NHTSA Complaint #11169994 — 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STABILITRAK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT DROVE VERY ROUGHLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RED LION CHEVROLET (3220 CAPE HORN RD, RED LION, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, AFTER SWITCHING TO THE PARK POSITION, "SHIFT TO PARK" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT "POWER REDUCED" LATER DISPLAYED AND THE SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED TO 10 MPH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.