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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 2,838 miles
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When I shift the car into park the computer does not register it is in park. Still says place vehicle in park when you open a door. Have to shift it several times before it will read in park. I took it to the dealer and was told it is a common issue. They bent a bracket forward and got it to read for now. The tech said its a poor design flaw and GM should be replacing the sensor bracket but refuse to issue a recall on it.
- Roswell, NM, USA
Vehicle goes into near stall instrument panel goes as if you were starting the vehicle gauges go up down then back gas gauge said no gas on full tank, brakes felt as if was gone abs system not responding, engine rough, road had minor to moderate pot holes "Rawsonville Road" when stopped vehicle while running gave msg put in park to shift., vehicle was in drive once put in park it would not come out of park or realize it was in park. the issue i have been able to determine so far is on the vehicle fuse panel under hood it is connected to the main service disconnect for the entire wire harness "pin connectors male and female over 30 pins, it is held by 2 locking handles all with plastic tabs for the latching, this is failing under driving conditions and coming loose enough to separate contact from 1 or more pins normally on the drivers side. to fix the issues I had to disconnect the service disconnect and reconnect it while securely fastening the handles verified correct and happened again on testing down a dirt road service appointment is thursday -9-7-2022 at mark chevrolet in wayne michigan, i contacted gm and they said it had to be fully tested through a dealer i informed gm this is a major issue and not something i will be paying for it is likely a recallable issue i have seen alot of issues with malibu 2019-2022 having similar issues and are likely caused by the same issue if using this same service disconnect and fuse box likely nullifying the TSA's used for shift to park etc as others have stated and documented those issues repeat. the vehicles modules lose communication with the vehicle via intermittent service disconnect on the wiring harness. "network errors " support this via obd code reader as well as the powertrain hard fault code and the various pending fault codes prior to having to physically disconnect and reconnect the service disconnect fully to restore vehicle function and bring to safe location instead of on side of busy road
- Ypsilanti, MI, USA
The car stalls out an sometimes deads an say no key fab. The ecm has been reprogram even before the car was sold to me back in 2019.
- Brazil, IN, USA
Throttle body hose comes lose causing car to stall or shut off while driving, engine light come on saying engine power reduction issues
- Clovis, CA, USA
https://autoforums.carjunky.com/Automotive_Repair_C1/General_Discussions_F5/2019_Chevy_mailbu_LS_constantly_changing_spark_plugs_P209221/ That-??s the mechanic forum I posted with my issues. It-??s gotten so bad the vehicle is stalling out while driving and in busy roads and the highway. Here is the service bulletin: https://www.tsbsearch.com/Chevrolet/PIP5598#:~:text=Summary%3A, Cranks%20But%20Does%20Not%20Run%22
- Sterling Heights , MI, USA
Driving along the interstate the car suddenly lost power. I was able to pull over and restart car and drive like nothing ever happened. Then once I parked the car at my destination the car would not start 10 minutes later leaving me stranded in an unfamiliar city. When trying to start the car it would click and the DIC would display Batter Saver Active following EMS following Power Steering. No check engine light was on in the vehicle before this incident. I was stranded in an unfamiliar city with no one around to help. After asking a random stranger for a jump the car started and allowed me to get home. No dealership can convey the problem with the car, everyone says there's nothing wrong with it. I have had the vehicle for about one year now with no problem up to now. The car often backfires and even completely cuts off at red lights (not from the auto stop feature). This is dangerous.
- Belle Rose, LA, USA
Numerous accumulated problems, all have complaints already on NHTSA site here. First, Start/Stop malfunction, when it is active when stopped vehicle will stall when it tries to restart when you take your foot off brake and it-??s troublesome to restart at times, when that happens lights on dash all come on (warning lights) and radio/entertainment resets as well. Second, the traction control light on dash is on. The warning displays to have traction control system serviced, cruise control is disabled as a result, it-??s been to the dealer for both above problems the start/stop problem they say they can-??t get car to duplicate although it happens to us almost daily if not numerous times per day. This morning driving home from work the intake charge tube that attaches to intake keeps popping off and engine goes to reduced power mode on highway or wherever driving not safe at all. Saw a voluntary recall from GM going to contact dealer about tomorrow when open. Stereo resets often, completely shuts off and resets while driving at random. I also get the rushing/sloshing water noise other people have reported as complaints when coming to a stop, I read in forums that it-??s something to do with low coolant but not low enough to turn on low coolant warning light. GM really needs to address this stop/start and traction control needing service light problems as I read all over the internet of owner-??s complaints of same problems I have. Dealerships don-??t want to do anything with the cars unles the issue a recall because it comes out of their pockets. So many complaints I read owners keep reporting that dealer -??cannot reproduce identical problems-?? because they don-??t want repairs coming out of their pockets only out of GM. I-??m going to start filing formal complaints with GM until they get tired of hearing from me and fix some of this stuff or deem it a lemon and get rid of it finally.
