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5.4

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,374 miles

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2019 Chevrolet Malibu drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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2019 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Comments (Page 3 of 3)

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problem #6

Aug 312020

Malibu

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I'm not sure what's wrong, but when I stop and start my vehicle back up with the auto start I can hear something like water flushing or running through my dashboard. Most of the time my vehicle will stall out when I press the gas, is driving or turning most of the time it don't won't to go. I almost got hit on several occasions because I would try to turn and the car will stall barley going. This has cause a lot of frustrations. I have had my car since August of 2020 and it has been doing this since 2-3 weeks after purchasing it. I have not had time to take it to the dealership for inspection because I have lupus and I'm tried and have random flares.

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #5

Aug 012020

Malibu

  • 22,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 15 mph with the power reduced message displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to chapmen Chevrolet located at 1717 E baseline rd, tempe, AZ 85283 to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the turbo intake was defective. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #4

Apr 122019

Malibu

  • 10,000 miles
At 10,000 miles my 2019 Chevrolet Malibu started to sputter and lose power. Taking off at a green light, driving on highways, turning at intersections, or turning against traffic has all become dangerous because the car will not gather enough power to go, leaving my car stuck on roads and in the middle of intersections. We were placed in a rental 2019 Chevrolet Malibu with 11,000 miles that also had power problems and left us stuck in a running car being approached by oncoming traffic.. the dealership diagnostic came up as transmission failure, in multiple brand new 2019 Chevrolet Malibu's. me, my family, and hundreds of thousands of motorists are in danger by driving this car, or even being on the road with these cars.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

problem #3

Jun 052020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 39,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When I stop at a stop sign or red light, it seems like my car cuts off and then back on when I hit the gas. I can hear it. There is also a sound in my brakes when this happens, that sounds air.

- Dunn, NC, USA

problem #2

May 202019

Malibu

  • 3,201 miles
The spring steel C-clip holding the cvt fluid cooling line in place at the radiator fell off while the vehicle was in motion on interstate 5. the transmission fluid drained out onto the roadway resulting in complete loss of power to the wheels. The engine light came on but the engine ran fine.

- Valencia, CA, USA

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problem #1

Feb 202019

Malibu

  • 1,000 miles
The engine "auto stop" feature can have enough of a delay to allow the accelerator to be pressed as the engine starts causing it to lurch forward rather than accelerate smoothly. It also can cause a delay when pulling out into heavy traffic. There is currently no way to temporarily or permanently defeat the system on this GM model according to GM service department. Though I am sure it is operating as designed for certain owner driving styles and traffic conditions this can be a serious hazard. Car makers should be required to either disable the feature permanently by owner request or have a method for the owner to bypass the system. With less than 250 miles I have experienced 2 incidents of almost hitting the car in front of me from a stop and 1 of almost being hit pulling into heavy traffic from a stop. I see many other similar complaints and hope this can be addressed before someone is hurt or worse due to it.

- Nashua, NH, USA

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