We then took the car to chevy, we were told they couldn't see the problem and the mechanic who takes the engine apart to check was bust the next couple of days. It displays a message 'engine power is reduced'. This is not covered under the bumper-to-bumper warranty since it is over 3 years old, but I only have 28,800 miles on the car. No one called me back and the engine light went out . We are simply being told to buy a newer vehicle rather then someone taking ownership of this issue. There are so many factors that can disallow auto start/stop operation you may not experience it during the first 10 minutes of operation and in extreme cold the engine may not shut off at all. Noticed after heavy rains as well as when using the car wash. . This is a hazardous issue and need attention immediately. The message was received each time the gear was shifted into park. This turn off also causes the radio screen to go black for a short time until it restarts. Will 'correct' itself. Its gotten to the point where I cant even use it anymore. The car shut up as normal for the energy saver feature, but when the light turned green and I took my foot off the break and tried to accelerate the care would not move. They ran diagnostics on it and this time they stated it could have been due to the cold weather and said a oil change might help. It took me several tries to rest the car. Fast forward to this september 2020 and it started up again and has been on and off since. I have received numerous e-mails from on-star with engine error codes as well as 5 messages saying there is an issue with the electric drive unit in the car. 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. This keeps happening. 2. I was on the highway trying to pass another car, but while I stepped on the accelerator pedal the engine power reduce with engine light came on and my car started loosing it's speed. One can only imagine the fear I had. My brake boosters went out and I paid 0 now something odd is happening to my brakes with the air or pressure. I had no where to get off the interstate and pulled over on the side. NO ERROR LIGHTS OR ANY VISIBLE SIGNS THAT SOMETHING WAS EVER WRONG. The contact stated upon coming to a complete stop, the vehicle shut off and the warning messages "power engine low", "steering reduced; be careful" were displayed. 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. They said it was an issue with the dash board reporting less gas than is in the tank. I only had 11989 miles on it and it is 1 year old. 2017 chevy malibu auto stop disablemagnetic toys for toddlers. But he refused to try and diagnose the issue, unless I brought the car in immediately if and when the mil light was illuminated, even if I was 500 miles away. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Setting stage for possible rear end collision but was lucky this time. While driving the vehicle I came to a complete stop while waiting to make a left turn on a busy city street and the vehicle shut off therefore remaining in the intersection from on coming traffic, in other terms the vehicle died on me. The infotainment system is completely out: I have no navigation, no radio, no clock, no way to adjust anything in the vehicle, no cruise control, left rear turn signal is malfunctioning, left rear brake light is out, left front running light is out, it takes 3-8x to press the ignition button to start the vehicle, I cannot open my trunk, the emissions light keeps going on and off and the check engine light keeps going on and off. The contact stated that after shifting to park, the vehicle continues to move and the shift to p warning light illuminated. The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact parked on the side of the road for approximately 5-10 minutes before being able to drive to her destination. Gm dealer witnessed the problem. THE CAR ON A IRREGULAR BUT BASIS BUT AT INCONVENIENT TIMES WILL NOT START WITH PUSH BUTTON START. This is very unsafe. I'm about to have a chile so this is very concerning for me. Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. I shouldn't have to do that every time. Each time if I turn the car off and then wait a few seconds and start it again, the reduced engine power display is gone and I dont have anymore immediate issues with it, sometimes for days or weeks at a time. Panicked, 3 children in my car in fear for their safety. Although the engine would turn off, all of the electrical systems would remain on. I have bought my family a death trap waiting to happen. I have an appointment with a chevy dealership on tomorrow and hopefully I'll get some answers. During the crash, no air bags were deployed including the passenger side curtain airbags. I was advised it can be the throttle position sensor or throttle body. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated and "engine power reduced" appeared on the instrument panel. The failure occurred a second time at the same speed and reduced to about 30 mph causing them to pull over and restart. While driving in the left most lane of a tollway in stop and go traffic, the car was at a stop and suddenly lost all electrical power. Stayed on for the next 35 miles. Thankfully I wasnt driving on a highway or anything but this was very dangerous and alarming to me. I usually notice the problem when putting the seatbelt on before moving on the road. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. Have sat in traffic for 15 minutes or . The "reduce engine power light" came on and vehicle would only go 25-30 mph. I moved to denver, co in june of 2018 , during my long while driving through the rockies the check engine light came on showing "stability track issues. Was driving on the highway and it happened again and I immediately had to get off the highway because my kids were in the car. 98% of my driving is highway, and I have already replaced two (2) batteries. I had to restart the car twice in order to be able drive it home. First incident, vehicle in motion moving about 45 mph approached red light vehicle started making loud tick noise when to start to slow down and break pedal was solid not able to slow the vehicle down. Took it to the dealer, had to wait a few weeks for the part and the accelerator pedal sensor needed to be replaced. The vin was not available. This car is consider a lemon at this point and I would like for someone to contact me at [xxx]. Call volume is determined by both the volume setting on your phone and the audio system's volume. After putting my 2017 chevy malibu into park and turning it off a message appears on the dash saying "shift to park". The battery voltage seemed fine and ranged from 13.7 volts to 14.5 volts depending on revs etc. We're worried we will not see the error message and exit the vehicle with the possibility of the car moving as it doesn't recognize that the car is in park. After about 10 minutes it happened again on and off for the next ten miles. This happens weekly at least. Use to happen every once in awhile (1/week) now it happens every time I drive it. Not sure if car is fully in park. When the problem occurred the vehicle was sitting in the driveway after it rained the problem doesn't show up right way it may take a couple of hours or a day. STEERING ASSIST REDUCED ALERT. This is a known issue with this vehicle and 1000's of people have reported it. The contact pulled over and waited for 5 minutes before restarting the vehicle. Second, unplug the Mass Air Flow Sensor, clean it and reset the codes before you plug it back in. Asked by GuruLZMTP Mar 23, 2019 at 10:25 PM about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu LS FWD. Known recall for it listed with letter sent out in 2019, but of course this was only if you were having the issue at the time (which I didn't) and it is only covering for cars under 150k miles. So mechanic comes and says there is nothing wrong with your bulbs. Us government owned 2017 chevrolet malibu vehicle fire. The contact was awaiting a return call from the manufacturer. Its possible the automaker was aiming to be the biggest lemon on the road. The contact was able to regain normal speed after several minutes; however, the warning message remained on the instrument panel. No warning light when incident occurred, only came on when I was able to turn the car off and back on. I have only gone to chevy for any type of maintenance because I want my car to be taken care of by people that should know everything about it. At less than 32k miles I"ve had issue with the shift to park indicator, the radio random on and off regardless if car is running or parked and off and now multiple indicators for an emission issue car will suddenly loose power or stop. The car turned on but the check engine light came on. Engine power reduce with engine light on came up with code p2138 and my car started loosing it's speed. When the car goes to turn back on it trips up and dies completely. Only thing that helps the pickup is when I use octane booster in the tank and it'll drive as it should with pickup for a very short period (5 miles) otherwise the acceleration is extremely laggy with no pickup. The vehicle slows to 20 mph and will not accelerate any faster. The antenna was replaced to fix the back glass from leaking. I had to have the unit towed twice, we switched the battery in the key fob and the car ended up starting, however 2 weeks later it died again while driving, I nearly had an accident again!! Vehicle 37,735 miles. The 2LT gains perforated leather upholstery, ventilated front seats, a six-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, an 8-inch digital gauge cluster, a nine-speaker Bose stereo, a charge-only USB port, navigation and wireless device charging. The brake pedal locked. According to GM, the start-stop accumulator endcap may have missing or loose bolts which could result in a transmission oil leak and may cause a loss of propulsion. This needs to be corrected so no one is injured in a roll-away type accident. Your author Whats your name? I plan to retire next year, which is why I purchased something reasonably priced and presumably "reliable", so I will soon be on a fixed income and can't afford that type of fix, nor another car with the balance of this faulty car tacked on to the balance. Does is whenever it wants to seems as if when ac is on it does it the most. I will typically have to move around the shifter or force it from low to park multiple times for it to recognize. I was driving in the mountains when engine power is reduced light came on and cars max speed topped out at 20-25 mph. The headlights are very poor and even unsafe on dark wet nights. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and while idling, the vehicle stalled and shutoff without warning. This car has been reported to general motors to made as a recall. The failure mileage was 19,796. Third incident, driving car down the highway, vehicle lost speed (jumped) and check engine light came on.