Dec 4, 2017Electrical systemSpeed controlEngine
I DECIDED TO LEASE A 2016 MALIBU OF FEBRUARY 2016. THE CAR WAS GREAT UNTIL MONTHS LATER I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON THE FREEWAY IN OCTOBER 2016, WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO REDUCE SPEED ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE FREEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DASHBOARD DISPLAY REDUCE SPEED ENGINE, THEN IMMEDIATELY MY CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH TO 20MPH. I MANAGE TO GET MY CAR TO THE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE FREEWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THAT FOLLOWING WEEK, WITH COMPLICATIONS OF TRYING TO GET A RENTAL CAR SO I CAN GO TO WORK AND SCHOOL. 2017 OCTOBER 31ST, I WAS DRIVING TO GO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL. I WAS ON A MAJOR STREET. MY CAR WENT INTO REDUCE SPEED ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. MY CAR WENT FROM 35 TO 20 MPH'S AGAIN. I MANAGED TO PULL INTO A NEAR BANK. SHAKEN UP I PARKED MY CAR AND TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. THE LIGHT WAS STILL DISPLAY ON MY DASHBOARD. I DROVE TO MY SON SCHOOL. I COULDN'T DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. IT NORMALLY TAKE 10 MINUTES TO DRIVE TO MY SON SCHOOL IT 25. IT TOOK EVEN LONGER TO GET BACK HOME. NOVEMBER 30TH, SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. ONCE AGAIN I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE DRIVING THE REDUCE SPEED ENGINE CAME ON. MY CAR SLOWED DOWN. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME HONKING THEIR HORNS AT ME NEARLY CAUSING A FEW ACCIDENTS. I MANAGE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I DID NOT WANT TO BE STUCK ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IT WAS DARK. I WAS STRANDED AT A NEARBY GAS STATION FOR CLOSE TO TWO HOURS. THE PROBLEMS I KEEP HAVING WITH THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. I REFUSE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE ME OR MY SON OUR LIVES.
NHTSA ODI 11052142
Oct 8, 2017SteeringElectrical system
WHILE DRIVING ALERT ON PANEL SHOWED SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE CARE WHEN THIS HAPPENED CAR LOST TRACTION AND BRAKES NOT WORKED PROPERLY. 3 X MY CAR IS BEEN ON DAVIS MAUS SANFORD SERVICE LAST SERVICE AUGUST MY CAR WAS RETURNED 8/5/15 MANAGER ASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED AND SINCE 3 WEEKS AGO STARTED AGAIN NOW WHILE IS PARK AND TURNED OFF MESSAGE OF SWIFT TO PARK APPEARED AND ALL ELECTRONIC /RADIO ECT START ON AND ALARM ACTIVATION DOESN'T WORK.
NHTSA ODI 11032286
May 3, 2017Electrical system
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.
NHTSA ODI 10983410
Mar 6, 2017Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system
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.
NHTSA ODI 10958850
Feb 5, 2017Fuel systemElectrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)
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
NHTSA ODI 10949642
Nov 25, 2016Electrical systemBrakes
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.
NHTSA ODI 10927906
Aug 12, 2016Electrical system
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FUSES IN DASH. EVEN WITH PULLERS NEED TO REMOVE FUSE F-10 AND F-41 IN ORDER TO FLAT TOW VEHICLE BEHIND MOTORHOME.
NHTSA ODI 10895375
Aug 11, 2016Electrical systemBrakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED TO SAVE FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
NHTSA ODI 10895155