2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU Engine Problems

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ONE AND IT GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. ON THE HIGHWAY THIS CAN BE A HUGE ISSUE. AFTER MULTIPLE 'FIXES' IT'S SEEMS TO BE OK. HOWEVER ON 10/3/2019 WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE AUTO STOP FEATURE KICKED ON. NOTHING NEW THERE HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND THE DOORS ALL UNLOCKED. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. NOW THE AUTO STOP DOESN'T KICK ON AT ALL AND THE CAR WILL NOT LET ME USE AUXILIARY POWER. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY PUT IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REDUCE POWER IN THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL OVER 60 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MATTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALL AMERICAN CHEVROLET OF KILLEEN (1802 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76541, 254-213-5397) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND VACUUM PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE BATTERY WAS OVERCHARGED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V521000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) AND 16V272000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT DUE TO THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, A RECALL...

I OWN A 2016 CHEVY MALIBU AND ONE OF ITS FEATURES IS AN AUTO STOP/START FEATURE IN THE CAR. WHEN THIS CAR ENTERS THIS MODE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK IT IS SUPPOSED TO START AGAIN BUT WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK IT WILL JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN IT WILL JUST STALL. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 9TH 2019 WHERE THE CAR CUT OFF AND ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS JUST ONE OCCASION OF THE CAR CUTTING OFF ON ME AND BECOMING IMMOBILE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE AND A WIRING ISSUE I'VE GOTTEN BOTH ADDRESSED BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. I'VE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY THAT MAY ADDRESS THE ISSUE BUT I HAVE TO SEE. MY CAR CURRENTLY WON'T START. TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 24,2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AT SPEEDS OF MORE THAN 55 MPH IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DURING THE INCIDENT, A 911 CALL WAS MADE AND POLICE RESPONDED BY PUSHING THE VEHICLE INTO A MEDIAN IN ORDER STOP IT AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT OPERATE AND THE STOP/START BUTTON WAS PRESSED, BUT DID NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BALE CHEVROLET (13101 CHNAL PKWY, LITTLE ROCK, AR) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE VACUUM FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN I CRANK UP, WHEN I'M AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR EVEN JUST AT A STOP SIGN, SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL TURN COMPLETELY OFF. IT WILL CRANK BACK UP, SOMETIMES, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES QUITE A FEW TIMES. ALSO, AGAIN AS I CRANK UP. IT GOES BACK TO OFF. INSTEAD OF GOING TO AUTO STOP, IT WILL CUT COMPLETELY OFF TOO. I HAVE NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER LIGHTS THAT COME ON TO ALERT ME THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND IT IS CONCERNING. ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS KICKING OR FIRING BACK NOW WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS IS RANDOM ALSO.

THE CAR CONSTANTLY GETS MESSAGE OF ENGINE POWER REDUCED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES OR WARNINGS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY DRIVING SPEED DECREASES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR THEN STARTS NORMAL WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODE

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME TWICE IN TRAFFIC NOW, THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH SPEED AND I LET THE CAR SLOW ON IT'S OWN, BUT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES POPPING UP, NO TYPE OF WARNING AT ALL THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START IN THE MORNING SO AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY OR REMOTE BATTERY SO I CHANGED BOTH IT STARTED WORKING FOR ABOUT A WEEK SO I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS FIXED BUT IT STILL CUTS OFF A FEW TIMES A DAY, LIKE TODAY IT WOULDN'T START AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED MY HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK, OTHER TIMES MY HOME SCREEN WILL BE COMPLETELY BLACK AND NO POWER TO IT....

'TAKATA RECALL' I FOUND 2 RECALLS THAT MATCH THE SYSTEMS OF MY VEHICLE PERFECTLY HOWEVER WHEN I PUT MY VIN IN. THE RECALLS DO NOT COME UP. HERE ARE THE RECALL NUMBERS I AM REFERRING TO. 51230, AND 39440. WHEN THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED HAPPENS USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ON THE STREET. WHEN BRAKING A NOICE IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.

EGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT. THE CAR WONT GO OVER 20-30MPH. BRAKES MALFUNCTION CAUSING A SMALL FENDER BENDER. ITS HARD TO START WONT STAY RUNNING. IT EVEN LOST POWER ON THE HWY A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE WRECK.

