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While traveling at 60 mph, lost power for a split second then regained. About 5 miles toward destination, at a traffic light I was attempting to make a right turn & when I accelerated, the car completely died with line of traffic behind me. Should this car have died in the midst of heavy rush hour traffic we could have caused a serious accident with a chain reaction of vehicles piling up behind me & possible injuries.. we were slowly creeping around the corner trying to catch a clear path to proceed when the car went dead. There have previously been problems when after driving for 30 minutes then returning to the car it would not start, cranked but not start with no warning lights present.. but after repeated restart attempts it would start maybe an hour later. But this time it died in traffic 3 days ago and we had to be towed home, it still will not start. I've read online about many other Malibu owners having similar problems with concerns of accidents. No engine or dash lights came on and a dealer could not get it to code. The unsafe problem is the car dying in the traffic with no warning in front of a long line of traffic.
I have a 2010 and repeatedly have issues. It has been to the dealer as it completely lost power in rush hour. Car dash said service ABS, power, saver mode, traction control, service ESC and then died. I took to shop and they replaced the PCM is what they told me. Car has since had lose of power, sluggish, dies periodically, and now almost 3 years after thousand dollar repair not to mention the air bag light that is on that they are telling me will cost at least 1000 dollars as well to repair as my car is out of warranty and that it is a saftey concern. My car died again while coming through a intersection and the P0341 has come up and been replace3D four times since February 2019. This car is a danger and I am forced to drive it when it runs as I have so much money invested I cant afford a new one. I have also replaced the throttle body and just about every sensor under the hood including spark plugs and battery and car is still acting up. Why are they not helping us. Someone is going to get killed. It stalls suddenly and with little to no warning. I am terrified to Transport my kids in this car. Please help us'
Transmission failure, car will turn off on interstate or highway without warning, car will shut down while driving, roll backwards, won't accelerate. Had to get towed 3 times! after new transmission, sensors and fuel pump injector, the car is still doing the same thing ! this is a safety hazard and a lack of responsibility for defected products and price gauging mechanics ! problem is still existing. I see this car is under many recalls and the transmission was built in Korea!
- Huntsville, AL, USA
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Brake light constantly fluctuating without the brake being pressed, very dangerous for me and my child, headlights constantly going out specifically the front passenger side, almost go cause an accident and people thing I'm the one pressing the brakes, it does this when driving or when it parked, if I tap the brake it'll go off for a few second then come right back on. Also car keep throwing a code saying it's running rich even tho I can locate the problem I believe it has something to do with a senseor or wiring or the fuel injector, if there are any recalls for this vehicle I would lie for them to be fix all at once because I have to use this card daily for myself and my daughter and I just want it to be safe for my child and I as well as other drivers in the road.
Car intermittently stalls going home from work, and around town. Never stalls in the early morning (dark out). The warmer the outside temperature is the more it stalls, with the hottest day so far causing the car to have to be towed because it would not restart until the next day when it was cooler out. Most stalls happen within 7 to 15 minutes on the second trip of the day (around 2 pm), and the car has to sit for 20 seconds or longer before it will restart. No check engine light comes on for this event. The electrical power is still on when this happens. The stall is quiet and pressing the gas peddle only speeds up how fast it stalls. Most of the stalls happen at 1500 RPM or less, and 45 mph or less. The stalls happen while moving, accelerating, slowing down, while stopped in gear, and stopped in park. The event feels like the engine power cuts out with no warning, and the RPM gauge and car start slowing down. If the car can coast for 15 to 20 seconds, it has fixed itself and stopped stalling (as long as rpms did not drop too far) on a few occasions. Car has been to dealer 3 times, and is going back again next week for same unfixed issue. Most driving is city driving, and it has only stalled 2 times when driving at speeds around 55 mph. Car has stalled 51 times since January of this year, with some almost causing accidents. It is stalling more and more the warmer it gets outside. Dealer work during this time that did not fix issue are, spark plugs and wires, timing chain and computer, battery, cleaned throttle body and injectors. During the stall events, my live scanner tool reports both O2 sensors got to 0.00 volts from start of stall to end of stall. The short term fuel trim goes into the 30 range (lean), when stalling while moving but not when at a stop. None of this logs any codes in the computer. Very scary, having your car stop without warning in traffic.
