2013 Chevrolet Malibu: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Nov 22, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 109,500 miles · IL

I was traveling on 294 south using cruise control at 70 MPH when the car started losing power but all internal app lights like the radio remained on and the steering wheel was still functional. Once the vehicle was put in parked it shut off. Only issue lights that appeared 1 week prior was the ABS sensor had malfunctioned on the front left tire. I attempted to jump the battery but it did not respond. Car had been parked and a friend who works on cars believes the engine is dead even though there shows 23% of oil left and no other symptoms of a blown engine. I have been goodland 2013 chevy malibu eco issues and other than potentially the starter it could be the computer that has died. I changed out the battery and it turns everything on, but struggles to crank and remain on. I came across several links regarding a recall due to computer, but honestly don't know if its even that. Mechanic friend believes it could also be the ECM.

Filed Jun 24, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 149,871 miles · WA

Drove to appointment with no issues or indications of anything wrong. Finished appointment and started vehicle, the check stabilitrak warning came on. Pulled into lane & vehicle immediately reduced power, unable to accelerate rapidly and almost causing an accident. Warning light for engine overspeed came on. Engaged cruise control, would not disengage when braking, or by steering wheel control without several attempts. Was able to slowly increase speed to 50 MPH, made it home via hilly secondary roads (max 50 MPH) and stopped vehicle (brake; still in drive), engine tried to go to the engine rest mode prior to shifting to park. Shifted to park, engine tried to re-start and wouldn't automatically disengage attempting to turn over. Shut off the engine and pulled key. Would not re-start, but would crank. When letting go of key in the steering wheel column, the engine would still try to turn over on its own with a loud high pitched whine. Had to quickly remove key entirely. I have video clips together of this incident, available by email. Had new battery delivered overnight, did not fix issue. Had vehicle towed to garage and will cost $12,100 to fix by replacing long block. Please help - this is incredibly distressing.

Filed Mar 27, 2018 · Brakes · 35,616 miles · VA

Brake pedal (pivot) bushing worn prematurely at less than 36,000 miles. This caused pedal to drag and not return naturally to it's "released / up and off" position. The result was that pressure remained on the brake system so that calipers at wheels did not release, causing brake pads to remain in contact with brake disc. Brake overheating, excessive wear, inability to initiate "cruise control" and reduced braking performance were all results of this premature design and or material deficiency. This problem was apparent under all condition when brakes were used. Brake pedal had to be physically pulled "up" to release the brakes.

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 42,333 miles · SD

The ABS light has come on stating that I did not have stabil track control anymore. This happened when I was entering a busy road when I spun tires on some gravel on pavement road surface. It happened when I spun tires on a icy road driving at about 35 miles an hour due to road conditions. It happened when I was driving down a dry pavement state highway at 65 miles an hour. A total of three times. Every time it was the same problem but different wheels. It has happened with lr, rr and rf wheels part replaced was 13589507w-(s) wheel bearing assembly. The problem is the encoder ring which is part of this assembly is cracked, pieces gone or the whole thing gone. There was not a problem with earlier versions of this encoder ring. I understand that this part will be on the new 2017 models and that it will affect the computer even more than the 2013 version with some features such as cruise control.

Filed Aug 9, 2016 · Acceleration · 12,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the cruise control failed to activate. The contact parked the vehicle and tried various times, but the cruise control was still inoperable. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 10/05/16*lj

Filed Apr 19, 2016 · Electrical, Steering · 62,000 miles · MO

I was driving about 70mph on the interstate with the radio and cruise control set and I hit the blinkered to change lanes and the radio and cruise control shut off and I lost power steering for a moment. This happened multiple times. I took it to the dealership and supposedly it was fixed. Two days later it did the same thing. Sometimes if you roll the window up or down it shuts the radio off. Sometimes when you are driving and click the brights on the radio ahuts off and thw entire dash goes black and I lose all power including the steering and the engine revs. Sometimes I will be driving at low speeds in town and if I slightly accelerate the radio shuts off. Once I was at a stop light and I had my turn signal on to make a left turn and when the light turned green I began to accelerate and the car lost all power and died in the middle of the intersection. Too many incidents to go into detail here. Has been at the dealership twice and they say there ia nothing wrong with it. I even called gm directly to report the issue and all they did was waive my diagnostic fee and say nothing is wrong and next time it does it to bring it back. I was on my way home from the dealership and it happened again so I guess I'll take it back again in the morning. Seems like gm isn't going to do anything about this until someone is seriously injured or killed. I have had this car less than 2 months. I keep reading complaint after complaint about the same issues I am having yet no recall and gm acts like this is the first time they are hearing about this kind of problem.

Filed Mar 1, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 16,631 miles · WI

Driving 55mph on cruise control, I heard a warning chime. Looked at dash and the words engine power is reduced were on the screen. I looked for a symbol on the dash to tell me more and saw the engine symbol was on. The car didn't perform out of character from already going 55 on cruise. Nothing changed in the engine performance. I continued toward home as that was my destination and was less than 15 miles from home. I parked the car in my garage, turned off the engine, waited a few seconds, then started the engine again. The warning came on right away. I called the dealer who I'm leasing the car from but it was a saturday afternoon and they were closed. I did leave them a message to call me on monday and why. I have not and will not drive the car until I hear from the dealer and have a date and time to bring it in because of the concern the engine could power down as I'm driving according to internet forums I since read that others with the same warning said their car did slow down on a fast busy highway. This warning is in the manual that came with the car and says it is the throttle body sensor gone bad.

Filed Jul 22, 2013 · Engine · 668 miles · MA

While driving the car, engine light came on, then the battery light came on. Took the car to dealer for repair on july 11 and was told it was the motor for the fan that cools the battery. Dealer repaired and returned to me on july 13. Noted cover on airbag on steering wheel is malaligned, which is a new problem. Traveled out of state with car and found cruise control and trip odometer no longer work (were fine prior to "repair"). After arriving out of state, the mylink computer failed to work then began to work about two hours later. Took car to dealer who refused to take it and told me to come back next week. Went to second dealer who has had car since july 16. Meanwhile, we discovered the car was under recall and dealer should not have sold prior to repair. This critical repair was not made at the first or second dealer. This is an inferior product, a vehicle with 668 actual miles should not have a fan motor problem. The gas cap does not click to close either. My car has been in a dealership garage more than I have actually gotten to drive it; my first payment is not even due yet! This car is a lemon, I feel cheated and misled by chevy since they had the chance to fix it before they sold it to me. My family was in the car at the time of the fan motor issue, this could have been a significant accident. I am extremely disappointed in this vehicle and am afraid of further problems with it in the future.