NHTSA Complaint #11232984 — 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU

AT 63K MILES, THE PISTON CRACKED AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, WHERE CHEVY DECIDED TO RETARD THE TIMING SO THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND NOW THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GM AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO PAY 40% OF THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ONLY 3K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY? MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND I HAVE TO SPILL ALMOST $5K TO FIX THE VEHICLE, WHEN THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM? THIS IS NOT FAIR OR CORRECT. THE CONSUMER NEEDS REPRESENTATION AND CHEVY NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL TO ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND STAND BEHIND THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. THIS IS THE 8TH GM VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIFETIME.