1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Problems & Recalls

Front seat belts come unbuckled while driving. My wife commuted to work in this car for about 12 months (37 miles one way) and mentioned that sometimes the seatbelt would come unbuckled. I suspected that she was not getting it latched in properly and did not think much of it as when I looked at th...

I WAS A AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS REP AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THESE RECALLS COMPLETED. I HAVE HAD MY 2 KEYS RETROFITTED WITH THE INSERTS BY MY LOCAL CHEV DEALER YEARS AGO AND TRIED 6 TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY TO HAVE THIS RECALL SHOWN AS COMPLETED. I WAS ASSURED THAT THEY MADE A MISTAK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU 1998 THAT I JUST BOUGHT AND FOUND OUT IT HAD A RECALL THAT WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF AND HOW WOULD I GO TO GET IT DONE

IGNITION SWITCH NOT SHUTTING OFF AND AT TIMES NOT TURNING TO START CAR. SHIFT LEVER HAS TO BE WIGGLED TO ALLOW KEY TO TURN TO OFF POSITION. KEY CYLINDER SHUTTING OFF IN START POSITION.

Mileage: 170,000

TAKATA RECALL - WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT MY DAUGHTER (SOLE OCCUPANT) HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. SHE LOOKED TO RIGHT AND SAW THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. SHE HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING INCLUDING BUMPS OR POT-HOLE. NOT SURE IF IT'S A TAKATA BUT DEPLOYMENT COULD ...

Mileage: 313,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT TH...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY TO THE RIGHT I HEARD LOUD CLUNKING AND THEN FINALLY A POP AS I TURNED THE STEERING TO THE LEFT. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA LEFT TURNS BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE, AND I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO BE OFF CENTER. I DECIDE...

Mileage: 200,116

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES TODAY AND THE TECHNICIANS NOTICED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING LINK VIA THE RACK AND PINION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WELDS (WHICH ARE BOTH FACTORY AND MOST LIKELY ROBOTIC) HOLDING THE NUT THROUGH THE RACK AND PINION HAVE FAILED. THESE W...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHATTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A...

Mileage: 113,751

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL INTE...

Mileage: 285,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MOST OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, ONE AIR BAG DID NOT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MOST OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, ONE AIR BAG DID NOT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENT...

Mileage: 226,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENT...

Mileage: 226,000

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *TGW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 114,571

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOSE AND COULD BE WIGGLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL ONLY COVERS TH...

Mileage: 78,000

MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS 18 YEARS OLD AND HAD RECENTLY GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A TUESDAY MORNING, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AS SHE ROUNDED A SMALL CURVE, HER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CAR'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT OFF THE ROAD, SENDING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL. ...

Mileage: 100,000

MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS 18 YEARS OLD AND HAD RECENTLY GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A TUESDAY MORNING, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AS SHE ROUNDED A SMALL CURVE, HER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CAR'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT OFF THE ROAD, SENDING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL. ...

Mileage: 100,000

MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS 18 YEARS OLD AND HAD RECENTLY GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A TUESDAY MORNING, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. AS SHE ROUNDED A SMALL CURVE, HER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CAR'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT OFF THE ROAD, SENDING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL. ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS FAULTY AND N...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS FAULTY AND N...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK AND REFUSED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. T...

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WORKED ERRATICALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BLOWER SPEED AND WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD START TO BLOW WARM AIR. THE ...

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WORKED ERRATICALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BLOWER SPEED AND WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD START TO BLOW WARM AIR. THE ...

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WORKED ERRATICALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BLOWER SPEED AND WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD START TO BLOW WARM AIR. THE ...

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WORKED ERRATICALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BLOWER SPEED AND WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD START TO BLOW WARM AIR. THE ...

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WORKED ERRATICALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BLOWER SPEED AND WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD START TO BLOW WARM AIR. THE ...

THIS VEHICLE HAD A CRASH WITH FATALITIES IN 2006. GENERAL MOTORS NEVER ISSUED A UNINTENDED IGNITION TURNOFF ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL AUG2014. THE CRASH BEGAN WITH AN UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNEXPECTED SPINOUT, THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO STEER, BRAKE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THESE ARE THE EXACT CONDITIONS L...

Mileage: 80,000

THIS VEHICLE HAD A CRASH WITH FATALITIES IN 2006. GENERAL MOTORS NEVER ISSUED A UNINTENDED IGNITION TURNOFF ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL AUG2014. THE CRASH BEGAN WITH AN UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNEXPECTED SPINOUT, THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO STEER, BRAKE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THESE ARE THE EXACT CONDITIONS L...

Mileage: 80,000

THIS VEHICLE HAD A CRASH WITH FATALITIES IN 2006. GENERAL MOTORS NEVER ISSUED A UNINTENDED IGNITION TURNOFF ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL AUG2014. THE CRASH BEGAN WITH AN UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNEXPECTED SPINOUT, THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO STEER, BRAKE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THESE ARE THE EXACT CONDITIONS L...

Mileage: 80,000

I RECEIVED MY CHEV RECALL LETTER REF RECALL 14350 TODAY. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, JUST INFO THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT IN REFERENCE TO THIS SAFETY RECALL. PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1998 CHEV MALIBU IS : ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-SOMETIMES ENGINE WON'T START ( IGNITION KEY WILL...

Mileage: 180,000

I RECEIVED MY CHEV RECALL LETTER REF RECALL 14350 TODAY. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, JUST INFO THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT IN REFERENCE TO THIS SAFETY RECALL. PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1998 CHEV MALIBU IS : ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-SOMETIMES ENGINE WON'T START ( IGNITION KEY WILL...

Mileage: 180,000

I RECEIVED MY CHEV RECALL LETTER REF RECALL 14350 TODAY. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, JUST INFO THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT IN REFERENCE TO THIS SAFETY RECALL. PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1998 CHEV MALIBU IS : ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-SOMETIMES ENGINE WON'T START ( IGNITION KEY WILL...

Mileage: 180,000

I RECEIVED MY CHEV RECALL LETTER REF RECALL 14350 TODAY. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, JUST INFO THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT IN REFERENCE TO THIS SAFETY RECALL. PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1998 CHEV MALIBU IS : ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-SOMETIMES ENGINE WON'T START ( IGNITION KEY WILL...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN STALLED AS THE ANTI-THIEF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN STALLED AS THE ANTI-THIEF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY....

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH AND THE CAR STEERS BY ITSELF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHERE THE OTHER CAR WAS ALREADY PARKED. I MANAGED TO STEER DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED THE CAR WAS MOVING BUT I REALIZED HOW BAD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WHILE DRIVING...

Mileage: 76,900

I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH AND THE CAR STEERS BY ITSELF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHERE THE OTHER CAR WAS ALREADY PARKED. I MANAGED TO STEER DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED THE CAR WAS MOVING BUT I REALIZED HOW BAD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WHILE DRIVING...

Mileage: 76,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE SEAL ON TOP...

Mileage: 81,000

ONLY WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE THE SHIFTER DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK TILL THE CAR WARMS UP FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES. *JS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,924.

Mileage: 53,924

THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AT SPORADIC TIMES AND DOES NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. YOU THEN HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO RESTART CAR. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE WHEN CAR WILL NOT START. I HAD A SMALL CHILD WITH ME ON THE WAY TO THE DOCTOR AND MADE...

THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AT SPORADIC TIMES AND DOES NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. YOU THEN HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO RESTART CAR. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE WHEN CAR WILL NOT START. I HAD A SMALL CHILD WITH ME ON THE WAY TO THE DOCTOR AND MADE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY STIFF, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 206,041

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND PREVENT HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD LAST BETWEEN FIFTEEN MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND THE...

Mileage: 98,000

ANTI-THEFT IGNITION SYSTEM DISABLED STARTING OF CAR. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START, MANUAL SAYS THE FUEL PUMP IS DISABLED BY ANTI-THEFT. BY ACCIDENT WAITED IN CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHILE TRYING TO REACH MANUFACTURER, THE FLASHING ANTITHEFT LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, ...

Mileage: 98,000

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A DOWNPOUR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BROKE CAUSING THE WIPERS TO FLY ACROSS THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. THEY STOPPED WORKING CAUSING HER TO HAVE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT SEE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU AT SLOW SPEED (LUCKILY), THE STEERING MAKE A CRUNCHING NOISE AND COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS CAUSE THE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SIMPLY SPIN, WITH NO EFFECT ON THE ACTUAL STEERING GEARBOX. THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY MECHANICAL C...

Mileage: 177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF YET THE CONTACT WAS STILL ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT TH...

Mileage: 135,000

WENT TO START MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD TURN OVER AND START FOR LIKE 2 SECONDS, BUT THEN SHUTS OFF. I TRIED STARTING IT A FEW TIMES, AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AFTER I TRIED THE FEW TIMES, THE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND THEN MY CAR STARTED UP NO...

Mileage: 124,000

I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 GOING HOME WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I STARTED LOSING HORSEPOWER UNTIL I COMPLETELY STOPPED!. SO THERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE STOPPED!, WITH CARS SWERVING AROUND ME AT HIGH SPEEDS!... NOT TO MENTION THE CARS STOPPED BEHIND ME TRYING TO GET AROUND!....

I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 GOING HOME WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I STARTED LOSING HORSEPOWER UNTIL I COMPLETELY STOPPED!. SO THERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE STOPPED!, WITH CARS SWERVING AROUND ME AT HIGH SPEEDS!... NOT TO MENTION THE CARS STOPPED BEHIND ME TRYING TO GET AROUND!....

PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 163,800

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, AND THE SPRING STRUT SNAPPED IN HALF AND POPPED A HOLE IN MY TIRE, I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR GOING 45 MPH. LUCKILY THE CAR MOVED JUST IN TIME, I AM VERY SCARED FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS CAR. IT JUST HAPPENED TO...

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE LINKAGE ON THE MOTOR FOR BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE THE PART FROM THE DEALER AND IS...

Mileage: 160,000

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WILL NOT START DUE TO PASSLOCK PROGRAM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED NORMALLY HE WOULD DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN ON THE DASH AN ICON FLASHED. HE HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES FOR THE LIG...

THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPLACED MY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT CHEVY WILL NOT FIX A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAG...

Mileage: 107,000

WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS AND CAR WILL NOT START. WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START. THIS HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

1998 CHEVY MALIBU MORE AND MORE OFTEN, WHEN I START MY CAR, THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN NOT START THE CAR UNTIL IT TURNS OFF ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE PASSENGER-SIDE PIVOT HOUSING HAS CRACKED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 01V068000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEH...

Mileage: 96,000

1998 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE READ 1000'S OF ISSUE WITH THIS LIGHT COMING ON AND YOUR NOT ABLE TO START YOUR CAR. TONS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE. CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFAULT IN THEIR VEHICLES. YOU PAY MONEY TO SUPPORT AMERICA...

UNDER NORMAL USAGE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND THE DASHBOARD THEFT LIGHT COMES ON . AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, AND THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, IM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC,...

THE AC CONTROL KEEPS ON JUMPING FRONT INSIDE AIR TO OUTSIDE AIR, AND THESE CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO CYCLE ON AND OFF, BOUGHT A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALER COST 150.00 NO WARRANTY STILL KEEPS ON DOING THE SAME THING, GOT ANOTHER ONE FROM THE JUNK YARD STILL DOES THE SAME THING, SPENT 200.00 DOLLARS ON AC...

Mileage: 75,000

A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED MALFUNCTION OF CRUISE CONTROL WHILE SET AT 60MPH, TRAVELING UP AND DOWN HILLY STRETCH OF US ROUTE #301 NORTHBOUND NEARING VA ROUTE #3 THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED (AS USUAL) WHEN HIGHWAY LEVELED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CONTINUED TO SPEEDUP...

Mileage: 179,638

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ALSO OWNS A 2007 GRACO COMFORT SPORT CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 80C02MG12 (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON AUGUST 24, 2007. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN A FORWARD FACING RESTRAINT SEAT. UN...

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY BEFORE THEY CLOSED DOWN,FROM DAY 1 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IGNITION NOT STARTING AND THE ANTI THEFT,I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIME S CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM TWICE AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE IS NOT...

Mileage: 68,700

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY BEFORE THEY CLOSED DOWN,FROM DAY 1 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IGNITION NOT STARTING AND THE ANTI THEFT,I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIME S CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM TWICE AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE IS NOT...

Mileage: 68,700

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY BEFORE THEY CLOSED DOWN,FROM DAY 1 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IGNITION NOT STARTING AND THE ANTI THEFT,I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIME S CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM TWICE AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE IS NOT...

Mileage: 68,700

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY BEFORE THEY CLOSED DOWN,FROM DAY 1 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IGNITION NOT STARTING AND THE ANTI THEFT,I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIME S CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM TWICE AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE IS NOT...

Mileage: 68,700

I HAVE A 98 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I WENT TO START IT. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. AFTER THE LIGHT SHUT OFF IT STARTED AND THIS HAPPENS ALOT. EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT HAS A CHEVY SEEMS TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SH...

Mileage: 186,900

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH HOW THE FUEL IS BEING RECEIVED. WHEN ITS IN NEUTRAL IT RECEIVES THE FUEL JUST FINE BUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE IT TRIES TO STALL OUT OR DIE. WE USUALLY HAVE TO TAKE IT ON A DRIVE JUST TO GET THE FUEL PUMPING THROUGH. IT'S CRAZY AND SCARY BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED TO PULL AND GO IT WI...

Mileage: 200,000

VEHICLE PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTS STARTING OF VEHICLE. HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, INCIDENT DATE SHOWN IS MOST RECENT. THE VEHICLE IS OLD, THINGS WILL BREAK, THINGS WILL GO BAD. THAT IS UNDERSTOOD, BUT AFTER VISITING MANY WEBSITES AND READING AN UNTOLD NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, TWO THINGS ARE ...

Mileage: 93,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS LEAKING FOR A SECOND TIME. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME IS NOW AT 120,000 MILES. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THIS GASKET LEAKING BUT NO RECALL BY GM TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND IT HAD SOME LIGHT FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD SHE LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT THE FROST HAD TURNED TO WATER SO SHE TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THEY JUST WENT NUTS THE RIGHT WIPER WENT OVER TOP OF THE LEFT ONE SO SHE HAD TO GET OUT AND PHYSICA...

Mileage: 180,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY (THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK) AND CAR CANNOT BE STARTED FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES WHILE THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM WAS MISDIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES BY DIFFERENT (WELL-QUALIFIED) MECHANICS AND WOUND UP COSTING OVER 1500 DOLLARS IN UNNEEDED REPA...

Mileage: 120,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY (THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK) AND CAR CANNOT BE STARTED FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES WHILE THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM WAS MISDIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES BY DIFFERENT (WELL-QUALIFIED) MECHANICS AND WOUND UP COSTING OVER 1500 DOLLARS IN UNNEEDED REPA...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU THAT DOES NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY RESET PASSLOCK SYSTEM. CHEVROLET DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. IT IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS SINCE I AM GOING TO GET MUGGED OR WORSE WAITING THE 10 MINUTES IT TAKES TO "FOOL" THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND GET THE CAR TO START. THERE ARE OVER 100...

DRIVING TO WORK IN HEAVY RAIN ON A BUSY STREET AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE RIGHT COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT AND THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO VISIBILITY AND HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE PIVOT...

Mileage: 158,986

WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN THE WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND WHEEL SUDDENLY SURGED TO THE RIGHT. WHEEL HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT ACCOMPANIED BY STRAIN ON THE POWER STEERING. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

ON AUGUST 21, 2008, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A LEVEL, STRAIGHT ROAD AND HEARD A SNAP. THE STEERING OF THE CAR GOT REALLY LOOSE AND SQUIRRELLY. I PULL OVER TO CHECK FOR LOOSE COMPONENTS UNDER THE WHEEL WELLS. EVERYTHING LOOKED TIGHT. LATER I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AT THE RACK AND PINION AND HAD A ...

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, I WENT INTO CAR TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS LOUD BANG! I WALKED AROUND THE CAR TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS, COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I THEN SAT IN CAR AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO ONE SIDE, WENT OUT TO...

Mileage: 81,000

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A SMOOTH DRY ROAD SUDDENLY THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE SPRING BROKE DAMAGING THE STRUT AND TIRE. THANKFULLY, THIS WAS AT A SLOW SPEED OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TIRE, SPRING AND STRUT WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 102,619

THE FRONT LEFT, DRIVER SIDE, SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR ON A SMOOTH PAVED ROAD. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE SAME CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. I WAS DRIVING SLOWER SO THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW FROM THE SHARP BROKEN SPRING END RUBBING O...

Mileage: 112,222

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY BEGAN TO CROSS OVER EACH OTHER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE WAS VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A...

Mileage: 113,000

THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT SNAPPED INTO CAUSING A LARGE GOUGE IN THE TIRE DEFLATING IT IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY, I HAD PULLED OFF INTERSTATE I-77 AND WAS IN A LARGE LEVEL PARKING SPACE. MY WIFE GOT IN THE CAR TO PULL UP AND PICK ME UP. AS THE CAR WENT LESS THAN A FOOT FORWARD A LARGE BA...

Mileage: 131,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK, CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE OIL, CAUSING FAILURE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO INTERNAL MOTOR PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK, CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE OIL, CAUSING FAILURE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO INTERNAL MOTOR PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND THE TAILLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED TWICE, I AM TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THIS IS A PROBLEM AT NIGHT WHEN I HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS OR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T W...

Mileage: 45,000

THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND THE TAILLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED TWICE, I AM TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THIS IS A PROBLEM AT NIGHT WHEN I HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS OR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T W...

Mileage: 45,000

THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND THE TAILLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED TWICE, I AM TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THIS IS A PROBLEM AT NIGHT WHEN I HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS OR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T W...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING: RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND THE CONTACT PAID $195, PLUS $470 FOR LABOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE CONTACT CALLED...

Mileage: 42,114

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING: RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND THE CONTACT PAID $195, PLUS $470 FOR LABOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE CONTACT CALLED...

Mileage: 42,114

WHILE MOVING THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. I FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS JAMBED AGAINST THE TIRE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING FAST ASUREDLY WE WOULD ...

Mileage: 124,830

SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM IN THESE CARS!! *TR

THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE I WAS IN MY CAR AND POPPED MY TIRE. I WAS TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS, OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE. I REPLACED IT WITH A JUNK YARD SPRING AND STRUT SINCE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 135,000

THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE I WAS IN MY CAR AND POPPED MY TIRE. I WAS TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS, OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE. I REPLACED IT WITH A JUNK YARD SPRING AND STRUT SINCE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 135,000

1998 CHEVY MALIBU: FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK IN ENGINE. RESULTED IN ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET CHANGED AT $2000 CANADIAN. TWO MONTHS LATER,AND LESS TAN 5,000 KMS LATER, FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, UPPER INTAKE ...

1998 CHEVY MALIBU: FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK IN ENGINE. RESULTED IN ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET CHANGED AT $2000 CANADIAN. TWO MONTHS LATER,AND LESS TAN 5,000 KMS LATER, FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, UPPER INTAKE ...

1998 MALIBU - THEFT SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON AND THERE IS NOT A SOLUTION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS CONDITION. IF THE INTERNET SEARCH OF 10 MINUTE WAIT DOES NOT WORK, USING ANOTHER KEY, SPRAYING THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH CLEANER OR KICKING A TIRE - YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE A CAB. THERE IS ...

Mileage: 120,000

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU HAS CAUSED TURMOIL AND HARDSHIPS. THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS REGULARLY AND STRANDS ME IN NOT SO SAFE PLACES. IT IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS TO SIT IN MY CAR IN A DARK PARKING LOT THEN TO HAVE IT STOLEN. SOMETIMES AFTER THE 10 MINUTE WAIT, THE IGNITION ST...

I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT HAS CAUSED THE FAILURE. I AM USING THE SAME KEY THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY BEEN USING IT FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THEFT SYSTEM IS CAUSING ME A BIG HEADACHE WITH THE TEN TO TWENTY MINUTE WAITS FOR THE LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING SO I CAN START THE CAR AGAIN. I HAVE NO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE WHEEL THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FIT ONTO THE FRONT AXLE. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED. THE EXACT PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, T...

Mileage: 51,900

USE OF THE WINDOW AND FAULTY DESIGN WITH PLASTIC PARTS LED UP TO THE FAILURE. WINDOW IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE USED AND HAS TO STAY IN THE CLOSED POSITION OR IT FALLS INTO THE DOOR. TOO EXPENSIVE TO CORRECT. *JB

ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, IT CRANKS BUT DOESN'T START. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. AFTER 10 MINUTES I CAN TRY AGAIN AND IT USUALLY STARTS. I'VE FOUND DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I'VE CALLED CHEVROLET (NATIONAL 800 NUMBER) T...

Mileage: 90,000

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT IS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM ERROR. MY CAR CONTINUALLY READS AN ERROR IN THE THEFT SYSTEM AND CUTS OFF THE FUEL FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START IT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS THAT HOLD UP THE VEHICLE WITH THE COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THEY A...

Mileage: 87,727

FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT. *JB

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, PREVENTING HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECAL...

Mileage: 41,138

CAR WOULD BE RUNNING STEPPED ON GAS AND WOULDN'T MOVE, HAD IT BACK WHEN IT WAS NEW, BUT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WHEN BONNER CHEVROLET IN KINGSTON, PA MECHANICS WOULD TEST DRIVE IT. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK, THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2003. ITWAS A 1998 LS ...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR WOULD BE RUNNING STEPPED ON GAS AND WOULDN'T MOVE, HAD IT BACK WHEN IT WAS NEW, BUT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WHEN BONNER CHEVROLET IN KINGSTON, PA MECHANICS WOULD TEST DRIVE IT. VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK, THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2003. ITWAS A 1998 LS ...

Mileage: 60,000

TAIL LIGHTS ON ALMOST ALL CHEV. MALIBU'S ARE BAD MOSTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDES IF YOU GOING DOWN THE ROAD LOOK FOR YOURSELF ALMOST ALWAYS THEY HAVE AT LEAST ONE BURNED OUT LIGHT. I OWN TWO MY KIDS DRIVE AND ALMOST EVERY TIME THEY WASH THEM OR IT STORMS I HAVE TOO REPLACE BULBS THE TAIL LIGHT FILLS WITH ...

Mileage: 100

LEFT SIDE, REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. ONE MONTH LATER, RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKS CAUSING COIL SPRING TO RUB ON INSIDE OF TIRE RESULTING IN TIRE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 104,400

LEFT SIDE, REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. ONE MONTH LATER, RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKS CAUSING COIL SPRING TO RUB ON INSIDE OF TIRE RESULTING IN TIRE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 104,400

MY CAR IS A 1998 MALIBU LS. IT HAS 49,500 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. IN 2006 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT DIDN'T WANT TO SWITCH GEARS RIGHT AWAY. I TOOK IT TO OUR GM DEALER AS I HAD A WARRANTY. THEY PUT IT ON A COMPUTER, COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, THEY STATED IT WAS DOING THE THINGS I SAID, BU...

Mileage: 49,997

WHILE DRIVING DURING ICE STORMS IN JANUARY 2007 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DUE TO A BROKEN PIVOT HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE SAME DEFECT WAS COVERED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V068000. HOWEVER, BECAUSE I LIVED OUTSIDE THE SALT BELT,CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THIS MAN...

Mileage: 123,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS WHEN A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND CUT THE TIRE FROM THE WHEE...

Mileage: 98,000

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, FOLLOWED BY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING. PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BEGAN RUBBING INTO TIRE, MELTED SIDE WALL OF TIRE. TIRE DESTROYED. REPLACED SPRINGS AND TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 161,000

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, FOLLOWED BY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING. PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BEGAN RUBBING INTO TIRE, MELTED SIDE WALL OF TIRE. TIRE DESTROYED. REPLACED SPRINGS AND TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 161,000

I BOUGHT MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 51,133 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED TO LEAK ANTI FREEZE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (73,753 MILES). IT ENDED UP BEING A REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, REPLACE WATER PUMP, REPLACE RT.C.V SHAFT AND REPLACE SEAL SLEEVE. THE EGR GASKET WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE TOTAL...

Mileage: 75,753

MY CAR HAD TO HAVE THE THERMOSTAT, PLENINUM GASKET, INTAKE GASKET, EGR GASKET, VALVE COVER GASKETS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE THAT IS USED IN THESE CARS WARPS THE GASKETS AND SEALS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THI...

THE FRONT TWO (2) METAL LATCHES THAT SECURE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE SLIDING RAIL FAILED RESULTING IN THE SEAT ROTATING ON THE REAR LATCHES WITH THE DRIVER LAYING ON THEIR BACK PARTIALLY IN THE BACK SEAT. BOTH FRONT LATCHES FAILED WITH THE METAL CRACKED AND SHEARED. THE ENTIRE FRONT SEAT WILL HAVE...

Mileage: 162,971

SERVERAL TIMES (5+) THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT WOULD BURN OUT. I REPLACED THE BULB MYSELF AND NOTE THAT THE CONNECTION AND BULB HAD OVERHEATED. CURRENT, ON GOING PROBLEM IS THE DASH/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING. THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, AS THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THE LIGHTS CURRENTLY ARE OUT. ...

Mileage: 63,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER THE ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TURNED STARTED. THIS ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAS PROHIBITED THE CAR FROM STARTING TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD TO DISABLE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IN ORDER TO START CAR. DEALER COULD NOT FIX...

Mileage: 49,500

THE ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TURNED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WITH THE MOTOR DEAD, NEITHER THE BRAKES NOR STEERING WERE POWERED. COASTED TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE OUT OF TRAFFIC FLOW, TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. CALLED A TOW TRUCK BUT BY THE TIM...

Mileage: 55,300

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS AN EVENFLO DISCOVERY CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE CONTACT SAW A REPORT ON CBS TODAY RE: SAFETY RECALL ON THE EVENFLO DISCOVERY. ALSO, THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EVENFLO CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER DATE FOR THE EVENFL...

Mileage: 207,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS AN EVENFLO DISCOVERY CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE CONTACT SAW A REPORT ON CBS TODAY RE: SAFETY RECALL ON THE EVENFLO DISCOVERY. ALSO, THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EVENFLO CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER DATE FOR THE EVENFL...

Mileage: 207,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, AND THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED UPON INITIAL IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODER...

Mileage: 11,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, AND THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED UPON INITIAL IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODER...

Mileage: 11,900

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON STATE RD. 1 AFTER WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 P.M. I CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS AT ABOUT 32 MPH AND BOTH OF MY AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DISCHARGED. THIS FORCED MY REAR VIEW MIRROR INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE NOW ACTING ERRATIC...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ADD COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ADDED COOLANT TO THE RESEVOIR. A WEEK LATER MORE COOLANT WAS ADDED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. REPAIR...

Mileage: 46,000

I PURCHASED MY MALIBU IN 2000 AS A USED VEHICLE. IT HAD 24,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURN AND REPLACED THE ROTORS ABOUT 5 TIMES. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REMOVED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND NOTED THAT THE SPRING FROM THE MACPHERSON STRUT HAD DETACHED AND DUG A GROOVE INTO THE SIDEWALL. THE MECHANIC RE...

Mileage: 84,800

I HAVE HAD MY LOCK CORE IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU LS REPLACED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE MY CAR WAS AROUND 30,000 TO 35,000 MILES. IT STARTED WHEN THE PASSIVE THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED IN MY CAR. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD COME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLAC...

Mileage: 35,000

ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON. AFTER GETTING IN THE CAR, WE TRY TO START IT; IT TURNS OVER, BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL KEYS INSERTED BOTH WAYS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT WORK SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE O...

Mileage: 85,000

HAVING TROUBLE WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY WHEN TURNING LEFT FOLLOWED BY A JERK TO THE LEFT. SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS TO HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT THEN EXTREMELY EASY TO TURN TO RIGHT AS THOUGH UNASSISTED. I HAVE A RECALL FOR 98 MALIBU BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD IT DID ...

Mileage: 103,000

CODES C1286 AND C1214. THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS DONE BECAUSE THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL FOR THE RELAY CONTACT OR COIL AND STEERING SENSOR BIAS MALFUNCTION IS PULLING UP. THE CAR HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS IN 3 MONTHS I'VE HAD IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME THE BRAKES LIGHT FAIL. THE LIGHTS OVER HEAT AND SMOKE THEN EXPLODE CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR HAS THE MANUFACTURER BEEN ALERTED. *AK

Mileage: 123,000

ON COUNTLESS OCCASIONS MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS STARTING. I FEAR FOR THE TIME WHEN THIS SYSTEM CAUSES THE ENGINE TO CEASE WHEN I AM DRIVING AND IN DANGER OF LOOSING CONTROL. I KNOW THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM--HUNDREDS OF COMPLA...

Mileage: 66,000

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMS SEEMS TO BE AN ANTI-OWNER SYSTEM ALSO. SINCE 1998 WHEN THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, THE IGNITION CYLINDER OR THE IGNITION SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF ONE OF TWO REASONS. EITHER THE KEY WON'T TURN OR THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T LET ME S...

REPEATEDLY HAVE TO REPLACE TAIL LIGHT BULBS BECAUSE TAIL LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER EVERY STORM OR WHEN WASHED UNTIL THEY FINALLY BURN OUT. MECHANIC SAYS HE SEES THIS PROBLEM OVER AND OVER WITH MALIBU'S. ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM?*JB

Mileage: 5,000

REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS (COMMON GM PROBLEM, NO GREASE NIPPLE). HAVING FUEL PROBLEM (GETTING TOO MUCH). NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END (SOUNDS LIKE COIL SPRING). *JB

Mileage: 171,000

REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS (COMMON GM PROBLEM, NO GREASE NIPPLE). HAVING FUEL PROBLEM (GETTING TOO MUCH). NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END (SOUNDS LIKE COIL SPRING). *JB

Mileage: 171,000

1998 MALIBU REAR SPRING BROKE OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STRUTS AND SPRINGS NEEDED REPLACING. *TS ***NAR****JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE NOISE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECAL...

Mileage: 91,201

DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT SEEMS EVERY TWO MONTHS THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS NEED REPLACING. I KEEP REPLACING THEM BUT IT IS NOT WORKING. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONE MINUTE THEY WORK. DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT IS NOT WORKING. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? THERE SHOULD BE. *JB

MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE THAT ALLOW COOLANT TO LEAK. WATER CAN MIX WITH OIL OR CAN GENERATE OVERHEAT OF THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP ON MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION UNITS WHICH INCLUDED THE STRUT, COIL SPRING AND MOUNTING PLATE. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, IT'S SAFER TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. I ...

Mileage: 56,523

DT: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME SHE USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IT DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE...

Mileage: 2,800

DT: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME SHE USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IT DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE...

Mileage: 2,800

1998 CHEVY MALIBU: FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK, GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 100,000 MILES (MAY BE RELATED TO MANDATED USAGE OF DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE IN VEHICLE PER MANUFACTURER). *NM

Mileage: 133,657

THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON ONE MINUTE THE NEXT MINUTE THE CAR CUT OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CURTIS CHEVROLET IN WASHINGTON, DC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO THE OIL REGULATOR AND FILTER EXPLODED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 57500 ORIGINAL MILES, SERVICED MAINLY BY CURTIS CHEVROLET...OIL RECENTLY CH...

Mileage: 57,500

FRONT PASSENGER COIL STRUT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. RUBBED UP AGAINST TIRE. LEFT MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY CAR. FRONT PASSENGER COIL WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TWO FRONT STRUTS. ALSO TWO NEW TIRES WERE REPL...

Mileage: 108,755

ON AUG. 10,2005 MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, WHILE PARKED WITH IGNITION OFF CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE EXITING CAR BEFORE THE FIRE, I SMELLED NO SMOKE OR "HOT" SMELLS, I STOOD THERE APPROX. 3 MIN. WHILE TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER. 10 MIN. LATER THE LEBANON, TENNESSEE FIRE DEPT. WAS THERE EXTINGUISHING A FIRE THAT WAS...

Mileage: 119,000

ON AUG. 10,2005 MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, WHILE PARKED WITH IGNITION OFF CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE EXITING CAR BEFORE THE FIRE, I SMELLED NO SMOKE OR "HOT" SMELLS, I STOOD THERE APPROX. 3 MIN. WHILE TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER. 10 MIN. LATER THE LEBANON, TENNESSEE FIRE DEPT. WAS THERE EXTINGUISHING A FIRE THAT WAS...

Mileage: 119,000

DT: ONE OF THE COIL SPRINGS ON FRONT DRIVER' S SIDE PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS A BIG BOOM SOUND. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 14, 2005. *AK THE CONSUMER DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT THE RESPONSE SHE HOPED FOR. *JB

Mileage: 11,300

SUDDEN FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT SPRING CAUSING PUNCTURED TIRE SIDEWALL AND SUDDEN DEFLATION OF TIRE. *JB

REPEATED FAILURE OF FRONT ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS CAUSING ERRATIC ABS AND BRAKE OPERATION. *JB

1. I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR AND NOTICED COOLANT WAS NEEDED. I PUT WATER INTO THE RESERVOIR (CAR WAS ON) AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 10 MILES. I STOPPED TO PUT GAS IN AND NOTICED WATER/COOLANT COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. I REPLACED THE WATER AND DROV...

LATELY THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ONLY SEEMS TO BE WORKING TO KEEP ME FROM DRIVING. I HAVE ASKED EVERYBODY WHAT I CAN DO TO STOP THIS STUPID THING AND I COME UP WITH THE SAME ANSWERS. WE CAN CHANGE THE KEYS, PUT IN A NEW IGNITION, A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. ALL WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IT WILL NOT FIX THE PRO...

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU ENGINE STARTED RACING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *MR THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ON HIGH SPEED UNTIL THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. *SC TPS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 59,820

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MALIBU, IT'S HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 WITH IN LESS THAN A WEEK OF PURCHASING I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW THE CAR DID...

WHEEL BEARINGS KEEP FAILING, RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO GET NEW OR RESURFACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, BEARINGS OBVIOUSLY, ETC. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF! I CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP SHELLING OUT $500-600 EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLE...

Mileage: 83,000

WHEEL BEARINGS KEEP FAILING, RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO GET NEW OR RESURFACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, BEARINGS OBVIOUSLY, ETC. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF! I CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP SHELLING OUT $500-600 EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLE...

Mileage: 83,000

WE DROVE OUR CAR TO OUR CAMP WHICH IS 60 MILES AWAY. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO MOVE OUR CAR WHEN THE FRONT END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT DOWN WITH A HARD AND LOUD BANG. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRE SINCE IT WAS FLAT, BUT WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR IT LOOKED LIKE THE SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF AN...

Mileage: 50,722

(1) FRONT PASSENGER SHOCK SPRING BROKE IN TWO PLACES, I BEGAN TO HEAR A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE (2) SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND FORCING THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR ON THE FRAME AND TIRE RIM (3) CAR WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER, THE SPRING WAS REPLACED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ADVISED THAT THIS IS THE FOURTH...

Mileage: 137,000

THE ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT AND OIL FROM THE BLOCK, WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. MY CAR THEN OVERHEATED ON THE ROAD WHICH LED TO MY COOLANT BURSTING OUT OF THE OVERFILL TANK. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED TO STEAM, AND ALL THE COOLANT LAID THERE ON THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD BY 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS THAT IT WAS T...

Mileage: 87,900

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON OCCASIONALLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 1998. RECENTLY, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY, ALMOST EVERY TIME, SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND USUALLY DURING THE FIRST TURN. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTING TURNS THE ABS LIGHT OFF, AND IT THE...

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN WITH A HARD BANG. IT FELT LIKE THE WHEEL FELL OFF. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE. I LEFT THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED FOR A FLAT BED TOW TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ...

Mileage: 65,600

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, I BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, 2.4 L, 4 CYL, SEDAN. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMMMING ON AND MY BRAKES WERE GRINDING REALLY BAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DAY MY WARRENTY WAS T...

Mileage: 65,000

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, I BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, 2.4 L, 4 CYL, SEDAN. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMMMING ON AND MY BRAKES WERE GRINDING REALLY BAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DAY MY WARRENTY WAS T...

Mileage: 65,000

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, I BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, 2.4 L, 4 CYL, SEDAN. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMMMING ON AND MY BRAKES WERE GRINDING REALLY BAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DAY MY WARRENTY WAS T...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET, MALIBU. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THERE WAS NO SHIELD GUARD, AND IT CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT CV SHAFT TO BREAK. ALSO, HAD TO DO OTHER REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER TH...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET, MALIBU. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THERE WAS NO SHIELD GUARD, AND IT CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT CV SHAFT TO BREAK. ALSO, HAD TO DO OTHER REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER TH...

MY THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT INTO VILLAGE CHEVROLET AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. (THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TO 15 TIMES). THEY HAVE REPLACED THE IGINITION SWITCH AT LEAST 4 TIMES, THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ONCE. AT LEAST FIVE OF THOSE 12 TO 15 TIM...

Mileage: 32,000

I PULLED OUT INTO THE STREET WHEN I HEARD A POP. THINKING IT WAS MY POWER STEERING I DROVE ON AND WITHIN A MILE MY TIRE BLEW. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TIRE, THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE HAD SNAPPED. THERE WAS NO RUST, ONLY A COMPLETE BREAK IN THE COIL SPRING.

BOTH COIL SPRINGS FAILED WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD.

DT CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED, THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT BROKE AND CAUSED THE COIL SPRING TO SLIT THE TIRE WH...

Mileage: 79,303

IN MARCH OF '05 TOOK CAR IN FOR SEVICE ENGINE WAS TICKING WHILE IDLE AT ONE POINT ONCE CAR WAS WARMED UP THE TICKING STOPED BUT NOW THE TICKING IS STILL HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND AT ACCELEARTION. TOOK CAR IN THE BOB MCGUIRE CHEVROLET IN BORDENTOWN, NJ WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A HEAD GASKET LEAK THAT HAD A...

Mileage: 84,400

IN MARCH OF '05 TOOK CAR IN FOR SEVICE ENGINE WAS TICKING WHILE IDLE AT ONE POINT ONCE CAR WAS WARMED UP THE TICKING STOPED BUT NOW THE TICKING IS STILL HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND AT ACCELEARTION. TOOK CAR IN THE BOB MCGUIRE CHEVROLET IN BORDENTOWN, NJ WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A HEAD GASKET LEAK THAT HAD A...

Mileage: 84,400

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN FIXED FOUR TIMES BUT THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *BF *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD THUD WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER AFTER GOING PROBABLY 50 FT HE HEARD SOMETHING ROLLING UNDER HIS VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PIECE OF COIL SPRING AND PICKED IT UP. HE LOOKED UND...

CONSUMER HAS TWO SEPARATE ISSUES WHICH INVOLVED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BREAKING. THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER NOTICED A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRE. THE SECO...

Mileage: 83,000

1) NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. 2) FAILURE OF THE HUB ASSEMBLY. VERY NOISY, REDUCED NOISE AROUND CORNERS. 3) THIS HUB HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ON THIS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY. IT HAS BEEN 25000 MILES SINCE IT WAS ...

Mileage: 139,400

1) NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. 2) FAILURE OF THE HUB ASSEMBLY. VERY NOISY, REDUCED NOISE AROUND CORNERS. 3) THIS HUB HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ON THIS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY. IT HAS BEEN 25000 MILES SINCE IT WAS ...

Mileage: 139,400

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY COIL SPRING BROKE AND WENT INSIDE OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. ALSO, REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, BUT DID NO DAMAGE TO TIRE. CALLED DEALER TO INQUIRY ABOUT THE TIRE AND DID NOT GET AN ANSWER.*AK

Mileage: 82,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HORN PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS BEING PRESSED AGAINST THE WIRING OF THE HORN. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. ...

Mileage: 67,100

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HORN PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS BEING PRESSED AGAINST THE WIRING OF THE HORN. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. ...

Mileage: 67,100

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A FRIENDS HOME ON A DRY 60 DEGREE NIGHT, MY SON PROCEEDED LESS THAN A BLOCK TO A FLASHING RED LIGHT. BEFORE GETTING TO THE LIGHT, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE (THE CAR BEHIND HIM SAW THE BRAKE LIGHTS) AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. HE HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE ...

Mileage: 90,000

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BLEW UP.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR. *NM

WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S IN-LAW HOUSE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSE BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ...

Mileage: 65,000

FUEL PUMP, DISCONTINUED, BUT NOT RECALLED. *AK

FUEL PUMP, DISCONTINUED, BUT NOT RECALLED. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE ON THE CONSUMER'S 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ***NAR** *NM THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN NOISE AND FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GONE DOWN ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IT W...

AFTER A FEW MINUTES (MAYBE 10 TO 15 MINUTES) OF STARTING/DRIVING, GAS PEDAL "STICKS" IN THE CLOSED POSITION REQUIRING ADDITIONAL FOOT PRESSURE TO MAKE IT ADVANCE TO A REASONABLE RPM TO EITHER BREAKE INERTIA OR CONTINUING DRIVING. THIS PROCESS BECOMES DANGEROUS TO THE EXTEND THAT A HIGHER/UNWANTED A...

IN LESS THAN THAN 8 MONTHS TWO SPRINGS HAS BROKEN. DEALER CLAIMS RUSTED COATING, THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER CAR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT..*AK

Mileage: 34,916

IN LESS THAN THAN 8 MONTHS TWO SPRINGS HAS BROKEN. DEALER CLAIMS RUSTED COATING, THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER CAR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT..*AK

Mileage: 34,916

NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1998. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS A LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND NUMEROUS OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE I TALK TO OR READ ABOUT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHI...

Mileage: 12,000

NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1998. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS A LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND NUMEROUS OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE I TALK TO OR READ ABOUT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHI...

Mileage: 12,000

1. VEHICLE LOSING COOLANT. 2. PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. 3. INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE FOR ME. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. (THOUGH IT DOESN'T STOP THEM FROM CHARGING ME FOR ALL THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE) THIS CAR HAS MANY, MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I PURCHASE...

Mileage: 137,000

VEHICLE WAS IN A LOW SPEED, LOW IMPACT COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOUT 10 MPH. *AK

Mileage: 29,000

A LOUD POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT AND REAR. CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. *AK

A LOUD POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT AND REAR. CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE STORM. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. *BF RESPONDED TO PREVIOUSLY VIA E-MAIL REFER TO ODI#10093392. *SC

Mileage: 80,461

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. D.F.*AK

Mileage: 89,250

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

Mileage: 140,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION WITH GMC, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED THEN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD BE FULLY COMPENSATED FOR HER REPAIRS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT. *TC

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION WITH GMC, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED THEN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD BE FULLY COMPENSATED FOR HER REPAIRS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT. *TC

ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED(70MPH) DUE TO FAILED INTAKE GASKET ON 1998 MALIBU 3.1 . ONE FLICKER OF OIL LIGHT (OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED THAT MORNING BY MYSELF (EXPERIENCED AUTO TECHNICIAN) .ENGINE HAD 52,000 MILES, WAS 600 MILES FROM HOME(APPR), COST $750 TO TOW HOME, UPON DISASE...

Mileage: 52,000

COOLANT LEAK .. AGAIN IN MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU! I HAD MY INTAKE GASKET REPLACED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO CAR OVER HEATING AND A COOLANT LEAK. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED IT AT THAT TIME BUT NOT WITHOUT A STRUGGLE. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD IN THE PAST MONTH THAT THIS SAME REPAIR NEEDS ...

Mileage: 50,000

CLOGGED FUIL INJECTORS P0300 CODE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS GM CAME OUT WITH A BULLETIN TO CLEAN THE INJECTORS SHORT TERM FIX I HAVE SEEN MANY VEHICLES DAILY WITH THIS PROBLEM MANY INJECTORS REPLACED.SOME GM CARS DONT HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORVETTE PRIZM BOTH CARS USE A DIFFERENT STYLE INJEC...

Mileage: 56,770

UPON SETTING UP CRUISE CONTROL IT FAILED TO SET, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG WARNING HARNESS CONNECTION. THESE PARTS WERE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER.*AK WRONG PART SENT. *TC

Mileage: 117,000

UPON SETTING UP CRUISE CONTROL IT FAILED TO SET, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG WARNING HARNESS CONNECTION. THESE PARTS WERE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER.*AK WRONG PART SENT. *TC

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED T...

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000 MILES ON IT, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER WHILE MOVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THERE WAS A LOT OF RATTLING AND VIBRATIONS....

Mileage: 87,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V527000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 12/12/2006 - *NM

(1) I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-75 AN HOUR NORTH OF ATLANTA AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND. WHILE DOING 70-75 MPH IN HEAVY RAINS AND WINDS FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF HURRICANE FRANCES, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED LEAVING WINDSHIELD AWASH IN RAIN AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN 6 FEET. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIN...

Mileage: 80,150

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK SUDDENLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE AND ROLLED OVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED FIVE BROKEN RIBS. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED LIQUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL NOTICE 03082 WAS ISSUED, BUT MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL DID NO...

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING. THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING LEFT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER PINION BEARING NEE...

Mileage: 99,875

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. CAR WAS SOLD WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON, AND IT TOOK 2 REPAIR VISITS FOR IT TO BE FIXED. NUMEROUS MINOR PROBLEMS HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 69000...

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK

Mileage: 85,721

FOR SOME REASON THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY.(THEY LAST ABOUT A MONTH OR SO OF IN-FREQUENT DRIVING).AT ABOUT EVERY THIRD PAD CHANGE,I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS.AK

Mileage: 55,422

FOR SOME REASON THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY.(THEY LAST ABOUT A MONTH OR SO OF IN-FREQUENT DRIVING).AT ABOUT EVERY THIRD PAD CHANGE,I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS.AK

Mileage: 55,422

RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM. WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OPERATING OR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD LOCK UP IN A DOWN POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN.

Mileage: 67,000

THE ABS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FREQUENTLY TURNS ON, ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING, AND/OR NON-BRAKING WHILE MAKING A TURN. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT TURNS ON, THE BRAKING CAPABILITIES OF THE CAR ARE DIMINISHED (CONVERSELY OF WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN). THESE INCIDENTS OF ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION HAVE ALMOST CA...

HEATER FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ABOVE SETTING 3. THIS RESULTS IN OPERATOR TO HOT(HEAT) OR TO COLD(A.C.). CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK

UPON PURCHASE, LIGHTER/ASSESSORY FUSE BLOWN. REPLACED FUSE, RECENTLY BLOWN AGAIN. NOW BLOWING FUSES AT ANY TRY OF USE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN SINGLE CAR COLLISION. STEERING FAILED. *AK

RADIATOR FLUID LEEKS BECAUSE OF BAD MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE PASSENGER S...

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

I HAVE REPLACED MY ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS, THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD WEAR UNUSUALLY FAST. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF WITH OVER $4,000 SPENT IN PARTS, SERVICE, AND LABOR, THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. *LA

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE REPLACED MY ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS, THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD WEAR UNUSUALLY FAST. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF WITH OVER $4,000 SPENT IN PARTS, SERVICE, AND LABOR, THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. *LA

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR: I HAVE REPLACED TIRES TWICE, TRIED TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM , IT IS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING - WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET THE FRONT END ALIGNED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RACK & PINION NEEDED R...

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR: I HAVE REPLACED TIRES TWICE, TRIED TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM , IT IS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING - WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET THE FRONT END ALIGNED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RACK & PINION NEEDED R...

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR: I HAVE REPLACED TIRES TWICE, TRIED TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM , IT IS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING - WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET THE FRONT END ALIGNED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RACK & PINION NEEDED R...

VEHICLE'S FRONT SPRINGS BROKE.*MR BOTH FRONT SPRING BROKE IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE BROKEN PARTS IN HER POSSESION. *NM

Mileage: 30,234

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. IT WAS TO THE POINT...

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 1998 MALIBU (WITH 113,000 MILES) ARE WARPED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THREE PRIOR SETS ALSO WARPED, AT 18,000, 29,000, AND 91,000. AFTER THE FIRST PROBLEM I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION AT NHTSA. IT WAS ASSIGNED ODI #735425. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ...

WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT AND STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT AND STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

CAR REPEATEDLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *AK

Mileage: 69,400

GAS GAUGE IN DASH SET DOES NOT REGISTER AND THE ENTIRE DASH COMPONENT MUST BE REPLACED. TANK IS FULL, BUT GAUGE REGISTERS E, SENDING UNIT ALRIGHT, PROBLEM IS IN THE DASH SET UP. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT 80,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP SOLVED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 171,000

ON 3 OCCASIONS IN ALMOST 70000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO GET THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED ON MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY.THE OTHER TWO WERE NOT. ALL 3 RESULTED IN LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. THE FIRST TIME WAS INTERNAL. ALL THREE TIMES WERE REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIPS. *AK

Mileage: 69,734

THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN STEERING GEAR BEARINGS RECALL 03V527000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

MY GRANDSON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HE HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SOUND. A FEW SECONDS LATE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE OCEAN CITY CHEVROLET I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HAD TO HAVE BE...

MY GRANDSON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HE HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SOUND. A FEW SECONDS LATE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE OCEAN CITY CHEVROLET I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HAD TO HAVE BE...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V527000 REGARDING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS FAILURE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALER TREATED THE RECALL UNFAIRLY. CONSUMER HAD BEEN PUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE .*AK

Mileage: 50,000

SOMETIMES WE START THE CAR THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER SHUTS THE CAR DOWN FOR A 10 MINUTE PERIOD FOR NO REASON. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A ROCK. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY TRIPLE L TOWING. *AK CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER IN LAW HEARD NEWS OF GM REC...

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A ROCK. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY TRIPLE L TOWING. *AK CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER IN LAW HEARD NEWS OF GM REC...

1998 CEVROLET MALIBU WITH 3.1 V6 ENGINE.CAR HAD SPORADIC STALLING.FINALLY TRACED TO A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH WAS ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE.THE COOLANT LEAKING ALSO CAUSED THE O2 SENSOR TO BE COATED AND NEED REPLACING.VEHICLE HAS APPROX MILEAGE IN THE 74K RANGE.

Mileage: 74,989

I DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS TO REPORT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE COULD OCCUR, IF NOT TO ME, TO SOMEBODY ELSE WHO MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM STATED OR COMPONENT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, WITH A 3.1L V6 ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISES, THE A/C LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT ACTIVATED, THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN ...

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISES, THE A/C LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT ACTIVATED, THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN ...

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISES, THE A/C LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT ACTIVATED, THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN ...

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISES, THE A/C LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT ACTIVATED, THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN ...

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISES, THE A/C LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT ACTIVATED, THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN ...

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISES, THE A/C LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AND THE A/C BLEW HOT AIR WHEN THE BUTTON WAS NOT ACTIVATED, THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT STAY IN ...

DISSATISFIED WITH THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM A TWO AND A HALF HOUR RECALL. *PH

Mileage: 63,044

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BRAKES DON'T WORK CORRECTLY, MAKING THE STOPPING DISTANCE LONGER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACE THE FRONT SPEED SENSOR. A FEW MONTHS LATER IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. AND S...

Mileage: 40,000

MY CAR WAS LEAKING A CLEAR FLUID I TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT HE GETS SEVERAL GM CARS A WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM RECOMMENDING I FILED A COMPLAINT SO THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. THERE IS DEFINITELY A GASKET PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE BRAKING TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. DEALERSHIPS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 107,000

NHTSA 03V527000 STEERING GEAR BEARING FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2004, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND HIT A DUMP TRUCK IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, HOWEVER, UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

CHEVROLET REFUSED TO PAY FERRY EXPENSE SO CONSUMER COULD GET HER VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP, 100 MILES AWAY BY WATER. *PH *LA *JB

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON/OFF ON ITS OWN. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON/OFF ON ITS OWN. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A ROCK. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 87,000

POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A ROCK. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 87,000

CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SIX TIMES IN 4 1/2 YEARS. *PH

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TAIL LIGHTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WOULD NOT COME ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD NOT BEEN FOUND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. **AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. TAIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD NOT BE FOUND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, AND A/C CONTROLS. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, AND A/C CONTROLS. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, AND A/C CONTROLS. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

MY TURN SIGNAL WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. I NOTICE ESPECIALLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE IT DOES NOT WORK FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP. I TRY AND TRY TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT JUST WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, I CANNOT PREDICT IF...

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SOON AFTER VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK *NM

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR LOW IMPACT COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INFLATING WHICH OFFERED ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION. *NM

ANTI-FREEZE (DEX-COOL) LEAKED OUT, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO RELPACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 97,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD / INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING WATER INTO MY OIL. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM IN GREAT DANGER OF MY ENGINE BLOWING. THE CAR HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ALL.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD / INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING WATER INTO MY OIL. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM IN GREAT DANGER OF MY ENGINE BLOWING. THE CAR HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ALL.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD / INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING WATER INTO MY OIL. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM IN GREAT DANGER OF MY ENGINE BLOWING. THE CAR HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ALL.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRUNK DOES NOT STAY UP IN THE AIR ON WINDY DAYS OR SOMETIMES BY JUST PUTTING GROCERIES INTO THE TRUNK. I CAN NOT RECALL THE AMOUNT OF TIMES MYSELF OR ANOTHER PERSON HAS BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD WITH THE TRUNK LID. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROU...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH, TURN AND HOLD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. SECONDLY, SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. HAD TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON MANUALLY. ALSO, BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH, TURN AND HOLD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. SECONDLY, SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. HAD TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON MANUALLY. ALSO, BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH, TURN AND HOLD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. SECONDLY, SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. HAD TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON MANUALLY. ALSO, BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH, TURN AND HOLD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. SECONDLY, SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. HAD TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON MANUALLY. ALSO, BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED...

Mileage: 45,000

AT 47,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED ENGINE GASKET, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT. *SC

Mileage: 57,482

AT 47,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED ENGINE GASKET, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT. *SC

Mileage: 57,482

ANTI THEFT ACTIVATES ALOT , JUST WISH I COULD START THE CAR WHEN I NEED IT .HEATER CONTROL DOESN'T WANT TO WORK RIGHT, IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE TO HAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER , BEEN TO SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT GM CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLETS ARE JUNK, I WONT BUY ANOTHER ONE. I FIXED MY BRA...

Mileage: 24,000

ANTI THEFT ACTIVATES ALOT , JUST WISH I COULD START THE CAR WHEN I NEED IT .HEATER CONTROL DOESN'T WANT TO WORK RIGHT, IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE TO HAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER , BEEN TO SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT GM CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLETS ARE JUNK, I WONT BUY ANOTHER ONE. I FIXED MY BRA...

Mileage: 24,000

ANTI THEFT ACTIVATES ALOT , JUST WISH I COULD START THE CAR WHEN I NEED IT .HEATER CONTROL DOESN'T WANT TO WORK RIGHT, IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE TO HAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER , BEEN TO SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT GM CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLETS ARE JUNK, I WONT BUY ANOTHER ONE. I FIXED MY BRA...

Mileage: 24,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL NO.#03V527000(STEERING GEAR BEARINGS) PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE RUNS WORSE NOW THAN IT DID BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHILE IDLING. *NM

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I NEED A NEW RACK AND SOME HOSES. ESTIMATED PRICE IS $1,300. I CALLED GM SERVICE AND THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ISSUED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS CONCERNING STEERING FAILURE IN CHEVY MALIBU. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED. THIS COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT LOST OF POWER STEERING FLUID. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN TURNING RIGHT POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A RECALL BEING CONDUCTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF IT. RECALL NO. #01VO68000, WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

CAR IS LEAKING COOLANT. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED IT IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY ON MALIBUS BUT ON MANY GM/GMC CARS. *LA

THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS ON SETTING 5. RESEARCH INDICATES THE POSSIBILITY OF MELTED RESISTOR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON, RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MALIBUS. *LA

THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE HOUSING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AS A RESULT THE WIPERS DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. ALTHOUGH THIS DEFECT WAS ON RECALL THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 90,000

COOLANT LEAKING FROM 3.1 LITER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED.

INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, NEEDS REPAIR.

Mileage: 58,000

WHEN MY CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM GOLD KEY AUTO IT HAD 88,000 MILES. THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, HAD TO PURCHASE A BATTERY THAT WOULD HOLD ENOUGH POWER TO START CAR. THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINOUS SINCE CAR HAS BEEN PURCHASED THEY WEAR OUT AND SQUEAL ONCE A YR. OR LESS, 1 YR. A...

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN MY CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM GOLD KEY AUTO IT HAD 88,000 MILES. THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, HAD TO PURCHASE A BATTERY THAT WOULD HOLD ENOUGH POWER TO START CAR. THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINOUS SINCE CAR HAS BEEN PURCHASED THEY WEAR OUT AND SQUEAL ONCE A YR. OR LESS, 1 YR. A...

Mileage: 88,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 3.1L V6, AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM COOLANT ENTERING ENGINE, FREEZING TWO EXHAUST VALVES AND RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. COMPLETE DAMAGE ESIMATE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CAN UPDATE LATER. CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE I...

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 3.1L V6, AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM COOLANT ENTERING ENGINE, FREEZING TWO EXHAUST VALVES AND RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. COMPLETE DAMAGE ESIMATE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CAN UPDATE LATER. CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE I...

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 3.1L V6, AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM COOLANT ENTERING ENGINE, FREEZING TWO EXHAUST VALVES AND RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. COMPLETE DAMAGE ESIMATE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CAN UPDATE LATER. CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE I...

HARSH WINTER OF 2003 WITH UNUSUAL BUILDUP OF SNOW/ICE IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING AND/OR RELATED PARTS OF MY DAUGHTER'S 98 CHEV. MALIBU. CHEVY DEALERS REFUSE TO HELP REPAIR AS A RECALL, BECAUSE THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO GEOGRAPHIC RE...

Mileage: 138,000

MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU'S 3.1L ENGINE REQUIRED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT AROUND 30000 MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN USING MORE FLUID LATELY AND I AM THINKING THAT THE GASKET WILL ONCE AGAIN REQUIRE REPLACING. SECONDLY, MY CAR RUSTED AROUND THE DOORS AND THE HOOD SEAMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE T...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU'S 3.1L ENGINE REQUIRED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT AROUND 30000 MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN USING MORE FLUID LATELY AND I AM THINKING THAT THE GASKET WILL ONCE AGAIN REQUIRE REPLACING. SECONDLY, MY CAR RUSTED AROUND THE DOORS AND THE HOOD SEAMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE T...

Mileage: 30,000

AIR COMPRESSER AND WIRE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED FAN DID NOT WORK ON SETTING 1 AND 2 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2000. AIRCONDITIONING PROBLEM CAUSED THE FUSES THAT CONTROL GAS TANK, TEMP GAGE AND LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD TO GO OUT ALL FUSSES REPLACED

Mileage: 68,555

ALUMINUM ALLOY TIRE RIMS: I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU, AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE RIMS. I AM ON MY THIRD PURCHASED REPLACEMENT RIM FOR THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE TIRE GOES THROUGH A CHUCK OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD THEY ARE CRACKING, CAUSING DEFLATION OF THE TIRE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS...

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE STATED IN RECALLS, WHICH INCLUDED THE STEERING GEAR BEARINGS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE STATED IN RECALLS, WHICH INCLUDED THE STEERING GEAR BEARINGS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

TRUNK STRUTS WORE OUT, AND CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER. CONSUMERS SUSTAINED NECK/BACK OF THE HEAD INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED , BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

Mileage: 88,000

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASGET LEAKING AT 43,661 MILES. REPAIR COSTS ENCOUNTERED TOTALED $589.90. *AK

Mileage: 43,661

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. THIS CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE IN OIL AND IT MADE THE CAR TO DIE OUT. ONCE THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE USED OIL WAS THICK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. ALSO THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. RECALL 01V068000 WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE SYSTEM CRACKED WHILE IN USE DURING A HEAVY RAIN CAUSING BOTH WIPERS TO FAIL. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 65 TRAVELING AT 55MPH. VISIBILTY AFTER THE INCIDENT DIMINISHED TO APPROX 20-30 FEET. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULL TO THE ROADSIDE. *AKHOWEVER I DON'T THINK A...

Mileage: 82,016

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, ANOTHER SET OF ROTORS WERE NEEDED. *AK

Mileage: 1,900

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 61,000 MILES NEEDED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRED, WATER PUMP REPLACED AND ENGINE OIL FLUSH BECAME A $1146.22 PROBLEM AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH WARRANTY GOLD COVERED NOTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER LIQUIDATION/CHAPTER 11. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. *LA

Mileage: 61,000

FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM MODULE FAILS CONSTANTLY CAUSES FUEL INJECTORS TO QUIT FOR ABOUT 10-20 MIN. "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKS, ONCE IT'S DONE BLINKING IT MIGHT START THE CAR, OR IT MIGHT FAIL AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER 10-20 MIN. LAG PERIOD. A/C ALSO BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN OFF, AND HOT AIR WHEN ON AT TIMES. A...

FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM MODULE FAILS CONSTANTLY CAUSES FUEL INJECTORS TO QUIT FOR ABOUT 10-20 MIN. "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKS, ONCE IT'S DONE BLINKING IT MIGHT START THE CAR, OR IT MIGHT FAIL AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER 10-20 MIN. LAG PERIOD. A/C ALSO BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN OFF, AND HOT AIR WHEN ON AT TIMES. A...

FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM MODULE FAILS CONSTANTLY CAUSES FUEL INJECTORS TO QUIT FOR ABOUT 10-20 MIN. "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKS, ONCE IT'S DONE BLINKING IT MIGHT START THE CAR, OR IT MIGHT FAIL AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER 10-20 MIN. LAG PERIOD. A/C ALSO BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN OFF, AND HOT AIR WHEN ON AT TIMES. A...

CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS OF COOLANT ON THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. *AK

Mileage: 41,700

CONSUMER STATED THAT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED TO GRAB INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED THAT MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO AN EMBANKMENT.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM REPLACED ON MY 1998 MALIBU ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DUE TO BEING WORN THRU AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICE TECHINICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS DONE AT 68719 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE INTAKE VALVES REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE...

Mileage: 68,719

I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM REPLACED ON MY 1998 MALIBU ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DUE TO BEING WORN THRU AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICE TECHINICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS DONE AT 68719 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE INTAKE VALVES REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE...

Mileage: 68,719

I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM REPLACED ON MY 1998 MALIBU ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DUE TO BEING WORN THRU AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICE TECHINICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS DONE AT 68719 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE INTAKE VALVES REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE...

Mileage: 68,719

I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM REPLACED ON MY 1998 MALIBU ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DUE TO BEING WORN THRU AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICE TECHINICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS DONE AT 68719 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE INTAKE VALVES REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE...

Mileage: 68,719

THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

PASS LOCK SYSTEM PERMITS ENGINE FROM STARTING FOR AT LEAST 10-20 MINUTES. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A SNOW STORM AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE. *TS *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, EVERY 35,000 MILES. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, AND THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 350,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, EVERY 35,000 MILES. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, AND THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 350,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF M...

Mileage: 58,000

RACK AND PINION BROKE, CAUSING STEERING TO FAIL. *AK

I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF, THEN PRESSED AGAIN - THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 56,742

I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF, THEN PRESSED AGAIN - THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - 2ND FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 77,017

COOLANT WAS LEAKING DUE TO CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

FRONT BRAKES PULSATE WITH A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND FRONT END SHAKE.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NORMAL STREET SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED...

Mileage: 58,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TRUNK LATCH PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER OPENED THE TRUNK AND WAS UNDER IT, THE TRUNK CLOSED, HITTING THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 82,000

INTERMITTENTLY PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S VIEWS. *AK

WATER LEAKED ONTO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND CAUSED LEFT BACK TAIL LIGHT TO FAIL. *AK

WATER LEAKED ONTO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND CAUSED LEFT BACK TAIL LIGHT TO FAIL. *AK

98 MALIBU LS DEVELOPED COOLANT LEAK AT 19,000 MILES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 98. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AS WELL AS WATER PUMP BAD. $880.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP COVER COST EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THERE IS ...

INTERMITTENTLY, THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER CHANGED THE NEW KEY AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED. *AK THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT HAD COME ON AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL SYSTEM OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS STRANDED UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE KEY STILL DIDN'T WORK WHEN THE NEW KEY WAS MA...

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS/ PADS, AND REAR CYLINDERS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, ALL THE ABOVE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS/ PADS, AND REAR CYLINDERS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, ALL THE ABOVE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS/ PADS, AND REAR CYLINDERS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, ALL THE ABOVE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING AND FAN FAILURES. *AK

Mileage: 68,550

AIR CONDITIONING AND FAN FAILURES. *AK

Mileage: 68,550

PLASTIC BASE OF SYLVANIA 3057 DUAL FILAMENT TAIL LAMPS MELT CAUSING STOP LIGHTS TO FAIL.

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS TOLD I HAD A COOLANT LEAK WHICH CAUSED MY CAM TO BREAK IN MY ENGINE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE WITH A USED ONE. I CONTACTED GM FOR SOME HELP AND THEY GAVE ME NONE. THEY WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURED DEFECT ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM. I AM OUT OF POCKET NEARLY TWO THO...

Mileage: 72,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES & ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY NEED REPLACING (5 TIMES IN 4 YEARS). *AK

Mileage: 38,000

FRONT BRAKES & ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY NEED REPLACING (5 TIMES IN 4 YEARS). *AK

Mileage: 38,000

VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP POSITION WITH FEET ON THE DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

Mileage: 32,000

BRAKE PULSATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND HOSES. REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONAL.*AK

BRAKE PULSATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND HOSES. REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONAL.*AK

BRAKE PULSATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND HOSES. REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONAL.*AK

BRAKE PULSATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND HOSES. REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONAL.*AK

BRAKE PULSATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND HOSES. REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONAL.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING. *JB BAD AXLES IN FRONT DID NOT FEEL SAFE. *TT *JB

Mileage: 13,860

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING. *JB BAD AXLES IN FRONT DID NOT FEEL SAFE. *TT *JB

Mileage: 13,860

ENGINE GASKETS FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL IN THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 1998, CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 66,000 MILES. INFORMED BY MECHANIC 3RD MALIBU HE HAS SEEN IN A MONTH FOR SAME PROBLEM, COST $1500.00 FOR REPAIRS, WHY NO RECALL OR REPLACEMENT. RESEARCHED THIS SIGHT AND FOUND ...

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVING ON I-95 FOR SEVERAL HOURS, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS ON CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT ISN'T. I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND CAR IS IS STILL DOING 65, TACKOMETER SAYS I'M AT 2,000 RPMS. I PULL OFF HIGHWAY AT A REST STOP AND HAVE TO ALMOST STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I PUT IT IN PA...

INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *NLM

Mileage: 58,000

BRAKE PROBLEM, ABS FAULTY AS WELL, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTY I.E.; AC FAN DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL TURNED TO 3, THEFT SYSTEM INTERMITTENT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THESE SAME PROBLEMS. IS IT GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *JB

BRAKE PROBLEM, ABS FAULTY AS WELL, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTY I.E.; AC FAN DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL TURNED TO 3, THEFT SYSTEM INTERMITTENT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THESE SAME PROBLEMS. IS IT GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *JB

BRAKE PROBLEM, ABS FAULTY AS WELL, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTY I.E.; AC FAN DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL TURNED TO 3, THEFT SYSTEM INTERMITTENT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THESE SAME PROBLEMS. IS IT GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *JB

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING OR RELEASING CAUSING TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS 4 TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. FIRST TIME ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER EQUIPMENT.*MR PASSENGER WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL 01V068000. *TT *JB

Mileage: 100,855

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

Mileage: 113,850

WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VCOIL SPRING BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END PULSATES WHICH PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS BRAKE ROTOR REPAIRS. THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND THE PISTON SEALS LEAKED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE BECA...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END PULSATES WHICH PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS BRAKE ROTOR REPAIRS. THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND THE PISTON SEALS LEAKED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE BECA...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END PULSATES WHICH PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS BRAKE ROTOR REPAIRS. THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND THE PISTON SEALS LEAKED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE BECA...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END PULSATES WHICH PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS BRAKE ROTOR REPAIRS. THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND THE PISTON SEALS LEAKED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE BECA...

Mileage: 90,000

DEFECTS IN 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM (INCLUDING REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR WHAT GM CALL AN "UPDATED WIRING HARNESS," REPLACING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BARONS, AND REPLACING THE ABS RELAY). THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY HAVE TROUBLE AND PULSE WHEN TRY...

Mileage: 61,000

DEFECTS IN 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM (INCLUDING REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR WHAT GM CALL AN "UPDATED WIRING HARNESS," REPLACING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BARONS, AND REPLACING THE ABS RELAY). THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY HAVE TROUBLE AND PULSE WHEN TRY...

Mileage: 61,000

DEFECTS IN 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM (INCLUDING REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR WHAT GM CALL AN "UPDATED WIRING HARNESS," REPLACING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BARONS, AND REPLACING THE ABS RELAY). THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY HAVE TROUBLE AND PULSE WHEN TRY...

Mileage: 61,000

DEFECTS IN 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM (INCLUDING REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR WHAT GM CALL AN "UPDATED WIRING HARNESS," REPLACING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BARONS, AND REPLACING THE ABS RELAY). THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY HAVE TROUBLE AND PULSE WHEN TRY...

Mileage: 61,000

BRAKES FAILED. *AK

I BOUGHT A 98 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.IT ONLYHAD 69,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKESAND BUY A NEW BATTERY.MY ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF,MY AIRCONDITIONER CUTS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, AND MY CAR CLUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND WE RI...

Mileage: 70,000

I BOUGHT A 98 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.IT ONLYHAD 69,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKESAND BUY A NEW BATTERY.MY ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF,MY AIRCONDITIONER CUTS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, AND MY CAR CLUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND WE RI...

Mileage: 70,000

I BOUGHT A 98 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.IT ONLYHAD 69,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKESAND BUY A NEW BATTERY.MY ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF,MY AIRCONDITIONER CUTS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, AND MY CAR CLUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND WE RI...

Mileage: 70,000

I BOUGHT A 98 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.IT ONLYHAD 69,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKESAND BUY A NEW BATTERY.MY ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF,MY AIRCONDITIONER CUTS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, AND MY CAR CLUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND WE RI...

Mileage: 70,000

I BOUGHT A 98 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.IT ONLYHAD 69,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKESAND BUY A NEW BATTERY.MY ABS LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF,MY AIRCONDITIONER CUTS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, AND MY CAR CLUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND WE RI...

Mileage: 70,000

COMPLAINT LETTER FROM IL STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFC WANTING TO KNOW WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONCERNING DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 1998, CHEVROLET, MALIBU. *AK

3.1 L INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS...FROM THEM WEARING OUT PREMATURELY TO THE ROTORS WARPING. AT AROUND 5,000 MILES I WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RESURFACED. AT AROUND 13,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPL...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO IMPACT. *NLM

Mileage: 111,000

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON LEFT TURN. HAVE TO STOP, TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART TO TURN OFF THE ABS LIGHT. SERVICE REVIEW INDICATED THAT FAULTY LIGHT, WOULD COST 600$ TO REPAIR. *JB

Mileage: 3,000

THE BRAKES PERFORMED ERRATICALLY EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE CALIPERS. *NLM

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED TWICE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE. ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON PERIODICALLY.

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED TWICE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE. ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON PERIODICALLY.

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SY...

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. *JB THE VEHICLE SLID, HIT A CURB, AND HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN MUD. SCC

Mileage: 39,000

THE ODOMETER READ INCORRECTLY. THE WATER PUMP AND BELT FAILED. THE WIPER REGULATOR FAILED. THE TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. THE VEHICLES ROTORS WARPED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 173,527

THE ODOMETER READ INCORRECTLY. THE WATER PUMP AND BELT FAILED. THE WIPER REGULATOR FAILED. THE TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. THE VEHICLES ROTORS WARPED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 173,527

THE ODOMETER READ INCORRECTLY. THE WATER PUMP AND BELT FAILED. THE WIPER REGULATOR FAILED. THE TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. THE VEHICLES ROTORS WARPED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 173,527

THE ODOMETER READ INCORRECTLY. THE WATER PUMP AND BELT FAILED. THE WIPER REGULATOR FAILED. THE TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. THE VEHICLES ROTORS WARPED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 173,527

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTO OIL. 46000 MILES

Mileage: 39,000

BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS CONTINUALLY FAILED ON CHEVROLET MALIBU. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE CAR WAS NEW. PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BALL JOINTS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED - PADS AND ROTORS AS OFTEN AS EVERY 6000 TO 12000 MILES. DEALERS AND INDEPENDENTS HAVE WORKED ON IT WITH THE SAME RESUL...

BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS CONTINUALLY FAILED ON CHEVROLET MALIBU. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE CAR WAS NEW. PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BALL JOINTS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED - PADS AND ROTORS AS OFTEN AS EVERY 6000 TO 12000 MILES. DEALERS AND INDEPENDENTS HAVE WORKED ON IT WITH THE SAME RESUL...

RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (LAST TIME WAS AT 40,000). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 6 TIMES AND HAS EXPERIENCED ALL OTHER MALIBU PROBLEMS SUCH AS AIR CONDITI...

Mileage: 40,000

RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (LAST TIME WAS AT 40,000). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 6 TIMES AND HAS EXPERIENCED ALL OTHER MALIBU PROBLEMS SUCH AS AIR CONDITI...

Mileage: 40,000

RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (LAST TIME WAS AT 40,000). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 6 TIMES AND HAS EXPERIENCED ALL OTHER MALIBU PROBLEMS SUCH AS AIR CONDITI...

Mileage: 40,000

RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (LAST TIME WAS AT 40,000). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 6 TIMES AND HAS EXPERIENCED ALL OTHER MALIBU PROBLEMS SUCH AS AIR CONDITI...

Mileage: 40,000

ONCE THE VEHICLE IS AT "NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE" THE POWER STEERING BECOMES HARD AND WILL SQUEAL. I HAVE REPLACES THE POWER STEERING FLUID, IN ENTIRETY, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I PLAN ON GOING TO A DEALERSHIP ASAP, BUT READING ALL OF THE ARTICLES ON THIS VEHICLE, IT APPEARS THEY WILL ...

INTAKE GASKET FAILED IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. I KNOW THIS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE GASKETS, SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL IT. *JB

I HAVE REPLACED A BATTERY TWICE. I BOUGHT MY 1998 MALIBU USED. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP JUMPING IT, TO GET IT WERE I NEEDED TO GO. FOUND OUT THE POSITIVE CHARGE WAS BROKEN FROM BATTERY. SIX MONTH'S LATER ON JANUARY 19. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER ON SNOW AND ICE. LUCK...

I HAVE REPLACED A BATTERY TWICE. I BOUGHT MY 1998 MALIBU USED. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP JUMPING IT, TO GET IT WERE I NEEDED TO GO. FOUND OUT THE POSITIVE CHARGE WAS BROKEN FROM BATTERY. SIX MONTH'S LATER ON JANUARY 19. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER ON SNOW AND ICE. LUCK...

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A DIP STICK, THEREFORE THE MECHANIC HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO POUR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

THE STEERING RACK & PINION AND THE ENGINE INTAKE GASKETS IN THIS 1998 MODEL ARE FAULTY. THE SHODDY RACK & PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS TIRES OVER THE YEARS. THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING FLUIDS AND AN ENGINE BLOW OUT IS IMMINENT. WITH THE LEAKAGES, THE CAR IS UNSA...

THE STEERING RACK & PINION AND THE ENGINE INTAKE GASKETS IN THIS 1998 MODEL ARE FAULTY. THE SHODDY RACK & PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS TIRES OVER THE YEARS. THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING FLUIDS AND AN ENGINE BLOW OUT IS IMMINENT. WITH THE LEAKAGES, THE CAR IS UNSA...

THE STEERING RACK & PINION AND THE ENGINE INTAKE GASKETS IN THIS 1998 MODEL ARE FAULTY. THE SHODDY RACK & PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS TIRES OVER THE YEARS. THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING FLUIDS AND AN ENGINE BLOW OUT IS IMMINENT. WITH THE LEAKAGES, THE CAR IS UNSA...

ABS SENSORS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF ABS SYSTEM.*JB

Mileage: 32,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL#0 1 V 068 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

THE REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE MELTED THE LIGHTS. *JB

INTAKE GASKET FAILED IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, KNOW THIS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE GASKETS, 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS.*JB

VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT FLUIDS FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISOR AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 60,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS STARTED TO RATTLE OVER CRACKS AND BUMPS AROUND JULY 2001. IT HAS STEADILY BECOME WORSE AND IS TO THE POINT I CAN HEAR A LOUD CLUNK EVEN OVER EXPANSION JOINTS OR WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS...

Mileage: 50,000

CAR DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I'VE SEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. SOME SORT OF FAULT IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. GM INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. ALSO THE AC CYC...

Mileage: 109,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

COOLANT LEAK IN MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU - 3.1 LITER ENGINE. 55,800 MILES. THIS DEFECT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS ENGINE. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. $800 REPAIR. LOST ONE WEEK'S WORK

Mileage: 55,800

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONTINUEING TO NOT WORK. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS ETC. THE ISSUE IS THE BULB SOCKETS ARE OVER HEATING AND THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET IS BEGINNING TO MELT DUE TO EXCESS HEAT.

Mileage: 35,000

ON MY 1998 MAILBU (3100 ENGINE) WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. NO ASSISTANCE FROM GM OR THE DEALER.

OUR 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH A 3.1 LITER V-6 ENGINE HAS STARTED LOSING ENGINE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. WE HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE AT LEAST 1996. OTHERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT MECHANICS ARE SEEING THI...

Mileage: 59,000

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ARM NEEDS CHANGING, RACK PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING OIL AND INTERNAL NOISES, THE PUMP CAP HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE (THE PRESSURE OIL RETURNS TO THE CAP), AND THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING. SCC

Mileage: 2,241

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ARM NEEDS CHANGING, RACK PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING OIL AND INTERNAL NOISES, THE PUMP CAP HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE (THE PRESSURE OIL RETURNS TO THE CAP), AND THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING. SCC

Mileage: 2,241

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ARM NEEDS CHANGING, RACK PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING OIL AND INTERNAL NOISES, THE PUMP CAP HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE (THE PRESSURE OIL RETURNS TO THE CAP), AND THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING. SCC

Mileage: 2,241

AFTER HEARING A "CLICKING/CREAKING" SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING (ON FULL LOCK)WHEN MANEUVERING AT SLOW SPEEDS, I.E. PARKING, I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD RH LOWER CONTROL ARM AND A LOOSE LH LOWER CONTROL ARM.

Mileage: 73,400

DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET / COOLANT REACTION. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING ON BUSY TWO LANE ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED IN A TRAFFIC LANE. I HAD TO WALK A HALF A MILE AND BACK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO USE A TELEPHONE TO SUMMON HELP. DIAGNOSIS BY QUALIFIED MECHANICS FOUND COOLANT WATER HAD INFILTR...

Mileage: 54,500

MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU DEVELOPED A INTAKE MANIFOULD COOLENT LEAK AT 33,XXX MILES. IT COST ME & MY EXTENDED WARRANTEE COMPANY OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT CONTINUES TO SELL VEHICLES ANYWAY. THIS IS FRAUD!

Mileage: 33,311

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: THE FRONT END/LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS NEED CHANGING, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE, AND THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 2,241

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: THE FRONT END/LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS NEED CHANGING, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE, AND THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 2,241

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: THE FRONT END/LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS NEED CHANGING, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE, AND THE REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 2,241

I PURCHASED NEW 98 MALIBU AND TRADED BACK IN W/IN ONE MONTH FOR ANOTHER BECAUSE OF SEVERE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS IN FOR SERVICE ON 11/23/01 FOR TRANSMISSION LEAK AND ALL GASKETS & SEALS REPLACED. I HAD IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/5/02 FOR $1146 WORTH OF WORK ON VARIOUS PARTS. I REPORTED...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WORN CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TS

IN JULY OF 2002 MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I TOOK APART THE LIGHTING SECTION I SMELT BURNING . I WENT TO THE AUTO ZONE TO BUY A REPLACEMENT BUT COULDN'T REMOVE THE BULB. I THAN TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID THAT THE BULB WAS WRONG IN THE BOARD. NOW (11-18-02) MY TAI...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. TS

FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WHICH WILL BE IT'S THIRD ONE IN FIVE YEARS--CAR ACTS LIKE IT 'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS TO GO--PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE

REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, VALVE COVER GASKET, MOLDED COOLANT TUBE $572.00. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED GM IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS BEING DEFECTIVE. WE MAINTAIN OUR CARS ON A REGULAR BASIS, IN ORDER TO AVOID HAVING LARGE EXPENDITURES FOR NEGLECT. THIS IS NOT A NEGLECT ISSUE ON THE CUS...

Mileage: 57,471

RADIO DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE - SEEK/SCAN/STATION ACCESS. CD PLAYER STILL WORKS. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768316

Mileage: 43,401

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TIRES EVERY 30,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT OVER 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE VHEICLE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SHUT OFF CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I TRIED TO GET OVER IN ANOTHER LANE. I COULD NOT BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. SO, WHEN I COULD GET OVER I HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER MY HOOD. ALL MY LIGHTS LIT UP AND I COULD NOT STOP MY CAR. I TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME AND MY CAR STARTED SMOKING. I CALLED MY MEC...

I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I TRIED TO GET OVER IN ANOTHER LANE. I COULD NOT BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. SO, WHEN I COULD GET OVER I HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER MY HOOD. ALL MY LIGHTS LIT UP AND I COULD NOT STOP MY CAR. I TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME AND MY CAR STARTED SMOKING. I CALLED MY MEC...

BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY AS SOON AS CONSUMER PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRINT BROKE. A BROKEN END GOUGED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, MAKING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS SENSOR THAT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON HEADLIGHTS AT DUSK. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITHOUT TURNING VEHICLE OFF. IT COULD BE BLINDING TO OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS.*AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT VIBRATED SEVERELY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON/OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HARD START AND SOMETIMES HAS TO PUMP THE PEDAL. *SCC

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT VIBRATED SEVERELY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON/OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HARD START AND SOMETIMES HAS TO PUMP THE PEDAL. *SCC

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WITH CERTAIN PRESSURE. OWNER IS CONCERNED NOT KNOWING IF BRAKES ARE GOING TO PERFORM AS NECESSARY. *AK *YH

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM DEALER, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE WORKING AIRBAGS. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DEALER NEVER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT AIRBAGS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED AND WERE NOT RECONSTRUCTED.*AK

BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *YH

PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 01V068000, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE INSIDE THE CASING DURING A SNOW STORM AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ARM, IMPAIRING CONSUMERS VISIBILITY, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL FOR ...

TIRES ARE CRACKING BETWEEM THE TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15). NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15. *SLC

THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING, DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS, THEN REPLACED THEM AT 20000 MILES. AT THIS TIME ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK *YH

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL IT. MINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY LUCKILY. ROTORS REPLACED ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, AGAIN, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL IT. MINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY LUCKILY. ROTORS REPLACED ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, AGAIN, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *AK

DEAR MS. RADLEY AND CHEVY, I AM QUITE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU, BUT JUST IN CASE I WILL EXPOUNDED ON THE ISSUE. MY WIFE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM YOUR DEALERSHIP ON 22 AUG 98. SHORTLY THE...

DEALER DECLARES CAR " UNSAFE TO DRIVE ". I FEEL TRANSMISSION MOUNTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 40,000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BULB SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DIDN'T WORK. HAD FUSE AND BULB CHECKED, NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM.*AK

ROTORS "DEFECTIVE". "OUT OF ROUND". FIRST REPORTED 7/5/99, "PULSATION" NOTED WHEN BAKES APPLIED,(FIRST NOTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS PREVIOUS?) DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE, "CUT ROTORS"..2ND INCIDENT, "PULSATION " IN BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS?, 16,090 MI..5/23/00.."ROTORS REPLACED"...3RD INCIDENT N...

BACK UP LIGHT WENT OUT. CONSUMER REPLACED LIGHT, AND IT WON'T COME ON. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM BRAKE LIGHT. CONSUMER HAS NO BRAKE OR BACK UP LIGHTS. CONSUMER PULLED BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND IT WAS MELTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO REPAIR BRAKES TWICE UNDER 15000 MILES.*AK *YH

BUSHINGS ON BOTH LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS ON FRONT SUSPENSION WOR OUT AT 16K MILES, CAUSING THUMPING AND BANGING NOISE THAT GETS INCREASING WORST WITH MORE MILES PUT ON THE CAR--DEALER SAYS IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. *AK

BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE PULSATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. EIGHT THOUSAND MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT JUST YESTERDAY SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. TOOK VEHIC...

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION MAKE LOUD SQUEAKY NOISES. THE NOISE IS CONSISTANT WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH AND BUMPY ROADS. DEALER CONFIRMS THAT SUSPENSION IS BAD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND TURNED ONCE FROM 12,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILEAGE BY DEALER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK *JG

5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD "SQUEAL" WHEN ANY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE PADS WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE AT/BELOW MIN. THICKNESS. RT 25.04 & LT 24.66 MM. MINIMUM THICKNESS BEING 25.0MM. PADS & ROTORS WERE CHANGED AND NOW ...

I HAVE GOTTEN MY PADS,ROTORS/CALIPERS FIXED AND CLEANED TWICE AT OVER 700 DOLLARS AND MY ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SIX MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 MECHANICS AND NOW I CAN HARDLY STOP THE CAR. PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME ASAP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE GOTTEN MY PADS,ROTORS/CALIPERS FIXED AND CLEANED TWICE AT OVER 700 DOLLARS AND MY ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SIX MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 MECHANICS AND NOW I CAN HARDLY STOP THE CAR. PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME ASAP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE IGNITION WAS STUCK, THEN CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION, FIRE WENT OUT, IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. ON 16 APRIL 2002 ALSO WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE STARTER CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*JB

MY CAR HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE ALREADY AND THE ROTORS AS WELL. THIS CAR WAS JUST IN FOR REPAIR WORK LAST WEEK AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE 60% WORN AGAIN ALREADY. THEY WERE JUST REPLACED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR PULSATES WHEN STOPPING. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET HAD A PRO...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT FELT SLUGGISH AND FAIL TO MAINTAIN SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC ONE OF THE MOUNTS HAD CRACKED & THE OTHER WAS BROKE. THE MOUNTS SUPPORTED THE ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED.

CONSUMER STATES COOLANT IS LEAKING AROUND THE WATER PUMP AREA, DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NLM

MULTIPLE ROTOR FAILURES. BAD VIBRATION. BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 20-25 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NLM *YH

FRONT ROTORS WERE GROUNDED AT 8000 MILES, WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE SHIMMIED AND BRAKES SQUEALED. ROTORS HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED AND GROUNDED AGAIN 4 TIMES. DEALER STATED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE GROUNDED EVERY 6000 MILES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED, AND A BUBBLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED, AND A BUBBLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I'VE OWNED A "1997" "1998" "1999" "2000" AND OWN RIGHT NOW A 2001 MALIBU ALL THESE CARS HAVE HAD THERE A/C CONTROL HEAD FAIL EXCEPT THE 2001 I'M JUST WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IT TAKES 2 YEARS BEFORE IT FAILS ON A NEW CAR AND JUST OVER A YEAR ON A NEW PART REPLACEMENT. CHEVROLET DOES NOTHING TO FIX...

A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL C01014-S, THE CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR BILL.*YH *JB

PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM, CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTUER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER THEN COMPLIED, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT AN ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE WAS NEEDED I...

A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL, THE CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR BILL.*YH

WHILE RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 2-5 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CUT THE GLASS, AND HIT CONSUMER.*AK

BACK LIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS MELTED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND GM CASE # C04015874 IN APRIL 01. GM TOLD ME TO SEND IN COPIES OF MY SALES CONTRACT AND OTHER PURCHASE INFO TO PROVE I PURCHASED IT IN NY I DID THAT IMMEDIATELY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT INSPECTED AND GIVE THEM THE BROKEN PIVOT PART...

WHILE PROCEEDING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE WILL STALL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, DEALER STATED THERE WAS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *AK *TT

ALL 4 BACK BRAKE LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT AND APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT MELTED ON THE CONNECTION PART OF THE BULB. REPLACED, 4 WEEKS LATER DRIVERS SIDE BULB BURNT OUT AGAIN. FUSES ARE BLOWING IF I HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB PANEL CONNECTED.

WE HAVE TWO MALIBUS AND BOTH HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE. SERVICE REPLACED GASKET, WHICH TOOK OVERNIGHT. I HAVE READ ON MALIBU WEBSITES ON THE NET THAT THIS IS ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

USED FOUR SET OF BRAKES. SENSOR HAD INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, J4355 SENSOR ,CRANKSHAFT POSITION REPLACED. RADIO HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DESPITE RADIO SUPPOSELY SENT OFF FOR REPAIR. TWO POSITIVE BATTERY BOLT AND CABLE REPLACEMENT AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION DISCOVERED POST BROKEN OFF IN BATTERY.

USED FOUR SET OF BRAKES. SENSOR HAD INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, J4355 SENSOR ,CRANKSHAFT POSITION REPLACED. RADIO HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DESPITE RADIO SUPPOSELY SENT OFF FOR REPAIR. TWO POSITIVE BATTERY BOLT AND CABLE REPLACEMENT AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION DISCOVERED POST BROKEN OFF IN BATTERY.

USED FOUR SET OF BRAKES. SENSOR HAD INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, J4355 SENSOR ,CRANKSHAFT POSITION REPLACED. RADIO HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DESPITE RADIO SUPPOSELY SENT OFF FOR REPAIR. TWO POSITIVE BATTERY BOLT AND CABLE REPLACEMENT AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION DISCOVERED POST BROKEN OFF IN BATTERY.

USED FOUR SET OF BRAKES. SENSOR HAD INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, J4355 SENSOR ,CRANKSHAFT POSITION REPLACED. RADIO HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DESPITE RADIO SUPPOSELY SENT OFF FOR REPAIR. TWO POSITIVE BATTERY BOLT AND CABLE REPLACEMENT AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION DISCOVERED POST BROKEN OFF IN BATTERY.

WE ARE A SALVAGE YARD IN CENTRAL WEST TEXAS (NO SALT USED HERE). WE HAVE NOTICED THAT ON ALL LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES WITH ABS, IF THE PUMP IS MOUNTED BELOW THE BATTERY THEIR IS A HIGH RATE OF BRAKE LINE FAILER DUE TO CORROSION FROM BATTERY ACID. WE SELL A LOT OF GM STEEL BRAKE LINES FOR THIS REASON....

THEFT PREVENTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO START VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S LOCK SENSOR/CYLINDER, AND SWITCH TWICE. AT THIS TIME LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *JB

THEFT PREVENTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO START VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S LOCK SENSOR/CYLINDER, AND SWITCH TWICE. AT THIS TIME LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *JB

THEFT PREVENTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO START VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S LOCK SENSOR/CYLINDER, AND SWITCH TWICE. AT THIS TIME LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *JB

THEFT PREVENTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO START VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S LOCK SENSOR/CYLINDER, AND SWITCH TWICE. AT THIS TIME LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *JB

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND PARKED. CHECKED VEHICLE. NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAVED INWARDS. TOWED TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT RACK AND PINIO...

THIS INTAKE VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY ON MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2000, NOW LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AT A COST OF 650.00, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. THAT CHEVROLET IS NOW MAKING A BETTER INTAKE VALVE BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM I...

I BOUGHT IN AUGUST OF 2000 FOUR MONTS AFTER I HAVE HAD THIS CAR MY PROBLEMS BEGAN SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHAKES AND STALLS OUT.PADDOCK CHEVROLET HAS GIVEN ME FALSE HOPE ABOUT THE CAR THEY SAID THEY FIXED TH...

I BOUGHT IN AUGUST OF 2000 FOUR MONTS AFTER I HAVE HAD THIS CAR MY PROBLEMS BEGAN SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHAKES AND STALLS OUT.PADDOCK CHEVROLET HAS GIVEN ME FALSE HOPE ABOUT THE CAR THEY SAID THEY FIXED TH...

I BOUGHT IN AUGUST OF 2000 FOUR MONTS AFTER I HAVE HAD THIS CAR MY PROBLEMS BEGAN SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHAKES AND STALLS OUT.PADDOCK CHEVROLET HAS GIVEN ME FALSE HOPE ABOUT THE CAR THEY SAID THEY FIXED TH...

I LOST ALL BRAKING AND HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS AND THEN PARK. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I AM SURE A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALE...

SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED TO NHTSA IN THE PAST (INCLUDING MYSELF ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION). JUST OUT OF CURIOUSITY, HOW MANY REPORTS DO YOU HAVE TO GET BEFORE SOME ACTION IS TAKEN? THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLES FROM 1997-2001 (AT LEAST -- SEARCH...

MY ABS FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON A LOT SIGNIFYING THAT MY ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. ONCE I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE LIGHT IS OFF, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND GIVEN THE "GREAT" SERVICE I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST WITH CHEVY DEALERS AND THE...

COOLING FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE FROM A FAILED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 52000 MILES AND LESS THAN 4 YEARS ON MY CAR. I BELIEVE THE GASKET SHOULD HAVE A MUCH LONGER LIFE. THE SERVICE AGENTS AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT SAID THE $699 REPAIR ...

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 10 TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE ONCE I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. IN AU...

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 10 TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE ONCE I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. IN AU...

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 10 TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE ONCE I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. IN AU...

BRAKE PADS ARE WARPED ON LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE PADS ARE WARPED ON LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

MY WIFE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE HIT HEADON INTO THE SIDE OF HIM. AFTER HE CLEARED THE AREA SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ACROSS 4 LANES OF ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET, AS SHE ENTERED THE LOT BOTH AIR BAGRS DEPLOYED VERY ...

MY WIFE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE HIT HEADON INTO THE SIDE OF HIM. AFTER HE CLEARED THE AREA SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ACROSS 4 LANES OF ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET, AS SHE ENTERED THE LOT BOTH AIR BAGRS DEPLOYED VERY ...

PRIOR TO RECALL 01V068, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER PIVOT HOUSING CRACKED AND THE WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REQUEST AND THEN REQUESTED A REFUND SINCE HE HAD ALREAD...

VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL CLUSTER WHICH RECORDS MILEAGE DRIVEN, HOWEVER INSTEAD OF RECORDING THE MILEAGE, THE WORD ERROR HAS ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A COMPUTER CHIP MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD COST 400 TO 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. *SLC

PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER PIVOT HOUSING CRACKED AND THE WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REQUEST AND THEN REQUESTED A REFUND SINCE HE HAD ALREADY EXPE...

VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL CLUSTER WHICH RECORDS MILEAGE DRIVEN, HOWEVER INSTEAD OF RECORDING THE MILEAGE, THE WORD ERROR HAS ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A COMPUTER CHIP MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD COST 400 TO 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. *SLC

IN POURING RAIN THE W/S/W TRANSMISSION BROKE, TWO DAYS AFTER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER, REIMBURSEMENT REFUSED.

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 57000 ON MY 1998 MALIBU LS...IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR...THANKS...MY ROTOORS WERE BAD FROM DAY ONE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS JUST THE WHEELS NEEDING BALANCED....THE FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES W...

MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS IN SEPTEMBER,1999 AND THE SECOND WAS IN APRIL, 2000). THIS FEELS EXCESSIVE TO ME, BUT CHEVY SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR (STRANGE THAT IN HAVING CAR...

FRONT END RATTLES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT STRUT MOUNTS WERE BAD. CALLED GMC TO CHECK ON RECALL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT TAILIGHT COLLECTS WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS IN RELSULT THE LIGHTS GO OUT, IN RESULT THE PANEL FOR THE LIGHT HAS RUSTED AND CANNOT BE USED, THIS IS THE 2ND PANEL I HAVE PURCHASED BECUASE OF WATER LEAKING INTO TAILLIGHT. I HAVE SEEN 3 OTHER MAILIBU'S WITH THE SAME SITUATION. I WANT CHEVROLET TO ...

AFTER INCREASING NOISE NOTED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT. THE SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS AS NEW AS 1998 WITHOUT SEVERE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH MINE...

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR,MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST OUT OF ITS CASE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD 2 OTHER MALIBUS,SAME YEAR, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY BY LEN STOLER. THEY WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE...

ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

FAULTY REAR BRAKE SHOES CAUSING FRONT ROTORS TO WARP. *YD

ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE AT COLD START UP. *YD

FAULTY REAR BRAKE SHOES CAUSING FRONT ROTORS TO WARP. *YD

ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE AT COLD START UP. *YD

PIVOT HOUSING BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. BOTH PARTS WERE REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE.*AK

BRAKE CALIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S HAD TO HAVE TO CALIPER REPLACED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED GMC PUT 12000 MILES AND 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON PARTS, AND CONSUMER WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO KEEP BRAKES OR ROTORS ON VEHICLE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO KEEP BRAKES OR ROTORS ON VEHICLE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *JB

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE CORRODED AND WATER IS LEAKING INTO BRAKE LIGHT COVER. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTATCED. *AK *SLC

I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A MALIBU HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND WE REALLY NEED HELP SINCE CHEVROLET WANTS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I WILL HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TWICE AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIS I HAVE INCORRED. *AK

I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A MALIBU HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND WE REALLY NEED HELP SINCE CHEVROLET WANTS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I WILL HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TWICE AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIS I HAVE INCORRED. *AK

I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A MALIBU HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND WE REALLY NEED HELP SINCE CHEVROLET WANTS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I WILL HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TWICE AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIS I HAVE INCORRED. *AK

I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A MALIBU HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND WE REALLY NEED HELP SINCE CHEVROLET WANTS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I WILL HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TWICE AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIS I HAVE INCORRED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT CLEARING THE WINDOW. BLADES ARE NOT TOUCHING THE WINDOW PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER, AND HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED 3 TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE COOLING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ALTHOUGH MY CHEVORLET MALIBU IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I HAVE REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY CHECKED IT TWICE, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I CAN HARDLY STOP MY CAR. THE REAR [R] BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS DUE TO A LEAK AND WIRE S...

ALTHOUGH MY CHEVORLET MALIBU IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I HAVE REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY CHECKED IT TWICE, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I CAN HARDLY STOP MY CAR. THE REAR [R] BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS DUE TO A LEAK AND WIRE S...

BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *JG *AK

WENT TO SATURN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY SAID IT (AIRBAGS) WAS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AND THEY FELT THAT IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A FULL STOP. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. CALLED GM COMPANY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME IN 48 HRS. I CONTACTED THEM A...

FRONT FENDER WHERE FRONT SENSOR WAS LOCATED WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES FROM STEERING AND DASHBOARD BECAUSE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONSULTED MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *AK

FRONT FENDER WHERE FRONT SENSOR WAS LOCATED WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES FROM STEERING AND DASHBOARD BECAUSE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONSULTED MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *AK

FRONT FENDER WHERE FRONT SENSOR WAS LOCATED WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES FROM STEERING AND DASHBOARD BECAUSE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONSULTED MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *AK

I HAVE SPENT OVER $700.00 ON MY BRAKES THIS YEAR AND IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND FROM SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING MY OWN, THAT MY MALIBU IS NOT THE ONLY ONE CONTINUOUSLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. IT IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. NOBODY SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS AND NOT BE A...

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. ALL WE WANT IS FOR SOMEONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM & EXPLAIN TO US WHY THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER THOUGHT VEHICLE WAS MOVING. SHE LIFTED FEET OFF BRAKES, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY, BUT HALFWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FRO...

I NOTICED A ROUGH FEEL TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING SHORT TURNS.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT .THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR AND THAT THE MECHANISM WAS LEAKING FLUID. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MECHANISMS IN THEIR DATABA...

FOUR DIFFERENT MECHANICS GAVE ESTIMATES ON INTAKE GASKET REPLACEMENT. ALL STATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.1 LITRE GM ENGINES AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES. ONE MECHANIC SUSPECTS IT MAY BE THE DEXTRON ANTI-FREEZE THAT GMC REQUIRES IN TH...

SEVERE BRAKE PULSATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR. ROTORS REPLACED AT 18000 MI, ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MI, NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN AT 46000 MI. REAR STOP LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE, REPLACE BULBS EVERY 5-6 MONTHS.*AK

SEVERE BRAKE PULSATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR. ROTORS REPLACED AT 18000 MI, ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MI, NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN AT 46000 MI. REAR STOP LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE, REPLACE BULBS EVERY 5-6 MONTHS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WOULD BE VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST TIME. AT 38,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM OF WARPED ROTORS. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE. CLAIMED ROTORS WERE T...

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THING...

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THING...

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THING...

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THING...

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THING...

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN IN USE. PROBLEM HAS TO DUPLICATE BY ITSELF FOR DEALER TO FINED A SOLUTION. *AK

WARPED FRONT ROTORS REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME AT 35000 MILES. CHEVY HAS COVERED THE REPAIRS BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY STATE THAT THIS IS THE EXPECTED LIFE FOR ROTORS (APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES) BASED ON LOCAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROTORS ON MY PREVIOUS CARS HAVE LASTED 400...

THE INVALID VIN IS THE CORRECT ONE ON THE CAR. WE HAVE CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE STALLING STARTED THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT , AS DID THE BRAKES. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF THE OTHER STALLINGS. THE LAST TIME FOR EXAMPLE, WAS IN APRIL 2001, MY SISTER WAS...

THE INVALID VIN IS THE CORRECT ONE ON THE CAR. WE HAVE CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE STALLING STARTED THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT , AS DID THE BRAKES. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF THE OTHER STALLINGS. THE LAST TIME FOR EXAMPLE, WAS IN APRIL 2001, MY SISTER WAS...

THE DEALER WON'T PAY FOR THE PARTS BECAUSE MY VIN# DON'T COME UP. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND IS REGISTERED IN NEW YORK ONE OF THE SNOW BELT STATES AFFECTED. ORIGINALLY, THE CAR WAS SOLD AND DELIVERED IN FLORIDA, AND THAT'S WHY MY VIN# ISN'T COMING UP. SOMEONE HAS TO TELL THEM THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN ...

ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES GIVE, CAUSING THE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SLC

ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES GIVE, CAUSING THE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SLC

VEHICLE IS SLIPPING OR GIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN STARTING UP ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. BRAKE PEDAL GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL. ALSO, PADS WERE REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR 1YEAR.*AK

VEHICLE IS SLIPPING OR GIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN STARTING UP ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. BRAKE PEDAL GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL. ALSO, PADS WERE REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR 1YEAR.*AK

PLASTIC LOCKING MECHANISM ON SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE SPLIT. *AK

REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES, DUE TO CRACKING BETWEEN TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21560R15)

WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING, P215/60R15, CLAIM 14-1326-688. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING, P215/60R15, CLAIM 14-1326-688. *SLC

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS AT 37,500 MILES. THE WARPED ROTORS CAUSE EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS, ESPECI...

HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. THIS WAS SECOND SET OF ROTORS. THEY, TOO CANNOT BE TURNED, HAD WORN TOO THIN TO BE USED.*AK

ROTORS HAVE WARPED 5 TIMES, THIS IS A NORMAL DEFECT FOR CHEVROLET, MALIBUS, ITS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *AK

BRAKES NEED TO BE SERVICED FOR 4TH TIME, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

THIS CAR STINKS. DO NOT BUY IT!!!!!! I PURCHASED THE CAR 4/98. AFTER 8,000 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE. AT 13,000 THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C VENTS GETTING STUCK. THE DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE VENT. THE BRAKES STARED TO PULSATE AGAIN BY 20,000 MILES AND BY ...

THIS CAR STINKS. DO NOT BUY IT!!!!!! I PURCHASED THE CAR 4/98. AFTER 8,000 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE. AT 13,000 THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C VENTS GETTING STUCK. THE DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE VENT. THE BRAKES STARED TO PULSATE AGAIN BY 20,000 MILES AND BY ...

INSIDE HEADLIGHTS FOG UP REALLY BADLY, AND IT IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THEY HARDLY PUT OUT ANY LIGHT. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES IN THE FALL OF 1998 AS THE WEATHER COOLED, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FOG UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENS, IN THE SPRING...

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 13000 TO 15000 MILES. THERE IS A STREAKING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ANY SMALL BUMP OR ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 55MPH PRODUCES LOUD CLUNKING NOISES FROM FRONT. *AK

SHORLTY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF CONDENSATION BUILDING UP. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER SOMONE TOLD ME THAT MY STOP LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE OUT, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULBS BUT IT WASN'T , ...

BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. DRIVER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING.*AK

WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS OR USING BRAKES, THERE WAS A VIBRATION NOISE PRESENT. THIS WAS DUE TO FAULTY WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS.*AK

VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ROTORS FAILURE. *YH

VEHICLE COULD NOT START BECAUSE OF BAD BATTERY LEAKING. *YH

VEHICLE COULD NOT START BECAUSE OF BAD BATTERY LEAKING. *YH

DUE TO BAD CONNECTION THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT. *YH

THE SEAT BELT HOLDERS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE BACK SEAT BROKE OFF FIRST TIME THEY WERE USED. *YH

THE CONSUMER RAN OVER A PIECE OF RUBBER LEFT ON THE HIGHWAY FROM A BLOWN TRUCK TIRE DENTED THE TRANSMISSION PAN. *YH

BRAKES REPAIRED AT 12793, 28045, 35608 MILES AND STILL A PROBLEM. *AK

EVERY 10 TO 15 THOUSAND MILES BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN REPLACED WITH BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENEDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FIRESTONE SAID ALLIGNMENT PROBLEM. IT WAS ALLIGNED AT 23,139 MILES. FIRST NOTICED IRRAGULAR WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES ON 9/29/2000 WHEN ROTATING TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN TOWED ABOUT 24,000 MILES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2MWAAA168 TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WENT INTO THE STORE. CAME BACK OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE A ESTIMATE BASED ON MY COMPLAINT OF $78.00. I WAS CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY WITH A $700.00 ESTIMATE. THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE UPDATED, THE I...

INSURANCE AGENT TOOK IN ONE OF COMPANY'S VEHICLE TO HAVE TIRES CHECKED FOR CRACKS BETWEEN TREAD. INSPECTED THE TIRES, AND FIRESTONE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY WOULD REPLACE TIRES AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMER. CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 1998 WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, SIZE P215/60R15, AND 34,400 MIL...

FRONT TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED. *YH

FAILURE DISCOVER BY FIRESTONE WHEN CHANGING OIL. *AK

DEALER CLAIMS AT 23,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS CAUSING A PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEEDS. 8,000 MILES LATER, DEFECT REOCCURRED AGAIN, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW UPDATED ROTOR. 13,000 MIL...

DEALER CLAIMS AT 23,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS CAUSING A PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEEDS. 8,000 MILES LATER, DEFECT REOCCURRED AGAIN, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW UPDATED ROTOR. 13,000 MIL...

WE HAVE ROTORS REPLACED ON THIS CAR TWICE IN ABOUT 30DYS DEALER COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. AND THE INTAKE BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND IT WAS LOSING COOLANT. *AK

WE HAVE ROTORS REPLACED ON THIS CAR TWICE IN ABOUT 30DYS DEALER COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. AND THE INTAKE BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND IT WAS LOSING COOLANT. *AK

PIVOT DRIVE ASSEMBLY SEIZED CAUSING THE WIPERS/ TRANSMISSION TO FAIL BUT THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V068000. *AK

PIVOT DRIVE ASSEMBLY SEIZED CAUSING THE WIPERS/ TRANSMISSION TO FAIL BUT THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V068000. *AK

RETURNED TO JAMES CHEVROLET FOR REPAIR ,PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS AND FROM TIME TO TIME IT WILL LOSE ITS POWER WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANY MORE THEN THEY HAVE DONE ALREADY. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO FIX IT OR GET HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

TIRE TREAD WEAR WAS VERY LOW. ALSO, THERE WAS MAJOR CRACKING BETWEEN TIRE TREAD RIBS AS WELL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NELDA STEPHENSON CHEVROLET ON 1-0-01, WORK ORDER /INVOICE # 91673. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NELDA STEPHENSON CHEVROLET ON 1-22-01. WORK ORDER OR INVOICE # 91750. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NELDA STEPHENSON CHEV. ON 1-23--01. WORK ORDER OR INVOICE # 91857. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NELDA STEPHENSON CHEV ON 1-18-01. WORK ORDER OR INVOICE # IS 91731. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

I HAVE OWNED MY CHEVY MALIBU FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND SINCE I'VE HAD IT I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT THREE TIMES. AFTER I TOOK THE BULB OUT THE THIRD TIME I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE UNIT IS MELTED. I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO PUT ANOTHER BULB IN FOR THE FEAR OF A FIRE. I KNOW QUITE A FEW PEO...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE 48,000 MILE SERVICE AND ESTIMATE IS $1500 FOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, SERPENTINE BELT, SUSPENSION ARM (FRONT) AND PCV VALVE

TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE 48,000 MILE SERVICE AND ESTIMATE IS $1500 FOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, SERPENTINE BELT, SUSPENSION ARM (FRONT) AND PCV VALVE

TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE 48,000 MILE SERVICE AND ESTIMATE IS $1500 FOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, SERPENTINE BELT, SUSPENSION ARM (FRONT) AND PCV VALVE

TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE 48,000 MILE SERVICE AND ESTIMATE IS $1500 FOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, SERPENTINE BELT, SUSPENSION ARM (FRONT) AND PCV VALVE

A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR PREMATURELY, THE NEW DESIGN CREATES TOO MUCH HEAT FOR THE ROTORS TO DISSIPATE THEREFORE THE ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY, THIS DESIGN FLAW ALSO CAUSES VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH SPEEDS. NLM

THE COOLANT CAP WAS LEAKING CAUSING THE COOLANT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

THE GLOVE BOX IS LOOSE CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SEVERE CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

WHEEL BEARING FAILED. NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD RIBS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215 60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 60R15 )

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD RIBS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215 60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 60R15 )

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL. BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED APPROXIMATLEY 5 TIMES WITHIN PAST YEAR. DEALERSHIP CHANGED BULBS, BUT HAD FAILED TO CORRECT REPEATED FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHTS, EITHER RIGHT/LEFT OR BOTH LIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

FRONT BRAKES ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. COULD BE FIXED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING IS FRACTURED AT THE BASE, RESULTING IN OPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. *JB

ROTORS KEEP FAILING PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 5 SETS OF ROTORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LEFT FRONT ROTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, RUBBING ON PAD. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT BULBS POWER MELT PLASTIC OF COVER, CAUSING NO VISION FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON BRAKE LIGHTS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

FUSES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUED TO BLOW. THEN, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CRACKED AND BROKE, WHICH NECESSITED THE REPLACEMENT OF WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 01V068000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY AD...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED PADS TWICE AND CALIPERS ONCE. BRAKES MAKING NOISE AGAIN AT THIS TIME. BRAKING DISTANCE IS NORMAL.*AK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED PADS TWICE AND CALIPERS ONCE. BRAKES MAKING NOISE AGAIN AT THIS TIME. BRAKING DISTANCE IS NORMAL.*AK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

BRAKES GO OUT EVERY 10,000 MILES.*AK

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BRAKES APPLIED AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, AND JERK STEERING WHEEL OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD ROTORS REFACED/TURNED AND RESURFACED. ALSO, HAD NEW BRAKE PADS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. *AK

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT...

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT...

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT...

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT...

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT...

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT...

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB

THE IGNITION LOCK WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 1999 BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. IT JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ON 4/23/01 BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK WAS SO WORN OUT, IF YOU TOOK THE KEY OUT, THE CAR WOULD STILL RUN. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IF I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF, ...

I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ROTORS. MAY 99, 9800 MI, FEB 00, 18247 MI, MAY 00, 23,236 MILES AND NOW TODAY 35,500 MI. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY SHAVED THE ROTORS AND THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER THEY NEVER PUT ON NEW PADS. NOW TODAY THEY TELL ...

I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ROTORS. MAY 99, 9800 MI, FEB 00, 18247 MI, MAY 00, 23,236 MILES AND NOW TODAY 35,500 MI. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY SHAVED THE ROTORS AND THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER THEY NEVER PUT ON NEW PADS. NOW TODAY THEY TELL ...

VEHICLE MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICIAN THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT AND FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, LUBED CALIPER SLIDES AND SET CALIPER CLEARANCE, INSPECTED CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKE SHOES. *JB

ANTIFREEZE BEGAN LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

FRONT WHEELS DEVELOPED GRINING NOISE. DEALER SAYS ITS WORN OUT HUBS AND BEARING ON BOTH SIDES AND CLAIMS ITS FROM POTHOLES. I DON'T HIT MANY POTHOLES. I MAKE A CONSCIENCE EFFORT TO AVOID POTHOLES. REPAIR IS COSTING ME $1000. I THINK I'M BEING TAKEN.*AK

I'M WAITING FOR PAPERS TO BE SENT TO ME FOR THIS COMPLAINT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE FROM THE SNOW, AND MY WIFE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING OVER CAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE: PIVOT: DRIVE ASSEMBLY CRACKING DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER REPAIRED DEFECT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE RECALL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL, AND WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. *AK THE ENGINE STALL SUDDENLY ON HIGHWAY. *YH

WHEN TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. SAFETY BELT FIXED 2 TIMES. POWER STEERING HOSES AND LINES REPLACED, PARTS WERE MISSING FROM STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHEN TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. SAFETY BELT FIXED 2 TIMES. POWER STEERING HOSES AND LINES REPLACED, PARTS WERE MISSING FROM STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHEN TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. SAFETY BELT FIXED 2 TIMES. POWER STEERING HOSES AND LINES REPLACED, PARTS WERE MISSING FROM STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHEN TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. SAFETY BELT FIXED 2 TIMES. POWER STEERING HOSES AND LINES REPLACED, PARTS WERE MISSING FROM STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE BRAKE FAILURE KEEP ON HAPPENING. THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE. *YH

I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALER OF MY R/F CALIPER PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PADS ON THE R/F SIDE ARE ALL THE WAY TO THE WARNING TAB OF THE BRAKES. I FEEL THE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACE BECAUSE THE CALIPER WORE THEM DOWN PREMATURLLY.*AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS JAMMED WITHIN RETRACTING MECHANISM AND WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK THE SEAT BELT BECAME INOPERABLE AT LOW MILAGE AND THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT OF COST OF REPAIR. *YH

RECURRING WARPED ROTORS AFTER TIRE ROTATIONS; ONLY ~38,000 MILES AND PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES ALREADY; FIRST 2 TIMES, DEALERS REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS; 3RD TIME (VEHICLE OUT OF WARRENTY) DEALER SAYS BAD TIRES ARE THE CAUSE, BUT RESURFACES ROTORS ANYWAY- SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR WITH NO CHANGE TO TIRES...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, RECALL ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2001, NO NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE YET. *AK CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPERS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, RECALL ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2001, NO NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE YET. *AK CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPERS. *SLC

THE ABS SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO MODULATE AFTER APPROX 5 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS MODULATION LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS AND HAPPENS ONLY WHILE BRAKING. THIS CREATES A PERIOD OF POOR BRAKING AND EXTENDED BREAKING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. AFTER THE EXTENDED MODULATI...

ENGINE GASKET FAILURE IN A 3 YEAR OLD, 52000 MILE CAR---SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS--APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. WHY NO RECALL?*AK

THE STRUT AND SHOCKS DAMAGED, AND VEHICLE NOCKS AND WOBBLES CAUSE OF LOOSENESS IN FRONT RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT. *AK

THE STRUT AND SHOCKS DAMAGED, AND VEHICLE NOCKS AND WOBBLES CAUSE OF LOOSENESS IN FRONT RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT. *AK

FOUND COOLANT LEAKING FROM CAR CHECKED OUT AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. DEALER TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK

ENGINE TICKS AT COLD STARTS THEN ENDS ONCE WARMED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED, HAS NO EXPLANATION, NO IDEA WHAT REPAIRS WILL COST IF EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TIRES WOULD GO FLAT EVERY 3 DAYS. HAD THEM CHECKED FOR HOLES OR CUTS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS.*AK

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TIRES WOULD GO FLAT EVERY 3 DAYS. HAD THEM CHECKED FOR HOLES OR CUTS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS.*AK

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TIRES WOULD GO FLAT EVERY 3 DAYS. HAD THEM CHECKED FOR HOLES OR CUTS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD ROTORS RESURFACED, THEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES. *AK

CAR STILL MADE NOISE AFTER HUB/BEARINGS REPLACED. 2ND TIME HUB/BEARING REPLACED NOISE WAS LOUDER. GOT 2ND OPINION, WAS BACK PLATE RUBBING AGAINST ROTOR. DID I EVEN NEED MY HUB/BEARING REPLACED. 3/23/01 SAID I NEED ROTORS RESURFACED, 2ND OPINION - ROTORS FINE. CHEVY IS RIPPING ME OFF. CHARGED ME FOR ...

CAR STILL MADE NOISE AFTER HUB/BEARINGS REPLACED. 2ND TIME HUB/BEARING REPLACED NOISE WAS LOUDER. GOT 2ND OPINION, WAS BACK PLATE RUBBING AGAINST ROTOR. DID I EVEN NEED MY HUB/BEARING REPLACED. 3/23/01 SAID I NEED ROTORS RESURFACED, 2ND OPINION - ROTORS FINE. CHEVY IS RIPPING ME OFF. CHARGED ME FOR ...

PASSENGER STOP LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT TO BE STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEATING. *AK

I HAVE A ANTI-THEFT LOCK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE,I HAVE BEEN STUCK SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT GOING ON AND I CANNOT START THE CAR FOR ATLEAST 20 MIN. AT A TIME. I HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK AND APPOINTMENTS ALSO. I NEED TO KNOW SHOULD I TRY TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO REMOVE ANTI-THEFT,IF POSSIBL...

CAR SOUNDED LIKE AN AIRPLANE PROPELLER AND SQUEALING AND SQUEAKING IN THE BACK END. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES GOT HARD. IT WAS HARD TO STOP AT 45 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ACID WAS DRIPPING ONTO BRAKE LINE AND IT CORRODED ANTI-LOCK VALVE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKES AND DRUMS NUMERUS TIMES BEFORD FINDING PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DRIPPING OF A...

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES GOT HARD. IT WAS HARD TO STOP AT 45 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ACID WAS DRIPPING ONTO BRAKE LINE AND IT CORRODED ANTI-LOCK VALVE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKES AND DRUMS NUMERUS TIMES BEFORD FINDING PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DRIPPING OF A...

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES GOT HARD. IT WAS HARD TO STOP AT 45 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ACID WAS DRIPPING ONTO BRAKE LINE AND IT CORRODED ANTI-LOCK VALVE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKES AND DRUMS NUMERUS TIMES BEFORD FINDING PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DRIPPING OF A...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, DEALER FOUND WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON RIGHT FRONT. *AK

RETURNED TO SELLING DEALER 06/13/2000, 18121 MILES FOR REPAIR OF BRAKE PULSATION, ESPECIALLY VIOLENT AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS DEGLAZED AT MY EXPENSE. COMPLAINED TO SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT BEING CHARGED FOR REPAIR ON A CAR WITH 3/36 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WAS TO...

THE BRAKE LINES COME OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GO TO A HYDRALIC VALVE ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKE VALVE WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY AND CORROSION HAS GOTTEN INTO AND ON THIS VALVE ASSEMBLY WHICH HAS CAUSED REAR BRAKE FAILURE THE VALVE IS LOCATED IN A VERY BAD PLACE TO CONTROL SUCH AN IMPORTANT...

WITH 58000 MILES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND I'M NOW ON THE THIRD SET OF BRAKE PADS. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, AND EVEN AT A STOP, WITH BRAND NEW PADS AND ROTORS, THE CAR STILL LURCHES FORWARD A BIT AS IF THE BRAKES CAN'T COMPLETELY STOP IT. CHEVROLET AGREED TO REPLA...

MY MALIBU HAS HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE SHOES REPLACED TWICE. THE ROTORS AND CALIPARS REPLACED THE ALTINATOR REPLACED. NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN EVERYTIME. THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. MY A/C LIGHT IN CAR CLICKS ON AND OFF. ...

MY MALIBU HAS HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE SHOES REPLACED TWICE. THE ROTORS AND CALIPARS REPLACED THE ALTINATOR REPLACED. NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN EVERYTIME. THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. MY A/C LIGHT IN CAR CLICKS ON AND OFF. ...

MY MALIBU HAS HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE SHOES REPLACED TWICE. THE ROTORS AND CALIPARS REPLACED THE ALTINATOR REPLACED. NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN EVERYTIME. THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. MY A/C LIGHT IN CAR CLICKS ON AND OFF. ...

MY MALIBU HAS HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE SHOES REPLACED TWICE. THE ROTORS AND CALIPARS REPLACED THE ALTINATOR REPLACED. NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN EVERYTIME. THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. MY A/C LIGHT IN CAR CLICKS ON AND OFF. ...

HAVE HAD 4 PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I TALKED TO MANUFACTURER AND GOT NO WHERE WITH THEM.*AK

THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THEM TO MAKE SQUEALING NOISE, THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED, ROTORS MACHINED AND CALIPERS SERVICED, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

PREMATURE WEAR ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DRAGS. ALSO, FUEL INJECTOR BLEWOUT. HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM DEALERSHIP.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DRAGS. ALSO, FUEL INJECTOR BLEWOUT. HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM DEALERSHIP.

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

SQUEAKING NOISE CAME FROM STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HOSES. RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN, SEATBELT STOP BUTTON WAS MISSING, LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY, RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND JAMS AT TIMES...

WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB. DEALER WILL BE NOTFIED TOMORROW.*AK

EVERY 7000 MILES VEHICLES BRAKES CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. ROTORS WERE REPLACED. BECAUSE ROTORS WERE WEARING OUT, BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED EIGHT TIMES.*AK

WHEN HITTING BRAKES CAR SHAKED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE, AND CURRENTLY, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. *AK

WHEN STEEPING ON BRAKES CAR SHAKED. FIXED IT ONCE, BUT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK

FAULTY STARTER CAUSED FIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. NLM

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER HAS SERVICED/ REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS EIGHT TIMES. ORIGINAL AND AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURED PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLIN...

FRONT END WAS DEFECTIVE. ALL OF PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHEN BRAKING FROM FREEWAY SPEED OF 50+ MPH VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY, MAKING VEHICLE CONTROL DIFFICULT. ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED ON SEPT-1999, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED FEB-2000, THE PROBLEM RETURNED.*AK

WHEN BRAKING FROM FREEWAY SPEED OF 50+ MPH VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY, MAKING VEHICLE CONTROL DIFFICULT. ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED ON SEPT-1999, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED FEB-2000, THE PROBLEM RETURNED.*AK

STEERING GEAR BOX HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABLITY DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. CONSUMER HAS HAD STEERING GEAR REPLACED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

HAD ALIGNMENT DONE AND WHEELS ROTATED AND STILL HAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. CAR WON'T START COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD UNEXPECTEDLY 3 TIMES IN 1 WEEK. LOUD NOISE IN REAR OF CAR WHEN TRAVELING.*AK

BRAKE LINE TOO NEAR BOLT ON SIDE OF ENGINE, WORN THROUGH DUE TO FRICTION, RESULTED IN COMPLETE DRAINAGE OF MASTER CYLINDER.

TRAVELLING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEGREES AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED/ROTATED.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY FAILING , ROTORS AND PADS ARE BEING REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 9464 MI, PADS (COMPLETELY SHOT) AT 26711 MI, PADS AND ROTORS AGAIN AT. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 9464 MI, PADS (COMPLETELY SHOT) AT 26711 MI, PADS AND ROTORS AGAIN AT. *AK

BRAKES IN FRONT REPLACED PADS THEN DEALER REPLACED DISC AND PADS,SHAKES NOT BAKE YET, TIRES WEARING REALLY LOW IN CENTER OF TIRE ALMOST DIDN'T PASS SAFETY INSPECTION, HARD TO KEEP CONTROLL OF VEHICAL IN INCLIMATE WEATHER WITH BAD TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED DEALER COUDN'T REMAKE PROBLEM, ROUGH ENGINE VIBRATIONS WHEN CAR IS AT IDLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON NUMERUSE OCCASIONS. *AK

ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED DEALER COUDN'T REMAKE PROBLEM, ROUGH ENGINE VIBRATIONS WHEN CAR IS AT IDLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON NUMERUSE OCCASIONS. *AK

WARPPED BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, BUT MADE ME PAY #117 FOR BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A RECCURRING PROBLEM ACCORDING TO YOUR DATA BASE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL. SEE STEERING COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATA BASE. OIL LEAKS REOCCURRED ON O1/05/...

WARPPED BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, BUT MADE ME PAY #117 FOR BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A RECCURRING PROBLEM ACCORDING TO YOUR DATA BASE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL. SEE STEERING COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATA BASE. OIL LEAKS REOCCURRED ON O1/05/...

INTERMITTENTLY ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPIN...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPIN...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPIN...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPIN...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPIN...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPIN...

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BURNT OIL SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL GREASE WAS MIXING WITH THE OIL FROM RECENT OIL CHANGE AND CREATING SMELL. DEALER SAID SMELL SHOULD GO AWAY AFTER 1,000 MILES.*AK

CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I A...

CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I A...

CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I A...

CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I A...

CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I A...

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, BECAUSE THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, OWNER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES WERE MADE BY FIRESTONE, AFFINITY-TOURING, P21560R15 M&S. *CJ

VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT CAME UNLATCHED & DRIVER RECEIVED INJURY TO RIGHT HAND & RIGHT BREAST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT CAME UNLATCHED & DRIVER RECEIVED INJURY TO RIGHT HAND & RIGHT BREAST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS/ BOLTS SHEARED OFF RIGHT FRONT, CAUSING ENGINE TO TILT AND TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK AFTER CONTACTING GM, THEY DECIDED TO PAT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS, CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR CHARGES AND RENTAL CAR CHARGES. *SLC

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. *SLC

PAD/,ROTORS,TIRES REPLACES AT 22,000 MILES. TIRES CHOPPED AND FEATHERED. RUBBING BEGAN AT 7,000. TOLD DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, FINALLY AT 22,000 PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, STILL GETS GRINDING NOISE WITH BRAKES WHEN ROADS ARE WET. TOLD DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AK (TIRESIZ...

PAD/,ROTORS,TIRES REPLACES AT 22,000 MILES. TIRES CHOPPED AND FEATHERED. RUBBING BEGAN AT 7,000. TOLD DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, FINALLY AT 22,000 PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER, STILL GETS GRINDING NOISE WITH BRAKES WHEN ROADS ARE WET. TOLD DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AK (TIRESIZ...

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN BRAKES GO BAD, THE THIRD TIME ROTORS WERE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE ONGOING PROBLEM. *SLC

OCT/99,FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS/BRAKE PEDAL SHUDDER,STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY/(SEVERE OVER 55MPH) AT 7000 MILES. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER-WAS TOLD NORMAL WEAR/OUT OF WARRANTY-CAR IS 13 MONTHS OLD. HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED/SEVERE WARPING.NOV/00,11600MILES. SAME PROBLEM.ROTORS AND PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ...

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T-Z TIRE (P215 60 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM AND ALMOST CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *SLC

THE FRONT ROTORS (LEFT AND RIGHT) WARP EVERY 8-12 THOUSAND MILES CAUSING SEVER VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL MAILBUS FROM 1997-2000 BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER MALIBU OWNERS AND DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS. NHTSA COMPLAIN FILES SHOW DOZENS AND DOZENNS OF TH...

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES (P215 60 R15) EXPERIENCED CRACKING IN THE TREAD, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

REPLACED FRONT BRAKES(ROTORS AND PADS) TWICE IN UNDER 33000 MILES, RADIO REPLACED TWICE IN UNDER A YEAR, HEATER CORE AND BLOWER REPLACED AT 32000 MILES, HAZARD BUTTON BROKE IN UNDER A YEAR. *AK

PREMATURE FAIL OF FRONT ROTORS DEALER WILL REPLACE ROTORS BUT WILL CHARGE FOR PADS AND ADDITIONAL LABOR. WHEEL CENTER COVERS PRESENT A CONDITION (ALL 4) THAT MAY CAUSE THEN TO COME OFF DUE TO FATIGUE OF SUPPORTING BRACKETS. REAR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPE SHRINK ABNORMALY CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INSIDE. *A...

PREMATURE FAIL OF FRONT ROTORS DEALER WILL REPLACE ROTORS BUT WILL CHARGE FOR PADS AND ADDITIONAL LABOR. WHEEL CENTER COVERS PRESENT A CONDITION (ALL 4) THAT MAY CAUSE THEN TO COME OFF DUE TO FATIGUE OF SUPPORTING BRACKETS. REAR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPE SHRINK ABNORMALY CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INSIDE. *A...

PREMATURE FAIL OF FRONT ROTORS DEALER WILL REPLACE ROTORS BUT WILL CHARGE FOR PADS AND ADDITIONAL LABOR. WHEEL CENTER COVERS PRESENT A CONDITION (ALL 4) THAT MAY CAUSE THEN TO COME OFF DUE TO FATIGUE OF SUPPORTING BRACKETS. REAR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPE SHRINK ABNORMALY CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INSIDE. *A...

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM TO DOWN. DEALER CHECK BUT CONDITION CONTINUE. DASH COVER IS SHRINKING PREMATURELY. DEALER SAID CONDITION IS NORMAL AND HAS NO PLAN TO REPLACE IT. PERSONALLY OBSERVED OTHER CARS, SAME YARS, WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY SPEED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 10,000 MILES. RESURFACED ROTORS, WARPED AGAIN. REPLACED CHEVROLET ROTORS WITH AFTERMARKET ROTORS AT 18,000 MILES. AFTERMARKET ROTORS WARPED. VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN I APPLY BRAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING. AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I USUALLY DRIVE UNDER 65 MPH AND FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN I TOOK MY FIRST TRIP. ON A RECENT TRIP, I HAD TO BRAKE ON A STEEP HILL, WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AT 70 MPH, AND ALM...

VEHICLE PARKED. TIRE PICKED UP TACK. NOTICED CRACKS JUST BELOW THE TREAD. WAS JAGGED ALONG 3/4 OF LEFT REAR TIRE. CHECKED OTHER TIRES & CRACKS ON THEM, BUT NOT AS BAD. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD NUMEROUS CRACKS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & WAS INFORMED WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT MECH...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE HIGHLY. VIBRATION WILL BE FELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AS WELL AS ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ROTATED THE TIRES, REPLACED TIRES (NO BRAND OR SIZE GIVEN), REPLACED PLUG WIRES PLACED A BOLT IN THE SUSPENSION, AND REPLACED ROTORS, THE PROBLEMS STILL EXI...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE HIGHLY. VIBRATION WILL BE FELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AS WELL AS ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ROTATED THE TIRES, REPLACED TIRES (NO BRAND OR SIZE GIVEN), REPLACED PLUG WIRES PLACED A BOLT IN THE SUSPENSION, AND REPLACED ROTORS, THE PROBLEMS STILL EXI...

ALMOST AS SOON AS I BOUGHT THE CAR, REAR LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT SPORADICALLY, I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES TWICE (AT 18,000 AND ABOUT 44,000 MILES), I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT 37,000 MILES, ONE SEAT BELT CLIP PLASTIC HANDLE PROTECTOR BROKE OFF, AND I'VE HAD RADIATOR LEAKAGE AN...

ALMOST AS SOON AS I BOUGHT THE CAR, REAR LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT SPORADICALLY, I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES TWICE (AT 18,000 AND ABOUT 44,000 MILES), I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT 37,000 MILES, ONE SEAT BELT CLIP PLASTIC HANDLE PROTECTOR BROKE OFF, AND I'VE HAD RADIATOR LEAKAGE AN...

ALMOST AS SOON AS I BOUGHT THE CAR, REAR LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT SPORADICALLY, I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES TWICE (AT 18,000 AND ABOUT 44,000 MILES), I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT 37,000 MILES, ONE SEAT BELT CLIP PLASTIC HANDLE PROTECTOR BROKE OFF, AND I'VE HAD RADIATOR LEAKAGE AN...

BUSHINGS ON CONTROL ARMS DEFECTIVE AND BATTERY ACCID LEAKS

BUSHINGS ON CONTROL ARMS DEFECTIVE AND BATTERY ACCID LEAKS

AT AROUND 40 THOUSAND MILES THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STOP IN A TURNING LANE IN TRAFFIC. THE RUBBER LINING GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO FALL OFF. THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED LONG BEFORE THEY WERE DUE. THE TIRES, WHICH SUPPOSE...

AT AROUND 40 THOUSAND MILES THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STOP IN A TURNING LANE IN TRAFFIC. THE RUBBER LINING GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO FALL OFF. THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED LONG BEFORE THEY WERE DUE. THE TIRES, WHICH SUPPOSE...

EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO EXTENDEDN STOPPING DISTANCE, BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON EIGHT OCCASIONS. AT PRESENT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE OF EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY F...

FIRESTONE CLAIMS THAT TIRES WORE DUE TO OVER-INFLATION. DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONLY ONES INFLATING THOSE TIRES. WHEN TESTED TIRES WERE AT 35PSI. FIRESTONE CLAIMS THAT PROBLEM IS COMMMON ON MALIBUS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60/R15 )

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DOESN'T STAY ENGAGED. COMPRESSOR DOES COME ON BUT INDICATOR ON DASH SHOWS IT GOING OFF AND COMING ON AGAIN. WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. HAS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

AIR CONDITION INGCOMPRESSOR DOESN'T STAYED ENGAGED. COMPRESSOR DOES COME ON BUT INDICATOR ON DASH SHOWS IT GOING OFF AND COMING ON AGAIN. WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. HAS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215 60 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, BREAK IN TIREWALL, AND TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND. *SLC

THEFT DETERENT SYSTEM SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7+ TIME SINCE 11K CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN FOR 3-4 MIN, TURN OFF AND NOT RESTART, PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED.*ET

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE OR ALMOST STOP WHILE DRIVING. ALSO OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. IN DECEMBER 1999, REPROGRAMMED PCM(POWER CONTROL MODULE)/CLR CODES. REFERENCED BULLETIN 99-0604032. IN JANUARY 2000, PROBLEM RECURRED, REPLACED IGNITION...

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE OR ALMOST STOP WHILE DRIVING. ALSO OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. IN DECEMBER 1999, REPROGRAMMED PCM(POWER CONTROL MODULE)/CLR CODES. REFERENCED BULLETIN 99-0604032. IN JANUARY 2000, PROBLEM RECURRED, REPLACED IGNITION...

LEFT SEAT BUCKLE INOPERABLE. *SLC

WINDOW SWITCH FAILED CAUSING INOPERABLE WINDOW. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT WHEELS, DEALER FOUND CALIPERS WERE HUNG UP, THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS WERE GONE AND THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING THE ROTORS. *SLC

RADIO RECEPTION WAS BAD, DEALER REPLACED ANTENNA CABLE. *SLC

POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. *SLC

BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT, CAUSING PLASTIC TO MELT OVER CONNECTION WIRES. *SLC

BATTERY FAILED. *SLC

REMOTES INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR WIRING. *SLC

ABS LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED WIRING. *SLC

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER MANY PROBLEMS INCLUDING HESITATION, SLIPPING, DOWNSHIFTING, AND METAL IN PAN, PCM ALSO HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *SLC

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER MANY PROBLEMS INCLUDING HESITATION, SLIPPING, DOWNSHIFTING, AND METAL IN PAN, PCM ALSO HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING PULSATION WHILE BRAKING. NLM

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIRES AFTER HEARING ABOUT PROBLEM ON NEWS. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN AND BETWEEN THE TREADS. WILL NOT EXCHANGE THE TIRES. FIRESTONE AFFINITY WITH 27,000 MILES. SIZE WAS 215/60R15. *AK CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED THE TIRES. *SLC

TIRES WERE GETTING STRESS CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD. AFTER 14,784 MILES, 4 OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES. FIRESTONE INFINITI. *AK FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE UPGRADED TIRES WHEN REQUESTED BY THE CONSUMER. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE TIRES WERE VERY NOISE WHILE DRIVING(FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15 93T). NLM

AT LOW SPEED BRAKING IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIRBATE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND AT HIGH SPEED OF 70 OR MORE . VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER 3-4 MONTHS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT LOW SPEED BRAKING IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIRBATE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND AT HIGH SPEED OF 70 OR MORE . VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER 3-4 MONTHS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WARPED ROTORS CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, STEERING TO WOBBLE, NOT TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. *SLC

WARPED ROTORS CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, STEERING TO WOBBLE, NOT TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN BRAKING. *SLC

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR COMPLETELY DIED. COULD NOT JUMP START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THIS WAS THE FOURTH ALTERNATOR HE HAD REPLACED ON THIS YEAR OF CHEVY MALIBU IN THE LAST MONTH AND FOR ME TO INQUIRE AS TO A POSS...

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR COMPLETELY DIED. COULD NOT JUMP START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THIS WAS THE FOURTH ALTERNATOR HE HAD REPLACED ON THIS YEAR OF CHEVY MALIBU IN THE LAST MONTH AND FOR ME TO INQUIRE AS TO A POSS...

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR COMPLETELY DIED. COULD NOT JUMP START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THIS WAS THE FOURTH ALTERNATOR HE HAD REPLACED ON THIS YEAR OF CHEVY MALIBU IN THE LAST MONTH AND FOR ME TO INQUIRE AS TO A POSS...

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE P215/60R15 DOT W2MW EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM RIM. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PE-00-020- ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998 CHEVROLET, MALIBU. TIRES ARE 14 INCHES. TWO SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AT 10 THOUSANDS MILES ONE OF THE FOUR TIRES WENT FLATE OTHER THREE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD, SECOND SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED DUE TO BAD VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK...

THE MILEAGE PROVIDED IS ONLY ESTIMATES, REPORTED ONLY THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

PLEASE SEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS ENTRY (FORGOT TO ADD STOP/TAIL LIGHTS) TO LIST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PLEASE SEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS ENTRY (FORGOT TO ADD STOP/TAIL LIGHTS) TO LIST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PLEASE SEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS ENTRY (FORGOT TO ADD STOP/TAIL LIGHTS) TO LIST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PLEASE SEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS ENTRY (FORGOT TO ADD STOP/TAIL LIGHTS) TO LIST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

STARTER MADE RATTLE WHEN STARTED. NOSE CONE SHEARRED OFF STARTER AND BORED THROUGH TRANSMISSION. NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION.

COMPLETE TIRE # P215/60R15 93T MT5 , TPC SPEC1139M6, #027487. TIRE SEPERATED/PEELED OFF FROM RIGHT REAR RIM AS I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APP 65MPH. I REPLACED THIS TIRE WITH THE SAME BRAND & SIZE & AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF WHAT OCCURRED ON MY CAR AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM THAT FIRESTONE IS PRESENTL...

STARTER MADE RATTLE WHEN STARTED. NOSE CONE SHEARRED OFF STARTER AND BORED THROUGH TRANSMISSION. NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION.

COMPLETE TIRE # P215/60R15 93T MT5 , TPC SPEC1139M6, #027487. TIRE SEPERATED/PEELED OFF FROM RIGHT REAR RIM AS I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APP 65MPH. I REPLACED THIS TIRE WITH THE SAME BRAND & SIZE & AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF WHAT OCCURRED ON MY CAR AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM THAT FIRESTONE IS PRESENTL...

THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 25,000 MILES.

HORN ASSEMBLY CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BATTERY HAS FAILED WITHIN 3 YEARS, AND WILL NOT START ON ITS OWN..*AK SQUEAK IN LEFT REAR WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT DUE TO REAR STABILIZER SHAFT BUSHING FAILURE. *YH

BATTERY HAS FAILED WITHIN 3 YEARS, AND WILL NOT START ON ITS OWN..*AK SQUEAK IN LEFT REAR WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT DUE TO REAR STABILIZER SHAFT BUSHING FAILURE. *YH

ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 20,000 MILES AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT 25,000. THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. WILL NEVER BUY GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *AK

ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 20,000 MILES AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT 25,000. THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. WILL NEVER BUY GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *AK

ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 20,000 MILES AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT 25,000. THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. WILL NEVER BUY GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *AK

ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 20,000 MILES AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT 25,000. THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. WILL NEVER BUY GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *AK

SIX FAILURES OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THIS OFFICE ALONE. DEALER HAD SWITCH IN STOCK. *AK

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SIX FAILURES OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THIS OFFICE ALONE. DEALER HAD SWITCH IN STOCK. *AK

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FAULTY BRAKES HEAVY VIBRATION TO FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL,DURING TURNING AND STOPPING, DEALER SHAVED ROTORS AND REPLACE BRAKE TWICE, THIRD TIME DEALER WANTED OWNER TO BUY NEW ROTORS

FAULTY BRAKES HEAVY VIBRATION TO FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL,DURING TURNING AND STOPPING, DEALER SHAVED ROTORS AND REPLACE BRAKE TWICE, THIRD TIME DEALER WANTED OWNER TO BUY NEW ROTORS

ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN TURNED ON CAR AND NEVER WENT OFF. WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS. PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE JUST POPPED AND BROKE, WE WERE'T EVEN GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN TURNED ON CAR AND NEVER WENT OFF. WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS. PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE JUST POPPED AND BROKE, WE WERE'T EVEN GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

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TIRES CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND AT THE OUTER GROOVES ,LOOKED LIKE WHAT YOU CALL DRY ROT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ORIGINAL BATTERY - AC DELCO, POSITIVE PRONG ROTTED WITHOUT NOTICE! CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING JUST AS I WENT TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE. BATTERY LIGHT IS STILL BRIGHT GREEN!

THE CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE CREEKING NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THIS NOISE HAPPENED 4 DAYS AFTER WE GOT CAR. ALLEGEDLY IT OCCCURS BECAUSE OF DRY AND RUSTY STABILIZER BARS. THE CORRECTION IS TO LUBRICATEBUSHINGS. THIS STOPS PROBLEM ABOUT 8 -10 MONTHS ...

EVERY YEAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR I'VE HAD TO HAVE ROTORS REPLACED, SO FAR UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO START PAYING FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT.

FRONT TIRES COMPLETELY WORN IN THE MIDDLE. WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WON'T REPLACE. CAR MAKES A CUPPING SOUND AND FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH, REAR WHEE LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SECOND OCCURANCE IN 29,000 MILES: CAR DEVELOPS EXTREME SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABOVE 50MPH. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD ON WET/SLIPPERY ROADS COMMON IN NY AREA. DEALER REPLACED AS "GOOD WILL" BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. NHTSA CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ARE VERY HIGH FOR THIS IDENTICAL P...

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 X'S, VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND VIBRATION AT 65MPH IS EXTREME. OWNER OF DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO RETURN PHONECALLS.

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH CAUSING THE INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AS FAR AS THEY COULD BE AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES BEFORE. SHUDDERIN SOUNDS COM...

TIRES HAD UNUSUAL CRACKING AFTER 20K MILES - SO I REPLACED THEM & HAVE THEM TO RETURN TO FIRESTONE..( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 60 R1 )

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULSATES AND JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTARS TURNED, THEN LATER REPLACED, THEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH 99 MODEL ROTARS, THE BRAKES ARE STILL PULSATING TO CURRENT DATE. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWE...

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULSATES AND JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTARS TURNED, THEN LATER REPLACED, THEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH 99 MODEL ROTARS, THE BRAKES ARE STILL PULSATING TO CURRENT DATE. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWE...

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULSATES AND JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTARS TURNED, THEN LATER REPLACED, THEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH 99 MODEL ROTARS, THE BRAKES ARE STILL PULSATING TO CURRENT DATE. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWE...

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULSATES AND JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTARS TURNED, THEN LATER REPLACED, THEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH 99 MODEL ROTARS, THE BRAKES ARE STILL PULSATING TO CURRENT DATE. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWE...

WHILE DRIVING & APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHIMMY & VIBRATE IN THE FRONT. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FIRST TIME. WHEN VIBRATION RETURNED, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER & PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING & APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHIMMY & VIBRATE IN THE FRONT. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FIRST TIME. WHEN VIBRATION RETURNED, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER & PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE BEING TOWED A TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSING THE BELT OF THE TIRE TO WRAP AROUND THE INNER WHEEL SUPPORT AND HAD TO BE CUT TO REMOVE THE TIRE, TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED TWICE, TRUED AT LEAST TWO TIME AND THE VEHICLE STILL RIDE HARD AND NOISY (FIRESTONE AFFINITY 215/60R). NLM

TREAD ON THE TIRES HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES THREE TIMES. *AK FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60/R15 *MW

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 40,000 I'M REPLACING THE ROTORS. THE STEERING SHIMMIES, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSES. THE BRAKES ARE POORLY DESIGNED. IT'S NOT MY DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THIS WAS A ROTOR PROBLEM, AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THIS WAS A ROTOR PROBLEM, AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AT HIGHER SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS DURING BRAKING. DEALER REPAIRED AT 17,000 MILES, FAILING AGAIN AT 25,000 MILES. *YH

AT HIGHER SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS DURING BRAKING. DEALER REPAIRED AT 17,000 MILES, FAILING AGAIN AT 25,000 MILES. *YH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKE PADS HAVE AFFECTED THE ROTORS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKE PADS HAVE AFFECTED THE ROTORS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS BECOMES INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PANEL AND THE WIRING ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WATER IS LEAKING INTO HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION, AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS FAILED AT 22,000 AND AGAIN AT 30,000 MILES. DEALER ADVISED NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. REPORTED THIS DATE TO GM. WAS ADVISED NO RECALLS OF WARRANTY WORK AUTHORIZED. WILL CONTACT DEALER TO REQUEST A HEARING WITH FACTORY REP. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY DEFECT. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEE...

FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 8500 MILES,RESURFACED ROTORS AT 14,470,REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AT 17,156 AND ARE NOW STARTING TO PULSATE AT 21,300. *AK

THERE IS EVIDENTALLY A DESIGN DEFECT ON ALL 1998 MALIBU FRONT ROTOR BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONETS. IN 37,000 MILES I HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF ROTORS REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF MY MALIBU. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER NOTED THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AAWARE OF TH...

I HAD THE CAR SERVICED EACH 3000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL BY CHEVROLET DEALERS IN THE AREA I WAS IN AT THE TIME SERVICE WS REQUIRED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET , 2340 GALLATIN PIKE NORTH, MADISON, TN. HAS BEEN THAT DEALER SINCE SEPTEMBER 1999. I WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE WHICH WAS TO INC...

THE CAR WAS DELIVERED WITH A NOISY BRAKE PEDAL, IMPROPER STEERING WHEEL, ALIGNEMTN, AND VERY POOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE NOISY PEDAL WITHOUT DISMANTLING THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH I DECLINED. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS WERE ALIGNED, HOWEVER, THE REAR W...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS. VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS. VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHIMMY OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS WARPAGE OF THE FRONT ROTORS. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN EVERY 10,000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPLACING IS TH...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHIMMY OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS WARPAGE OF THE FRONT ROTORS. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN EVERY 10,000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPLACING IS TH...

I HAVE REPLACED, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, 6 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. HAVE ALSO REPLACED ABS BRAKES 1 TIME. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU HIT THE BRAKES, IT WILL SHUDDER AND SHAKE (EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED) SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS CAR UNLESS GM DOES S...

I HAVE REPLACED, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, 6 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. HAVE ALSO REPLACED ABS BRAKES 1 TIME. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU HIT THE BRAKES, IT WILL SHUDDER AND SHAKE (EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED) SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS CAR UNLESS GM DOES S...

BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 8,000 TO 12,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER REPLACEMENT COST FOR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON 6/26/2000. ROTORS WERE EXAMINED AND REPLACED BY DEALER (DEAN PATTERSON, ALTOONA, PA) AT 9,821 MILES, 16,434 MILES, 26,673 MI...

BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 8,000 TO 12,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER REPLACEMENT COST FOR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON 6/26/2000. ROTORS WERE EXAMINED AND REPLACED BY DEALER (DEAN PATTERSON, ALTOONA, PA) AT 9,821 MILES, 16,434 MILES, 26,673 MI...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FRONT ROTOR FAILURE AND IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH VIBRATION. *MJS

PURCHASED 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU FROM COLEMAN AUTOPLEX IN GATESVILLE TX. OF WHICH I HAVE HAD A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS WARPING AND THE BRAKE SHOES WEARING OUT EVERY 6000 TO 9000 MILES REPEATEDLY. THIS STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF 1998 WHILE THE CAR WAS YET UNDER MANUFACTORY WARRANTY AND IS YET AN ...

BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED CAUSING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING SURFACES. NLM

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 5 SET OF BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING WHICH CAUSED PEDAL PULSATION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT OR THAT THE MATERIALS USED BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE DEFECTIVE. NLM

BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED CAUSING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING. NLM

ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE; NOW CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY AGAIN AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT'S NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. I CAN'T PUT UP WITH THE DOWNTIME CAUSED BY THIS INEXCUSABLE DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT TRAVEL WIT...

ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE; NOW CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY AGAIN AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT'S NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. I CAN'T PUT UP WITH THE DOWNTIME CAUSED BY THIS INEXCUSABLE DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT TRAVEL WIT...

ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE; NOW CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY AGAIN AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT'S NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. I CAN'T PUT UP WITH THE DOWNTIME CAUSED BY THIS INEXCUSABLE DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT TRAVEL WIT...

I AM EXPERIENCING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD 05 BRAKE REPAIR JOBS ON THIS CAR WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH MY BREAKING SYSTEM. COLEMAN AUTOPLEX TELLS ME THAT THIS CAR IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN ...

I AM EXPERIENCING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD 05 BRAKE REPAIR JOBS ON THIS CAR WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH MY BREAKING SYSTEM. COLEMAN AUTOPLEX TELLS ME THAT THIS CAR IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN ...

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEARING OUT AI 11000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, EVERY 10000 TO 11000 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES FIERCELY AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE CARRIESTHE CAR TO COLEMAN AUTOPLEX REPEATEDLY FOR THE PROB...

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEARING OUT AI 11000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, EVERY 10000 TO 11000 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES FIERCELY AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE CARRIESTHE CAR TO COLEMAN AUTOPLEX REPEATEDLY FOR THE PROB...

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABL...

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABL...

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABL...

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABL...

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABL...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR . ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING/KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR RATTLING/KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT CAME BACK WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. *AK

SINCE THE LEASE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS FRONT-END RELATED PROBLEMS. THE CAR HARD 6,441 MILES WHEN I LEASED IT. CURRENTLY I AM IN THEMIDDLE OF TRYING TO FIX BY BRAKING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT RELE...

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BRAKES SHIMMIED AND SHOOK, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED PADS 3 TIMES/TURNED ROTORS 2 TWICE, AND REPLACED ROTORS ONCE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BRAKES SHIMMIED AND SHOOK, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED PADS 3 TIMES/TURNED ROTORS 2 TWICE, AND REPLACED ROTORS ONCE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES, LIKE IT IS GOING OUT OF CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND HESITATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CAR REACHED 9000 MILES THERE WAS PULSATION IN THE BRAKES WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE. *AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BOBB CHEVY IN 11/99, IN APRIL 2000 NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK CAR INTO A TUFFY AUTO SHOP WHO INDICATED I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THEY SUGGESTED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER VEHICLE REPAIRS. SO I TOOK IT TO BOBB AT 7:30 AM ON 4/27/00, THEY COMPLETED BRAKE JOB...

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BOBB CHEVY IN 11/99, IN APRIL 2000 NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK CAR INTO A TUFFY AUTO SHOP WHO INDICATED I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THEY SUGGESTED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER VEHICLE REPAIRS. SO I TOOK IT TO BOBB AT 7:30 AM ON 4/27/00, THEY COMPLETED BRAKE JOB...

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BOBB CHEVY IN 11/99, IN APRIL 2000 NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK CAR INTO A TUFFY AUTO SHOP WHO INDICATED I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THEY SUGGESTED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER VEHICLE REPAIRS. SO I TOOK IT TO BOBB AT 7:30 AM ON 4/27/00, THEY COMPLETED BRAKE JOB...

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BOBB CHEVY IN 11/99, IN APRIL 2000 NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK CAR INTO A TUFFY AUTO SHOP WHO INDICATED I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THEY SUGGESTED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER VEHICLE REPAIRS. SO I TOOK IT TO BOBB AT 7:30 AM ON 4/27/00, THEY COMPLETED BRAKE JOB...

WARPED ROTORS, BAD PADS, HAD PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 1998 AND 1999 AT N/C SINCE BOUGHT THE CAR. NEED ANOTHER SET OF ROTORS AND PADS AT ESTIMATED COST OF $600.00. AVERAGE IS EVERY 10,000 MILES. *AK

UPON MAKING A STOP CONSUMER NOTICED PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. ALSO, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACED DEALER. *AK *ML

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 44TO45 MPH OR HIGHER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE STATRTED TO SHAKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STALLING CONTINUED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STALLING CONTINUED. *AK

PREMATURE ROTOR WEAR , DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES, CAR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 WHEN BRAKES ARE APLLIED. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS ONCE AGAIN. SUPPOSEDLY FIXED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAVE HAD ROTORS SHAVED, REALIGNED, REPLACED, BRAKE PADS REPLACED, HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST 10000 MILES THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UP UNTIL NOW. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES & SHUDDERS, THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES. HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED/RESURFACES ROTORS IN 3/99 AND 10,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS CRACKING. PLASTIC PART CRACKED IN 2 PARTS WHERE THE BELTS IS PULLED & LOCKED. CONUSMER IS AFRAID THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE SEATBELT. WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 44MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SHOOK, AND VIBRATION CAME THROUGH WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL.*AK

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY MALIBU'S WHEN THEY REACH 50,000 - 60,000 MILES. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T THIS REPAIR BE COVERED? I HAVE NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER YET, BUT I PLAN ON DOING SO. I ALSO H...

RATTLE NOISE COMES FROM RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO STRUT FAILURE. YH

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING PREMATURE ROTOR FAILURE. YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED HEARD LOUD AND SHAKING NOISE AND VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. I COULD NOT GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. I HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT UNTIL THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY TRAFFIC AROUND ME AT THE TIME THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE WITH ANO...

FRONT BRAKES NEEDED REPLACMENT OF PADS AND TURNING OF ROTORS AT 17000 AND 24000 MILES, NO USUSUAL USE, JUST LOUSY PARTS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE RELEASE SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. NLM

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED SHIMMYING COMING FROM FRONT END., ALSO, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES PULSATING, DUE TO WARPED ROTORS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED UPON BRAKING DUE TO FAULTY ROTORS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND WILL REPLACE ALL FAULTY ROTORS WITH UPGRADED ROTORS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED UPON BRAKING DUE TO FAULTY ROTORS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND WILL REPLACE ALL FAULTY ROTORS WITH UPGRADED ROTORS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY/ SHUDDERS, AND PULLS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS REPLACED ROTORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY/ SHUDDERS, AND PULLS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS REPLACED ROTORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE. *AK

CAR IS DRIVEN 90% OF THE TIME ON INTERSTATES AND LONG TRIPS BRAKES NOT USED MUCH COMPARED TO NORMAL DRIVING I HAVE NEVER REPLACE BRAKES BEFORE 80,000MILES OR ROTORS UNDER 150,000 MILES. *AK

CAR IS DRIVEN 90% OF THE TIME ON INTERSTATES AND LONG TRIPS BRAKES NOT USED MUCH COMPARED TO NORMAL DRIVING I HAVE NEVER REPLACE BRAKES BEFORE 80,000MILES OR ROTORS UNDER 150,000 MILES. *AK

CAR IS DRIVEN 90% OF THE TIME ON INTERSTATES AND LONG TRIPS BRAKES NOT USED MUCH COMPARED TO NORMAL DRIVING I HAVE NEVER REPLACE BRAKES BEFORE 80,000MILES OR ROTORS UNDER 150,000 MILES. *AK

CAR IS DRIVEN 90% OF THE TIME ON INTERSTATES AND LONG TRIPS BRAKES NOT USED MUCH COMPARED TO NORMAL DRIVING I HAVE NEVER REPLACE BRAKES BEFORE 80,000MILES OR ROTORS UNDER 150,000 MILES. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 3 TIMES, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. *SLC

ROTORS REPAIRED AT 25,000 NOW AGAIN AT 33,000 THEY ARE BAD AGAIN.B/PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR TO STOP. CALLED SERVICE SORRY IT IS NORMAL WEAR/"DEPENDS HOW YOU DRIVE. NO REASON FOR 2X FAILURE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. GM IS COVERING UP A POOR QUALITY PRODUC. *AK

ROTORS REPAIRED AT 25,000 NOW AGAIN AT 33,000 THEY ARE BAD AGAIN.B/PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR TO STOP. CALLED SERVICE SORRY IT IS NORMAL WEAR/"DEPENDS HOW YOU DRIVE. NO REASON FOR 2X FAILURE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. GM IS COVERING UP A POOR QUALITY PRODUC. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES ARE FAULTY, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, REPLACED AND TURNED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS HOTTER THAN THE RIGHT AND ALSO HAD A GREATER AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATION, DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES....

FRONT DISC BRAKES ARE FAULTY, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, REPLACED AND TURNED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS HOTTER THAN THE RIGHT AND ALSO HAD A GREATER AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATION, DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES....

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70-75 MPH IT PEDAL PULSATES. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE VIBRATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70-75 MPH IT PEDAL PULSATES. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE VIBRATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

MY 1998 MALIBU IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH WARPING ROTORS! I HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED TWICE! THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE BEFORE 10,000 MILES! THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER BLAMES THIS PROBLEM ON MY DRIVING. WHAT CAN BE DONE?

MY 1998 MALIBU IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH WARPING ROTORS! I HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED TWICE! THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE BEFORE 10,000 MILES! THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER BLAMES THIS PROBLEM ON MY DRIVING. WHAT CAN BE DONE?

ROTORS FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAULTY SINCE NEW. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE FIXED AT LEAST THREE TIMES . STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. THE ENGINE HAS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED( COLD START) . THIS IS ALSO BEEN OCCURING SINCE IT WAS NEW. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAULTY SINCE NEW. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE FIXED AT LEAST THREE TIMES . STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. THE ENGINE HAS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED( COLD START) . THIS IS ALSO BEEN OCCURING SINCE IT WAS NEW. *AK

ROTORS HAVE WARPED 7 TIMES, CURRENLY AWAITING GM DECISION ON LEMON LAW. *AK

STOP LIGHT KEPT BURNING OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT. *AK

WENT OVER DIP IN ROAD ABOUT 2.5 INCHES .WENT ABOUT 4 FEET, FRAME UNDER CAR HIT A MANHOLE COVER STICKING UP ABOUT 2INCHES. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ,BREAKING DRIVERS ARM THE PASSENGER ONLY HAD BURING IN HER EYES. *AK

OTHER DRIVER TOLD US OF INOPERATIVE R/R BRAKE LIGHT. (2 BULB SIDE BY SIDE SET-UP) MY DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT AND INSPECTION OF BULBS SHOWED BULBS WITH INTACT FILIMENTS, BUT SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE AT BULB TO RECEPTACLE CONNECTION. TAIL LIGHT PORTION OF SYSTEM, O.K.. THE FAILURE OF BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS, I AS...

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS TOO SLOWLY, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO HANG ON TO FLOOR OR GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WWINDSHIELD WIPERS/ TRANSMISSION BROKE. (HAVE DEFECTIVE PART). *AK

WWINDSHIELD WIPERS/ TRANSMISSION BROKE. (HAVE DEFECTIVE PART). *AK

FRONT ROTORS TURNED ONCE, THEN 3 MONTHS LATER, REPLACED. NOW, 4 MONTHS AFTER NEW ROTORS PUT ON, THE PULSATING AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING IS BACK. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT. *MJS

BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS NEARLY REARENDED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE STALLING PROBLEMS.*AK *ML

VEHICLE ROTORS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR WHICH CAUSES VIBRATION PROBLEMS. *MJS

ROTORS WEAR OUT EVERY 10000 MILES , CAUSING CAR TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

ROTORS WEAR OUT EVERY 10000 MILES , CAUSING CAR TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

ROTOR PROBEMS: 1ST@10,333 2ND@17,914 AND AGAIN @26,000. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CHIME-WOULD NOT STOP CHIMING WITH KEYS OUT AND LIGHTS OFF. WAS TAKEN IN 6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVED. ALSO TAKEN IN FOR TAILIGHT SEAL COMING LOOSE AND NOW MUST GO IN AGAIN BC THE DRIVER REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM ...

ROTOR PROBEMS: 1ST@10,333 2ND@17,914 AND AGAIN @26,000. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CHIME-WOULD NOT STOP CHIMING WITH KEYS OUT AND LIGHTS OFF. WAS TAKEN IN 6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVED. ALSO TAKEN IN FOR TAILIGHT SEAL COMING LOOSE AND NOW MUST GO IN AGAIN BC THE DRIVER REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM ...

ROTOR PROBEMS: 1ST@10,333 2ND@17,914 AND AGAIN @26,000. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CHIME-WOULD NOT STOP CHIMING WITH KEYS OUT AND LIGHTS OFF. WAS TAKEN IN 6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVED. ALSO TAKEN IN FOR TAILIGHT SEAL COMING LOOSE AND NOW MUST GO IN AGAIN BC THE DRIVER REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM ...

FRONT DISCS TURNED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE, DUE TO PULSING DURING BRAKING, NEED SERVICE AGAIN. REPAIRS RECURR EVERY 10K MILES. FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO PULSE ON ACTIVATION, INDICATING WARPED ROTORS, FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE BY OWNER, PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURING. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 16,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRUNK LEAKS, PAINT REPAIR ON NEW CAR. BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AFTER SECOND ROTOR SET REPLACEMENT. CHEVY HAD BEST GET GOING WITH A FIX OR ITS GOING TO LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM SEEMS ENDEMIC TO MALIBU OWNERS! BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, DOOR HANDLES LEAK COLD...

3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRUNK LEAKS, PAINT REPAIR ON NEW CAR. BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AFTER SECOND ROTOR SET REPLACEMENT. CHEVY HAD BEST GET GOING WITH A FIX OR ITS GOING TO LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM SEEMS ENDEMIC TO MALIBU OWNERS! BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, DOOR HANDLES LEAK COLD...

3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRUNK LEAKS, PAINT REPAIR ON NEW CAR. BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AFTER SECOND ROTOR SET REPLACEMENT. CHEVY HAD BEST GET GOING WITH A FIX OR ITS GOING TO LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM SEEMS ENDEMIC TO MALIBU OWNERS! BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, DOOR HANDLES LEAK COLD...

3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRUNK LEAKS, PAINT REPAIR ON NEW CAR. BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AFTER SECOND ROTOR SET REPLACEMENT. CHEVY HAD BEST GET GOING WITH A FIX OR ITS GOING TO LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM SEEMS ENDEMIC TO MALIBU OWNERS! BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, DOOR HANDLES LEAK COLD...

