On push to start ignition, ocassionally when stopping and placing vehicle in park and then pressing stop on ignition button, a warning message pops up to shif to park. The car is currently at the dealership having the shifter assembly replaced, which will cost over 0 in parts and labor. I was driving 35mph on city street going straight on the road and all of a sudden my car slowed down to 10mph. Shifter malfunctions. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. The car would not fully turn off. Will not release. Mileage 76,473. The dealership determined that the vacuum pump came apart and sent metal everywhere. is the most recent, but it has happened several times. However, this was the weekend so I had to wait until monday. . The vehicle was not repaired. Cost 237. GM Automatic Transmissions. The manufacturer was notified. Let me check fuses, usually when both light go out at same time its a fuse problem told him about sun roof and map light, he checked every fuse inside and out. *tr, Intermittently when the car has been shifted into park and turned off a message on the driver control screen states to shift to park and will leave the car battery on and will beep the doors are open. I was without a vehicle for 4 days and had to pay a costly repair of 4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. In neither situation will it do it to the point any service technician will ever be able to duplicate it. I took my car the oreilleys and autozone to have them run a general diagnostic check and the error code being returned was 'p2138' - 'throttle/pedal position sensor/switch d / e voltage correlation'. I was able to find the emergency brake to stop it from rolling too far out into the street but the car would not turn off or switch out of gear. Car was again presented to dealer for diagnostic and it showed that the same fault occurred. Luckily I was near the shoulder, but if I wasn't I could've easily gotten into an accident. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Repair is upwards of $4000-$6000. There is absolutely no reason to on top of it stall the vehicle causing extremely dangerous situations for the driver and other traffic. The Malibu began as a trim-level of the Chevrolet Chevelle, becoming its own model line in 1978.Originally a rear-wheel drive intermediate, GM revived the Malibu nameplate as a front-wheel-drive car in 1997.. Named after the coastal community of Malibu, California, the Malibu . It may work for 3 miles, then completely shut down. The contact stated that while driving and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle jerked and decelerated from 65 mph to approximately 20 mph; the vehicle then independently accelerated to 40 mph. I have notified both me dealer and gm as I believe this to be a safety issue in it design. The light eventually turned off. We have had issues with our brakes every year.This time they say it is the brake booster that went bad. Driving down residential street my check engine light, traction control light and "reduced engine power" message came on. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic that diagnosed the failure as a defective brake vacuum pump that needed to be replaced. I am hopeful additional owners will complain so gm has to do something about this. I have had it at chevy five times and now it reads full but when I drive the car ten miles it reads less the 3/4 of a tank. 2 years ago. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The vehicle was towed to page chevrolet (6500 little river turnpike, alexandria, va) where it was diagnosed that the internal parts of the accelerator pedal assembly were deformed and caused the failure. You can stop on the side of the road and check what is wrong but risk possibly being injured by on coming vehicles in on going traffic. They wont let you just buy the module either, you have to buy the whole fuse distribution block which is $400 from Chevy. Both of these occurrences happened while the car was parked in our garage. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. The contact stated that on one occasion when at a gas service station they parked the vehicle put the gear in park and the vehicle independently moved forward. Check engine light and reduced power message diaplayed. The car intermittently does not recognize when the vehicle is shifted into park. So mechanic comes and says there is nothing wrong with your bulbs. I've taken it to the jim ellis dealer to diagnose and they advised me it was the accellorator petal fault. And it was saying sterring assist reduced. Service Bulletin #18-NA-297 is one that stands out. SHIFT TO PARK? This happened to me multiple time with the car having no power that I can't even put my emergency lights on. and car killed. Got out of the car and. While driving in the left most lane of a tollway in stop and go traffic, the car was at a stop and suddenly lost all electrical power. Complete loss of engine power while going 65mph on highway. The contact stated that they would have to wait for approximately 15 minutes or more before the vehicle would restart. Sergei Lemberg, Esq., is the Connecticut attorney responsible for this advertisement. The contact was able to pull over safely. It needs to be a recall asap. A light comes on that says "engine low power mode," and the check engine light comes on. That has become very inconvenient of not being able to drive my car at all. The contact was informed that the entire engine needed to be replaced. This was at approximately 5:30 pm during rush hour on the highway. If that is the case the safety feature of not allowing you to shut off your vehicle if not in park is drastically compromised when these controls become faulty. Those times that the engine light came on speed would not go over 30 miles per hour. Please consider making the edge more rounded like the rear doors. Being far away from home I pulled over side of the highway to not panic. We have always had problems filling the car and it is never completely full. The contact also stated that while merging onto a highway at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. Have had numerous issues with this. A few mins go by it will start again. Vehicle check engine light came on. While driving going at least 70 mph I get a engine power reduced message and it start happening every 10 minutes now as soon as you turn the car on it says engine power reduced and won't go over 30 mph. Related repairs may also be needed. This has happened more than 6 times since I have had this vehicle in the last 2 years, Shift to park light would display on the control panel and the car would not cut off completely.. Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. While I was at the highway I was trying to pass another car, but while I stepped on the accelerator pedal. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. Shift to park. When the problem occurred the vehicle was sitting in the driveway after it rained the problem doesn't show up right way it may take a couple of hours or a day. 1. THIS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIME WITH THE CAR HAVING NO POWER THAT I CANT EVEN PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. When I press on the break pedal it makes a spongy sound and feels unsafe. I live in wisconsin where roads are slick in the winter. Nothing happened and all was fine until the beginning of october when it happened again. Whats even more critical is the recall issued by Chevy related to the fuel system. I took my car to mechanic shop and it has been there for over 2 weeks because the part is on back order with no status. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and while idling, the vehicle stalled and shutoff without warning. I have bought several of new vehicles and the is by far the worst car. Rockmont ourisman chevrolet &2. The problem is still there. He had to stop on the side of the road and let it sit for a while then restart it. The car wouldn't accelerate more than 20 mph. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. I took it to the repair shop the warranty company silver rock recommended. It now tells me to service stabilitrack. Felt the transmission downshifting. Sometimes I have to put my car in drive again before putting it in park, waiting a couple minutes, and then it finally recognizes it's in park. Every day items fall short! The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I have a 2017 malibu and have gotten a message on my mfd (multi-function display) screen on the dash that said steering assist reduce, drive with care. For the first few months, the error message would disappear after a few seconds to a minute, after which the "start/stop" button to be pressed to turn off the vehicle completely. So nhtsa, I hope you take this complaint very seriously and not wait for someone to die or get seriously hurt! Luckily there was relatively light traffic. This happens for the last time on 6/11/2020 cars brakes became tough to push could barely stop the car, once stopped the car lost all power shut off in the middle of a busy intersection I was almost rear ended. Why is nothing being done about this? The contact stated that she was informed to top off the fuel and the vehicle was able to restart and drive with no further issues. This has happened multiple times over the last week with possible results of getting in a crash. The part was replaced, but the failure continued. Car will not get up to speed like normal. We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm. At cost of 499. The headlights are very poor and even unsafe on dark wet nights. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. Battery was less than a year old and fuel was 1/3 tank. 2-12-18 I brought it in to be serviced however my car was back to acting normal. We left the highway for safety reasons and kept vehicle on as it was below 0 degrees outside! Then suddenly the engine comes back on at an accelerated speed. I have a 2014 Malibu LT. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph a second vehicle t-boned into the passenger side of the vehicle causing substantial damage to the passenger side body of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the convertor actuator voltage performance for the power train system had failed. Got in the car and it started up. I took a photo of the alert from the second incident . I couldn't turn around and go home, so I continued down the interstate going in and out of the breakdown lane to avoid upcoming traffic behind me. Luckily the road wasn't busy and I was able to pull into a gas station. The brakes continues to lock up and is a danger to our safety. Also a few times the doors came unlock at a stop light or stopping of the vehicle. It appears that customers have trouble getting the brakes to stop applying after severely braking. I was out of country for most of 2019 and when I returned I went through mail and discovered a letter from gm stating that water can get into trunk and cabin from a chmsl. We are still worry about driving this vehicle, since we are becoming aware that this is an issue that seems to be repeating itself to many other owners of the same vehicle and model as our malibu in the united states and canada. I took it to a vendor who searched the code my car produced and it was "p2138", which is "throttle/pedal position sensor/ switch d/ e voltage correlation". We had repaired at the dealership a couple of months ago and it is doing it again. After I let it sit in park for a while I tried restarting the car and it restarted. The fuel in any vehicle is what helps to propel it forward. Instead, drivers are left dealing with engines and electronics that dont work the way they should. Now its sying. Just look at this NHTSA complaint. The vehicle immediately sent a message on my dashboard that said "reduce engine power" and the car jerked and the speed drastically dropped from 65mph to about 20mph. This is the second time this type of problem has occurred. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Once again this happened in heavy traffic. They did diagnostic and said it was shift harness. I researched this problem online and found numerous complaints about this for my particular model and find that very irresponsible of gm to not take responsibility on this issue and fix it. 00 when car electrical will not shut off that is a safety issue. Started last november 2019 I was driving to work and suddenly my check engine light came on and then a engine power reduce comes on and my car starts to slow down. I took my car to a chevrolet dealer were they diagnosis it to be ( pedal position sensor not plausible needs accelerator pedal replaced and programed.. My car has been in the shop since january 24 2019 awaiting for apart (accelerator pedal) that has been on back order for over a month and still hasnt came available as of february 5 2019 nobody can fully explain why noone has this particular part available.. Malfunctions in the auto stop on the 2017 chevy malibu are common. I took it to the dealership who stated this happens sometimes and that it would cost around 900. Ive had to pull over on the highway. Why is there no recall for this problem? When the vehicle is in park and turned off, there is a message that appears on the dashboard that reads, "shift to park," despite the gear shift in the park position. Plus when I shift to park it says shift to park when I already have. This is a very problematic issue. It didn't happen again until 2 days ago its happed for both days on day it came on as I was entering the freeway. engine light continues to come on repeatedly. BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW, NOW HAS 14,000 MILES. God forbid my car stops in the middle of a highway and won't start. Such as the takata airbag, firestone tires which almost killed a family member! We are ranked A+ by the BBB. The message on the dash says "shift into park" even though the shifter is actually in park. The failure mileage was 33,236. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I was unable to accelerate and was luckily able to drive to an emergency lane while cars and semi trucks were behind me and almost hit me. Engine light came on, lack of power to engine. I do not wish to wear out the starter either. We had a down pour 05/20/2018 in kissimmee, florida. The transmission in the car is a 6t40. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHICH IS NOW REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO A GM TSB COMMUNICATION 16-NA-225. The check engine light came on. After an hour,( and me having to call another car to pick up my customer) car cuts back on. After filling vehicle fully with fuel the fuel gauge does not register full. My 2017 malibu (50k miles) has begun giving me the "shift to park" error. I was told in august 2018 that I am outside of my warranty and that I would be charged a diagnostic fee. The back rear window leaks around the top/third brake light. Dropped vehicle to chevy dealer. The failure mileage was 96,000. My mechanic showed me a bulletin from gm describing this exact issue and then recommend me to get in touch with the dealership that I bought the car and or the manufacturer. This has since happened five additional times and is happening at a more rapid rate. These costs are about average for the class. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the. This is unacceptable and could lead to serious injury. I purchased the 2017 malibu in 2017 and currently have about 24000 miles on it. Lately when I stop at a light or intersection my vehicle auto stops but when I try to go the vehicle shuts off and will not start. I contacted shaheen chevrolet and was advised by robin that there was not a recall on the problem but that gm would cover the costs. Car will advise to "shift to park" when vehicle is already in park. Hope some of this helps. Now it's back and won't go away. This is a safety concern. My sister just gave me this car with only 14,000 miles and two problems. Several trips back to dealer for car locking me out say they fixed it they it starts all over again arent showing no remote detected shift t park while car is off water leaking in side they fixed that but never cleaned water stains has musky smell from time to time. Before and during the battery issue, I got stabilitrak light on and steering assist in reduced alarm as well. I am afraid I will have to pay for this and this is a joke because this seems to be a known issue. The repair shop replaced the automatic transmission shift cable and the gm/automatic transmission range selector lever. Sometimes while parked, sometimes while driving. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. This is a known issue that is going to get someone killed! After researching the problem, it was found that this is a known issue to gm for multiple models and years of vehicles per service bulletin 19-na-206. The car now has to be towed to a chevy dealership to handle the issue. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. I called the car dealer told them about the acceleration issue and the engine light. I also found water trails down the rear window side plastic casing inside the car. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. There are thousands of complaints online . Sometimes it takes 3-5 times to get it started back up. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. On 27 april, 2017, I was riding as a passenger in a 2017 malibu. Almost like the camera just stops working, and the entire system shuts down, or it says its still engaged and cant see the cars in front slowing down. The car tell you that the engine is losing power. 00 to fix it I was 1000 miles over my warranty. Now, it does it every time I put the car into park. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLER MOTORS INC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. The battery and a sensor had been replaced. It happened to my husband on a busy street. Do not assume that you are entitled to any compensation as a result of the consumer complaints you have. This class action lawsuit was filed in the u. S. District court for the eastern district of michigan by three separate plaintiffs in wisconsin, minnesota and maryland, car complaints reports. I have to wait for about 15 minutes until the car will turn on again. When shifted to park and turned off, it gives an error message "shift to park" and will not shut all the way off. Why is a brand new car having this issue?. *tt video attached *bf, After having problems with losing power steering on my 2010 chevrolet malibu I did this research on line. So the car remained off for close to 5 minutes. I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT A YEAR AGO. None of the above answers are correct. My car has 56000 miles on it and I've had problems since 25000 miles. The is not acceptable at all. After several attempts, the vehicle was shifted into park and remained in park. I was told at the dealership that it had to do with the acceleration pedal position sensor. Chevy dealership will not calibrate car to fix issue. Contents. This is a very dangerous issue! While driving my 2017 chevrolet malibu on the highway with my son in the car, the driver screen dash flashed a message 'engine power reduced', the check engine light turned on, and the car immediately lost power making it difficult to drive safely. Immediately drove to dealership and dropped off vehicle. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Upon investigating on carfax, the contact became aware that the vehicle had previously been totaled. Vehicle will not shut off. Same part being replaced by dealership again with 15,000 miles on vehicle. Upon leaving work and gaining speed to 40mph I received a dash notification specifying engine power reduced and my mileage went down abruptly to 20mph. Yet, the Malibu has poorly engineered brakes that lead to massive failure. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. During the crash, no air bags were deployed including the passenger side curtain airbags. Nothing worked including hazard lights. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 35 mph. Driving and my car wouldn't stop because my stablitrak and abs system malfunction and now the dealer is saying I need a vacuum pump and throttle change. 2017 malibu 1. I arrived and turned the car off, fully expecting issues the next day when I left, the check engine light was off. Engine power reduces sporadically while driving on highway and regular city streets. The battery was replaced and the stability trac warning light was illuminated. Car will not shut off. Fault codes p2138 for accelerator pedal, c0242 and u0401 for traction control system. It indicated "electric steering issues" it was on for no more than 5-10 seconds then it turned off automatically. Fred9505 Registered Have a car complaint to add? When I start to drive again it comes back on. So Ill try to explain. The dash will display message "steering assist is reduced, drive with care". Chevrolet should really look into this and make it as a recall as someone's life could be in danger from these issues. It keeps my car in the accessory start position thereby running the battery down if I cannot get it to recognize that the car is in park and the engine is shut off. It sits in my driveway and I am waiting money monthly paying on it. When I removed my foot from the brake the car did not restart on its own (not normal) and after trying to restart the car manually it still wouldn't restart and I couldn't roll down the driver's window to wave several cars around me at a dangerous intersection. Brian Jones spent more than 20 years working as an ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist at multiple dealerships. I have to wait about a minute before I can turn off my engine, or I risk my car not recognizing it's in park. August 31, 2019 - purchased a 2017 chevy malibu at the dealership april 4th, 2021 - my car had a rough running engine with the indicator lamp on. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. At which point the windows have fogged up and there is a raw egg smell in the cabin - probably sulfur. This is a dangerous car and do not recommend it. Car has shift to park warning when park is engaged, car wont shut off ,have restart car. I was able to drive it home at the 20mph speed. Onstar emails me every time stating there is a problem with the engine/transmission. I usually pulled over to the service lane turned my vehicle off for a minute or so restart the engine and I'm able to go about my way (I learned to do that by reading countless msgs online of other motorist complaining about the same issue on vehicles with mileage as low as 2,600 miles. This is a serious safety issue that effectively makes the vehicle unusable. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Stabilitrak Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Steering Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Water Leak Problems: Confidentiality Guarantee: We keep your information completely confidential and will not send you spam or sell your information. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 10 mph, lost power, and the check engine indicator illuminated. It's not registering the car is in park. After this happened, my car would not exceed 45 mph and would not shift. "Shift to Park" message may pop on at random, draining batteries overnight. The contact then took the vehicle to a dealer where it remained in their possession while awaiting a diagnostic test. This seems unfair since clearly it is a manufacturer issue. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and scheduled an appointment to view the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle stalled and the transmission was repaired three times. Cut car on and off 3 times before the reduced speed signal went off.
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