2014 Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems

Your car's automatic start/stop feature is malfunctioning — when it shuts off the engine to save fuel, the engine won't restart for several minutes, leaving you stuck in traffic or at intersections. This creates a serious safety risk for you and your passengers. Despite thousands of dollars in repair attempts, the problem persists. A complete diagnostic of the start/stop system and potentially a control module replacement may be needed to resolve this issue.

Your engine stalled and jerked while driving, with the check engine light coming on. The vehicle restarted but an independent mechanic diagnosed engine failure and said the engine needs to be replaced. You contacted the dealer, but they didn't diagnose or repair the issue. A full engine replacement will likely be necessary to resolve this problem.

Your engine overheated after driving just 4 miles at 35 MPH, displaying an "Engine Overheating" message and a Hot temperature gauge reading. When you added water to the cooling system, it drained out completely, and a mechanic diagnosed a failed heater coil. The fix will likely involve replacing the heater coil and checking the entire cooling system for leaks or damage.

P0420 code

When the Auto Start/Stop engages at a stop sign or light it causes the car to turn off. I have trouble turning it back over. Sometimes it starts. Other times it does not. I have changed the mass airflow sensor, mass air pressure sensor, vvt solenoid. It has been in and out of a couple shops without an answer of why it is doing this. It is readily available for an inspection. There were not any warning lights or messages produced on the dash. This started happening about 3 months ago. My child and myself is in danger every time it dies at a stop light.

my car which i own shuts down while driving its showing po6dc on code reader

Reduced power and coolant system My safety was put a risk when my car stop on me in the middle of traffic

While driving 60 MPH on the highway my car started stuttering then lost all power. It threw 3 codes P0131, P2097 and P0171. I have spent over $1,000.00 and a month later they tell me it was my intake bolts that were loose. They replaced every part PCV valve, MAF sensor, O2 sensor and car still wouldn't run right. PLEASE address this issue as that is UNSAFE for a car to just stop on the highway.

Variable valve timing system Rocker arm oil control valve solenoid Need help asap! My car is unsafe!

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and started jerking. The contact stated that on one occasion the contact veered to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure persisted and self-corrected while driving. The check engine warning light illuminated on one occasion but independently reset before taking the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer was not able to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost motive power and stalled. After restarting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local service center who diagnosed that the intake cam shift solenoid control circuit and the variable valve solenoid intake and the variable valve solenoid exhaust were faulty and needed to be replaced. The intake cam shift solenoid control circuit, variable valve solenoid intake, and variable valve solenoid exhaust were replaced but the failure recurred with the cold start engine rattling noise and loss of power failure persisting. The vehicle was later taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

My 2014 Chevrolet Malibu has been shutting off quite frequently in traffic. Causing danger to my family and to other motorist by this malfunction. I have taken it to my local GM dealership for this to be resolve but to no success and charge for the service. I have also spoken with GM corporation but to no avail. I have researched this problem with compliance with this make and model this seem like an issue that GM should investigate. But I would like to keep driving my vehicle. Who can help me with this problem this is our transportation for now until we can afford another. Thanking you in advance. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Stop/Start doesn’t work at least 20% of the time, leaving me stalled in the middle of the road, until *hopefully* it starts again, usually after a few tries.

The vehicles "Auto Off" feature, which shuts the engine off when stopped at red-lights, fails to restart the engine when removing your foot from the brake pedal. The engine stalls out, and much be parked, shut off and then restarted. Sometimes it takes multiple times to restart the vehicle. This is very unsafe considering the car could stall out in an intersection or cause another vehicle to collide with mine if they were behind my vehicle, expecting it to begin moving. I have take my car in for multiple repairs and nobody can figure out the issue.

My auto start/stop feature failed to engage properly. The safety of myself and my family have been put at risk on multiple occasions because the vehicle would not start back up leaving us stranded in the road amongst traffic. The problem has not been diagnosed or inspected. There were no warnings as to when the auto start/stop would fail, it just happens! At the moment this is the only vehicle my family has so we have to take risks any time we drive this vehicle! I purchased this car 4/26/2022 and this has happened at least 10 times since purchasing!!! Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!!!!

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, she saw smoke coming out from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact then noticed oil leaking on the ground. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the rocker arm oil control valve was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact became aware of Chevrolet Special Coverage Adjustment Number: N192289160, which she associated to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,605.

Rocker Arm Control Valves and solenoid . Check engine light came on

As I was driving, “Engine Power Reduced” came up on my dashboard. Then my vehicle slowed down and would not let me accelerate over 20 mph.

