What 786 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chevrolet Impala Eco Eassist

WHEN PUT MY CAR IN PARK, A DISPLAY COMES ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING PUT CAR IN PARK. IT'S NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK AND WON'T SHUT OFF! IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE LASTED BEING 12/19/2020!

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VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER, WELL ABOUT 60DAYS INTO MY PURCHASE. REAL PROBLEM IS THAT IT JERKS CONSTANTLY AT TIMES IT DOESN'T MOVE DUE TO ACCORDING TO MY OWN DIAGNOSTICS THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER TORQUE SOLENOID AND THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I'M ON THE HEY IT TAKES TOO LONG TO ACCELERATE AND MANY TIMES NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. IT CAUSES MY GAS TO DECREASE. THE OTHER DAY I WAS 30MIN FROM MY RESIDENCE AND IT TOOK 5 HOURS, LITERALLY FOR ME TO GET HOME. COMPUTER SYSTEM STARTED BLINKING CONSISTENTLY. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. WINSDAHIELD WOOER LIFTS STAYS ON. TC LIGHTS STAYS ON. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CAR WITHIN 60 DAYS STAYS ON. THIS IS HORRIBLE.

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WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND AUTO START HAPPENS, MY RADIO SHUTS OFF. BATTERY SOMETIMES DOES NOT HOLD CHARGE. COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR OR SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL MISFIRE OR CONTACT. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED.

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DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THEN TAPPING THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO AUTO STOP AND THEN SHUT EVERYTHING OFF EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR TO RESTART THE CAR IT'S LIKE A STANDARD IT HAS TO ROLL BACKWARDS BEFORE YOU CAN GO FORWARDS, THE FUEL ISSUE IS I'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THREE TANKS OF GAS AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GREAT CAR ON GAS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY I'M BARELY GETTING A 150 FOR EACH FULL TANK OF GAS. THE 47 HW AND 27 CITY FOR GAS MILAGE IS MORE LIKE 27HW AND 10 CITY ....

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OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY ON TWO OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE ENTIRE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED WITH NO FAULTS IDENTIFIED. RECENTLY, LAST 3 MONTHS, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED; ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ON OTHER OCCASIONS ALL ACCESSORIES AC, RADIO, WIPER BLADES, ETC WILL ALL TURN OFF AND NOT RESTART UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ANOTHER FREQUENTLY REOCCURRING ISSUE IS THE SOUND YOU NORMALLY HEAR WHEN A TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED WILL STOP - THIS USUALLY PRECEDES THE ENGINE STALLING. ON MOST OF THESE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WILL RESTART - TWICE IT REQUIRED A JUMP START. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WE RECEIVE VARIOUS FAULT LIGHTS/MESSAGES THAT TOO WERE UNFOUNDED. MOST FREQUENT REFERENCING THE STABILITY TRACKING. RESTART THE ENGINE AND FAULT IS CLEARED ONLY TO RETURN AT LATER TIME. ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND PLACES MY FAMILY AND I IN DANGER EACH TIME WE OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS WRITE UPS DETAILING THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE CHEVY MALIBU GMC AND CHEVY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUE TO LEVY CHARGES AND COLLECT MONIES FROM OWNERS FOR WHAT PROBABLY SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL IN ORDER TO AFFECT REQUISITE REPAIRS.

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WHEN PLACING MY VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION AND TRYING TO TURN MY ENGINE OFF A MESSAGE STATES TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THE CAR STAYS ON UNTIL IT GOES OFF BY DEFAULT WHICH CAUSES A DRAW ON THE BATTERY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.

