While I was driving to work on the highway traveling at 65 mph the cars check engine light went on as well as the traction control. THE BODY WALL IS RUSTING AT THE TOP, WEAKENING THE BODY WALL AND JEOPARDIZING THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. There was about 3 gallons of water where the spare tire was. A month passed when the issue appeared and when I decided to go into the dealership to possibly trade in my car the light was not appearing for days beforehand and things were normal till a a couple days after I left the dealership my car read on the dash 'reduced engine power ' I wasn't able to accelerate quick enough in the middle of traffic on military trail and belvedere I had to pull through a walmart parking lot to avoid on coming traffic and bring the car to my home close by very slow and sluggish due to not getting any acceleration from me pressing on the pedal. My 2017 Chevy Malibu paint job has faded badly and peeled and must be replaced. Engine auto stop shuts down engine but does not restart. The approximate failure mileage was 145,300. engine power reduce error on dash as well as check engine light. I've done research and several malibu's since 2008 has this same issue. The trim of the car was removed to confirm there were no obstructions or twists on the belt. Shift to park message is displayed after the vehicle is parked. What ever the issue is that is causing this should be resolved and a recall in place. I use my vehicle for work and cant be without transportation. My car works just fine now and is back to running smooth. My trunk was flooded for no reason. Had the car towed to the dealership. The contact drove to art moehn chevrolet honda (2200 seymour rd, jackson, mi 49201, 517-787-7700) where it was diagnosed that there was a defective camshaft that burst and spread metal fragments throughout the engine. A pop up saying car engine power reduced came up on the dash bored along with my engine light, My chevy malibu has stopped several times on the highway more often durning traffic time it always stops when it enters auto stop then it cuts all the way off and I have to restart it I called in about this last year . Car indicating to place in park after placing the shifter into park and shutting down the car this happens weekly at least I was coming to a stop at a light and the car just completely shut off no power dash flashed a few times I put it in park, then I pushed the button to start it didnt start. The 2017 Malibu's most concerning recall has to do with a potential fracture in the fuel pump flange. The contact activated the left turn signal and it failed to turn off and continued blinking once the turn was completed. Vehicle will not shut off. When the vehicle is in park and you try to turn it off with the start/stop button an on dash error code of shift to park' appears even though the vehicle is clearly in park. 2017 chevy malibu over 15 times this happens since we owned buying it brand new it has "reduced engine power" error come on and the car can't accelerate over 30 miles per hour. It attemps to start but the engine willnot turn over. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. As this intermittent behavior is a known and common issue I feel that gm should be compelled to do something to correct these defects before a truly dangerous incident occurs, causing devastating results. Instantly my car stopped accelerating no matter how hard I pressed the gas, and rapidly decelerated. While driving approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to immediately stop. A bunch of codes came up. This is endangering my safety by having to spend extra time maneuvering the shifter in order to be able to turn the car off. The vehicle was turned off and failed to restart. 48 hours later the engine light is back on. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped as the brake pedal traveled to the floor. 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Body Service Repair Manual. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the independent mechanic. I then turned my car on and off again. the engine power was cut to approximately 30 mph which was extremely dangerous on an expressway and I did not know what was happening. It has happened at 35 mph and between 45-55 mph, suddenly and with no other warnings. Correction The system fill level should be adjusted to 5 mm above the "Full Cold Mark" and the air in The 2nd time dead battery occured was last june 2019 only, dealer also replaced the battry. Driving down the interstate which is 70 mph I got the error of reduced engine power and also p2135 it went off for about three weeks and it happened again today on my commute to work. My 2017 malibu had a loss of engine power, it happened while on vacation. The vehicle was taken twice to burkins chevrolet (273 e macclenny ave, macclenny, fl 32063, (866) 551-5325) where it was diagnosed that the throttle cable needed to be blown out and the system needed to be updated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that he would be contacted after reviewing the information that was provided. The reason I got a new car was to have something reliable. Finally got that error to go off and shut off car. If that happens, the engine may not start, or might stall . It locked up and cars couldn't slow down appropriately. The user can jiggle and or move the gear shifter in order to remedy the issue, although this technique does not always work. The dealer was made aware of the failure and sent a tow truck to retrieve the vehicle. I was driving on the highway at 70mph and the immediately dropped to 20mph, causing me to swerve to the shoulder and almost was hit by three on coming vehicles at high rates of speed. When stopped at a stop light an electric motor kicks in for about 30 second and then the engine motor restarts making the car what to jump forward. When attempting to park the vehicle, the instrument panel stated that the gear shift must be placed in the park position, even though the gear was already in the park position. Chevrolet should really look into this and make it as a recall as someone's life could be in danger from these issues. *tr. Unreliable vehicle with on-going issues and lack of support from dealership and GM., The engine has multiple issues, but one of the primary communications to look at is Service Bulletin #19-NA-122. 1st incident- dealer said wet roads/rain to blame; did not run diagnostics, did not attempt to service 2nd incident- dealer noted cylinder 3 misfire, swapped coil pack and spark plugs on cylinders 1 and 3, changed oil. This is extremely dangerous, I had my [xxx] child in the car with me and was almost rear ended due to loss of power from such a high speed. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. I have not yet taken it in for inspection as it just began this week. Called onstar immediately to scan the car for codes - they found none. Engine power is reduced appears on info dash word and car slows down to slow speed while on highway. My car would not accelerate over 20-30 mph. Autostop feature has stopped working properly due to this problem. I literally have lost everything after having lost my job over this defective vehicle. Hybrid battery corrosion due to faulty brake light letting water intrude into trunk. 39. So I kept bailing out water and parking in garages. Vehicle check engine light came on. I have to re-start car to get it in park. If vehicle left in this state, the battery will eventually run down and leave driver stranded. I HAVE A 2017 MALIBU. I am going to take it to the dealership and try to get the problem diagnosed. This started the beginning of march and has continued. Stalitrak warning blinks but the electrical power inside doesn't always shut down. If I didn't work in the car rental business, I would think my car was great and ready to live forever, but I do. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Engine Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Transmission Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Electrical Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Fuel System Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Brake Problems: Problems with the Electronic Stability Control. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. Check engine light appears with the following message "engine power is reduced". In addition, the vehicle stalled and the transmission was repaired three times. The car stalls while in motion. So I know, we have had several malibu's and cruz's with the same engine have the same problem and after 10k miles the pistons crack again. They fixed that problem. The vehicle was in the shop for a total of two weeks, due to them being out on the parts. Have a car complaint to add? If you have it in the manual 2 mode keep in mind that it will take off from a stop in 2nd gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The reduced engine power light is continuing to appear. Steering issue happens whenever it feels like it. Call our Helpline today! On our way home from family vacation in the mountains, the car lost power, engine light came on. My sister just gave me this car with only 14,000 miles and two problems. My mechanic showed me a bulletin from gm describing this exact issue and then recommend me to get in touch with the dealership that I bought the car and or the manufacturer. I do commute about 70 miles round trip for work each day (monday-friday), so I use my car quite a bit, but like I mentioned I bought this car brand new and take the best care of it. It doesn't happen every time. Everytime I stop at a red light or brake the vehicle(when coming to a stop in traffic)the car completely cuts off. JavaScript is disabled. When parking and turning car off it show a message " shift to park" and car is parked, due to this the music keeps playing unless we manually turn off and when we step out of the car it will beep as if car isn't off. This has since happened five additional times and is happening at a more rapid rate. It was frightening because someone could have hit me from behind. Both times I had been on the highway for about 15-20 miles and completed the trips. The car will show shift to park. One area states 163hp & 184 lb-ft torque. When driving the engine lose power and the traction light and check engine light comes on. There is absolutely no reason to on top of it stall the vehicle causing extremely dangerous situations for the driver and other traffic. Car has total of 27k miles on it- issue began to occur around 15k miles. While driving the electronic power steering stopped working almost causing me to crash. Will try to replace sensor at some point and see what happens. I am taking the car to the dealership, which has been the only mechanic to look at my vehicle. My 2017 malibu has 65,000 miles on it. The check engine