2014 Chevrolet Malibu: screen or infotainment failure

Filed Feb 6, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 53,079 miles · LA

When start stop was engaged at light the car shut off everything on the dash and radio went blank. It auto started and AC was no longer working. Afterwards I smelled a slight burning scent (in louisiana traffic, I was unsure it was me) but car ran fine. When start stop engaged there was a longer than normal pause before would auto start would engage. It would intermittently fail to crank on occasion for a few key turns. Engine light came on. Trunk would mysteriously pop open. Started displaying two key fobs programmed, ABS stable track, reduced engine power, low battery and another thing I can't remember at start up. I changed the battery and alternator with new ones and the next day the instrument panel flickered as well as head lights. And when I was to take it in to dealership it had complete electrical failure. The dealership said it was the engine fuse block and replaced it. Now the engine light is still on and has a pause before it start. Will not send diagnostics to my chevy app. Remote start is not working with eng light on. I told them I thought is was battery control module but he insisted that it was just the engine fuse block. I cannot explain the anxiety. And have told my family that if I die in that car to sue gm. There should be nothing wrong with this car at 6 years old. 53000 miles and is driven less than 50 miles a week.

Filed May 8, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · 45,000 miles · CA

I'm driving on a city street with a passenger in the passenger seat and suddenly the air bag light comes on and all of the gauges on the dash board stop working (speedometer/gas) and radio goes black. It happens intermittently and usually only when someone is in the passenger seat. I'm not sure if I lose my headlights as well because I haven't had it happen at night yet.

Filed Jan 5, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 110,000 miles · GA

The vehicle is regularly requiring a jump start due to a low battery voltage. While operating my car whenever I come to a stop the auto start/stop feature activates and my engine is shut off. As I release my foot from the brake and the engine restarts all power to my vehicle is completely lost temporarily, including the power to my steering wheel which instantly locks up. It's been very scary and concerning to say the very least. I've also lost power to other systems on my car like the climate control system being unresponsive entirely, not being able to adjust it at all. The climate control section underneath the radio controls were completely blacked out and non-functioning. There was no buttons illuminated nor were the ambient lighting around it illuminated. I tried restarting my vehicle and that didn't work. The climate control eventually was functioning again shortly after. While driving down the road with my foot on the accelerator, I regularly get an alert from the information screen in between the gauges stating something along the lines of "service stabilitrak". Every time the message appears I feel that my engine or transmission loses a bit of it's sense of functionality. My car jerks regularly. I was told it may be the auxiliary battery which I've replaced and I'm still experiencing these issues.

Filed May 16, 2016 · Electrical · 64,100 miles · CA

"takata recall" when my wife got into car and turned it on she turned A/C on and it was only blowing hot air. Then she noticed all dash lights and gauges were not working as well. It also gave her lots of prompts saying service air bags and oil. She tried driving it down the street and she noticed odometer, speedometer, and gas gauges were not working as well. She also said the touchscreen for radio was totally black and radio was not working. So she brought it back home and turned it off and radio came on and did not want to turn off even while car was off and doors were open. So I came home and turned car back on and now everything seems to be working properly. We dont know if this is an early sign of something going out or is going to be out in the future but this is a safety issue because you can be driving and what if this happens again......

Filed Feb 18, 2016 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA

While the vehicle is moving and someone is in the passenger seat, the entire instrument cluster, all gauges and the radio goes black, except for the middle screen which then flashed "service air bag system, service tire pressure monitoring system, service passenger monitoring system." I have no idea how fast I am going or anything else to do with the vehicle, however there is no interruption of power or any affect to the engine. If the passenger lifts themselves off the seat, the system then resets and everything runs perfectly. This does not happen every time someone is in the seat. Sometimes it happens alot, and sometimes it doesn't happen for days. I have taken it to the dealer on several occasions, I have 6 pages or error codes showing a loss in communication. I believe that there is possibly something loose or that a sensor is going bad, however, the dealer is unable to locate this problem.