What 810 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

THE CAR WILL BE IN PARK AND THE DASH IS SAYING IT ISN'T IN PARK AND ALL THE LIGTHS AND BATTARY WILL NOT SHUT DOWN CAUSING THE BATTARY TO DRAINA ND THE CAR IS NOT LOCKABLE , YOU HAVE TO TURN IT BACK ON AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE SOMETIMES SEVREL TIMES TO GET IT TO REGISTER THAT IT IS IN PARK AND THE CAR TO FULLY SHUT DOWN

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MY 2016 CHEVY MALIBU COMPLETELY LOST POWER TWICE ON 2/6/2020. THE ENGINE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE WAITING IN THE PICK UP LINE AT MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL WHICH IS IN A PARKING LOT FULL OF KIDS. THE CAR JUST SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE IN DRIVE. IT ACTUALLY DIED. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL ON, NO RADIO ON, NO HEAT. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN PUSH THE PEDAL ALONG WITH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON TO RESTART THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS THE FIRST INCIDENT BUT THIS TIME I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DURING THE TIME WHEN KID'S ARE RELEASED FROM SCHOOL AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL ARE MOVING AROUND THE CITY. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED DURING A HEAVY SNOW HERE IN MY STATE. FOR A PERSON DRIVING UP BEHIND ME I'M SITTING THERE WITH NO LIGHTS ON AT A NOW GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT IN UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLES WERE BLOWING AND GOING AROUND US TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO ACT FAST FOR OUR SAFETY ALONG WITH THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WERE SCARED OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW 2/7/2020 AT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM.

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WHILE DRIVING TO MY JOB AND I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL BRAKE, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WAS HAVING TROUBLE TO BRAKE SO I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND DRIVE CAREFULLY. IT WOULD MAKE A SOUND WHEN I WOULD PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ABS IS BROKEN AND THAT'S WHAT GIVING ME A HARD TIME TO BRAKE. HE CHECKED ALL OF MY BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD AND NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED. WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE HAD TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS MORNING, AND THE SPEED OF THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS PLENTY OF CARS BEHIND ME MAKING THE SUDDEN DROP OF SPEED UNSAFE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE, AND THAT IT'S NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD IT'S COMMON IN 2016 MALIBU'S. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR THAT LONG, AND IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON.

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ENGINE REDUCED LIGHT

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WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE SHIFTER CONTROL MODULE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE DISPLAY'S A MESSAGE AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDS WHEN YOU OPEN THE CAR DOOR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH AND RADIO OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE BELIEVES IT'S PROPERLY PUT INTO PARK. NO ERROR CODE IS STORED IN THE CARS MEMORY. GM HAS A FIX FOR THIS BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. MY VEHICLE'S SHIFTER MODULE WAS REPLACE UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THAT FIX FAILED 2 YEARS LATER. THE MOST RECENT FIX WAS TO REPLACE A HARNESS IN THE SHIFTER MODULE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THIS UNDER THE EXISTING CPO WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A RECURRING ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND ORIGINALLY REPAIRED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THIS MOST RECENT FIX HAS FAILED AGAIN AFTER 6 WEEKS OF BEING REPLACED. IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT GEAR IT IS IN I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AS IT IS WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE VEHICLE (SHIFTER MODULE) IS IN THE PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE STAYS ACTIVE AND DRAINS THE BATTERY UNTIL THE ERROR IS CORRECTED. YOU ALSO CANNOT LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED AND MOVED AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN IT WILL FINALLY RECOGNIZE THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. AS THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY IF THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF THEY DO NOT SEE THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLES DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE.

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CAR WOULDN'T COMPLETELY TURN OFF. CAR STAYED IT WASN'T PARKED. IGNITION WENT FROM GREEN TO ORANGE INSTEAD TO NO COLOR/OFF. REPAIR WAS $500

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AFTER PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK I GET A WARNING THAT THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK PLUS THE LIGHTS AND THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR IS REALLY NOT IN PARK PLUS MY SECURITY WITH THE DOORS NOT LOCKING. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AT MY COST SINCE IT IS OVER 3 YRS OLD BUT STILL UNDER 30,000 MILES.

