2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN WARNING REDUCED POWER MODE AND ENGINE LIGHT WHILE CAR WAS IN DRIVE ON HIGHWAY 2 TIMES

TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. THE PLASTIC BETWEEN THE BACK WINDOW AND CEILING LETS WATER IN WHEN IT RAINS. IT ALLOWS MOISTURE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH MEANS IN THE WINTER ICE FORMS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE. RAIN AND MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE CAR HAS ALSO CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK SPEAKERS NOT WORKING.

DISCOVERED CODE P2138 ACTIVE, AND ENGINE SEND INTO "REDUCED POWER" MODE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH), OCCURRED OVER SEVERAL DAYS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, AND DISCOVERED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TO BE FAULTY, CURSORY RESEARCH ON INTERNET PROVIDED MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF ISSUE AMONG OTHER OWNERS.

FOR 2 YEARS NOW I CAN BE DRIVING AND I GET A WARNING THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REDUCED ONLY ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO 25 MPH. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (81) AND ALMOST LOST MY LIFE WHEN THE TRUCK BEHIND ME ALMOST DIDN'T STOP IN TIME. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND UNDERSTAND THE PART I NEED IS BACK ORDERED WITH NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN THE PART WILL COME IN AND I CANT GET A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. I USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK AND CANT BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. ONSTAR EMAILS ME EVERY TIME STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED TO 25 MPH. THE MESSAGE 'ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED' WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PAGE CHEVROLET (6500 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE, ALEXANDRIA, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WERE DEFORMED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET (18201 OLD RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

BOTH MINE AND MY WIFES 2017 MALIBU GOES IN TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER MODE WITH STABILITY TACK LIGHT ON AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON.AND WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY CAR JUST DROPS TO 25 MILES AN HOUR.VERY DANGEROUS

MY MALIBU, PURCHASED NEW IN 2017, HAS 28170 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY RECEIVED A MESSAGE SAYING THAT "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". INSTANTLY MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS, AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED. AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A TERRIFYING PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. WHAT EVER THE ISSUE IS THAT IS CAUSING THIS SHOULD BE RESOLVED AND A RECALL IN PLACE.

(ACCELERATOR PEDAL) ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO STALL... RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF ME DRIVING .. NO MATTER WHAT SPEED IM DRIVING. CAUSING MY DASH TO READ ( REDUCED ENGINE POWER ) EVERYTIME MY CAR GO'S INTO THIS MALFUNCTION ITS A SUDDEN LOST OF POWER.. WHERE EVER IM DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.. ON CITY STREET , HIGHWAY, ETC..WERE IT COULD LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS OR TRAGIC SITUATIONS.. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WERE THEY DIAGNOSIS IT TO BE ( PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NOT PLAUSIBLE NEEDS ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED AND PROGRAMED.. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JANUARY 24 2019 AWAITING FOR APART (ACCELERATOR PEDAL) THAT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER A MONTH AND STILL HASNT CAME AVAILABLE AS OF FEBRUARY 5 2019 NOBODY CAN FULLY EXPLAIN WHY NOONE HAS THIS PARTICULAR PART AVAILABLE.. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CARS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AWAITING THIS SAME REPAIR .. AT THE EXACT TIME OF MY AWAITING. THIS IS A VERY PROBLEMATIC ISSUE. THAT HAS BECOME VERY INCONVENIENT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL.

VEHICLE HAS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MULTIPLE TIMES ERROR DISPLAYED AND WILL STALL ANYWHERE IN TRAFFIC CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THESE CARS ARE BEING SOLD PEOPLE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS. YOU CAN STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECK WHAT IS WRONG BUT RISK POSSIBLY BEING INJURED BY ON COMING VEHICLES IN ON GOING TRAFFIC. THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE SOMETHING COVERED BY THE COMPANY FOR A BRAND NEW CAR THERE NO REASON BEHIND WHY THE CAR IS DOING THIS OR HOW THE DRIVER CAUSE THE CAR TO ENTER THIS LIMP MODE. I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND THE CAR STALL COMPLETELY SENT ME INTO PANIC MODE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS, SOON WILL CAUSE THE DEATH OF A DRIVER AND THEIR FAMILY. ONCE GETTING THE CAR HOME IT NO LONGER STARTS.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO DO LAUNDRY AT THE LAUNDRY MAT. DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE CAME ON. MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20-30 MPH. I PARKED MY CAR AND DID LAUNDRY. WHEN GOING HOME STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. LIGHTS STILL ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. SCHEDULED APPT. TO TAKE MY CAR FOR SERVICE ON 12/26. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT OFF. WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED