| Recurring |
unknown |
(a) The software failure incident related to disabled fuel injectors in the Chevrolet Malibu sedan due to a software bug is specific to the 2018 Chevy Malibu with the 1.5-liter turbo-4 engine. This incident has not been reported to have happened again within the same organization (Chevrolet/GM) or with its other products and services [89333].
(b) There is no information in the provided article about a similar incident happening at other organizations or with their products and services. |
| Phase (Design/Operation) |
design |
(a) The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu sedan recall was due to a design issue related to the engine control module (ECM). The error in the ECM could lead to data corruption and subsequently disable the fuel injectors, causing the engine not to start or potentially stall while driving [89333].
(b) The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu sedan recall was not attributed to operation factors or misuse of the system but rather to a design flaw in the ECM software that could disable the fuel injectors [89333]. |
| Boundary (Internal/External) |
within_system |
(a) The software failure incident related to the Chevrolet Malibu sedan recall is within_system. The issue stems from an error in the engine control module (ECM) software that can lead to data corruption and subsequently disable the fuel injectors within the vehicle's system [89333]. The solution involves loading new software onto the ECM to prevent the original issue from occurring, indicating an internal system fix for the software failure incident. |
| Nature (Human/Non-human) |
non-human_actions, human_actions |
(a) The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu sedan was due to a software bug in the engine control module (ECM) that could lead to disabled fuel injectors. This bug was a non-human action, as it was an error that could occur within the ECM without human participation [89333].
(b) The resolution to the software bug involved loading the ECM with new software to prevent the original issue from occurring and to remove the possibility of corrupt data. This action to fix the problem was initiated by human actions, specifically by Chevy implementing a software update to address the issue [89333]. |
| Dimension (Hardware/Software) |
hardware |
(a) The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu recall is due to a hardware issue. The problem lies in an error that can occur in the engine control module (ECM), which is a hardware component. This error can lead to data corruption in the ECM, causing the computer to disable the fuel injectors [Article 89333]. |
| Objective (Malicious/Non-malicious) |
non-malicious |
(a) The software failure incident related to the Chevrolet Malibu recall is non-malicious. The failure was caused by a software bug in the engine control module (ECM) that could lead to disabled fuel injectors. This bug was not introduced with the intent to harm the system but rather as an unintended error in the software. The fix for the issue involves loading the ECM with new software to prevent the original problem from occurring, indicating a non-malicious intent to rectify the issue [89333]. |
| Intent (Poor/Accidental Decisions) |
accidental_decisions |
(a) The software failure incident related to the Chevrolet Malibu sedan recall was not due to poor decisions but rather a software bug in the engine control module (ECM) that could lead to disabled fuel injectors. The issue was identified as an error in the ECM that could cause data corruption and subsequently disable the fuel injectors, potentially leading to the engine not starting or stalling while driving [Article 89333]. This indicates that the failure was not a result of poor decisions but rather a technical flaw in the software. |
| Capability (Incompetence/Accidental) |
development_incompetence, accidental |
(a) The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu recall was due to a software bug in the engine control module (ECM) that could lead to disabled fuel injectors. This bug was a result of an error that can occur in the ECM, causing data corruption and potentially disabling the fuel injectors [Article 89333].
(b) The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu recall was accidental, as it was not intentional but rather a consequence of the software bug in the ECM that was not designed to occur. The article does not indicate any malicious intent behind the software bug, suggesting it was an accidental failure [Article 89333]. |
| Duration |
temporary |
The software failure incident related to the Chevrolet Malibu sedan's recall due to a software bug disabling fuel injectors can be categorized as a temporary failure. The issue stemmed from an error in the engine control module (ECM) that could lead to data corruption and subsequent disabling of the fuel injectors. However, the fix involved loading the ECM with new software to prevent the original issue from occurring, thereby addressing the root cause and eliminating the possibility of corrupt data in the future. This indicates that the software failure was not permanent but rather temporary, as it was rectified by updating the software [89333]. |
| Behaviour |
crash |
(a) crash: The software failure incident in the Chevrolet Malibu sedan recall article can be categorized as a crash behavior. The article mentions that the software bug in the engine control module (ECM) could lead to disabled fuel injectors, causing the engine to not start or stall while driving, which increases the risk of a crash [89333]. |