This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving my radio turned off several times, engine light came on. A message saying low engine power came on several times and started to go slow while in motion.
Check engine light comes up and then says engine power reduced. Cannot accelerate at that time. It happens when I am on the interstate and speed reduces unsafely. I have to find a place to pull over and turn car off and restart. This has happened multiple times.
The car will be in park and the dash is saying it isn't in park and all the ligths and battary will not shut down causing the battary to draina nd the car is not lockable, you have to turn it back on and put it back in drive sometimes sevrel times to get it to register that it is in park and the car to fully shut down
I was driving home from work this morning, and the speed of the car slowed down and wouldn't go faster than 20 miles per hour. There was plenty of cars behind me making the sudden drop of speed unsafe. I took it to the dealership and was told it was the throttle, and that it's not covered by my warranty. I have heard it's common in 2016 Malibu's. I haven't had this car that long, and is currently being worked on.
When I park the car put shift into park, a message comes up saying: Shift into park when I have already shifted to park, so I start the car and shift into park and the message goes off and sometime I have to do repeat the procedure.
- Athens, GA, USA
Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...
My electronic control system is misfiring for a few days now. It is causing my stability control light to come in and also my engine light. When the stability light comes on my car shakes a little bit while driving. I put my vehicle on a diagnostic test and the codes came back that the ECM is misfiring
When putting the car in park and turning off the engine, the message "shift to park" displays in the dashboard. The car's doors will not lock and the electronics remain active. We cannot properly secure the car and the active electronics will drain the battery. Attached is the GM service bulletin describing the issue. The dealership wants to charge $621.77 and it's not covered under the warranty.
Had heavy rain and I woked up to rear side car seats wet and carpet soaked and wet the car smelled really bad after some days. I had to take out the rugs out my car. My car is so humid inside I seen mold growing on my carpet ! my car windows also have so much condensation in the inside it drips. Come to find out water is coming from the 3brake light !!!!!! this needs a recall too many people having the same issue with these cars !!!!!
While driving down the road vehicle shuts down with a notification saying engine power reduced to where you have to pull off the side of the road and shut the car off three or four times before it will get back to where it's supposed to be. Very unsafe when it shuts down going down the highway at 55 and it slows you down to under 20 you have to pull off weaving in and out of traffic very dangerous.
When car is placed in park it is not recognized and the car will not shut down. This was happening once and a while but now it is very frequent! this is when the car is put in park. It has taken countless times and is becoming a real nuisance. Our car is only 3years old and out of warranty and already have repair bills. We were told this is very common with the Malibu and we have seen many!!
Every time I push the brake pedal and the auto stop engages the engine turns off, but when you take your foot off of the brake pedal the whole dash display goes out, including the turn signals. It takes about a minute for the dash to come back on. This happens several time a day, and it has been going on for at least two years. It scares me when this happens.
Every so often I get a stability control error on my dash as well as power engine has been reduced with a check engine light. Also every time it rains my car seems to be getting wet from the interior. All back rear seats and my ceiling
When it rains vehicles trunk and tail lights will fill with water. The back of the interior part of the roof also feels with water which has caused a musty smell along with a water stain on the roof. The trunk and back part of the roof leaks while parked and in motion.
The car when stop at traffic light shuts off and will not start. On star diagnostic have stated several times its due to engine issues. It sometimes seems as if it's drops in speed when driving. I was informed by the chevyland dealership that I had a software update and a thottle body injection issues that ironically my car didn't make the recall last however the same make, model cars have been listed.
Within the last month my car has completely shut off while driving three separate times. First time I was driving and at a stop light on a hill the car completely shut down. I tried starting it multiple times. At first all the lights and radio will turn on and then minutes later that car started back up. Second time I was at another stop light and the car completely shut off again. Same thing started back up after about 2-3 min of re trying. Third time was yesterday I pulled into a parking lot and turned the car off and then went to re start it and nothing. After about five minutes it started back up again. Called the dealership and they said it can take hours to days to figure out the problem. They told me they would have to wait for the problem to happen again. I dont even want to drive my car anymore considering I could harm myself and potentially other people with this problem. They said there is no recall or bulletins on the problem. Doing research online looks like a good amount of people are having the same problem.
The high mounted tail light pops up and has caused leakage inside the vechile. Also the ESC warning light come on for no reason under regular driving conditions and occasionally when you put car in park it will state the car is not in park so you have to play with the shifter a little.
The trunk of the car is filled with water that has been dripping out all day. The rear roof of the car is soaked on both sides. The car smells musty & all of the inside windows had so much condensation it was dripping.
Have issue where I am receiving a shift to park message and my vehicle is in a mode as if it's not in park. I have to pull forward and shift car from drive to park until it turns off. Otherwise if I leave it as is, its awhile before it turns, im afraid it will run my battery down. It happens on a daily basis. Almost late for work waiting for it to turn off at times. Will not allow you to lock car with keyless remote either when it's like this
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
- Antioch, TN, USA