GM DEALERS ADMIT BOTH BRAKES AND HEADLIGHT DESIGNED POORLY, BUT NO FIX FOR PROBLEMS

GM DEALERS ADMIT BOTH BRAKES AND HEADLIGHT DESIGNED POORLY, BUT NO FIX FOR PROBLEMS

DUE TO A FLAT TIRE A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED TO TRY TO GET THE WHEEL COVERS OFF. THE LUG NUTS CAN NOT BE LOOSENED WITHOUT FIRST GETTING THE WHEEL COVERS OFF. THE TOW TRUCK WAS UNSUCCESSFULL IN GETTING THE WHEEL COVERS OFF AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE WHEEL COVER AN...

THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WARP ON OUR MALIBU, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED. TWICE WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES ADJUSTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE KEPT FROM WARPING. SEEMS TO ME THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. ...

THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WARP ON OUR MALIBU, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED. TWICE WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES ADJUSTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE KEPT FROM WARPING. SEEMS TO ME THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. ...

ENGINE IDLING ROUGHLY DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE MOUNT. NLM

WARPED ROTORS CAUSING VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING. NLM

LEFT REAR STRUT MOUNT MAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING RATTLE FROM REAR DRIVERS SEAT. NLM

BATTERY FAILED CAUSING SLUGGISH START (SLOW CRANK). NLM

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT COVER WAS LOOSE. NLM

MOULDING UNDERNEATH GLOVE COMPARTMENT BECAME LOOSE. NLM

REAR DRIVERS SEAT WAS OUT OF THE RETAINERS CAUSING IT TO BE LOOSE. NLM

LOOSE TRUNK WIRING CAUSING THE LIGHTS ON THE SPOILER NOT TO WORK. NLM

MIRROR HINGE SPRING TENSION LOOSE AND ELECTRIC REMOTE CONTROL MIRROR SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

HAD NOTHING BUT FRONT END PROBLEMS, SEEMS LIKE DEALER IS NOT BELEIVING, MAY THINK ITS THE OPERATOR. *AK

HAD NOTHING BUT FRONT END PROBLEMS, SEEMS LIKE DEALER IS NOT BELEIVING, MAY THINK ITS THE OPERATOR. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 6 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER NOW REFUSES TO COVER REPLACEMENT COSTS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML

THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WILL NOT FIT IN THIS FORM. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON THE PREMISE OF LOW MAINTAINENCE. HAVE AVERAGED DEALER VISITS EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I DON'T FEEL MY FAMILY IS SAFE IN IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON THE PREMISE OF LOW MAINTAINENCE. HAVE AVERAGED DEALER VISITS EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I DON'T FEEL MY FAMILY IS SAFE IN IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON THE PREMISE OF LOW MAINTAINENCE. HAVE AVERAGED DEALER VISITS EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I DON'T FEEL MY FAMILY IS SAFE IN IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

TIMING CHAIN FAILED. YH

TRANSAXLE DRIVE LINK AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

TRANSAXLE DRIVE LINK AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILED. YH

BRAKE PULSATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SWERVE. YH

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE AND PARKING LIGHTS MANY TIMES IN LESS THEN TWO YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. ALSO, THE MOLDED PLASTIC AROUND THE LIGHT SOCKETS HAS MELTED AND WATER IS GETTING INTO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE AND PARKING LIGHTS MANY TIMES IN LESS THEN TWO YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. ALSO, THE MOLDED PLASTIC AROUND THE LIGHT SOCKETS HAS MELTED AND WATER IS GETTING INTO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEB. OF 99. IN TWO WEEKS, HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS. IN SEPT. OF 99, HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AGAIN. DEC. OF 99, TECH SUGGESTED TO SHAVE ROTORS AND TURN DRUMS. ALL THIS WITHIN 23,000 MILES. THIS IS SICKENING. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS; ON FIVE OCCASIONS ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED OR REPLACED. ALSO, CALIPER GUIDE PINS WERE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING,L/H SIDE. HE REMOVED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSY AND PULLED OUT THE BULB. THE BULB HAD MELTED AT THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE BULB, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. MY HUSBAND SAVED THE BULB SO I COULD SHOW THE DEALER WHAT WAS OCCURRING. HAWAII MOTORS SAID TH...

VEHICLE WITH ORIGINAL TIRES SKIDS ON WET ROAD. (P215-60R15 93 T M+S, TPC SPEC 1139 MS, TOURING T2 AFINITY). YH

THE VEHICLE STARTS TO PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HAD PROBLEM FIXED BY DEALER IN THE STATES NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 28K MILES. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE, AND REPLACED ROTORS ONCE AND HAS TURNED THEM ONCE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE, AND REPLACED ROTORS ONCE AND HAS TURNED THEM ONCE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED AT BOTH 20,500 AND 33,100 MILES. THEY WERE TURNED DOWN TWICE BEFORE 22,500 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PULSATING AT 60MPH OR HIGHER BEFORE. I AM AFRAID THIS WILL BE A RECURRING SAFETY ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST OUT OF WARRANTY. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *AK

TRANSMISION SLIPS, TEMP/ELEC. PROBLEMS, MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-HI & LO SPEEDS

TRANSMISION SLIPS, TEMP/ELEC. PROBLEMS, MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-HI & LO SPEEDS

TRANSMISION SLIPS, TEMP/ELEC. PROBLEMS, MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-HI & LO SPEEDS

TRANSMISION SLIPS, TEMP/ELEC. PROBLEMS, MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-HI & LO SPEEDS

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LUGS: NUTS,THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE LUGS:NUTS IS BY BREAKING THEM OFF WITH A HAMMER CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED NORMAL REMOVAL STANDARD. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, PE99071. PLEASE PROVIDE ...

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LUGS: NUTS,THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE LUGS:NUTS IS BY BREAKING THEM OFF WITH A HAMMER CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED NORMAL REMOVAL STANDARD. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, PE99071. PLEASE PROVIDE ...

THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY ON THE BRAKE STOP LIGHTS ARE MELTING ON THE BULB, HAS BEEN REPLACED SETS OF BRAKE STOP LIGHTS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPS ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE OR REDUCE SPEED. BUT, BRAKES WILL NOT STOP, AND SOMETIMES INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

TWO FUEL INJECTORS FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, FOUND TRANSMISSION BROKEN AT PIVOT POINT. *MJS

BRAKES LIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN 6-8 MONTHS APART. DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO BAD BULBS AND POOR WIRING. *AK *ML

POSSIBLY DUE TO POOR SUSPENSION VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. YH

ANTI LOCK BRAKES REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MJS

TIRES REPLACED (FIRESTONE AFFINITY D215/50R 15) . *MJS

ABOUT 4000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPING , 2 SETS OF ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE VEHICLE AND IT RUPTURED THE GAS TANK, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS IS DUE TO THE TANK BEING MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR SEATS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD. CONSUMER WANTS COST FOR FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT TO BE COVERED BY DEALER.*AK *ML

SINCE MARCH 17/99 MY CAR HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS.FIRST THE BRAKES WERE UNBALANCED, RIGHT PADS WERE 0% AND THE LEFT PADS 80%. THE PROBLEM REMAIN UNSOLVED. WE CHANGED THE PADS TWICE AND THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FOR 5TH TIMES I TOOK MY CAR TO GORMIER CHEVROLET TRYING TO FIX THE PR...

SINCE MARCH 17/99 MY CAR HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS.FIRST THE BRAKES WERE UNBALANCED, RIGHT PADS WERE 0% AND THE LEFT PADS 80%. THE PROBLEM REMAIN UNSOLVED. WE CHANGED THE PADS TWICE AND THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FOR 5TH TIMES I TOOK MY CAR TO GORMIER CHEVROLET TRYING TO FIX THE PR...

THIS VECHILE WAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A MINIMUM OF 9 TIMES.THIS IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I HAVE OWNED THE FIRST ONE WAS IN THE SHOP JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE.THE CHEVROLET DEALER TRADED ME OUT, AND UPGRADED ME FOR NO EXTRA MONEY ,BUT THIS CAR IS NO BETTER THATN THE FIRST ONE. I FEEL THAT THIS THE WORST CAR...

THIS VECHILE WAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A MINIMUM OF 9 TIMES.THIS IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I HAVE OWNED THE FIRST ONE WAS IN THE SHOP JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE.THE CHEVROLET DEALER TRADED ME OUT, AND UPGRADED ME FOR NO EXTRA MONEY ,BUT THIS CAR IS NO BETTER THATN THE FIRST ONE. I FEEL THAT THIS THE WORST CAR...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS. NLM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS. NLM

REPAIRS TO VEHICLE STARTED 6-29-98 AND CONTINUE TO PRESENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. CAN REPAIR REAR SUSPENSION PER GM TECH. NOTES BUT PROBLEM NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION REOCCURS WITHIN 50-300 MILES. GM HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL REPAIR VEHCILE UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY AGREEMENT, BUT AFTER 10 REPAIRS ...

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED ON MY '98 MALIBU 4 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES, YET THE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WHATSOEVER WITH THE CAR OR ITS PARTS. GM SHOULD HAVE TO BUY BACK ALL OF THE CHEVY MALIBUS THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS. IT'S A CRIME. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A PHONE POLE, AND ROLLED OVER. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DAY AFTER BUYING THIS CAR, I REPORTED TO THE DEALORSHIP THAT THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND RUBBING. THE PADS WERE MAKING NOISE WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE METALLIC BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY FAST. ROTORS AND PADS SEEM TO BE WARPED. THIS NOISE CANNOT BE NORMAL. WHAT CAN BE DON...

REPLACED FRONT BRAKES 5 TIMES IN 32000

TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEED REPLACING. YH

FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED. YH

REAR BUSHINGS FAILED. YH

DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEAL FAILED. YH

ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, RADIO IN TWICE FOR REPAIRS,ALWAYS A HAGGLE!! *AK

ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, RADIO IN TWICE FOR REPAIRS,ALWAYS A HAGGLE!! *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE. IT STARTED TO PULSATE WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES. DRIVER STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE DRIVING THE SPEED OF 320- TO 25 MPH . *AK

I HAVE BEEN TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR SERVICE ON MY CAR. SO FAR MY ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES. I WOULD LOVE TO ACTUALLY HAVE MY CAR FIXED. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT. I FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY VEHICLE . ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE WOULD BE GREAT...

THE METAL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHEARED OFF, AND CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

I AM SO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS GOING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I SURE WOULD LOVE FOR GMC TO BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK CAR BACK. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CAR AND IT WON'T RUN!! THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN WAS FOR IT NO...

I AM SO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS GOING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I SURE WOULD LOVE FOR GMC TO BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK CAR BACK. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CAR AND IT WON'T RUN!! THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN WAS FOR IT NO...

I AM SO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS GOING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I SURE WOULD LOVE FOR GMC TO BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK CAR BACK. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CAR AND IT WON'T RUN!! THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN WAS FOR IT NO...

HEAVY VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO UNEVEN STOPPING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *AK

SINGLE MOM OF TWO, I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEPENDABLE AND SAFE. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC BECAUSE OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SAVE A BUCK! I CHOSE THE MALIBU FOR THE SAFETY RATING AND WAS BESIDE MYSELF WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE REOCCURRING, NOT REPAIRABLE ROTOR PROBLEM. THEN ALS...

SINGLE MOM OF TWO, I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEPENDABLE AND SAFE. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC BECAUSE OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SAVE A BUCK! I CHOSE THE MALIBU FOR THE SAFETY RATING AND WAS BESIDE MYSELF WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE REOCCURRING, NOT REPAIRABLE ROTOR PROBLEM. THEN ALS...

AUTOMOBILE WENT INTO A TRENCH AND BOTTOMED OUT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE ENGINE CARRIAGE TO BE DAMAGED/CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, AND DAMAGED THE DASHBOARD. *AK

AUTOMOBILE WENT INTO A TRENCH AND BOTTOMED OUT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE ENGINE CARRIAGE TO BE DAMAGED/CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, AND DAMAGED THE DASHBOARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE AT 60MPH CAR STARTS TO SHUTTER AND IT WON'T SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. ALSO, WITHIN 30, 000 MILES HAD TO HAVE BRAKES DONE. DEALER DIDN'T HELP. *AK

WHILE AT 60MPH CAR STARTS TO SHUTTER AND IT WON'T SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. ALSO, WITHIN 30, 000 MILES HAD TO HAVE BRAKES DONE. DEALER DIDN'T HELP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND ALL DOORS JAMMED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND ALL DOORS JAMMED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES WEARING UNEVENLY, RESURFACED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED ONCE, CHEVY INSISTS THIS IS "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR FOR AN 18 MONTH OLD, 19000 MILE VEHICLE.

2 OF 4 BRAKE LAMPS FAILED. I REMOVED THE LAMPS FROM THE SOCKETS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FILAMENTS WERE INTACT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE FAILED LAMPS I NOTICED THE LAMP BASE HAD MELTED AT ONE OF FOUR WIRES EXTENDING DOWN THE PLASTIC LAMP BASE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AN UNNECESSARY...

TAIL LIGHT KEEP BLOWING OUT, AND CONSUMER KEEP REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHTS. TAIL LIGHT'S KEEP GOING OUT AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE WIRES BURNING AND MELTING. THERE WAS A SHORT WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHTS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 SETS OF BRAKES & ROTORS, FRONT CONTROL ARMS, REAR SUSPENSION BAR, PAINT FLAKED OFF FRONT OF CAR, FRONT ELEC. SEAT CONTROL, OIL PAN LEAK,

WHENEVER STOPPING VEHICLE, CAN FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. NEEDED TO PUSH HARDER ON PEDAL TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON/OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS. THE ROTORS WERE ROTATED AT LEAST TWICE & THEN SCRAPPED. *AK

WHENEVER STOPPING VEHICLE, CAN FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. NEEDED TO PUSH HARDER ON PEDAL TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON/OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS. THE ROTORS WERE ROTATED AT LEAST TWICE & THEN SCRAPPED. *AK

BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE AND ROTORS NEED GRANDING OR TURNING. YH

LEFT CUP HOLDER UNSTABLE. AS THE RESULT IT TOPPLED OVER AND SPILLED THE COFFEE ON THE DRIVER. YH

BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE AND ROTORS NEED GRANDING OR TURNING. YH

LEFT CUP HOLDER UNSTABLE. AS THE RESULT IT TOPPLED OVER AND SPILLED THE COFFEE ON THE DRIVER. YH

BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE AND ROTORS NEED GRANDING OR TURNING. YH

BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE AND ROTORS NEED GRANDING OR TURNING. YH

LEFT CUP HOLDER UNSTABLE. AS THE RESULT IT TOPPLED OVER AND SPILLED THE COFFEE ON THE DRIVER. YH

ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED APPROX. 22,000 MILES; REPLACED BY DEALER--WARPED AGAIN AT 29,000 DANGEROUS SHAKING OCCURS WHEN BREAKING.

CONSIDERED PERMATURE FRONT ROTOR WEAR DUE TO A IMPROPER CABLE ROUTING EARLY IN THE VECHILE'S LIFE. AT APPROX. 6K MILES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE PADS TO REMAIN ENGAGED TO THE ROTORS AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR. AT 41K MILES, BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

WATER CONDENSATION IS FOGGING UP THE INSIDE OF HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO RETURNED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME TYPE PROBLEMS IN MAY 1999, AUGUST 1999 AND OCTOBER 1999.

GENERAL TIRE THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE IS WEARING DOWN IN THE CENTER, CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK

THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILS TO RETRACT. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IN JUNE, DUE TO BEING WORN OUT. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE NEEDS REPLACMENT DUE TO THE THREADS COMING OFF. *YC

DEFECTIVE / FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM: DEALER HAS REPLACED FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS;.TURNED THREE ROTORS ,AND REPLACED ONE ROTOR. ALSO, AND SANDED & DEGLAZED REAR BRAKES. CAN NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CONDITION. *AK

DEFECTIVE / FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM: DEALER HAS REPLACED FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS;.TURNED THREE ROTORS ,AND REPLACED ONE ROTOR. ALSO, AND SANDED & DEGLAZED REAR BRAKES. CAN NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CONDITION. *AK

I FIRST CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND BULBS TO SEE WHY THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT COMING ON - THEN I FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL - TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER AND MIRACULOUSLY THE TURN SIGNALS CAME BACK ON - I EXPLAINED THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE SUNDAY AND I DRIV...

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES. VEHICLE STARTS PULSATING WHEN SHE IS DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH . THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK

HORN INOPERABLE. ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND HORN STILL HAS PROBLEMS.

HORN INOPERABLE. ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND HORN STILL HAS PROBLEMS.

BRAKES PULSATING. ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOUR TIMES & NEED TO BE CHANGED AGAIN

CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON FRONT PADS WEAR; WANTS TO KNOW IF IT IS NORMAL FOR BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 27,000 MILE; SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE ROTORS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, FRONT END SHAKES, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE ROTORS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, FRONT END SHAKES, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EVERY TIME WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY VIBRATE REAL BADLY. HAD BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SKIPPING / JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AT 60-65 MPH, AND EGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH(PANEL) LIGHT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING CRAZY. ONE MINUTE IT SHOWS THAT I AM TRAVELING 10 MILES AN HOURS THEN IN A SPLIT SECOND IT SHOWS THAT I AM GOING 110 MILES AN HOUR. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES START GOING BACK AND FORTH AS WELL. I HAV...

WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH(PANEL) LIGHT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING CRAZY. ONE MINUTE IT SHOWS THAT I AM TRAVELING 10 MILES AN HOURS THEN IN A SPLIT SECOND IT SHOWS THAT I AM GOING 110 MILES AN HOUR. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES START GOING BACK AND FORTH AS WELL. I HAV...

INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF TAIL LIGHTS / BRAKE LIGHTT. APPOINMENT BEING MADE FOR DEALER'S INSPECTION. *AK

INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF TAIL LIGHTS / BRAKE LIGHTT. APPOINMENT BEING MADE FOR DEALER'S INSPECTION. *AK

WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE WOULD BE SOME WOBBLING. HAS APPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE MECHANIC FELT THE ABS SENSORS WERE FAILING. ROTORS ARE SUBSTANDARD & ARE GOING OUT. THERE WOULD BE SHIMMING. NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR VEHICLE. WAS CORRECTED. *AK

WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE WOULD BE SOME WOBBLING. HAS APPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE MECHANIC FELT THE ABS SENSORS WERE FAILING. ROTORS ARE SUBSTANDARD & ARE GOING OUT. THERE WOULD BE SHIMMING. NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR VEHICLE. WAS CORRECTED. *AK

IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES ARE OUT TOWED HOME

ROTORS WARPED 3X IN 31,500M , REPLACED 2X, NEED AGAIN. DANGEROUS SHIMMY.

ROTORS ON FRONT DISC BRAKES WARP AND CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATION UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. SECOND SET OF ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND ARE NOW NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT 24000 MILES ON VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ...

THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR THE BRAKING PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES WORK HAS BEEN DONE. EACH TIME THE ROTORS ARE EITHER TURNED OR REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP AND SHAKE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A BRAKE MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THEN...

I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 22,000 MILES. I JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE WHEEL SHAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES, THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. IN THE RAIN IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT GOING TO WORK AT ALL, EVERY NOW AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO ...

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE FOLLOWING BRAKE PULSATION AND SEVERE VIBRATION.

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS WERE WORN OUT. THE ROTORS WERE ALSO PITTED. DEALER INFORMED OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FIRST BEFORE REPAIRS TO BRAKE DAMAGE IS DONE.WORK COMPLETED AT LOCATION VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNDER "ONE TIM...

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS WERE WORN OUT. THE ROTORS WERE ALSO PITTED. DEALER INFORMED OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FIRST BEFORE REPAIRS TO BRAKE DAMAGE IS DONE.WORK COMPLETED AT LOCATION VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNDER "ONE TIM...

ROTORS WARP EVERY 5,000 MILES. ROTORS TURNED TWICE THEN REPLACE ROTORS

ODOMETER JUMPED 1,000 MILES TO BRING MILEAGE FROM 34527 TO 35587 IN ONE DAY. ONLY DROVE CAR 150 MILES MAX THAT DAY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARM BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

1.WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE.2.REAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO WARPED WAVY RODERS

1.WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE.2.REAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO WARPED WAVY RODERS

STEERING--STEERING RACK, GEAR ASSEMBLY, GEAR KIT, BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS.

STEERING--STEERING RACK, GEAR ASSEMBLY, GEAR KIT, BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS.

STEERING--STEERING RACK, GEAR ASSEMBLY, GEAR KIT, BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS.

RADIO HARNESS--AM RADIO DIDN'T WORK.

BRAKES--LEFT FRONT ROTOR.

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC EITHER TURNED THE ROTORS OR REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 50 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND PULSATE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE BRACED TO KEEP CONTROL. THIS IS DUE TO BAD ROTORS. GMC, AND THE DEALER SHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 50 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND PULSATE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE BRACED TO KEEP CONTROL. THIS IS DUE TO BAD ROTORS. GMC, AND THE DEALER SHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY ODOMETER DOES NOT READ THE MILES CORRECTLY. IT IS DIGITAL AND I DO NOT WANT TO BRING TO THE DEALER WITHOUT FIRST REASERCHING IF THIS COULD BE A FRAUD CASE

I AM ABOUT TO BRING THE CAR AGAIN IN FOR WARPED FRONT ROTORS ONLY 2,000 MILES AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED. IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM?

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULITPLE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE. DEALER ACTUALLY REPLACED ROTORS AT ONE TIME UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM PERSISTS AND CAR WILL RECEIVE ROTOR SERVICE AGAIN ON 9/9/99. THIS IS ONLY A BAND-AID FIX FOR ROTORS WILL CONTINUE TO WARP. OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF MALIBU'S ARE...

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET BETWEEN 60-70 MPH , WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE, DRIVER HAD TO REPEATEDLY APPLY BRAKES BEFORE THE FINALLY ENGAGED, RESULTING IN SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET BETWEEN 60-70 MPH , WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE, DRIVER HAD TO REPEATEDLY APPLY BRAKES BEFORE THE FINALLY ENGAGED, RESULTING IN SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN SHE DRIVING HER VECHICLE THE LIGHTS OF HER ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM AND ANTI THEFT LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE AIR CONDITION STOP WORKING AND THE TEMP GAUGE.

CAR SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAD ROTORS TURNED AND PADS REPLACED AT 28,000, NOW FAILING AGAIN, ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACED. FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE HAVING SAME PROBLEM BUT MANUFECTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO DEFECT OR COVER UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT'S THE DEAL? ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBL...

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS CAUSING FRONT OF CAR TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED. NLM

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS CAUSING FRONT OF CAR TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED. NLM

PURCHASED 4/18, ON 4/30 TOOK IN FOR NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THEY RESURFACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS SAID THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND.ON 8/5/98 SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND RESURFACED THEM AGAIN. ON 8/12/98 TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM THEY REPLACED PADS. 9/9/98 WENT BACK WITH SAME PRO...

MALIBU SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE. FRONT CONTROL ARMS , REAR STRUTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL , REAR TIRES WORN BECAUSE OF STRUTS, HEADLAMPS FAILURES MAKE IT OBVIOUS CHEVY IS MARKETING UNSAFE MALIBU'S . CHEVY SHOULD BUY BACK THESE DEFECTIVE CARS ESPECIALLY MINE IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT N...

MALIBU SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE. FRONT CONTROL ARMS , REAR STRUTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL , REAR TIRES WORN BECAUSE OF STRUTS, HEADLAMPS FAILURES MAKE IT OBVIOUS CHEVY IS MARKETING UNSAFE MALIBU'S . CHEVY SHOULD BUY BACK THESE DEFECTIVE CARS ESPECIALLY MINE IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT N...

MALIBU SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE. FRONT CONTROL ARMS , REAR STRUTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL , REAR TIRES WORN BECAUSE OF STRUTS, HEADLAMPS FAILURES MAKE IT OBVIOUS CHEVY IS MARKETING UNSAFE MALIBU'S . CHEVY SHOULD BUY BACK THESE DEFECTIVE CARS ESPECIALLY MINE IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT N...

MALIBU SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE. FRONT CONTROL ARMS , REAR STRUTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL , REAR TIRES WORN BECAUSE OF STRUTS, HEADLAMPS FAILURES MAKE IT OBVIOUS CHEVY IS MARKETING UNSAFE MALIBU'S . CHEVY SHOULD BUY BACK THESE DEFECTIVE CARS ESPECIALLY MINE IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT N...

MALIBU SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE. FRONT CONTROL ARMS , REAR STRUTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL , REAR TIRES WORN BECAUSE OF STRUTS, HEADLAMPS FAILURES MAKE IT OBVIOUS CHEVY IS MARKETING UNSAFE MALIBU'S . CHEVY SHOULD BUY BACK THESE DEFECTIVE CARS ESPECIALLY MINE IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT N...

THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 22K MILES. WHEN THEY WEAR DOWN, THE CAR WILL VIBRATE, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE. THE PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN COMING OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP AND BRAKING TO A STOP OR WHEN HAVING TO STOP GOING DOW...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *YC

THE BRAKE ROTORS BEGAN TO WARP AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES. AT FIRST IT WAS MILD AND ONLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. LATER IT BECAME PRONOUNCED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKING FROM ABOVE 60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO BRAKING UNTIL I REDUCE BRAKING PRESSURE, BUT THIS JUST EXTENDS M...

ABS NOT WORKING. BREAK PROBLEMS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NOISE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

ABS NOT WORKING. BREAK PROBLEMS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NOISE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

ABS NOT WORKING. BREAK PROBLEMS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NOISE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

THE FRONT ROTORS ON MY MALIBU HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE -- 1ST @ 7,047 MILES; 2ND @18,936 MILES. AT 28,028 THE 3RD SET IS WARPED AGAIN, BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. 7,000 TO 12,000 MILES OUT OF A SET OF ROTORS IS NOT NORMAL FOR PREDOMINANTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. OUR PAST EXPERIE...

THE FRONT END IS LOOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL. *AK

DESIGN OF DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. YH

THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT SPEED OF 50 MPH. YH

DESIGN OF DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. YH

THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT SPEED OF 50 MPH. YH

AT 11K MI WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT 50+ MPH FRONT TIRES SEVERELY SHIMMIED, DEALER MACHINED AND REINSTALLED FRONT DISC, AS OF 8/8/99 SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. AT 14K MI A THUMPING NOISE BEGAN IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, DEALER REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. AT 3K MI HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STARTED MAKING A LO...

AT 11K MI WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT 50+ MPH FRONT TIRES SEVERELY SHIMMIED, DEALER MACHINED AND REINSTALLED FRONT DISC, AS OF 8/8/99 SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. AT 14K MI A THUMPING NOISE BEGAN IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, DEALER REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. AT 3K MI HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STARTED MAKING A LO...

AT 11K MI WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT 50+ MPH FRONT TIRES SEVERELY SHIMMIED, DEALER MACHINED AND REINSTALLED FRONT DISC, AS OF 8/8/99 SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. AT 14K MI A THUMPING NOISE BEGAN IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, DEALER REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. AT 3K MI HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STARTED MAKING A LO...

AT 11K MI WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT 50+ MPH FRONT TIRES SEVERELY SHIMMIED, DEALER MACHINED AND REINSTALLED FRONT DISC, AS OF 8/8/99 SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. AT 14K MI A THUMPING NOISE BEGAN IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, DEALER REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. AT 3K MI HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STARTED MAKING A LO...

