P0700 on CHEVROLET MALIBU
What P0700 Means on Your CHEVROLET MALIBU
Real CHEVROLET MALIBU Owner Reports (Source: NHTSA Complaints Database)
"I was driving on the i89 north in concord, nh when the car suddenly stopped accelerating and the rpms went really high. i heard a spinning noise - like something was spinning at a high rate of speed. pressing the gas peddle didn't increase the cars speed."
"I am reporting this incident although it is a little over 3 years old, i was not aware of this website when this happened, because i feel it is related to the complaint i recently submitted, complaint number: 11045010, plus chevrolet needs to be held accountable."
"I had been out running errands and I picked my mother up from church. Pulled up to the stoplight, light turned green, I pressed the gas pedal and nothing. I'm sitting at a major intersection and my car won't move I just put the pedal to the floor and my car creeped forward."
"My mother was driving the car on the highway doing 70 miles car lost power and wouldn't go over 35 miles on her way to work check engine light came on almost got hit by several cars that were doing 70 miles due to the car will only go 35 miles on the highway she immediately pulled over on the side"
"- started shutting shutting off at while in drive. - started having reduced power - started idiling high while driving - initially there was no codes - last night I drove, I put in drive gear but it was delayed so I had to keep moving from park to drive for it to full go into drive - the codes came"
Data from NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. All reports are filed by vehicle owners directly with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Common Causes of P0700 on CHEVROLET MALIBU
Percentages based on NHTSA complaint component analysis for this vehicle.
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What To Do Next
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