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Car engine will not turn over. System says 'engine power reduce' and 'service stabilitrak.' Brake clicks and locks when been pressed down, steering wheel also locks.
The contact called on behalf of the vehicle owner/driver her daughter. 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. The vehicle crashed into the center median causing damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported and no police report was filed. The contact stated received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The vehicle was towed to the local body shop. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,447.
Warning messages light up "steering power is diminished, drive with care", something pertaining to brakes and battery, the warnings flash so quickly I can't read them all. The car goes dead when I stop, shuts down completely with dash lights going completely out, then a very slow restart as the lights brighten very slowly. After the third time yesterday and today I had to put the car in "park for it to restart at a stop light and now it will not start at all,
As I was exiting the freeway and stoped on the off ramp, I tried to step on the gas pedal to go but my car did not want to go. My steering wheel was locked, my bluetooth cut off, and the check engine light went on. I turned on my hazard lights and put my car in park. I tried to shut it off but it didn't shut off right away. I pushed the off button a few times before it finally shut off. When I turned it back on, I drove to the nearest parking lot and put it in park. Only this time, the message "shift to park" popped up. My vehicle was already shifted to park but the system obviously couldn't comprehend. My car only has 61,845 miles!! it should not be having these issues so soon!!
While driving on the freeway at speeds of up to 80 mph at random times the car will suddenly slow itself down to 20 mph and the dash will message that engine power is reduced. It's a serious problem that is dangerous to not only the people in the vehicle but all other vehicles on the road also.
- Wrightwood, CA, USA
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Power steering reducing and the car will shut off temporarily I had my car serviced for this already 2 weeks ago for the same problem now it's happening again
In motion on highway at 60 mph, my car acceration shut down and I started losing speed even though I was pressing acellerator. At this time my car started to down shift and the more I stepped on the accellerator nothing happened. My car then turned off on the highway. I immediately shifted to park and started the vehicle again because I was in fear of getting rear ended. We have taken the car to the dealership 4 times for them to fix it and the last time, they said there was nothing wrong with it. We still have exceleration issues with this vehicle. We got a recall notice of software from Chevrolet but the dealer ship is unaware of the repair and I do not believe they can correct this problem. We bought this car new and it has been in the shop 4 times for this recall. We wish to receive a new car for safety reasons. We are taking the car to the dealership again today but I am afraid to drive the vehicle.
When the car is shifted to park, the car does not register that it is in park. The car then has to be turned on, the shifter moved back to drive, and then back to park again. The car then has to be shut off again, and if I am lucky, the message goes away. If it does not, I have to repeat this process over and over again until the message does go away. This is a common issue specifically in Chevrolet Malibu dating back to the 2016 model. This should be a recall issue given that it is widespread and the fact the GM makes people pay to repair their faulty parts out of warranty is ridiculous.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The recall repair was performed at autonation Chevrolet waco (located at 1625 N valley mills dr, waco, tx 76710, (254) 236-6415). Shortly after the vehicle was serviced, while driving 60 mph, the vehicle began to seize and was moved over to the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and the failure continued while the contact was driving to his destination. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact called the dealer back and was informed that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.
The contact owned a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact's student attempted to place the vehicle into park; however, the vehicle continued to move forward independently. The driver attempted to place the vehicle into reverse, but it continued to move forward. In addition, the contact mentioned that the check engine and low power mode indicators illuminated. The vehicle continued to roll as the driver attempted to stop and it crashed into a boulder. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact spoke with crain Chevrolet (9911 I-30, little rock, ar 72209, (501) 436-4484) and was informed to tow the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was sent to the collision department and the contact had the vehicle towed back to her apartment for insurance purposes. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact not to touch the vehicle. The contact was informed to take the vehicle to an authorized Chevrolet dealer so that it could be assessed by an investigator. After some back and forth with the original dealer, the vehicle was towed to gwatney Chevrolet (1301 T P white dr, jacksonville, ar 72076, (501) 295-4448) where an investigator determined that they could not find any fault with the vehicle. Recently, the contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19V642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine) the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 29,196.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving and approaching a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning and lost power. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road and power off the engine. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to ourisman Chevrolet of baltimore (6633 security blvd, baltimore, md 21207, (410) 265-7777) where it was diagnosed that the ECM failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 19V642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 9-5537893606. The failure mileage was approximately 2,141.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The contact called anderson Chevrolet at 888-312-6558 (located at 31201 auto center dr, lake elsinore, ca 92530) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. After the contact shifted the vehicle into park, the shift to park warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle was unable to be locked. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact stated that she never experienced the failure in the past. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 28,844.
Once the engine is shut off it'll say 'shift to park'but the car is already in park. It'll pop up as an error. I'll have to push up my shift gear further for the notification to go away.
Transmission system is not performing as expected. An issue has been detected in the ignition system which oversees the timing and spark necessary to ignite fuel into the engine. GM and Chevrolet dealerships are claiming there is no problem however engine light comes on and on-star reports problems and nothing is fixed. Brand new car with 8600 miles and less then a year old.
While driving my 2018 Malibu with only 7500 miles on it, the car would not accelerate. I pushed the gas pedal to the floor and the car had no power and I almost was in a crash with another vehicle. A lot of lights came on the dashboard and the gauges went to zero. An error message displayed that said something like engine power reduced and the check engine light came on. The gas gauge and others acted like the car was shut off. This is very dangerous for me and my family as traffic in the northern Virginia area is very heavy. I pulled to the side of the road and shut the car off. I tried to restart it and it would not restart for 10 minutes. When it did restart the check engine light was still on and the car still had very limited power. This needs fixed asap. It is currently at the dealer where I bought it from in November of 2018. I told them about the power problem when I had the first service oil change done and they said there was nothing they could do about it. I bought a new car so that I wouldn't have any problems and now I have to deal with this product that no one wants to fix. Please find a solution to this problem as it is life threatening.
My vehicle has an electrical issue with the power windows and the radio. The power windows will stop working if I try to adjust them to the perfect height for me, forcing me to have to press buttons on another window in order to be able to go back to the window that I would like to adjust. This problem is present in all four windows. The major problem is that the car has some sort of power issue that has been recognized by the Chevrolet dealerships that I have taken it to but it still has not been fixed. In the middle of driving the car loses power and will not move forward at a regular pace and begins to struggle to move forward while the RPM's build up bringing it close to redlining. At that point it will begin to move and jerk when it finally shifts into gear and will do it a second time immediately after the first jerk and begin to drive normal. It has nearly killed my pregnant wife and myself multiple times. It has nearly gotten my younger cousin and I killed on the expressway by struggling to drive while placing in the path of a oncoming semi. We brought the car in late December of 2018 and the problems started about a few days short of a week into the new year. This car is dangerous and from what I understand there are drivers of the Chevy Cruze experiencing some of the same issues.
I've had the car for about 54 days as of today and at 47 days into owning the car, it is starting to shut off completely in the middle of traffic while stationary when the auto-off shuts the engine off and I would have to wait at least 20 mins minimum until the car would start again. While trying to start the car, it would say battery needs recharge/service stabilitrak. Since having this issue the A/C also stopped working.
The first time the vehicle shut off was cruising out of a parking lot, it did so for a split second. The next time was at my house, I needed to go run to the store. I tried starting it. It said "shift to park" but I was in park. Then it said "service stabilitrack system", and then something along the lines of "power steering service required". I waited and tried for hours and then eventually called for a tow truck.
I was driving my 2018 Chevy Malibu ls that I haven't owned for more then 30 days and my check engine light came on in the driveway when I started it up to let it warm since it was winter so I took it to christenson Chevrolet in highland Indiana and the code U01B0 came up which is the battery sensor module and the dealer told me there is no fix for it and engineering is looking into it and the paperwork they gave me shows they have had this problem with the 2017 and 2018 models and no fix yet. 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
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- Biscoe, NC, USA