Yes OP, I agree-if the car is out of warranty, I'd take it to a local mechanic or even a vo-tech school that does car repair. It would most likely be much cheaper.

89k is crazy high mileage for a 2020. Trouble is even if they pay out that class action suit won’t help much.

My 2005 GMC Acadia had a similar issue and a class action suit was filed and won on a defective part ment to last a lifetime. But trouble was GM defined lifetime as 100k miles on that lawsuit. My car was out of warranty but only 30k miles and GM paid 70 percent of repair. Not bad.

My Acadia had a similar issue but they just decided to pay 100 percent of module failed in first seven years in a voluntary service built an. Lucky for me failed at 6.5 years.

Just pull a part junkyard or buy online and throw it in car yourself or with a local mechanic is easier solution.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bought used Chevy Malibu. Out of warranty zone now. There is an engine brake problem that is at the beginning of class action status. Our car has been out of commission for 28 of the last 40 days. Of course, I still owe on the car.
The dealer is dealing with GM for repair guidance . WHat can I do? I’m literally stumped. We are out of Maryland lemon law timeframe. Does NTSB take these issues? It appears to be headed toward a nation wide recall.
I can’t afford an attorney not sure what one could even do against GM .
What should I do?

What were you thinking?

+2

Did you buy it from GM or a private dealer or off of Craigslist? Whose "warranty" is this?

Are you out of the warranty zone bc of its milage? Or bc the warranty doesn't cover engine problems?

Yes Malibu power train was 5 year or 60k. It is at 89k-op

Anonymous wrote:There is a computer module that controls this. I had similar issue in my 2012 Acadia.

GM had a service bulletin with up to 10 years and 100k miles would replace for free.

Honestly part only cost $350 online and plug and play could have done myself.

My car would go into power reduction mode or not restart as though an engine issue. It was just faulty module

They quoted me 4 k on top of already paid 3k to replace the engine.

There is a computer module that controls this. I had similar issue in my 2012 Acadia.

GM had a service bulletin with up to 10 years and 100k miles would replace for free.

Honestly part only cost $350 online and plug and play could have done myself.

My car would go into power reduction mode or not restart as though an engine issue. It was just faulty module

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bought used Chevy Malibu. Out of warranty zone now. There is an engine brake problem that is at the beginning of class action status. Our car has been out of commission for 28 of the last 40 days. Of course, I still owe on the car.
The dealer is dealing with GM for repair guidance . WHat can I do? I’m literally stumped. We are out of Maryland lemon law timeframe. Does NTSB take these issues? It appears to be headed toward a nation wide recall.
I can’t afford an attorney not sure what one could even do against GM .
What should I do?

What were you thinking?

+1000 I was shocked to read the first sentence

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Anonymous wrote:I love my Chevy.

Obviously, you're not people who ever loved Corvettes or Camaros or Z28s, like your average American.

No, we aren’t average Americans here. Those cars are niche and have nothing to do with a Malibu which is a poor, uninformed person’s car.

Snob alert.

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Anonymous wrote:I love my Chevy.

Obviously, you're not people who ever loved Corvettes or Camaros or Z28s, like your average American.

No, we aren’t average Americans here. Those cars are niche and have nothing to do with a Malibu which is a poor, uninformed person’s car.

I bought a 2017 Chevy Cruze brand new for my daughter. Was a great price and a great car. She drove it five years with out a single problem getting amazing MPG and had a ton of safety features and Apple car play.

One day a huge SUV Mercedes switched plowed into car and the little Chevy the head and feet airbags deployed, seatbelt locks and car was totaled. Not daughters fault. The Chevy was totaled.

Insurance paid me 21k in 2022 on a 2017 car. Car was in my name.

My other daughter drives and American car. My 2011. It does a two hour round trip every day for her internship this summer. She works in a crappy part of DC.

I own a new foreign car now. I have owned Toyotas, Hyundais, Mercedes, BMW and a Subaru.

Literally millions of people buy Chevys. Not T fun point, they are cheap to buy, cheap to fix good in an accident. And not they are not sexy or cool. But the Cruze was a great car. It is in car heaven. Not one repair. Sadly it could not be fixed.

Anonymous wrote:I love my Chevy.

Obviously, you're not people who ever loved Corvettes or Camaros or Z28s, like your average American.

No, we aren’t average Americans here. Those cars are niche and have nothing to do with a Malibu which is a poor, uninformed person’s car.