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Hello, in January 18,2024 I-??ve purchased a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu from Toyota of Dallas on Forest Lane. Within the first 24 hours I got a flat due to a bad tire, but was informed they did a full inspection before giving me the car. I contacted my sales representative she informed me to to bring the vehicle up there once they were open to see if they could resolved the issue due to me paying for a new tire. Once arrived they stated they could not compensate because I bought a tire somewhere else. Within 48 days of having the vehicle, I contacted them sale representative which I still have messages the my vehicle is saying -??shift to park-?? while in park. They stated that it could just be a -??sensor-?? used to bring it. Once I brought it in the car was not doing it & they informed me theirs nothing they can do unless the car does it again when I bring it. The car ends up doing it again I contact them my sale person no longer work there so I disclose this issue with another sales person, which no one documented but I have the messages to prove I informed them. I brought the car up there again & one of the technicians informed me -?? just push your gear shift forward a little & it will just turn off-??. So I did so & it worked but not for long. My car kept continuously doing it afterwards & they suggested to bring it in for diagnostic, however they way my schedule is at the probation office I work Monday - Friday & that is my only transportation to work or my schedule would not align. So on December 3,2024 my check engine light comes on in the vehicle while driving home. I immediately took my car to the Auto Zone on Buckner which I also have the paperwork for their diagnostic suggest cleaning the throttle bottle & also code P1101. I notice on the paper it stated my car would not pass a inspection with those code & said transmission status - red. I immediately set me appointment for 12/04/24 to take my car to the dealership. I took my car there they stated I arrived
When I turn off the car it displays a 'shift to park' message and the car tries to roll if I take my foot off of the brake. My [XXX] was beside the car and was almost run over. This is a problem that the car rolls away. I have to restart the car continuously and toggle the gear shift to get it to stop. It will not let the lights turn off and radio and/or the other components in the car and is running the battery down. There is a recall for this problem but it is VIN specific and my car is not included. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The year and model of my vehicle has a known issue of shift to park and only selected Vin-??s they will repair even though there is a recall and known issue. I can not safely park my car as it-??s not reflecting it is in the park position
Car is not registering that is in park. When I put the car in park the message on the dash will ding and say "shift to park" even though it is already in park.
- Milan, IN, USA
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While the car is in park after the button is pushed to shut the car off, I get a warning on my dash stating that the car is not in park and it is beeping to let me know that there is an issue. Even though the car is in park and it says it is in park.
When I put my car in park, the park light comes on. I-??ve had to forced the car in park AND the gear button get stuck. The park warning light is still on. It takes about 5 minutes or more before the light goes off After I-??ve forced it in park several times. I can-??t leave the light on because my battery will die.
-??Shift to Park-?? message appears in the car's Driver Information Center, even when it is already in Park. It doesn't recognize that the vehicle is in park. I have to wiggle the gear several times before the message clears. It doesn't allow me to lock my vehicle when this happens, I believe the vehicle stays on while this message is on the DIC, making it very unsafe. I see that there are several complaints about this issue but no recall has been made. The dealer refuses to do a free diagnostic test knowing that these vehicles have had issues. My vehicle is no longer under warranty at 54,000 miles, I will be out of pocket the expense but it's definitely unfair that this has not been an issue recalled by GM.
I was parking and when I parked my dashboard popped up saying shift to park when it-??s in park. My car won-??t turn off.. tired to turn it off but it can-??t I moved the car back and forth and put on park and nothing.. I know this is an ongoing issue because on my other Malibu that I purchased had that problem and now on my 2021 Chevy Malibu has that issue now. Thank god I wasn-??t somewhere else stranded because it was below 0 in Chicago.
When I parked my car and tried to turn off the ignition, a warning buzzer kept beeping and a warning on the dash was telling me to -??shift to park-??. I moved the shifter numerous times to make sure it was in park, but the warning continued. This happened several times now. A few times the warning went off after I wiggled the shifter knob numerous times, but not always.
Every time I parked the car, the dashboard will light up and give me a message to " SHIFT TO PARK" I have read that this can means a malfunction in my transmission or it could be a sensor. I have also read that this type of cars have a recalls on 2016-2019. I just purchased this car Aug of 2022
The car is constantly displaying the shift to park display on the dash after the car is placed in park. Can turn the car off with the display but the prompt stays on the display and the electrical power does not shut off resulting in battery drain unless you constantly mess with the shifter until it removes the shift to park display. My first encounter with the dealer is Monday and was told they can't work on it if they can not replicate the issue. Sometimes it goes a week without doing it so who knows. Been doing this about 3 weeks now.
Driving through a sandstorm at 45mph( slow lane and speed sure to visibility) on interstate 10 from rancho mirage to desert hot springs, California, the vehicle windshield cracked nearly a foot. I was charged $400 by enterprise rentals since this was a rental vehicle. A small chip could be seen, size of a ball point pen tip, at beginning of crack. Enterprise has the photos and this was repaired by caliber auto glass in tustin, ca. Rental vehicle unit # 7T1dm2. 2021 Chevy Malibu with 5,360 miles on odometer at the time. I feel this is a safety hazard, a defect in this windshield and should be investigated for public safety. Enterprise rent a car 32ua 78385 varner rd. Suite D palm desert, ca 92211
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- Dallas, TX, USA