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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!!
- Weedsport, NY, USA
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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
This issue happens at random times. When I crank up, when I'm at a traffic light, or even just at a stop sign, sometimes my car will turn completely off. It will crank back up, sometimes, but sometimes it takes quite a few times. Also, again as I crank up. It goes back to off. Instead of going to auto stop, it will cut completely off too. I have no engine light or any other lights that come on to alert me that something is wrong but it happens randomly and has been happening more frequently and it is concerning. Also, it feels like the car is kicking or firing back now when I am driving. This is random also.
My touch screen, back up camera, and bluetooth does not work and I took it to the dealership where I bought it and they could not fix it. I only had the car for 3 months and it quit working. It started to glitch and I did the trouble shooting and nothing. It stop working while I was driving on sr 28 in tipton Indiana.
When I turn off my car. The message shift to park pops up and I have to keep turning on and off the car until the message " shift to park" disappears. If I leave it like that the radio turns on really loud. My car is not even 3 years old. This started about a month ago and it went away for a few days and it came back again.
When is this going to be a recall for this shift to park in the Malibu. This causes the battery to die so both parts have to be replaced. Chevy has several complaints about the shift to park. I can spend up to 10 minutes trying to get that message off. I am very disappointed that the dealers know this is an ongoing issue for the 2016 Malibu but nothing is being done. I have filed a complaint! I will also be going to the media with this.
When the vehicle is put in park, the engine does not shut down when I attempt to turn off the vehicle. There is a recall on this vehicle, however it states the key may be removed when in park causing the ignition not to shut down. I am unaware there are any vehicles, this make and model, which have keyed ignitions. I believe they are all push button start and stop. My vehicle has 18,000 miles on it and the issue started at 17,000 miles and Chevy refused to fix it.
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- Ocala, FL, USA