2018 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 17
- 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
- engine power · 6 records
- check engine · 4 records
- engine light · 4 records
- very dangerous · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Check engine light and reduced engine power vehicle won't accelerate on highway in traffic
ODI 11306640
Vehicle Speed Control
Faulty accelerator position sensor. Part is suppose to last the life of the car. The car has 60000 miles on it. It throws the check engine light and reduces power to the vehicle at highway speeds. This is very dangerous as you cant accelerate to get out of traffic or to get across the lanes. You just have to coast to safety.
ODI 11291871
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I just got a 2018 chevy malibu. I was driving home from work today and my car just stopped and a reduce engine power message flashed across my screen. I could have been killed when i car cut off in the middle of a busy street. I have just seen all of the messages about these issues and people coming out of hundreds of dollars to fix it. Chevy needs to do a recall on this issues sooner than later, this could be…
ODI 11291786
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
While in motion cars reduced engine power lights up on dashboard and car looses power while driving
ODI 11301196
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the interstate doing 74 miles an hour when all of a sudden the car jerked and started slowing down. The display screen showed a messaging saying engine power reduced. I pulled over on the shoulder because it wouldn't let me accelerate and had slowed the car down to 50 mph. I sat there for a minute and was going to try to drive on the shoulder to the next exit. When i started the car the message…
ODI 11289975
Vehicle Speed Control
I purchase a 2018 chevy malibu in september of 2019 and not even a month after having it, my vehicle began to give me issues. At unannounced times while the vehicle is in motion, a message that reads 'engine power is reduced' displays on the dash and the speed of the vehicle will immediately drop to 20mph. The first time this happened i was on a city street with a steep incline going 40mph in rush hour traffic and…
ODI 11282593
Vehicle Speed Control
This issue happened twice in one day...the first time i was going 55 mph down the road when my car lost all power from the gas petal. I coasted off the road and was able to shift between reverse and then back to drive to get the gas pedal to work again. A couple of hours later that day i was going down the road about 40 mph when i lost power from the gas petal. On that occasion, i was able to pull over into a gas…
ODI 11259011
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. While attempting to merge onto the highway, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. After a few minutes, the vehicle accelerated. The contact stated that the failure occurred ever since the vehicle was purchased three months ago. The vehicle was taken to chiswell chevrolet of thurmont ([redacted], thurmont, md 21788) where it was…
ODI 11229628
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2018 malibu with only 7500 miles on it, the car would not accelerate. I pushed the gas pedal to the floor and the car had no power and i almost was in a crash with another vehicle. A lot of lights came on the dashboard and the gauges went to zero. An error message displayed that said something like engine power reduced and the check engine light came on. The gas gauge and others acted like the car…
ODI 11220833
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My car was bought new in december 2018. Starting in april of 2018, with a little over 3000 miles on the car, i began to notice that when i drove the car with a cold start (mornings and after a full day of work) the car would not respond to me pressing on the gas pedal. I would push down, and it would take about 5-8 seconds for the car to actually accelerate at all. This has been happening almost every day for nearly…
ODI 11217007
Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle often doesn't not accelerate as it should. Rpm will read between 3 and 4 rpm speed will not go above 5 to 10 mph. This is a random occurrence but has became more frequent in the last two weeks. It's happening almost daily. Last occurrence was this morning about 8:30am. It happens when coming from a stop. I can push the gas pedal all the way to the floor and the car still will not go above 5 to 10 mph.…
ODI 11206921
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
In motion on highway at 60 mph, my car acceration shut down and i started losing speed even though i was pressing acellerator. At this time my car started to down shift and the more i stepped on the accellerator nothing happened. My car then turned off on the highway. I immediately shifted to park and started the vehicle again because i was in fear of getting rear ended. We have taken the car to the dealership 4…
ODI 11282114
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car was not accelerating would not go past 20mphtook to dealer ship took 2 months to figure out it was the knock sensor and also the ecm were out mind you my car had less than 6k miles i'm the first and only owner of it! I bought this car from don ringler with 4 miles. My car was on the high way when this happen.
ODI 11184634
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Bought this car brand new in august 2018. When i drive it sometimes it looses power when i'm driving from a stop or while picking up speed and it doesn't matter if it's on the freeway or on the street. The only way i can describe it is it's like the transmission gets stuck in a high gear and slowly builds speed up. It is very dangerous to drive it like this.
ODI 11155526
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 45-50 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle hesitated. Additionally, the vehicle vibrated abnormally while driving on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to petro chevrolet (4012 14th st, pascagoula, ms 39567, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure.…
ODI 11255790
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought this car brand new 9/28/2018 with 2 miles on it. Every once in a while the car will stick at 3400 rpm's, making almost no power, while trying to accelerate. The car will do this from a stop or trying to pass a car. Brought to dealer for 4 days, they couldn't duplicate the issue as it doesn't happen all the time(eye roll) it is a major safety concern as it will give you a false sense of security when moving…
ODI 11153410
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
My car is lagging when i come from a complete stop. It sputters at times when i accelerate. My car is also making a vibration noise when i accelerate, slow down, turning, on highway, city streets and when i'm coasting. This start happening when my vehicle reached 13,000 miles. I almost got into four accidents due to this issue. There need to be a recall asap! I'm pretty sure that is not going to be one until someone…
ODI 11229048