I have taken it back to a certified gm service department, and they tell me that the car has no service codes. Please disregard this message if your vehicle is already in for service. I dont understand why the company wouldnt want it returned immediately!! I searched online to see if there was a recall and ran across a lot of chevy owners with the exact same problem at the exact spot. The contact reversed, drove forward and shifted into park(p) again. This happened on a city street and not in heavy traffic, but could have been very dangerous, if I was on a highway. Pulled into a parking area. It tells me icy conditions on evan warm days, display will go black bu usually randomly comes on. was not able to accelerate past 30 mph. Check engine light starts blinking and acceleration is lost. I need to know if I take this in is this covered issue under my power train warranty since this controls my car movement. Our full frames for 1961-1966 Chevrolet & GMC C10 trucks fasten to the cab & bed the same way your stock frame does. Check engine light came on and car reduced speed from 75mph to 40mph on interstate! We still have exceleration issues with this vehicle. A couple of weeks ago I suddenly lost control of the vehicle. This sudden reduction of power is very dangerous and a safety hazard to me and other cars on the road. I made the appointment for the recall. Thankfully the traffic behind me was able to go around me. Yes. Just like the other times, if you stop and restart the car, the issue goes way. This time I am being told that the price is 2 ecm needed work, and oxygen sensor and fuel injector services. Drivers who get behind the wheel of the 2018 model might expect that same kind of performance, but find an interesting surprise instead. This is very dangerous and needs to be corrected. No prior indicators and mechanic said one of the sensors was the issue. Drifted to shoulder of road. Battery and electric system was still on, but the dash and everything else dimmed out as well. It will say there is no fob in the car. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS INSTANCE HAS OCCURED. This is dangerous to have a car reduce speed while driving 70 mph to abruptly go 40 mph. Every time I attempted to restart the car the motor will violently shake. Would not accelerate above 20mph. The contact stated that shifting the gear shifter into park and turning off the vehicle, the engine would continue to run. I need a functioning car and I dont know where else to turn. This has happened several times, Vehicle jerks when accelerating. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. I'm not saying this is your issue or something that will happen, but if that pump fails it changes braking performance and can shoot pieces into the camshaft area and all around the valve cover. The nearest garage found that the clips that hold the radiator in place broke, causing the radiator to shift. The steering indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. Then I tried to drive again still no power it was like a strong pullback! To make small lane corrections or change lanes, I had to moderately force the steering wheel to turn. My car is at 47,000 miles now so my warranty is gone. I pulled off the road and shut the car off for a few minutes. Describe your legal concern or comment Briefly describe your experience Briefly describe your experience. Repairs took 2 weeks, plate replacement and software re-load to fix. The air bags deployed. Keep getting a warning on my dashboard saying that the engines power is reduced. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Chevy Malibu Engine Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Chevy Malibu Transmission Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Chevy Malibu Electrical Problems: Confidentiality Guarantee: We keep your information completely confidential and will not send you spam or sell your information. It'll pop up as an error. The dealer informed the contact that the ecm module needed to be replaced. Please investigate before things get out of hand. Also appears dealer made false diagnosis to prevent repairs under bumper to bumper warranty. I have seen similar scenarios reported on this site. Its becoming irritating! This is an intermittent problem and does not occur every time I shift to park. The vehicle was not repaired. I am not sure if the vehicle is literally not in park, or if the vehicle's system sensors simply are not functioning correctly. When you cant get it to recognize that it is in Park, its also hard to turn it off. Took the vehicle back the next day and after three days it was determined a gm expert was needed to determine the issue. Takata recall - when I put in park and turn off engine, it is still running. I was unable to accelerate at normal highway speeds even after turning off and restarting car. Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. I will see dealer but no warnings or error messages are on now. Has happened several times and continues to happen. Example: "Bad Brakes", "Toyota Recall", etc. Unable to accelerate over 25mph, rpm would not go above 3. INITIALLY, PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET (1005 W EHRINGHAUS ST, ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909, 252-338-9100) WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WITH THE SERVICE CENTER MANAGER. A loaner vehicle was provided for two days. When attempting to accelerate the engine light comes on and I have to push the gas to the floor to get the car to move. It has done the very exact thing at least three (3) times subsequent of the recall mandate. My car randomly displayed a message on the dashboard that said "engine power reduced" traction light and check engine light appeared and it brought my speed limit to around 20 while I was on a busy street. The vehicle was sent to the collision department and the contact had the vehicle towed back to her apartment for insurance purposes. I have an appointment with a chevy dealer this week. Then before this the car moved so slow it hardly took off. This is a problem because the warning will come on, then the check engine light turns off after the car has been turn off. Only this time, the message "shift to park" popped up. Reduced engine power notification in mid drive on freeway causing car to come to low speed in a 70 mph heavy traffic flow. I was getting an average 28 mpg until my first oil change in december 2018. Very scary! The failure mileage was approximately 25,000. Problem has remained for approximately a month. I am reminded of anton yelchin's suv crushing him to death after he thought his vehicle was in park but the system wasn't working correctly. First, some customers report the transmission shuddering frequently. Find the location of the MAF sensor in your Malibu, unplug the electrical connectors, and remove the sensor from the housing. 2018 chevrolet malibu with 15, 300 miles. No other issues since. This is my second malibu with this problem. This should be a recall problem. Very scary especially with a child in the car. Gm customer service admitted to it and so did the service advisor, I received a "new" improved version of transmission control assembly. They reduce speeds to very low numbers even on the freeway, when yielding to turn left the car won't go but will drift into oncoming traffic, and many times the car won't shut off. It goes on but doesn't retract back. I've been stopped in the middle of the street where my car would just come off . The independent mechanic retrieved dtc: p0365 for the camshaft position sensor. Vehicle lost communication with everything. At this point, the vehicle is relatively new and around 6 years if you drive an average of 10,000 miles per year. The contact shifted into the park, depressed the pedal, and was able to restart the vehicle. I have repeatedly taken it to the dealer and they cannot duplicate the issue even though it happens frequently. I hate this car! While driving the car will slow down and say slow engine power. During a trip out to east texas I noticed the steering wasn't responding to the slight adjustment I was making to remain in my lane of traffic, like it was stuck or "turned off". The vehicle was taken to mountain view chevrolet, inc. (1079 w foothill blvd upland, ca 91786, (909) 353-7103) where it was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. Seems to use alot of gas when this happens. I AM IN MOTION. Had to pay several hundred dollars to replace shifter assembly etc. I sat in the middle of traffic for 45 minutes until fire and rescue came and pushed my car out of the road and onto the shoulder until the tow truck came. This could cause an accident and potentially seriously hurt or kill someone. This makes me fear for my safety. This same problem persisted the entire trip. I have to shove it into park before car would turn off. The dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with nhtsa. Then when it turns back on it says driving assist is reduced drive with caution. The vehicle was not repaired. I parked the car turned it off. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and was unable to be restarted. Unable to pull over quickly as it happened out of no where. Also shift to park displays when it is already in park! My car will not start. The front passenger sustained bruising of the bottom torso, back, neck, and head injuries. My 2018 chevy malibu quickly slowed to 50mph with no further acceleration. While driving engine power reduced message comes on and speed is cut to below 35 mph. When put in park, vehicle does not recognize it is in park upon engine shut off and will not cut the electric signal to the car. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. I am beyond disgusted with this car. It is becoming more and more frequent, to the point it is several times a day now. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. I was driving along this morning at 70mph and all of a sudden I get a warning that engine power is reduced and I drop to 40mph in spite of pressing the accelerator, while the people behind me are rapidly coming up on me. Never will buy a malibu again. While waiting for my malibu to be repaired I was talking with a gentleman who had his malibu in for the same problem. This happens on a daily basis. I pray you all are able to do something to help me and others having this issue. Pulling into traffic car lost power, engine knocking big time, engine light on, stabitrak off. