2018 Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems
- 43
- 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 43 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine power · 10 records
- check engine · 10 records
- engine light · 10 records
- power reduced · 7 records
- light came · 6 records
- very dangerous · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Engine power reduced while driving. Three times. 2/9/20, 1/24/20, 12/8/19
ODI 11308089
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The car lost power while i was operating it. I had to put it in park and restart it. I was in the middle of parking it on a city street.
ODI 11299931
Engine
Faulty sensor on my car almost caused me to lose ny life on the highway today. While driving my check engine light came on and i got the message ' engind power reduced ' car would not let me accelerate , hit a wall on the shoulder of the highway rushing to safety i now have a dent in my car , sad part is this is a known problem! We are also getting a ' shift to park ' error message which is another issue , that the…
Crash reported
ODI 11299997
Engine
The excellarator sensor is bad and keeps powering down engine even on the freeway
ODI 11296621
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
Engine
I have a chevy malibu 2018 and i commute to work 5 days a week 1 1/[redacted]. During my commute without warning, a light came on indicating "engine power is reduced", the engine light, as well as the car slippery road sign. I have an appointment at mearle stone chevrolet in hopes this known problem in the 2018 models gets fixed without paying out of pocket expenses since there has been a major safety concern on the…
ODI 11291596
Engine
While driving, engine goes into reduced power mode without warning and unable to maintain speed. Check engine light starts blinking and acceleration is lost. This happened twice, on a highway and on a road. Getting to the side of the road safely was very difficult. Onstar sent an email notification of the critical failure.
ODI 11297847
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
Engine
My accelerator sensor defects and my speed changes rapidly while driving.
ODI 11290033
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 35 mph, the engine power reduced and check engine warning indicators illuminated and the vehicle went into limp mode. On several occasions, after the vehicle was cycled off and back on, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred often. The vehicle was taken to bob stall chevrolet ([redacted], la mesa, ca 91942, [redacted]) to…
ODI 11278221
Engine · Fuel Injection System
2018 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regard to safety recall concerning disconnected fuel injector. Consumer also explains vehicle stalling while driving and it not accelerating. *as *js
ODI 11277890
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The recall repair was performed at autonation chevrolet waco (located at 1625 n valley mills dr, waco, tx 76710, [redacted]). Shortly after the vehicle was serviced, while driving 60 mph, the vehicle began to seize and was moved over to the side of…
ODI 11271080
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I bought this car last aug. 2018. First the left blinker did not work properly. It goes on but doesn't retract back. I brought it back twice and it still does it. This morning 14 oct 2019, i went to pull out of my driveway and the dash board started to light up. The engine light is on and the car told me i had not gas, which i did. I tried pulling out of my driveway and it would barely move. I backed up into my…
ODI 11268328
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the engine control module malfunctioned and would flash randomly. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled while traveling various speeds. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who performed an electric system upgrade; however, the failure continued. The contact reached out to another independent mechanic who informed him…
ODI 11265922
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I came to a stop at the traffic light. When green light came on the car stalled, would not restart. After 5th attempt car restarted. Check engine light came on and stayed on. I took the car to the dealership, they said they did not know how to fix, so they have contacted gm. Still waiting for response ; its been 10 days. Car has 6300 miles on it. Event occurred on city st, afternoon traffic.
ODI 11258830
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Taking off from a stop sign trying to accelerate into traffic at which point the car shifted through a couple of years with no acceleration or power behind it i was maybe going 12mph as it shifted through to 3rd gear about a 8-10 second delay. I had plenty of time to make it if i would've been in any other vehicle. I was almost t-boned. I just bought this car 2 days ago
ODI 11256302
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel system, gasoline, engine). The contact called anderson chevrolet at [redacted] (located at [redacted], lake elsinore, ca 92530) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to…
ODI 11266774
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
23000 miles on a used vehicle. Acceleration/low power, the vehicle does not receive any power until 4000 rpms, gas pedal can be pushed down and still takes it time to accelerate. Mpg is currently averaging 18 mpg advertised as 27-37 mpg
ODI 11241115
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle frequently has an issue accelerating. When pulling out into traffic or departing from a red light, the vehicle fails to move more than approximately 5 miles an hour for approximately 5-10 seconds. You can have the gas pedal pushed to the floor and still the car has serious hesitation and delay of acceleration. This is extremely dangerous. It is a mystery if you are going to pull out into traffic and not move…
ODI 11240864
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I have had my malibu about 4 months now, i purchased it with 500 miles on it. I started having problems with accelerating shortly after the purchase. I was merging on to the interstate and trying to speed up to the speed of traffic. I was already over into the next lane and had no where to go. I pressed the gas but the car would not exceed 25 miles per hour. I was looking in the rearview mirror watching another car…
ODI 11266008
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle would vibrate and shake each time after being refueled. When the contact attempted to restart the vehicle, it stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to coggin chevrolet (10880 philips hwy, jacksonville, fl 32256, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed, but no failure code was found. A week later, the…
ODI 11244993
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 30 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to hendrick chevrolet buick gmc southpoint dealer, ([redacted], durham, nc 27713) where it was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 19v642000 (electrical system, fuel…
ODI 11308923
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
Engine
Takata recall - when i put in park and turn off engine, it is still running. I have to jiggle the park several times until it goes off. This is reoccurring more and more. Bayside in prince frederick, md has said others have come in with this problem also.
ODI 11229733