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I was traveling on 294 South using cruise control at 70 mph when the car started losing power but all internal app lights like the radio remained on and the steering wheel was still functional. Once the vehicle was put in parked it shut off. Only issue lights that appeared 1 week prior was the ABS sensor had malfunctioned on the front left tire. I attempted to jump the battery but it did not respond. Car had been parked and a friend who works on cars believes the engine is dead even though there shows 23% of oil left and no other symptoms of a blown engine. I have been goodland 2013 Chevy Malibu eco issues and other than potentially the starter it could be the computer that has died. I changed out the battery and it turns everything on, but struggles to crank and remain on. I came across several links regarding a recall due to computer, but honestly don't know if its even that. Mechanic friend believes it could also be the ECM.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the steering wheel seized with the battery not charging message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated she was unable to remove the key from ignition. Additionally, the windows failed to operate as designed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the gear-box was repaired and an unknown fuse was replaced. Three days later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and was repaired for the same electrical failure. Despite the second repair, the failure recurred with the battery warning light illuminated on the instrument panel while her husband was driving at 30 mph. The contact's husband had the vehicle towed back to the same independent mechanic and was informed that there was another electrical short in the fuse box. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.
Instrament panel speedometer, tachometer, gas, etc.. all are out. It started going out and resetting and and coming back on then it all just shut off completely. I cant get an inspection sticker because of it. I was told it could be instrament cluster? help..its my sons car and im trying to help get it fixed
When you are driving the electrical system cuts off, making it hard to steer and affecting other electrical controls such as: Touch screen, lights, and control panel. The system usually shuts off for a brief moment when utilizing power locks, turn signals, and power windows. Recently, the engine won't start but after waiting for a few moments, it starts up again. This has been going on for the past 8 months
- El Paso, TX, USA
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The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that at start-up, the instrument panel features failed to function correctly. Recently, the contact stated that the instrument panel failed to illuminate at start-up. The contact initially took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where an attempt was made to repair the instrument panel however, the failure persisted. The contact then took the vehicle to ourisman Chevrolet of marlow heights (4400 branch ave, marlow heights, md 20748) and was informed by the dealer that the failure was common failure her type of vehicle however, there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Car will stall out and won't go at time without pumping the gas. We have replaced vacuum pump and both O2 sensors. Power steering locks up when hitting a small bump, won't start unless I moved the drivers seat up and back, if I use the blinkers my radio goes off if I use my high beams the radio freezes. It will do weeks with no issues then one day it will start acting up and does it for days or weeks. Chevy says there is no recap for that model but I've read multiple complaints about the same things so why is it not being addressed by
While driving the whole car turned off. Steering wheel locked up, engine cut off, and light went out. This has been happening for a couple of months now. While I'm driving the car will shut off. It has done this while I have been on the highway and also in the city. This is very dangerous. Can not figure out the issue.
The passenger airbag sensor has gone bad making it extremely dangerous to drive with a passenger in my vehicle because anything electronic on the dash will turn off, as well as the A/C and radio etc. This is an extreme safety hazard. I've seem numerous complaints about this airbag sensor issues yet everytime I've checked, there is no recall for this problem. The sensor randomly went out when the car was hardly 3 years old, that is not normal. I don't understand why GM has not done a recall for this. This could result in dangerous accidents or death of a passenger.
My Chevy Malibu stalled out on 3 occasions now. This occurs after being at a stop and applying pressure on the gas to place the car back in motion. I was nearly struck by an oncoming vehicle on 2 occasions when the car stalled out. Would have had ample time at a green light had the vehicle not stalled. Power steering is lost when this occurs. I have to power off and repower the vehicle to get started again, resulting in smoke coming out from under the hood and a smell of burnt rubber.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 65 mph on the highway and the gcm module failed causing the vehicle to shut off. In addition, there was smoke coming from the trunk. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer and remained in the dealer since June of 2020. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that there were no open recalls. The failure mileage was 118,000.
I was driving my car and stopped at a red light. When the light turned green the car stalled when I attempted to accelerate. Smoke then started rising from the hood. About 5 minutes later flames starting shooting out and the entire front end of the car was engulfed
The console transmission gear selection indicator does not illuminate the shift position selected. I have been driving on the highway when the gear selection illumination goes off and I no longer have gear selection access nor acceleration control. I have had to dangerously roll off the highway into a safer place to attempt to restart the vehicle. After a few attempts the illumination returns and I have control again. This has happened randomly and I've tried to get help from dealership and GM but everyone that I've spoken to does not acknowledge this recall. I will attach a copy of the recall for a better understanding.
At various times while driving-whether parked, actively driving, at a stop sign, turning, backing up- my cars power will flicker and the engine shuts off causing the steering to lock. This has done this to me quite a few times, almost causing an accident on more then one occasion. Sometimes it will do it as often as 14 times in a 25 minute ride. No lights such as the cel or anything come on beforehand to indicate that theres a problem when it happens. I've taken it to a mechanic twice to have it checked out and he sees no obvious reasons why it would do this, and there are no codes to pull to explain it. Enough people are having this same issue it should be made a recall and looked into! it's not safe to drive a vehicle like this that can shut off and the steering locks at any given moment. The 1st time this happened was June 5, 2020 and almost every day since.
Drove to appointment with no issues or indications of anything wrong. Finished appointment and started vehicle, the check stabilitrak warning came on. Pulled into lane & vehicle immediately reduced power, unable to accelerate rapidly and almost causing an accident. Warning light for engine overspeed came on. Engaged cruise control, would not disengage when braking, or by steering wheel control without several attempts. Was able to slowly increase speed to 50 mph, made it home via hilly secondary roads (max 50 mph) and stopped vehicle (brake; still in drive), engine tried to go to the engine rest mode prior to shifting to park. Shifted to park, engine tried to re-start and wouldn't automatically disengage attempting to turn over. Shut off the engine and pulled key. Would not re-start, but would crank. When letting go of key in the steering wheel column, the engine would still try to turn over on its own with a loud high pitched whine. Had to quickly remove key entirely. I have video clips together of this incident, available by email. Had new battery delivered overnight, did not fix issue. Had vehicle towed to garage and will cost $12,100 to fix by replacing long block. Please help - this is incredibly distressing.
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated she was unable to turn the vehicle off or remove the key from the ignition. The contact stated that after the battery was fully drained and the vehicle turned off, the contact was able to remove the key from the ignition. The vehicle restarted after a battery booster was connected to the battery. The vehicle was taken to courtesy Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac located at 1500 S service rd E, ruston, la 71270, (318) 255-4162, where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact informed that gear shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
Ac control not send signal to ac compressor. Stuck in heat on last setting I had the control on. I bought new ac compressor because was told the ac compress has power but not working. After replacing the compressor problem still was on going now told ac is not sending message to compress to turn on.
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- Melrose Park, IL, USA