The vehicle was repaired. Current problems I have had since day 1 of owning the vehicle: 1. While driving, engine goes into reduced power mode without warning and unable to maintain speed. The contact's daughter-in-law owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. Loaner cars were discontinued last december and I live too far from dealership to be driven home. I shouldnt have to. This is a serious safety issue as I've almost been hit multiple times by oncoming traffic. The accessories then turn off after about 2 minutes. I have read many with same problems across a variety of gm products. As I was driving with cruise control on a freeway at 70 mph the car suddenly displayed a warning to reduce speed. These cars a danger to everyone around us. The contact had not experienced a failure. This is especially evident when turning/pulling out onto an intersection from a stop. When driving the car it will lose propulsion and power. So despite my regular maintenance, and even extra maintenance, my confidence is not very high, and I'm constantly waiting for the car to have another problem with the new vacuum pump, engine or brakes! *tr, The car stalls while driving. I let it roll back to get the car out of street. I had to put it in park and restart it. Take the example from this driver who complained about it on the NHTSA website. This almost caused me to get into an accident as I pulled out and pressed the accelerator and the car would not move. Vehicle ecm fails when accelerating. This happened on a city street and not in heavy traffic, but could have been very dangerous, if I was on a highway. You may be able to get your lemon out of your life. Warning messages light up "steering power is diminished, drive with care", something pertaining to brakes and battery, the warnings flash so quickly I can't read them all. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated prior to the crash. I feel there should be a recall on this since they put in faulty parts and have notified their dealers. i bought my 2018 malibu and the throttle body sensor went out twice within a three month span. When a driver accelerates or decelerates, the cars will reportedly hesitate and then shudder, jerk, clunk or "hard shift" when the automatic transmission switches gears. St. Louis, MO, USA. I purchased my Malibu in January 2019. There is no acceleration at all. I would hate for any lawsuits to come from something that could have been avoided. It has also had the shifter replaced, which is another transmission issue. I am not sure if the vehicle is literally not in park, or if the vehicle's system sensors simply are not functioning correctly. What was the condition of the vacuum pump? The contact stated that the vehicle was taken back to ed morse sawgrass chevrolet service center and had the gear shifter, the auto start, the steering gear, the suspension, and brakes replaced. It would not start up again, and the steering wheels locked. This is very dangerous. Luckily, some pedestrians helped push the car to a safer spot. Some 2018 Silverados reportedly have problems with hard-shifting, over-heating transmissions, and leaking radiators. On january 11 2021 while driving my 2018 chevy malibu to work I received a check engine warning on my dash, my message stating "reduced engine power" came on and my car suddenly and significantly reduced speed from 50 to 20mph. Driver must pull shift back to drive, then neutral then reverse and back to park before the 'shift to park notice shuts off' . Next radomly wont restart from auto start. We have had this car since 2020 & frequently the "reduced engine power" warning comes on & the car will not/or very slowly accellortate. I also was stranded on the side of the road because they said they could not send anyone out. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. 2018 Chevrolet Traverse TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins. There was already a classaction law suite for this problem. now a few months later my car will not shift to park and because if that i cannot turn my car off. Jill Ciminillo January 8, 2021. If delayed acceleration occurred, the vehicle might be able to merge safely providing the freeway onramp had enough length and the oncoming traffic had enough space between vehicles. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Crawl under the car from the front, at the back of the engine, on the transmission You will find the plug. Stabiltrack came on a few times, but goes away. This issue didn't begin until after the part was replaced. This car had recalls at the time of purchase and never disclosed the recall information. Then is was in low power mode , no brakes either after that , found that problem to be a bad vaccum pump , which g m didn't even have , and a faulty accelerator pedal sensor ! The manufacturer was notified of the failure. After driving for a while I felt comfortable enough to take longer trips. Does this ring a bell? Onstar sent me a notification the first time telling me the battery was drained and I needed to charge it. When replaced the person said the screws were not tightened down fully which caused the leak. This is my second malibu with this problem. This has also happened on a regular city street while going 40mph. It hesitates, lags, wanders and is woefully indecisive when shifting particularly at speeds under 55mph. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? My 2018 malibu has the "shift to park" issue. Shift to park appears when car is definitely in park already. I rented a 2018 chevy malibu. Get answers and make your voice heard! At times, its impossible to gain any ground. The contact stated that while driving and attempting to merge onto the freeway at approximately 50-55 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated and flashing. The vehicle was not repaired. They informed me that the repair would not be covered, which was surprising to me, because I thought with that frequency it would be. The second morning in a row my 2018 chevy malibu overheated. Updated on February 23rd, 2023Author: Brian Jones, Updated on February 23rd, 2023 Author: Brian Jones. The contact contacted the dealer and was referred to the manufacturer with assistance to have the air bag replaced. I BOUGHT MY CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF I HAVE A CERTIFIED WARRANTY. Been doing this for about two weeks now. Car was towed the next day to the dealership and is been one month and they still cant fix the problem. **tr consumer stated the car was deemed totaled from our insurance company. We still have exceleration issues with this vehicle. It is also hesitating/jumping when switching from drive to either reverse or park. I believe this is a safety issue for a driver , driving in 100+ heat. On a 2018 Silverado, the transmission might shudder when it's cold. Please find a solution to this problem as it is life threatening. They said it tested fine but I went ahead and gave it to them as I already had the new battery installed and it's a pain in the rear to do. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the "shift to park" message appeared on the instrument panel. The 2018 Malibu may not be the reliable vehicle customers expect from Chevrolet. I was driving home after work on a gravel road, the road pulled me into a ditch where I then impacted on a concrete slab but none of my airbags went off leaving me vulnerable to life sustaining injuries. I take it in soon for the 'shift to park' issue. The contact . When I put car in park a message comes up on the dash to shift to park even thou car is already in park. It has ~7200 miles but it has fully synthetic oil. There were no injuries or property damage to anything other than the gsa car.". This is a problem that needs to be corrected, for the safety of my family and others in the vehicle and on the road. I tried to shut it off but it didn't shut off right away. I talked with gm and they told me that it has happened before with this model car. Please investigate. I pressed the gas but the car would not exceed 25 miles per hour. My 18 malibu lt has over 39k miles , and just tonight, I started my car , the engine light and traction control light both came on, followed by a message saying engine power reduced. No other issues since. . This is not a covered repair and cost 0. Engine power reduced. The contact stated that the vehicle would vibrate and shake each time after being refueled. What I'm trying to find out if there have been any other complaints or concern regarding this issue. I have approximately 64,000 miles on my malibu. I received a recall letter in 2019 for n192221960. I almost got into an accident because of this. The accelerator pedal and system update were performed. Trouble with acceleration and loss of power. Finally I went back to the independent dealership I purchased the vehicle from 4x to fix this problem. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM GAUGE INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED TO CHANGE OVER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. Same issues! I took it up to a chevy dealership, and they said that there were quite a few vehicles that were having the same issues. I travel mostly during rush hour and there is a lot of stop and go driving so I have noticed this transmission issue at those times. First time this occured, I was going up a hill with a truck behind meand nearly rear ended me. When this occurs, the rpms increase drastically and vehicle can not go over 30 mph. They are not safe. The vehicle was taken to zeigler chevrolet schaumburg (1230 e golf rd, schaumburg, il 60173, (847) 882-2200), but the failure could not be duplicated. GM transmission lawsuit: The saga continues. Lets read what one consumer said on Edmunds about this situation. This car is dangerous and from what I understand there are drivers of the chevy cruze experiencing some of the same issues. Stalling while driving. It got to the point where I had to get a portable jump starter. In may of 2020 I took my vehicle to a chevrolet dealership in woodbridge,va for a ecm recall on my vehicle. I took it to the dealership to have them check it out, but I was told they couldn't check it because the check engine light was no longer on. The stop engine feature seems to make the jerk motion and also sends an alert message which is a quick flash stating "steering assist is reduced- drive with care". The problems will range from rough shifts, random down shifts and other issues. Bump the Malibu problem graphs up another notch. P0317 and other codes. Not only that, this engine takes the Camaro from 0-100 km/h in about 6.3 seconds. Very dangerous situation, but I pulled off on side of road. It sputters at times when I accelerate. Car went back to dealership monday because of problem I had last year. I have had the same issues taken it to the shop and told everything is good. I hope this can be addressed before someone actually gets hurt, I'm so lucky