NHTSA Complaint #10958965 — 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU

FAILED NJ DMV INSPECTION, ENGINE ICON,PO714,715 EMISSIONS CODES. CORRECTED AND ICON WENT OFF. 5 DAYS LATER, WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT, TRANSMISSION LOST FORWARD, 2 DAYS LATER, LOST REVERSE. CODES PO716 CAME UP. CAR IS A CALIFORNIA PVEC COVERED FOR A LONG LIST OF FAILED PARTS, 53,000 MILES, 8 YRS OLD, COVERED I THOUGHT FOR 15 YRS/150,000 FOR TRANS FAILURE DUE TO EXACTLY THIS HISTORY. DEALER NEW TRANS $4000, DENIED IT WAS DUE TO COVERED PARTS. REMOVED AND EXAMINED TRANS, SHOWED METAL, "FROM WAVE PLATE LIKELY". THEREFORE NOT COVERED, PER DEALER. SERVICE MGR SAID HAS SEEN FAILURES IN LOWER MILEAGE THAN THIS. I AM ASKED TO PAY FOR BREAK DOWN OF TRANS TO DIAGNOSE UNCOVERED REPAIR, ADMITTEDLY A 2-3 HOUR JOB. DECIDED TO NOT REPAIR, SELL FOR SALVAGE. LEASE ANOTHER CAR FROM DEALER HOPING FOR A BETTER OUTCOME DOWN THE LINE.