1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU Electrical System Problems

My 1999 Chevy Malibu 3.1 V6 engine won,t turn on the engine whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the fuel pressure regulator won,t work whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the airbag srs system comes on in the spring time and in the hot summer time heat and in the winner time.

I LOCATED A RECALL THAT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALER IN LARAMIE WHY WHERE MY CAR SAT FOR 2 WEEKS AND ENDLESS CALLS NO CALL BACK FOR THE IGNITION RECALL AND OTHER ISSUES THAT MY CAR HAD I HAVE EMAILED AND CALLED AND ALL I HAVE GOTTEN WAS A BILL FOR NON SENCE AND HEADACKS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED ON THE CAR AND I HAVE LOST MONEY AND TIME BECAUSE THEY WOULDNT FIX THE RECALL OR EVEN KNOLAAGE THE PROBLEM. JUST UN PROFESSIONAL AND UN REASONABLE PEOPLE THAT AGAIN WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE RECALL JUST LET ME LOOSE MY JOB... AGAIN THE AUTO PLACE IS GMC LARAMIE AND THE REP THAT WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE TIME ABOUT MY CAR IS RICH!

IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS LOCK SENSOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START AND/OR RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 127,000

BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK AT ANY SPEED,NO FUSES OR RELAY ARE BAD OR BLOWN.NO POWER AT RELAY BY BLOWER OR BLOWER ITSELF.IT WORKED FRIDAY,SATURDAY WHEN STARTED DID NOT WORK.ALSO WHEN TURNING LEFT SOME DUMB BELL SOUNDS.

Mileage: 132,000

YOUR CAR LIKE ALL NEWER CARS ARE JUNK. READ CLAIM 10926267.

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR REMEDY FOR THE KEY SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START RANDOMLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,135.

Mileage: 7,135

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE KEY MOVED OUT OF POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO ABLE TO START WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO FAILED TO PROVIDE A PROPER READING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE BULBS CONSTANTLY SHORTED OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) YEARS AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THE CONDITION. THE FAILURES CONTINUED, INCLUDING VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,249.

Mileage: 66,249

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE THEFT PROTECTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. AFTER WAITING, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF *JS

THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. (WILL THE ALARM INITIATE ITSELF THAT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE KEY CYLINDER LOCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DIE WHILE DRIVING)? THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH... APPARENTLY THIS CAR HAS A ANTI-THEFT FEATURE NOT MENTIONED IN THE USER MANUAL (MENTIONS A ALARM FOR THE CAR RADIO, BUT NOT THE CAR ITSELF). MY CAR WOULD "NOT START" BECAUSE "IT" THOUGHT I WAS STEALING MY OWN CAR WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF OR RESET IT MANUALLY (YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE ALARM GOES AWAY), THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID UNIT MUST BE REPLACED (WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $350.00 TO $400.00 WHICH I REFUSE TO PAY). REGARDING SAFETY -- WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU NEED TO MOVE THE CAR FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT STARTS BLINKING? (NO WAY TO DISABLE THE ALARM) -- NEED TO WAIT... FIRST TIME IT TOOK OVER 8 HOURS, THE SECOND TIME IT TOOK LESS THAN 1 HOUR FOR IT TO RESET.

Mileage: 173,000

IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN GETTING LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO TURN ON FOR A LONG TIME. RECEIVED NTSB RECALL LETTER ABOUT UNINTENTIONAL KEY ROTATION FOR THE 1999 CHEVY MALIBU. I FOLLOWED THE NTSB INSTRUCTIONS AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE KEY RING. ON APRIL 21, 2015 THE CHEVY DEALER GLUED A PLASTIC HOUSING TO MY KEYS. AFTER RECEIVING MY KEYS BACK I COULD HARDLY GET THE KEY TO ROTATE THE IGNITION LOCK, I HAD TO JIGGLE THE KEY QUITE VIGOROUSLY TO GET THE IGNITION TO OPERATE. FOUR DAYS LATER THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. ALTHOUGH DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY BRING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOCATE THE KEY ON THE FLOOR AND AFTER REINSERTING THE KEY RESTARTED HE CAR. I HAD A ROLL OF TAPE IN THE GLOVE BOX AND I USED IT TO TAPE THE KEY IN POSITION. NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. ON APRIL 27, 2015 I REPLACED THE LOCK CORE SUCCESSFULLY. THE RECALL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE OR SAFE. I KNEW THE IGNITION LOCK WAS GETTING BAD BUT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN IF THE KEY FELL OUT. THIS FIX GAVE ME A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT A PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I THOUGHT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE LOCK CORE AND KEYS AND NOT JUST GLUE A HOUSING ONTO MY WORN-OUT KEYS. MY REPLACEMENT OF THE LOCK CORE SOLVED THE PROBLEM THE WAY THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE. A LETTER NEEDS TO GO OUT TO ALL THAT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FIX IF THE LOCK CORE IS NOT REPLACED. WHEN THE DEALER SHOWED ME THE FIX I LAUGHED AT THE TIME AND SAID YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME THAT I'VE WASTED 1:45 OF MY TIME WAITING FOR THE GLUE TO DRY. I DO NOT KNOW WHO THOUGHT THIS WOULD SOLVE ANYTHING OR APPROVED IT BUT I THINK THEY ARE AN IDIOT AND SHOULD BE FIRED FROM ANY POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY THAT THESE RECALLS ARE SUPPOSE TO ADDRESS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF OR ON POSITION, THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