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. Chevrolet should recall this because there are a lot of people with the same issue. I was driving home from work today and my car just stopped and a reduce engine power message flashed across my screen. Turn signal switch failure is a common complaint about 1997-2006 and 2010 Chevrolet Malibus. These issues need to be immediately recalled and corrected!!! This rode came out of the bottom of seat that causes the seat to move front to back. Ever since i bought it the take off has been rough i thought it was just because the vehicle has the stop/go shut off however 4mths after i bought it the Stabilitrak light came on as well as a flashing engine light but upon stopping and turning the car off it cleared. Have to now apply the parking brake, shift into gear, and shift back to park to get the vehicle to register in that it is in park to shut off. Eventually got the car to nearest chevrolet dealership. The 'engine power' reduced warning message was displayed in the instrument panel. I had to turn the car off and turn it back on in order to drive it. During this time my chevy malibu would reeve at approximately 5,000 rpms and would not go over 20mph. I did not feel safe this last time, for myself nor my child. Even with the fob in the car, it set off the alarm when I tried to start it. Claimed they didn't find anything wrong. I rented a 2018 malibu (11k miles) with the 1. The car would not accelerate to pull out into an intersection. I took my vehicle to the dealer for the 5th time only for them to tell me it couldn't be repaired just yet because the accelerator sensor has not failed completely, although it is clear that it is defective. A couple of hours later that day I was going down the road about 40 mph when I lost power from the gas petal. . The first time this happened, I had the repair done and it was fine for a while. Which I was able to lock the vehicle with the remote. This should have never happened especially with a 2018 chevy malibu. The warning that pops is when I start my car say 'reduce engine power' and it messes with my lights as well as my gas pedal to where I can't go. The vehicle was not repaired. I'm getting tired of the run around with brittany and having 3-4 other people call that doesn't know the situation and don't know what to do with this situation. The air bags did not deploy. Car says shift to park on dash monitor when car gear shift is definitely in park. I parked and turned off car and restarted twice. THE POWER WINDOWS WILL STOP WORKING IF I TRY TO ADJUST THEM TO THE PERFECT HEIGHT FOR ME, FORCING ME TO HAVE TO PRESS BUTTONS ON ANOTHER WINDOW IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE WINDOW THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST. The car started acting up not recognizing its in park and would not shut off at all. In his spare time, Brian enjoys working on pickup trucks, muscle cars, Jeeps and anything related to motorsports. I have already gotten the entire gas pedal replaced. I turn the car off than turned it back on same thing on dash engine powered reduced. I came to a stop at the traffic light. About a month later the Stabilitrak light came on again with the flashing engine light except this time the light stopped flashing and remained on so i took it to a shop and they said the engine had a misfire. I had to quickly pull off to the shoulder so I would avoid being hit by oncoming 18 wheelers. Some 2018 Silverados reportedly have problems with hard-shifting, over-heating transmissions, and leaking radiators. Over heating light came on while driving on I -71 about 10 mi before columbus oh. Used part 84687729 control and 84733196 harness. I also have a problem where the car prompts a shift to park, even though my car is in park. had to be replaced. Maybe GM meant that this car brings a perfect balance of issues. The vehicle was taken to armen chevrolet service & parts department (41 greenfield ave, ardmore, pa 19003) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. My transmission has had multiple repairs since I've gotten my vehicle. Led light should not have gone out and I shouldn't be charged an arm and a leg to diagnose the problem. Chevy service team said the issue was from a pcv valve that will cause the exhaust to clog up. This was in ongoing traffic and I could have been seriously injured if people behind me were unable to stop in time. I've worked for dealerships in the past & was part owner of my own repair shop for many years. A DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPACER PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. When I parked my car I received the "Shift to park" message. *tr, Auto stop just stoped working also when I put it on park it shows 'shift to park' but the vehicle is on park already. Going normal speed and trying to accelerate, the car does not want to go. Placed car in park and the engine keeps revving on its own. This all happened simultaneously I attempted to pull over safety and turn the car off and restart it. It does turn back on after a few seconds. Issues started almost simultaneously at the end of 2019too new for all of these issues. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. My vehicle today gave a error message that engine power is reduced and the check engine light is on. I do not understand why two vehicles have the same vin #. Im scared to drive my own car. Car is stationary while waiting for red light to change, the car will shut off and reduced driving assistance error message will pop up before turning back on. There should be a recall on this. The 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (Image courtesy of General Motors) We've begun working on a reliability series that will eventually (hopefully) cover every pickup and SUV on the market. 