2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TERRIBLE SHAKING WHILES OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER WOULD BUILD UP IN THE RIMS AND FREEZE DURING THE COLD SEASON CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT FAILURE/ SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK WHEN STATIONARY 2016 BRAKE LINE DETERIORATION, BRAKE FAIL WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION FALL 2017 MAY 2018 LOSS OF POWER DURING HIGHWAY DRIVE AT 65 MPH. CAR TOWED TO DEALER, CAUSE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK WITHOUT DAMAGE. WE NOTICED A FOUL SMELL IN OUR VEHICLE. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE IT RAINS QUITE OFTEN. WE ASSUMED IT WAS OUR 9-YEAR-OLD LEAVING SOME FRENCH FRIES BEHIND WHEN SHE LEFT THE DAY PRIOR. WE THEN GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND NOTICED THE FLOOR HAD STANDING WATER AND THE BACK SEATS WERE WET. I LOOKED INTO THE TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AND SAW A PUDDLE OF WATER. NOW EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT LEAKS AND THERE IS MOLD ON BACKSEAT AND TRUNK. I CALLED COX CHEVROLET 2 TIMES AND LEFT MESSAGES FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK, AND THEY HAVEN'T. AFTER PAYING A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO OWN THIS, WE ARE NOW IN A SMELLY, MOLDY VEHICLE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TAKATA RECALL: I'VE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2016 MALIBU IT WILL STOP AND TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO START UP. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL GO IN SAFETY DRIVING MODE AND I CAN'T GO ON FASTER THAN 20 MILES. I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR BEFORE IT START GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I DIDN'T MAKE IT ON TIME BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRE. RIGHT AT THIS TIME I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO GET IT FIX 380... AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER HE STATED THAT MY CAR IS THE 3RD COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE 4 SONS AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE WHEN IT SHUT DOWN ON US WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS ISSUE HAPPEN ATLEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND DECELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH AND THE "ENGINE REDUCED POWER" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR CHEVROLET BUICK (300 S BOONE ST, ABERDEEN, WA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

DRIVING HOME, TURNED OFF HIGHWAY, CAR STOPPED A FEW FEET ONTO SIDE ROAD--NO BRAKES, STEERING, NOTHING. THE ICON FOR THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND STAYED ON.(MANUAL SAYS IT IS THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP.) TURNED CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE. NO LUCK.; CALLED FOR A TOW. WAITED ALMOST 2 HOURS. TOWED HOME. THIS WAS IN THE EVENING. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR ANOTHER TOW TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGES "CRITICAL ENGINE", "TRANSMISSION FAILURE", AND AN ANTILOCK BRAKING MESSAGE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FREQUENT STALLING AND REDUCTION OF SPEED AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (SALE AUTOMALL, 1053 HWY 258 N, KINSTON, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,950. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET POMPANO BEACH (1801 W ATLANTIC BLVD, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33069, 954-590-0196) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE REAR END APART AND LUBRICATED THE PARTS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR LOST ASSISTENT STEERING WHEN I WAS DRIVING LIGHTS FLASHED AND LCD SCREEN SAID STEERING ASSIST REDUCED ON MY LCD SCREEN LOST ALL ASSISTED STEERING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHOOK, DECELERATED, AND THE BATTERY FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE, WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (ALL STAR CHEVROLET, 11377 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816) REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE COIL SPRING, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.