Driving down the interstate (with my family) at 70mph and loose power. It has started out of no where, After driving, vehicle parked and gear shift to park. Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. Twice this week as I would come to a stop light a notification would come up in the dashboard saying something regarding the steering assist and all of my lights would come on inside the dashboard then the car would shut off I don't exactly know what causes it so turn back on but I would turn it on and off and the first couple times it would just click then all of a sudden it'll crank back up. When I started my vehicle back up again I still received the same message. Shift to park error. I went to get it diagnosed at autozone and the code p2097 came up. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Car stopped while driving on a highway with a message on dash saying 'engine power is reduced.' I had no hazard lights, no radio, no dashboard, nothing. Once it crank fully it accelerated at a high rate of speed just barely missing the car in front of me. Lights and radio will not turn off until warning goes away. Just went back out at lunch time and now no lights and it was driving fine until I tried shutting off and the "shift to park" wouldn't go off no matter how much I tried to wiggle the handle. Seat belt would not release while buckling, stuck in the unbuckled position. One dealer was notified and was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. Sometimes I can just return the car to drive and then put it in to park again, but I have had several incidences where I was unable to turn off my vehicle after 10 or more tries to get it in to park. General motors needs to recognize the problem and resolve it by recalling these vehicles, and notifying vehicle owners of this defect before someone gets injured or killed and should also reimburse customers for the repairs which they had to pay out of pocket! The diagnostic message received on april 7, 2017 was "an issue with the emissions/ engine power reduced/engine stalled". New harness from trans to shifter. It is not surprising (at least to me) that gm still has issues with their seat belts. Lost power brakes. Stationary. The car is currently at the dealership having the shifter assembly replaced, which will cost over 0 in parts and labor. I took it back and forth to the dealership about 5 times before they finally replaced the turbo valve. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact drove to art moehn chevrolet honda (2200 seymour rd, jackson, mi 49201, 517-787-7700) where it was diagnosed that there was a defective camshaft that burst and spread metal fragments throughout the engine. As time went on it would go total black no lights no onstar can not put in gear. I have been working from home since march 15, 2020, so I probably put approximately 200 miles on the vehicle since the ecm was replaced. I was on a regular city street but am worried when I return to work after my vacation I will get stranded. The vehicle will not shut off. The first time it happened it was in motion on the highway and a message appeared on the dashboard, "engine power is reduced." The battery voltage seemed fine and ranged from 13.7 volts to 14.5 volts depending on revs etc. 2018 offers improvements, and buyers should avoid 2016 and older models with more problems. My brake boosters went out and I paid 0 now something odd is happening to my brakes with the air or pressure. the car was going 80 mph when the message came on this time. I had to wait until monday. The contact stated that the gear shift had to be jiggled or changed into another gear various times before the instrument panel displayed that the shift was in park. However, this was the weekend so I had to wait until monday. NOTHING WORKED INCLUDING HAZARD LIGHTS. In fact, GM released Special Coverage N192210570 that affects over 250,000 vehicles. I worked for general motors for 14 years. I understand this is a well known issue with the models between 2016-2018 but gm has failed to recall these vehicles. And now drives a little funny. It's frustrating, time consuming and noisy as if you do not see the message and go to open the door, it beeps noisily notifying you that the car is not off. So today december 15, 2020 I took it back to chevy and getting it checked. I have refused to let her drive it to college at this point and the car is sitting in my driveway. It never happens when I take it in but I have made dealership aware. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. I received steering assist reduce multiple times on the vehicle. He concluded the condition was caused by a damaged piston. It does not have a trunk release inside, you have to use your FOB or get out of the car and open it. I still owe 14,000 on the vehicle I'm livid. For next week. This is a very problematic issue. My vehicle has recently displayed a message telling me to shift to park, even though the vehicle is in park. The failure mileage was 79,000. I was able to drive it home at the 20mph speed. This is scary because it was instant and I could have been on the freeway when this occurred. This car has already been fixed for the recall involved and this is still happening. Landmark Supreme Court Decision Made in Lemberg Laws Facebook Robocalling Suit, Lemberg Law Wins Class Certification in Robocall Case. Repair is upwards of 00-00. Asked by GuruLZMTP Mar 23, 2019 at 10:25 PM about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu LS FWD. I was on a highway in warren oh driving to work traveling at 65 mph in the left lane. The first time at 30,000+ miles, and now again at 74,000+ miles. No speed. If you're looking for a safe car for your family member this is not the car. My car will randomly go into engine reduced power mode causing my car to drop from whatever speed I'm at to 30-40mph, almost causing an accident. I do not drive fast or deprive my car of regular maintenance. 