2017 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train Problems
- 28
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- shift park · 11 records
- check engine · 6 records
- engine light · 5 records
- engine power · 5 records
- already park · 4 records
- power reduced · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
When you shift to park a light comes on that says it isn't in park . So the lights will not shut off . You have to repeatedly shif from drive to park until it turns off . There are thousands of complaints online . It cost me 286.00 to fix it i was 1000 miles over my warranty.
ODI 11306851
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
For 3 months my 2017 chevy malibu has had the check engine light come on, and vehicle completely loose acceleration. At slow and high speeds with my 2 year old in the car. When the code is read it states it's the ecm p2138. This last time almost caused my vehicle to wreck with my family in the car. Chevy has yet to handle the issue and like most cars it's not covered on warranty so because chevy has put out a faulty…
ODI 11300245
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on freeway going 70 mph, my traction control, check engine light, and a warning flash across my dashboard saying engine speed reduced. My car went from going 70 mph to 40 mph and wouldn't go any higher. I immediately got off the freeway took pictures of the lights. Luckily i have a anti left device that reads off codes for my check engine like code p2138 is what came up. This is extremely dangerous, i…
ODI 11299798
Power Train
When parking the vehicle and turning off the ignition the dash lights up "shift to park" had to work and work with it to get the car into park to where it could be exited from. Took to dealer and with extended warranty had to pay $200 deductible for a fix that i have heard many are having with the 2016 and 2017 year model gm products.
ODI 11301390
Power Train
When driving the car, it will suddenly decelerate. Check engine light appears with the following message "engine power is reduced". This has happened many times in the last 2 months and has not been fixed by gm.
ODI 11299447
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
The electrical blinks out . Engine reduced speed is a problem and is very damgerous i was almost hit on the freeway. This car is a dud and most models like it have the same problem.
ODI 11290148
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle abruptly slowed in heavy traffic for no apparent reason. Vehicle was diagnosed as having a faulty accelerator pedal. Part was replaced at owners expense 14 months into the life of the car. 8 months later the vehicle started to do the same thing for the next 5 months, sometimes 3 to 4 times in one day or not al all for several weeks. Car was again presented to dealer for diagnostic and it showed that the same…
ODI 11297372
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car will indicate 'engine power reduced' and will abruptly reduce speed. This is a major safety concern not only to myself but other drivers on the road as well. Why is there no recall for this problem? I see it is a major problem with these models of chevy malibu. Happens everyday, most of the time more than once. My commute to work is about 25min and it did it 3 times today.
ODI 11282402
Power Train
Going into park the car says you need to shift to park. Car will not shut off.
ODI 11277960
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle would shut off while driving various speeds and the engine power reduced warning indicator illuminated simultaneously. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who informed her the failure was due to the camshaft vacuum pump. The contact called van chevrolet ([redacted], kansas city, mo 64118, [redacted]), but no…
ODI 11282718
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling in my vehicle on the highway going at least 65 to 75 mph and all of a sudden my vehicle beats two or three times and across the screen came the words 'reduce engine speed'. At that moment i was traveling in the middle lane and i had to safely get over to the far right median in the middle of traffic safely turn off and wait at least 10 minutes to start it back up. When i started my vehicle back up…
ODI 11301237
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. When attempting to park the vehicle, the instrument panel stated that the gear shift must be placed in the park position, even though the gear was already in the park position. 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. The vehicle was taken to koons…
ODI 11246525
Power Train
Shift to park light would display on the control panel and the car would not cut off completely.. This issue began intermittently and finally became constant. Diagnostics found internal fault in the shift control. Shift control was removed and replaced at a cost of $394.77 by woodall chevrolet in danville, virginia
ODI 11242408
Power Train
Recently when turning the car off a warning light appears state ' shift to park' even though the gears are in the parked position.
ODI 11266438
Electrical System · Power Train
Indicator light repeatedly comes and says, please shift vehicle into park. When the vehicle is already in park. I will have been pulled in my driveway already in park mode, i will have to keep starting and stopping the vehicle to get the vehicle to recognize it is already shifted gears into the park position. This has happened more than 6 times since i have had this vehicle in the last 2 years
ODI 11242765
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
On saturday, june 29th, 2019 approximately at 12:30 pm my family's 2017 chevrolet malibu was in motion in a major interstate (i-75) and the traffic started slowing down, i pressed the brake pedal to slow down and the pedal became very hard to brake and having to swerve to the side of the right side of the road to avoid a collision with the vehicle in front of me. The vehicle's message board read "engine power…
ODI 11228650
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. While driving 30 mph, the accelerator pedal was applied, but the vehicle failed to respond. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that an unknown sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 79,000.
ODI 11230711
Power Train
I bought this car august 2017. When i put my car into park it states that it need to "shift to park" even though it is park. It happened once and then after that it was like almost every time i park my car. 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. It happens up to 4 times before it finally works. It is like you have to jam it into park to…
ODI 11222618
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal malfunctioned and was repaired twice. In addition, the vehicle stalled and the transmission was repaired three times. Biggers chevrolet (1385 e chicago st, elgin, il 60120, [redacted]) made the repairs under warranty. The accelerator pedal failure recurred and the vehicle was currently back at the dealer. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11218929
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Car will advise to "shift to park" when vehicle is already in park. Vehicle will not shut off. Shifter assembly issues and needs to be replaced. Thousands of customers have been affected according to chevrolet forums and youtube videos
ODI 11209577
Power Train
Shift to park warning appears on dashboard after vehicle has been placed in park and power button is pushed. The shift to park message prevents the vehicle from shutting off. Vehicle only had 37,324 miles the first time it occurred. I pushed shifter forward and vehicle shut off. 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…
ODI 11207935
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Issue with chevrolet malibu 2017 with 60k miles. 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. My car is cutting the power to the engine at random times. This has happened on the highway around the same percentage of times that i've driven the car in total. I've had to move over to the breakdown lane, and…
ODI 11179970
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Back in the 1st week of january 2019 i experienced the first major issue. While i was driving to work on the highway traveling at 65 mph the cars check engine light went on as well as the traction control. The vehicle immediately sent a message on my dashboard that said "reduce engine power" and the car jerked and the speed drastically dropped from 65mph to about 20mph. I was unable to accelerate and was luckily…
ODI 11180656
Power Train
When i was pulling out of my driveway, my car stalled. The check engine light came on. I went to get it diagnosed at autozone and the code p2097 came up.
ODI 11141668
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I have a recurring emission issue diagnostic test code p2097 general motors has admitting to not knowing what is wrong with my vehicle. I purchased the vehicle brand new the emission issue is ongoing recurring and my vehicle is up for state inspection for which it will not pass, this issue began at mile 3007 i've owned the car for less than 2 years. The vehicle came without air conditioning for which it was equipped…
ODI 11220662