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.
Engine lost power on interstate highway. While this did not result in a crash/ rear end collision, the potential for such injury seems high. 1-2 days prior there were some warning lights (check engine light). Called a dealership Tuesday morning and earliest service appointment was in one week but they assured me that the car was drivable in the meantime. On Wednesday afternoon my son was driving on the interstate and there was a new message -??engine power reduced-??, and a sudden loss of power. Eventually got the car to nearest Chevrolet dealership. Their technician took over a week to figure out what was wrong; eventually they replaced the ECM but still had problems. After a software update to ECM the problem finally appears to be resolved. Please note that similar problem has been reported with other Malibu models, but my Malibu Hybrid was not recalled. Please consider a recall of all GMmodels similar to the Malibu
I was driving on the highway this morning at over 65 mph when suddenly my 2018 Malibu started slowing down and would not respond to accelerator. I saw that the check engine light and traction control light were on and there was a message saying "engine power reduced." Was not able to accelerate past 30 mph. Highway was busy but was able to get out of the fast lane over to the far right lane and get to work. After a few hours, I started car and the check engine light remained on, but the "engine power reduced" message was gone. After seeing so many complaints for this issue, I feel GM should permanently fix this issue as it could have dangerous consequences.
When I put car in park a message comes up on the dash to shift to park even thou car is already in park. Car has 100K warranty but dealer says this safety switch not covered or recalled. Reading online this seems to be a common problem. Should be recalled.
Over heating light came on while driving on I -71 about 10 mi before columbus oh. I stopped and saw coolant pouring out. I purchased antifreeze and made it to the nearest garage. The nearest garage found that the clips that hold the radiator in place broke, causing the radiator to shift. The shift caused the bougie wheelfor the serpintine belt to rub a hole in the radiator belt. It was necessaryto remove the front end to do the repairs. Total cost $600 by the time antirfreeze cost was added
2018 Malibu shift to park message. This issue is very common and people are being charged $700 plus dollars by dealerships to fix. There should be a recall for this problem.
When car is placed into park and engine is turned off a 'shift to park' message appears on the dashboard. Vehicle is already placed in park and is not detecting
My car has a little over 62,000 miles at about 28,000 miles the warning was coming on reduced speed I'd be on the road and the car would start slowing down and even sometimes on the interstate and recently started coming on again I could feel a popping like in the gas pedal. Then the other day I was sitting in a parking lot and the shift to park message came on when I went to pull off it just jumped. There was no way to put the car in neutral to back it up I wasn't even able to turn the car off. I had to leave my car running in the parking lot for hours until it died. Then before this the car moved so slow it hardly took off. Other cars have to go around me. I have had this car for two years and just seems like issue after issue. GM should be ashamed and reimburse people for these vehicles.
So many issues, car currently not starting. Codes were for brake booster and maf sensors, replaced both. Still won't start. Open recall emc, called dealership, they stated recall is free but since it won't start I have to pay 125 so they can hook it to computer. Shift to gear happens weekly, car will be in park. Stabiltrack came on a few times, but goes away. It tells me icy conditions on evan warm days, display will go black bu usually randomly comes on. The worst is the reduced engine mode. There is no rhyme or reason. I have been on the street doing about 35 mph and it does it also on highway at high speeds with 4 kids in the car, terrifying and dangerous. I am sure I'm forgetting things I have just come to not feel safe or comfortable driving this car, local dealership is no help. Took a picture of one of the first time it happened but that was 20000 miles ago, haprns randomly and almost in clusters. I can go a month or 2 with nothing and then it's 2-4 times a day for a few days or weeks, and then stops.
Two times my vehicle has displayed engine power is reduced while driving on the highway. When this occurred, my vehicle would not accelerate well and my vehicle speed was automatically reduce to about 20 mph almost causing a crash with the vehicle behind me. The engine light stayed on the entire day even after powering down my vehicle. Also there is a loud water noise when coming to a stop like water is running through the engine or transmission system. This water noise occurred with my 2013 Malibu as well and should be investigated.my vehicle is only 2 years old and should not be experiencing these types of issues.
When put in park a message shows shift to park. I have to shove it into park before car would turn off. When stopping and making turns there is a sloushing sound (water) coming from the dash. I got both items fixed out of my own pocket because my extended warranty did not cover the air pocket but it did cover shift to park with a $50 deductible. I bought the car brand new so not sure why all these problems are happening. I know several other people with the same make and model having the same issues. These items need to be recalled and I would like to be reimbursed seeing the car is only 2 years old.
When put in park, vehicle does not recognize it is in park upon engine shut off and will not cut the electric signal to the car. Sometimes restarting the engine works but I have had to drive at least a block recently to get the electric signal to cut off. It has occured several times in my vehicle starting on December 24th 2020
While driving my car at 70mph on the highway my car completely shut off on me and started back up. This was very scary, thankfully I was in the far right lane and no one was behind me at the time. I was thinking it was a battery issue but after getting my battery checked that seemed to not be the case. The same probably happened several times after without any warning and takes a few minutes to restart causing other people in vehicles to blow their horn or curse me out while going around me! I did get a warning sign on dashboard that states stabilitrac. I did take it into the shop today but fear the outcome will not be resolved. I'm just too scared to drive my car at this point in the fear of an accident waiting to happen cause this problem happens at unpredictable times.
I was driving along like normal and the car just stopped running. We cannot get it to start. We tried jumping it, but no luck. I have a brand new battery, so it's not the battery.
Narrative from driver: "on Tuesday September 22, 2020, at approximately 10:45 am, I left my residence located in boca raton, fl with my gsa vehicle (tag G10 3884V) to drive to the mobil lube oil express (mobil) located at 90 nw spanish river blvd, boca raton, fl. The mobil is approximately 3 miles from my residence. I drove directly from my residence to the mobil and did not make any stops. As I was driving around the back of the mobil building to pull into one of the bays for an oil change, I noticed smoke coming from the hood of the car. I immediately parked the car in a parking space behind the mobil and exited the car. Moments later, flames were coming from the hood of the car. Upon seeing the flames, I called 911, who then called the fire department who came and put out the fire in the car. Additionally, I called gsa who called a towing company (westlake towing) to tow the vehicle away from the mobil parking lot as there is extensive damage to the vehicle and it is inoperable. There were no injuries or property damage to anything other than the gsa car."
Car won't shift to park, while it's already in park and car will not turn off. Chevrolet should recall this because there are a lot of people with the same issue. My car was brand new when I bought it and now I'm having this issue and I know it's nothing I have done to cause it.
When my car is in park, my system is not picking up that it is in park which means I cant turn off the vehicle which will cause the vehicles battery to die. You have to literally jam the shifter in order for the car to read it, which eventually doesn't work either.
The vehicle has a message that pops up on the dash saying "shift to park" when the car is already in park. This does not allow you to turn off the car. This happens when the car is stationary and parked.
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