6.2

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,043 miles

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problem #8

May 242021

Malibu 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Unknown. Started vehicle for one minute and stalled. It is available for inspection. Safety was at risk cause I thought car wasn't going to start and stay idling. Problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by dealership.vehicle has not been inspected by dealership. There were no warning lamps or messages. This initial problem appeared on 5-20-21.

- Crown Point, IN, USA

problem #7

May 232021

Malibu

  • miles
Unknown. Started vehicle and warmed it up for one minute. After that the vehicle shook and vibrated then completely stalled. It Is available for inspection. Safety wasn't the greatest cause I thought the vehicle completely died and would not be able to be driven. Problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by dealership. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealership. There were not any warning lamps or symptoms. This is the first time the car died.

- Crown Point, IN, USA

problem #6

May 222021

Malibu

  • miles
Vehicle slowed down alot by itself upon driving and when pushing the gas pedal the vehicle would not go any faster. I had to pull over in someones driveway to get out of the way of multiple cars behind me! Car is available for inspection. My safety was very much in danger cause what happened to the car could have caused cars to hit me from behind! The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by dealership. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealership. There were no warning lamps or messages.

- Crown Point, IN, USA

problem #5

May 232021

Malibu

  • miles
Acceleration slowed down and didn't want to speed up when gas pedal pressed. Car is available for inspection. Safety was at risk cause a car could of hit me. Problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by dealership. Vehicle has not been inspected. There were no warnings or symptoms. Problems appeared 5-20-21, 5-22-21, and 5-23-21.

- Crown Point, IN, USA

problem #4

May 222021

Malibu 4-cyl

  • miles
*First incident: Unknown. Could have been stranded. Not confirmed by dealership. First appeared on 5-20-21. I started car. After car started, the cars body started to shake all over with a hard vibration. Car was inspected vaguely by dealership and I was told nothing could be found. No lights came on, no warning.*Second incident: unknown. First appeared 5-22-21. After car started, the cars idle felt shaky a little. Also the acceleration slowed down on its own to where I could not speed up and I had to pull over or I could have been hit by multiple cars. Crash safety issue and stranded! Not confirmed by dealership. Going to be inspected again on 5-24-2021. There were no warnings or lights!

- Crown Point, IN, USA

problem #3

Apr 222021

Malibu

  • 25,379 miles
Vehicle seems to want to stall out from time to time when pressing the gas

- Jesup, GA, USA

problem #2

Oct 202019

Malibu

  • miles
My 2020 chev Malibu promised on the web site and on the msrp that it would get "29 miles per gallon in the city". this was also promised on the 2021 model. I have only gotten 24 mph or less in the city. The car is one year old. I have had three meetings & service check outs with the dealership and they tell me that that there is nothing that they can do. So, I need government intervention to fix my vehicle so that it gets what was promised.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #1

Jun 232020

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 550 miles
Car lost power when passing a truck on the highway, hard start, immediately contacted dealership. They have had the vehicle for going on three weeks tomorrow. They haven't been able to diagnose the problem. I have contacted GM and the service representative at the resolution center said the dealership was not answering E-mails and he could not give us any information. The service manager at the dealership said he and the master tech had both driven the car and both said that they detected a problem. The service manager said the diagnostic computer showed excess, or unburned fuel in the #2 cylinder. The master tech said he put a bore scope into the #2 cylinder and saw a burned or discolored spot on the piston. The service manager said that a regional engineer had come down from spokane wa. And driven the car with another diagnostic computer. They still have not diagnosed the problem, and the dealer says that GM wants us to take the car back and drive it. We feel the car is unsafe and we are refusing to drive it. They are not coming up with a resolution to this safety problem.

- Moscow, ID, USA