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I GET ROUTINE SERVICE TO MY CAR & MY ENGINE IS CLICKING, LOUDLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON & OFF & I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY COULD NOT EVEN RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SOMETIMES 'SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM' WILL ILLUMINATE BUT IT TOO PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN TO ILLUMINATE. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS 'BATTERY SAVER ACTIVATED' AND THIS IS THE THIRD BATTERY I'VE PURCHASED! THE ENTIRE CAR WILL STALL/SHUT OFF BUT THE GREEN LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED TO SHOW THE CAR IS ON BUT WHEN I ACCELERATE IT WON'T BUDGE! DANGEROUS CONSIDERING MY CAR COULD STALL AT ANYTIME AND CAUSE A COLLISION. I'VE NEARLY GOTTEN T-BONED TWICE COMING OUT A GAS STATION ENTERING A ROAD BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS! A SERVICE MAN AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ASKED ME WAS I EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY AUTO START/STOP WHEN I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. YES! MY CAR PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN IT WANTS TO DO IT. AND WHEN IT DOES 'RESTART' THE ENTIRE CAR REBOOTS, THE LOCKS RE-CLICK, LIGHTS FLICKER, IT'LL BE IN DRIVE AND ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL THE IGNITION TURNS OVER! CHEVY OR AT LEAST THE SERVICE TECHS ARE FULLY AWARE OF AN ISSUE AND WON'T FIX IT. SOMETIMES THE CAR JUST WON'T START, ALL THE POWER WILL GO OUT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M OUT & THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE WON'T START AFTER AT LEAST STARTING 20 MINUTES PRIOR! I'VE ALREADY GOT NEW PISTONS, A NEW ALTERNATOR, 3 NEW BATTERIES & GET THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE A MYCHEVY ACCOUNT & EVERY MONTH MY DIAGNOSTICS REPORT, SHOWS AN ISSUE! IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT & MY CHILD OR I ARE INJURED, WHO IS LIABLE BECAUSE MY CAR DECIDES TO MALFUNCTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY? CHEVROLET FOR NEGLECTING TO SERVICE MY CAR BECAUSE THE FREAKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISN'T ON!

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MY CAN SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE IS ALREADY IN PARK. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO LOCK THE DOORS OR TURN OFF THE DRIVING LIGHTS.

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THE PAINT IS FAYING ON IT AS IF THE PAINT IS GOING DOWN TO THE METAL.

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WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE LIGHTS & RADIO REMAIN ON IN THE CAR & THE START BUTTON STILL SHOWS THE CAR AS 'ON'. THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV & THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN, THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT A JUMP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CUT THE CAR ON WITHOUT A JUMP, THE DOORS LOCK & UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR, ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, FLICKER ON & OFF AND THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE CAR DOESN'T CUT ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF A FRIEND WHO OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER BEING IDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHILE IDLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VANN YORK CHEVROLET BUICK (321 EASTCHESTER DR, HIGH POINT, NC 27262; (336) 841-4133) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD BEARING FAILED AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALER AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN PARK IT DOES NOT REGISTER THAT IT IS PARK AND A 'SHIFT INTO PARK' ERROR COMES UP. EVERYTHING STAYS ON IN THE CAR AND THE BATTERY DRAINS IF IT'S NOT CORRECTED. IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO RECOGNIZE IT IS IN PARK. MUST KEEP TURNING THE CAR IN AND OFF UNTIL IT SENSES IT'S IN PARK. IT HAS TAKEN UP TO 10 TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY SENSES IT.

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WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MON MORNING FOR THE 5 OR 6 TIME THE ENERGY REDUCTION LIGHT CAME ON IM THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSES ME TO GET REAR ENDED IN THE ROAD I QUICKLY TURNED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME ITS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME TO CONTACT THE GMC DEALERSHIPS I PAY ALMOST 500 ON CAR PAYMENTS TO BE EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY HURT I NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.

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CAR STALLED AFTER AUTO STOP WHILE TRYING TO EXCELERATE. ERROR MESSAGE SAYING EMISSIONS CONTROL. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS UNKNOWN AND POSSIBLE A RECALL. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES.

