r/chevymalibu

Pretty much useless as a large sedan can’t even open the back doors wide enough to fit a small side table in and won’t fit in the trunk. Wtf.

Well the car pulled a GM, I have a 2007 Malibu MAXX with the 3500 and the 4t45e transmission, it lost 1st and 4th outta nowhere and now slips between 2nd and 3rd, mind you this happened at the flip of a switch, it's throwing a p0751 code for the 1-2 solenoid, basically I'm asking, is it worth trying to save this or should I just move on, I've only owned the car for about a month or 2. Any ideas on what I should do next?

2017 Chevy Malibu, ac stopped blowing cold (gets barely cool after a while) about a year or so ago. Should I try a recharge on my own or just take it in, shop wanted $430 to recharge and put dye in the car. Then wants me to bring it back in a few days to check for leaks. I’m no car guy but I could follow the recharge steps just fine.

TL;DR: Can i use E15 in my Chevy Malibu Classic without damaging it?

I’ve always wondered if my 2004 Chevy Classic could use Ethanol 15 because it says cars 2001 and up can use it, but other people are potentially fear mongering about how they’ve used it in a car that was “safe” (2001+) and it almost instantly broke damaged their engine. Before you come rushing in and say “why don’t you just google it??” i already did and the A.I. overview has given me mixed results. One time saying “yes, it’ll be just fine” and the other time was “no, your engine will explode” (over exaggeration, but you get the point). And i know the A.I. can be stupid sometimes, but i genuinely don’t know what to believe anymore. I’ve had the car for around 6 months and i’ve racked up around 8k miles, making it go from 103k to 111k with zero issues except previous owner neglect.

Hi all,

My 2020 LT is acting up with a "shift to park" message every time I park the car. The car parks fine, but won't shut off. After doing some research, I noticed there was a recall for it, which appearantly happened while I was in the hospital for two years. The dealership said that my car, however, was not part of that warranty. I just truly got unlucky with my car having the same issue.

I love my Malibu and am considering either fixing it or getting a newer model. Has anyone had any experience with this? Does it happen to the newer (2021 or 2022) models?

I have a qestion im wanting to put some halo led headlight assemblys in my car but can seem to find a good one that is highly recommended so far pls help if anyone knows any great products feel free to share pictures of any malabu headlights yall have on yours

Shortened story:

Got my 2015 chevy malibu LS two years ago from used car place. It sometimes stalls at stoplights/signs and I have to turn it off and back on because auto/stop feature. It’s fine for two years.

Yesterday it sputtered when turning back on. Stuck for 5 ish minutes. Today it sputtered again and went to mechanic friend. Mechanic friend says battery is fucked and also revealed to me that there is a second battery for the start/stop feature. (battery types: H8 and the start/stop one is aux12)

I buy two new batteries. Batteries are replaced (yay!). Car sputters and dies again (boo).

Does anyone have any idea what the issue could be??

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help. So I got my chevrolet malibu LS (2015 w/ start/stop feature) a little more than two years ago from a used car place.

What I have noticed in my time with sweet sweet Ladybird (her name) is that sometimes the auto stop feature kind of… fails!! What this means is that, when I’m at a stoplight, she shuts off the engine basically and starts it again when I lift my foot off the break and hit the gas pedal. HOWEVER, she sometimes just turns off completely! So awesome.

That’s not the problem here though. I noticed that fun little issue all the way back when I first got her. She had a couple other wiring issues so I figured it was just wiring and that was just a part of her.

Well…. here’s where the shit hit the fan, my friends.

Yesterday, I was driving home and I get to this stop sign that’s kind of on an incline. She stalls.. okay! Let’s turn her back on and no problem… sputters….???? New sound just dropped. She’s not turning on….. I sit in awe for five minutes, trying to turn her back on. I call my dad. FINALLY she turns back on and I’m good to go. I think, “Huh, I bet it was because I was on an incline”

WRONG

So today, I was headed into town to run errands when she does it again (during lunch traffic). So fun. I call my future brother in law mechanic guy and he says to bring it around the corner.

Long story short, I find out that there is a separate battery for the start/stop feature and I now have to buy two separate batteries. $400 later… we get batteries changed out and i’m good to go. Woohoo!!! (battery types: H8 and the start/stop one is aux12)

(It doesn‘t stop here..)

Im headed home, as happy as can be, when all of a sudden.. she sputters and died at a light!! Awww yayyy (fuck)!

I finally get her back on after 5 minutes of honking and angry people (it was now after work traffic) and get back home. She sputters as I turn her off)

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SO has anyone experienced this also?? If so, what was diagnosis. Replaced both batteries and it still does this shit.

Any answers will help, please & thank you 🙏