NHTSA Complaint #10721522 — 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED WHILE ON A MAJOR ROADWAY AND TRAVELING OVER 45 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT GO PAST 10 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.