TAKATA RECALL- MY CAR IS DECREASING SPEED, SWITCHING GEARS WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR KEEPS TELLING ME TO 'SHIFT TO PARK' WHILE THE CAR IS ALREADY PARKED AND NOT CUTTING OFF. THE CAR KEEPS DROPPING TO ZERO ON MY DASH BOARD WHILE I'M DRIVING AND SHAKING WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY SENSOR SYSTEM KEEPS FLASHING 'STABILITALK' AND 'STEERING POWER SERVICE, REDUCED SPEED'

I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT'LL SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCED. IF I PRESS THE GAS, IT'LL SLOW DOWN. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND TURN IT OFF IT'LL SAY SHIFT TO PARK.

ENGINE FAILURE. MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE STABIKITRAK POP ON, ENGINE LIGHT POP ON, BRAKES LOCKED UP MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO STOP THE CAR IN TRAFFIC. I HOPE THEY ARE PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. THIS CAR IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE.

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...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A MESSAGE POPS UP SAYING REDUCED SPEED AND THEN IT AUTOMATICALLY WENT DOWN TO 20MPH THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY LUCKILY I DIDNT GET HIT. THIS COULD OF CAUSED ME A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT

WHILE ON VACATION ROAD TRIP TO SEVERAL NORTHWESTERN STATES, WHILE TURNING AROUND IN A PARKING LOT, ABOUT TO EXIT, CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF - NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTHING, JUST SHUTS OFF, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, NOTHING UNUSUAL, WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, CAR STARTED WITH STIIL NO WARNING LIGHTS . WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO TEXAS WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. CHECKED INTERNET AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS - HOWEVER THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER MALIBUS. UPON RETURN HOME PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND MADE THEM AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING, THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME DUE TO THEY HAVE NOTHING STATING THIS HAS HAPPENED.

WARNING NOTICE COMES ON SAYING ENGINE IS POWER DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR, IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN TO 30 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE.

MY 2016 CHEVY MALIBU HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT. NO ISSUES UNTIL THIS DAY. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING IT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT 40 MILES FROM MY HOME. WHEN I GOT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED AT TOP OF THE PEDAL. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. SCARED THE [XXX] OUT OF ME! DROPPED THE PEOPLE OFF. DROVE 3 BLOCKS TO A 7 11, SCARED TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. PARKED AND THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. WAITING 3 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK, FINALLY GOT THE CHEVY MALIBU AND MYSELF HOME A 5AM. HAD A MOBILE MECHANIC RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. MULTIPLE ISSUES CAME UP. EVERYTHING FROM MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES AND EVEN MORE ENGINE ISSUES. HAD TO TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP NEAR BY. BRAKE TECH RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, SAID NOT BRAKES IT'S AN ENGINE ISSUE. ENGINE TECH SAYS...

WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SLOWED ABRUBTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DASH GAVE OUT ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR TO RESET IT. THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON ITS OWN THE SECOND AND THERAFTER IT DID NOT. HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED ONCE AND 7 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AS A DRIVER AND THOSE AROUND ME!

TAKATA RECALL. THE 2016 CHEVY MALIBU 2016 STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. LEAVING ME HANGING AND IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. NO PRIOR ISSUES UNTIL THIS. I WAS COMPLETELY IN MOTION WHILE IT HAPPENED ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE HORN AND RADIO FAILED TO WORK. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALEY CHEVROLET (12400 TENNESSEE PLAZA, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112, (804) 818-7660) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *BF *JB

THE CAR CONSTANTLY GETS MESSAGE OF ENGINE POWER REDUCED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES OR WARNINGS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY DRIVING SPEED DECREASES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR THEN STARTS NORMAL WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODES.

MY HORN DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, RADIO STOP WORKING SOMETIMES,WHEN TURNING ON THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONER IT SOUNDS LIKE SPARKS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THAT AREA

TAKATA RECALL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND A REDUCE POWER INDICATOR SAID REDUCE ENGINE POWER, THE CAR GOES FROM 70MPH TO 40 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE PUTTING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN GRAVE DANGER

WHEN STARTING TO PROGRESS FROM A STOP, THE MALIBU WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THEN WHEN IT DOES GO IT, SURGES FORWARD. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT INCREASES OVER TIME. THIS ALL OCCURS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WERE THEY HAVE KEPT IT FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF WELL OVER A MONTH, BUT CLAIM THAT WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN PREDOMINATELY DURING THE SPRING/SUMMER MONTHS, AND IS LESS FREQUENT DURING THE MUCH COLDER FALL/WINTER MONTHS. WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. MY WIFE IS REFUSING TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT HER OR OUR CHILDREN WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE CAR WILL NOT PROCEED ONCE IN A BUSY INTERSECTION.

