2017 Chevrolet Malibu 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 (70 AUTOMOTIVE DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905, (719) 387-1072) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 95124179466. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,236.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE CASTRUCCI CHEVROLET (1099 LILA AVE, MILFORD, OH 45150) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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 ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO FROM THE CLAY COOLEY CHEVROLET DEALER IN DALLAS TEXAS. WHEN I CALLED THEM THIS MORNING I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR CARS IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS AN ACCELERATOR ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SEEING THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS EXACT MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND TAKEN OFF OF THE MARKET UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED.

MY 2017 MALIBU HAS 87K MILES AND IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHENEVER IT RAINS AND DAYS FOLLOWING THE TRACTION CONTROL & ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON, AT THE SAME TIME THE DASH DISPLAYS THE WORDS "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" (THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE HWY AT 70+MPH). THE ENGINE LOSSES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT POWER DROPPING MY VEHICLES SPEED DOWN TO AROUND 30-40MPH PUTTING NOT ONLY MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. SO, I HAD MY VEHICLE ANALYZED AND IT THREW OUT THE CODE P2138 ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION ASSEMBLY. I USUALLY PULLED OVER TO THE SERVICE LANE TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE OR SO RESTART THE ENGINE AND I'M ABLE TO GO ABOUT MY WAY (I LEARNED TO DO THAT BY READING COUNTLESS MSGS ONLINE OF OTHER MOTORIST COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON VEHICLES WITH MILEAGE AS LOW AS 2,600 MILES. I CALLED MUNDAY CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON TX TO BUY THE PART AND WAS TOLD I COULDN'T PURCHASE THE PART UNLESS THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED IT? THE PARTS GUY SEEMED TO INSTANTLY KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, TO SAY THE LEAST HE HAS HEARD OF THIS ISSUES QUITE OFTEN. I'M NOT BASHING CHEVY I'M ACTUALLY A FAN OF THE CHEVY MALIBU. I HAD A 2005 FOR 12YRS WITH LITTLE TO KNOW ISSUES WITH OVER 250K MILES. SO WHEN I DEEMED THE TIME WAS RIGHT I TRADED IN MY "05 FOR A '17 THINKING I WOULD GET THE SAME SATISFACTION BUT SAD TO SAY THIS ISSUE HAS SPOILED THAT FOR ME BY PUTTING MY FAMILY, OTHER DRIVERS, AND MYSELF IN HARMS WAY. ON MY DAILY COMMUTE I SEE SO MANY OF THESE 2016 AND NEWER MALIBU'S ON THE ROAD AND I BEGIN WONDERING IS THIS THE NEXT TRAGEDY IN THE MAKING ON OUR US HIGHWAYS??? MY WIFE'S 2010 GLK 350 MERCEDES WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT WAS A NERVOUS TIME FOR US. WELL THANKS FOR LETTING ME EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS ON THIS ISSUE. I HOPE & PRAY THAT THIS DOESN'T TAKE AN INNOCENT LIFE TO BE LOSS IN ORDER FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. GOD BLESS!

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 I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE HAD ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO I AM PAYING FOR A ALMOST BRAN NEW CAR THAT HAS SPENT MOST OF THE TIME HAVEING ISSUES

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR INTERSTATE AND IT LOSES POWER AND WONT LET YOU DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT START. HAD TO LET THE CAR SIT FOR 15 SECONDS THEN TRY TO START IT AGAIN FOR IT TO START. THEN IT WOULD CUT OFF WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. GIVES A MESSAGE SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCING

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHICH IS 70 MPH I GOT THE ERROR OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ALSO P2135 IT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK.MY CHEVROLET MALIBU IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD. THIS CAR HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED

I'VE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND THE ACCELLARATOR PETAL HAS GONE OUT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CANS ON AND AS I WAS DRIVING, IS GAVE A MESSAGE SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE JIM ELLIS DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS THE ACCELLORATOR PETAL FAULT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO SEVERAL MALIBU'S FIE SOME YEARS NOW AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS A MASSIVE RECALL. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR A VEHICLE WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING. MIND YOU MY WARRANTY IS NOT IN EFFECT, IT'S EXPIRED. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND SEVERAL MALIBU'S SINCE 2008 HAS THIS SAME ISSUE. ONCE THE REDUCE SPEED TOOK PLACE, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR WHILE ON THE FREEWAY.