I have had a 2018 Malibu for 3 years. I’m trying to keep it as long as I can to get my money out of it but I will not buy another one. The auto shut-off is annoying and no way to turn it off, but you get used to it. Like mentioned above, the “Engine power reduced” happens a lot until you get it fixed. It will go into limp mode and is dangerous when driving and impedes acceleration drastically. It turned out replacing the pedal fixed this issue but fact of the matter is, there should be a recall on this and there’s not apparently. GM doesn’t care it seems. After about 100k miles, I had another issue with VVT solenoid actuators which also made it go into a limp mode but not as severe. I fixed this as well with no further issues. Car seems to be running fine now but had to jump thru some hoops to get here. Also, experienced the issue with shifting into park not being recognized by the computer. There’s a popping noise coming from the rear end somewhere I have yet to find out what that is…On the pro side of this car, they look nice, interiors not too bad. Seems to get pretty great MPG. I like the stereo and the room and comfort isn’t bad for a small family. Drives and rides good and pretty comfortable to drive around. Not a whole lot that any other car can’t do really. Overall, I’d stay away and try something else really.

Over the years I have driven different cars. I had Malibus in 1974, 1977 and came back to the Malibu in 2014 and now have a 2018. It is my favorite car and is just the right size for me and family members. Drives nice and is good on gas. I get compliments on my 2018 model. I call myself malibu Man.

My Malibu Premier is a nice designed car with good styling, performance. The 2.0 L so far runs terrific. No issues with the park drive errors. I am not letting a marginally designed micro switch to crater how nice the cars is. I lived my Cruze also. My last Chevelle was a 1967 SS 396. That turned some heads. I have always bought GM and will continue. My best GM purchase was a 2005 GMC Sierra extended cab with the 5.3 engine. I still have it and is in great shape. The LS 1 series is one of the best engines ever built.