that my kids mother was able to coast off the highway b/c it could have been bad.. I'm not understanding why I got excellent gas mileage from the car during the first 6000 miles and now it fluctuates on city roads and is awful on the interstate. The contact called clark chevrolet (801 w business 83, mcallen, tx 78501, 956-307-6557) and informed them of the recall. First, some customers report the transmission shuddering frequently. Please see general motors technical service bulletin 19na206. I had to leave my car running in the parking lot for hours until it died. I have done research and I have realized that this is a common problem for this make and model car. Got down to 25mph. As of this writing, I am experiencing the exact same issue of low power when driving/stopping and am concerned that the issue (1) was not properly addressed, or (2) was misdiagnosed by chevrolet. System says 'engine power reduce' and 'service stabilitrak.' This is indeed a safety issue because when it releases you over correct your steering and wander around in your lane. There is a issue with the chevy mailubu where a message will pop up on the dash and say engine power reduced which will significantly slow down the speed of the car and is impossible to keep up with traffic as someone who has to use the expressway everyday with a toddler in the car this is a big issue also im wondering why this isnt a recall on the the malibu because I know three other people with the same issue and we all have different year cars. The vehicle was taken to a chevrolet dealer for evaluation, the service writer called it 'stick/slip' and said it was common on older malibus. While driving in slow moving traffic, I will get a warning on the dash that states "steering assist reduced, drive careful" this has happened many times, when taken to the dealership they cannot find anything wrong. Has been inspected by gateway buick in past, they charged me 200 dollars and the nhtsa issue said they would not. My vehicle is only 2 years old and should not be experiencing these types of issues. I purchased a 2018 Chevy Malibu back in 2018 and one of my main concern was the auto stop feature when I press brake and come to a complete stop engine shuts off but if I dont hold brake firmly down the car will roll back then restart once brakes pedal is released, Hi, Bought a 2018 Chevy Malibu e 1 year and 2 months ago, and it had 22,000 on it and in one year at 60,000 miles I was at light and when light turned green my engine light came on my transmission started jumping and I got it to about 45 miles an hour and low speed light came on engine missing and the worst at 45 miles and hour my brakes stopped working because engine and electronics had issue and I had to use two feet on brake and put car in neutral to slow car downs and thank God was able get car stopped on side road. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. I have just seen all of the messages about these issues and people coming out of hundreds of dollars to fix it. While driving engine warning function low power. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000. I was driving at highway speed when suddenly car decelerated to 20mph. Or, instead you can send a secure message to our legal team. I tried to turn and get off road and car had no brakes at all and no power. I was uable to get an answer from them in weeks. The cause of the failure was not determined. My car then turned off on the highway. Tl the contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. 2018-05-31. Although I had plenty of gas it did no good pumping the gas pedal . The contact stated that she readjusted the gear shifter for the vehicle to shut-off as needed. I restarted again and the check engine light was still on, but I was able to drive at a normal speed. Very dangerous problem. After replacing the starter the next the problem remained. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. I was told it was a sensor issue and it was covered under warranty. One of the first stories I worked on involved the Chevy Silverado, and the . I have the shift to park issue that remains unfixed. I asked how do I file a complaint so this doesn't happen to others. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. I was notified from onstar after I passed the mileage for gmc to have pay for this problem. The vehicle was slow to start and several attempts were made before the vehicle started. You will not know until you try! I haven't got a recall on my car yet but this defect in these cars are ridiculous. *tt*jb. All dials go to zero. While driving check engine light comes on and control panel says engine power reduced. 1/4 mile and shut engine off. GM should replace it. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. I have seen numerous reports of this same problem. But the problem is that my vehicle is already in park mode. You have to pull over where you are, shut the vehicle off and restart it to rest it till it does it again, and it does it alot. After a minute or two after that, my mph dropped again and I couldn't go faster than 25 mph while my rpms were spiking at 4000. Led light should not have gone out and I shouldn't be charged an arm and a leg to diagnose the problem. The dealer performed a system update. You have to mess around with the shifter until it will recognize it is in "park". Which can take up to 20 minutes or not at all. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The first time I noticed this issue was shortly after buying the car in sept of 2018. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine) was completed. We ordered it & replaced it but I can tell you my engine likely needs an additional camshaft replacement for it to ever be right again. I pulled over on the freeway and it would not restart. The contact stated that the automatic stop feature caused the vehicle to stop while in motion. I've gotten a rental (for a week)so they can keep the car to try and recreate it- they can't. No warning light was illuminated. According to the NHTSA, more than half of the complaints about the 2018 Malibu pertained to the engine and fuel systems. Chevrolet is recalling 177,276 of its 2018 Malibu sedans because a software problem could disable the fuel injectors. Spread the word. 2018 CHEVROLET CAMARO CONVERTIBLE 1LT This Chevrolet Camaro comes with 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo engine which is able to generate 275 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, impressive numbers for a 4-cylinder. However and unfortunately, it started to do it again. This has happen way to many times. My vehicle has engine locked itself multiple times and has been towed to a dealership. THE VEHICLE DASH STATED REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. All 2019 Malibu models with the base 1.5L LFV four-cylinder turbo engine swap the outgoing 6-speed auto for the CVT. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. Going normal speed and trying to accelerate, the car does not want to go. Something draining my battery done put a new battery in it no lights or anything on when I get out been going on for bout 3 months now. I cannot pass due to this and the engine is winding out like I need to change gears while the rpms are going up. was not able to accelerate past 30 mph. Towed one time. Wait a bit and then restart. Replaced battery now vehicle shuts off completely when making a complete stop. I picked my car up. This is the 3rd time for he same issue. Battery and electric system was still on, but the dash and everything else dimmed out as well. I told them about the power problem when I had the first service oil change done and they said there was nothing they could do about it. I found out that gmc has known about this for sometime. That is very dangerous because I was in the middle of traffic. The closest chevy dealer is over an hour away from my town and at the time of day it was not safe to drive the car to the dealership for confirmation. Case No. Sometimes I can't even tell if the car is in park or not. I'm concerned with there not being some sort of housing inside the valve cover cupping the side of cam that meets vacuum pump to shield engine components from metal pieces incase vac pump broke into pieces since vacuum pump isn't part of the engine itself and the torque of cam shaft up against the gear on vac pump is very high, the expectation of parts braking off is highly likely, and there nothing protecting your engine from those fragments.. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. During the drive, the car displayed the symptoms and I was told it is because of the '6 speed automatic transmission and also the auto stop'. When putting my car in park to turn off, the car doesn't recognize it's in park and thus won't turn off. During the drive, the car displayed the symptoms. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. 2022 Chevy Malibu Transmission . Maybe the Malibu was meant for Grandma instead? I pay 475 a month for a car that doesn't work and is dangerous to me and my special needs child and everyone around us. I have not taken to a dealer yet because online reports of same issue in multiple gm cars have said they are replacing with the same faulty part. Landmark Supreme Court Decision Made in Lemberg Laws Facebook Robocalling Suit, Lemberg Law Wins Class Certification in Robocall Case. The most common issues with the transmission were surges and jerking. This should be a recall issue given that it is widespread and the fact the gm makes people pay to repair their faulty parts out of warranty is ridiculous. So now the miles are at 59,000 miles no warranty. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph independently. I'm also aware gm has had a lawsuit against them over this. My blinker tone even changes and my car is reluctant to accelerate. I know I'm not the only one with this problem given there's a class action lawsuit already out there. What are you waiting for. Trying to turn car off, it says shift to park. You would have to shift in and out of park to get the car to shut off. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. 2:19-cv-11044-DML-DRG)) was filed on April 10, 2019, which was consolidated with class action lawsuits filed by several other consumers on behalf of people who purchased or leased certain cars equipped with an 8L45 or 8L90 GM transmission.. Malibu would not recognize shift into park. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. Its combined with the eco thing car stops and all the screens go black. The steering will "stick" at the top after traveling in a straight line for a period of time. Bayside in prince frederick, md has said others have come in with this problem also. Thes cars should be recalled. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. I could see flames in the front of the car. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure.
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