What 810 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAIRWAY CHEVROLET (LOCATED ON 3100 E SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,090.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHIL SMITH DODGE (441 STATE RD 7, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL) AND WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE DEALER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,561.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CAR SLOWED FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES INSTANTLY, I PANICKED BUT WAS ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT HARM. ONCE ON THE STREET THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. ALMOST LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS PULLING. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ON STAR DIAGNOSTIC STATING CRITICAL ISSUE WITH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. I GOT TO THE DEALER AT THE EARLIEST ALLOWED AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THE CODE SHOWING WAS FOR THE TROTTEL AND NOT THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE CHECK. ONE HOUR LATER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE TECH CALLED FOR ME AND GAVE ME MY KEYS SAYING THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX AT THIS TIME FOR MY PROBLEM AND THEY RESET THE CODES. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN GIVE THEM A CALL. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR WAS ABOUT 39,980.

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CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 19 INCH ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS AND 245/40/19 CONITPRO TIRES. IN MY FIRST 12, 000 MILES I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS AND TWO ADDITIONAL SIDEWALL BULGES REQUIRING TIRE REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY REASONS. THAT'S RUINED 4 TIRES IN ONE YEAR. MY INFORMATION IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE WHEEL AND THE PROFILE/MAKE OF THE TIRE- THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. WHAT CAN I DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GRANDCHILD WAS SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO LET THE CHILD OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED, THE CHILD BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AROUND THE CHILD'S MIDSECTION. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS FOR THE CHILD TO BE RELEASED. THE CHILD SUSTAINED SEVERE BRUISING TO THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100.

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I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2016 AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LATEST ISSUE IS A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENTIRE INFOTAINMENT CENTER, INCLUDING CAUSING THE BLINKERS TO GO SILENT. SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR SEEM TO POSE MUCH MORE OF A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL OBLIGATED TO REPORT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING MY ISSUES WITH ENGINE POWER FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS REGARDING THE IGNITION STOP/START FUNCTION, THE BATTERY MONITOR MODULE TIMER, AND EVEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE POWER FAILED, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT I-94 SAFELY. THIS VEHICLE AND ENTIRE EXPERIENCE HAS ME FEELING FINANCIALLY VIOLATED AND PHYSICALLY UNSAFE.

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WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, MY 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO JUMP THE CURB AND STRIKE A TREE, WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER, FRONT GRILL ETC.

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WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH BOTH OR ONE REAR WINDOW DOWN IT HAS A BUFFERING NOISE. IT HURTS PEOPLE EARS BIG TIME. SO I DROVE A FORD FUSION AND THAT CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE NOISE. I HAVE TALK TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WONT HELP ME OUT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF CAR BECAUSE WHEN THEY BUILD IT GM KNEW ABOUT THE SOUND THIS CAR MAKES AND HOW IT WILL HURT PEOPLE EARS.

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CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH LOW PROFILE TIRES AND THEY GO FLAT WHEN VEHICLE STRIKES A POTHOLE. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER JUST 10,000 MILES(WENT FROM CONTINENTAL TO BRIDGESTONE). IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, BETWEEN 10,000 AND 11,000 MILES, I WENT THROUGH 4 MORE TIRES DUE TO THIS TYPE OF TIRE STRIKING A POTHOLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS, HAD 3 FLAT AND 1 VANDALIZED TIRE AND NOW GONE THROUGH 8 TIRES IN 6 MONTHS!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER WOULD REDUCE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE REDUCE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A UNDETERMINED FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REWIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITH DIFFERENT REPAIRS, BUT WITH AN UNDETERMINED DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,200.

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WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE INFORMATION PANEL THEN DISPLAYED TWO WARNINGS, INCLUDING "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND WOULD NOT LET THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE MORE THAN 40 MPH. THE INFORMATION PANEL ALSO STATED "SERVICE DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM." THE DEALER STATES IT'S AN ISSUE WITH A FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDAL TERMINAL? HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING ON THE ROADS, AND POWER/ACCELERATION IS REDUCED AND CAPPED AT 40 MPH.

