NHTSA Complaint #11307233 — 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COUGHLIN CHEVROLET OF PATASKALA, 9000 E BROAD ST SW, PATASKALA, OH 43062, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *DT*JB