Car went into low power mode and wouldn't drive over the speed of 15-20 miles an hour.
2017 Chevrolet Malibu engine complaints
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My check engine light came on starting at 30,000 miles has continued to do so more frequently as I hit 65,000in taking it to my mechanic he stated there was nothing wrong with my car I commute everyday to work and every day imy car says check engine reduce speed when I'm on the highway and drops to 20mph I work in bordentown 295 to rt1 and my car reduced engine speed in a 55mph zone to 20
Going to work on a city street car completely shut off. It blacked out. No hazards no lights and this was at 3:30 in the morning. And it's happening more and more. It happened to my husband on a busy street. All we can do is wait and try to start it until luckily it did. But before this started, the car kept on shutting off on me when I come to a stop. It's happened at least 6 times in the last 3 weeks. And today it stated on the dashboard that it was reducing its speed. What's next?! It's dangerous because I have my kids with me and I'm afraid someone might rear end me one day. Or if it completely blacks out on me on my way to work and I have no one to help me and I get stranded. I wish they would do a recall. I've seen online how it's been happening to a lot of people.
I park my car but I get a shift to park message even though my car is in park
My car keeps reducing engine speed chevy fixed it once now it's doing it again. I almost died on the freeway
Driving at highway speeds car suddenly slowed down and reduced engine power popped up on the screen. The car wouldn't accelerate more than 20 MPH. Luckily I was near the shoulder, but if I wasn't I could've easily gotten into an accident. This has happened to many other vehicles and needs to be looked into. It's extremely dangerous and could get someone killed.
As I'm driving down the highway, trying to accelerate, a reduced engine power light comes on and my car will slow down to 20 MPH. I have to shut my car off to get it to accelerate. It is doing this on a regular basis now.
I was on the highway trying to pass another car, but while I stepped on the accelerator pedal the engine power reduce with engine light came on and my car started loosing it's speed. I restarted the car and the engine light stayed on and now my remote start(fob) will not start. It attemps to start but the engine willnot turn over.
Vehicle reduces power at random times. Without being signaled to do so. Has happened on the high way and streets
The reduced engine power light is continuing to appear. I took it to my gm dealer and they told me they can't fix it. This is a safety concern. Dropping from 60 MPH to 30 MPH on the freeway/highway is not safe.
Car is saying 'engine power reduced'. Car will not get up to speed like normal. Did have extremely heavy snowfall yesterday 02/16/2021 when it started saying this on the cluster
Power engine reduced indicator warning across screen- now it will not even run 20 miles without bogging down to 20mph with no warning- their is a recall on it it was and always is in motion when this occurs. First happened at 30,000 miles - continued to happen maybe once or twice every few months- now happens every time the vehicle is ran! I've had the car since march 2018 it now has 100000 miles on it and only getting worse!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH on the highway, the engine power reduced message displayed on the instrument panel and, the vehicle decelerated to 20 MPH. The failure recurred once. The contact took the vehicle to carl black chevrolet service (535 murfreesboro pike, nashville, tn 37210) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the throttle pressure sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.
I was driving on the street when my engine power is reduced notification came up on my dash board. My engine light also came on. I was driving about 45mph when the light came on and it reduced my speed to 20mph. I was able to drive it home at the 20mph speed. I parked it overnight and checked on it the next morning. When starting my car the next day the engine power is reduced light was still on. I was looking online and others are having the same issue. What is going on. I need help
Ii bought my 2017 chevrolet malibu ls in august of 2017, in january of 2018 my first engine light warning came on with message "shift to park" came on when the car was already in park. I moved to denver, co in june of 2018 , during my long while driving through the rockies the check engine light came on showing "stability track issues. In november 2018 while my family was driving home in a snow storm yet another engine light showing "engine powewr reduced" the car went from a 45 MPH drive on the freeway because of heavy snow to almost 20 MPH too slow for freeway speeds even in snow. I took it to the chevy dealership they said it was a dirty speed sensor. While driving on the highway at 70 MPH I was reaching the end of the freeway when the car completely shut off, I reacted by hitting my brakes but the pedal was hard as a rock, I looked up and I was fastly approaching an intersection so I used the emergency brake got on the riight dirt shoulder, and was able to slow it down to about 35 MPH before reaching the intersection where I took a sharp right turn to avoid hitiing cars in front of me and spun out. The car ishowed a message "no remote detected: it would crank but not start . Being that the car warrenty was already expired I had it towed to a local mechanics shop where they discovered a code reading "brake booster sensor" they discovered a shattered vacuum pump. I got it replaced with a new one as well as the brake sensor. I still haven't been able to start it. Because of covid-19 and my financial situation I have not taken it to a dealership. I am saving to have it towed there and hopefully repairing it but I'm sure it's not going to be wallet friendly. We were excited when we bought our first new car it didn't last long. Now hopefully a recall and some justice for us hard working people that want only a reliable car with no hidden repair surprises.