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BRAND NEW 2016 MALIBU 30 MILES OFF THE LOT AND 100% OF THE TIME THE CAR BUCKS WHEN BRAKING. FROM 3RD GEAR TO FIRST GEAR THE CAR ENGINE PULLS BACK THE CAR ABRUPTLY WHILE THE RPM'S RISE ALMOST 1000 BACK DOWN WITH EACH SHIFT. I BROUGHT IT TO CHEVROLET 3 TIMES AS WELL AS CALLED THE HOT LINE #. AFTER TWICE BEING TOLD THAT NO ONE CAN FIND WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT THEY TURNED THE STORY TO WELL CHEVY ENGINES DO THAT SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THAT ITS THE ECO ENGINE CONSERVING POWER. I HAVE REPLICATED THE SITUATION TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IN RETURN, NOTHING WAS FIXED. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR HAD THIS ISSUE AND HAVEN'T TURNED UP ANYTHING. THE CAR IS WORST IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND APPARENTLY THEY SAY UNLESS A RECALL IN ISSUED THEIRS NOTHING TO BE DONE. CITY DRIVING IT HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. HIGHWAY, ONLY WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO HIT THE LOWER GEARS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE IS ALSO WEARING AWAY THE BRAKES FASTER THAN USUAL. THIS CAR HAS A CHECKERED HISTORY WITH RECALLS AND MY MODEL YEAR EVEN HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND YET I'M TOLD TO DEAL WITH IT. I HAVE BEEN SURE TO MAKE A PAPER TRAIL OF BRINGING IT IN SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AS WELL AS EVERY TIME I'VE SPOKEN OFF THE BOOKS ABOUT IT TO CHEVY EMPLOYEES.I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHERS. IT SEEMS AS IF THE TIMING OF THE DOWNSHIFT EVEN COULD BE THE ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW AND THEY WON'T EVEN LOOK AT IT UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR A RECALL IS ISSUED. AND WHEN THE CAR BUCKS SOMETIMES THE BRAKES DON'T HAVE A TIGHT ENOUGH GRIP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO POUNCE AN INCH OR TWO.

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TAKATA RECALL- EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH CAR AFTER TWO WEEKS OF OWNING.CAR BEGAN RATTLE WHEN PARKED, SLOW TO ACCELERATE "DRAGGED". LATER DISCOVER AFTER RETURNING TO SHOP FOR REPAIR , CAR WAS SOLD WITH RECALL ISSUED 25PLUS DAYS PRIOR TO PURCHASE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY DEALER

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PRODUCED CODE P2097 (POST CATALYST FUEL TRIM SYSTEM TOO RICH BANK 1). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY AFTER FIVE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ECM MAY HAVE POSSIBLY FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE FLASHED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE SENSORS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS WAS 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS CAR, I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD CRACK OR CHIP ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IN THE PAST TEN YEARS, I'VE HAD A CHIPPED WINDSHIELD TWICE BEFORE OWNING THIS CAR. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT. MANY TIMES, I DON'T EVEN SEE A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD, BUT HEAR IT. AFTER INSPECTING, I FIND THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS CHIPPED. MY DRIVING HABITS HAVE NOT CHANGED, NOR HAS MY ROUTE TO AND FROM WORK. THE DESIGN OF THE CAR HAS TO BE CAUSING THE ISSUE AS THE CHIPPING AND CRACKING IS OCCURRING WAY TOO FREQUENTLY..

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IN APRIL 2016 I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTDOWN AT A STOPLIGHT, IT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT SPEED WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 MILES PER HOUR AND KEPT STOPPING. THEY CALLED IT AN " ELECTRICAL ISSUE" AT BILL ESTES CHEVROLET. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SLID INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100.

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THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT ADJUST FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE CAR. FROM MY DRIVER SEAT AT NORMAL DRIVING POSITION I CANNOT SEE A CAR APPROACHING, IN FACT I SEE MY BACK DOOR THIS IS A DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THEN A RED LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHORTLY AFTER, THE BRAKES INVOLUNTARILY DEPRESSED, BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEED REDUCED INADVERTENTLY AND A MESSAGE THAT THE SPEED REDUCED TO 25 MPH APPEARED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONSTAR SENT AN EMAIL ADVISING THAT A CRITICAL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED WERE NEEDED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUED RECURRED AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE REDUCE SPEED AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,695.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING OVER 25 MPH, THE INTELLIBEAM HEADLIGHT SYSTEM DISABLED ITSELF INADVERTENTLY AND TOOK A MILE OR MORE TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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WHILE STARTING OFF OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR HAS NO POWER TO PICK UP SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME ON FREEWAY OR CITY DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO LET CARS PASS BY BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. THIS ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT TODAY

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILIZING TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DE-CODED ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A NEW AMPLIFIER WAS BEING MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,614.

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