NHTSA Complaint #11327850 — 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE SERVICE STABILI-TRAC AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING) SENSOR. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING) SENSORS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.