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I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON MY 2016 MALIBU LS WHEN GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. I'M NOT SURE WHEN EXACTLY THE ISSUE HAPPENED, BUT ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP IT APPEARS TO BE FAULTY DESIGNING. THE WATER AND CHEMICALS WERE LEAKING AT THE REAR WINDOW. HEAVY RAINS WOULD ALSO RESULT IN THE CAR LEAKING NON-STOP. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE FOUND THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT SECURED FULLY AND WATER WAS SPILLING THROUGH THERE. APPARENTLY IT WAS LOSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH TO TAKE THE LIGHT OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR OTHER YEARS BUT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF THE PROBLEM EXISTED WITH MY CAR I'M SURE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WATER WAS ALSO GETTING INTO THE TRUNK AND NOW I HAVE A HUGE MOLD/MILDEW PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THEY FIRST THOUGHT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE SIDE PANEL WINDOWS AS THE ADHESIVE TO PUT THOSE WINDOWS IN WAS FAULTY.

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WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND SHIFT MY 30K MILES 2016 MALIBU INTO "PARK", I SOMETIMES GET A MESSAGE ON THE DASH: "SHIFT TO PARK". THE "P" FOR "PARK" IS LIT NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CAR IS IN PARK. BUT, MY HEADLIGHTS STAY ON AND I CAN'T LOCK MY CAR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COMPUTER THINKS THE CAR IS NOT IN "PARK". I LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE SWITCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR, BUT THE CAR UNLOCKS IMMEDIATELY. SOMETIMES, THE SITUATION CLEARS UP BY REPEATEDLY STARTING/SHIFTING/BRAKING/TURNING OFF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT GETTING WORSE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITION OF THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT INFORMING THE CONTACT TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO PARK EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN PARK. OCCASIONALLY, THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAIRWAY CHEVROLET (3100 E. SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89104; (702) 522-0580) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WADE AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SLID BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80877

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"SHIFT TO PARK" ISSUE ON DIC WHEN VEHICLE ACTUALLY IS IN PARK, AS INDICATED BY THE SHIFTER LIGHT AND EVEN ON THE DIC, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FULLY. YOU CAN NOT EVEN LOCK THE DOORS, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMS WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THE BATTERY WILL DISCHARGE OVERNIGHT. THE MANUAL CLEARLY STATES THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY IN PARK WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. BUT IT IS NOT, EITHER BY GM OR THE NHTSA.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TODAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. IT WAS AFTER THE EXPLOSION THAT SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS STARTED TO RAIN DOWN ON US. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE INSIDE SUN SHADE CLOSED BEFORE ANYONE WAS INJURED. I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING THE CAR, HOWEVER THERE WAS NONE. THE SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN IT EXPLODED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE SHIFT TO PARK WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NAPLETON BUICK GMC CRYSTAL LAKE (6305 NORTHWEST HWY, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014) AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V502000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

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ON THE BOTH BACK SIDE, WHERE THE SEAT BELTS ARE NEXT TO SMALL WINDOWAND TOP PART OF ROOF WATERBIS LEAKING IN WHEN I WASH MY CAR AND MAYBE EVEN WHEN IT RAINS. THERE PROBABLY MILDEW, AND RUST. ALSO WHEN I PARK MY CAR THE WARNING LIGHT SAYS PUT CAR IN PARK, BUT ITS IN PARK.

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I OWN A 2016 CHEVY MALIBU PREMIER I BOUT IT ON THE SAME YEAR WITH 3 THOUSAND MILES IN IT EVER SINCE I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR IN 2017 THE CAR HAD OVER 10 THOUSAND MILES IN IT N WATER WAS GETTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE SO I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP N THEY SED IT WAS A WEATHER STRIP OF THE BACK WINDOW SECOND TIME SAME YEAR IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF THE SEATS 3RD PROBLEM IT WAS SUSPENSION NOW THIS IS 2020 NOVEMBER 27 N NOW THE CAR HAS 74 THOUSAND MILES IN IT N THE CAR SHAKES WILE ON DRIVE MODE JUST ON DRIVE MODE N THE WEIRDES THING IS THAT THERE'S NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTHING EVERYTHING SIMS TO BE WRONG I NEED HELP I DO THINK IT'S FACTORY MADE

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WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW IT'S ACTUALLY ON PARK AND AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF IT DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE 'SHIFT TO PARK'

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I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, FIRST IS THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE THING WHICH HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES WITH THIS CAR. SECOND IS THE SHIFT TO PARK PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN APPEARING IN MY DASHBOARD FOR MONTHS NOW..

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