2017 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 41
- 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.
Among these 41 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 21 records
- engine power · 18 records
- check engine · 18 records
- power reduced · 10 records
- light came · 8 records
- reduced power · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 19 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving straight at 47mph on a major street in denver and the check engine light came on. At the same time, the display read "engine power is reduced" and i lost all acceleration. My speed dropped to about 20mph very quickly (5 to 8 seconds). Luckily there was relatively light traffic. I pulled into an autozone that was at the next intersection and they read the error code p2138. Come to find out this shows an…
ODI 11309576
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 35mph on city street going straight on the road and all of a sudden my car slowed down to 10mph. A pop up saying car engine power reduced came up on the dash bored along with my engine light
ODI 11309277
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving down a highway to drop off kid at school, the car sometimes slows down on its own and a message comes on stating engine power reduced. At 6:30 am in the morning when it's still dark, this is going to cause a car crash sooner or later. But dealer says there is no recall.
ODI 11307774
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
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The car randomly will reduce engine power, lowering speeds to 20mph or less. This happens unexpectedly. This has occured over 20 times over the past 7 days, including on the highway. I was driving on the highway at 70mph and the immediately dropped to 20mph, causing me to swerve to the shoulder and almost was hit by three on coming vehicles at high rates of speed.
ODI 11291498
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
My car will randomly go into engine reduced power mode causing my car to drop from whatever speed i'm at to 30-40mph, almost causing an accident. It's happened on multiple occasions.
ODI 11290200
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine power reduced warning came on with engine light and traction light car speed dropped
ODI 11289032
Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle has 6x,xxx miles on it. I first encountered a "reduced engine power" message on november 27, 2019 after driving 15 miles, turning the car off for about 30 minutes, and starting the car again. I called on-star to receive a diagnostic report, which returned a p2138 code. I limped the car home on a rural route with reduced power. Once home, the car was turned off for about 5 minutes. When i turned the car…
ODI 11287234
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
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. I have taken care for service on regular basis and have had service repairs done twice to supposedly fix computer board. Unfortunately, service either says they have rest it or can't…
ODI 11302366
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
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a city street approaching a roundabout the engine warning light came on, the car reduced it's engine power, and the traction control sensor came on
ODI 11298040
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
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Car indicating to place in park after placing the shifter into park and shutting down the car this happens weekly at least i was coming to a stop at a light and the car just completely shut off no power dash flashed a few times i put it in park, then i pushed the button to start it didnt start. Im stuck at stoplight on busy street during morning traffic. Second time this has happened
ODI 11265909
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
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought a 2017 chevy malibu in june or july of 17. Not even a year later on 11-10-17, my check engine light came on and i had an oxygen sensor shorting. They fixed that. Then on 2-2-18 i was driving 40mph and lucky i wasn't on the freeway because my car instantly slowed down and would not allow be to go over 15 mph. They said it was something wrong with the accelerator pedal. However, onstar sent me message stating…
ODI 11202556
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle on highway at a speed of 80 mph, this message appeared which said engine power reduced speed. I had to find my way to the right side of the highway, while other vehicles are traveling at a 75+ mph, and my vehicle speed has reduced down to 30 mph in a matter of seconds . I pulled over to the emergency lane on the expressway and shut down my vehicle. After 15 min, i started my vehicle and the…
ODI 11191776
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 10 mph, lost power, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to daniels long chevrolet ([redacted], colorado springs, co 80905, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the throttle pedal malfunctioned. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was contacted and…
ODI 11192415
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I started having issues with my 2017 chevy malibu a little over a month ago. I was driving in the city and the engine light came on and a warning for engine power reduced came on. Car would not go over 30 miles and hour. It didn't happen again until 2 days ago its happed for both days on day it came on as i was entering the freeway. Had to pull over and turn my car on and off untill i could drive it again normally…
ODI 11185686
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
At least twice a day, while driving, i'll randomly get a message on my message board stating 'engine power reduced' and then my car will slow down. I'm unable to speed up, my engine light comes on and i have to find a safe spot to pull over, shut the car off and wait about 10-15 minutes before i can restart it. Once i restart it i can drive but my engine light remains on. I've taken it back to the dealership i got…
ODI 11183994
Vehicle Speed Control
So i bought my car back in 2017 my car is almost 1 1/2 years old sence me and my husband bought it. So my husband was taking our kids to school when the engine light came on and said reduce speed and our car slowed down and can't go pass 25 i called the gateway chevrolet in avondale arizona. They looked at the car and said the parts where on back order and my car didn't fall under warranty i am so up set every sence…
ODI 11183710
Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving down the highway last night, (02-26-2019) my vehicle detected an issue that triggered my check engine light. It also flashed a message that stated, "engine reduced power" and it would no longer accelerate at that point. I tried pressing the accelerator multiple times however, my vehicle continued to slow down. I had to stop on the side of the busy highway to turn my car off and back on again in…
ODI 11182802
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in the high way warning engine light came on with engine reduced power and my gas pedal stopped responding and my speed was reduced dramatically while driving almost caused me to crash. I took my car to mechanic shop and it has been there for over 2 weeks because the part is on back order with no status. The dealer told me that it is no longer covered over 36,000. My car has 37,000 on it.
ODI 11184249
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle went into 'engine power decreased' unable to accelerate with the check engine light on as well as throttle sensor on. Took to dealer who checked all of the diagnostic codes and said it was fully operational. Again drove for about 1 month and same thing happened. Took it back in and chevrolet dealer said it was the accelerator pedal sensor. We replaced the sensor being a $200 part last week and again the…
ODI 11190128
Vehicle Speed Control
Discovered code p2138 active, and engine send into "reduced power" mode while driving on highway (approximately 70 mph), occurred over several days. Took car to dealership, and discovered throttle position sensor to be faulty, cursory research on internet provided multiple examples of issue among other owners.
ODI 11176300
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My malibu, purchased new in 2017, has 28170 miles on it. While driving on the highway i suddenly received a message saying that "engine power is reduced". Instantly my car stopped accelerating no matter how hard i pressed the gas, and rapidly decelerated. Again, on the highway. I had to coast to the shoulder and wait for a tow truck to take it to the dealership. This is a terrifying problem that seems to have…
ODI 11175838