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
-??Shift to Park-?? message appears on dash information screen and prohibits the vehicle from fully powering off and can cause battery to fully discharge. This appears to be a known problem, as referenced in GM TSB 19-na-206.
- Mackinaw, IL, USA
Unable to leave vehicle because the car thinks the gear shift is not in park. The car is actually in park. I-??ve tried wiggling the gear shift, turning the car back on several times and putting into gear and back in park. Nothing seems to work and it goes off whenever it decides to go off. This is causing a safety issue for me personally since I can-??t leave the car. This started about 2months ago.
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
The throttle body charge pipe popped off there was a recall that on this car says it-??s fixed. We replaced o ring and clip on charge pipe drove car. When we sped up to pass a car the charge pipe popped off car shut off. We had to push the car out of traffic. The car would not start. Error code check engine and engine power loss. Three hours under a Houston TX bridge got a tow. Only to be told that the gasket and clip needed to be replaced. Replaced again gm parts, car still can-??t go up hills or sped up. Charge pipe will pop off. The throttle body was checked and the lip on throttle body is still good. But there is too much oil build up on throttle body it appears and the charge pipe can-??t stay on. Causing engine failure. This almost got us killed on the highway. Very unsafe please help.
- Temple , TX, USA
Front driver low beam Front passenger side marker Back passenger break light All won-??t turn back on. Dealership cannot find a reason why lights won-??t turn on.
- Hutto, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the check engine warning light was illuminated, and the fuel gauge reflected EMPTY even though the tank was FULL. Additionally, the speed gauge was not operating correctly, and the temperature gauge was not functioning. The contact also stated she depressed the brake pedal to the floor but failed to stop. The contact stated she used the parking brake to stop the vehicle before it seized. The contact stated when shifting gears to park, she heard an abnormal noise and the vehicle began to hesitate. The contact stated it took 2 hours to properly turn off the vehicle. The contact left the vehicle overnight at that location and stated the following morning she was able to restart the vehicle and drove to her work. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact stated an independent mechanic came to the work parking lot and was informed it was an electrical system failure and was referred to the local dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated she continued to experience the failure. The contact called the local dealers AutoNation Chevrolet Laurel (500 Washington Blvd, Laurel, MD 20707: (240) 339-3932) & Sport Chevrolet (3101 Automobile Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20904: (240) 293-0442) and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
- Silver Spring, MD, USA
Unknown car shutdown without warning an will haste when given it fuel.
- Brazil, IN, USA
While sitting at stop lights the car has shut itself completely off and restarted itself. This has happened atleast 6 times in the past 24 hours. The first time it happened, a message was on the dash screen that said "corrupt......" with an explanation mark. I was unable to catch the full message. No message has displayed since that I believe. The vehicle shows no history/issue in the mychevy app.
- Germantown, MD, USA
Get -??Shift to Park-?? message when car is placed in park and turn off ignition. This seems to be a common error reported widely on 2016 through 2020 Chevrolet vehicles. I have even seen service bulletins mentioned. Why has Chevrolet not recalled this since it seems to be a weak switch used? This is not covered under the bumper to bumper warranty since I have 54,000 miles on a two year old car. This shouldn-??t be failing after two years. Maybe after 10 years but not two!
- Webster Groves , MO, USA
Car has engine light on. It shows engine power reduced. Its not going over than 30miles an hour. Car has only 41K miles.
- Kansas City, MO, USA
After car is turned off and in park, the dash light states to "put in park" even though the car is in park, the light won't go away until the shifter is wiggled back and forth, and sideways way too many times, I am afraid the battery will run down if left like that, with the light still being on.
- Pinson, AL, USA
The 2019 Malibu own which is an lt with a sunroof and heated front seats, has had an issue with the battery connection where as the car was brand new out from the shop. And then a week or two later I got into my car to look for my headphones, then I just wanted to sit inside my brand new car for a moment. And then I turned the radio on to look at the time, and then the gauge cluster came up with a message saying battery voltage low. So then later we got an email from Chevy talking about the issue and how Chevy would like to fix it for us. So they fixed it. But I would like for other people to know about this. Also! I had a problem with my sunroof which isn't a safety concern but it's worth noting. So as we got the car. We didn't know why the sunroof wouldn't open while we were driving or anything. And so when we got home we tried figuring it out and at the time it would only open up if you have your foot on the brake, in drive without moving. Got it fixed after trying to get them to fix it. And then they messed up the headliner in the car and had to get that replaced and then they want to try and charge us for using their loaner cars when they messed up the headliner. Like wtf.
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the ignition in the off position, the interior lights remained illuminated. The contact also mentioned that when the vehicle was in park and the ignition was turned to the off position, the radio was still operational. The push to start button was depressed and the radio turned off. The contact informed an unnamed dealer of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,359.
- Lancaster, TX, USA
- Oak Grove, MO, USA