2017 Chevrolet Malibu

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017 WITH 22K MILES ON IT, AND NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER WITH 60K MILES ON IT THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE TO GET IT EITHER COMPLETELY REBUILT OR REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BUT EVERY SHOP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE 'ALL CARS SKIP LIKE THIS'. THE CAR SKIPS VERY BADLY (MORE SO IN THE LAST MONTH OF MAY 2019), RPMS STAY AT 3500 IF I AM GOING ABOVE 50 MPH, SHIFTS VERY HARD OR NOT AT ALL UNTIL I PRESS MY BRAKES. ALL OF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IN PARK, IT OCCASIONALLY IDLES AROUND 1-2 RPMS AND MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTHPOINT (2175 MANSELL RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009, (678) 601-2485) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND THE DOME LIGHT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE MOISTURE CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTHPOINT, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE IN PARK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE SHIFTER INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH A 2018 PART THAT WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,300.

INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) CAR WILL POP UP SERVICE STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGE ON FRONT DISPLAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, WHILE CEL BEGINS FLASHING. AT THIS TIME, CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND SPEED WILL BEGIN TO FALL. CONTINUING TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN SPEED WILL CAUSE CAR TO SHUDDER. ENTIRE INCIDENT LASTS ONLY 1-2 MINUTES, BEFORE DRIVABILITY RETURNS. IN-THE-MOMENT ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NO ISSUES. PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW; ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, ONLY USE SHELL V-POWER GASOLINE. 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. 3RD INCIDENT- ON MY WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING ABOVE SERVICE, DEALER NOTED CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE, OPENED A CASE WITH GM, AND PERFORMED DECARBON SERVICE TO ENGINE, SAID CARBON BUILD-UP TO BLAME. 4TH INCIDENT- DEALER NOTED GENERAL ENGINE MISFIRE CODE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS CODES; REPLACED ECM AND REPROGRAMMED CAR. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME USING NON-TOP TIER GAS IS TO BLAME. CAR HAS TOTAL OF 27K MILES ON IT- ISSUE BEGAN TO OCCUR AROUND 15K MILES. I HAVE DASHCAM VIDEO AND ALL SERVICE RECORDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE TO 10 MPH OR LESS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES. VANDEVERE CHEVROLET (1490 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320) REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE IN SIX MONTHS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER AFTER LEARNING THAT SHE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

MY VEHICLE LEAKS WATER AT THE TOP OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD. THE WATER RUNS DOWN THE METAL BODY INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK. WHEN I DISCOVERED IT, THERE WAS 10 INCHES OF WATER IN THE SPARE TIRE WELL. THE BODY WALL IS RUSTING AT THE TOP, WEAKENING THE BODY WALL AND JEOPARDIZING THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER AND MESSAGE SHOWED UP ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I ALMOST CRASHED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND THERE IS A HUGE FORUM ABOUT IT. HOW COME CHEVROLET DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL?

I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AT ABOUT 25K MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WARNING ON MY DASH SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I WAS ON A 90 MILE TRIP AND CONTINUED ON, AS I HAD NOTHING I COULD DO THEN AND THERE. I ARRIVED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, FULLY EXPECTING ISSUES THE NEXT DAY WHEN I LEFT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. I ASSUMED IT WAS JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH OR ISSUE, UNTIL NOW AT ABOUT 35K MILES, ON THE SAME TRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE SAME "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING CAME ON. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. BOTH TIMES I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MILES AND COMPLETED THE TRIPS.

SHIFT TO PARK WARNING APPEARS ON DASHBOARD AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLACED IN PARK AND POWER BUTTON IS PUSHED. THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SHUTTING OFF. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 37,324 MILES THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED. I PUSHED SHIFTER FORWARD AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE ISSUE HAPPENED ONCE MORE ON THE SAME DAY THEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN AND TOOK MORE THAN JUST PUSHING ON SHIFTER TO ALLOW VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER WHICH WAS OUT OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO BE TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY HAVE SEEN BEFORE. I PAID FOR THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED BUT ALSO CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND FOUND ON A CHEVY FORUM THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. IF THAT IS THE CASE THE SAFETY FEATURE OF NOT ALLOWING YOU TO SHUT OFF YOUR VEHICLE IF NOT IN PARK IS DRASTICALLY COMPROMISED WHEN THESE CONTROLS BECOME FAULTY. SINCE CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THEIR SHIFTER CONTROL SWITCHES THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO REPLACE THEM WITH A SHIFTER THAT IS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES AS THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE $700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF A SERVICE BULLETIN PULLED FROM THIS WEBSITE AND SNIPPET OF SERVICE REQUEST AND CONFIRMATION OF ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. DURING COLD WEATHER, THE CHARGE AIR COOLER BECAME FROZEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PUCKLICH CHEVROLET (3701 STATE ST, BISMARK, ND 58503) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CHARGE AIR COOLER, AND HEATED AND DRAINED THE REPLACEMENT AIR COOLER TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,796.