# 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1557929` · 2019-04-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 2,500
## Narrative
START/STOP ON POWERTRAIN / MOTOR CONTROL.  MOTOR STOPS ON BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND STARTS UPON  ? ?  DECREASE IN PEDAL PRSSURE ?  MOTOR STARTED AND RPM ACCELERATED BU ITSELF WHILE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, VEHICLE "SURGED" AND HIT POST.  MOTOR ACCELERATES RPM / WORKS BY ITSELF.  PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DELAY IN "START / STOP" CAUSING SURGE.  SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING PROBLEM ?
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*