CAR CUT OFF WENT OFF ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 10/20/2015*JS

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO REMAINED ACTIVATED WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC WINDOW PANELS AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,035. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AS EARLY AS MAY 2005. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONER, DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED, IT WAS POSSIBLE THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTINUED TO SOME EXPERIENCE AN ISSUE WHERE THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 07/08/15

Mileage: 32,035

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WROTE IN REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH.*MW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY MOVED OUT OF THE RUN POSITION WHILE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,282. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015*JS

Mileage: 157,282

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY MOVED OUT OF THE RUN POSITION WHILE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,282. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015*JS

Mileage: 157,282

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATED KEYS WERE STUCK IN IGNITION. IT COST $300 THE FIRST TIME, AND $150 THE SECOND TIME. *SS THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, AFTER CALLING GM BECAUSE SHE SAW THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT ON T.V. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT A SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD INDEPENDENTLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

1999 CHEVROLET CLASSIC CUSTOMER VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING SUDDENLY.*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND ENGINE POWER. *JB THE CONSUMER RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE IGNITION SYSTEM, WHICH DESCRIBED THE EXACT PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGES HE INCURRED FOR REPLACING THE PART AND TOWING CHARGES. UPDATED 07/20/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT SHUT OFF IN THE ROAD, COULD NOT RESTART IT AT ALL...NO WARNING LIGHTS NO NOTHING, JUST PLAIN SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT TO THE GAS STATION WHERE WE HAD IT TOWED AND FIXED......I HAVE THE RECEIPT SHOWING IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN CONTACTING THE RECALL PEOPLE, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS ALREADY FIXED. THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG....MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 103,248

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ UPDATED 5/6/2015 *JS

Mileage: 97,000

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY WOULD NOT ROTATE TO START. A FEW TRIES HAD GOTTEN STUCK AND IT WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO REMOVE THE KEY OR START THE CAR, OR IF IT WOULD START THE KEY COULD EASILY BE PULLED OUT OF IGNITION WHILE IN RUN POSITION. ULTIMATELY I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION TUMBLER AND NEW KEYS. I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS THAT I HAD TO MAKE DO NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION TUMBLER AND KEYS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED AND THE KEY REMOVED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/1/2015 *JS

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, AS THE THEFT DEVICE CAME ON AND BLINKED UP TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE BLINKING ENDED AND ALLOWED HIM TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WAS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO IDEA, HOW TO FIX IT. *JB UPDATED 10/01/14

WELL STARTED WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS STUPID POS. GAS GAGE DIDN'T EVER WORK. I NEVER KNOW !MUCH GAS I'VE GOT. THEN THE ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FLASHING. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYWAY TO FIX IT. THE BRAKES THEN STARTED IN ON ME ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BUT THE OTHER CAR DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD NO WAY POSSIBLE TO STOP. THEY JUST QUIT WORKING NO NOTICE. I THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO ROLL DOWN THE BACK WINDOW THEN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE QUIT LOCKING. TO MAKE THINGS BETTER THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW QUIT AND LOCK COMPLETELY GONE. CAN'T EVEN UNLOCK IT WITH THE KEY. STEERING THEN STARTED. STARTED HEARING A BIG CLUNK WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT STARTED LOCKING UP. NOW IT'S BEEN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AND IT'S IMMOBILE. I HAVE SUNK SO MUCH INTO IT THAT I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY MY LOT RENT SO IT'S DROVE ME TO BE HOMELESS TRYING TO LIVE OUT OF THIS THING CHEVY WANTS TO CALL A CAR HAD TO GIVE MY PRIDE AND JOY MY TWO CHILDREN TO MY EX HUSBAND. I LOST MY JOB OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO WORK AND LATE OVER CAR TROUBLE. I'VE ALMOST GAVE UP ON LIFE AND AM CURRENTLY SITTING IN THIS THING AT A WAL-MART WITH NO WAY TO PAY TO GET IT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT NO WAY TO REPAIR IT NO WAY TO PAY FOR FOOD OR TO REPLACE THIS CAR. IT'S DESTROYED MY LIVELY HOOD AS A WOMAN AND MOTHER TAKING AWAY EVERYTHING I'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR IN LIFE. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON CAN ASK FOR ENOUGH MONEY TO STAY IN A CHEAP MOTEL(NOT ANY KIDS WOULD BE GOOD IN IF MY MEANING IS UNDERSTOOD) TO GET A SHOWER BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS HELP CAN GO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON A REGULAR BASIS IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. FOR THIS REASON THE CONSUMER OPTED TO "JUNK" THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TRADING IT IN. UPDATED 07/14/2014 *JS

