Wiring problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu

Four problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2016 Malibu.

1 Wiring problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2020

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.

2 Wiring problem

Failure Date: 08/09/2019

Since I bought this car new in 2016 I have had to replace the vcm 4 times. Nothing seemed to fix the problem. The stop/start never worked right. Three times over the last month, after various repairs at the dealership, the car has completely stopped while driving and would not start again. The doors unlocked and locked, vehicle jumped 3 times, all kinds of warning lights and messages on the dash. . . . Then nothing but a dead car in the middle of the road on a sunny dry day. I could've been the cause of accidents while stopped in the roadway and many people could've been seriously injured. The car was fixed the fourth time yesterday and the mechanic took it out to test before returning the vehicle to me. It died on him again and had to be towed back to the service center. Serious safety hazard and the certified gm techs can't figure out what's wrong. P3055 and p3056 are the error codes that come up every time. New battery, new vcm, new wiring harness. . . . Each time the problem got worse until it completely stopped running. No recall and the car is out of warranty so chevy is not willing to help at all.

3 Wiring problem

Failure Date: 06/09/2019

I own a 2016 chevy Malibu and one of its features is an auto stop/start feature in the car. When this car enters this mode when I take my foot off of the break it is supposed to start again but when I take my foot off of the break it will just completely shut down, when I try to start the car again it will just stall. I was involved in an accident on June 9th 2019 where the car cut off and rolled back into another vehicle. This is just one occasion of the car cutting off on me and becoming immobile. I was told it was a battery issue and a wiring issue I've gotten both addressed but it still happens. I've received a letter from chevy that may address the issue but I have to see. My car currently won't start. Today is September 24,2019.

4 Wiring problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2019

I bought this car & did not even have it a month and the sunroof would start to close and then would stop and open or get stuck half way open. When trying to get this to close the sunroof would close without putting being pressed. The wiring harness failed and was bad.




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