2018 chevy malibu. It took almost 5 minutes for it to respond to shut the alarm off but it would let me lock the doors while sitting inside it. This is not the first time. It has also had the shifter replaced, which is another transmission issue. I also heard on the news that there was a recall on malibu,so I checked the vin number and it should there was a maintenance recall on my car something about the engine, Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact was able to continue to drive with no other issues. Then the other day I was sitting in a parking lot and the shift to park message came on when I went to pull off it just jumped. The local dealer was not contacted. When going to shut off the vehicle the display comes on "shift to park" and will not allow the engine to shut down. I asked how do I file a complaint so this doesn't happen to others. The contact towed the vehicle to a fourth local dealer ed morse sawgrass chevrolet service center (14401 w sunrise blvd, sunrise, fl 33323:(888) 366-8808) and the mechanic was also unable to duplicate the failure. Recently, the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine) the vehicle was not repaired. Car will also shut off at various times during auto stop. Unsubscribe any time. . You will not know until you try! Car has 100k warranty but dealer says this safety switch not covered or recalled. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? I have photos available. Then they tried to say it was low on oil and the oil life was zero and that caused the issue. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. 2018 malibu shift to park message. The failure mileage was 24,988. One of our staff members will call you shortly. No loaner though so I had to miss work for 2 days. I was driving in the city, heavy traffic, when with no warning the engine light and traction light came on, and message reduction in power also came on. There is a safety recall on the 2018 malibu remedy listed is dealer will reprogram ecm software to correct the error. at that point, the engine begins to struggle to accelerate from a stop, and from increasing speed while on the highway. It's only has 9100 in mileage and I've taken it to my dealership in parkville, md 21234(jerry's chevrolet)since my purchase date in march of 2018. Ecm fails to record incident. This is not a covered repair and cost 0. Maybe it was because the weather was cooler after the first couple days - not sure. engine power reduced shows on dash after I've taken it to the dealership. Car had about 20,000 miles. That did not fix the issue. The locks will lock/unlock on their own. Trying to turn car off, it says shift to park. Not even 24 hours later it's back on they tell me it the vacuum pump & it cost 800 buck. I received that warning while driving on the interstate and my vehicle started reducing speed possibly causing an accident. Message or call 877-795-3666 today. I did not want this car but we had zero credit and its the only car they would even let me look at. When car is placed into park and engine is turned off a 'shift to park' message appears on the dashboard. I'll keep everyone posted. So I again pulled over and turned my car engine off! My car is now back at the chevy dealership. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. I have a car that I can not use and the part is on back order with not date of availability. It was clicking almost like there was a timing issue. Gmc/chevrolet needs to do a recall. At times, its impossible to gain any ground. I have a 2018 chevrolet malibu . I nearly got hit in the rear by an 18-wheeler. Chevy is aware of this issue and has elected to do nothing. That means that all models get the continuously variable unit, including the L . Tl* the contact's daughter was driving a 2018 chevrolet malibu. I had several near misses where it could have gone badly. In the case of the chevy malibu, and similarly affected vehicles, this is not the case. Thats still comes and goes. When I turned it back on, I drove to th e nearest parking lot and put it in park. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that she was unaware of the salvage title when the vehicle was purchasing used from the dealer. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. Your email Whats your email address? While im driving the stabilitrack warning will pop on then the engine light & immediately after my car will jerk to a almost stop. This could be a safety issue and chevy needs to address this asap! I'm concerned with there not being some sort of housing inside the valve cover cupping the side of cam that meets vacuum pump to shield engine components from metal pieces incase vac pump broke into pieces since vacuum pump isn't part of the engine itself and the torque of cam shaft up against the gear on vac pump is very high, the expectation of parts braking off is highly likely, and there nothing protecting your engine from those fragments.. Very weird. The issues with the 8-speed GM transmission are two-fold. It acted like it was not changing gears. The failure mileage was approximately 20,400. System says 'engine power reduce' and 'service stabilitrak.' Now vehicle shut downs while driving on level surfaces, at constant speed, with no additional demands. It does not matter what is the speed and whether I am accelerating/de-accelerating. I was driving at highway speed when suddenly car decelerated to 20mph. It is near the A-arm going to the drivers side wheel. It also can happen when going with the speed of traffic. Level adjustment is at maximum high. This morning 14 oct 2019, I went to pull out of my driveway and the dash board started to light up. Also found a defect with the third break light where the plastic has broke. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, Malibu and Colorado and GMC Terrain, Acadia and Canyon vehicles . In the weeks and months since then sometimes it does it and sometimes it doesnt however last week it was every day. I immediately parked the car in a parking space behind the mobil and exited the car. No issues with car just that warning sign. I will definitely loan my car to an investigator at nhtsa or mary barra, president of gm, and let them see how safe they feel in a situation when this happens, especially when you have grandchildren or your own children in the car. It is past time for the government to step in. I dont even want my car anymore either. I drove directly from my residence to the mobil and did not make any stops. I called the dealership and they had me come right back. They told me it was something with the idle sensor the fixed it. I also noticed a message regarding steering assist, but I cannot get the entire message because it is only there for a second or so. While in the middle of driving the car will say "reduced engine power" and will not let me accelerate. All dials go to zero. Finally got in contact with dealership who recommended I disconnect the battery cable until I can get the car into the shop. I was driving on a crowded city street in st. Louis and my car suddenly reduced power and I saw a message on my dash that said engine power reduced! Honda civic 2012-2015: problems, fuel economy, engine, interior photos . I am a working mother and need to rely on my car to get my family to work and school. It takes a couple minutes to get going faster than 5-10mph. I tried to take the car back to get a second update done but the service department at the dealership said it was common with that car and what I was experiencing was the turbo lag. 2 weeks later the same thing. Car displayed steering assistance reduced about 2 or 3 times whole driving and I wasn't sure what that meant because it popped up and disappeared so quickly. Their technician took over a week to figure out what was wrong; eventually they replaced the ecm but still had problems. The contact veered to the side of the road for five minutes. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Towed to dealership and they still have not found the problem over a week later. Upon investigation, the contact discovered nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine) which he linked to the failure. Here it is in March 2020 theyre having to rebuild my motor because of the pistons. Please service your vehicle immediately. The contact stated she continued to experience the failure. When the vehicle is in neutral, the transmission will probably not make any strange sounds, but when in a driving . I came home and looked up information on this problem and found it isn't just malibu's and I learned that there is litigation about this problem in michigan. Can't accelerate. It only happened twice during a turn. Purchased dec 10, 2018 39,000 miles . During operations while turning car locked up; lost power, lost steering. On 1 lane roads in the area where I reside there's no safe place to pull over. I have seen some other posts around that speak to this issue. The air bags did not deploy. Furthermore, there are plenty of drivers that struggle with both the powertrain and electrical systems of the vehicle. There should be a recall from gmc/chevrolet. This has occurred twice now. Popped the hood, checked the oil level which was good, & figured I'd be fine to drive it home to park it & then hook the scanner up. I understand that a dead battery as a result of this malfunction is an inconvenience, but if left un-repaired, this could lead to vehicle lunging if the vehicle was left in any forward gear, or reverse. Previously I had a Chevrolet Impala no need to discuss that crap. I will probably be doing a law suet as well as this complaint. I cannot pass due to this and the engine is winding out like I need to change gears while the rpms are going up. I feel stuck with a lemon. Jaguar Land Rover to Pay $26,500 for Lemon Law Violation. The vehicle was sent into the shop for repair four times and I continue to get a shift to park alert on dashboard after the repairs and warranty has passed I was asked to pay for the repairs when the dealership has serviced the car for over a week each time stating they couldn't find the repair light I have contacted gm about the issue this is an act of consumer abuse I would like to be contacted on this matter, The car is going slow when you put it on drive a jumps then when you press on the gas it goes real slow then it kicks in at a faster level but when am at like 30 mlp it jenks as if it wants to lock on me. If the car behind me suddenly moved over the car behind them could have hit me from the back, I have a 5 year old in the backseat. This might be a sensor or and electrical failure in the gear selector, because if you wiggle the selector sometimes it will go away. As I continue to drive home I seen a notification that said power reduce system it happens very often and as a result of the stalling I was rear ended from the rear and it is very dangerous for me to continue driving this car.
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