Online are multiple complaints of this issue! Known recall for it listed with letter sent out in 2019, but of course this was only if you were having the issue at the time (which I didn't) and it is only covering for cars under 150k miles. Until I an able to get it fixed I am concerned it won't shut-off one of these times, and what happens if it won't shut-off? I own a 2005 Chevy Malibu. Chevy Malibu Forum is the best place for owners of the sedan to connect with the community and discuss MPG, mods, and more. Was able to put both feet and press as hard as I could to attempt to stop the car. The engine hass not properlyy shut down!!!! And now drives a little funny. This last time almost caused my vehicle to wreck with my family in the car. I haven't gotten it yet, but plan to this summer. At about 20,000 (12/23/2018) miles I brought the car into the dealership to have it diagnosed as I had a near death experience when I was stopped at a red light & then tried to accelerate when the light turned green except the car stalled once the emissions portion of the car tried to kick in, it cut off and did not restart in the middle of a 4 way intersection. It's not registering the car is in park. Again, I've had it checked on multiple occasions as the car was "certified" by gm, but now the warranty has expired, the issue continues and I see a lot of reports of the same online. The seat is now locked in the farthest back position and will not move forward. The very first advanced diagnostic report by 'onstar" emailed to me on 04/07/2017, was less than 30 days after the final sale of my vehicle. The normal auto stop would be somewhat silent, but when it turns back on now it hisses and turns back on. Driving on highway at fast speeds when this message displayed and my cars mph dropped to 30mph. Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. This issue has happened twice. 98% of my driving is highway, and I have already replaced two (2) batteries. The do not have a fix to address the issue. Engine light popped on and when diagnosed, the following codes appear: brake booster pressure sensor, worn/damaged vacuum lines, corroded/damaged connector, damage/faulty wiring, defective brake booster, defective pcm. This keeps happening. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. . Also the breaks will pulsate at slower speeds like the abs is kicking in, but is not the case. Rain and moisture getting into the car has also caused a problem with the back speakers not working. Class action law suit against this already. It's frustrating, time consuming and noisy as if you do not see the message and go to open the door, it beeps noisily notifying you that the car is not off. Steering wheel locked and car refused to start. The vehicle was taken to autonation chevrolet greenacres, 5757 lake worth road, greenacres, fl 33463 phone (561) 491-2969 to have a diagnostic performed. I'm not sure what other steps to take I just need out of this car. Im a single mother of 3 children, this car is suppose to be safe to drive. On tuesday, march 3, 2020, I was traveling on they highway when suddenly my car reduced speed. I have a '14 2.5L car. One has to wonder what the Malibu is measuring up against. It's extremely dangerous and could get someone killed. I need answers!!! Vehicle just went in limp mode. Has been meticulously serviced and maintained. The repairs alone are estimated so far to cost me about text="Who are we? Shifter is in park but shift to park error message. Engine start/stop system problem-The issue related to the engine start/stop system has been reported by the owners of various model years of the Chevrolet Malibu. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. It is a needless feature. After I shut my car off and back on, the engine light and traction control light comes on. Ya right what a joke. I saw special coverage for the car just for this issue but the dealership states it isnt covered for my vin.. Also, there is a popping noise under the car when I take off, turn curves, get out of the car etc. So I kept bailing out water and parking in garages. I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT A YEAR AGO. This is a problem gm should be responsible for, not the people who give them business. Check your terminals to both batteries, make sure they are correctly mounted and tight connections, no looseness. I was going 70mph on the highway, when I got a sudden alarm from the car saying "reduced power". The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. This is a serious dangerous problem and it needs to be addressed by general motors. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Call Volume is Too High or Too Low. The smell would go away so I never looked into it. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. Three months later recall . While driving, car speed decreases to 20 mph. So nice. I have an appointment with a chevy dealership on tomorrow and hopefully I'll get some answers. Everything was normal on the display screen, but no sound was coming out, even when I pushed the on-star button. When I pulled in my garage (approximately 8 mi) shut the engine off and restarted all warning lights cleared and everything reset. I have all the paperwork for all the work that has been done to this car which is crazy since it's a new car. While driving on the highway I suddenly received a message saying that "engine power is reduced". Anyone aware of a permanent way to defeat this? The vehicle was repaired but remained at the dealer. So, I quickly stepped on the parking brake which helped and possibly saved my life and the life/lives of those I could have hit. This hasn't caused an incident yet but I have seen major complaints and how this is a reoccurring problem which isn't surprising to me because I had a 2012 chevy equinox before this with the same issue. Driving on a major highway with a customer and the engine light comes on, power is reduced to a crawl, and then "power reduce" light comes on. year to help you gain confidence about one of your largest purchase decisions. I lost the ability to accelerated and pulled over. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the incident. Purchased my vehicle new with two miles in 2016. The dealership acts as if they can't tell you anything once the warning and engine light turn off. The start/stop function should now be fully disabled. So I bought my car back in 2017 my car is almost 1 1/2 years old sence me and my husband bought it. I contacted the local gm dealer about this but there is no recall. The dealership is charging me 0 to fix the issue and I have only had this car for 6 months. I pulled over and turned the car off for 10 minutes and back on and the radio worked again like normal. There are numerous complaints that I see on the internet about this issue. Sometimes the stabil track appears on my dash board. As we were going 75mph down the highway the vehicle started deaccelerating with the check engine light with the following message appearing on the screen 'engine power reduced' we had to quickly pull over to the side of the road to avoid having a wreck. Please be careful. This car sat for 6 months. Driving down residential street my check engine light, traction control light and "reduced engine power" message came on. They claimed to not find the bulletins that I attached to this form. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHICH IS NOW REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO A GM TSB COMMUNICATION 16-NA-225. Key Stuck in Ignition. The dealer fixed the issue, though apparently only temporarily by removing and replacing the transmission control shifter assembly. Consumer Reports. If the carpet comes lose will be a hazard to drivers. While parking, a "park to shift" warning comes on and will not turn off unless I jiggle the shifter or shift through several times. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL STOP THE ENGINE IN A CRITICAL SITUATION. The vehicle is in the shop again for the fourth time, same issue. I was without a vehicle for 4 days and had to pay a costly repair of 4. To the point where some people are driving and it stops. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. From what I've read on this website a recall should be done. They said they've heard about this problem before, and said they could fix it. The vehicle is in the shop again for the fourth time, same issue. Sometime the driver side window will not go up or down. Was not illuminating at that time when I attempted to shift gears. The dealer was notified of the failure. It takes a while for the car to accelerate on highways or streets. This has been an intermittent, ongoing problem for about 2 weeks. I was driving on the interstate and the dashboard said engine loss of power. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. No warning . While driving 25 mph, the contact heard a noise coming from the engine and the vehicle began to stall. Have sat in traffic for 15 minutes or longer before the engine would start. Please help. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. They fixed that. You cannot lock the car when this happens. The vehicle was taken to victory lane chevrolet in fort myers, florida, and the service technician told us that the issue had nothing to do with the engine or transmission as the vehicle message stated, but a problem with the braking system's vacuum. Engine light comes on as well as the traction control light. Engine power reduce with engine light on came up with code p2138 and my car started loosing it's speed. Losing control of the cars speed is a serious safety concern for myself, anyone in the car with me and those driving behind me. It stops when . Recently I have a message appear on my display screen. I was told to cut the engine and open/close the driver's side door before restarting the vehicle. Steering issue happens whenever it feels like it. I have had this issue 3 times since purchasing new in 2017. I will report each incident separately. I read today that a class action suit has been filed specifically about this problem. Enough for the rated engine. It sits in my driveway and I am waiting money monthly paying on it. This is the second time it happens on my 2017 chevrolet malibu. This is the second time this type of problem has occurred. Vehicle randomly presents an engine failure making impossible any acceleration. Have sat in traffic for 15 minutes or . I experience this problem several time within the last month. The check engine light will clear eventually - it may be a few hours or two days of driving. My commute to work is about 25min and it did it 3 times today. After multiple failures, the contact brought the vehicle back to the dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with a faulty sensor. The car will not shut off completely with message on. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with a case number. Including 2016 malibu. 00 when car electrical will not shut off that is a safety issue. I almost killed several people including myself. When releasing the peddle so the car could turn back on the whole dash board and the radio screen completely cut off and when the car turned off it all switched back on. It also flashed a message that stated, "engine reduced power" and it would no longer accelerate at that point. The local dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for the repair. The contact stated upon coming to a complete stop, the vehicle shut off and the warning messages "power engine low", "steering reduced; be careful" were displayed. So the car was in the shop for a week before were told there is a cracked piston and they will be replacing the pistons and gaskets. Still makes an intermittent rumbling noise and clunks at time when decelerating. I took it to the repair shop the warranty company silver rock recommended. I lost all power to my car. 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 . *tr, Every time I put the car in park and turn the car off the car often times tells me to shift the car to park when it's already in park. Approximately 8 months later this happened again, so I called the service department and was told that a line was freezing and that I could bring my vehicle in so they could empty & refill the frozen line costing 0, but it would not solve the problem, the dealer then recommended that I park in a heated space to avoid it freezing, but again it would not resolve the problem long term. You have to repeatedly shif from drive to park until it turns off . I have 3 kids and was told this is a safety issue and should be a recall as there are a lot of them out there with same problems! But car drove fine afterwords luckily it hasn't happened on highway speeds or with my daughter in the car . It turns out that the high-pressure fuel pump can detach from the mounting flange. Was going to take to dealership that following monday but the engine light went away again before that time. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. Nhtsa. Instantly my car stopped accelerating no matter how hard I pressed the gas, and rapidly decelerated. Typically a shift to park' warning message will appear on the driver information center when this happens. We've fixed thousands of lemon problems. This happens intermittently and dealership will not do any repairs without a code or replicating the issue. 1st scenario/incident:when at a full stop the car is in "auto stop". You immediately action on this matter is appreciated. The dash screen flagged and said steering assistant is reduced drive with care. the dealership first said it was the accelerator pedal, then said it was the engine control unit. It's happened at least 6 times in the last 3 weeks. I have the same problem with my 14 Malibu: it's the module. When you shift to park a light comes on that says it isn't in park . Vehicle was diagnosed as having a faulty accelerator pedal. IT IS A RAPID RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT ONLY MOVING THE WHEEL ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE CENTER EACH WAY. I went to get it diagnosed at autozone and the code p2097 came up. BOTH TIMES I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MILES AND COMPLETED THE TRIPS. This could have been a really bad accident and hope that this information can help avoid any problems to anybody. 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. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. Shift to park message is displayed after the vehicle is parked. In this case, it's usually fuel. What is the purpose of the service brakes? How Does the CFPBs Debt Collection Rule Affect You? It's strange. There are many threads explaining what could be the issue and I would like a follow up on how my experience with my dealership went. I also hear something as if water is passing through pipes after and/or during auto stop sometimes. Thankfully I wasnt driving on a highway or anything but this was very dangerous and alarming to me. Driving down the interstate which is 70 mph I got the error of reduced engine power and also p2135 it went off for about three weeks and it happened again today on my commute to work. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that while merging onto a highway at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. Both times I had been on the highway for about 15-20 miles and completed the trips. We all were so shaken up! We have always had problems filling the car and it is never completely full. The dealership was not able to find anything with their diagnostic testing!! While driving 60mph on the highway, my car began beeping and displayed 'reduced engine power' on the screen. Vehicle moving slowly and almost stationary when struck in driver side rear door area by full size pickup truck with extensive and substantial damage and likely a total loss but no air bag deployed. Unfortunately, the incident happened again while I was leaving the garage at work. car shut off while driving. Gm has done nothing to fix the problem! Engine light on continually and never went off; I drove to dealer who said the gas cap area of fuel line was leaking; needs to be replaced they said and tried to order it from gm but they do not have the part; they ordered the part and cannot tell me when it is coming. 