10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,074 miles

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problem #198

Nov 192021

Malibu

  • miles
"Engine power reduced" notification while driving on the highway causing rapid reaction to pull to the shoulder of the highway. This happened 3 time this morning on my way to work.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #197

Nov 132021

Malibu

  • miles
Unknown, vehicle cut off in the middle of busy road with warning sign popping up after car cut off stating service stabilitrak and steering assist reducing power with steering wheel locking.Me and my child 10 year old could-€™ve lost our lives today.Then there was no engine light coming on until car couldn-€™t come back on.Roadside Assitance gave a hot shot car still didn-€™t come on car won-€™t start back up just keep ticking in all lights inside and radio works fine the heat came out cold.Also when car goes into auto stop car will just cut off in won-€™t start back up you can only drive in L6.I only had the car for 2years

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #196

Jul 012021

Malibu

  • miles
After driving, the car will not shift into park. The battery is still on. Jiggling the shifter knob, turning the car off and back on, and shifting from another gear to park does not resolve this issue. The battery stays on. I have 20,000 miles on a 2016 model.

- Waco, TX, USA

problem #195

Aug 272021

Malibu

  • miles
Car will randomly stall. I see GM recalled 500+ Malibu Hybrids for this problem, but mine is not one of them. This is the worst car I have ever owned.

- Muskegon, MI, USA

problem #194

Jul 112021

Malibu

  • miles
Drove home from work and grocery shopping, killed the engine and noticed the fan was still running. Got back in the car and pressed to start the engine again. The engine stumbled to start but did start. I killed the engine again and everything went off (including the fan) as it should have. I decided to start the car again to see if it would repeat what happened. The car started, but no lights came on on the dashboard or radio. I had to press the start button again before any lights would come on. But the engine would die about 3 seconds after the lights came on. The light on the start button was green the entire time until I pressed it a third time. (I have video of this). After this the car wouldn't start at all. I left the car alone for the evening. The next morning I attempted to start the car and it wouldn't start at all, it was as if the battery was dead. I drove my daughter's car to work. The battery was purchased in early 2019 and was still under warranty, but the dealership wouldn't check the battery back unless it was in the car, which wouldn't start. I purchased a battery tester and the battery was dead. I recharged the battery and the car still stumbled to start but would eventually start after several tries. The car appears to drive ok, but won't start without charging the battery or getting a jump start. And once it starts, it's very hard to get it to start again immediately. This has been going on for 2 months now. I haven't been driving the car because I have an hour one way commute to work and can't chance the car giving me any issues. I periodically jump start the car and drive it for 5-10 miles. Yesterday, I jump started the car and when I killed the engine, the fan didn't go off again. It took about 6 tries to start the car again, once it started and I killed the engine the fan finally stopped. The check engine light has been on and off during these past 2 months with these current issues.

- Castor, LA, USA

problem #193

Aug 062021

Malibu

  • miles
The car stalls if i stop or in traffic..the car is still running I can have the gas pedal to the floor it will not go then it takes off really quick when when it powers back on it feel like it loses power when I-€™m trying to go but the car is running the whole time it-€™s Hybrid propulsion system General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Malibu Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 27, 2015, to June 3, 2016. The affected vehicles have a shut-off switch for the high voltage battery for use when servicing the vehicle. This manual service disconnect switch (MSD) may not be properly installed and thus may not lock into position, unexpectedly disconnecting the high-voltage power while driving, effectively stalling the vehicle.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #192

Jul 212021

Malibu

  • miles
Stability track

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #191

Jul 162021

Malibu

  • 59,099 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle started to lose motive power. The vehicle failed to exceed 25 mph. The contact stated that the check engine and engine power reduced warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,099.

- Polo, IL, USA

problem #190

Jun 252021

Malibu

  • miles
Car suddenly lost power slowing to 20mph on highway slowing to the point I was an obstacle in the lane so had to abruptly drive on to shoulder and out of traffic to prevent a collision from behind me as I had a close call. Car showed reduced engine power message. I wait until late at night when there was no traffic to drive the car home safely. The next day I had code read and it was a P2138. From what I have now learned online this is a wide spread problem that GM is very aware of.

- Springfield, MO, USA

problem #189

Nov 052019

Malibu

  • 70,200 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was with the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine failure was related to the turbocharger, and several gaskets and seals. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The dealer was then unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,200,

- Cohoes, NY, USA

problem #188

Feb 272019

Malibu

  • miles
The first incident happen on 2/27/2019. I was existing the highway on highway 75 in Kennesaw, Georgia going north bound and coming off on Barrett Parkway. As I exited the highway my brakes was stuck and my brakes wouldn't press. I panicked because I was going at least 60 mph trying to slow down to get on the exit with semi trucks in the front and in the back, because I was a little skilled with cars I down shifted my car and stepped on my emergency brakes and ran the car off the road into the grass. I towed the car to my mechanic in Hiram, GA. (Donnie's Automotive) to have him work on the issue as I wasn't sure what was going on. I got my car back on 3/1/2019. Now the next incident happen on 8/16/21 my engine decreased and my car wouldn't accelerate more than 40 mph. Took it to my mechanic again and it was the throttle sensor. Now the most recent incident happen 6/12/21 where my brakes failed to pressed again and bc I was aware of this incident happening in 2019 I did the same thing and ran my car off the road. My kids were scared. Now all these issues have been a issue with Chevy and they even had a class action lawsuit against them for the throttle sensor issue. My car wasn't part of the recall but my car has suffered the same issues they've know about for years. I called Thornton Road chevy and they told me it's nothing they can do. I've also emailed the CEO and all others for CHEVY. I want chevy to repair my car before this car KILLS ME OR MY KIDS.

- Austell, GA, USA

problem #187

Jun 112021

Malibu

  • miles
Okay so I-€™ve been getting this -€œengine power reduced-€ sign on my dash off and on for the past half year. I take it to the shops to get fix. They do some temporary fix and it-€™s good for a month or two then the problem persists. I-€™ve dodged very close attempts at death due to this. Driving on the highway or interstate (at respected speed) and then suddenly the car just slows down abruptly. Scared me half to death due to the fact that I-€™m on busy roadways. I-€™ve managed to get over on the shoulder or nearest exit without collision. One time is happened on a turnpike and I came like inches away from hitting the wall. For all of those times I was able to cut the engine off for a bit and then worked good enough to get home or to a shop. For this last time though was the worst. I was in the turning lane of busy intersection and the car like pulled as I was making the turn and then it just cut off. Causing cars to have to swerve around me which could-€™ve caused other incidents. I turned the car on and off many times but I still could not regain normal speed. It wouldn-€™t pass 18 then 27 and finally 36. I had to ride with the hazards on and what was supposed to be a 20 minute drive ended up being a 60 minute drive (after sitting in a parking lot for hours). I have lost one job due to the fact that I had to call off so many days. I have lost privileges at other jobs that effects how I-€™m able to provide for my family. So this is really hitting me hard. Most mechanics seem to know what the problem is but no one has actually fixed it directly. I hope GM does something about this please. This is my first and only car and I-€™m proud of it, but far as the performance. It-€™s a death trap. That-€™s why I don-€™t allow anyone to ride with me or drive it, because I just never know. I would rather be in the car when something bad happens than someone else. It-€™s feels like a stick shift/like a sticky clutch or something of that nature when I drive.I don-€™t know much about cars but that-€™s not right

- Bedford, TX, USA

problem #186

May 272021

Malibu

  • miles
Every month my car will randomly say engine power reduced and will go no higher than 30mph. Which has happened on the highway and is super dangerous! I have seen many reports of the same problem but nothing being done about it. I took it to the dealership I got it from and I paid $100 dollars for diagnostics and the mechanic said the car computer needed updated...alright, the next day the message came back up and car couldn-€™t go higher than 30. I haven-€™t had this car for a year, and the shocks have popping noises, and whenever I put the car in park a message will appear saying shift car to park. And I have to literally roughly giggle the lever for it to read it-€™s in park or my car won-€™t turn off. I truly love this car but it has to many issues that shouldn-€™t be happening.

- Wilmington , OH, USA

problem #185

May 182021

Malibu

  • miles
A power reduced engine light came on and slowed the car down to 20 miles per hour very abruptly, it was very dangerous. It keeps doing this, the engine light turns off so it can't be detected, and now we can't take it into a dealership because its out of warranty.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #184

May 022021

Malibu

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle overheated. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the head gasket needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

problem #183

Apr 252021

Malibu

  • 56,800 miles
We got a check engine light on. Checked for codes and P2097 came up. Vehicle has some hesitation when accelerating.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #182

Apr 132021

Malibu

  • 25,600 miles
Reduce engine power light appears while driving on highway. The car slowed down lights flashed then it stated something about 25 mph. It flashed so fast

- Jamaica, NY, USA

problem #181

Apr 042021

Malibu

  • 51,000 miles
I was driving down the road at 55mph - 2-lane road (4 days ago) when a warning came across my dash that stated "reducing engine power". it slowed my vehicle down a mininum of 20mph and wouldn't pick up speed. The check engine light came on. I pulled over and turned off my vehicle. I restarted it and the check engine light stayed on. I was able to make it to an auto shop and they hooked it up. It read a P2138 code. If I had been on the highway, this could've caused a devistating crash. I found where GM extended the warranty and this fix should not cost me anything - I will see when I take it in tomorrow.

- Kingston, OH, USA

problem #180

Jul 272019

Malibu

  • miles
Engine light is on. Involved in a collision

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

problem #179

Apr 032021

Malibu

  • 97,000 miles
As I accelerated from a stop, the vehicle lost power and the reduced power warning came on along with my engine light. I could not go over 30mph until I pulled over and restarted the vehicle. I was then able to proceed home at normal speed the check gnome light is still on.

- Guthrie Center, IA, USA

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