The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. I believe that the term "neutral safety switch," has been replaced by general motors in order to avoid using the word safety. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. It felt like the engine was forcing itself . Let it sit a few hours before driving up to local automotive parts store to use the odii code reader and it read the code p2138 throttle/ pedal position sensor correlation the part to order is 0. I purchased this vehicle in 2019 and it was only a year old. I had to turn the car off and turn it back on in order to drive it. On my way home the light came on again they looked at it and ordered parts (pistons) needed to be replaced. The engine light has remained on, but speed was ok. Taking off from a stop sign trying to accelerate into traffic at which point the car shifted through a couple of years with no acceleration or power behind it I was maybe going 12mph as it shifted through to 3rd gear about a 8-10 second delay. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Battery would die without message being eliminated. Solution After that, I started getting 20-27 mpg city and 14-20 mpg highway. I was at a red light and out of no where the air bags on the driver side deployed, there was a passenger thanks god they did not go out. I have had the same issues taken it to the shop and told everything is good. Next radomly wont restart from auto start. These issues need to be immediately recalled and corrected!!! 2 weeks later the same thing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. I loved it. The vehicle was repaired. I was driving along this morning at 70mph and all of a sudden I get a warning that engine power is reduced and I drop to 40mph in spite of pressing the accelerator, while the people behind me are rapidly coming up on me. Transmission Leak: Common causes include cracked fluid lines, leaky seals, a bad gasket, a broken drain plug, damaged torque converter pump or faulty transmission pan. I immediately parked the car in a parking space behind the mobil and exited the car. You are not able to accelerate. Should be recalled. I had a recall to nhtsa done, but the same problem, and vehicle stalls like its shutting off or won't pick up speed. I purchased a 2018 Chevy Malibu back in 2018 and one of my main concern was the auto stop feature when I press brake and come to a complete stop engine shuts off but if I dont hold brake firmly down the car will roll back then restart once brakes pedal is released, Hi, Bought a 2018 Chevy Malibu e 1 year and 2 months ago, and it had 22,000 on it and in one year at 60,000 miles I was at light and when light turned green my engine light came on my transmission started jumping and I got it to about 45 miles an hour and low speed light came on engine missing and the worst at 45 miles and hour my brakes stopped working because engine and electronics had issue and I had to use two feet on brake and put car in neutral to slow car downs and thank God was able get car stopped on side road. This is a common issue with this vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. 5. Also appears dealer made false diagnosis to prevent repairs under bumper to bumper warranty. This year model does not have the bugs worked out- the 9 speed transmission is not reliable. Problems, Fuel Economy, Engine, Interior Photos samarins.com. Delayed eccel electrical steering an battery loss. I am the first owner of a 2018 chevy malibu. Nhtsa does not investigate because death and injury cannot be linked to failures because the module does not record issues/failures. So I again pulled over and turned my car engine off! It take about 10 seconds before it get in full speed. I really could have died.. This issue didn't begin until after the part was replaced. This happened 6 times to me yesterday wherein I was traveling on 1 lane winding roads in my neighborhood so the speed drops from wherever it is down to 10mph instantly. Codes related to the engine power reduced still occurred and are occurring on my vehicle, reported it to gm ( have the emails) they offer me 00 for a new car but won't put it towards fixing this car, as it's not a guaranteed fix as the vehicle has been brought in over 4-5 times for the same engine power reduced and never fixed it. No loaner though so I had to miss work for 2 days. It has been reoccurring since I purchased the car in 2018 with only 4 miles on the odometer so the information gathered below is only a fraction of the information that is needed. Then as I was getting off the highway at the next exit, I went to stop at the light and I had noooo brakes! It is a known chevy issue that they have yet to recall. It's already parked. The car will do this from a stop or trying to pass a car. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. The contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. I also noticed a message regarding steering assist, but I cannot get the entire message because it is only there for a second or so. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? This is extremely dangerous and a massive safety hazard and risk to my life! The lights no longer displayed the warnings, but the RPMs stayed high, even when at a complete stop. While driving approximately 35 mph, the engine power reduced and check engine warning indicators illuminated and the vehicle went into limp mode. The fluid should be flush to the bottom of the fill hole. Took it to the car dealer and did a diagnostics and codes u100,u0101, u0415, and u0073 popped up . . The contact stated while driving 5 mph, when she noticed the bug guard of the sunroof was disconnected. I have photos available. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. I tried starting it. I got my battery checked out and my battery tested 100% so I know that wasn't the problem. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start while pressing the push to start button. Find the location of the MAF sensor in your Malibu, unplug the electrical connectors, and remove the sensor from the housing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Think you have a lemon? When green light came on the car stalled, would not restart. The vehicle was taken to petro chevrolet (4012 14th st, pascagoula, ms 39567, (228)813-0262) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 96,336. In october 2019, we received a safety recall notice (n192221960) informing my wife the malibu had a safety issue. Once the engine was restarted, "reduced power" appeared on the instrument panel. I have no choice. The gas goes out the car very fast and everything. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. Sometimes I have been I have been able to pull over to the side and restart my engine, and this error will go away. I was given a video explanation of the issue and also told directly of these persistence of the defect across multiple lines. When placing my car in park, a warning comes on that my car is not in park which then causes me to be unable to turn the vehicle off. I tried to pull off and I had no brakes. Took a picture of one of the first time it happened but that was 20000 miles ago, haprns randomly and almost in clusters. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. While driving 4 mph, the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle on the driver's side. The car becomes slow and it is very dangerous especially on the highway. After the failure occurred, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart upon parking the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Spread the word. When leaving a stop light we were hit on driver side- the drivers head hit the drivers side window upon impact. It only happened twice during a turn. Power remains on, movement of shifter back and forth usually causes it to go off. Check the fluid. Also my car sometimes will not cut off because it says my car is in shift even though I have it in park. The most common issues with the transmission were surges and jerking. I called the dealership where I bought the car pretty much sorry about your luck! Car displayed steering assistance reduced about 2 or 3 times whole driving and I wasn't sure what that meant because it popped up and disappeared so quickly. It has ~7200 miles but it has fully synthetic oil. I drove about 2 miles, going 50 mph and it began to sputter and reduced speed to 20 mph. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. Issues being, the shift to park and the limp mode issues that my car continues to have. My car will not start. The car is not safe to drive on the highway. This can possibly drain a battery. After pulling out of a convenient store, onto a main road for about a half a mile my car immediately lost speed and a display appeared in my dash engine power reduced , check engine light and traction control light appeared. I called the chevy dealer and brought it in for service the next morning. The recall repair was performed at autonation chevrolet waco (located at 1625 n valley mills dr, waco, tx 76710, (254) 236-6415). Receive intermittent 'shift to park' light on dashboard once car is placed in park and will not completely shut off. Trouble with acceleration and loss of power. Car will lose power when driving. I was driving in the city, heavy traffic, when with no warning the engine light and traction light came on, and message reduction in power also came on. P0700: Transmission Control System Malfunction An issue has been detected in the Ignition System which oversees the timing and spark necessary to ignite fuel in your engine. The dealer stated that GM will not replace the motor with a new one. Very frustrating when I can not turn the car off. Luckily it was a single turning lane and no other vehicle was next to me turning. I have a brand new battery, so it's not the battery. I had to sit and wait until my family could help push my 2 year old car off the busy road with my 2 babies in the car. Again, this is a known defect with gm engines, as confirmed directly by the dealership. There are no lights or codes present. Had warranty they fixed engine and now 10,000 more miles since new engine and it not shitting off at lights and missing and worried engine going to blow out again and afraid for brakes to quit on me also again because engine. When the contact attempted to restart the vehicle, it stalled. Following the new computer, my chevy malibu would be at approximately 70mph and would engine lock its speed causing it to suddenly go from 70mph to 20mph while on a freeway. I was fortunate nobody was around me so I put all the weight of my body on the pedal to stop the car at the light. I pulled off the road and shut the car off for a few minutes. This happened while there