10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,528 miles

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problem #7

Jan 072019

Malibu

  • 5,670 miles
Car was not accelerating would not go past 20mphtook to dealer ship took 2 months to figure out it was the knock sensor and also the ECM were out mind you my car had less than 6K miles I'm the first and only owner of it! I bought this car from don ringler with 4 miles. My car was on the high way when this happen.

- Killeen, TX, USA

problem #6

Dec 012018

Malibu

  • miles
Bought this car brand new in August 2018. When I drive it sometimes it looses power when I'm driving from a stop or while picking up speed and it doesn't matter if it's on the freeway or on the street. The only way I can describe it is it's like the transmission gets stuck in a high gear and slowly builds speed up. It is very dangerous to drive it like this.

- San Bernardino, CA, USA

problem #5

Sep 282018

Malibu

  • 5 miles
I bought this car brand new 9/28/2018 with 2 miles on it. Every once in a while the car will stick at 3400 RPM's, making almost no power, while trying to accelerate. The car will do this from a stop or trying to pass a car. Brought to dealer for 4 days, they couldn't duplicate the issue as it doesn't happen all the time(eye roll) it is a major safety concern as it will give you a false sense of security when moving into or around traffic and is very dangerous. Monitoring the car thru the obdii port I personally found it not building boost from the turbo when it's having this problem, unfortunately the dealers can't see this problem...

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

problem #4

Nov 142018

Malibu

  • 25,500 miles
This is the third time this instance has occured. The vehicle dash stated "reduced engine power" and the check engine light appears. This slows the vehicle to an almost complete stop. Luckily I have either been in traffic, in a parking lot and a green light when this happens but this is an issue. I am in motion.

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

problem #3

Mar 132018

Malibu

  • 1,700 miles
The first time the vehicle shut off was cruising out of a parking lot, it did so for a split second. The next time was at my house, I needed to go run to the store. I tried starting it. It said "shift to park" but I was in park. Then it said "service stabilitrack system", and then something along the lines of "power steering service required". I waited and tried for hours and then eventually called for a tow truck.

- Shepherdsville, KY, USA

problem #2

May 152018

Malibu

  • miles
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the automatic stop feature caused the vehicle to stop while in motion. While the vehicle was stopped, it would stall. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to zeigler Chevrolet schaumburg (1230 E golf rd, schaumburg, il 60173, (847) 882-2200), but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were not available.

- Haufmen Estates, IL, USA

problem #1

Mar 092018

Malibu

  • 4,000 miles
I was driving my 2018 Chevy Malibu ls that I haven't owned for more then 30 days and my check engine light came on in the driveway when I started it up to let it warm since it was winter so I took it to christenson Chevrolet in highland Indiana and the code U01B0 came up which is the battery sensor module and the dealer told me there is no fix for it and engineering is looking into it and the paperwork they gave me shows they have had this problem with the 2017 and 2018 models and no fix yet. They are selling cars with defects and I told them I wanted a different model or same model and they told me I had to talk to corporate which I did and corporate told me I had to talk to the dealer so now I am in the workings of filing a lawsuit for lemon law since they have no intention on fixing this problem since now the remote start won't work since this issue and corporate isn't doing anything which is fine because the courts will work this out Chevrolet use to be a good reliable company but not anymore

- Griffith, IN, USA