general problems of the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu - part 1

Received vehicle at roughly 181,000 miles. Operated fine for about 5,000 miles and then began to show problems. In most cases when pressing down hard on the accelerator pedal, transmission drops into a lower gear and revs up to 5k rpm, cancelling cruise control, and staying there until accelerator is relieved. This makes accelerating more difficult since too much pressure on the accelerator pedal causes the car to get stuck at 5k rpm and stay at the same speed it is already at. This makes passing cars more dangerous as the car gets stuck at 5k rpm and can't pass the other vehicle, increasing the risk of a head on collision. Service engine and abs lights are on as well as a service stabilitrak notification in the driver information center. In addition, the outside temperature thermometer is faulty and shows much lower temperatures, such as -14 degrees during an 80 degree day. Vehicle is up to maintenance as far as my knowledge goes. Car has been previously junked twice and has a rebuilt title. There are no fluid leaks, the engine works well when the problem is not encountered, but it gets stuck at 5k rpm under hard acceleration more than it doesn't.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the lights on the gear shifter was flashing, with the power steering assist and parking assist messages displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked violently while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the dealer. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Powertrain there is a problem with auto stop restarting then dying. The transmission not engaging after a complete stop like it is neutral this only happens after the car has been driven a bit everything at temp. Today stopped for trash service auto stop engaged got ready to go nothing gunning and gunning never died like no power though finally moved no more stops till home a problem sitting in road can not move. Have not taken to shop yet money for it now not.

The cars automatic start/stop will activate and not restart the car. This has happened at stop signs, stop lights, intersections, hard breaks, etc. There are no warning lights or system failed/malfunction warnings. This has been inspected multiple times with software updates, changing batteries, changing fuses, etc.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while accelerating between 0 to 20 mph, the transmission hesitated while shifting into first gear. While driving at speeds above 20 mph the hesitation was more prominent, causing the vehicle almost stall; however, the vehicle would remain running. The contact stated that the “transmission failure” warning light was illuminated. The contact became aware of NHTSA campaign number: 14v092000 (power train). The dealer had not been contacted. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v092000 (power train). The manufacturer had referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000.

The auto stop/start feature is experiencing issues where the vehicle fails to restart, resulting in significant disruptions during driving scenarios such as heavy city traffic, stop-and-go traffic, and maneuvering through busy intersections. These incidents not only cause traffic jams and congestion but also force detours for other drivers. Particularly, when encountering highway traffic from exit offramps, sudden stops due to overcrowding and tailgaters trigger the Malibu to auto stop without restarting, creating considerable challenges, especially during rush hours in cities like atlanta. In each of these circumstances, attempts to restart the vehicle prove futile as the engine endlessly turns over without success. While resolving these situations required considerable effort and time, further elaboration is beyond the scope of this discussion, given the valuable time already expended on addressing these issues.

The automatic start and stop function does not work properly. When the car comes to a stop and auto stops, the vehicle shuts off and does not power up when you hit the gas. My safety is put at risk due to the car shutting off and the possibility of someone hitting me. The vehicle has been inspected countless times. I was told it was an electrical issue. Then told it was the battery. Brand new battery and issue isn’t fixed. The car cut off once and all the lights came on. Now no lights comes on it just cuts off.

P2646 diagnostic code - rocker arm control solenoid in June 2020, gm issued "special coverage adjustment n192289160 rocker arm oil control valve inoperative" for the coverage of the repair for rocker arm oil control valve, (ocv) for 10 years after the purchase date, or 120,000 miles for the 2014 Malibu and impala. However, our vehicle had the failure at 122,000 miles. The special coverage should be adjusted, or even transitioned to a full recall since the parameters of the initial bulletin are insufficient.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was associated with the battery. However, the battery was not replaced. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle would not go into gear, decelerated independently and stopped. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, upon moving the gear shifter into drive (d) position, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact then move the gear shifter into park position, however, the vehicle rolled away and hit a tree. The air bags did not deploy. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was awaiting a call back from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when she started the vehicle, the vehicle was in manual mode while the vehicle was parked. The vehicle failed to shift into gear as needed. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and replaced the battery; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was contacted, and the contact explained that her vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA campaign number: 14v092000 (power train). The dealer confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall and informed her that she was responsible for the cost of the repair. The manufacturer was contacted, and they also stated that the vehicle was not under recall and advised to contact the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 214,000.

I have owned this car for a little over 3 years and it suddenly started giving me a "shift to park" message after I physically put the car in "park" and turn the car off. The car will not turn off completely because the car does not think that it is in "park". It is gradually getting worse as time goes on. There were two instances where I thought the car was turned off and when I came back to my vehicle, the car was dead. All within 15 minutes. The car does not shut off after turning it off because it thinks that the car is not in park so the radio, lights, and everything electrical stays on. This issue causes the battery to drain quickly. This issue can easily leave someone stranded with a dead car. I took it to the dealership to get a diagnostic test on it in June 2022 and they could not replicate the issue. I am taking it back again this month (August 2022). I have read a lot of discussion forums about this issue. There was only a recall for the same model for the production years of 2016-2019 I believe. This issue is pretty common among Chevrolet and I think that it's crazy that there is a huge problem with their shifter assembly and they never fixed it!.

The vehicle will still be running after I turn the engine off and take the key out of ignition.

My car is throwing a rocker arm valve code but chevy is saying its not covered under the NHTSA program that was passed. Its a 2014 chevy Malibu 2. 5 l with 93000 miles on it. It causes the auto stop to malfunction and the car will completely shut down when stopped. It will not restart at all. Have been almost hit 3 times at major intersections.

This has happened twice now, once for my wife and the second time I was driving. Both incidents happened while in motion on the highway and the vehicle display showed reduced engine power and the vehicle DE-rated and slowed automatically on the highway. The check engine light displayed and after connecting a code reader to the obd and code p2138 was logged which is potentially a faulty throttle position sensor/ foot gas pedal. I replaced the throttle position sensor cleared the stored code and a couple weeks later the vehicle again went into limp mode and DE-rated on highway. The check engine light came on and the same code p2138 was logged indicating voltage difference between app sensor 1 and app sensor 2 of the throttle positioning sensor. After further research on line I found that a gm service bulletin was issued for potential moisture intrusion of the connectors from the throttle position sensor to the ecm. (see attached) it seems like my vehicle is experiencing moisture in the connectors as both incidents happened within minutes of taking the vehicle through an automatic car wash. In my opinion this is a safety concern for this model vehicle to DE-rate and slow down suddenly at highway speeds with cars following behind and has been a known issue by gm and should have a recall issued.

Driving down freeway about 70 mph when all of a sudden I hear a chime then engine seems to downshift but it actually reduced speed quickly. I look up at dash and see that it says, �engine power is reduced�. I then notice to the left of dash that the engine pic is lit up. I put my hazard lights on and exit the freeway right away. What I would normally do is open up the owners manuel and find out a little more to what's going on. I just purchased the car and it didn't come with one. I decided to take side streets the rest of way home. When I got home I shut car off then started it up again and it still had the same message.

On 7/5/20 the vehicle was in motion going down the highway and the high pressure fuel pump mounted on the engine broke lose, dropped into the engine and tore apart the engine. Was towed and fixed by closest gm dealership (deery brothers, west burlington, IA). There is a recall for a bad weld on the high pressure fuel pump for 2016-2018 Malibu's resulting in the exact issue I had on my 2014. The dealership said gm, Chevrolet and the dealership (which is a gm certified dealership where I bought the car certified pre-owned in 2018) said they all bared no responsibility for the issue. I paid $3,128 for the repair on 7/17/20. Two days after bringing my car home, there is an oil leak that was never there before. The dealership says this is a hole in the oil pan, and again is my responsibility to pay for in full to be fixed. I received a letter from Chevrolet on 7/16/20 saying there is a recall for my VIN # for an oil pressure valve. Incorrect oil pressure could have caused the high pressure fuel pump to explode causing the issue on 7/9/20. I do not believe that between the two recalls issued by Chevrolet for my car model I should be responsible for the full weight of the repairs on a car that was purchased certified pre-owned with a warranty two years prior, not to mention I've had all regular services done in a timely matter at the same dealership, that has under 90,000 miles and is only six years old. There is no reason for such extensive engine damage to such a new car with no previous issues.