2014 Chevy Malibu has a start/ stop feature that doesn't work. When stopping the car shuts off completely and does not start back up. I have to put my emergency lights on, put the car in park try to start again, it doesn't restart , I have to try a couple of times. It has cut off on me at traffic lights, getting off highway ramps. THIS IS NOT SAFE!! I've taken it to two Chevy dealers & no one can pin point or address this problem.

The contact owned a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after he replaced his radiator, his vehicle caught fire. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed and no injuries were reported. The contact was not certain if a police/fire report was filed. The vehicle had yet to be towed and remained in the possession of the contact. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had the engine replaced; however, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the engine was shaking, and the vehicle stalled while driving at an undisclosed speed, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and suggested that the contact file a complaint with the NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WAS RELATING THE FAILURE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE BOLTS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BEING LOOSENED WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE TRUNK BATTERY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AUTO STOP CAME ON. WHEN LET OFF THE BRAKE THE AUTO START DID NOT START. IT TRIED TO THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE KEY TO GET IT TO START. I WAS IN RIGHT LANE TRYING TO TURN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WOULD NOT START WITH TURNING THE KEY UNTIL THE SECOND TIME TURNING THE KEY. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. WHILE IT WOULD NOT START AT 2 STOPS CARS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO MOVE AND I COULDN'T. AUTO STOP AND START WAS COMING ON AT ALMOST EVERY STOP THIS MORNING AND MY HUSBAND MADE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW THAT WAS STRANGE AND IT SHOULD NOT DO IT. YESTERDAY WE JUST REPLACED THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST SEANOID.

FOR A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED SOMETIMES IT WOULD STUTTER OR THROTTLE AND SURGE WHILE DRIVING, BUT EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. NOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM I BELIEVE IS ERROR CODE P16D0, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART THAT IS MENTIONED IN THIS CODE. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD COMPENSATE VEHICLE PURCHASERS WHO HAVE RUN INTO THIS ISSUE.

2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL VALVE. CONSUMER IS ALSO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUT OF POCKET COSTS RELATED TO REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WITH AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AS SUGGESTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *JS

WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, MY CAR GO INTO AUTO STOP. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO GO, THE CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER MONTHS OF THIS I JUST UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS HARD TO DETECT. NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THIS OUT. MY AUTO SOUND GUY EXPLAINED THIS TO ME NOW I CAN EXPLAIN THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP . THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL . THIS IS DANGEROUS. WHY DID CHEVROLET PUT THIS OPTION IN CARS.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT MADE A NOISE THEN SOUNDED LIKE A MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE COULDN'T MAINTAIN SPEED OF MORE THAN 18 MPH. LIMPED THE VEHICLE A FEW MILES HOME AND IT WAS LEAKING ENGINE OIL ONTO THE GROUND. THERE IS OIL PUDDLED UP BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AREA. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN NEED A GM PART FOR ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS. THE PART # IS 12633613. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH CHEVY REPRESENTATIVES OVER A DOZEN TIMES. DESPITE DISCONTINUING THE ENGINE THAT REQUIRES THIS PART AND THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE WHO CAN'T OPERATE THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE, CHEVY/GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO A RECALL. THE FAULTY PART CAUSES CARS TO JERK AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BEFORE REALIZING THE CAR WASN'T FULLY OPERABLE, I WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO MY INABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I HAVE INVESTED IN CHEVY AND I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR. ONE SMALL SOLENOID ROCKER ARM SHOULD NOT KEEP ME FROM ENJOYING THE VEHICLE I HAVE PURCHASED. ASIDE FROM THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LOSS FROM THE CAR ITSELF, I SPENT HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES. I NEED SOME REMEDY IN THIS CASE AS CHEVY WILL NOT ADMIT THE PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED (ALTHOUGH A REPRESENTATIVE DID ADMIT TO THIS) DESPITE THEIR STATED REQUIREMENT OF PRODUCING OR MAKING AVAILABLE COMPARABLE PARTS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. I NEED HELP AND I HOPE CHEVY IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE WILLFUL CONSUMER VIOLATIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE SERVICE STABILI-TRAC AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING) SENSOR. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING) SENSORS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

THE ENGINE VARIABLE TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE IS MALFUNCTIONING AS I HAVE SEEN WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ON THE INTERNET. GM IS NO LONGER MAKING THE PART. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY, BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, THE CAR SEEMINGLY STOPPED ACCELERATING EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE CAR WAS STUCK WITH NO PROPULSION FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE CAR NOW ONLY SLOWLY ACCELERATES, OR DIES IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. MY FUEL ECONOMY HAS BEEN WORSE AND ACCORDING TO REPORTS THE EMISSIONS OF THE CAR ARE WORSE. NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN BY GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CHEVY MALIBU BRAND NEW ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE AS RECOMMENDED MY THE DEALERSHIP NOW PART #12633613 HAS WENT OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE MEANWHILE I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT CAN NOT BE DROVE

REQUEST #282669 COMPLAINT15 APRIL, 2020 TRACKING # 11321107 THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT REFERENCES MY 2014 CHEVY MALIBU, ECOTEC 2.5L DOHC ENGINE, VIN #[XXX]. PURCHASED 9/15/2014 FROM GEORGE HAHAS CHEVROLET IN WILDWOOD, FL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH ~23,300 MILES ON IT. IN OCTOBER 2019, THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AT 20-25 MILES PER HOUR (ODOMETER: ~21,000) AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE ENGINE GAS MILEAGE ALSO DECREASED. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROCKER ARM VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING PART. THIS CLEAN-UP WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE WARRANTED PART. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. AT THAT POINT I WAS TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AS IT WOULD NO LONGER BE DRIVABLE. THIS REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED DURING THE GM WORKER STRIKE AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER THE STRIKE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM GM OR ANY AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER. AFTER WAITING UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, I AGAIN CONTACTED NAHAS CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, AND GM HAD NO PLANS TO PRODUCE IT. FURTHER, A WARRANTED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY MANUFACTURER. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT OVER 20 VEHICLES AT THIS SINGLE DEALERSHIP NEEDED THIS SAME PART. ON MARCH 2, 2020 I CONTACTED GM CONSUMER SERVICES (CASE # 9-5847264087). THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE INFORMED THAT GM HAD NO PLANS TO MAKE THIS PART AND KNEW OF NO AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER WHO COULD SUPPLY A WARRANTED PART. THEY TOLD ME OF THREE UNWARRANTED MANUFACTURERS, BUT IF THE PART EVER CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE NAHAS CHEVROLET (4135 FL-44, WILDWOOD, FL 34785, (352) 504-4538) WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THE REPAIR FOR THE ROCKER ARM VALVE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A THIRD-PARTY PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.*DT*TP

DRIVABILITY ISSUES DUE TO INTAKE ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL VALVE. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SURGES WHILE DRIVING AND MISFIRES DUE TO A FAULTY ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY CURRENTLY NOT PRODUCED BY GM.

THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE INTAKE ROCKER ARM VVT OIL CONTROL VALVE. GM HAS HALTED PRODUCTION ON THIS PART WITH NO VIABLE SOLUTION OR REPLACEMENT OPTION. GM P#12633613. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE VALVE ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL IS BAD. HE TOLD ME I AM THE 9TH IN THE QUE JUST FROM LANSING AREA AND THE PART IS BACK ORDERED SINCE AUGUST 2019. HE ORDERED THE PART FROM SHAHEEN CHEVROLET. I CALLED THE GM HELP LINE. INITIALLY THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL BUT LATER THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANY THING. THE CAR IS STANDING OUTSIDE ON THE ROAD AND I AM PAYING THE INSURANCE AND JUST PAID THE REGISTRATION. THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBERS ARE 12633613 AND 12634467 (GASKET + PART). GM CASE NUMBER IS 9-5813783154. THE PERSON WHO TOOK MY CALL WAS THANNA AND THE DATE I CALLED WAS 2/13/2020.

I BEEN TRYING TO ORDER PART 916806 THIS I'VE BEEN NEEDING IT FOR A WHILE A VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SOLENOID I FEEL LIKE I BEEN RIPPED OFF BECAUSE NO ONE BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS PART HAS THIS PART BEEN REPLACE AS ANOTHER PART WHAT AM I TO DO I NEED MY CAR. I CAN'T GET MY ADMISSION DONE TO GET MY PLATES

CHEVROLET DID A TERRIBLE JOB CREATING A ENGINE THEN DISCONTINUING PARTS TO IT. THE ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL VALVE IS A KNOWN FAILURE POINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY DISCONTINUED IT.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE INTAKE ROCKER ARM CONTROL VALVE SINCE DECEMBER 2019. APPARENTLY GM HAS DISCONTINUED THIS PART FOR MALIBUS AND IMPALAS. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS ON BACK ORDER. I AM STILL PAYING ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS SHOULD BE APART OF A RECALL. THERE IS THOUSANDS OF US THAT IS WAITING ON THIS PART AND THIS IS SO UNFAIR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY ENGINE IF THIS IS NOT FIXED SOON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ROCKER ARM CONTROL OIL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO WHITE-ALLEN CHEVROLET PARTS (442 N MAIN ST, DAYTON, OH 45405 (937) 222-3701) WHERE IT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROCKER ARM CONTROL OIL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

MY VEHICLE SHOWS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE DEALER MADE A CHECK AND FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE ROCKET ARM VALVE PART NUMBER 12633613 (ENGINE VARIABLE TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE). THAT WAS IN DECEMBER 2019, THEY REQUEST THE PART TO GM, AND SO FAR THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE. I TRIED TO BUY IT THROUGH INTERNET AND FRIENDS IN OTHER STATES, AND NO AUTO PARTS HAVE THIS PART. THIS PART IS NECESSARY BECAUSE CONTROL THE TIMING OF THE ENGINE. MY CAR CAN GET RUIN IF I DO NOT CHANGE THAT PART. GM IS BEING IRRESPONSABLE TO HAVE THIS IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR AVAILABLE.

ENGINE CODE P16D0 CAUSING A VALVE THAT CONTROLS AIR TO OIL INTAKE FOR THE MOTOR IS STUCK OPEN CAUSING IN ACCURATE OIL PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION. TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSE EXTREME ENGINE FAILURE AND IMPROPER GAS MILEAGE. AFTER CHECKING THE CODE AND REPLACING THE "AFFECTED" PARTS, THE LIGHT IS STILL NOT CLEARED AS IT CREATES MORE ISSUES WITHIN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND IS CHARGING AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY JUST TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH OUT ANY GUARANTEES. THERE ARE ALSO AN ABUNDANCE OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND IT ALL OCCURS ONCE THESE VEHICLES GET TO 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD CORRECT SUCH AN ISSUE AS MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIANCING THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PART NUMBER 12633613 IS FAULTY AND GM DOESN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS.

THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND AT TIMES THE CAR LOSES POWER! TRYING TO GET PARTS SINCE OCTOBER 2019 WAS TOLD NO ONE IS CONTRACTED TO MAKE THE PART AND GM HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL !!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COUGHLIN CHEVROLET OF PATASKALA, 9000 E BROAD ST SW, PATASKALA, OH 43062, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE SHUTTER, VIBRATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE LOCAL DEALER STYKEMAN CHEVROLET(1255 N. WILLIAMS ST. PAULDING OH) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE ROCKER CYLINOID WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE WERE NO PLANS TO PRODUCE THE PART IN THE FUTURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,980.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, WHEN "POWER THE VEHICLE DOWN" WARNING MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE SPEED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BLOSSOM CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1850 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PENSKE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3210 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240, WHERE THEY NOTICED THE SPARK PLUG WERE COVERED IN OIL AND NEEDING TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLUGS BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CYLINDER NUMBER 3 AND ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500.

ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I HAD A DIAGNOSTICS TEST DONE THEY SAID IT IS THE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID. THEY SAID THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND 1 OF OUR LOCAL DEALERS HAD 6 CARS WAITING FOR THIS PART AT THE TIME AND HAD ALREADY BEEN WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL FOR.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,STAYED ON,TOOK CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED,ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE DEFECT,CAR HAS ONLY OVER 55000 MILES ON IT,RECOMMEND NOT TO DRIVE TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE,PART NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE,CAR BEEN PARKED SINCE LATE NOVEMBER.CAR WAS DRIVEN ON FREEWAY WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO MAKE IT WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE OR STALL BEFORE WE COULD GET TO A MECHANIC SHOP.

2014 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT 75,000 MILES. OMAHA, NE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P16CF - INTAKE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT. CHEVY DEALER HAS 17 ON BACKORDER. AFTER RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, WITH NO RECALL. SHOP ORDERED PART 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY ARE TELLING US THEY HOPE TO HAVE THE PART BY FIRST OF FEBRUARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. REYMORE CHEVROLET (746 N MAIN ST, CENTRAL SQUARE, NY 13036, (315)668-2673) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VVP ROCKER OIL SOLENOID CEASED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *BF*JB

WHILE DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PLUGGED IT IN TO SEE WHAT CODES IT WAS READING BOTH O2 SENSOR AND WELL AS AS CAM SHAFT,CHECK ENGINE LITLGHT IS STILL ON SENSING THE SAME CODES. WENT TO 2 DIFFERENT GARAGES AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE. I'M UNABLE TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED DUE TO THE ISSUE.

ON 11/19/19, I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET (25 MPH) WHEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2014 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CAR IS DRIVEABLE, BUT AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 35 MPH, THE REDUCED POWER IS NOTICEABLE. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (MATTHEWS HARGREAVES CHEVROLET IN ROYAL OAK, MI) FOR REPAIR. THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS BEING THE ROCKER ARM SOLENOID VALVE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE GM IS NOT CURRENTLY MAKING THE PART AND IT IS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH AFTERMARKET. FOR NEARLY A MONTH, I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS ONLY BARELY USABLE. ON COLDER DAYS, MY CAR HAS A MORE DIFFICULT TIME WITH EVEN HANDLING LOW SPEEDS AND I'M TERRIFIED THAT IT'S GOING TO BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO CURRENTLY HAS 6 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ARE IN NON-DRIVEABLE CONDITION. THE DEALER HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THAT OVER 50 CARS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP DESPITE BEING AWARE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINGDOM CHEVROLET (6603 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60636, (877) 921-8488) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,652.

THE AUTOSTOP FEATURE HAS A MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP ON DOWN SIDE OF A HILL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF FOR UP TO 15 TO 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT CRANKS BACK UP AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO SWITCH GEARS AND LIGHTS COME ON INT HE DASH AS NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS WHILE ITS IN THIS DEAD STATE AND ONCE IT CRANKS UP AS NORMAL THE LIGHT GOES OFF. LOCAL DEALERSHIPS ARENT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE EXACT ISSUE AND THE CAR DOESNT KEEP A RECORD OF THE CHECK ENGINE CODE. A NEW BATTERY WAS GIVEN ONCE BUT THAT DISNT LAST LONG BEFORE THE AUTO STOP FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN

FOUND LOOSE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS. CAUSING INTERMITTENT CODE P0171 FUEL TRIM LEAN.

MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON TIME EVERY TIME IN DEALERSHIP AND WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. ON 10TH JUNE 2014, MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND ANY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR TO RIGHT MOST LANE BEFORE MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH INDICATORS ON. THEN AN OFFICER HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR TO CURBSIDE LATER. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING MY CAR WAS AT HIGH SPEED 70 MPH AND THERE WAS VERY HIGH RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC AT DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE NUMBER 4 VALE HAS THROWN A ROD (BASICALLY PISTON HAS BROKEN) INSIDE THE CYLINDER AND ENGINE IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. HE SAID THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 59,000 MILES (MY CAR MILEAGE) . I FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER PUTTING THIS UNDER RECALL. GM TOLD ME YOUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 30 DAYS AND EVEN IF IT WAS FAULTY PART THEY WILL NOT COVER IT 100%. BECAUSE OF FAULTY PARTS BY GM, NOW I HAVE TO SUFFER AN HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS AND BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY AS GM DOES NOT CARE. HTTPS://WWW.CARANDDRIVER.COM/NEWS/A15368085/MALIBOOM-FAULTY-CONNECTING-ROD-BEARING-CAUSING-ENGINE-FAILURES-IN-GM-FOUR-CYLINDERS/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO AUTO STOP MODE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,600.

TAKATA RECALL. STARTED MY MALIBU TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND THE STABILITRK LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THIS IS A 2014 MALIBU LT. AFTER DRIVING IT , THE STABILITRK LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE LIGHT FOR THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS STILL ON. THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING THE WAY IT SHOULD. I HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. SEEMS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH GM. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND THIS HAPPENED ON THE FIRST START OF THE MORNING.

2014 MALIBU HAS THE 2.5L ECOTEC ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH START/STOP TECHNOLOGY WHEN I STOP/BRAKE THE ENGINE ONLY SHUT LEST THAN 10% OF TIME. HAVE HAD INTO THE DEALER TWO TIMES FOR THIS THEY SAID ALL IN SPEC. THE MALIBU STOPS/STARTS SO INFREQUENTLY THAT IT SURPRISES ME WHEN IT DOES SHUT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DO BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO SLEEP MODE. ONCE THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWLY REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN THE MANNER IT DID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP LIGHT, MY VEHICLE CUT OFF AND ONCE I LET OFF THE BRAKE, TO GO, THE CAR STARTED BACK WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. WHEN I WAS AT THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS STILL IN DRIVE MODE, THE CAR CUT OFF, AND WHEN I LET OF THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED ALL BY ITSELF. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED A WEEK APART. *TR