willil2000

I started driving my car today and the check engine and service StabilTrak came on and the car had no power but then I noticed the TCS light was on too and I was able to push the button and that went off and then the power was better but I kept getting warnings that the speed was limited.
I see all others typed of vehicles with similar issues are there any re-calls on this model car for this issue?

O'Brien Sean

I had the same issue on 4/18/17. Both lights came on then went off. Later that day they came back and stayed on. Ended up bringing it to the dealer and it has a cracked piston on cylinder 1. Car is a 2016 with 16,000 miles. The recall for the engine misfire was completed back at 10k. Still ended up with this cracked piston

tech2

get the codes read...the traction and stability system interact with the powertrain control module....any number of faults with the pcm will cause the pcm to disable esc and traction systems.
post year make model engine and the codes

O'Brien Sean

2016 LT
16,800
Code P0301 (misfire cyl 1)

tech2

you still have warranty....let the dealer fixit for free.

O'Brien Sean

The dealer is fixing it, that's not the issue. I'm a bit worried about the car having issues in the future. This has been in 3 times for this misfire issue and it's only eight months old and having all these issues. It's is supposed to be one of the most reliable cars available on the market and it's far from it.
Below are the issues I've had with this 2016 Malibu which is now at 16k for miles and purchased Aug 2016. Having all 4 pistons is major work and I feel a car is never the same again.


Moon roof (wiring harness replaced)
Rear brakes rubbing (didn’t find anything or hear)
Start/Stop (hasn’t worked in months)
Engine light (has been on/off 3 times)
Rear tire noise at 80mph (dealer won’t drive to that speed to test)
Engine misfire cylinder (code P0301 3 times)
Service stability track light is on
Transmission skip (couldn’t recreate)

Desert Rat Chevy

It's under warranty, that's good; it is a small displacement turbocharged engine LT w/1LT 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A), thats a lot of stress on the engine components, 160 HP 184 ft lbs torque. A friend of mine has a Cruze LT, 1.4 liter turbo, 138 HP; he blew a head gasket, under normal driving under warranty. You can go to another dealer for a second opinion. Or buy/ borrow an analyzer, $1000-3500 to test your circuits. In my opinion , have the vehicle fixed by the dealer and trade it back to them. Non-turbo V6 engines generate HP/ torque with big pistons and high torque camshafts/ variable camshafts if available. My 3.9 liter Impala gets 25-28 MPG fully loaded at 70-80 mph highway.

O'Brien Sean

I received my 2016 Malibu LT with 16,828 miles back Tues 4/25/17 from having the cracked piston replaced. The recall / ECM reprogram was done somewhere around 10K. Total turnaround time was 1 week. Car is running great with no issues now after 200 miles of driving. Below is what was replaced because of the misfire in cylinder (1) which caused the cracked piston.

tech2

stop/start, trans skip, all the warning lights can occur due to the misfire problem. If they have a document relating to the repair...gm engineering is aware of the problem and have issued a fix. This is a good thing.
you still have lots of time to assess the correction while its still under warranty.

Ester Ramirez