WHEN I STOPPED AT 3 RED LIGHTS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WITH THE AUTO OFF SETTING BUT IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I LET GO OFF THE BREAK AND WHEN I LET GO AND IT SHUT OFF MY CAR STARTED GOING BACKWARDS AND THEN IT POWERED BACK ON.

POWER FAILURE WHEN DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR LOSES POWER AND WON'T PULL.

REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH. I WAS JUST ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND PULL OVER WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES.

WHEN CAR IS PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF A NOTIFICATION OF 'SHIFT PARK' DISPLAYS WHILE DINGING IN CAR. CAR IS STATIONARY DURING THIS TIME. ALSO WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES MY CAR SLOWS DOWN AND A NOTIFICATION OF ENGINE POWER DOWN WHILE DINGING SOUND GOES OFF. CAR WILL THEN EVENTUALLY POWER DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. CAR HAS DONE THIS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE DRIVING AROUND THE CITY. BOTH HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE SHIFT TO PARK INCIDENT HAPPENS DAILY AND THE ENGINE POWER DOWN SITUATION HAPPENS OCCASSIONALY LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 3/22/2019

TWICE I HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATED PEDAL REPLACE, WHICH CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. I HAVE TAKE THIS IN OVER 13 TIME FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME. I WAS DRIVING ON 495 AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH IN 2ND TIME ALMOST WAS HIT FROM BEHIND.

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND MESSAGE SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED DOWN HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT WORKED FINE. AS I DROVE TO GO BACK HOME, THE CAR COULD BARELY GO THE SPEED LIMIT. I PARKED THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 24 HRS. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT SO I DROVE OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR'S SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO A VERY SLOW PACE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 40 MPH. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10-20 MPH. SPEED CONTROL WAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT FAR SO I DROVE IT THERE. I EXPLAINED...

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING ISSUES WITH HIS 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU LX AND FEELING LIKE HE IS BEING PENALIZED FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS ON THE MALIBU AND IS SEEKING HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LD *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND MY 2016 WITH 39,000 MILES LOSES ACCELERATION POWER AND RECEIVE WARNING 'ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED'. I LIMP IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY GET IT IN AND I GET A CALL LATER WITH THEM TELLING ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IN TWO OTHER CARS AND THEY ARE WAITING ON THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACED. THEY RESET AND CLEANED THE SENSOR AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT'S HAPPENED THREE OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN AND I LIMP IT BACK TO SHOP EVERY TIME TO GET RESET. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH IT BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. IT SAYS A LOT OF ONE SHOP TO HAVE THREE MALIBU'S WAITING FOR THIS PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. I LOVE THE MALIBU'S BUT WITH THE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR I'VE HAD IT'S HARD TO KEEP MY FAITH IN CHEVROLET. THEY KNOW THIS MODEL IS HAVING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ''ENGINE POWER REDUCE'' MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BREDENANN CHEVROLET (1401 WEST DEMPSTER ST, PARKRIDGE, IL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ON BACKORDER AND THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. ALSO, THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TITUS-WILL CHEVROLET (11011 PACIFIC AVE S, TACOMA, WA 98444, (253) 539-1000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LOSES POWER AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. (THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC!)

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND THE CAR STOPS RIGHT WHERE IT IS.(IN TRAFFIC) THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIME RECENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM ANDREW CHEV. MILWAUKEE WIS.

THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A CRACKED PISTON AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES.

THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY OR JUST DRIVING ALL TOGETHER THE ENGINE SPEED REDUCED LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE SPEED DROPS IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY IT DROPS TO 40MPH IF IM DRIVING THE STREET IT DROPS TO 20MPH, MY KIDS AND I WERE ALMOST HIT BY OTHER DRIVERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THIS, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE PROBLEM, FOR THE PAST WEEK IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND HAPPENS AT LEAST 5 TIMES A DAY, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS ITS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND I

I WAS DRIVING 35MPH, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER, AND I WAS GOING 10 MPH. A MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING REDUCED POWER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR, RED LION CHEVY. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND TOLD ME I BETTER GET THE CAR OFF THE LOT. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY A TRUCK. I ALREADY HAD A CRACKED PISTON REPAIRED AND THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. ON STAR SENT ME AN EMAIL STATING THAT I HAVE AN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND TO GET THE CAR SERVICED.THE SALES MANAGER RIVERA JUST WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW CAR, AND THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY FURTHER TESTING ON MY VEHICLE.