Mechanic stated my transmission is going out. At 93,000 miles this should not occur. My car needs repair almost every month. Took to Chevrolet dealership and was told that I had metal shavings in my transmission. Then was called back stated I dont. Now another mechanic stated my transmission is going out.

Was driving at about 55 mph on a state road, engine light came on the car slowed down to about 30 mph in giving gas the engine ramped up but would not accelerate. Pulled over and stopped. Turned off the ignition waited a few minutes then turned the ignition on again. The car would not accelerate. Was able to get it to a dealer where it was diagnosed as needing transmission work. It is at the dealer now 12/13/19. The car has 92,000 miles on it bought it brand new in 2014.

It's making a unknown sound.

Vehicle has had failed oil arm rocker valve (part# 12633613) since October 2019. Gm has advised they do not know when this part will be available, and has no other resolution to provide except to wait and that they are sorry for inconvenience. Check engine light illuminated means it will not pass emissions testing in CT (or state inspections in a lot of other states). Car is not usable because of this, some power loss issues being experienced at highway speeds. Gm has not offered any resolution other than $2500 off a new gm vehicle. Will not assist further and state that there is no eta for replacement part. Car not serviceable and gm will not resolve.

Have been needing a repair but the part has been unavailable for months. We need the oil control valve and part number 12633613. Gm does not know when the part will be available, so no way for the car to be fixed.

My mother was driving the car on the highway doing 70 miles car lost power and wouldn't go over 35 miles on her way to work check engine light came on almost got hit by several cars that were doing 70 miles due to the car will only go 35 miles on the highway she immediately pulled over on the side of the highway I came and brought a bluetooth scan tool the scan tool came back with these two codes p0700 p0776 which were transmission codes and just like other similar complaints from the other comments my mom almost got rear-ended several times because of this and from what I've youtube and see on this site that seems to be a pretty common issue with those cars and their transmissions that definitely needs to be recalled my mother had to pay $4,000 to get her transmission rebuilt we bought the car brand new and it was shifting rough just like the other complaints were talking about on this site we went to the dealership they told us it was normal but that's what all of those cars do is shift rough I told them that didn't sound normal to me and if they could please change the transmission fluid they said it wasn't time yet the car only had 20,000 miles during that time framewe still argue with the guy he told us find will change the transmission fluid but I'm telling you it's normal we got our receipt back and all they did was oil change never even touched the transmission we took it to a transmission shop they told us the transmission was shot and needed to be rebuilt the fluid was black the transmission shop told us it should have been read when the transmission went bad it had 60,000 miles on it then please do an investigation on the 2014 chevy Malibu transmissions there is definitely an issue there that I believed could cause an accident especially on the highway.

My wife was doing 70 down one of our busier country roads in michigan and the check engine light came on followed by an engine power reduced message causing the car to decelerate down to 30mph causing cars to swerve and go around us. She could have been rear ended and extremely hurt becuase of this.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The driver was able to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road and waited a minute before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted, but hesitated to drive. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and then taken to an independent mechanic the following day. The mechanic diagnosed that the transmission system and control valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. When the contact attempted to shift from park into drive while on an incline, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact had to constantly wait to ensure that the gear properly changed over. Bob bell Chevrolet (1 kane st, baltimore, MD 21224, (443) 407-1778) inspected the vehicle, but was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle shut off intermittently and there was a progressing false start failure. The vehicle was taken to cox Chevrolet (2900 cortez rd w, bradenton, FL 34207, (941) 749-2699) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not being driven frequently due to the risk of the gear not shifting and the vehicle intermittently stalling. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.

