Three problems related to radio/tape cd player have been reported for the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2018 Malibu.
The power shifter in the car needed to be replaced. As with many of the other recent complaints I see on here, when I went to turn off the car it popped up the "shift to park" warning even though I was already in park and wouldn't power off the radio or lights. It appears this is a consistent problem with all of the 2018 Malibu's and should be recalled.
I put my car into park and turn the car off. The dashboard tells me that I need to 'shift to park' even though my car is in park. The radio and dashboard will not turn off until I get my car to register that it is in park. Have to turn the car on and off, shift into gears, and back into park to try and get it to register. Eventually after doing that multiple times it will register. Another issue is with the radio and blue tooth. I turned my car off and everything was off. My nephew came over later and asked why my radio was on. Radio randomly turns on when car is/has been off for periods of time. I have automatic start and I started my car from inside work one day and then my blue tooth (music &phone calls) would not play over my speakers. No music would play from the radio either. The volume would turn up and down by itself. Took it to the dealership for the radio issues and they said they couldnt find anything wrong with it. I take it in soon for the 'shift to park' issue.
My vehicle has an electrical issue with the power windows and the radio. The power windows will stop working if I try to adjust them to the perfect height for me, forcing me to have to press buttons on another window in order to be able to go back to the window that I would like to adjust. This problem is present in all four windows. The major problem is that the car has some sort of power issue that has been recognized by the Chevrolet dealerships that I have taken it to but it still has not been fixed. In the middle of driving the car loses power and will not move forward at a regular pace and begins to struggle to move forward while the rpm's build up bringing it close to redlining. At that point it will begin to move and jerk when it finally shifts into gear and will do it a second time immediately after the first jerk and begin to drive normal. It has nearly killed my pregnant wife and myself multiple times. It has nearly gotten my younger cousin and I killed on the expressway by struggling to drive while placing in the path of a oncoming semi. We brought the car in late December of 2018 and the problems started about a few days short of a week into the new year. This car is dangerous and from what I understand there are drivers of the chevy cruze experiencing some of the same issues.
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| Radio/tape Cd Player problems | |
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