What 859 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

TAKATA RECALL: I PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE IN 2016. I START HAVING ISSUES 6MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS NEVER RESOLVED: CHECK ENGINE, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO CHEVY WEBB IN LANSIN, IL. THIS CAR HAS STOP ON ME ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ON THE STREET. WHEN REDUCE SPEED COME I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND HOPING I AM NOT ON THE EXPRESS AGAIN. NOW, CHEVY STOP ASSISTING ME WITH THESE ISSUES BECAUSE WARRANTY IS OVER BUT, THIS ISSUES WERE NEVER RESOLVED. NOW I FIND OUT THAT 2016 MALIBU HAD A RECALL ON THEM MAY 2016 REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW. I PURCHASED OCT 21, 2016. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICE OVER 25 AND STILL HAVING THE ISSUES. PLEASE SEE ATTAHED SERVICE REPORT. PLEASE HELP ME

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I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND 70 MPH, AS I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND A NOTIFICATION CAME ON THAT SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER. MY CAR THEN DROPPED SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE REST OF MY ROUTE TO WORK. I TOPPED AT 20 MPH. I CHECKED MY CODE READER AND P2138 CAME UP.

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FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN MY AUTO STOP IS ENGAGE THE CAR TURNS COMPLETELY OFF AND STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION I THINK IT'S A CAR DEFECT IN MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STATING THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR SAME STYLE OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE

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TAKATA RECALL: MY VEICHLE HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE MONTHS NOW. I HAVE BEEN PAYING EXTRA MONEY TO REPAIRS AND STILL DOESN'T GET IT FIX. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. MY CAR TURNS OFF AT THE LIGHT TO SAVE GAS BUT WHENEVER I RELEASE THE BRAKE BACK AGAIN THE WHOLE SCREEN GOES OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WITH THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WANT TO TURN BACK ON. MESAAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYS ' POWER STEERLING REDUCED, PLEASE DRIVE WITH CARE' ALSO IT SAYS SOMETIMES ' STABILITITANK ' . I NEED HELP ON THIS SITUATION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I SAW A RECALL OF 7,000 CARS SAME TYPE LIKE MINE ON 2016 FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THANK YOU.

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I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE OFF AND ON IGNITION PUSH BUTTON SINCE LAST YEAR. I HAVE TO PUSH AND START SEVERAL TIME IN ORDER TO CUT OFF TO LOCK MY DOORS AND TURN THE RADIO OFF. MY BRAKES LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND SMELLED LIKE RUBBER WHERE BURNING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG AND HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE AND PARK IT.

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2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT AND REPAIRS FOR VEHICLE. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE A HUMMING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE HEADLINER MODULE AND ENGINE. THE ENGINE MOUNT COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JS

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VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED OR DURING TURNING OR DRIVING ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF ENGINE, ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HAD RESTART IN TRAFFIC ALSO RADIO SCREEN MISSES UP AND ON STAR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAN'T STEER VEHICLE WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN. ABOUT CAUSED ME TO WRECK 4 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR MY PASSENGERS IT HAS LOW MILES AND STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND CHEVY DEALERS HAVE NO CLUE THE CAUSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFO I BE GLAD TO SHOW U ISSUES WITH IT AND I LOVE SOMEONE TO HELP ME FIX THE UNKNOWN ISSUES BEFORE IT GETS ME OR MY CHILD OR SOMEONE ELSE HURT.

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ALTERNATOR BEARING IS GOING BAD. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD ALTERNATOR SHOULD LAST AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS. I ALSO HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE OF THE PISTON CRACKED. SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE NEW ENGINE IN THE 2016 CHEVY MALIBU MODEL

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WHEN GOING TO START THE VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH START BUTTON IT MAKES A CLICK SOUND AND SHOWS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS STABILITY CONTROL MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DASH. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF A DEAD BATTERY OR FAULTY STARTER. IT HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. WHEN I COME BACK ABOUT A HR LATER I AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH THE START BUTTON AND AFTER A FEW TRIES OF IT READING THE SAME CHECK ENGINE STABILITY CONTROL MESSAGE IT STARTS UP. ALONG WITH THIS HAPPENING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE AUTO STOP ENGAGES AS IT SHOULD ONLY THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES. BUT WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE IT DOESNT START BACK UP AS NORMAL. ONLY TO HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND APPLY THE BRAKE AND HOPE IT STARTS BACK UP. AFTER READING INTO THIS ON VARIOUS FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON RECURRING ISSUE. ONLY NO ANSWERS AS TO WHY OR WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM.

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I SEEN THE RECALL ABOUT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT I'M HAVING A ISSUE LIKE THAT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SEE IF IT'S RELATED TO WHAT Y'ALL ARE RECALLING THANKS AND BE SIDE THAT IT COME ON AND OFF ON IT'S OWN EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS SEATING THERE.