The vehicle has shut off more than 5 times while driving requiring a tow and work done to the vehicle. The alternator, battery, and sensors have been replaced but the vehicle still turns off while driving.
When driving my car, it suddenly stops in the middle of the freeway and displays a 'loss engine power code'. I noticed that quite a bit of other malibu owners have been having this same issue
Reduced speed engine problem will reduce speed while driving
Vehicle will shut down after auto stop enabled when car comes to complete stop at lights, intersections, etc. Vehicle will also shut down while driving. Stalitrak warning blinks but the electrical power inside doesn't always shut down. Car will start back up once you quickly put the vehicle in park , shut it off and then turn it back on. Sometimes it takes 3-5 times to get it started back up. Battery has been changed and sensor replaced but it still hasn't fixed the issue. Severely uncomfortable driving the car anywhere.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light illuminated with message to drive with care. The vehicle was turned off and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.
My power steering assist pops up and disappears. Car completely shut off on me at a stop sign(twice) and would not crank back up
I was on the eway and I was going 80mph in the left lane, and my car jerked to decelerate to 20mph. The message said, 'engine power reduced'.
About 6 months ago, I was driving in the interstate going about 70 MPH, when my vehicle dropped its speed to 20 MPH advising of ' reduced engine power ', the speed did not decrease which caused a hault & jerk. Which could have turned fatal if there was a vehicle behind me. October 30th, I was driving about 30mph in a residential area when I approached a stop sign and my vehicle suddenly lost power, after about 3 minutes I was able to start the vehicle and drive to the dealership. The battery and a sensor had been replaced. Exactly two weeks later, I was driving on the street around 25-30mph, approached a stop again and car powered off.. Immediately taken to dealership and they could not identify the problem. This is a huge safety hazard, I do not drive on the highway out of fear that the car may shut off. I've been to authorized dealerships & had the transmission checked out by certified transmissions shops and can't source the problem
While driving the car down the road a message displayed saying "engine power is reduced" and I could not drive the car over 20 miles per hour. This thankfully occurred while I was driving through a residential neighborhood so I was able to safely park my car. Through research there is a known defect with a faulty accelerator sensor that causes this. It is the first time this has happened since getting the vehicle brand new in 2017. This is scary because it was instant and I could have been on the freeway when this occurred.
I was driving on a road at 47 miles an hour. Out of no where, the car slowed all the way down to 15 miles an hour. On the dash board a notice flash stating "engine power reduced" I was barely able to navigate out of traffic without being hit. Then it happened again several hours later when I was on my way home, I had to constantly keep pulling over.
I own a 2017 chevy malibu lt. I was driving at around 60 MPH on the highway, when suddenly I received a message on the dashboard stating, 'engine power is reduced'. I was in the middle lane and I had to frantically find a way to pull over to the right while the vehicle started slowing down to just about 20 MPH. Fortunately, I was able to safely pull over. This is a very dangerous situation. I researched online, and found out that this exact thing has happened to many people who also own a chevy malibu 2016-2018. Gm needs to seriously consider making this a recall.
The brake vacuum pump is bad they used to cheap chinese knockoff part that breaks and get sucked into the engine possibly causing engine failure but for the most part in your brakes can fail leaving the car without any breaking support from the booster vacuum I called the dealership the service advisor immediately told me to take the car to the dealer for work at general motors expense the brake vacuum pumps are failing at an alarming rate causing serious damage and possibility of injury 5 minutes after I did everything they told me I recalled the dealing to confirm my appointment they refused to answer the phone and put me on hold then when they answer the phone they told me that the servants advisor I talked to no longer works there best chevrolet kenner louisiana 70062 without the vacuum pump the brakes are very hard the press the car is very difficult to stop especially at high speeds I'm trying to get this fixed but general motors is refusing the service advisor told me the best thing that I can do is to pay for everything and whenever general motors feels like doing a recall I maybe can get reimbursed
My cars cut off and then display power steering reduces drive with caution this is scary because my son is with me in the car it's just cut off every time I stop or I'm driving
It takes a while for the car to accelerate on highways or streets. With my foot to the floor of the accelerator, it gets to 20 MPH in about 15-20 seconds which prevents any pickup. Only thing that helps the pickup is when I use octane booster in the tank and it'll drive as it should with pickup for a very short period (5 miles) otherwise the acceleration is extremely laggy with no pickup.
I was driving at 70 MPH on a highway and the car shut of causing me to nearly get hit multiple times. I was barely able to get the car to the off ramp I was approaching. I had the car towed 100 miles to my house and then to a dealership. The dealership determined that the vacuum pump came apart and sent metal everywhere. The vacuum coming apart also caused the camshaft to break along with a hose and a camshaft sensor. The repairs alone are estimated so far to cost me about $2,500.
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