2014 Chevrolet Malibu

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH AP2646 CODE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR, AND THE CODE REMAINING I ATTEMPTED TO FIND PART 12633613. UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PART I BROUGHT IT IN TO A GARAGE. THEY REPLACED THE SAME PART I HAD ALREADY REPLACED, AND STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO LOCATE THE REFERENCED PART ONLINE OR THROUGH A DEALERSHIP (MANGINO CHEVROLET). I CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND GM, THE PARTY IS DISCONTINUED AND BACK ORDERED AT PARTS STORES AND DEALERSHIPS. WITHOUT THIS PART, THE CAR CAN NOT BE INSPECTED AND BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE, AND S LEGAL ISSUE OF CONTINUED TO OPERATE ON THE ROAD (IN NY AND ELSEWHERE I IMAGINE). THE PART IS FAULTY ON MANY CARS IF THE BACK ORDER IS AN ACCURATE INDICATION. ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT PREVENT SAFE OPERATION OF THE CAR, THE CAR CAN NOT BE INSPECTED OVERALL FOR SAFETY UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT IS FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. CANNON MOTORS (69900 HIGHWAY 82 WEST, GREENWOOD, MS) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN 2015. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A YEAR. CODE 305F. REPLACED AUX BATTERY. 1 YEAR LATER, CODE 305F, AGAIN. REPLACED AUX BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. ANOTHER CODE POPPED UP..THIS WAS A SENSOR; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOV 2018, AGAIN, CODE 305F. ANOTHER AUX BATTERY REPLACED. HERE WE ARE, DEC 2019, CODE 305F. DEALERSHIP STATES SINCE WE'VE REPLACED WITH A GEL BATTERY AND BOTH BATTERIES ARE READING GOOD BUT RECHARGE, THAT IT IS THE COMPUTER MODULE ON TOP OF THE BATTERY WHICH CONTROLS THE AUTO STOP/START AND THE REMOTE START. IN THE ALMOST 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN 3 TIMES NOW AND 2 TIMES FOR HUB ASSEMBLY THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT THE LOW MILEAGE OF 42K. THERE IS A CLEAR PROBLEM WITH THIS 305F AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY AS CHEVY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 305F AND MANY CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE MADE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ACCORDING TO ONLINE SOURCES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WILL "DIE"(SHUT OFF COMPLETELY) WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REAR END.THIS CAR, ALONG WITH THE OTHER 2014-2015 ARE BEING TREATED AS THOUGH THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I'M SICK OF SPENDING $140.00 ON AN AUX BATTERY AND WASTING TIME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW IS WORTHY OF A RECALL BUT ARE TO CHEAP OR JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BUYER. AS I WRITE THIS, I AM SITTING AT STERLING MCCALL CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON FOR THE WONDERFUL 305F CODE. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE AUTO SHUT OFF/START KICKED OFF AND BACK ON WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. THAT'S WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE FIRST TIME. I DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO AND STILL PAYING IT OFF, BUT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN IT AND IT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. I HAVE ABOUT 2 YEARS LEFT ON MY PAYMENTS.

I HAVE A 2014 CHEVY MALIBU LS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR ENGINE SHUT STOPPED WORKING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME OFF. I HAD TO GET THE ASSISTANCE OF A POLICE OFFICER TO CONTROL TRAFFIC AWAY FROM MY CAR, UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED IT TO THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AUXILIARY BATTERY WAS BAD, AND HAD IT REPLACED. THE CAR IT WORKED WELL. IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR THE CAR ENGINE BEGAN SHUTTING OFF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES AFTER IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. I HAD THE BATTERIES CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE BAD. I LIVE IN AZ, AND THE WEATHER HERE IS VERY HOT, BOTH WERE REPLACED ON AUGUST 27TH AND 28TH, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO, WITH TWO NEW BATTERIES. THE CAR WORKED WELL UP UNTIL THIS EVENING, WHEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY YARD. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME OFF, AND I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I AM GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I ENTERED MY YARD AND NOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WILL TOW IT TO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION (7769 GRAPEVINE HIGHWAY, FORT WORTH, TX 76180, (817) 485-0400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WHILE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY WAIT TO ENSURE THAT THE GEAR PROPERLY CHANGED OVER. BOB BELL CHEVROLET (1 KANE ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (443) 407-1778) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FALSE START FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COX CHEVROLET (2900 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, FL 34207, (941) 749-2699) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE RISK OF THE GEAR NOT SHIFTING AND THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE POLICE TO HELP PUSH THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO TIM LALLY CHEVROLET (24999 MILES RD, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH 44128, (440) 359-8781) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,300.