. After driving the car awhile you will hear a popping noise on acceleration and at low speeds but when it rains out it doesn't make a sound the brake read more Chris (aka-Moose) Technician 4,008 satisfied customers Alot. Driving down the interstate (with my family) at 70mph and loose power. Gm is aware of this but it can happen multiple times. is the most recent, but it has happened several times. I could have lost my life that day. The engine light would stay on until the car sits for a while, and then go away. The contact called van chevrolet (100 nw vivion rd, kansas city, mo 64118, (816) 527-8564), but no assistance was offered. The vehicle would not shut off and the brakes would not work. Once home, the car was turned off for about 5 minutes. 2nd scenario/incident:when at a full stop at an upward steep road after I release the break and accelerate the message "steering assist is reduced, drive with care" will appear on the dash and the car will not move forward it will roll backward until the break is pressed it will stop rolling back. The vehicle had unknown repairs completed; however, the failure recurred. The problem usually occurs around 100,000 miles. The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. As the that the accelerator pedal sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. I was driving straight at 47mph on a major street in denver and the check engine light came on. After that the car started again as if nothing had happened. It's very dangerous and could cause fatal car accident. That's why I'm extremely disappointed that I have purchased this car brand new, taken the best care of it, only taken it to chevy even though it's obviously more expensive, but still no one has helped me with this problem or explained why it's happening. I have to keep turning the engine off and on, and putting it in drive and park numerous times before everything shuts off. Autostop feature has stopped working properly due to this problem. The car will show shift to park. 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. A second dealer indicated that the condition was normal. Bought vehicle new 12-5-17 and on 12-6-17 engine light while in motion on highway came on I was advice by service member at dealership that it was an emissions problem and it would fix itself. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. Service bulletin #19-NA-185 states that customers notice a shimmy and shaking occur when they release their hands from the wheel between 38 to 40 mph. Got in the car and it started up. Neither remote keys would not perform any function nor would manually pushing door locks or switch. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. This car sat for 6 months. This is a terrifying problem that seems to have happened to many others. I purchased my vehicle in august of 2020, in october while driving down a main highway the engine light came on with a warning that stated "driving with reduced power". The vin was not available. Dealer is staing stabilitrak needs to be repaired, the car has good tires, hasn't been involved in any accident and is too new to be having this issue. Add your complaint here, about any vehicle. This is absolutely and totally unsafe and unacceptable. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I had to pull off to the shoulder, restart the car several times, and then was able to get the power to come back, but the check engine light remained on. After that scare , it had a crank no start problem. 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Risk of Major Repair In the next 12 mos, assuming typical miles & conditions. The check engine light comes on every time but within days it goes off and drives fine until it happens again with no warning. My check engine light, traction control light as well as "reduced engine power" message appeared. Rated at 180hp & 177 lb-ft torque. On tuesday, march 3, 2020, I was traveling on they highway when suddenly my car reduced speed. Take it to dealership, was advised that a bulletin was issued regarding this problem 18 months ago, 1 month before I purchased car. 3. I noticed the battery voltage goes down to 11. Not sure if car is fully in park. 00 dollars to fix. 9 Brakes Failed problem of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Failure Date: 06/03/2019 Vehicle was traveling at 65mph on a highway. The message disappeared and the vehicle was driven back to the residence. Rear control arm bushings have worn out after only 40,000 miles causing a popping noise in the rear suspension. When I start to drive again it comes back on. The diagnostic message received on april 7, 2017 was "an issue with the emissions/ engine power reduced/engine stalled". The vehicle is also stalling out of no where. It burned to a shell. 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. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued to drive; however, the failure recurred increasingly while depressing the brake pedal at stoplights. I will be replacing the part on my own. Actually, I have never had to replace a tire. It happens every time it rains; they fixed the issue with the rain leaking in the trunk but not with the rain leaking inside the car. And now drives a little funny. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and did not assist. There are so many factors that can disallow auto start/stop operation you may not experience it during the first 10 minutes of operation and in extreme cold the engine may not shut off at all. This repeatedly happended another two times everytime I came to a complete stop. I was driving at around 60 mph on the highway, when suddenly I received a message on the dashboard stating, 'engine power is reduced'. The failure mileage was 19,000. 1 Like VOLVO-V70 December 16, 2016, 2:23pm 10 GeorgeSanJose: The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. To the point where some people are driving and it stops. Then it happened again several hours later when I was on my way home, I had to constantly keep pulling over. The vehicle was not repaired. Engine light went away and then 10-11-18 in while in motion on street engine light came on and car decelerated in speed giving message engine power is reduced. The contact stated she had experienced the failure multiple times. Sergei Lemberg, Esq., is the Connecticut attorney responsible for this advertisement. all the way home I got home I cut the car off. The local dealer was not contacted. Then hold the temperature up button (red) and the temperature down button (blue) simultaneously for at least 8 seconds. Com/blog/gm/gm-transmissions/mh7/ this is the link for that one, as you can see the max torque is 232lb-ft. Http://media. The contact stated while driving 80 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but felt rigid, causing the contact to almost stand up and forcefully depress the pedal. It turns out that the high-pressure fuel pump can detach from the mounting flange. For more information on how we collect and use this information, please review our Privacy Policy. Essentially the car is not recognizing that it is in 'park' and as such would not turn off or lock correctly. The vehicle independently downshifted and decelerated to 35 mph with the accelerator pedal depressed to the floorboard. It was then towed to another dealership which is now replacing the 'fuel pump' due to a gm tsb communication 16-na-225. It was repaired on 8/26/2021, once again engine light is on again. I am still under the 3 year bumper to bumper warranty. I do have a good technical understanding of optical transmission and reflectance, as I am a retired optometrist. I was unable to do anything due to no current .
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