This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The vehicle engine reduced power while on the highway causing abrupt drop in speed to lower than the speed limit almost causing an accident and a bumper to bumper collision.
The car is a 2018 and the dealer says the transmission control shifter is bad. The car reads it's in park but says shift to park to shut car off. In talking with others found out several people have reported this problem as well. I just bought it used in July 2020 with 41000 miles and it's been doing this since I got it off and on. I took it to dealer to report problems before I had it 30 days and was told they couldn't duplicate the issues.
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 then have to go through each gear and jiggle the shifter numerous times to get it to turn off the vehicle. This sometimes takes up to a half hour of sitting in my vehicle doing that. It is becoming more and more frequent, to the point it is several times a day now. I have read where massive amounts of people have this problem and feel this should definitely be a recall item as it is definitely a manufacturer defect
Vehicle ECM fails when accelerating. Loses power/shuts down. Cannot enter freeways, pass, or perform other maneuvers requiring sudden increase power demands. ECM fails to record incident. Every time. Every day. Updated ECM software does not work. Reset check engine mode shuts down other vehicle functions. Have been too close to being run off the interstate, hit when entering from on-ramp, rear-ended in heavy traffic. NHTSA does not investigate because death and injury cannot be linked to failures because the module does not record issues/failures. There is no fix. Every day you get in your car and wonder if today is the day you die because your vehicle failed to perform at a critical moment. Now vehicle shut downs while driving on level surfaces, at constant speed, with no additional demands. Am installing cams to record traffic conditions and vehicle warnings displayed on dash since ECM does not record failures. I believe a thorough investigation into all rear end collisions involving 2018 Malibu should be conducted since the vital link, the ECM record, has been disabled by manufacturer.
- Benton, IL, USA
Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...
My 2018 Chevrolet Malibu has a problem when shifting from drive into park. The message on my dash says " shift to park " even though it is in park. And you can not shut off the engine. You can try shifting it back into drive or low and then go back to park but we get the same message " shift to park " and again even though it is in park, you can not shut off the engine. Isn't this a dangerous situation ?
When vehicle is shifted into park and the vehicle is turned off, "shift to park" displays on the vehicles screen and will not allow the vehicle to fully turn off. In order to have the light turn off, sometimes you have to wiggle the gear shift around whereas sometimes you have to press the start button and shift between gears a few times.
On, July 15, 2020 my car gave a "shift to park"message on the dash after I had placed my car in park. I continued to have this error for the next few days, I made an appointment with my dealership. The issue is you are stranded in your car until you can wiggle the gear shift into place sometimes upto 20 minutes. The vehicle is stationary and in the park gear, however the car never turns off. The start button is illuminated amber and dings for assistance. This can possibly drain a battery. The dealership charged $518 to repair a known GM issue. GM customer service admitted to it and so did the service advisor, I received a "new" improved version of transmission control assembly. Probably should be a recall or class action suit.
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that gear selector was placed in the park position and the vehicle was turned off however, the electrical system remained in operation. The contact called wally edgar Chevrolet (3805 S lapeer rd, orion charter township, mi 48360) and the dealer was informed of the failure. The contact stated that the power train was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
Reduced engine power notification in mid drive on freeway causing car to come to low speed in a 70 mph heavy traffic flow. Multiple vehicles swerve to avoid contact (accident). Unable to pull over quickly as it happened out of no where. Unable to accelerate.
Car shut off in the middle of driving. With no engine light on. Engine light randomly comes on every other week. Tps doesn't function properly. Idles high some days then drives normally. Sensors was changed engine light comes back on a week later with same code vacuum sensor, maf,
When putting vehicle into park vehicle will give message saying that the vehicle is not in park when it clearly is in park. I sometimes have to turn the vehicle off or mess with the gear shift for a little while for the message to finally go because the vehicle itself will not power off until the message goes away. This could be a safety issue and Chevy needs to address this asap! these are brand new cars that are doing this and there shouldn't be any issues with it being a brand new car. They need to make it a service bulltin and or recall.
Vehicle transmission not entering in parking, causing vehicle to move forward or back if put on parking. This could cause accident and serious injuries. This might be a sensor or and electrical failure in the gear selector, because if you wiggle the selector sometimes it will go away. Vehicle will show message vehicle not in parking.
Since July 2019 my vehicle has continually shown a check engine light with the message, power engine reduced on the dashboard. When this occurs, the rpms increase drastically and vehicle can not go over 30 mph. This has happened on highways and main roads. It is very dangerous because I can be going 65 mph on the highway and all of a sudden it drops down to 30mph. This has almost caused accidents multiple times. I have attached multiple service records where I have had the vehicle worked on, but yet the issue still occurs at anytime. The vehicle is very unsafe to drive. There has been recalls on this issue and although he dealerships say they fixed it for my vehicle, it still occurs. I have contacted GM and have not gotten an answer or had the problem resolved and it has been over a month I have been working with them. There last reasoning for not giving me a resolution was because they were waiting on service records, yet I called the dealerships and had the service records in less than an hour.
My transmission has had multiple repairs since I've gotten my vehicle. The vehicle had to go in for several months while they fixed the transmission but once I got it back it instantly had another transmission issue. It has also had the shifter replaced, which is another transmission issue.
While driving on the freeway at speeds of up to 80 mph at random times the car will suddenly slow itself down to 20 mph and the dash will message that engine power is reduced. It's a serious problem that is dangerous to not only the people in the vehicle but all other vehicles on the road also.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
- Petersburg, VA, USA