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WHEN BRAKING TO STOP AT LIGHT SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL JERK LIKE IT IS TRYING TO TAKE OFF. WILL HAVE TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET IT TO STOP. WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE THEN IT WILL HAPPEN 4 TO 5 TIMES IN A ROW THEN WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. SOMETIME I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS GOING TO JUMP OUT OF CONTROL.

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PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING THEN CAME BACK ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING EVEN HIGHBEAMS NOT FUNCTIONAL WHILE DRIVING. ALL LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONAL AT THE MOMENT.

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WHEN I PARK THE CAR PUT SHIFT INTO PARK, A MESSAGE COMES UP SAYING: SHIFT INTO PARK WHEN I HAVE ALREADY SHIFTED TO PARK, SO I START THE CAR AND SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE MESSAGE GOES OFF AND SOMETIME I HAVE TO DO REPEAT THE PROCEDURE.

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WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY FLASHED THE "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" MESSAGE, AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH AFTER THE MESSAGE CAME ON. THE EARLIEST DEALERSHIP APPOINTMENT WAS FOR 1/20/20 IN A CITY APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AWAY; I CALLED THE CHEVROLET WARRANTY LINE AND WAS ADVISED TO TRY CALLING OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND TAKE MY VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED THERE, DESPITE MY REPEATED EXPLANATIONS OF THE SAFETY RISK DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK TODAY (1/22/20) AND WAS TOLD THE ACCELERATOR WIRING WAS REPLACED UNDER A "SPECIAL" WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THAT THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING THE WARRANTY RENTAL CAR COVERAGE.

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ON JAN 6 2020. I WAS DRIVING A 2016 CHEVY MALIBU, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SEAT FOR MAYBE 10 MINS. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN (IT WAS PULLING NORMAL). ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR STOP PULLING AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON WHICH LEAVES ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION SECTION CAUSING A VEHICLE COMING FROM MY RIGHT SIDE TO SLAM INTO THE SIDE OF VEHICLE DEPLOYING ALL OF MY AIRBAGS AND MAKING ON-STAR ASSISTANCE COME ON. IN THE RESULT I HAVE NECK, BACK AND SIDE INJURY FROM THE IMPACT. WHICH IN THE RESULT I'M GETTING SUED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN GOING LEFT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED OUT AND MY INSURANCE DON'T WANT TO PAY THE FULL VALUE OF WHAT I WAS LEASING IT FOR. WHICH I HAVE TO COME OUT THE POCKET WITH EXPENSES. AFTER REVIEWING THE "ENGINE REDUCE POWER" AND DOING MY RESEARCH I COME TO FIND OUT IT HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 25 MPH, WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED REDUCE SPEED TO ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO 30 MPH AND WILL NOT ADVANCE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO VYLETEL BUICK GMC DEALER, (40755 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313, (586) 722-0607) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR DEALING WITH THE THROTTLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, THE PARK WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (WATSON CHEVROLET 625 W AUTO MALL DR, TUCSON, AZ 85705 (520) 777-9425, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

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MY ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM IS MISFIRING FOR A FEW DAYS NOW. IT IS CAUSING MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT TO COME IN AND ALSO MY ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THE STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON MY CAR SHAKES A LITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING. I PUT MY VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE CODES CAME BACK THAT THE ECM IS MISFIRING

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THE ACCELERATION SENSOR IS MAKING THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER ,KNOW AS THE THROTTLE BODY.. IT ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE OR MY CAR IS DRIVEN IN THE RAIN ,THEN NEXT DAY THIS STARTS HAPPENING.. HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF RECALLL ON THIS SENSOR ,VERY DANGEROUS REDUCES YOUR SPEED DOWN TO 40 OR SOMETIMES 20 WHEN IT COMES ON

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LEAK IN 3RD BRAKE LIGHT CAUSED EXTREME MOISTURE IN TRUNK AND INTERIOR IF CAR SERIOUS BLACK MOLD AND OTHER MOLD AND BACTERIA

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GOING 80 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN REDUCED ENGINE POWER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MILES PER HOUR ON 75 SOUTH IN OCALA FL.

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WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THE MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK" DISPLAYS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR'S DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND THE ELECTRONICS REMAIN ACTIVE. WE CANNOT PROPERLY SECURE THE CAR AND THE ACTIVE ELECTRONICS WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY. ATTACHED IS THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $621.77 AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.

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MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & I RECEIVED AN ALERT STATING THAT MY ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE.

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

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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.

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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.

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