light will clear eventually - it may be a few hours or two days of driving. I was traveling in my vehicle on the highway going at least 65 to 75 mph and all of a sudden my vehicle beats two or three times and across the screen came the words 'reduce engine speed'. You can also put it in L to prevent the start/stop feature from activating. Nobody will help this is a death trap vehicle. Reduced engine power started popping up on the dashboard and forcefully reduces speed to 20mph. My car shuts of when it should not and creates a crash hazard. I took it to the chevy dealership they said it was a dirty speed sensor. No warning. The vehicle entered reduced power mode as the contact pulled off to the side of the highway. Shift to park shown after car is in park. The dash screen flagged and said steering assistant is reduced drive with care. I noticed the lights that illuminate,d,r,l,etc. A few days later the vehicle did the same thing. Contacted dealer and they could not get to it till following week. THE STEERING HAS WENT LOOSE ON ABOUT 12 TO 14 OCCASIONS. The vehicle engine turned off while driving in the city. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. . This has been reported on several gym and chevrolet cars. The contact called and scheduled an appointment with the shortline buick gmc located at 1301 s havana st, aurora, co 80012, (303) 751-3400. Chevy dealer's service advisor told me "yeah, we've had lots of problems with that. AFTER TRIP OF A FEW MILES AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE START/STOP(KEYLESS) SWITCH, THE SCREEN MESSAGED THAT THE REMOTE KEY WAS NOT DETECTED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL IN THE CAR. Granted, I was barely moving but the issue made be very nervous. The reason for my recent complaint is because again the car is experiencing stalling and low power steering. It quickly comes on and then goes back off. Took the vehicle into the dealership for inspection with the initial problem being the o2 sensor they updated the software and it was noted gm would monitor the concern and has been an ongoing issue since. Nearly ran into vehicle in front of me due to such harsh sift from 1st gear to 2nd gear. 19 Chevy trax with 31K on it has been having an issue with the transmission Module throwing a code. I will have to have the car towed in or drive on the back roads at a crawl. I'm calling the dealer again today. Although the engine would turn off, all of the electrical systems would remain on. This car is a POS. Car is molding due to this issue. I had to push the engine start/stop button to turn the engine off, then push it again to restart the engine. There is no reason, my car should have any problems simply parking after having it for less than 2 years. I have had to be towed to the shop I have had to replace the battery once already because of this and looks like will have to replace battery again because it has started doing the same thing again. Vehicle would not accelerate properly. He said there was no recall at his time but they are expecting one. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. The problem was not resolving itself irregardless of how many times I turned it off and on. The car is currently at the dealership having the shifter assembly replaced, which will cost over 0 in parts and labor. We are simply being told to buy a newer vehicle rather then someone taking ownership of this issue. I was told that Chevy new about it and did not notify anybody about it. Https://static. However, it should not be turning on every few hundred miles. Monitor comes on dashboard when you put the car in park, and says 'shift to park'. This has happened multiple times in multiple days. Please look into this. I got my car back on 2-5-18. Worried about spontaneous combustion especially if car parked in garage or closer to house or if people inside. It will still upshift through the gears but the shift strategy is a little weird. Additionally, the reduced power message was displayed. The 2017 Chevrolet Malibu's leading problem has to do with loss of engine power owing to fidgety computer control modules. This is the second time this type of problem has occurred. I have only had this car a year and am ready to give it back to the dealership. It was mentioned the auto start affects my battery!! The vehicle was not repaired. Towed one time. 8 months later the vehicle started to do the same thing for the next 5 months, sometimes 3 to 4 times in one day or not al all for several weeks. It keeps my car in the accessory start position thereby running the battery down if I cannot get it to recognize that the car is in park and the engine is shut off. Scheduled appt. This has been happening consistently over the last few days. 2015 Chevy Malibu Code P305f - 09/2021. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000. The headlights are very poor and even unsafe on dark wet nights. CTS 2017 XT5 2017 Chevrolet Cruze 2016 Equinox 2018 2018 Malibu 2017 GMC Acadia 2017 2018 Terrain 2018 Involved Region or Country North America and N.A. It usually happens when I am at a red light for longer than 30 seconds. It just recently started. 2018 offers improvements, and buyers should avoid 2016 and older models with more problems. It has on numerous occasion at highway speeds felt like the steering went really loose, almost a neutral feel without resistance and vehicle becomes difficult to control when this happens.