451 n. This is a major defect that is reoccurring. I had 2 inches of water in the spare tire compartment along with a soaked trunk which caused a terrible smell. The vehicle displays shift to park. Also the car is dying when the car does come to a stop so that you have to put it in park and start it again. This car is consider a lemon at this point and I would like for someone to contact me at [xxx]. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. The most common problem with the 2017 Chevy Malibu auto stop system is that the vehicle does not turn back on. I had a check engine light come on at about 25k miles while driving on the highway. So far, I was told after 1 year of trying to fix the issue and hundreds of dollars spent on rental cars because this issue is not deemed a warranty issue, they gave me 00 to purchase another gm vehicle, never addressing the issue of the safety concerns I have with the car. Took pump off to find something that looked like carbon build-up in the oil screen on the pump took pump apart to find the inside is broken in many places and the out side gear or shaft broken too I do. Intermittent shifts, no reverse, mil illuminated happened in rush hour traffic, could not move out of ems workers way because of reverse failure. I am right around the time where my warranty would be over, and I have having issues with a car that I drive on the highway for 90-95% of the vehicles life. When I called them this morning I was told by a service technician that multiple customers have brought their cars in for the same issue. Shift to park error when parking vehicle. 2nd scenario/incident:when at a full stop at an upward steep road after I release the break and accelerate the message "steering assist is reduced, drive with care" will appear on the dash and the car will not move forward it will roll backward until the break is pressed it will stop rolling back. I know of a another car same make and model having the same exact problem and we are not getting anywhere with this issue. Luckily there was relatively light traffic. It may work for 3 miles, then completely shut down. Maybe thats why so many consumers opt to drive the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact turned the vehicle off and, upon attempting to restart the engine, the Key could not be detected message appeared. I have to re-start car to get it in park. This happens weekly at least. By the time I reached my stop sign, approximately 100ft, the brakes worked normally. I have took it to the deal three time and their everything is okay their the problem the next day same thing happen and it will comes up on the dashboard that I`m losing power. Afterwards, the vehicle was not able to be driven over 20 mph. Worst 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Problems #1: "Shift To Park" Alert 2017 Malibu Average Cost to Fix: $300 Average Mileage: 28,000 mi #2: Check Engine Light On 2017 Malibu Average Cost to. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Show more Show. Second incident, noticed fluid on driveway, took car to dealership and they stated the vacuum pump was leaking, changed gasket. Whats even more critical is the recall issued by Chevy related to the fuel system. Even though you're in park. I need to know is there a recall on this engine in this car since they cannot fix the problem with my car. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. I have a 2017 malibu. If my reaction time wasn't a fast as it was today, I would have been seriously hurt, or worse. Remember, a vehicle needs air, fuel, and spark to run. I have never had issues like this with any other vehicle. We researched online and found the class action suit for "accelerator pedal sensor" being faulty. The contact was informed that the gear shifter wiring harness and switch were damaged and needed to be replaced. Went bad but the battery had drained too and they refused to replace battery. So mechanic comes and says there is nothing wrong with your bulbs. The car will be driving fine and all of a sudden I engine power reduced pop up in the car. The contact was informed that a senior adviser from the manufacturer would call back within two days. The car would not start back up. The car is not even 2 years old. Sometime the driver side window will not go up or down. I went to nearest car mechanic and the mechanic told me it was safe that's normal and it was safe so I proceeded to goto work the next day. I cut the car off to try to restart it and it did allow me to turn but there was immediate smoke released from car. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered., We see other braking concerns, including Service Bulletin #17-NA-042. Lastly, last night(7/8/20)I attempted to turn on my car and back out of my driveway. They said they've heard about this problem before, and said they could fix it. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the traction control and check engine warning indicators illuminated. THE RAPID JERKING HAS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES ON DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH WHILE COATING, FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND FOOT NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. This has since happened five additional times and is happening at a more rapid rate. Well coming to a stop at a red light the vehicle shuts off with no power. After accelerating to 60 mph, there was a message that appear on my dashboard that read engine power reduced. Also google comments and post indicated this is a complaint by many and should be a considered for a recall. 48 hours later the engine light is back on. I was unable to accelerate and was luckily able to drive to an emergency lane while cars and semi trucks were behind me and almost hit me. When I turn the car off is when the alert happens, then you have to restart the car and take out of gear and try again. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. There are a number of cars having this same issue awaiting this same repair .. At the exact time of my awaiting. I took it to the repair shop the warranty company silver rock recommended. Coming home from florida to athens alabama we stopped at a rest stop and I noticed my brakes was really hard to push and made a awful noise. As the that the accelerator pedal sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 97,000. The car does not register that the car has already been stopped and switched to park. So I am unable to turn off the car properly due to this. I was driving 35mph on city street going straight on the road and all of a sudden my car slowed down to 10mph. I shut my car off for a couple minutes, restarted and went on my way for about 30 seconds when it happened again. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and while idling, the vehicle stalled and shutoff without warning. Gm dealer witnessed the problem. After putting foot on brake and pressing ignition button on to start the vehicle, and then immediately pressing ignition button to stop vehicle ( without touching shift), the message does not return. Steering assistance reduced drive with care warning appears on dash right before I'm going to accelerate after being stopped. Mileage 76,473. *tr, Intermittently when the car has been shifted into park and turned off a message on the driver control screen states to shift to park and will leave the car battery on and will beep the doors are open. Engine light comes on as well as the traction control light. Looked online to see if this was a common problem and as it turns out, there's a class action lawsuit in litigation about this very issue. I FILED A BBB CLAIM TO HELP RESOLVE THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. On or about may 17 and on may 22 2018, the engine stalled when I attempted to enter an intersection after stopping at a stop sign. The check engine light was also on I have received an email to that effect every month thereafter, and to date. Vehicle has "reduced engine power" multiple times error displayed and will stall anywhere in traffic causing dangerous situations. Gov/odi/tsbs/2020/mc-10186071-9999. If I can't get my car to recognize it's in park, I can't leave my car because the battery will not turn off until it recognizes it's in park. My engine light also came on. While driving in the high way warning engine light came on with engine reduced power and my gas pedal stopped responding and my speed was reduced dramatically while driving almost caused me to crash. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. This same problem happens on our 2018 chevy malibu over 5 times since we owned it too and it's getting worse! I researched this problem online and found numerous complaints about this for my particular model and find that very irresponsible of gm to not take responsibility on this issue and fix it. Car would not go over 30 miles and hour. I am waiting to hear back from the dealership. (see phone records) I am unsure of the mileage however; I do confirm it was within the 30 days of me purchasing the car and I spoke with a service rep by the name of guy. But this time. THIS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIME WITH THE CAR HAVING NO POWER THAT I CANT EVEN PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. I should not have to sit there and wrestle with the transmission shifter to get this to turn off. The mechanic retrieved fault code: p0138 (engine control module (ecm). This same issue has happened at least a dozen times and, thank fully, never while I was driving at posted speed limits. Fixed 2019. While driving the car down the road a message displayed saying "engine power is reduced" and I could not drive the car over 20 miles per hour. Next, check to see if there is a start/stop deactivation switch on Your dashboard,. If your motor runs fine and suddenly dies, one of these three things is abruptly taken away. Its caused by a defective switch in the transmission controller and requires replacement. But car drove fine afterwords luckily it hasn't happened on highway speeds or with my daughter in the car . Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. As I was turning left from a stop light accelerating on the interstate on ramp from 20 to 40 mph (approximately) the "check engine light" came on, the engine slowed down and lost power, and "traction control light" came on even though it was not engaged. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. As we were going 75mph down the highway the vehicle started deaccelerating with the check engine light with the following message appearing on the screen 'engine power reduced' we had to quickly pull over to the side of the road to avoid having a wreck. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The vehicle was not repaired. I purchased this vehicle back in august 2018. They did diagnostic and said it was shift harness. While driving my 2017 chevrolet malibu on the highway with my son in the car, the driver screen dash flashed a message 'engine power reduced', the check engine light turned on, and the car immediately lost power making it difficult to drive safely. It is very expensive and unfortunate that they will not cover this issue regardless of miles, knowing that this can happen to the 2017 chevy malibu's at any time. Moreover, the system remains off even after the hood is closed, effectively disabling the. I did not find anything that made me feel unsafe to finish my drive home, but I do want to raise attention to this so it can be looked into so this doesnt happen to other people. A few days later the light returned and I called again. I just purchased this vehicle in nov 2019. The vehicle was not repaired. Engine light on continually and never went off; I drove to dealer who said the gas cap area of fuel line was leaking; needs to be replaced they said and tried to order it from gm but they do not have the part; they ordered the part and cannot tell me when it is coming. The engine losses a significant amount power dropping my vehicles speed down to around 30-40mph putting not only my family and myself in danger but other drivers as well. The engine reduce light and check engine lite continues to come on causing my car to lose speed while driving. Why is a brand new car having this issue?. Why is gm ignoring this issue? If I can show that the windshield does not meet federal glass standards perhaps they might help with the added cost of replacement. The contact called the local dealer and was provided an estimate for the diagnostic fee; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Bluetooth alone does not provide full functions. I had to coast to the shoulder and wait for a tow truck to take it to the dealership. I have had o2 sensors replaced twice, wire harness replaced, accelerator pedal replaced, pre-catalytic converter errors, mis-fire errors, catalytic converter replaced, rear wheel bearings. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. Please enter a valid phone number. They removed and replaced the ecm. After moving the gear shifter back & forth, the error message finally goes off. This requires the car to be restarted, shifted out of park and back into park and shut down again, often multiple times. The contact stated while driving 80 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but felt rigid, causing the contact to almost stand up and forcefully depress the pedal. The car shifted in to gears and accelerated. I had been hearing a "grinding" sound but thought it was from the brake pads needing to be replaced and this was incident was from the calipers being over extended. Shift to park message is displayed after the vehicle is parked. All we can do is wait and try to start it until luckily it did. The contact also stated that while merging onto a highway at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. I assumed it was just a computer glitch or issue, until now at about 35k miles, on the same trip, the check engine light came on with the same "engine power reduced" warning came on. Throttle position sensor is falfuctioning. I currently have it at the dealership and am being told they can find nothing wrong despite four different people in my car witnessing it happen to me more than once and my providing a log of every time it's happened. It usually happens when I am at a red light for longer than 30 seconds. The vehicle was taken to autonation (500 washington boulevard, laurel, md 20707, (866) 525-2985), but was not diagnosed or repaired. Was driving to work at 5:00 am today and merged onto a busy highway. The car was no longer in warranty so we took it to our local mechanic who said it was the same issue. I purchased this vehicle for my son in january 2017. Has happened on the high way and streets. I am worried that this will stop the engine in a critical situation. The contact stated that a message received on the instrument panel advising that vehicle was not in park. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Stabilitrak Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Steering Problems: Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Chevy Malibu Water Leak Problems: Confidentiality Guarantee: We keep your information completely confidential and will not send you spam or sell your information. I have reached out to gm to complain, however they have not been helpful nor are they experts in fixing transmission/ emissions issues. I took it to autozone for a diagnosis and it's the throttle pedal position being farther apart than allowed. Then I would drive seemingly fine, then boom, on the highway going 65-70, and the engine is reducing power, and I'm scrambling to get over. I am not able to shut off the vehicle. The contact's husband was driving at 40 mph, when the vehicle's power was reduced to 20 - 25 mph. None of the above answers are correct. The issue happened once more on the same day then stopped for about two weeks before it did it again and took more than just pushing on shifter to allow vehicle to shut off. No code returned " however they have changes that cell everytime I take it in for service. Turbo 115,306 miles new throttle body 2 new accelerater pedals 2 new maf sensors completely rebuilt ac system brand new vacuum brake pump NOW the turbo just went out. 77 by woodall chevrolet in danville, virginia. The check engine light is still on. It's been over a year since I've reported the problem, and now I'm worried I may have too many miles for this problem to be taken care of. Got in the car and it started up. 2017 cehvrolet malibu. Car has total of 27k miles on it- issue began to occur around 15k miles. The repair company stated my car is having a computer issue. This class action lawsuit was filed in the u. S. District court for the eastern district of michigan by three separate plaintiffs in wisconsin, minnesota and maryland, car complaints reports. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. Also will stop hard due to gears shifting too soon which results in reverse not engaging unless you shift off and then back to reverse a second time. Randomly shuts down while driving. One has to wonder what the Malibu is measuring up against. Been to dealership 3 times for the same problem. This appears to be a widespread issue with these vehicles. I do not wish to wear out the starter either. They fixed that problem. While merging into traffic my 2017 malibu's power reduced (reduced power indicator appeared) which resulted in my inability to control the speed/acceleration. And the steering assist started last week. They have no clue of what's happening. Have had numerous issues with this. This is putting everyone in my car at risk as we are not able to accelerate fast enough if anything were to happen. It happened once and then after that it was like almost every time I park my car. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the engine power reduced message displayed and the traction control warning light illuminated. The U.S. accumulator recall is expected to begin December 14, 2020. I experience this problem several time within the last month. The vehicle was unable to physically shift into the park gear, but the car was also incapable of detecting the shift. It is doing this on a regular basis now. The check engine light was still on but reduced engine power light off. SHIFT TO PARK?