There is a problem with the fuse box located in the trunk. My car has completely lost engine power while driving on multiple occasions. Fuel pump, alternator, and battery have needed replaced. There is a short in or near this rear fuse box. Fuel pump relay has been replaced, and connections greased. Temporarily fixed, then a few days later shuts off while running. From researching, this appears to be extremely common with this model across multiple years, with the wire leading to the fuel pump relay burning up and shorting. Clearly poor wiring. At least three times my car has completely shut down while in motion with no warning at all. Multiple crank/no start situations as well. My next option is to replace the entire fuse block, but that will not fix wiring design. Have been towed multiple times in a short period of time.
Headlight continues to go out, replace with new one only lasts a few days. Also if you shut off car to go gas car doesnt restart. This happens every time get gas.
Engine reduced power. Vehicle "engine reduced power light" activates and vehicle is unresponsive and stalls, shakes violently. Numerous complaints online involving GM models. Issued special coverage adjustment, but will not cover all vehicles with the same problem.
The first time my vehicle died while driving I was slowing down to turn right. The engine died and I turned off the vehicle, tried to restart and it would not stay started. I had it towed to the dealership and they could not duplicate the problem or get the car to give them codes so they had me pick it up. The 2nd time the car died on the freeway a week later. I was going 60mph trying to keep acceleration when it lost power. Thankfully I was near an exit and I was able to pull to the side of the exit. Again had it towed to the dealership. They duplicated the problem but have not been able to figure out what's causing it.
My 2010 Chevy Malibu is having fuel system issues. The vehicle is leaking gas from the fuel tank located in the back of the vehicle near the exhaust system. The vehicle tends to leak when it is not in motion.
Plastic fuel line from fuel pump on top of tank cracked leaking fuel all over top of fuel tank. I do not know when the crack first appeared, but the car was leaking gas in the driveway.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. Howard Pontiac of amhurst, Illinois was made aware of the failure and performed a fuel pump relay and seat belt recalls on the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The NHTSA campaign numbers were unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated when the vehicle was taken for a routine oil change, the technician informed him that there was no oil in the vehicle and there was a fuel odor present in the oil. The contact stated that he would check the oil level every 1,000 miles and discovered that he would have to add a quart to a quart and half of oil to the engine. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also mentioned that he had contacted several dealers and was informed there were no recalls pertaining to excessive oil consumption. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.
Vehicle has service airbag on repeatedly, seat belt alarm goes off even when seat belt is properly fastened. While driving car suddenly lost power and service ESC, service traction control, engine power reduced. Car suddenly dropped down to 27 mph in the middle of traffic. I was able to avoid a serious accident by suddenly turning into a parking lot. This is very dangerous and can be fatal if occurs on freeway. No one can provide any reason as to why this keeps happening. I have no warranty on vehicle and purchased from a dealer 3 years ago. I have called the dealer and have had car looked at but the only suggestion is to blindly replace different sensors and parts. We need a recall done so no lives are lost due to this severe car malfunction.
While driving at various speeds, the service ESC, traction control, and reduced engine power warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. Car also misfired. Taken to independent auto repair shop, throttle body replaced. Codes found at garage PO300, P2135. Began 2/12/16 and randomly happened through 3/9/16
Driving on the highway surrounded by 18 wheelers. Suddenly my traction light and service engine light came on and the reduced power notification came on, the car slowed to about 10 miles an hour very suddenly and the car was shaking violently. Pulled to side of road, waited and restarted car, worked fine for about an hour. This problem has happened multiple times on highway and in city - very dangerous. Dealership has been no help to fix the problem. Replaced throttle body and two sensors and issue still remains
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- Paris, KY, USA