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI-THIEF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER A TEN MINUTE WAIT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500. UPDATED 6/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. HE ASKED THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, BUT THEY SAID NO. UPDATED 06/24/14

Mileage: 77,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE POWERED OFF. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING ERRONEOUS READINGS AND WOULD READ THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD TURN HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER ONE HOUR. THE CONTACT WOULD LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MINUTES TO ENSURE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/08/14 MA

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM POWERING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 184,000

ANTI-THEFT LOCKED. WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. ALLOWED IGNITION TO STAY IN "ON" POSITION AS STATED TO DO, STILL WON'T WORK. TRIED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. (BATTERY IS FINE-RADIO WORKS, LIGHTS GO ON). CAR KEEPS "DINGING" WHEN DOORS OPENED, HOOD, OR TRUNK. THE LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. ANTI-THEFT LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. LOSS OF WORK AND IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS. RESETTING THE LOCK KEY DID NOT WORK. YOU REFUSE TO PUT IN A RECALL, YET THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE ISSUE AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES. GM WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

PASSLOCK SENSOR THEFT SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THIS WAS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR THE GM COMPANY. AS A OWNER OF THE 1999 CHEVY MALIBU, AND EXPER. THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES. I HAVE REVIEWED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PART AS IT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE. IT IS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS A INCONVENIENCE TO MANY....IT CAN TAKE UP TO TEN MINUTES FOR THE PASSLOCK SENSOR TO RESET IN WHICH CASE PARENTS MAY HAVE TO LEAVE THERE CHILDREN IN THE COLD OR REVERSE IN THE HEAT WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS TO INFANTS OR TODDLERS.. MANY PEOPLE REPLACE THE PART FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND IN RETURN IT DEFECTS AGAIN. IT CAUSES PEOPLE TO BE LATE FOR VERY IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS SUCH AS DOCTORS VISITS OR EVEN THE CASE OF (WORK). I BELIEVE THE GM COMPANY SHOULD EVALUATE THE PART AND TRY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. MANY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS PART IN WHICH IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. AS A OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE I FORESEE A VERY BIG LAWSUIT COMING ABOUT IN RESULT OF INJURY DUE TO THE SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE OWNER THAN IT DOES WITH THIEVES THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING AGAINST. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE THEFT SYSTEM, PASSLOCK, FAILS CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS CAN AND HAS HAPPENED CONSECUTIVELY, SOMETIMES CAUSING A WAIT OF 30 MINUTES, BEFORE THE CAR CAN BE STARTED. APPARENTLY THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM, AND DOES NOT READ THE KEY PROPERLY WHEN INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. SO, IT WILL SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE, DISABLING THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 87,900

THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND WE HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR STARTS UP. SOMETIMES EVEN LONGER. THIS HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS SITUATION FROM MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHERE THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN STRANDED AT NIGHT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ANTI THEFT ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE THIS MANYFACTURER RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER NOT A DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY PROBLEM IT HAD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, NO WARNING, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THIS HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT WAS VERY SCARY. THEN WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I GOT READY TO DRIVE IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRY TO RESTART AND IT USUAL DOES UNTIL DEC. 2. IT DIED AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. IT WILL CRANK, THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING AND I HAVE SPARK. OTHER PROBLEMS: WHILE CHECKING OIL ONE DAY I LEANED AGAINST CAR AND IT SHOCKED ME; BRAKE LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO; CANNOT LOCK DOORS FROM DRIVERS SIDE; COOLANT HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY WEEK (NO LEAKS HAVE BEEN FOUND); TRUNK IS NOT WANTING TO OPEN WITH BUTTON OR KEY; RADIO/ANTENNA GETS 1 STATION; A/C WORKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND APPARENTLY THE DIODE OR SOMETHING WENT BAD BUT YOU CANNOT BUY JUST THE DIODE. I AM TIRED OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE READ MANY OTHERS LIKE THESE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE CAR DIEING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOCKING EVERYTHING UP. *TR

SECURITY PASS LOCK PROBLEM, SECURITY LIGHT IS ON,REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER. CAR STILL PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHAT'S GM WANT TO DO WAIT UNTIL A INCIDENT LIKE TOYOTA HAPPENS, OR WORSE CAUSING MULTIPLE DEATHS OR INJURIES. I RAN ACROSS TO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENT LIKE THIS ON INTERNET. WHAT IF SOMEONE IS COMING ON A INTERSTATE AND WHILE MERGING THIS HAPPENS, IT COULD CAUSE HORRIFIC INCIDENTS GM IS TRYING TO REBUILD ITS REPUTATION AND TRUST THIS ISN'T A GOOD WAY . *TR

Mileage: 140,000

MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU TAKES 10 MINUTES TO START AFTER THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT STARTS BLINKING WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2 TRIES TO GET THE CAR STARTED(20MIN). IT OCCURS RANDOMLY, BUT FREQUENTLY. IT HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. IT MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK, EVEN WHEN I PLAN AHEAD TO LEAVE EARLY, AND MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING, AS ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THE PROBLEM IS EXPENSIVE AND WILL RETURN EVENTUALLY, EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED. PLEASE HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ERROR ON THEIR PART. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

I TRY TO START MY 1999 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT WILL NOT START THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER I HAVE A CHANCE OF STARTING IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WONT START THE SECOND TRY EITHER THEN I WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES TO START IT. I AM LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THESE VEHICLES NEED A RECALL SO OWNERS MAY HAVE THERE CARS FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE NOT OURS. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND IT DID SEEM OK FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM, IN MY 1999 CHEVY MALIBU, FAILS ON A REGULAR BASIS. PROBABLY 1 OUT OF 10 STARTS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING, AND I NEED TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN TRY IT AGAIN; OFTEN, THE 2ND TRY ALSO REQUIRES WAITING TEN MINUTES. THIS IS DEEPLY FRUSTRATING ON ITS OWN, BUT IS DANGEROUS WHEN I NEED MY CAR TO START: FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT IS LATE AT NIGHT, OR WHEN MY SURROUNDINGS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, OR WHEN I URGENTLY NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE (HOSPITAL IN AN EMERGENCY!). I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFLICTS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED. THIS WARRANTS A RECALL, OR AT LEAST SHOULD REQUIRE THAT GM PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE IGNITION MECHANISMS THAT DO NOT HAVE PASSLOCK SYSTEMS INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

1999 MALIBU WONT START ,THEFT LIGHT ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS 99 MALIBU FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE ACTUALLY GOT TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS BUT NOW IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE THEFT SYSTEM I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOW THE CAR IS DONE IT WILL NOT START AT ALL I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CARE AND IT SURE ISN'T GOING TO BE A CHEVROLET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS HERSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A MECHANISM WITHIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND WHEN DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 02/11/11

Mileage: 33,000

THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. IT WON'T START I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 20MINS BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OFF . I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 -3 YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HOW CAN ONE LIGHT GIVE ME SO MUCH GRIEF. MY CAR IS NOT WORTH STEALING. IS THIS PROBLEM INCLUDED UNDER SAFETY STANDARD 102 (09V-073) CHEVY MALIBU RECALL ? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 122,152

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVY MALIBU HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. THIS DISABLES THE FUEL FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED AT A FARMER'S MARKET IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER. I HAD TO WAIT ALMOST AN HOUR IN THE HEAT WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS A HEART CONDITION. AFTER TRYING TO START IT EVERY TEN MINUTES FOR AN HOUR IT FINALLY STARTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEY COULD LOOK AT IT BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PRODUCT? I EVEN ASKED THEM TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM AND THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE. THIS IS BECOMING A DANGER BECAUSE I AM A SENIOR CITIZENS AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN I WILL BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR THIS TO RESET. IF THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS ITS A PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM WHY CAN'T THE FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

OUR VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS RUNNING THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. IT LOCKS INTO THEFT MODE. AFTER LETTING THE KEY SIT IN THE "ON" POSITION IN THE IGNITION FOR 10MINUTES THE CAR WILL STOP. THE CAR WILL DRIVE AND SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE ABS AND BATTERY LIGHTS STAYS ON. THE CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE'VE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY "REPROGRAMMED" IT TWICE ALMOST $400 ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN! ONLY TO DO OUR OWN RESEARCH AND FIND OUT ONLINE MULTIPLE GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE VATS SYSTEM/ PASSKEY/PASSCAR THEFT SYSTEMS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MALFUNCTIONING THEFT SYSTEM IN 1999 CHEVY MALIBU, PROPER KEY IS BEING USED TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WILL COME SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, DISABLING THE FUEL. THE LIGHT BLINKS FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU, LIKE MANY OTHERS, DOES NOT START HALF THE TIME, BECAUSE OF ITS PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT IS HORRIBLY UNRELIABLE AND DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. IT MAKES THIS CAR ALMOST WORTHLESS, AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO START OR NOT, AND IT'S CAUSED ME TO BE LATE TO TESTS AND EVEN MISS CLASS NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, IT'S A BURDEN ON SO MANY OF US CHEVY DRIVERS. IT HAPPENS TO ME ONCE A WEEK. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 99 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF TROUBLE FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. HAVE REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER 3 TIMES BUT STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS. THIS DOES NOT WORK AND CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVERS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DISABLES THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. IT APPEARS THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS IN MANY MODELS AND GM IS PROBABLY AWARE IT WAS A BAD PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*CW

I BOUGHT A 99 CHEVY MALIBU FOR MY DAUGHTER. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED ACTING UP, LIGHTS FLASHING, POWER LOCKS GOING CRAZY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH ARE GOING CRAZY, VEHICLE ENDED DYING AND WONT START. BOUGHT A BRAND NEW BATTERY $80.00, THEN PURCHASED A ALTERNATOR $150.00 VEHICLE STILL NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY , VEHICLE ENDED UP NOT RUNNING AT ALL , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT THE VEH ON DIAGNOSTICS (CHARGED $95.00) AND WAS TOLD THAT CANNOT RUN DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM....FIXED THAT PROBLEM ($300) AND THE VEHICLE STILL WONT RUN BECAUSE OF THE ANTI- THEFT LOCKOUT SYSTEM FAILURE (WHICH I MENTIONED TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE OF DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET) I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL (MORE THAN SEVERAL PEOPLE) THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT ARE BEING TAKEN FOR A FINANCIAL RIDE WITH THE REPAIR FACILITY NOT BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACING PART AFTER PART AND THE VEHICLES STILL DON'T RUN. GM OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER IS STUCK TO FOOT THE BILL WITH A OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THEY INCLUDED IN THIS VEHICLE. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR A RECALL ON A PART THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN CHARGE THE CONSUMER $$$$$$$ TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. I HAVE READ OVER AND OVER HOW PEOPLE ARE STRANDED WITH THIS VEHICLE ALL BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART : ANTI- THEFT LOCKOUT SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. NO START PROBLEM DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND OR ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. ONGOING PROBLEM. NO SET TIME OR CONDITIONS. HAVE KEY SEPARATE FROM OTHERS. NOT A WEIGHT OF KEY RING PROBLEM. IF A STALL OCCURS OR IN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, VEHICLE IS DISABLED FOR 10 MINUTES.I HAVE TRIED TO GARNER ANY AND ALL INFORMATION I CAN, INCLUDING THE NON-HELP FROM CHEVROLET TO BY-PASS OR CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROX. 4 YEARS AGO AND IS VERY RANDOM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE FOUND THAT CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY EVEN BEING IN IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE THEFT SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION AND THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR HAPPENS TO STAHL AT AN INTERSECTION OR YOU NEED TO GET AWAY QUICKLY FROM ROBBER OR CARJACKER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR ON THE FUEL GAUGE SPORADICALLY FAILS AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 90,000

MY 99 CHEVY MALIBU, ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES WHEN I TRY TO START AND I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT GOES OUT TO START THE CAR. IS ALWAYS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING - IT CHEWS THROUGH BRAKES & ROTORS. VERY POOR MANUFACTURING BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MY 99 CHEVY MALIBU, IS ALWAYS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING - I MUST WAIT FOR THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHTS TO GO OUT. IT CHEWS THROUGH BRAKES & ROTORS. VERY POOR MANUFACTURING BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND ONE DAY IT DIDN'T START AT ALL. THE DEALERS FIRST SURE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE LINES, SO I GOT THAT REPLACED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. SO, I BROUGHT IT THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. CAR RAN FINE AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND ONCE AGAIN, IT STARTED STALLING ON ME WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START, OR IT WOULD START AND THEN DIE ON ME. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. GOT THAT ALL DONE, AND IT DIDN'T HELP ONE BIT. NOW, I DROVE MY CAR ALL THE WAY FROM MINNESOTA TO NEW YORK WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT THE DAY I GOT HERE, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. MY CAR WON'T START OR IT WILL AND IT STALLS ON THE THROUGH-WAY, WHICH IS VERY SCARY, UNSAFE AND INCONVENIENT! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP HERE, AND I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND BEFORE I EVEN TOLD HIM WHAT KIND OF CAR IT WAS, HE ASKED IF IT WAS A CHEVY MALIBU AND I SAID YES. HE TOLD ME CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT ALL THIS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY MALIBU THEY HAVE AND THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! HE SAID IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK MAKING IT SO THE SECURITY COMES ON IN THE CAR AND LOCKS THE CAR UP BECAUSE IT'S FAULTY. I CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE REPAIRS AND I'VE BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF MY CAR RANDOMLY STALLING! I AM GLAD MY 6-MONTH OLD WASN'T IN THE BACKSEAT AT ANY OF THOSE TIMES! WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND CAN'T GET MY CAR STARTED BECAUSE CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET THEY AREN'T DOING ANY RECALLS?! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003, 3 MONTHS LATER THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON KEEPING THE CAR FROM STARTING FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. APRIL 24, 2007 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET SEVERAL TIMES, AND NO DEFINITE ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM COULD BE GIVEN. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO LET THEM TRY TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. I WORK IN A NOT SO SAFE PART OF TOWN AND THE CAR STALLED IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AT NIGHT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN ROBBED OR WORSE. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE. IF A PERSON NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS DRIVING ONE OF THESE DEFECTIVE MALIBUS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF NOT EVEN DEATH TO THE OWNER. *AK

