2016 Chevrolet Malibu

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!

I BOUGHT MY 2016 MALIBU MARCH 8, 2019 AT 40,177 MILES AND THE RADIO DOES NOT COME ON. AS WELL AS ANY SAFETY CHIMES AND THE ONSTAR FEATURE DOES NOT COME ON. A WEEK AFTER GETTING MY CAR I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD WHEN MY CAR REDUCED SPEED DRASTICALLY AND A MESSAGE POPPED UP SAYING ENGINE SPEED REDUCED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT SEEMS FINE AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. I THINK SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR VERY WELL. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THESE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES BUT MY CAR DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE IN PARK. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2018 AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,865. *TR CONSUMER STATED NOW HOLD THE SHIFTER FOR A LONGER TIME BEFORE I PUSH THE STOP. HOPEFULLY THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. *JB

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.

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR SENSOR APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE ON THESE VEHICLES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MINE TWICE WITHIN THE PAST 16 MONTHS. ALSO, AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL AUTO FORUMS, THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER, WHICH THEN DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE OVER 25MPH. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY WHEN IT OCCURS, LIKE I WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PEDAL WENT OUT. THE 1ST EPISODE OCCURRED 1/18, WITH THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRING TODAY.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE RAPIDLY LOST POWER AND DISPLAYED "ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED" ALERT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SPEED BECAME MUCH LESS CONTROLLABLE. AS PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL WAS REDUCED, THE CAR DISPLAYED A GRADUALLY DECREMENTING "SPEED LIMITED TO X" MESSAGE. HOWEVER, UPON INCREASED PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE BEYOND THE STATED SPEED LIMITING - THOUGH WITH NEARLY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. INCONSISTENT ENGINE PERFORMANCE NEARLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR WAS NOT PREDICTABLE. WAS GIVEN A CODE P2138, DRIVE BY WIRE. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY ARE TO REPLACE GAS PEDAL. REQUEST RECALL DUE TO DANGEROUS CONDITION AND REPEATED COMPLAINTS REGARDING ISSUE.

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

STABLITRACK NOT WORKING, ABS NOT WORKING AND STEERING ASSISTANCE NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CAR HAD ONLY 21220 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS IT HAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, CODE C056D. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN VERIFIED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE STEERING ASSISTANCE PROBLEM HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY, THEN VERIFIED WHILE IN MOTION TURNING ON A CITY STREET AT A SLOW SPEED. VERIFICATION WAS IN ACCORDANCE TO INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.

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.