Chevrolet Malibu
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The Reduce Power to Engine keeps happening. It shuts my car down and lights up the traction control light, check engine light and its a serious hazard...
I was driving my car on the highway and the car begin to feel like it was about to shut off. Shortly after, the car check engine light turned on with...
In the last 6 months I’ve had to put 3 Brake Boosters on my 2017 Chevy Malibu and it’s NOT cheap…. I don’t know what else to do.
The GM Shift to Park recall has been an issue that has affected various General Motors (GM) vehicles. The primarily impacting Chevrolet models like th...
I have had experience with the "SHIFT TO PARK" error and I have had the "reduced engine power" error message resulting in an UNEEDED $2200 dollar repa...
While driving at highway speeds, my vehicle suddenly experienced a loss of engine power and reduced acceleration. The traction control light and engin...
Lose power while driving
Was driving on highway and starting to exit and my engine light came on and it alerted reduced engine power. I had to slam on my brakes but they were...
Reduced engine power. Car will not accelerate over 35 mph. Almost rear ended. Will be the second time in dealer for same problem. Also, Shift to P...
Car is indicating I need to “SHIFT TO PARK” when it’s in park.
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Summary
The 2017 Chevrolet Malibu has 710 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 17 crash-related incidents have been reported.