2014 Chevrolet Malibu

VEHICLE HAS HAD FAILED OIL ARM ROCKER VALVE (PART# 12633613) SINCE OCTOBER 2019. GM HAS ADVISED THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS PART WILL BE AVAILABLE, AND HAS NO OTHER RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE EXCEPT TO WAIT AND THAT THEY ARE SORRY FOR INCONVENIENCE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED MEANS IT WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTING IN CT (OR STATE INSPECTIONS IN A LOT OF OTHER STATES). CAR IS NOT USABLE BECAUSE OF THIS, SOME POWER LOSS ISSUES BEING EXPERIENCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. GM HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION OTHER THAN $2500 OFF A NEW GM VEHICLE. WILL NOT ASSIST FURTHER AND STATE THAT THERE IS NO ETA FOR REPLACEMENT PART. CAR NOT SERVICEABLE AND GM WILL NOT RESOLVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE SHUTTER, VIBRATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE LOCAL DEALER STYKEMAN CHEVROLET(1255 N. WILLIAMS ST. PAULDING OH) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE ROCKER CYLINOID WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE WERE NO PLANS TO PRODUCE THE PART IN THE FUTURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,980.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, WHEN "POWER THE VEHICLE DOWN" WARNING MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE SPEED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BLOSSOM CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1850 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PENSKE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3210 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240, WHERE THEY NOTICED THE SPARK PLUG WERE COVERED IN OIL AND NEEDING TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLUGS BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CYLINDER NUMBER 3 AND ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500.

ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I HAD A DIAGNOSTICS TEST DONE THEY SAID IT IS THE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID. THEY SAID THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND 1 OF OUR LOCAL DEALERS HAD 6 CARS WAITING FOR THIS PART AT THE TIME AND HAD ALREADY BEEN WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL FOR.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,STAYED ON,TOOK CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED,ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE DEFECT,CAR HAS ONLY OVER 55000 MILES ON IT,RECOMMEND NOT TO DRIVE TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE,PART NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE,CAR BEEN PARKED SINCE LATE NOVEMBER.CAR WAS DRIVEN ON FREEWAY WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO MAKE IT WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE OR STALL BEFORE WE COULD GET TO A MECHANIC SHOP.

2014 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT 75,000 MILES. OMAHA, NE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P16CF - INTAKE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT. CHEVY DEALER HAS 17 ON BACKORDER. AFTER RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, WITH NO RECALL. SHOP ORDERED PART 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY ARE TELLING US THEY HOPE TO HAVE THE PART BY FIRST OF FEBRUARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. REYMORE CHEVROLET (746 N MAIN ST, CENTRAL SQUARE, NY 13036, (315)668-2673) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VVP ROCKER OIL SOLENOID CEASED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *BF*JB

ON 11/19/19, I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET (25 MPH) WHEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2014 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CAR IS DRIVEABLE, BUT AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 35 MPH, THE REDUCED POWER IS NOTICEABLE. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (MATTHEWS HARGREAVES CHEVROLET IN ROYAL OAK, MI) FOR REPAIR. THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS BEING THE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE GM IS NOT CURRENTLY MAKING THE PART AND IT IS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH AFTERMARKET. FOR NEARLY A MONTH, I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS ONLY BARELY USABLE. ON COLDER DAYS, MY CAR HAS A MORE DIFFICULT TIME WITH EVEN HANDLING LOW SPEEDS AND I'M TERRIFIED THAT IT'S GOING TO BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO CURRENTLY HAS 6 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ARE IN NON-DRIVEABLE CONDITION. THE DEALER HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THAT OVER 50 CARS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP DESPITE BEING AWARE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

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.