AT CRUISING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CAR JERKED AND LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" DISPLAYED ON THE INFORMATION PANEL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF A SEPARATED TOLL LANE AND TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WAS ABLE TO AGAIN GAIN POWER. OVER SEVERAL DAYS, THE CAR WOULD GO IN AND OUT OF THIS MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES, IT AGAIN LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY, LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS (DROPPING FROM A SPEED OF 55 MPH TO BELOW 20 MPH WITHIN A MINUTE). CARS BEHIND MY CAR HAD TO MOVE OUT FROM BEHIND ME AND I HAD TO PULL IN TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS...

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND THE CODE IS P2138. THIS IS AN ACCELERATOR ISSUE AND WHEN THE ISSUE COMES ABOUT, THE CAR ENGINE REDUCES AND MY CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PART AND IT IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL VERSUS ME HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS AND THE PART SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AS THIS IS DANGEROUS. IF I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENS, I MYSELF OR OTHERS COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT IF NOT KILLED. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND I NEED MY VEHICLE AND AM SCARED TO KEEP DRIVING IT WITHOUT IT BEING FIXED. OF COURSE, MY VEHICLE IS OVER MILEAGE WARRANTY, THEREFORE I NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY...

MESSAGE: "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, SPEED DROPS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS DISPLAYED.

I HAVE A 2016 CHEVY MALIBU. AS I WAS DRIVING MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A MESSAGE SAYING THAT MY ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NEAR BY CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS A FAILED ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALONE WITH SOME FAILED SENSORS. I SAW SEVERAL REVIEWS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM IF NOT THE SAME. I WAS VERY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I BROUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND EVERY SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT ISSUES. I CALLED GM AND THEY OPENED A TICKET, SO HOPEFULLY I GET SOME FEEDBACK SAYING THAT IT IS SOMETHING THEY ARE RECALLING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.. UNTIL THEN I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL. IF THEY DO NOT RECALL IT THEN I WILL BE PAYING OVER $1200 FOR...

I STARTED GETTING DIFFERENT MESSAGES AND LIGHTS ON MY DASH OVER TIME. THE FIRST TIME I GOT A SERVICE STABILITRAK MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN I WAS PARKED WITH THE CAR IDLING AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED THE DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND ASKED IF IT WAS OK TO DRIVE TO A LOT OR SHOULD I GET IT TOWED. THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IT. IT WAS TOO LATE IN THE EVENING TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I WENT TO BED. I GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING AND GOT IN THE CAR AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MUST HAVE JUST BEEN A GLITCH OR SOMETHING AND THAT I WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE IT SINCE IT WAS RUNNING FINE...

THE LISTED 2016 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN HAVING 'REDUCE ENGINE' ISSUE FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENS. IT OCCURES RANDOMLY, ON HIGHWAYS, LOCAL ROADS, HIGH AND LOW SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, BUT TURN OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THOUGH THE ISSUE PERSIST.

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...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE GIVEN IS P1101 INTAKE AIR FLOW SYSTEM PERFORMANCE TEST FAILED SINCE DTC CLEAR, HISTORY DTC, TEST NOT PASSED SINCE POWER UP, WARNING INDICATOR REQUESTED. CAR RUNS FINE FOR NOW, CODE RESET AND REACTIVATED HOUR OR SO LATER. REMOTE START DOES NOT WORK.

I'LL BE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 40 MILES AND CAR SYSTEM WILL COME UP STATING " ENGINE IS GOING TO REDUCE SPEED" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ? IT'S BEEN GOING FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS OR MORE NOW .

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 74, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT ON (REGULAR LIGHTS, WARNING LIGHTS, EVERYTHING) IT LASTED ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. DROVE ANOTHER TWO MILES REGAINING SPEED TO 74 AND HEADLIGHTS WENTOUT, ALL LIGHTS IN THE INSIDE (DASHBOARD, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL), AND I HAD NO POWER AND QUICKLY DROPPED SPEED. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN 5:00 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I TURNED THE KEY OFF. I WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND THE CAR DID STARTUP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE BACK WAY HOME SO I WOULDN'T BE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT IT IN THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS AND HAVE...

AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT THE ENGINE'S EMISSION IS BEING REDUCED TO WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THAT THE SPEED OF THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN, BUT THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF A LITTLE WHILE LATER. THIS HAPPENED ON THIS PAST SUNDAY, NOW IT COMES ON AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT THE PAST YEAR AND THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. ITS LIKE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS THIS ISSUE OCCURS.