Mileage: 258,000

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU IN NOVEMBER 2003. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST 10 TIMES ($20 EACH TIME), THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ($70 EACH TIME). THE BRAKES GIVE YOU NO WARNING THEY JUST QUIT SUDDENLY WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP ON YOU. THE REAR WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, I HEAR A WEIRD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS CAME ON 6 OR 7 TIMES AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CRANK THE CAR(ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILD WAS HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HIM TO THE ER). IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION IN THE FRONT END AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY FOR SEVERAL MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL FACT THAT IT IS A 1999 MALIBU, NOW MY IGNITION HAS COMPLETELY QUIT, ACTUALLY IT HUNG IN THE START POSITION AND WAS MAKING MY STARTER GRIND AND ALMOST CATCH FIRE, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL ABOUT 15 TIMES, BUT USUALLY AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY A FEW TIMES IT COMES UNDONE, BUT NOT THIS TIME. MY DAD HAD TO TAKE MY BATTERY OFF IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ENGINE DIE. SO NOW MY EMPLOYER GOT SO FED UP WITH ME BEING LATE OR CALLING IN BECAUSE OF MY CAR PROBLEMS THAT I WAS TERMINATED. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN, BOTH HAVE CHRONIC ASTHMA AND HAVE TO BE RUSHED TO THE ER WITH SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACKS ALL THE TIME, AND NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THEM SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. THE PARTS ARE GOING TO COST ME $200 AND THE COST OF LABOR AND NOW I HAVE NO JOB. IF YOU CALL CHEVROLET ALL THEY TELL YOU IS TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND LET THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT FOR A FEE, AND THEN THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU MORE THAN I MAKE IN 2 MONTHS, AND THEY NEVER EVEN ASK YOU ANY PERSONAL INFO SO THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTED CLAIMS ON YOUR CALLS. *NM

Mileage: 119,676

1999 CHEV MALIBU GM PASS LOCK II SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND PREVENTS USE OF CAR. PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS CAN NOT DEPEND ON CAR. *NM

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE HAS JUST REACHED 62000 MILES. MOST RECENT INCIDENT - ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON-CAR DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACED ALTERNATOR - SUPPOSEDLY "COMMON" AT THIS MILEAGE. SIX WEEKS PRIOR - COOLANT INDICATOR KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER REPLACED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND WATER PUMP. ALSO TOLD COMMON IN THIS CAR AT THIS MILEAGE. BRAKES DONE ALSO - ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT - AGAIN SUPPOSEDLY COMMON IN THE MALIBU. *JB

Mileage: 62,300

CAR WILL NOT START, REPLACED STARTER, RELAYS. DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT IT WON'T TURN OVER. REPAIR SHOP SAID IT IS IGNITION SWITCH @$254.00L. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR. TRIED TO START IT FEW DAYS LATER, PERFECTLY OK AND STARTS EVERYTIME FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO, THEN NO WARNING AND IT DOESN'T START AGAIN. ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN. AIR CODITIONER BLOWER DOESN'T WORK ON 1-4, ONLY IF FAN ON 5. FUSES HAVE STARTED TO BLOW. CIG 4X, RADIO 2X. DASH LIGHT "THEFT SYSTEM" STAYS ON AT TIMES AFTER START AND WHILE OPERATING. COULD THIS BE ANY PART OF WHY CAR DOESN'T START????? MY MECHANIC IS BEWILDERED TO SAY THE LEAST. *JB

Mileage: 106,000

BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE 2002- A/C GOES OFF AND ON- IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE- DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DON'T ROLL DOWN- ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED- INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND RADIATOR REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

CAR FAILS TO START MORE THAN FREQUENTLY. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH, A COST OF $254.00. DON'T THINK CAR SHOULD ALREADY NEED IGNITION REPLACED. CAR HAS DIED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IF DASH LIGHTS COME ON OR JUST THEFT DETERRENT LIGHTS. DAY RUNNING LIGHTS ARE EQUAL TO REG HEADLIGHTS, ALL SYSTEM LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED, NO NEED TO EVEN TURN SWITCH ON, COULD THIS BE NORMAL? MECHANIC INSTALLED A SWITCH UNDER HOOD THAT CONNETS DIRECTLYTO MY STARTER SO WHEN CAR FAILS TO START I PUSH SWITCH AND SHE STARTS RIGHT UP, HE SAID SOMETHING IN COLUMN BUT HE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT. STEERING COLUMN DOESNOT LOCK, EVER! *JB