3 TIMES PASS SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND NOTICED NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH SAME BULB OUT. MANUFACTURE HAS NO BULLITENS ON THIS REPAIR BUT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO MORE FOLKS THAN JUST ME AS I NOTICED IN TRAFFIC A LOT OF THEM WITH THIS VERY SAME BRAKE LIGHT OUT ON SAME M...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WARPING AND VIBRATION. NLM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WARPING AND VIBRATION. NLM

VEHICLE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT PAST 20 MPH. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED. VALVE BODY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK

UPON HITTING THE BRAKES WHILE GOING 60MPH THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE SEVERELY. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ROTORS WERE PITTED AND WARPED.

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THIS CAR HAS A DIRECTIONAL STABILITY PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WANDERS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE DRIVING LANE AND YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU RELAX OR LOOK AWAY FOR A MOMENT, SUCH AS AT A HIGHWAY SIGN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THE CAR WILL BE IN THE LANE. ON LONG TRIPS ...

FRONT OF CAR VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FROM A SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE. THE PROBLEM WAS PREMATUE FAILURE OF THE FRONT DISC BRAKES AT 30400 MILES (16% OF WARRANTY REMAINING). MUNDAY CHEVROLET HAD TO TURN ROTORS AND REPLACE BRAKE PADS WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY. GM CUSTO...

RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED, STILL WILL NOT PICK UP LOCAL STATIONS, AND A THUMPING NOISE IS COMMING FROM MY CAR. IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE AT 35MPH AND UNDER. DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF SUSPENSION, DIIDN'T HELP, AND NOW THEY SAY THATS ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO SEE WHERE THE SOUND IS COMING ...

RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED, STILL WILL NOT PICK UP LOCAL STATIONS, AND A THUMPING NOISE IS COMMING FROM MY CAR. IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE AT 35MPH AND UNDER. DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF SUSPENSION, DIIDN'T HELP, AND NOW THEY SAY THATS ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO SEE WHERE THE SOUND IS COMING ...

MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY ROTORS AND PADS CONTINUALLY WARP. THE DEALERSHIP WILL TURN MY ROTORS, AND HAVE REPLACED MY PADS ONCE, BUT AFTER EVERY LONG TRIP, THEY WARP AGAIN. CAUSEING ME SUBSTANTAL LOSS OF MY ABILITY TO BRAKE. I HAVE HAD THREE NEAR ACCIDENTS, ONE WHEN A SEMI PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. ...

PULSATING BRAKES IN FRONT. REQUESTED THEY BE "REPLACE" DENIED BY DEALER....THEY WERE FIXED..."ROTORS WERE RESURFACED" I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED THAT THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE? PLEASE ADVISE... 2 FLATS IN REAR..ONE TIRE REPLACED THE OTHER PLUGGED. AGAIN THIS IS A NEW CAR? ADVISE. ...

PULSATING BRAKES IN FRONT. REQUESTED THEY BE "REPLACE" DENIED BY DEALER....THEY WERE FIXED..."ROTORS WERE RESURFACED" I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED THAT THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE? PLEASE ADVISE... 2 FLATS IN REAR..ONE TIRE REPLACED THE OTHER PLUGGED. AGAIN THIS IS A NEW CAR? ADVISE. ...

BRAKE ROTORS ARE CONTINUALLY WARPING AND CAUSING VIBRATION. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEE AND , MAKING A TURN, THERE IS SOME A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY ARE VIBRATING. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BECOME WARPED 2 SEPARATE TIMES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED, THE FAULTY ROTORS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULL AND SHAKE ESPECIALLY ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. *SLC

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES.

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES.

ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AT 7000 MILES RESULTING IN A SEVERE AND DANGEROUS SHAKING OF THE FRONT END UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, FAILED AGAIN AT 15000 MILES, ALSO FRONT PADS WORN OUT BY 15000 MILES

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE FOR A BETTER DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.

I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE FOR A BETTER DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.

SEVERE VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABOVE 60 MPH. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE EARILER FRONT END RECALL PROBLEM. DEALER WILL CUT ROTORS AND THAT IS IT. I KNOW THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE TRUE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL BE A QUICK FIX THAT MAY LAST THROUGH THE WARRENTY PERIOD. *...

MFG CONTACTED, DENIES PROBLEM EXISTS, SAYS "GO AWAY". NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED IN SUMMARY. *AK

MFG CONTACTED, DENIES PROBLEM EXISTS, SAYS "GO AWAY". NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WE BOUGHT A 98 MALIBU IN FEB 99 W/20K MILES. SOON AFTER WE NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN BRAKING.I HAD IT CHECKED AND ROTORS ARE WARPED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS COMMON IN MALIBUS AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THEY CAME OUT IN 97.THIS WAS FROM THE SERV. DEPT MGR AT ADAMS CHEVROLET IN RAYTOWN, ...

WE BOUGHT A 98 MALIBU IN FEB 99 W/20K MILES. SOON AFTER WE NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN BRAKING.I HAD IT CHECKED AND ROTORS ARE WARPED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS COMMON IN MALIBUS AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THEY CAME OUT IN 97.THIS WAS FROM THE SERV. DEPT MGR AT ADAMS CHEVROLET IN RAYTOWN, ...

7X'S IN 47000 MILES HAVE HAD ROTORS PREMATURELY WARPED, 1X METALLIC CLICKING NOISE WHEN STOPPING AT LOWER SPEEDS. *AK

ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE WITHIN 20500 MILES. OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHILE I HAVEN'T BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS, IT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY. CHEVY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO TURN THE ROTORS DOWN THE 2ND TIME, ONLY 4000 MILES AFTER THEY WERE FIRST TURNED DOWN. THIS SH...

WHILE GOING 25MPH RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT CURB & THEN A POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

DISK BRAKE ROTORS ARE REPORTED TO BE WARPED, CAUSING SEVERE SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS REPORTED TO BE A COMMON DEFECT, WHICH GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO COVER UNDER THEIR "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A NOISE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS ONCE AND TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 8,000-10,000 MILES, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

A FRAME IN PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED AGAIN JUNE 9, 1999 FOR THE SECOND TIME. MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END OF CAR. BEZELS REPLACED. CUP HOLDER REPLACED. BUMPER PEELING - DEALER WILL NOT FIX. FRONT OF DASH PLASTIC HAD TO BE REPLACED-BROKE. CONSOLE LID COVER REPLACED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CA...

A FRAME IN PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED AGAIN JUNE 9, 1999 FOR THE SECOND TIME. MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END OF CAR. BEZELS REPLACED. CUP HOLDER REPLACED. BUMPER PEELING - DEALER WILL NOT FIX. FRONT OF DASH PLASTIC HAD TO BE REPLACED-BROKE. CONSOLE LID COVER REPLACED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CA...

A FRAME IN PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED AGAIN JUNE 9, 1999 FOR THE SECOND TIME. MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END OF CAR. BEZELS REPLACED. CUP HOLDER REPLACED. BUMPER PEELING - DEALER WILL NOT FIX. FRONT OF DASH PLASTIC HAD TO BE REPLACED-BROKE. CONSOLE LID COVER REPLACED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CA...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO ACCESSORY POSITION, THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED TO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LOCKS UP WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING A CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD BE A TRAGIC SITUATION FOR SMALL CHILDREN IF UNATTENDED ...

FRONT ROTORS EXPERIENCING PULSATION UPON BRAKING. NLM

REAR DRUMS PULSATE CAUSING VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL UPON HEAVY BRAKING. NLM

GLOVE BOX DOES NOT FIT WELL CAUSING IT TO RATTLE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WARPED CAUSING STREAKS. NLM

CENTER CONSOLE LOOSE. NLM

WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO ACCESSORY, THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING BUTTON IN ON SHIFT LEVER OR PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL WHILE IN ACCESSORY POSITION.

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING IN THE CENTER STRIP.CONSUMER IS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY STOPS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS ARE MOVING UP AND DOWN, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, AND AS CONSUMER WAS GOING AROUND THE CORNER, CRUISE...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS ARE MOVING UP AND DOWN, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, AND AS CONSUMER WAS GOING AROUND THE CORNER, CRUISE...

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET MALIBU USED AND HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS. DAYS AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT I HAVE MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, PADS, RIGHT ROTOR AND RIGHT CALIPER. EVERY MECHANIC I'VE SEEN IS AMAZED THAT A CAR A YEAR OLD NEEDS A NEW CALIPER. CALLED THE DEALER...

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET MALIBU USED AND HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS. DAYS AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT I HAVE MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, PADS, RIGHT ROTOR AND RIGHT CALIPER. EVERY MECHANIC I'VE SEEN IS AMAZED THAT A CAR A YEAR OLD NEEDS A NEW CALIPER. CALLED THE DEALER...

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET MALIBU USED AND HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS. DAYS AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT I HAVE MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, PADS, RIGHT ROTOR AND RIGHT CALIPER. EVERY MECHANIC I'VE SEEN IS AMAZED THAT A CAR A YEAR OLD NEEDS A NEW CALIPER. CALLED THE DEALER...

BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURLEY . PADS/CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES.THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. 2. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH ,AND DEALER REPLACED CONTROL ARM, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURLEY . PADS/CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES.THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. 2. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH ,AND DEALER REPLACED CONTROL ARM, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURLEY . PADS/CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES.THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. 2. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH ,AND DEALER REPLACED CONTROL ARM, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT NOT SET. IT SET ITSELF AS INDICATED BY THE "CRUISE" LIGHT ON THE DASH AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT KEPT ACCELERATING AS INDICATED BY THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND IT STILL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER REACHING 80 MPH,...

REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY WHICH PUT MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ROTORS REQUIRED TURNING AT 18,860 MILES. BRAKE PADS HAD AT LEAST 50% LIFE REMAINING. AT 26,733 MILES, ROTORS REQUIRE TURNING AGAIN. NEW REPAIR SHOP (ALEXANDER CHEVROLET, MURFREESBORO, TN 37133 615-893-6600) INDICATES AT LEAST 50%-60% LIFE REMAINING ON BRAKES PADS. THERE IS AN APPARENT DEFECT IN ...

ROTORS REQUIRED TURNING AT 18,860 MILES. BRAKE PADS HAD AT LEAST 50% LIFE REMAINING. AT 26,733 MILES, ROTORS REQUIRE TURNING AGAIN. NEW REPAIR SHOP (ALEXANDER CHEVROLET, MURFREESBORO, TN 37133 615-893-6600) INDICATES AT LEAST 50%-60% LIFE REMAINING ON BRAKES PADS. THERE IS AN APPARENT DEFECT IN ...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTROL ARM BROKE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING A SPIN-OUT AND CAME TO REST AT A CURB. *AK

FRONT BRAKES WARPED; HEADLIGHT FOGGED/LEAKING WATER.

FRONT BRAKES WARPED; HEADLIGHT FOGGED/LEAKING WATER.

FEMALE SEATBELT PART BROKEN.

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED WHICH MAY RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CRASH. BEEN TO DLR 4 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS ONCE, AND RESURFACED ROTOR 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOONER I GET ONE THING FIXED AND ANOTHER GOES WRONG. I WANT GM TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK. IT IS TO THE POINT I AM AFAID TO EVEN GET INTO THE CAR ANYMORE. *AK

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOONER I GET ONE THING FIXED AND ANOTHER GOES WRONG. I WANT GM TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK. IT IS TO THE POINT I AM AFAID TO EVEN GET INTO THE CAR ANYMORE. *AK

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOONER I GET ONE THING FIXED AND ANOTHER GOES WRONG. I WANT GM TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK. IT IS TO THE POINT I AM AFAID TO EVEN GET INTO THE CAR ANYMORE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK.

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK.

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 11 TIMES, DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS 10 TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVERNIGHT 16 DAYS SINCE 9-2-98. ON ONE VISIT, DEALER DROVE CAR 187 MILES AND HAD CAR 6 DAYS, ACTUALLY FIXING CAR, FINDING ANOTHER FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM, AND FIXING AGAIN.

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 11 TIMES, DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS 10 TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVERNIGHT 16 DAYS SINCE 9-2-98. ON ONE VISIT, DEALER DROVE CAR 187 MILES AND HAD CAR 6 DAYS, ACTUALLY FIXING CAR, FINDING ANOTHER FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM, AND FIXING AGAIN.

MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK ON MY DASH BOARD. MY IGNITION SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK SOMETIMES.

MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK ON MY DASH BOARD. MY IGNITION SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK SOMETIMES.

MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK ON MY DASH BOARD. MY IGNITION SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK SOMETIMES.

LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED.

RACK AND PINION FAILED. NLM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE PULSATION. NLM

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, IT WAS LEAKING FLUID OVER THE ENGINE.. DEALER ORDERED GASKET KIT AND WILL FIX WHEN PARTS COME IN, COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *MJS

THE SAFTEY BELTS ARE HARD TO FASTEN AND COME UNDONE,TICKING NOISE WHEN COLD THEN DIMINISHES,HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP INSIDE,LOW SPEED BRAKING, CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

THE SAFTEY BELTS ARE HARD TO FASTEN AND COME UNDONE,TICKING NOISE WHEN COLD THEN DIMINISHES,HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP INSIDE,LOW SPEED BRAKING, CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

THE SAFTEY BELTS ARE HARD TO FASTEN AND COME UNDONE,TICKING NOISE WHEN COLD THEN DIMINISHES,HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP INSIDE,LOW SPEED BRAKING, CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN RESURFACING OF ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM REOCCURRED APPROX. 5,000 MILES LATER. ROTORS TO BE REPLACED UNDER "GOOD WILL POLICY". *AK

FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT AT 9000, 19,000 AND ARE TO BE REPLACED ON 4/12/99 AT 22,300. ALSO, FRONT CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT AT 9000, 19,000 AND ARE TO BE REPLACED ON 4/12/99 AT 22,300. ALSO, FRONT CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT AT 9000, 19,000 AND ARE TO BE REPLACED ON 4/12/99 AT 22,300. ALSO, FRONT CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

BRAKE ROTORS WERE BENT AND OUT OF SHAPE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULSE AND BOUNCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLE TO STOP, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BUT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 7,000 MILES. *...

BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 33,000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO WARP. *AK

LOST STEERING CONTROL OF 1998 CHEVY MALIBU AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND HAD A SPIN-OUT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, HITTING THE MEDIAN CURVE AND COMING TO REST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INITIAL ANALYSIS WE FOUND THAT THE SUPPORT ARM BOLT HAD COME LOOSE ON THE CAR. WHEN THE CHEVY ROADSIDE TOW-TRUCK ARRIVED ...

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DEFECT RECEIVED A REPLY THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME. AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY TO MANUFACTURER. ALSO A WASTE OF TIME FOR ME. THE BUREACRACY APPARENTLY IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT "EFFECT OF AUTO EMISSION SAFETY" RATHER THAN THE IMPACT OF JUVENILE ENGINEERING ON THE SAFETY TO OCCUPANT...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING. DEALER SAYS WILL PUT ON 2ND SET OF UPDATED ROTORS. WHEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER SAYS THAT PROBLEM WOULD THEN BE A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM ,AND WORK FOR THIS WOULD NO LONGER BE COVERED UNLESS MANUFACTURER OF PART IS WI...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING. DEALER SAYS WILL PUT ON 2ND SET OF UPDATED ROTORS. WHEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER SAYS THAT PROBLEM WOULD THEN BE A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM ,AND WORK FOR THIS WOULD NO LONGER BE COVERED UNLESS MANUFACTURER OF PART IS WI...

TWO FRONT WHEEL HUBS MELTED OFF WHEEL, CAUSING THE HUBS TO FLY AWAY WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. BUT BOLTS ARE STILL ON THE WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PURCHASE 07/24/98 CASH PAYMENT $18,239.24...CAR HAD 152 MILES AT THAT TIME..WITHING A FEW DAYS OF OWING THE CAR BRAKE PEDAL WAS MAKING CONSTANT NOISE WHEN APPLYING...I TOOK IT IN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY OILED IT AND IT CONTINUED 8-7-98 LUBRICATED BRAKE HAD RENT A CAR AND THEY ORDERED NEW ASSEMBLY..8-...

PURCHASE 07/24/98 CASH PAYMENT $18,239.24...CAR HAD 152 MILES AT THAT TIME..WITHING A FEW DAYS OF OWING THE CAR BRAKE PEDAL WAS MAKING CONSTANT NOISE WHEN APPLYING...I TOOK IT IN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY OILED IT AND IT CONTINUED 8-7-98 LUBRICATED BRAKE HAD RENT A CAR AND THEY ORDERED NEW ASSEMBLY..8-...

BOUGHT AS DEMO. ROTORS WARPED AT 8000MI, 17,000MI, STARTING AGAIN AT 19,500. JUST HAD FRONT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY REPLACED, DEALER SAYS IT WAS THE WRONG PART! ALSO COOLANT LEAK AT 14,500MI.

REAR SEAT BACK LOWER MOUNT BOLTS FAILED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN BROKEN BACK OF OCCUPANT.

BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUALLY FAILING.

AFTER INITIAL 2000 MILES VEHICLE SHIMMIES SEVERELY (STEERING WHEELS PUSES BACK AND FORTH) WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE BRAKES UNEVENLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM ON FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS. ON THIRD ATTEMPT DEALER DIAGNOSED WORN, PITTED...

HEADLIGHTS LEAK RESULTING IN FOGGING UP AND POOR VISIBILITY, NOT ABLE TO REMEDY.

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS N...

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS N...

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS N...

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS N...

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS N...

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS N...

ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS HAD MANIFESTED ITSELF MUCH EARLIER THAN THE 11,000 MILE MARK I FIRST REPORTED, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE I NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH ABS AND I THOUGHT THE VIBRATION OF MY STEERING WHEEL WAS THE RESULT OF ABS BUT IT WAS GETTING TOO ANNOYING TO DEA...

FOGGING OF HEADLIGHTS ON MINE AND MOST OF CHEVY MALIBU CARS. GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT AND PREMATURE LAMP BURNOUT.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE TOOK OFF DUE TO GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK. VEHICLE TURNED OVER AND WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

DEALER BLAMES DRIVING HABITS (EXPRESSWAY DRIVING) AND AMOUNT OF MILES ON VEHICLE. NO MENTION THAT CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. NO FAULT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

TURN SIGNAL FAILED.

BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONER THERMAL SWITCH FAILED.

MOTOR GASKET SEALS FAILED.

CD PLAYER/RADIO FAILED.

GAS GUAGE FAILED. *YC

BEARING WHEEL-BUSHINGS FAILED. *YC

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THEFT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LIGHTING PROBLEMS. MJS

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. *YC

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT / CHIME REMAINED ON AFTER BRAKE WAS RELEASED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *YC

ROTORS WARPED. *YC

LOWER A ARMS FAILED. NLM

WIRING HARNESS CHIME SWITCH FAILED. YH

PCM FAILED. YH

DRIVER SEAT FAILED. *YC

BRAKE PAD WORN OUT. YH

BRAKE ROTORS WORN OUT. YH

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSIION HOUSING RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH HOUSING BEFORE REACHING PEDAL. YH

THE MOTOR MAKES A HIGH PITCHED WHINE SOUND ON STARTING. YH

FUEL PEDAL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. YH

KEY CYLINDER MALFUNCTION CAUSING BELL TO RING CONTINUALLY. YH

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. YH

RADIO FAILED. YH

POWER MIRROR ADJUSTER FAILED. *YC

EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. YH

LIGHT PANEL WENT OUT. YH

ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FITTINGS FAILED. YH

SMALL ARMS FAILED. YH

FRONT SUSPENSION HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE. YH

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUALLY ON DRIVEING. YH

ENGINE FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

FRONT BRAKE PAD KIT AND ROTOR FAILED. YH

FRONT BRAKE PAD KIT AND ROTOR FAILED. YH

BRAKE PAD FAILURE CAUSE SQUEAK. YH

ALL FOUR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, WIRES MELTED INTERRUPTING THE LAMP SOCKET CONNECTION. YH

LEFT FRONT WHEEL RIM CRACKED RESULTING IN VERY SLOW AIR LEAK. YH

MOISTURE BUILDUP BEHIND LENS CAUSES DECREASED ILLUMINATION OF LAMPS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN STARTING TO RAIN, CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SOMETIMES CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

EVERY 6000 TO 10000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WILL WARP, CAUSING A SHIMMY AT 70 MPH. THIS IS 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND 30000 MILES DRIVEN. GM SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

EVERY 6000 TO 10000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WILL WARP, CAUSING A SHIMMY AT 70 MPH. THIS IS 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND 30000 MILES DRIVEN. GM SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

BRAKE CALIPER BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

VIBRATION REPORTED AT 9000 MI/DEALER TURNED ROTORS/VIBRATION RETURNED AT 14900 MI

HORN ACTUATOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND REQUIRES LOOKING DOWN TO HONK HORN

THE CLIP ON LINE TO THE FUEL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSELY. FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE LOOSENED FITTING AND BLOWING BACK ON THE MUFFLER AS WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS RAINING AND THE RAIN FROM THE ROAD ASSISTED IN PREVENTING A FIRE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT....

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AT 12000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST WOULD GO TO CONSUMER. *AK

MOISTURE DEVELOPED BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT LENS, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BECOME FOGGED UP AND DIM. *AK.ET

WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING A DOWNPOUR--ARMS CROSSED AND WOULDN'T WORK. EXACT SAME FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW WHO HAS A NEW OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. I THEN REALIZED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET AND ASKED THEM TO REPURCHASE MY CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE FOR MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR ANY MORE. I ALSO FEEL THAT CHEVROLET MISREPRESENTS THE MALIBU AS A CARE FREE CAR.

HELLO, I HAD GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TO REPORT A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES AND AFTER THEY CHECKED THEM OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD ORGANIC BRAKE PADS AND IT WAS NORMAL NOISE AND THAT I STILL HAD 90% OF MY BRAKEPADS LEFT SO WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE 3 MORE TIMES I ...

AT APPROX. 5400 MILES CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CUT ROTORS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES PROBLEM REOCCURED. DEALER REPLACE ROTORS, STATING THEY WERE TOO THIN. AT APPROX. 11000 MILES SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STATING DEFECTIVE. AT 18,600 MILES, SAME P...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE BRAKING, AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP. FINALLY, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT RIGHT HUB. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, REPLACEMENT LOCKED UP ALSO.

ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.

ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.

ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.

ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.

ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.

EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.

EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.

EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.

EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.

EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

RAIN LEAKS IN TRUNK.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT REMEDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT REMEDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCURS THE HORN ACTUATOR IS DIFFCULT TO LOCATE. *AK HORN WAS ACTUATED AT LOWER PORTION OF AIR BAG COVES. WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED, IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE THIS PORTION. *YH

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY ON ROAD. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT 60-65 MPH. ALSO ENGINE REQUIRES MAJOR WORK, INCLUDING THE CHANGING OF THE PISTONS. BOTH CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY ON ROAD. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT 60-65 MPH. ALSO ENGINE REQUIRES MAJOR WORK, INCLUDING THE CHANGING OF THE PISTONS. BOTH CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK

CAR SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ALL GOING TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR!!!

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT, WHICH TORE UP THE REAR SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

BUTTON ON LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT MISSING.

TILT LOCK MECHANISM MISALIGNED.

TIE ROD END BROKE.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

OWNER DESCRIBED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND BELIEVES SHE OWNS A LEMON. HOWEVER NO DETAILS OR INCIDENTS WERE PROVIDED.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE (IN PARK) THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUMPING NOISE THEN LUNGES FORWARD ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES THEN COMES TO A REST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER RENTED CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL. DRIVER WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE DRIVER DECIDED TO ADJUST THE TILT STEERING. WHEN THE DRIVER TILTED THE WHEEL UP, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER TILTED THE WHEEL BACK...

DRIVER RENTED CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL. DRIVER WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE DRIVER DECIDED TO ADJUST THE TILT STEERING. WHEN THE DRIVER TILTED THE WHEEL UP, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER TILTED THE WHEEL BACK...

FRONT ROTOS FAILED.

ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART. ON THE FIFTH OCCURENCE IT WOULD NOT RESTART (TRAVELING 55MPH IN MIDDLE OF S-CURVE.) THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN IT WAS REALIZED THAT POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THEFT SYSTEM AND...

VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. SEVERE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER HAS NO MEANS OF VERIFYING DEALER'S CLAIM THAT THE AIR BAG PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

VEHICLE HAS AN UNKNOWN JIGGLE SOUND COMING FROM IT. HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP MORE THEN SIX OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK

THIS FORM IS INADEQUATE FOR REPORTING ON THE UNSAFE FEATURE INVOLVING THE INADEQUATE LIGHTING OF THE ODOMETER AND GEAR SELECTOR PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UNDER BRIGHT DAYLIGHT THIS AREA IS NOT READABLE DUE TO AUTOMATIC DIMMING BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE DRIVER. IN ADDITION, THE POLARIZING EF...

TIRE FAILURES. 3 DIFFERENT FLATS BETWEEN 8-12-98 AND 8-22-98. VEHICLE PURCHASED 6-10-98.

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVNG. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED ECU UNIT AND IGNITION SYSTEM AND RESET ALL CODES TO FACTORY SPECS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVNG. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED ECU UNIT AND IGNITION SYSTEM AND RESET ALL CODES TO FACTORY SPECS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVNG. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED ECU UNIT AND IGNITION SYSTEM AND RESET ALL CODES TO FACTORY SPECS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS

THE DASHBOARD POPPED UP WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, MECHANIC STATES IT IS UNDER THE DASH THAT IS WARPED. AN EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL OF THE VEHICLE IS NEEDED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKEING A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITH ALL INDICATIONS. LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER HAS BENN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

INABILITY TO TURN ON AND CONTROL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THEY ARE BACK LIGHTED AND AUTMATICALLY CONTROLLED.

INABILITY TO TURN ON AND CONTROL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THEY ARE BACK LIGHTED AND AUTMATICALLY CONTROLLED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. DEALER STATED THAT A SMALL ROCK WAS TRAPPED BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE'S PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. *AK

INBOARD FRAME SUPPORT FOR BALL JOINTS: WELDS TO FRAME FAILED TO SUPPORT BRACKET.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPAIRED AND TURNED ROTORS. *AK ROTORS WARPED FROM OVERHEATING THEN COOLED BY RAIN, DEALER STATED RAIN WAS AT FAULT. *SLC

REAR WINDOW BROKE FOR NO REASON. WEATHER WAS HOT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

REPEATED TRANSMISION PROBLEMS.

FRONT END PROBLEMS AFTER 40MPH SPEED, VEHICLE JERKS AND FLOAT OVER ROUGH ROADS, HANDLES LIKE FRONT END IS LOOSE.

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 4-10-98 FROM ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET INC.---561-683-8100. SERVICE # IS 561-640-1835. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 4-20-98 DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WAS THE COOLING FAN. SINCE THEN THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER, AND ...

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 4-10-98 FROM ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET INC.---561-683-8100. SERVICE # IS 561-640-1835. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 4-20-98 DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT WAS THE COOLING FAN. SINCE THEN THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER, AND ...

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK ENGINE DIED 7-8 TIMES.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION (FRONT END).

TRANSMISSION LURCHES AT CRUISING SPEEDS AND ACCELERATES UP LONG HILLS ABOVE 50 MPH FOR A FEW SECONDS.