1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Visibility Problems

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

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 CONCERNED THAT IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT A SALVAGE FACILITY. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V068000, VISIBILITY, WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, LINKAGES WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES DUE TO A BUILDUP OF SNOW, ICE, AND CORROSION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

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 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SO HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

Mileage: 96,000

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 PHYSICALLY PUSH THEM DOWN SHE THEN CONTINUED WITH HER DAY WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT SO I WENT OUT TO SEE AND FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ARMS WERE BROKEN AT ONE END ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SO I THEN TOOK THEM OUT TO REPLACE THEM AND WHEN I LOOKED THEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON RECORD, SO I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE 1-800-222-1020 AND SEE JUST WHAT I CAN HAVE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

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 HOUSING AS THE DEALER CALLED IT IS CRACKED AND THE WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 158,986

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 AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V068000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

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

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 MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I AM FEARFUL, BUT FORCED TO, DRIVE IN RAIN STORMS WITHOUT WORKING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ARROGANT ABOUT HELPING IN THIS SITUATION FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 123,800

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 NOT PASS EMISSIONS AND IF I HAD TO PAY FOR IT, IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER 500 DOLLARS, I HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT BRAKES ON 3 OCCASIONS, I HAVE FIXED THE LEAKING TRANSMISSION 2X, I HAVE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS ABOUT 4X, I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE LINING IS COMING OFF THE TRUNK. THESE ARE ALL PROBLEMS I HAD IN LESS THEN 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. SINCE MARCH 2004 I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP, 2 OF THE INJECTORS AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SMALL REPAIRS HERE AND THERE. EVERY TIME I FIX SOMETHING WITHIN LESS THEN A WEEK OF DRIVING IT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG I AM UNABLE TO REPAIR IT UNTIL I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT MORE INTO IT. I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING THE INJECTORS WHICH I HAVE ALREADY PAID 600 DOLLARS AND HAVE 4 MORE TO GO. I AM WORRIED THAT AFTER I PUT THIS MONEY INTO IT I WILL STILL HAVE MORE PROBLEMS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE DASH BUT THEY ARE UNSURE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT RUN LONG ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT. NOBODY CAN TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH BECAUSE I NEED TO FIX ONE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY CAN BE SURE OF THE NEXT. THIS CAR WAS THE WORST PURCHASE I HAVE MADE. I WAS UNABLE TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEB SITES AND ABOUT THIS CAR AND EVERYONE IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND PUTTING OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. *NM

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

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 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 TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

(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 WINSHEILD WIPER ARM SNAPPED FIRST IN THE VERTIAL POSITION, THEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM RAN OVER TOP OF IT BREAKING IT TOO. TRECHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE ENDURED IN ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF INTERSTATE. I WAS LEFT TO DRIVE WITH NEARLY NO VISIBILITY THROUGH HURRICANE FRANCES FOR 3 MORE HOURS UNTIL I MADE IT FAR ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE STORM. 3) WHEN BACK HOME IN LOUISVILLE, I TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE CENTER TO GET ESTIMATE AND FIXED SINCE IT WAS PREDICTED TO RAIN SOON. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGES BREAKING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO TRY TO GET GM TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *AK I SEARCHED SAFETY RECALL DATABASE HERE AND CAME ACCROSS OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PART THAT FAILED. THEREFORE I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ALSO. RQ04006. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN 2001 BUT ONLY IN 28 NORTHERN STATES.*AK

Mileage: 80,150

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

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

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 BRAKE PROBLEM BY USING CERAMIC PADS, COST A LITTLE BUT WELL WORT IT ( HAD THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT WERE REPORTED HERE EVERY 5000 OR SO MILE IN FOR REPAIRS. ) WHEN I PUT CERAMIC PADS ON THEY LASTED 40,000 MILES AND STILL GOING STRONG. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

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

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

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

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 AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS,, WEATHER, SPEED, TRAFFIC... I SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALL NOTICES FROM CHEVY ON THIS AND FOUND ONE, 01V068000. WHY WASN'T MY STATE LISTED IN THE GROUP TO NOTIFY? THERE IS A REAL DANGER IN THE PLASTIC DESIGN OF THE WIPER MOUNT. PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND HAVE CHEVY NOTIFY ALL OF US MALIBU OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGER...THANK YOU PHLECIA PARTAIN

