The vehicle was restarted multiple times in order for the vehicle to function properly. The vehicle is in the shop again for the fourth time, same issue. 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. I usually pulled over to the service lane turned my vehicle off for a minute or so restart the engine and I'm able to go about my way (I learned to do that by reading countless msgs online of other motorist complaining about the same issue on vehicles with mileage as low as 2,600 miles. 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. I will have been pulled in my driveway already in park mode, I will have to keep starting and stopping the vehicle to get the vehicle to recognize it is already shifted gears into the park position. Which could have turned fatal if there was a vehicle behind me. Hope some of this helps. Obd2 codes ran on vehicle show: p0138 ("o2 sensor circuit high voltage bank 1 sensor 2") p013e (unknown) p2138 ("throttle/pedal position sensor switch d/e voltage correlation") vehicle is getting poor fuel mileage and has a drastic delay in acceleration after pressing the gas pedal, putting driver in immediate danger in traffic. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. Shift to park message is displayed after the vehicle is parked. Has been to quirk chevrolet twice previously for same issue, drives fine for a week or two and light comes back. Another problem that can come up is the system can have faults. Entire incident lasts only 1-2 minutes, before drivability returns. This turn off also causes the radio screen to go black for a short time until it restarts. No warning. Why no recall? When stopping and vehicle is in park, it will not let me shut off the engine. Power engine reduced indicator warning across screen- now it will not even run 20 miles without bogging down to 20mph with no warning- their is a recall on it it was and always is in motion when this occurs. The vehicle had unknown repairs completed; however, the failure recurred. Tells me my power steering is out. 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. But I'm sure that this will go on until misfortune causes those in power to ask. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped as the brake pedal traveled to the floor. I really hope this issue gets resolved. That is not fix I am willing to settle for. 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Problems and Top Complaints Is Your Car A Lemon. There have been repeated problems with the steering being stiff but that appears to be fixed with a new rack and other parts. The vehicle was not repaired. Started having issues with getting random steering assist warning lights, then tpms lights, then it shut down in the middle of an intersection and it had to be towed. I then turned the car off but it stated shift to park. I took it back and forth to the dealership about 5 times before they finally replaced the turbo valve. On 03/10/21, I was driving north on a busy highway. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. Had this defect occurred while I was driving I could have been injured or killed or could have been parked somewhere in an unsafe situation unable to drive away or my vehicle could have rolled out into the busy street and hit a pedestrian, damaged someone's property or hit another vehicle causing damages, death or injury to others. When economic stop happens I'm alerted and car turns off and electric wipes out n comes back on!! I have sent some documentation to the dealership with regards to customer satisfaction program number n182195660 attached below. If you ignore the warning, and try to open the doors, it starts to honk at you. Has been meticulously serviced and maintained. March 27, 2017. Do not assume that you are entitled to any compensation as a result of the consumer complaints you have. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The shifter will get not recognize it's in park. I have taken care for service on regular basis and have had service repairs done twice to supposedly fix computer board. After 4 years my 2017 malibu engine light is on now with power reducing power periodically. For the first few months, the error message would disappear after a few seconds to a minute, after which the "start/stop" button to be pressed to turn off the vehicle completely. The contact called moritz chevrolet (9101 camp bowie, dr. West ste. I was driving at 70 mph on a highway and the car shut of causing me to nearly get hit multiple times. I have to restart vehicle and jiggle shift handle to get it to clear shift to park error Then I am able to park and lock the car. I should not have to sit there and wrestle with the transmission shifter to get this to turn off. The Chevrolet Malibu delivers much substance beyond its shapely styling, from the quiet cabin and generous backseat to the comfortable ride and undaunting . You can stop on the side of the road and check what is wrong but risk possibly being injured by on coming vehicles in on going traffic. The company claims that the newer model totally measures up, but its impossible to figure out what they are measuring it up to. My check engine light came on and I had reduced power and could not speed up. Instead, drivers are left dealing with engines and electronics that dont work the way they should. Car will not shut off til you get it in park. When I start to drive again it comes back on. My malibu, purchased new in 2017, has 28170 miles on it. The check engine light is still on. When this occurred I was fortunate to be on a local suburban road where reduced speed was not that great of a problem. It needs to be a recall asap. Driving down highway slowed down brake assist kicked in for no reason I was stuck in traffic not moving but maybe 2 mph brakes locked up got super hard codes read brake booster and vacuum pump. A simple fix of tightening the screws or using lock type screws. 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. 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. Once again this was a weekend. I know there is a class action suit. I have told people at chevy about this problem twice, when I went in for oil changes/maintenance. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph when the vehicle's speed suddenly slowed down to about 10 mph. Went to leave dealer ship and car stopped in parking lot ,sensors went out on front of car. And prematurely shortening the life of the hybrid battery due to poor quality and defective nuts used to secure the chmsl. The cause of the failure was not determined. When I discovered it, there was 10 inches of water in the spare tire well. At one point my car began displaying characteristics of losing power steering, engaging the auto stop/start function and not re-engaging the vehicle upon acceleration for which it was intended. Along with the pulsating there are loud thumping noises. I replaced "park" switch with pn: 653-d2hw-bl221h at 31,000 miles. My car tells me to shift to park when car is in park and I have to turn car off and on nd move from d to p to get it to work. Immediately drove to dealership and dropped off vehicle. First incident was in april, and now ongoing every time I try to turn the car off. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I paid over 500 dollars for the repair. Also at more times then I can remember the car didnt want to start it would after 10-15 min after I try to start it up, I feel motor jumps alot, and transmission not running normal as it should, I have done 2 cases with the headquaters in chicago but both times they close the caes and nothing was solved,and until this day I still have problems with this car, Steering assist reduced alert. As a former qe in the auto industry, this would have already resulted in recall efforts because of the safety risk! I was told this would need replaced every 30,000 to 40,000 miles to prevent damage to the control arm. 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!! Three months later recall . The failure mileage was 57,733. Road tested for 45 miles before returning vehicle. 27 labor 0. After an hour,( and me having to call another car to pick up my customer) car cuts back on. The vehicle was not repaired. When I went to repair my vehicle I was told that this is a wide known issue with no recall in place. If this happens, sometimes I only have to press on my break. I have had the car for 16 months and driven approximately 23,000 miles. You are not able to turn the vehicle off. It might also exhibit a clunking noise. I am unable to turn the car off - so do I leave it running in my garage? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). My 2017 malibu (50k miles) has begun giving me the "shift to park" error. The "steering assist reduced, drive with care" warning message appeared on the instrument panel. Engine power reduced. The warning chime continues to sound, "shift into park". The car shut up as normal for the energy saver feature, but when the light turned green and I took my foot off the break and tried to accelerate the care would not move. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle shuddered, but never stalled. I could hardly press the pedal enough to make the vehicle come to a stop safely. Shift to park. Doing more research lead me to the class action lawsuit which has been by rothschild v. General motors llc, case no. 5 to 12. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. If flooding cars dont signify how this model totally measures up, its unclear what will. They can not find no problems with anything . I purchased a 2017 Malibu new with 5 miles 12/2016. Vehicle stays 'on' (radio etc) engine is off. I can find out more information concerning where that rental car is from if necessary. The car now has to be towed to a chevy dealership to handle the issue. While driving at interstate speeds the vehicle has now flashed warning (reduced engine speed) and completely dropped vehicle below 40 mph. I've also noticed that if you don't put full pressure on the brake pedal, it won't shut the engine off. *tr. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000. Please advise me if a recall has finally occurred for this scary defect. Worst part is cause expensive property damage to interior of vehicle from water leaking in. 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. This is a 2017 and this should not be happening this soon. We researched online and found the class action suit for "accelerator pedal sensor" being faulty. I called the car dealer told them about the acceleration issue and the engine light. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. I have to wait about a minute before I can turn off my engine, or I risk my car not recognizing it's in park. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. When driving my vehicle at highway speed the vehicle slows down at about 15-20 mph a message on the dashboard states engine reduced power. While driving on the highway at 70 mph I was reaching the end of the freeway when the car completely shut off, I reacted by hitting my brakes but the pedal was hard as a rock, I looked up and I was fastly approaching an intersection so I used the emergency brake got on the riight dirt shoulder, and was able to slow it down to about 35 mph before reaching the intersection where I took a sharp right turn to avoid hitiing cars in front of me and spun out. Driving at about 55mph then without warning message on instrument cluster showed low power engine mode with emission warning icon illuminated. The first time this happened I was on the highway with my 5 year old son. Code indicates break booster car is in yard. It will not shift to any gear higher than 2 when stopped in M, what you read does not apply to this generation of Malibu's. 00 total 3. 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. Taking into the dealer to have it looked at on 06/27/19. Sports chevrolet. This makes me never want chevy or gm again. 2017 malibu 1. So nhtsa, I hope you take this complaint very seriously and not wait for someone to die or get seriously hurt! Driving down residential street my check engine light, traction control light and "reduced engine power" message came on. I filed another complaint months ago, but I'm filing again due to scheduling yet another service appointment at the chevrolet dealership. At that moment I was traveling in the middle lane and I had to safely get over to the far right median in the middle of traffic safely turn off and wait at least 10 minutes to start it back up. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Drive with care". The first time I was able to get over and cut the vehicle off and restarted it. the engine power was cut to approximately 30 mph which was extremely dangerous on an expressway and I did not know what was happening. 552(b)(6). They even state that the concerns require immediate repair, yet there is no recall issued so consumers are aware. It's defect with throttle body and pedal position sensor. I have reached out to gm to open a case to see if my car could be part of this notification, though they have initially told me its not, its too obvious that the car meets everything that is described in the notice. The last time it was half way through an busy intersection. Sometimes the heads up display alert doesn't even go off when it should. A lot of group forums for 2016-2019 malibu's are complaining about this. I parked it overnight and checked on it the next morning. On 2 separate occasions while coasting from highway speeds the steering wheel would jerk rapidly back and forth on its own. The parts guy seemed to instantly know what I was talking about, to say the least he has heard of this issues quite often. Remember, a vehicle needs air, fuel, and spark to run. My reason for writing is my car was struck in the windshield by a rock requiring replacement of the windshield. Vehicle has multiple times a day "reduced engine power" error displayed and will suddenly stall anywhere in traffic causing dangerous situations. On their website they have a start/stop override only or the full tune which includes the start/stop override. After that scare , it had a crank no start problem. The next day I got in the car to back out my drive way and it did it again the same exact way. I bought this car august 2017. Chevy isnt hiding any of its issues but rather filled their communications with transmission problems. This could cause some horrible accident because of a malfunction/ defective part that was installed. Also the care is losing power at the stops now and coming back on. Even though you're in park. I was at a red light waiting for the light to turn green like normal I press the pedal the car goes at it's normal pace until one day I was at a red light and when I press the pedal the car suddenly shut off and didn't want to start I pulled over called a mechanic couldn't really describe what was going on at the time but I made a appointment for the next day I started up the car up again and it drove and when I reached 30 mph the dashboard flashed engine speed reduce so I took it home and didn't drive to the morning to the mechanic he change a variety of things battery, alternator,sparks plugs, throttlebody ,and mass airflow, and nothing work I finally took it to a dealer and the dealer said it's turbo bypass valve or the actual turbo they don't know which it's either you buy the part and see if it fixes the problem and if it don't buy a whole new turbo, My vehicle has been flashing the shift to park warning for about 2 years now. While merging into traffic my 2017 malibu's power reduced (reduced power indicator appeared) which resulted in my inability to control the speed/acceleration. Took a long time to build up speed after stopping at red lights. 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. Has happened on the high way and streets. For 10 years I never had battry issue on my previous car. The chevy malibu has a problem with the shifter. He said there was no recall at his time but they are expecting one. 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. This is not the first issue, I have have my chevy almost 3 years and have had it in for sensor issues reading the key fob and my car stranding me hours from home and not starting, and again for sensory issues putting the vehicle into park. The date of "when did this happen?" I took the vehicle to the dealer and they changed the battery. This part is not functioning as it is supposed to and at the very least is an extreme safety hazard. Our safety was at risk both times but especially the first time as we were in traffic and speed declined . 1) locked out of my cars for the first 2 years and eventually there was a recall for a bad module, was replaced. Check engine light is on I have taken it to dealership and it has been diagnosed and fixed it is the battery modulater sensor (if I spelled it right) the same code comes up. Dangerous situation for myself and other drivers. This Is Other Way to Turn Off Auto Stop In Chevy Malibu 2016 - 2019..As we know AUTO STOP button is not available In Chevy Malibu 2016-2019.But it is last wa. This has happened to many other vehicles and needs to be looked into. 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. The car will not shut off completely with message on. The do not have a fix to address the issue. They said they've heard about this problem before, and said they could fix it. It took a few weeks to get the parts as they said they were on back order. We look forward to working with you to resolve your legal issues. Takata recall: just purchased a used 2017 malibu premier in july 2018 with 26,000 miles on it and it is hesitating to start every morning. Now, it does it every time I put the car into park. Reduce power mode continues to come on! This occurs 75% of the time at this point-started 2 weeks ago. I received steering assist reduce multiple times on the vehicle. 3 times in 2 years is ridiculous and there are thousands of cars that have reported this exact issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Car was again presented to dealer for diagnostic and it showed that the same fault occurred. There should be no reason a recall isn't announced for this issue and chevrolet held responsible. The failure mileage was 75,656. I have been to the dealer and understand the part I need is back ordered with no indication as to when the part will come in and I cant get a replacement vehicle. We use cookies to analyze & improve your experience, & to personalize content and ads. The next morning (kids in tow) the engine light was still on, and the vehicle still seemed sluggish. GPS has had us driving in complete opposite directions of our destinations. The vehicle was not repaired. This needs to be corrected so no one is injured in a roll-away type accident. 1st incident- dealer said wet roads/rain to blame; did not run diagnostics, did not attempt to service 2nd incident- dealer noted cylinder 3 misfire, swapped coil pack and spark plugs on cylinders 1 and 3, changed oil. Failure Date: 03/31/2022. I own a 1994 chevrolet silverado with 135,000 miles bought it brand new, runs great, the cost cutting is being sacrificed for quality, and us consumers are getting the low end. A police report was taken at the scene. This started within a few thousand miles of owning the car. It took me several tries to rest the car. Once again this happened in heavy traffic. The vehicle was taken to autonation (500 washington boulevard, laurel, md 20707, (866) 525-2985), but was not diagnosed or repaired. I then waited even longer and everything was ok but eventually the same issue continued to happen several times. The engine light remained lit and the "reduce engine power" message remained on this time. Car accelerates on its own while I'm driving. There was a higher than normal amount of traffic on the route I was waiting to turn onto. Coming home from florida to athens alabama we stopped at a rest stop and I noticed my brakes was really hard to push and made a awful noise. I took my vehicle to get coded and the codes that were given to me were 2122, 2123, 2101. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. I went inside a car wash and when my car was been wash the water was getting inside from the back roof next to the back window I told the dealer but they want me to pay for a diagnostic when it has something to do with the car issue. I got it replaced with a new one as well as the brake sensor. I would have been "killed". An internet search indicated that this is a problem in my make/model of car. While driving on a main road, the car flashed 'reduced engine power' and stopped working. I then set up an appointment with the chevrolet dealership, where technicians also ran a more thorough diagnostic test and found my car needed a new accelerator pedal position sensor. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. Leads me to believe I'm not the only one that has this issue. Hope other car owners will benefit from this info. This seems unfair since clearly it is a manufacturer issue. This forces the driver to have to pull over regardless of traffic or unsafe conditions. So today december 15, 2020 I took it back to chevy and getting it checked. In august of 2019 my car wouldn't shift out of park. Shifting delays that cause loss of power for the past 2 years. The failure recurred once. I haven't gotten it yet, but plan to this summer. However, the 6t45 is what should be in the car, http://gmauthority. The failure mileage was 2,700. The vehicle independently downshifted and decelerated to 35 mph with the accelerator pedal depressed to the floorboard. When I press on the break pedal it makes a spongy sound and feels unsafe. At engine shutdown and shifting transmission to park, I got "shift to park" message on dic. The contact stated that while driving and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle jerked and decelerated from 65 mph to approximately 20 mph; the vehicle then independently accelerated to 40 mph. Vehicle randomly presents an engine failure making impossible any acceleration. If you're looking for a safe car for your family member this is not the car. The cars speed was immediately reduced almost causing a serious accident as I was in the left lane on the highway with a semi behind and beside me. The dash screen flagged and said steering assistant is reduced drive with care. Why has chevrolet/gm not had a recall for this widespread issue of a faulty micro switch? Had to let the car sit for 15 seconds then try to start it again for it to start. 2017 malibu has less than 75000 miles. (hence why I put todays date of the incident). Why has'nt nhtsa acted on this well known issue? They are designed to stop the vehicle and keep occupants safe. Check out our Chevrolet Malibu overview to see the most problematic years, worst problems and most recently reported complaints with the Malibu. It is alarming that the mechanics cannot find the issue and it is getting worse by the day. After pressing the engine button to turn the car off, a warning pops up on the screen saying 'shift to park!' Put it in M when stopped to disable auto stop. Not even a year later on 11-10-17, my check engine light came on and I had an oxygen sensor shorting. Staff at the tow service discovered the rear door airbags had never been plugged in at the factory. Will have to stop on the side of the road and exit the vehicle to check what is wrong and risk possibly beeing hit and killeother d by another vehicle. The rapid back and forth jerking has happened twice. I have experienced this problem several times over the past year. 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. Continuing to depress accelerator in an attempt to maintain speed will cause car to shudder. These costs are about average for the class. Car was taken to dealership, and diagnosed with a pedal sensor issue. In this statement, they acknowledged that a water leak occurs through the center high mount stop lamp. My vehicle leaks water at the top of the back windshield. The message is intermittent. Battery was less than a year old and fuel was 1/3 tank. It did not allow me to shift into any gears or accelerate. The code that came up on the computer I believe is p011, something with the air filter. Also, steering reduce be careful appears on my dash board. Models: 2014-2015 Chevrolet Malibu 2015-2016 Chevrolet Impala (VIN 1) 2016 Chevrolet Malibu (VIN 1) Equipped with 2.5L Engine (RPO LKW or LCV) and Stop/Start System (RPO KL9) Attention: This PI also applies to any of the above models that may be Export vehicles. At about 20,000 (12/23/2018) miles I brought the car into the dealership to have it diagnosed as I had a near death experience when I was stopped at a red light & then tried to accelerate when the light turned green except the car stalled once the emissions portion of the car tried to kick in, it cut off and did not restart in the middle of a 4 way intersection. But the car is already in park. When I called them this morning I was told by a service technician that multiple customers have brought their cars in for the same issue. Thank god I wasn't going faster I could have died! Need to do a recall! 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.. Was driving to work at 5:00 am today and merged onto a busy highway. This car has had so many issues that need to be fixed. Its terribly annoying and cannot be turned off. Also google comments and post indicated this is a complaint by many and should be a considered for a recall. The power steering also goes out at random times. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. This is the second time it happens on my 2017 chevrolet malibu. I have a 2014 Malibu LT. While driving on multiple accusations my engine light would come on and go off within minutes and not return till I turn the car back on or while driving later on in the day or days after seeing the light come so I was unable to bring it in to get checked out properly. A message came on on the driver information center (d. I. C.) that read "stabil" and those are the only characters I could see in the small character box. Essentially the car is not recognizing that it is in 'park' and as such would not turn off or lock correctly. This is a continued problem all the time and very dangerous when we are on the tollway that has a 70-mph speed limit, and you can't get the car to over 30 mph. This hinders me from turning the vehicle off and I'll spend time having to shift the car into different gears to get it to recognize that it's in park. 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. The 2017 Chevrolet Malibu's leading problem has to do with loss of engine power owing to fidgety computer control modules. Worried about spontaneous combustion especially if car parked in garage or closer to house or if people inside. An alert engine power is reduced came on are 6pm 5/7/22. I was driving on the highway at 70mph and the immediately dropped to 20mph, causing me to swerve to the shoulder and almost was hit by three on coming vehicles at high rates of speed. It indicated "electric steering issues" it was on for no more than 5-10 seconds then it turned off automatically. First started around 10,000 miles.

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