was another vehicle behind me and I was scared I was going to be rear ended. The car obviously has a suspension problem. Updated on February 23rd, 2023Author: Brian Jones, Updated on February 23rd, 2023 Author: Brian Jones. My 18 malibu lt has over 39k miles , and just tonight, I started my car , the engine light and traction control light both came on, followed by a message saying engine power reduced. I went to buy a battery and drove home. My car had a recall for the ECM module needed updated but auto nation said it didnt need to be updated after getting my car back it wouldnt start I would have to lock it unlock it open the door a few times and then it would start, so my battery got fried because something was draining it paid 200$ for a new one because auto nation said they didnt touch the car because it didnt need an update but what gets me is they had to plug into it to find out it didnt need an update, then the car started saying (shifter to park) got GM corporate involved and they made an appointment 1/13/2020 at Chapman for me to take my car in to figure out that I needed a new wiring harness from the shifter to the transmission and they updated the ECM module but yet auto nation said it didnt need the update, so basically the auto nation doesnt want to take responsibility for the car messing up. I haven't took the car to the dealership yet. Have been too close to being run off the interstate, hit when entering from on-ramp, rear-ended in heavy traffic. I have looked on line and at least a couple of law firms have clients for the lemon malibu 2018 model. Battery and electric system was still on, but the dash and everything else dimmed out as well. The mph dropped to about 25 mph. The driver sustained injuries to her hip, soft tissue, lower back, whiplash, and neck and medical attention was provided. I am concerned with this model being made in april of 2018, and the chevy malibu class action law suite on "engine power being reduced". The contact stated that while her daughter was driving a 2018 chevrolet malibu at approximately 50 mph, the stabilitrak warning light suddenly illuminated as power was reduced causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. 2018 Chevrolet Malibu Edit Common Problems & Repairs Near 98848 6 Recalls Found To see if your specific car is affected, enter your VIN. My car began to shake, the engine light was blinking, stability track light was on, and an icon came up saying that the 'service stablitrek.' I'm only 19 and was just 18 when I brought my car on my own in the first place and now I'm stuck without anything to do. It has been approximately two months since replacing this part. Please help! It took almost 5 minutes for it to respond to shut the alarm off but it would let me lock the doors while sitting inside it. The driver sustained injuries to the pelvic area and around her waist from the seat belt that required medical attention. Then my speed was reduced and I could not accelerate. Turns felt much slower going uphill when driving in residential areas. I cant afford another car. The failure mileage was approximately 2,141. It pops back up every now and then. P2138 throwing off code and goes into engine reduce power mode it's dangerous. When I called the closest chevrolet dealership, I was told it would be days before they could even look at it. This also occurs when the car is stationary and engine is off for several hours. P0317 and other codes. Shift to park light comes on when it was already put in park and shut car off. The cars reduced engine light keeps coming on and off, slowing down on the freeway and the traction lights keep coming on. The recall ecm caused engine to stall as I was driving up a hill, I accelerated to make up for the delay and veered into a parked car causing my car to over turn on the hood. My car constantly gives an error saying the power is being reduced to the engine. Initially, performance chevrolet (1005 w ehringhaus st, elizabeth city, nc 27909, 252-338-9100) was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure with the service center manager. I have two jobs so I do spend a lot of time driving and this is scary not knowing if my car is truly safe to be on the road. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and referred her to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. What I'm trying to find out if there have been any other complaints or concern regarding this issue. It is very dangerous to drive it like this. While driving 25 mph, another vehicle unexpectedly turned left and caused the contact to crash into the front driver's side door of the vehicle. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. If traffic would have been heavy it may not have turned out this way. Dishonest business!!! Mid-way home I received an engine performance notification on my dash, but other than that it seemed safe with no diminished speed. While adding fuel to the tank, the fuel would bubble at the top and stop. This puts occupants in danger of being rear ended, stuck in snow/mud or hit from behind while pulled over trying to reset vehicle. And each time I take it to the dealership I am given another gm car to drive and strangely enough I don't have any issue with the loaner car(s) I have driven that have the electric steering. Please see your dealer for service. We have had this car since 2020 & frequently the "reduced engine power" warning comes on & the car will not/or very slowly accellortate. There is a recall related to an ecm malfunction. The cause of the failure was not determined. I was told that my ecm maifunction repair recall fix was not was yet available by my dealership,garrett moters, co0lidge, az 85128. There was a burning odor in car for short period of time after incident. !Reduced Engine Power!! 41 miles per hour in heavy friday traffic on 10/7/2022 and the check engine light lit up and the car dropped to about 20 miles per hour and would not pick up speed. Sensor in the parking shift module is malfunctioning. What happens when the car cant be placed in Park? IT IS CONCERNING THAT THE VEHICLE IS NEVER FULLY IN PARK MODE OR THAT THE VEHICLE IS NEVER FULLY TURNED OFF AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF UNATTENDED.. The vehicle was destroyed. I was driving on a crowded city street in st. Louis and my car suddenly reduced power and I saw a message on my dash that said engine power reduced! The approximate failure mileage was 20. The engine icon was still on though. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Chevy Malibu Engine Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Chevy Malibu Transmission Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Chevy Malibu Electrical Problems: Confidentiality Guarantee: We keep your information completely confidential and will not send you spam or sell your information. When this happens, the car's speed reduces to ~25 mph and it's incredibly hard to accelerate past that. My check engine light has not gone back off since 1 day ago. When I was on the highway, it stalled causing me to have to pull over onside the road. Click on other model year to view more problems: 2017 2019 2020 2021. Ive been researching and trying to find any kind of options. Several fault codes were present. In the meantime picking my daughter up from work pulled out thought I did something wrong until I saw something say shift to park. We were fortunate enough to be able to get off the road. My 2018 malibu has the "shift to park" issue. The repair shop claimed to not know why it suddenly stopped while driving, however, they were able to get it started again. And my check engine light came on. I took the car for inspection to chevrolet dealer but I was told they will take weeks to find the exact issue. On the freeway going about 70mph. The, Check engine on and kicking into high RPM. The first time I noticed this issue was shortly after buying the car in sept of 2018. I have replaced the wire harness or transition switch where my shifter is located. I pressed the push start and it turned on but wouldn't start. it went back to normal shortly after that but then randomly steering issues started happening. This car was sold as a brand new car. As I was driving with cruise control on a freeway at 70 mph the car suddenly displayed a warning to reduce speed. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. Which is throttle/pedal position sensor. The contact stated that the brake vacuum pump was repaired; however, the camshaft sensor was not yet replaced due to the part not being available. It has been doing this almost since new and it now has 18,500 miles on it. The check engine warning light was illuminated. My car was bought new in december 2018. I had to apply a little greater force to the steering to remain in my lane of traffic and when I did I overcorrected and almost hit another vehicle. Im a dialysis technician. There is only 35000 miles on this vehicle. Pulled over in traffic restarted. The contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The air bags did not deploy. I have asked various ddepartments at the dealership and gm financial for assistance with this issue but to no avail. This happens on a daily basis. While attempting to merge onto the highway, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. I tried pulling out of my driveway and it would barely move. So now the miles are at 59,000 miles no warranty. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). 18V358000. In may of 2020 I took my vehicle to a chevrolet dealership in woodbridge,va for a ecm recall on my vehicle. They told me it was something with the idle sensor the fixed it. The recall 3 isn192221960. Local mechanic said it was a recall item, but I havent seen any. When put in park, vehicle does not recognize it is in park upon engine shut off and will not cut the electric signal to the car. While driving engine warning function low power. Yesterday I picked my car up from Chapman 1/27/2020, they replaced the wiring harness from the shifter to the transmission, today 1/28/2020 Im getting the same message shift to park. However, sometimes the vehicle sputters for a while, not for a consistent period of time, and eventually acceleration kicks in and the vehicle performs acceptably. Operated car less than 5mph approx. I drove it to the nearest dealership in kokomo, in. I have owned this vehicle for 3 months now, since week two "engine power reduced" has been a big problem for me I took it in to mission bay chevy in san diego the problem went from every once in awhile to non stop. I'm not the smartest but I would not think a 0 external part could destroy and engine and take your braking function without any warning.
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