DT: THE IGITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND LEFT CONSUMER STRANDED.THE HEATER SWITCHERS BURNED OUT, CAN BE REPLACED BUT IT WILL BURN OUT AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HAD AN IGINTION SWITCH PUT IN THIS WEEK. DEALER DIDN'T SAY WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND HAD TAKEN SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START AGAIN. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STARTER SWITCH. *AK *SC

Mileage: 26,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION SYSTEM HAVE ALL BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY REPLACED, IT HAPPEND AGAIN. EACH OF THESE TIMES, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START BUT FAIL TO TURN OVER. EACH OF THESE TIMES, MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS BLINKING. IF I WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN COLD AND WARM WEATHER AND HAS STRANDED ME AND MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN MANY TIMES. ALSO, NOW MY THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO FALL TO EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL WITH GAS. MY GAUGE SUDDENLY WENT FROM 1/4 OF A TANK TO EMPTY A FEW MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I STOPPED TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 7 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT WHEN I KNOW MY GAS TANK HOLD 13 GALLONS OF GAS. THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM JUST STARTING YESTERDAY (3/16/05) BUT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I START MY CAR SINCE THEN.*AK

Mileage: 77,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION SYSTEM HAVE ALL BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY REPLACED, IT HAPPEND AGAIN. EACH OF THESE TIMES, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START BUT FAIL TO TURN OVER. EACH OF THESE TIMES, MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS BLINKING. IF I WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN COLD AND WARM WEATHER AND HAS STRANDED ME AND MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN MANY TIMES. ALSO, NOW MY THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO FALL TO EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL WITH GAS. MY GAUGE SUDDENLY WENT FROM 1/4 OF A TANK TO EMPTY A FEW MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I STOPPED TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 7 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT WHEN I KNOW MY GAS TANK HOLD 13 GALLONS OF GAS. THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM JUST STARTING YESTERDAY (3/16/05) BUT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I START MY CAR SINCE THEN.*AK

Mileage: 77,000

CONSUMER STATED ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE. *AK

Mileage: 119,000

THE RUBBER MOLDING AROUND THE BACK LIGHT ENCASING IS LOOSE, SO WATER IS CONSTANTLY SEEPING IN CAUSING THE BACK LIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE OUT THE BULBS. MY BRAKE LIGHT IN MY WINDOW IS THE ONLY ONE WORKING AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

INTAKE VALVE. SEAL LEAKED , LOST ANTI FREEZE ALMOST OVER HEATED ENGINE. *AK

I HAVE A THEFT SYSTME LIGHT THAT COMES ON IN MY CAR AND IT WON'T LET ME START MY CAR,,I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP NUMOROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG,,AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO SWITCH KEYS,,DUMB BUT IT WORKS SOMETIMES BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO DO THIS..IT IS A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU 4 DR. WITH ONLY 53000 MILES ON IT.*AK

WITHIN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES WITH OUR 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 47,000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS LEAKED, THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE REPAIRED, THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON REPEATEDLY, AND THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP HAVE FAILED. THE PASSLOCK SENSOR AND BODY CONTROL MODULE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO ADDRESS THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE HARNESS AND INDIVIDUAL WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED FOR THE ABS WARNING LIGHT. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE REQURED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE TO ADDRESS SOME OR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

WITHIN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES WITH OUR 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 47,000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS LEAKED, THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE REPAIRED, THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON REPEATEDLY, AND THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP HAVE FAILED. THE PASSLOCK SENSOR AND BODY CONTROL MODULE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO ADDRESS THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE HARNESS AND INDIVIDUAL WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED FOR THE ABS WARNING LIGHT. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE REQURED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE TO ADDRESS SOME OR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

MULTIPLE TAIL LAMP FAILURES ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE REPLACED MORE TAIL LAMPS THAN I CAN REMEMBER. WHILE REPLACING THEM THE LAST TIME I NOTICED THAT THE PLACE WHERE YOU PLUG IN THE LAMP WAS STARTING TO MELT. I THINK THIS IS A HAZARD. THE LAMPS ARE NOT BURNED OUT WHEN I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. THEY JUST DON'T MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CONTACTS AFTER A WHILE. I HAVE TO PUT NEW ONES IN TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME I ALMOST COULDN'T GET ONE TO WORK. *AK

