2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAVE A RECURRING EMISSION ISSUE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CODE P2097 GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADMITTING TO NOT KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW THE EMISSION ISSUE IS ONGOING RECURRING AND MY VEHICLE IS UP FOR STATE INSPECTION FOR WHICH IT WILL NOT PASS, THIS ISSUE BEGAN AT MILE 3007 I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. THE VEHICLE CAME WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING FOR WHICH IT WAS EQUIPPED THAT ISSUE BEGIN AT MILE 598. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ISSUES. I HAVE LOST MY JOB OVER THIS CAR THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR IT. I WANT GENERAL MOTORS TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE WITH NO USAGE BEING CHARGED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSED MY PERSONAL LIFE AND MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE SEVERE DISTRESS. I LITERALLY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING AFTER HAVING LOST MY JOB OVER THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY REPLACED WHICH PRIOR TO THAT MY CAR WAS GOING INTO LIMP MODE / SAFE MODE CONSTANTLY. THIS IS AN ISSUE GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF AND HAS CONTINUED TO SELL THIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH ITS KNOWN DEFECTS WHICH IN MY OPINION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS GIVEN THE RESULTING CHARACTERISTICS THE CAR DISPLAYS ONCE GOING INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER / LIMP MODE THIS WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY EARLY MORNING LATE NIGHT HOURS I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY, UNHOOK MY BATTERY TERMINALS AND RESET THE COMPUTER MANUALLY. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON SIDE STREETS, ON MAIN ROADS, SITTING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ETC. AT ONE POINT MY CAR BEGAN DISPLAYING CHARACTERISTICS OF LOSING POWER STEERING, ENGAGING THE AUTO STOP/START FUNCTION AND NOT RE-ENGAGING THE VEHICLE UPON ACCELERATION FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED. I LOST POWER STEERING IN A TURN ONE TIME AND ALMOST CRASHED IN BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS A HEAVILY TRAVELLED PEDESTRIAN AREA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPAIRED TWICE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. BIGGERS CHEVROLET (1385 E CHICAGO ST, ELGIN, IL 60120, (847) 742-9000) MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SENIOR ADVISER FROM THE MANUFACTURER WOULD CALL BACK WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,522.*BF *TR *TR *AS CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES AND TRANSMISSION. THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AS WELL. DOOR PANELS CAME OFF, CARPET CAME UP, TRIM BY REAR SHAFT CAME UP. THE CAR WAS SURRENDERED TO JERRY BIGGERS. HISTORY LISTING REFERENCE #XXXXXXXXX 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

WHILE DRIVING IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY POPS UP A MESSAGE SAYING POWER ENGINE REDUCED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD GET YOU INTO AN ACCIDENT. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE IT HAPPENED THEN AGAIN NOT EVEN ONE YEAR AFTER THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017 WITH 22K MILES ON IT, AND NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER WITH 60K MILES ON IT THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE TO GET IT EITHER COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BUT EVERY SHOP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE 'ALL CARS SKIP LIKE THIS'. THE CAR SKIPS VERY BADLY (MORE SO IN THE LAST MONTH OF MAY 2019), RPMS STAY AT 3500 IF I AM GOING ABOVE 50 MPH, SHIFTS VERY HARD OR NOT AT ALL UNTIL I PRESS MY BRAKES. ALL OF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IN PARK, IT OCCASIONALLY IDLES AROUND 1-2 RPMS AND MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTHPOINT (2175 MANSELL RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009, (678) 601-2485) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND THE DOME LIGHT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE MOISTURE CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTHPOINT, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE IN PARK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE SHIFTER INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH A 2018 PART THAT WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,300.

INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) CAR WILL POP UP SERVICE STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGE ON FRONT DISPLAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, WHILE CEL BEGINS FLASHING. AT THIS TIME, CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND SPEED WILL BEGIN TO FALL. CONTINUING TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN SPEED WILL CAUSE CAR TO SHUDDER. ENTIRE INCIDENT LASTS ONLY 1-2 MINUTES, BEFORE DRIVABILITY RETURNS. IN-THE-MOMENT ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NO ISSUES. PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW; ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, ONLY USE SHELL V-POWER GASOLINE. 1ST INCIDENT- DEALER SAID WET ROADS/RAIN TO BLAME; DID NOT RUN DIAGNOSTICS, DID NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE 2ND INCIDENT- DEALER NOTED CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE, SWAPPED COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, CHANGED OIL. 3RD INCIDENT- ON MY WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING ABOVE SERVICE, DEALER NOTED CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE, OPENED A CASE WITH GM, AND PERFORMED DECARBON SERVICE TO ENGINE, SAID CARBON BUILD-UP TO BLAME. 4TH INCIDENT- DEALER NOTED GENERAL ENGINE MISFIRE CODE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS CODES; REPLACED ECM AND REPROGRAMMED CAR. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME USING NON-TOP TIER GAS IS TO BLAME. CAR HAS TOTAL OF 27K MILES ON IT- ISSUE BEGAN TO OCCUR AROUND 15K MILES. I HAVE DASHCAM VIDEO AND ALL SERVICE RECORDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE TO 10 MPH OR LESS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES. VANDEVERE CHEVROLET (1490 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320) REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE IN SIX MONTHS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER AFTER LEARNING THAT SHE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

MY VEHICLE LEAKS WATER AT THE TOP OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD. THE WATER RUNS DOWN THE METAL BODY INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK. WHEN I DISCOVERED IT, THERE WAS 10 INCHES OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL. THE BODY WALL IS RUSTING AT THE TOP, WEAKENING THE BODY WALL AND JEOPARDIZING THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER AND MESSAGE SHOWED UP ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I ALMOST CRASHED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND THERE IS A HUGE FORUM ABOUT IT. HOW COME CHEVROLET DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL?

I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AT ABOUT 25K MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WARNING ON MY DASH SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I WAS ON A 90 MILE TRIP AND CONTINUED ON, AS I HAD NOTHING I COULD DO THEN AND THERE. I ARRIVED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, FULLY EXPECTING ISSUES THE NEXT DAY WHEN I LEFT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. I ASSUMED IT WAS JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH OR ISSUE, UNTIL NOW AT ABOUT 35K MILES, ON THE SAME TRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE SAME "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING CAME ON. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. BOTH TIMES I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MILES AND COMPLETED THE TRIPS.