Mileage: 82,016

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 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 THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BRAKE ROTORS, 2 SETS OF TIRES/ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD AT THE TIME ONLY 13K MILES. THE RIMS HAD TO BE FORCED OFF, THE FRONT ROTORS HAD BECOME RUSTED AT 20K MILES, THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS HAD COME APART, THE POWER STEERING HOSES HAD COME LOOSE, LOST FLUID AND POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION, THE TRUNK LEAKED, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON TWICE A WEEK, THE FRONT END SQUEAKED AND RATTLED, THE ANTENNA WIRE WAS LOOSE, THE RIGHT HEAD LAMP HAD PERMANENT MOISTURE WITH NO CRACK, THE A/C WOULD SHUT ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 60K MILES AND THE WANING LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES, THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL, AND THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING HAD BROKEN. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 58,000

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

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 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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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 THE PAST 4 MONTHS.*JB

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 IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE DISCARDED THE ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE AND FEELS THIS IS EXCESSIVE.*JB

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

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. I THEN WAS TOLD AT THE END OF THE YEAR AFTER ALL THIS MISINFORMATION GIVEN TO ME THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO REINBURSE ME FOR THE PART I HAD TO BUY TO REPAIR THE CAR. THE RECALL SAID THE SNOW FALL CAUSES THE PART TO BREAK AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED-BUT THEY WON'T HONOR IT. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING FOR ME, THE PART COST $100. DOLLARS.*AK

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 ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN HE RECEIVED THE REFUND CHECK IT WAS ONLY FOR $64.00 NOT EVEN HALF THE AMOUNT THAT HE PAID.*YD

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 EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN HE RECEIVED THE REFUND CHECK IT WAS ONLY FOR $64.00 NOT EVEN HALF THE AMOUNT THAT HE PAID.*YD

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

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 NY AND ISN'T BEING USED IN FLORIDA. MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BROKE WHILE THE WET SNOW CAME DOWN.I'VE JUST FOUND OUT THAT A PERSON AT MY INSURANCE CO, JUST GOT THERE RECALL AND THEIRS DIDN'T BREAK YET, WHILE MINE DID. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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

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

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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *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 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

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. REAR BUMPER COVER AT LEFT SIDE AT TAIL LIGHT OPENING HAS POOR FIT. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE AT THE LEFT FRONT DOOR GLASS OPENING WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING SHIMMIES WHILE BRAKING, DEALER FOUND WARPED ROTORS. IDLE QUALITY IN GEAR AT STOP IS POOR, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE WEAK, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT TIMES. FRONT HEAD LIGHT FOGGED UP, DELAER FOUND INSIDE LENS CRACKED. RATTLE NOISE HEARD UNDER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROADS. *SLC

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. *AK

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 ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WINDOW SWITCH FAILED CAUSING INOPERABLE WINDOW. *SLC

REMOTES INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR WIRING. *SLC

WWINDSHIELD WIPERS/ TRANSMISSION BROKE. (HAVE DEFECTIVE PART). *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 AIR, RATTLES AND SQUEAKS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. I'VE NEVER HAD A WORSE NEW CAR PURCHASE THAN THIS PIECE OF CRAP. CHEVY HAS REALLY SCREWED US ON THIS ONE!

MIRROR HINGE SPRING TENSION LOOSE AND ELECTRIC REMOTE CONTROL MIRROR SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, FOUND TRANSMISSION BROKEN AT PIVOT POINT. *MJS

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 THANK YOU PATRICIA ROBINSON. *AK

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 NOT STARTING, THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT LEAKED AIR. STILL DOES! THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THEM, MAKES VISIBILITY BAD AT NIGHT. HELP! *AK

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

1.WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE.2.REAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO WARPED WAVY RODERS

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 )

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 LOUD NOISE, DEALER REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR. AT 9K MI HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STARTED TO AGAIN MAKE A LOUD NOISE, DEALER REMOVED AND REINSTALLED BLOWER FAN, MOTOR STILL MAKES A LOUD NOISE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WARPED CAUSING STREAKS. NLM

POWER MIRROR ADJUSTER FAILED. *YC

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.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.

REAR WINDOW BROKE FOR NO REASON. WEATHER WAS HOT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK