Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid stalling problems

Filed Nov 22, 2024 · Electrical, Transmission · MD

The car has a reoccuring problem where is stalls in the middle of driving the vehicle. A warning comes up to shift to park. The car then restarts, runs extremely rough and stalls out. It then signals to shift to park again. The car is extremely unsafe. I took the vehicle to GM dealer and they said the car is "confused" between running on the battery and combustible engine. I have seen several similar issues with the Cheverolt Malibu Hybrid. I think GM knows they have an issue and one of the reasons they discontinued the model.

Filed Aug 28, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · MI

Car will randomly stall. I see GM recalled 500+ Malibu Hybrids for this problem, but mine is not one of them. This is the worst car I have ever owned.

Filed Jun 10, 2020 · Engine · 16,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet malibu hybrid. The contact stated that the fuel line under the hood detached, causing fuel to spill inside of the engine compartment. The vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated and the engine power reduced message displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken spitzer autoworld lordstown, llc (10535 mahoning ave, north jackson, oh 44451), but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was previously taken to two unknown dealers where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the throttle body gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Aug 11, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 13,000 miles · CA

On june 30, 2019, I was driving my chevrolet malibu hybrid home on the freeway when suddenly the engine lost power and stalled. The service engine soon light turned on and a message on the dashboard said 'shift to park'. I coasted to the next exit and stopped on the side of a street. I pressed the off button and shifted to park. I tried to turn on the car and it wouldn't even crank the engine. I called aaa and after 10 to 15 minutes the service engine soon light turned off. I tried again to start the car and it turned on. I canceled aaa and drove the car home. After a couple of days, I decided to scan the trouble codes in the car with my code scanner. The report said four confirmed trouble codes, no permanent trouble codes, no pending trouble codes, no body control module trouble codes, 1 telematics trouble codes, no human machine interface module trouble codes, and four electronic brake control module trouble codes. I saved the report and reset the trouble codes. Copy of the report attached. Then on july 2, 2019, I was driving on the city street and the car stalled again with the same message to shift to park. I coasted to the side of the road and pressed the off button and shifted to park. I tried to start the car and it did start and I drove it home. Next day I scanned the trouble codes again. The report said no confirmed trouble codes, no permanent trouble codes, no pending trouble codes, 2 body control module trouble codes, 3 front camera active safety trouble codes, 3 transfer case control module trouble codes, and 1 electronic brake control module trouble codes. I saved the report, copy attached. Next day I took the car to the dealer for trouble shooting, and repair under warranty.

Filed Apr 6, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 17,000 miles · NY

Vehicle stalled on highway while driving at speed on two different occasions despite servicing after the first incident. Both times, pop up alert says "shift to park" and then "engine has reduced power" after which the gas pedal no longer works. After pulling to the side of the road, there was a low battery alert.

Filed Jan 3, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 27,218 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet malibu. While driving between 29-34 MPH, the vehicle stalled and "reduced engine power" appeared on the instrument panel. The contact had to wait a few minutes before the vehicle would restart. The vehicle was taken to south buckner chevrolet (9301 earl thornton freeway, dallas, tx 75228, 469‑294‑3000) where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal was defective. A new accelerator pedal was installed, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 27,218.

Filed Aug 17, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 9,400 miles · MN

5/4/2018 took the car to service a check engine light. They reprogramed the hybrid powertrain control module 2 - per a factory service bulletin but it did not fix the problem, light came back on. 5/26/2018 - 100 degrees. Car shut down while driving straight at 40 MPH on city street. Restarted in some kind of default mode without EV components after 30 min. Next day it worked fine. 8/12/2018 - 86 degrees. Car shut down while driving straight on city street going 30mph. Restarted and drove fine but later the same day after starting the car and shifting to reverse the car moved forward, car was in EV mode. Shifted to neutral and car still moved forward, still in EV mode. Shifted to reverse and neutral again the car still moved forward, still in EV mode. Turned off engine, restarted and worked fine, still in EV mode. 8/16/2018 - 85 degrees. Car shut down while driving, restarted and worked. But later that day I started the car and shifted into reverse and the car moved forward, car in EV mode. I shifted to neutral but at the same moment the engine started and I felt and heard a shifting noise and the car worked fine. 2nd appointment will dealer on 8/20/16, appears a common factor is warm days when I park the car outside in the sun. No matter what the problem may be there is a serious and potentially deadly symptom of a problem with my car and could become a common problem. The next step the dealer will do is replace a wiring harness, again per a service bulletin so the manufacturer does know of a problem.

Filed Jul 11, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 9,857 miles · CA

Vehicle in motion in left hand lane, on 5 lane main road during rush hour, traffic going approx. 35 MPH. As I was driving the vehicle stalled, engine light came on and a warning message said the vehicle was "slowing down" (it stalled completely). I was unable to drift into the right lane and forced to abandon my car into the center lane - used for merging from other lanes of traffic. Police responded but no report was filed. Officer suggested I leave the vehicle for my own safety & when tow truck arrived to request the auto be towed to a safe spot for removal of personal items. This situation was not only dangerous to myself but others. A crash could have been the result. According to dealer, no recall on this issue. Did have a transmission problem. Less than 10,000 miles on car approx 18 mos old. Dealer hopes gm fix will work, but I am now nervous about driving the vehicle.

Filed Mar 6, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 9,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet malibu hybrid. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted independently after five seconds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the ECM may have possibly failed. The transmission was replaced. After the vehicle was serviced, a loud abnormal noise emitted from the transmission. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the computer systems were flashed, but the failure recurred. In addition, the sensors became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, but the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was was 9,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 20, 2014 · Transmission · 59,000 miles · NC

Please review the federal safety agency id numbers 10360384, and 10464366. My original case is 10360384, and both are the same problem. I worked with gm a few years ago, when I submitted my case. They noted the hesitation and said that it was normal. My car was "better" for a while and has gotten worse lately. I am wanting to know now if this is a similar issue in reality to the owners that complain of the brakes being locked on. Now I am also noticing that when at a cruise and having to accelerate some, there is a chugging feeling. My fuel economy for city driving has also dropped down to 18 mpg or below, which is unusual. I have not taken back in for service because I have already had no luck dealing with them on this issue, which is why reported to the federal safety agency. This is an extreme safety issue and is very dangerous to drive because there is no warning. If the vehicle isn't chugging, it is just extremely bogged down, especially when accelerating into traffic and turning. This could indicate something wrong with the steering system since it is integrated with the hybrid system. I 100% agree with having to push the peddle all of the way down to make it not feel that it will stall when I notice the chugging is happening. Unfortunately, the chugging is extremely random, so how to reproduce for a dealer. The sluggishness is frequent. In relation to this being similar to the brakes being locked issue, I am wondering if it is similar but our vehicles correct themselves quickly. The vehicle does act as if the hybrid auto stop feature is trying to turn the car off while accelerating. There has to be more people with this same problem and concern with the malibu hybrid, but not that many were built or sold, so you may not notice enough cases to warrant investigation or a recall. This problem is obviously with the hybrid system because I have driven the standard 2009 4 cylinder malibu.