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1ST PROBLEM MESSAGE POPS UP WHEN PARKING. MESSAGE READS SHIFT TO PARK EVEN WHEN SHIFTER IS IN PARK. WILL TURN OFF ENGINE BUT WILL NOT TURN OFF THE ACCESSORY. NEED TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL MESSAGE DISAPPEARS AND ALLOWS TO TURN OFF. 2ND PROBLEM MESSAGE POPS UP NO REMOTE DETECTED PRESS BRAKE TO RESTART

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I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAR WASN'T ACTING WEIRD OR ANYTHING. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING MULTIFUNCTION POWER SUPPLY CONVERTER, IT HAS INTERNAL ISSUES I APPROVED THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING IS FINE EVERYTHING CLEARED. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO CRAZY I STATED THAT ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN CAR LOUNGES FORWARD AND THAT THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL WHILE DRIVING AND CAR THEN JUST STOPS I HAD TO RESTART IT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING BATTERY I APPROVED .THE SAME DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED BUT THE NEXT DAY CAR STARTED TO BE IT SELF AGAIN SO I KEPT IT DIDN'T TAKE IT IN.A WEEK LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS CAR JOLTS FORWARD,IT LOCKS AND UNLOCKS WHEN DRIVING AND CAR TURNS OFF COMPLETELY THIS TIME THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE I APPROVED. 30 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE MECHANICS, CAR HAS THE SAME EXACT PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS BUT NOW CAR WENT BEYOND CRAZY, CAR WAS ON DRIVE BUT WON'T ACCELERATE, BREAK, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, DASH SAID (SERVICE STABILITRAK) (ICE POSSIBLE) IT HOT OUTSIDE. IT HAPPENS WHEN I GET OFF FREEWAYS, WHEN I'M DRIVING ON REGULAR STREETS: DOORS LOCKS AND UNLOCKS DASH ALWAYS SAY CHECK REAR DOOR LOCKS THE, CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND THEN CAR JUST STOPS AND WON'T GO I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN. JUST IMAGINE IF CAR COMPLETELY STOP IN A FREEWAY, I'M LUCKY THAT IT GIVES ME A WARNING WHEN I HEAR THE LOCKS GO CRAZY I PULL OVER I THEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT SLOWLY HOME AND ALL THE WAY HOME CAR JOLTS TOWARDS LOCKS ARE GOING CRAZY AND CAR STOPS FREQUENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREETS. THEN I'M ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE MECHANICS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS TO IT. GOES BACK TO NORMAL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

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WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, ON THE DASH BOARD IT SAY PUT CAR IN PARK TO TURN OFF. WHEN MY CAR IS IN PARK. ALSO WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT TAKE A WHILE FOR IT TO START. IT WILL SAY SERIVCE STABLILITY. MY AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. I ALSO HAVE SEEN THAT ALOT OF CUSTOMERS THAT HAS THE SAME CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

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MY CAR WILL BE IN PARK AND THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF BUT THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN PARK. I WILL HAVE TO START MY CAR SEVERAL TIME AND SWITCH THE GEARS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE INDICATOR TO GO OFF. THIS WILL GO ON SOMETIMES FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN HOPES THAT THIS WILL RECTIFY THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE STORE AND IN MY DRIVEWAY.

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WHEN I SHIFT MY CAR INTO PARK & TURN MY CAR OFF, I GET A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS 'SHIFT TO PARK' WHICH HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO TO TURN MY CAR OFF. VERY RECENTLY MY CAR IS ALSO TURNING ON THE BACKUP CAMERA WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE. THE SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH NOW BUT THE BACKUP CAMERA COMING ON HAD JUST STARTED 4 DAYS AGO. THE DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR IT WAS BRAND NEW BUT COULD NOT BRING IT HOME THE DAY I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE BODY MODULE. NOW, AFTER MY CAR BEING IN THE SHOP 9 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. NOTE: MY CAR IS PUSH STOP NOT KEY

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FALSE INDICATION OF CAR NOT IN PARK AND DOES NOT TURN OFF DASHBOARD DISPLAYS AND CAR BATTERY DISCHARGES FULLY

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TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS LOCKING, UNLOCKING, AND TURNING ON MY CAR. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY GETS TURNED ON IT WILL SAY THAT THE KEYS ARE NOT DETECTED. OR WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL TELL ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. TAKATA RECALL - ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON, A LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMES ON FOR AROUND 30 SECONDS.

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MY MALIBU ALL OF SUDDEN STARTED SENDING A MESSAGE WHEN I GO TO TURN THE CAR OFF THAT MY CAR NEEDS TO SHIFT TO PARK. I HAVE THE CAR IN PARK, BUT IT IS NOT REGISTERING IT IS IN PARK. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, IT HAPPENS 90% OF THE TIME WHEN I GO TO TURN THE CAR OFF.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE "REDUCE SPEED" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 40 MPH. SIMULTANEOUSLY, A BELL CHIMED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. RYDELL CHEVROLET IN NORTH RIDGE, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 5,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. SANTA PAULA CHEVROLET IN SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. ONSTAR WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION THROTTLE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND THE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TT

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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.

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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.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED EVERYTIME IT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN AROUND MAY OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3961924193. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

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WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO AUTO STOP AND GOES TO COME BACK ON IT RANDOMLY HAS PROBLEMS, AND THE RADIO COMPLETELY CUTS OUT NOW THIS IS NOT EVERY TIME IS GOES INTO AUTO STOP IT'S JUST RANDOM I DO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UPLOAD THE VIDEO BUT YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND I CAN SEND IT TO YOU

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PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR ACTIVATES EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PASSENGER. RADIO SHORTS AND TURNS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

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