11. Once getting the car home it no longer starts. . The contact stated that recently while driving approximately 20 mph, the brakes locked up as the brake pedal was depressed and an abnormal noise was heard. Have an appointment to take it to jim mckay chevy in fairfax on tuesday. While driving my car says "steering assist reduced. It displays a message 'engine power is reduced'. I purchased this vehicle brand new less than 2 years ago from the clay cooley chevrolet dealer in dallas texas. The local dealer was notified of the failure. Granted, I was barely moving but the issue made be very nervous. The car ran fine until the evening of monday, december 2, 2019. 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. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would vibrate and stall without warning. It needs to be a recall asap. Currently being inspected by local chevrolet dealer. Now, it does it every time I put the car into park. It takes several attempts of turning the vehicle back on and shifting out of park and back into park before it registers that it is in park. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. When the vehicle is in park and you try to turn it off with the start/stop button an on dash error code of shift to park' appears even though the vehicle is clearly in park. I am not able to shut off the vehicle. The shift to park message prevents the vehicle from shutting off. 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Body Service Repair Manual. RECENTLY WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF A WARNING LIGHT APPEARS STATE ? I've been seeing this message for a few weeks now. One of the warnings read stabil and another reads power shut off as well as battery saver active. My check engine light cans on and as I was driving, is gave a message saying engine power reducing. As I was driving down the highway last night, (02-26-2019) my vehicle detected an issue that triggered my check engine light. Out of Fuel. They told me to pull over, turn my car off and they would try to send to signal to my car. The manufacturer provided the contact with case number: 9-555-18878406. An internet search indicated that this is a problem in my make/model of car. Got repaired twice but car dealership said temporary fix, this will keep happening. October 2019 my car start stop feature made my car shut off in the middle of rush hour morning traffic this trip was said to be the charging system and the battery. This is the 3 winter with it happening. While driving the car on a mostly straight parkway at 55 mph, and suddenly the steering wheel jerked sharply to the left, on its own, and I left the roadway and hit the grass median, got the car back on the roadway, shaken, and continued driving very confused as to what just happened. I noticed that quite a bit of other malibu owners have been having this same issue, It's giving me a message saying steering assist reduce drive with care, Reduced speed engine problem will reduce speed while driving, Reduced engine power warning 12/29/20 plus numerous occurrences in 2019 while driving on the highway; vehicle slows to 40mph without warning shift to park warning when vehicle already in park, can't shut off vehicle until it recognizes park, often taking upwards of 10 minutes of repeated shifting stabilitrack sensor warning and loss of cruise control, at highway speeds. When going home still had the same issue. This has been an issue since the day I purchased my car on 12/10/2016. Engine reduce power keep coming on it's been going on for a while today while driving in freeway it completely just went to 20 mph and I have to turn vehicle off to get it to go away this is very dangerous. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. A police report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. This morning on my way to work, once again the message appears and this time my doors unlocked & locked, the vehicle reduced speed and I drove it at that speed until I was able to merge off the highway. The failure mileage was unknown. Well thanks for letting me express my thoughts on this issue. The check engine light has been ever since. But I'm sure that this will go on until misfortune causes those in power to ask. In-the-moment onstar diagnostics show no issues. This website is attorney advertising: prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. I drove a few miles to the nearest dealership. Vehicle is continuously in the shop. The car turned on but the check engine light came on. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. The app reads 78% thus I do not know how much gas I really have left. Additionally receiving codes for reduced engine power/speed reduction while driving and frequent messages of "shift to park," when already parked. Car was again presented to dealer for diagnostic and it showed that the same fault occurred. In addition, there was an abnormal noise coming from the gear shifter. Had to let the car sit for 15 seconds then try to start it again for it to start. Additionally, the reduced power message was displayed. The car shut up as normal for the energy saver feature, but when the light turned green and I took my foot off the break and tried to accelerate the care would not move.