Transmission wont engaged after stop,rpm go low won t go up.

Very jerky acceleration while driving at speed or trying to speed up, vehicle stutters at acceleration.

Actuator left and right sides, steering something was diagnosed by pep boys, winsheild wiper issues, brake problems, engine overheating and requires coolant several times a year. Some issues still occurring, some problems where fixed by rick hendricks Chevrolet in the month of December 2017.

Ince I have purchased this vehicle I have had issue after issue with trim, abs, stability track, heating system, transmission, and wheel bearings. I have had the stability track fixed twice, transmission was leaking (covered under a recall). Wheel bearings in rear both sides have been replaced before 80000 miles. Wiring harness to wheels, the dealer ship had to splice ( I still cant see how wiring harness is not a covered component. For a manufacture based out of a state that has snow, and to provide a vehicle that has a stability sensor that gets dirty because of salt that will error is beyond my comprehension. Same for the default wheel bearings one winter in michigan and they had to be replaced (also not a covered feature). Trim that blows off on the express way. I lost my window trim and the front black cover. Funny how the 2015 models have a screw in them but nothing for us poor 2014 owners that had an issue. I can purchase a new one at 60. 00 (really its plastic). Abs comes on every time I have an issue with the stability track, which is every winter it gets dirty. Engine light on now so I cant auto start the car, more than likely that will be caused by the glamorous aux battery that was engineered for the lovey auto stop feature that I have no control over. Have appointment with dealership to be ripped off some more. . . . Appt showed a p011 code, second time in shop to have it fixed. Update: months later, abs on the driverside hub is now out. Yes you guessed it the p011 engine code is back. (third time). Fixed twice at the shop. When is someone going to make gm wake up and fix these issues. It just like my key issue with my 2004 impala . Car stalls boggs down at 70 mph.

I have been having problems with my 14 Malibu every since I bought it certified pre-owned from the dealer. The car rpm will get stuck around 3000 if I'm cruising and press the brakes to decelerate which has caused me several time to have to pull to the side of off the road so that I don't hit anything. In order to make it stop I have to press brakes then press the gas to make the rpm act right. It has always had a bad jerk when I am driving and the car rpm is near or at a steady 2000 it would jerk until I speed up or slow down. I've taken the car to the shop several times and paid for diagnostic and diagnostic and still there was no good new all because they couldn't make the issue reoccur. My first experience with these issues was about a month after buying the car and has happened every since with my last occurrence being 08/13/2017. I am about ready to give up on chevy and change makes because they seem to not want to help at all with the issues I'm having.

This car allows you to shift to reverse, neutral, drive, etc. Without putting your foot on the break. You can shift to park while you are driving down the highway.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. While the vehicle was stationary, the transmission malfunctioned. After shifting gears to either the reverse or drive positions, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle lunged forward on more than one occasion in the direction of which gear was engaged. Langdale Chevrolet in sylvester, georgia was contacted about the auto stop feature malfunctioning as well as the transmission. Prince Chevrolet in albany, georgia was made aware of the issue, but was unable to determine why the cruise control, the auto stop feature, and the transmission had malfunctioned. Parker Chevrolet in ashburn, georgia was made aware of the series of failures on may 8, 2017 and stated that the failures could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 10,785.

2014 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to transmission jerking and service airbag light illuminating. The consumer stated when taking off from a stopped position, the vehicle would stall a few seconds later, then jerk and take off fast.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 45 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be upgraded. The vehicle was not repaired. On another occasion, when the brake pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal sound emitting from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. When shifting gears, there was an abnormal sound emitting from the shifter. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle drastically reduced speed while on a major roadway and traveling over 45 mph. The accelerator pedal did not respond and the speed would not go past 10 mph. The failure recurred twice. The contact had to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road and turn off and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer twice, but they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000.