GM said is our fault why this happen that is what Taylor the advisor told us today 2/3/2020, Reduce engine speed has came on for the 4th time and they keep saying its because of my subwoofer and all they do is turn the check engine light light offf happens every 2-4 mounts since owned the cars only have 28000 got it with 12 miles I wont ever buy a Malibu again. No injuries were reported and no police report was filed. It has done the very exact thing at least three (3) times subsequent of the recall mandate. I have to work. If you do not have the radio on and you get out and close the door and walk away you do not know it. Would not accelerate above 20mph. Brian Jones spent more than 20 years working as an ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist at multiple dealerships. System says 'engine power reduce' and 'service stabilitrak.' I wasn't sure what that meant so I pulled over. Car continued to send message "shift to park" which required diagnosis and replacement of gear shift assembly by independent service garage because car warranty has expired. Im so disappointed and scared every time I drive. Car went back to dealership monday because of problem I had last year. Consumer also explains vehicle stalling while driving and it not accelerating. Vehicle won't start and dealership determine it was the battery. I have no doubt that 99% of drivers would have either been seriously injured, or seriously injured someone else in the process of crashing their car! at times, the ignition cannot be turned off and the driver has to keep trying. Inspection: no inspection has yet occurred; however, I have taken picture of "shift to park" message while transmission control handle is in the park position. The car lost power while I was operating it. In other instances which began around october 28, when trying to start the vehicle the message reads battery low start vehicle. I hope this can be addressed before someone actually gets hurt, I'm so lucky that my kids mother was able to coast off the highway b/c it could have been bad.. Please help! The car has been doing this for months but now it's finally to the point where it won't come on again . When trying to make lane corrections, the wheel will jerk left or right causing the car to move abruptly. I hate this car! I picked my car up. This makes me fear for my safety. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000. A case was opened. On 1 lane roads in the area where I reside there's no safe place to pull over. I have read many complaints about this issue. I bought the car brand new so not sure why all these problems are happening. Usually some jiggling of the stick causes the car to eventually recognize the park is engaged, but it is never certain. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. . Each time they told me it was something different. The check engine light remained on. There have also been a message service stabilitrak. There was an tsb on the make, model, and year of the car, but gm did not inform their customers of the issue and the dangerous situation one could be in if the car decided to malfunction in the middle of traffic. A police report was filed. It has ~7200 miles but it has fully synthetic oil. I hate this car and wish I didnt get it. Sitting at a light, the radio was still playing. My car was brand new when I bought it and now I'm having this issue and I know it's nothing I have done to cause it. I have another appointment to have the vehicle looked at, again, at a charge of 0, which I don't feel I should be responsible for. One of the most common problems associated with the torque converter is worn or damaged needle bearings. Hit deer driving highway speed, drivers side. This almost caused me to get into an accident as I pulled out and pressed the accelerator and the car would not move. Had to pay several hundred dollars to replace shifter assembly etc. The vehicle was towed to bredemann chevrolet (1401 w dempster st, park ridge, il 60068, (847) 655-1485) where it was diagnosed that the steering assist software needed to be replaced. It's already parked. dodge 6 speed manual transmission Neon dodge 2005 2003 chrysler 2006 bestcarmag autoevolution door conceptcarz sxt cars . I have spoke to a gm manager, and she told me basically the same thing. This car was sold as a brand new car. The failure mileage was 48,000. This is especially evident when turning/pulling out onto an intersection from a stop. I was driving at highway speed when suddenly car decelerated to 20mph. While the display reads, "shift to park," the operator can still start the vehicle. Narrative from driver: "on tuesday september 22, 2020, at approximately 10:45 am, I left my residence located in boca raton, fl with my gsa vehicle (tag g10 3884v) to drive to the mobil lube oil express (mobil) located at 90 nw spanish river blvd, boca raton, fl. I had the car towed to a repair shop on october 18, 2021. The consumer requested to have the vehicle repaired under warranty. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. My vehicle today gave a error message that engine power is reduced and the check engine light is on. Simultaneously the 'engine power reduced', 'service traction control', and 'the 'transmission' service lights came on! The engine light comes on periodically and eventually turns off. It happens while driving, when it happens cruse control turns off, and traction control light comes on plus the check engine light. The check engine warning light was illuminated. I tried to shut it off but it didn't shut off right away. I am getting rid of this car has had 5 recalls of various problems so far. I went to autozone. Car powered down while driving all the lights lite up on the dashboard. This has happened several times now on different dates. Problem has remained for approximately a month. This is so criminal put a recall out, I am driving and all of a sudden car "reduces power" and won't let me go over 20 mph. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while stopped, the vehicle was slow to accelerate. I have to jiggle the shifter for the warning to go away. The next day I drove around 10 miles and then it dies again as I was slowing down to a stoplight. While driving my 2018 malibu with only 7500 miles on it, the car would not accelerate. My car is lagging when I come from a complete stop. This is especially evident when turning/pulling out onto an intersection from a stop. I felt it hit the underside of my car. Chevy malibuls 4dr sdn black. This water noise occurred with my 2013 malibu as well and should be investigated. My car is a 2018 chevy malibu that I take extremely good care of yet no one knows why the engine light keeps coming on. My check engine light is on saying engine power reduced. After being paid the dealership to fix it the problem still occurs. Ive been researching and trying to find any kind of options. My 2018 malibu premier with 12600 miles on it, parking sensor, and wiring harness is defective. Tl* the contact called on behalf of the vehicle owner/driver her daughter. Please address this issue. When I drive it sometimes it looses power when I'm driving from a stop or while picking up speed and it doesn't matter if it's on the freeway or on the street. I've tried taking it to the dealership but they can't fix anything when the light isn't active. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. I mentioned the technical service bulletin #19na-032. According to them, this bulletin is not applicable to my vehicle's vin. I was told it was a sensor issue and it was covered under warranty. The dealership confirmed it was a known issue as they have had to fix many of these vehicles. When putting the car in park the (shift to park light appears on the dash). My car will not start. While driving o leo noticed temp gauge going up. Warning: reduced speed, car stalled in the middle of traffic. You have to literally jam the shifter in order for the car to read it, which eventually doesn't work either. The vehicle was taken to armen chevrolet service & parts department (41 greenfield ave, ardmore, pa 19003) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. I can push the gas pedal all the way to the floor and the car still will not go above 5 to 10 mph. During the time the car is off there is no electrical power. However, since the delayed acceleration is intermittent and when it occurs, the delay is not consistent, the merging vehicle could potentially be rear-ended by a heavy truck resulting in severe injury or death. For more information on how we collect and use this information, please review our Privacy Policy. I turned my car off and everything was off. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND SHIFT LEVER SET TO PARK, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREEN DISPLAYS A SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE EVEN WITH THE LEVER SET TO THE PARK POSITION. *tr. It keeps giving the shift to park when the vehicle its in full park already. The contact stated the vehicle's reduce engine warning light would illuminate at various speeds. After clearing the notification, my car dropped in mph and I couldn't go faster than 60mph. Warning message states steering assist reduced drive with care" what was a brand new 2018 chevrolet malibu purchased in 2019 is now unsafe and inoperable. Car would not accelerate for 3 seconds essentially it felt like the car stalled even though it was still running. This is a huge safety issue and needs recalled. Or when I park, I have to give it a forceful push to park. GM Service Bulletin #19-NA-086 resolves a rear tail lamp turn signal that either intermittently or temporarily flashes too fast at lower temperatures. 440 pack 1969 plymouth runner road rods. I got p2138 code, I replaced the accelerator pedal on my cost because the dealer told me my car vin is not include in the recall, the code keep coming back even after replacing the pedal. The steering wheel is jerking when in the position to turn, and waiting at a light. I've just stopped using the cruise control feature but I've been on the interstate while the reduced engine power notification comes on and my car slows. Then it says shift to park and will not start. The dealer contacted the manufacturer and informed them that a failure code could not be found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 9-5537893606. It felt like the engine was forcing itself . The vehicle was taken to reed chevrolet located at 4500 raeford rd, fayetteville, nc 28304, where it was diagnosed that the ecm and the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. I purchased my 2018 malibu in august 2018. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM GAUGE INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED TO CHANGE OVER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. It is becoming more and more frequent, to the point it is several times a day now. Should be recalled. One month later (while trying to get to a wedding), transmission will not engage when shifting into drive. Again I take it back to the certified dealership and once again he resets the code!!! Luckily, I was on a side residential street a few blocks away from my residence. I continued to have this error for the next few days, I made an appointment with my dealership. The vehicle seems to be in 'park' however, battery power to the vehicle remains and will not shut off. The tow truck to it to a chevy dealer and the next morning they called asking for details as the car started right up and they drove it around for 10 minutes without issue. Maybe the Malibu was meant for Grandma instead? The law makes Chevrolet pay legal fees. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. 7. I have to keep pushing on the gear shift to get it to go into park mode. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer and was not repaired. Certain @018 chevy malibu models has a recall for asoftware problem could disable the fuel injectors and im currently having this issue where my vehicle will not start all of the time and is misfiring. At this point, the vehicle is relatively new and around 6 years if you drive an average of 10,000 miles per year. Popped the hood, checked the oil level which was good, & figured I'd be fine to drive it home to park it & then hook the scanner up. It got to the point where I had to get a portable jump starter. Their solution is to inspect the Control Valve Body spacer plate orifice #33 for blockage and replace it as needed. I shift my car into park and try to turn off the car, the car stays on and tells me to shift the car to park even though it is already in park. Unresponsiveness from the engine. While driving on the highway my car decelerated from 60 mph to 25 mph in an instant. It's a serious problem that is dangerous to not only the people in the vehicle but all other vehicles on the road also. I just got a 2018 chevy malibu. So many issues, car currently not starting. Your author Whats your name? I decided not to leave the vehicle at that time and will check with other dealerships. It happens when coming from a stop. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving a 2018 chevrolet malibu at approximately 50 mph, the stabilitrak warning light suddenly illuminated as power was reduced causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. While driving and approaching a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning and lost power. The contact released the accelerator pedal and depressed the brake pedal while approaching a stop. The vehicle was then towed to her residence. The battery has to be constantly jumped. IT?S VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 35 mph, a 2018 gmc terrain crashed into the front end of the vehicle. 'engine being reduced' popped up while I was driving on the highway. The contact stated after the vehicle was serviced at ed morse sawgrass chevrolet service center, she began to experience failure with the gear shifter, the auto start, the steering gear, the suspension, and the brakes. After parking car and turning off engine an error shift to park displays. Suddenly and at random times check engine light comes on with error engine power is reduced car will no longer accelerate even at freeway speeds causing a very dangerous situation. This is a hazard to myself and other drivers especially when on the highway, driving at higher speeds. The car is in park but a warning pops up that's says shift to park and the car won't turn off because it thinks it's not in park, I have a 2018 chevrolet malibu and I have trouble putting the car into park. Chevy transmission won't go into 3rd or 4th gear - This indicates that 3 or 4 gear clutches are worn. I was driving home after work on a gravel road, the road pulled me into a ditch where I then impacted on a concrete slab but none of my airbags went off leaving me vulnerable to life sustaining injuries. Three times. Do not assume that you are entitled to any compensation as a result of the consumer complaints you have. Took it to the car dealer and did a diagnostics and codes u100,u0101, u0415, and u0073 popped up . I just went and picked up my car after having the recall cone.. Vin#[xxx]. My dash board goes haywire with different error messages. They are selling cars with defects and I told them I wanted a different model or same model and they told me I had to talk to corporate which I did and corporate told me I had to talk to the dealer so now I am in the workings of filing a lawsuit for lemon law since they have no intention on fixing this problem since now the remote start won't work since this issue and corporate isn't doing anything which is fine because the courts will work this out chevrolet use to be a good reliable company but not anymore. On 5/22/19 while driving through an intersection the accelerator failed to respond again and revved to 5,500 rpm's. Now im being told my car needs a new battery, a weird part is needing to be replaced. The chevy dealership says there is a three day wait for them to conduct a diagnostic, but what are the chances the check engine light will remain on? Just as essential to driving down the road is the ability to stop the vehicle and get out. Car has had software done. Pressed the button again the car turns off but all lights are on in the dash. Chevy dealership will not calibrate car to fix issue. After driving for about 4 minutes , my car went from 37mph down to 20mph . The defect and "engine power reduced" message both first presented in march of 2022, less than a year into my ownership of the car -- and while my car was still under its 60,000 mile warranty. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. 2:19-cv-11044-DML-DRG)) was filed on April 10, 2019, which was consolidated with class action lawsuits filed by several other consumers on behalf of people who purchased or leased certain cars equipped with an 8L45 or 8L90 GM transmission.. GM Transmission Class Action Lawsuit. 2022 Chevy Malibu Transmission . The vehicle was taken to the same dealer. Issues being, the shift to park and the limp mode issues that my car continues to have. Message or call 877-795-3666 today. From october to current my vehicle has been doing everything that was stated in the recall which lead me to believe that they never changed the part. I had to put it in park and restart it. When I get this message I am not sure if the vehicle is actually in park. This happens when the car is stationary and parked. Stabiltrack came on a few times, but goes away. Also my car sometimes will not cut off because it says my car is in shift even though I have it in park. It seemed to drive and handle great in town, however when I began driving on the interstate I noticed problems. First, some customers report the transmission shuddering frequently. The contact stated she continued to experience the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. Onstar sent an email notification of the critical failure. The vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the crankshaft needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. I will see dealer but no warnings or error messages are on now. The cause of the failure was not determined. A couple of hours later that day I was going down the road about 40 mph when I lost power from the gas petal. Luckily, I was not far from an exit that we could find a safe place to park. Kids and myself could've been hurt. On the 3 mile trip home they car jerked/slipped shifting briefly and the check engine light came on. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact not to touch the vehicle. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. I tried to restart it and it would not restart for 10 minutes. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000. The recall repair was performed at autonation chevrolet waco (located at 1625 n valley mills dr, waco, tx 76710, (254) 236-6415). There was no way to put the car in neutral to back it up I wasn't even able to turn the car off. These issues need to be immediately recalled and corrected!!! The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with ecm module failure. In his spare time, Brian enjoys working on pickup trucks, muscle cars, Jeeps and anything related to motorsports. My engine light has since come back on which means I would have to bring it in again. My car will go in to limp mode, and will not increase higher than about 340 rpm, and cannot accelerate faster than 25 mph. Code for car was checked, and it was p2138, throttle/pedal position sensor switch. Once I turn the car off and on it goes off but off late that no longer works for me. Upon investigation, the contact discovered nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine) which he linked to the failure. Spray at least 10 spurts of MAF cleaner onto the sensor and then let it air dry for an hour or until completely dry. I sat at auto nation for 45 minutes and they didn't touch my car. I let it roll back to get the car out of street. I have seen some other posts around that speak to this issue. It'll pop up as an error. My engine light came on and I received a warning that the engine power is reduced and I had to pull over because the speed of the car reduced to 20 miles an hour. I will definitely loan my car to an investigator at nhtsa or mary barra, president of gm, and let them see how safe they feel in a situation when this happens, especially when you have grandchildren or your own children in the car. I got the error message, "shift to park" after putting my car in park. I was driving around 50 mph and the car began to sputter and it wasn't getting in gas. Safety concern: though transmission can be verified as being in park, electronics will not shut down, thereby potentially allowing the electrical system to drain battery and not allowing car to be started when needed. When driving it either speeds up on its own or while driving it will just go slower without me letting up off the gas. Its happend more then 3 times. Got in car to go to work wednesday and it starts acting up again. I have had the same issues taken it to the shop and told everything is good. As I was driving I was addressed with a speed reduction warning and it followed with a very abrupt problem with speed as it was reduced drastically and almost getting rear-ended in the process I was able to pull over but very unsafely and without warning. Something isnt right and no one wants to take responsibility. Check engine light came on and reduced engine power on dash cluster was visible when it restarted. The contact did not believe the stated cause for the failure. They have to leave my car there for multiple days to not get updates to not get any information, they don't look at it they don't even know what's going on with it, it doesn't even make any sense at all now I'm driving a car that could potentially be unsafe and I'm bringing it to the only dealership that is closest to me chevrolet and they can't even help. During this time my chevy malibu would reeve at approximately 5,000 rpms and would not go over 20mph. Got in car to leave work the lights started again but I was able to come home with no further incidents. The same probably happened several times after without any warning and takes a few minutes to restart causing other people in vehicles to blow their horn or curse me out while going around me! The engine icon was still on though. Each fault code pertained to vehicles communication. Sometimes it goes off after turning off the ignition but I could be on the highway or city streets and it will occur, causing a sudden slower speed. Was driving the malibu on the interstate traveling 75 mph and all of sudden vehicle started to slo dwn and on the dashboard appeared - engine power is reduced. I drove it home and parked it. The "key not detected" light illuminated, however the key was inside the vehicle. As a result, there was a drastic reduction in speed and the contact had to maneuver the vehicle with extreme difficulty to . The code was p2bb3. While driving my check engine light came on and I got the message ' engind power reduced ' car would not let me accelerate , hit a wall on the shoulder of the highway rushing to safety I now have a dent in my car , sad part is this is a known problem! (fingers crossed) If you HAVE to drive the truck until the dealer can fix it, putting the transmission in tow mode around town and then taking it out of tow mode at highway speed (65+ mph) should reduce or maybe stop the shuddering. The contact stated that the brake vacuum pump was repaired; however, the camshaft sensor was not yet replaced due to the part not being available. Purchased 2018 chevy Malibu LT. so many issues. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. The contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 3 OTHER TIMES AS WELL.. Once I turn my car back on, the check engine light remains on (traction light turns off), and then eventually turns off by itself (granted it doesn't happen again soon after). Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Transmission Problems: . There is no acceleration at all. I had to leave my car running in the parking lot for hours until it died. Brian has become an authority in the industry, traveling across the country to consult for car dealerships and contributing his expertise as a writer for several major automotive publications. It has also had the shifter replaced, which is another transmission issue. This creates a safety issue as that the brakes stop working and it takes an extreme amount of pressure for the car to stop. Service Bulletin #18-NA-297 addresses the problem where the car prompts a driver to shift into Park even though its already there. The truth is that several Chevy Bolt, Chevy Malibu and Chevy Silverado owners have reported several complaints which have led to successful Lemon Law claims against Chevy. This has happen way to many times. Vehicle is already placed in park and is not detecting it. Difficult to get to a safe spot to turn vehicle off to attempt to re-set. I have done research and I have realized that this is a common problem for this make and model car. The contact stated that while refueling the vehicle, the contact was not able to fill the fuel tank to full capacity. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The vehicle was not repaired. The last time it happened was around 9/19/22, but it has occurred since I purchased the car in 2019. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer. Replaced break booster, started up great ran for about 30 min then shut it off. Or I would be trying to get speed and my car would not go. I love this vehicle but this is not safe, and I'm tired of paying for this and should not have to when its in writing from gm. Updated 10/20/18*jb. I do not know what component or system that failed or malfunctioned because I am not well versed on the different parts of an automobile. The lights and radio and everything come on and everything but it's not cranking anymore . Still won't start. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. It's only has 9100 in mileage and I've taken it to my dealership in parkville, md 21234(jerry's chevrolet)since my purchase date in march of 2018. The gas needle went past e. I had about a quarter tank when I last drove it. I immediately pulled over and ran out of the vehicle to about 100ft away. The contact was informed to take the vehicle to an authorized chevrolet dealer so that it could be assessed by an investigator. I am being forced to operate this vehicle; knowing it poses a serious risk of accident or death to me and other motorist. The transmission control (the "stick") is positioned correctly, but the vehicle chimes and warns vehicle cannot be turned off until vehicle is in park regardless. The first failure happened at approx 4,700 miles. Extremely frustrating and annoying. I parked and turned off car and restarted twice. Sensor in the parking shift module is malfunctioning. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. I contacted gm they basically said they can not determine what will happen when the work is completed but that it is warrantied.
