2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

REDUCE ENGINE POWER COMES ON EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING OR IT COMES BACK A WEEK OR SO WITH THE SAME MESSAGE

MY STABILITY TRACK LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR 2 DAYS NOW AND IT IS NOW CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. I AM DEFINITELY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE LAST MONTH AS WELL, BUT NOW THE LIGHT IS APPEARING MORE FREQUENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT REQUIRED ADDED EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE STABILITY TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DON BROWN CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 2244 KINGS HIGHWAY BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110 PHONE NUMBER 314-282-7887) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V272000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CENSOR IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO START TO POWER DOWN. THIS COMMON IN MANY CHEVROLET MODELS FROM THE IMPALA, TO THE MALIBU AND CRUZE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT TIRES AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. LANDERS BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 78 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, (662)349-5600, WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V272000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BLINKS ON AND OFF CAR DEFECTS AS IF IT WILL CUT OFF FOUND OUT ITS THE PISTON AND THROTTLE BODY FROM FIELDSMAN CHEVROLET NOW IM OUT OF A CAR WITH NO LOANER CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE BACKED THIS CAR WAS CALLED FOR RECALL FOR THESE REPAIRS

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY A MESSAGE COME ON THE DASH STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. OUR 2016 MALIBU CURRENTLY HAS 62510 MILES AND UPON RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE LINKED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AND ONE PERSONS LAWSUIT

SO I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF I HAD TO READ A LOT OF STORIES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MINE. MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN I GET A SIGNAL ON MY DASH AS I AM GOING UP A HILL SAYING THAT "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET TRYING TO GET TO WORK AND I COULD BARELY GET UP THE HILL. THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT TIME OF DAY. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A STORE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A THROTTLE UNIT REPLACEMENT. IT IS SUPPOSED TO CONTROL MY ACCELERATION. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS TO KEEP HAPPENING AND NOTHING BE DONE ABOUT IT WHEN I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON IT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY STORY TOO AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE FIXED.

HAD HEAVY RAIN AND I WOKED UP TO REAR SIDE CAR SEATS WET AND CARPET SOAKED AND WET THE CAR SMELLED REALLY BAD AFTER SOME DAYS . I HAD TO TAKE OUT THE RUGS OUT MY CAR . MY CAR IS SO HUMID INSIDE I SEEN MOLD GROWING ON MY CARPET ! MY CAR WINDOWS ALSO HAVE SO MUCH CONDENSATION IN THE INSIDE IT DRIPS . COME TO FIND OUT WATER IS COMING FROM THE 3BRAKE LIGHT !!!!!! THIS NEEDS A RECALL TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE CARS !!!!!

DECEMBER 31, 2019 AT 1:18PM, DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF I-95 IN THE SPRINGFIELD, VA AREA, MERGING FROM A LEFT HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP INTO THE FAR LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 20MPH AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED, PUTTING MY SON'S AND NUMEROUS OTHER DRIVERS' LIVES IN JEOPARDY. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED US THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WILL 'PROBABLY' NOT COST ANYTHING TO REPAIR. THEY TOLD US IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE IN 3 DAYS, BUT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THE ADVICE FROM THE DEALER TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT THIS WAY IS RIDICULOUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. WE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET AND THE NHTSA FAILING TO DO ITS JOB OF REQUIRING A RECALL.