10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,048 miles

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problem #12

Jan 042020

Malibu

  • 46,100 miles
When the vehicle is stopped at a light, then you begin to ouch on the gas as the light turns green, the car will slow accelerate when pushing on the gas. The crazy part is when I tell Chevrolet about this no one knows what I'm talking about, which is frustrating because it's happening more frequently and it's freaking me out! also no indications on the dashboard come on either

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #11

Dec 172020

Malibu

  • 51,448 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 to 35 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle began to lose power and jerked. The contact managed to coast the vehicle to the shoulder of the road, turn the vehicle off and back on which resumed normal operation however, while the accelerator pedal was depressed going uphill, the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to hall Chevrolet chesapeake (3412 western branch blvd, chesapeake, va 23321, (877)475-0719) where it was diagnosed that all 4 cylinders had misfired and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was diagnosed three additional times. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another dealer and test driven however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and deemed the contact ineligible for any repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 51,448.

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #10

Dec 312020

Malibu

  • 17,472 miles
I was driving home from work on the highway going 63 mph. I started to feel my car shaking as though it was going to stall out. My car has a little over 17K miles on it. On my display saying service ESC with a cresent wrench on the side, my traction control light was on (car with the swervy road) and my transmission light flashing. I started to pull over on the side of the road the the lights and display went back to normal. I called my dealership and spoke to service manager. My dealership had me bring in my car where they changed the spark plugs and relubricated the ignition coils due to misfiring. I questioned is that normal? he said no, then stated there is no recalls listed.

- Gallup, NM, USA

problem #9

Nov 202020

Malibu

  • 41,750 miles
Driving the car, on a highway at approx. 75 mph, check engine light comes on and dashboard states "engine power restricted". now the car has little power and takes 18 seconds to get from 0-60 making it a road hazard. The vehicle only has 42,000 miles on it.

- Prestonsburg, KY, USA

problem #8

Aug 012020

Malibu

  • 22,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 15 mph with the power reduced message displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to chapmen Chevrolet located at 1717 E baseline rd, tempe, AZ 85283 to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the turbo intake was defective. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #7

Oct 092020

Malibu

  • 72,220 miles
As with other years of this vehicle, I also have has my engine shut off while going down the highway. More than ten times in the last week.

- Fairfield, OH, USA

problem #6

May 252020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
I was stationary at a red light on highway 49 with my foot on the breaks, and when the light turned green I let my foot up off the breaks and the car just shut off. I tried to turn the car back on, but still nothing. I waited a few seconds and the car started back up, so I put it in drive and started driving, but when I tried to slow down the breaks were very tight. For an hour and a half, I sat there and tried to figure out what was wrong with the car. I found nothing, so I got back into the car and cranked it and the check engine light came on. I got the car to star Chevrolet and they diagnosed the problem as the brake vacuum pump.

- Mchenry, MS, USA

problem #5

Apr 132020

Malibu

  • 13,000 miles
Bought "certified" with warranty from dealer, has 13,000 miles on it. Second time we ever drove (3 blocks from house) engine died while turning into parking lot at work. Took to eagleson's dealership they put on diagnostic, chief mechanic told us "I don't know what the problem could be" backed it out and sent us on our way.

- Olney, IL, USA

problem #4

Mar 102020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 7,473 miles
At 7473 miles, reduced engine power light came on while driving the car. Diagnostic code: P0013. Car was towed 50 miles to a dealer for repair and replacement of exhaust camshaft position actuator. Car was driven 4 times before the reduced engine power light came on again. Mileage under 8000. Diagnostic code: P0013. In both cases, the car still ran but it misses and cuts out.

- Yucca Valley, CA, USA

problem #3

Feb 072020

Malibu

  • 17,000 miles
With under 10K miles on this car, we drove an hour to a baseball game, then found when we started it back up, it was on reduced power. Turned out to be the throttle body that had to be replaced. Today, with under 17K miles, my wife was picking the children up from school, and it lost power and said "reduced engine power" again. If this would have happened on the highway, it could have caused an accident.

- Union, MO, USA

problem #2

Sep 142019

Malibu

  • 493 miles
New car. 500 miles on motor. Check engine light came on. P2097. Noticed decreased engine power when pressing gas peddle. Car stalled on start. Felt slight shimmy from motor while sitting idle.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #1

Apr 072019

Malibu

  • 2,500 miles
Start/stop on powertrain / motor control. Motor stops on brake pedal pressure and starts upon " ? decrease in pedal prssure ? motor started and RPM accelerated bu itself while brake pedal applied, vehicle "surged" and hit post. Motor accelerates RPM / works by itself. Problem is intermittent. Delay in "start / stop" causing surge. Software programming problem "

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA