Incident has happened twice while driving on highway. engine light came on, then received an error message of "engine power reduced". engine power and acceleration was reduced dramatically. luckily there were no cars behind me or i may have been rear ended and involved in an accident. i pulled off on shoulder and turned car off and then turned car back on and engine power and acceleration was restored. engine light remained on though.
When driving the vehicle first the engine light came on and i got a diagnostics it was the mass air flow sensor code coming up. i had the thotle cleaned.... the engine light went off 2 daya later. then i was driving on the hwy and the engine light came on along with the message engine reduce power. i pulled over shut the car off for 10 seconds , start it again and drive it. it does it on a daily now. and im tired of it this is a brand new car. i got it at 28,000 miles it is now at 53,000 miles. chevrolet know that this problem is going on with many of the mailibus they need to fix it. i just spent 1,100 on this car for the repairs
I was driving on the highway, speed limit was 70mph i was going that speed then out of nowhere i got the check engine light and a notice on my dash appeared as 'engine power reduced' and my speed drastically declined i was almost rear ended by a semi truck, i had people in the back of my car and with an impact from a trailer we could have been seriously hurt or even killed. this a reoccurring proble with malibu's from the year 2016-2019 gm knows about the issue but has done nothing to resolve it. this issue not only puts the driver of the vehicle in harm but others around as well. the problem is the throttle body response sensor which is about a $300-$500 fix which is not an cheap fix. they need to be held responsible for this because one day this could happen to anybody with this type of car and it can kill someone.
My 2016 chevy malibu completely lost power twice on 2/6/2020. the engine shut completely down. the first incident happened while waiting in the pick up line at my daughters school which is in a parking lot full of kids. the car just shut completely down while in drive. it actually died. no instrument panel on, no radio on, no heat. i had to put the car in park and then push the pedal along with the push to start button to restart the car. the second incident happened about 15 to 20 minutes later while i was stopped at a traffic light. once again the car was in drive and just completely shut down. the same thing happened as the first incident but this time i am in heavy traffic during the time when kid's are released from school and people in general are moving around the city. all of this happened during a heavy snow here in my state. for a person driving up behind me i'm sitting there with no lights on at a now green traffic light in unsafe weather conditions. vehicles were blowing and going around us to avoid an accident. i had to act ...
While driving, the car suddenly flashed the "reduced engine speed" message, and the engine warning light came on. the vehicle would not exceed 20 mph after the message came on. the earliest dealership appointment was for 1/20/20 in a city approximately 30 minutes away; i called the chevrolet warranty line and was advised to try calling other dealerships and take my vehicle to be serviced there, despite my repeated explanations of the safety risk due to the engine failure. i received my car back today (1/22/20) and was told the accelerator wiring was replaced under a "special" warranty extension and that they are not providing the warranty rental car coverage.
The accelerator pedal censor is faulty and causes the vehicle to start to power down. this common in many chevrolet models from the impala, to the malibu and cruze.
Check engine lights blinks on and off car defects as if it will cut off found out its the piston and throttle body from fieldsman chevrolet now im out of a car with no loaner car because they are backed this car was called for recall for these repairs
On jan 6 2020. i was driving a 2016 chevy malibu, when the check engine light and engine reduce power light came on. i pulled over and let the car seat for maybe 10 mins. i restarted the vehicle and begin driving again (it was pulling normal). about 3 miles down the road i was making a left turn and the car stop pulling and the reduce engine power light comes on which leaves me in the middle of a intersection section causing a vehicle coming from my right side to slam into the side of vehicle deploying all of my airbags and making on-star assistance come on. in the result i have neck, back and side injury from the impact. which in the result i'm getting sued because my car stalled in the middle of the turn going left. my car was totaled out and my insurance don't want to pay the full value of what i was leasing it for. which i have to come out the pocket with expenses. after reviewing the "engine reduce power" and doing my research i come to find out it has been numerous complaints. i could have lost my life!
So i feel like there should be a recall if i had to read a lot of stories that are similar to mine. my vehicle was driving fine and then i get a signal on my dash as i am going up a hill saying that "engine power reduced" and my check engine light came on. i'm in the middle of a street trying to get to work and i could barely get up the hill. thank goodness there wasn't a lot of traffic that time of day. i managed to make it to a store to get it checked out and the said something about a throttle unit replacement. it is supposed to control my acceleration. this is quite dangerous to keep happening and nothing be done about it when i have seen multiple complaints on it. i just wanted to share my story too and hopefully something can be fixed.
Vehicle purchased in september 2015 with 18 miles. 3 weeks later when brakes were pressed, they started making this grinding sound. the sound appeared occasionally every few months for a few seconds. brake noise still occasionally occurring in 2019, dealerships said it's just moisture. think it's something else. 3 weeks after purchase engine light comes on with code p2097, then light cuts off a few days later, dealer states just needs computer update. the engine light keeps coming on every few months reading the same code p2097. receive a shift to park message when vehicle is in park and off, have to cut vehicle on and off until the message disappears. took to dealership paid $300 to replace a sensor. still experiencing the same problem every few weeks. the vehicle runs fine minus these reoccurring issues since purchased.
When i am driving my 2016 chevy malibu will reduce speed in the middle of traffic. the dash reads 'engine reduced power'. this has happened a lot times since i purchased my vehicle in september 2016. the dealership has notes of many times i have reported.
System reading 'engine power reduced'
Engine reduced power notification. 2016 model has done this 4 times.
I was driving home on the highway going 60mph and the reduced engine power sensor and check engine light came on! the car speed reduced to 20mph and i had to swerve to the far right lane to avoid getting hit by the other vehicles on the highway. this almost cost me my life! i got off the nearest exit taking the street way home. this is the second time i have seen this sensor go off. the first time it came on (april 2019) nothing happen to my car, it was driving perfectly fine and the sensor disappear 2 days later and i haven't seen it since until now. when the sensor disappear, then my car begin shaking when its in idle. i took the car to the nearest chevrolet dealership and they stated that i had a leaking gasket. i couldn't believe it because my car never leaked any oil and i had my oil changes on time. a recall need to be added for this issue as it appears that people encounter this problem regularly!
Nothing but issues after issues after issue! the dealer doesn't even know what is wrong with my car. i had reducing engine issues, took to dealer and seems as if they just cut a wire. i still get the reduced engine power without the message appearing. then an oil leak out of nowhere and now my car will not start, on lunch at work 30 miles from home. everyone with this car just should be given a new one. i feel like were test dummies, not cool! or safe!!