2017 Chevrolet Malibu

AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND WAS SLOWING DOWN MY CAR JERKED AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY OR BUILD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO SHIFT AS IT SHOULD. VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I STARTED DRIVING DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE HWY. EVENTUALLY THE CAR BUILT ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO SHIFT OUT OF 2ND. CAR DROVE BETWEEN 20-35 MPH. TOOK A LONG TIME TO BUILD UP SPEED AFTER STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS. (ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED) DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND THE VEHICLES AROUND ME.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY I SLOWED DOWN AS APPROACHING SLIGHT CONGESTION OF CARS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AS WELL AS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE APPEARED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. FELT AS IF IT WERE STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO APPROX 20-30 MPH AND WAS VERY SLOW TO BUILD ANY MOMENTUM. I EXITED THE FREEWAY, CALLED ONSTAR, FOUND A PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. VEHICLE 37,735 MILES

I PURCHASED 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 03/ 2017 WITH APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES AT THE OURISMAN ROCKMONT CHEVROLET, LOCATED IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND. 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. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 0 MINS UNTIL THEN FINALLY THE ACR RESTARTED AGAIN. THIS OCCURENCE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN PEIODICALLY, I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS REACTION, BUT I LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOW IF EVERY INSTANCE AND BROUGHTTHE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AT 20,000 MILES, 24,000 , 26, 000 MILES & 27,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE "GUY" THAT GMC WAS NOTIFIED AND THAT I SHOULDN'T CONTINUE TO BRING THE CAR THERE. THAT WAS APRIL 2018. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS LEAVING THE GARAGE AT WORK. CAR CUT OFF ANOTHER CAR ALMOST SLAMMED IN THE BACK OF MY CAR DUE THE ABRUPTNESS OF THE CAR GOING OUT. THE SSUE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND DURING THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT AUGUST 2018 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO ADVISE THEM OF THIS ISSUE IN ADDITION TO A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD IN AUGUST 2018 THAT I AM OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES CURRENTLY. THAT IS NEITHER HERE OR THERE. AS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WAS NEVER ADDRESSED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM NOT WILLING TO LOSE MY LIFE TRYING TO HAVE THIS CAR REPAIRED IN A TIMELY FASHION. INSTEAD I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN RENTAL CAR FEES AS I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN A CAR WITH AN ISSUE SO SEVERE THAT GMC WAS NOTIFIED AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE WITH MY CAR.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND FIXED IT IS THE BATTERY MODULATER SENSOR (IF I SPELLED IT RIGHT) THE SAME CODE COMES UP. DEALERSHIP STATES ITS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE OR SYSTEM ISSUE AND A FIX IS BEING WORKED ON ITS BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS ALL THEY CAN DO IS RESET THE SENSOR BUT IT KEEPS COMING ON.