Mileage: 109,000

1 - BRAKE FAILURE AT 15,000 MILES; REPLACED BRAKES 4 TIMES AFTER DEALER AND MANUFACTURER (CHEVROLET) FAILED TO REPAIR; I PURCHASED 3 CALIPERS, 4 ROTORS AND MANY BRAKE PADS AT COSTS OF $1,000. 2 - GAS GUAGE SENDING UNIT FAILED AFTER 60,000 MILES; COULD NOT DETERMINE PROPER FUEL LEVEL; PURCHASED AND REPLACED UNIT AT COST OF $325. 3 - INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AT 45,000 MILES; VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE OVERHEATING; DEALER CHARGED $700 TO PERFORM VALVE JOB AFTER CHARGING $700 TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD; 4 - BATTERY FAILED AFTER 25,000 MILES; POSITIVE POST FELL OUT OF BATTERY; PURCHASED REPLACEMENT AND DID NOT HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER BECAUSE I WAS IN CALIFORNIA FROM TEXAS ON A TRIP - COSTS $70 . *AK

Mileage: 15,000

TRIED TO START 1999 CHEVY MALIBU ON 4/26/04-IGNITION MODULE HAD GONE OUT OF VEHICLE-NOW TO REPLACE IT I HAVE TO APY FOR IT COMPLETELY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED- I ONLY HAVE 53,500 MILES ON MY CAR AND I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE COST

THE VEHICLE'S ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ALTERNATOR GO OUT COMPLETELY WITHIN 10K OF EACH OTHER. ONCE THE CAT HAD GONE BAD, IT CAUSED THE VALVE SEALS ON THE ENGINE TO NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, A $1300 JOB NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALSO HAVE HAD BREAK PAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM WEARING UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR ALMOST A WEEK BEFORE THEY GUESSED THE PROBLEM-NO ONE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT MY ENGINE TO VERIFY THAT THE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I WAS SO ANNOYED WITH WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPLETE THE WORK AND REPLACE THE CAT. THESE PROBLEMS ALSO RESULTED IN A MIDNIGHT TOW TWO HOURS AWAY FROM HOME SINCE MY CAR WOULD NOT START, TAKING MORE TIME AND MONEY OUT OF MY HECTIC SCHEDULE. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO PERFORMING POORLY AND THE IGNITION SWITCH REQUIRED A LITTLE JIGGLING BEFORE IT IGNITED. THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

THIS 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2001 IN HAD A WATER LEAKING PROBLEM TOOK 3 TRIES BEFORE THEY FOUND IT NEEDED THERMOSTAT GASKET DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ONE IN IT THEY SOLD IT TO ME .THIS WAY WITH A PROMISE IT HAD BEEN FIXED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS & STRUT BUSHINGS. THEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT & IT CAUSE MY BATTERY TO GO BAD OVERCHARGED IT THEY REPLACED ALTERNATOR BUT REFUSED TO RE-EMBURSE ME FOR THE BATTERY. THEN IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED PROBLEM WITH ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NOT START. HAD THAT REPLACED IN MARCH 2002. THEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED WINDOW SWITCH VERY SLOW HAD TO BE CLEANED ANOTHER ONE NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AT THIS TIME ALSO HAD TO HAVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM FIXED AGAIN LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME ANOTHER BAD IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAD BLOWER MOTOR & RELAY SWITCH FOR HEATER TO GO OUT OVER THE SUMMER MOST OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE LONG AGO BURNT OUT & HAD TO BE REPLACED LOCK OUT FOR TRUNK LID ALSO BROKE NOT COVERED ON WARRANTY. HUB CAPS HAVE LUG NUTS MADE IN THEM THAT SCREW ONTO YOUR LUG BOLTS STRIPPED OUT WHEN TOOK FOR REPAIRS BY DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY COST $500.00 FOR A NEW SET. SO I PURCHASED THE LUG NUT PART & REPALCED IT MYSELF AT A DEALERSHIP FOR $10.00 SET OF 5. NOVEMBER OF 2002 BRAKES & ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN JAN. 2003 BRAKE PADS REPLACED AGAIN IN MARCH 2003 PADS REPLACED AGAIN IN JULY 2003 PADS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN THEN IN SEPT. 2003 MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED IN OCT. 2003 MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AGAIN NOW IT'S NOV 2003 & MASTER CYLINDER BEING REPLACED AGAIN TOMORROW.THESE CARS HAVE A REAL BRAKE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT'S COSTING A FORTUNE.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

THIS 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2001 IN HAD A WATER LEAKING PROBLEM TOOK 3 TRIES BEFORE THEY FOUND IT NEEDED THERMOSTAT GASKET DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ONE IN IT THEY SOLD IT TO ME .THIS WAY WITH A PROMISE IT HAD BEEN FIXED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS & STRUT BUSHINGS. THEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT & IT CAUSE MY BATTERY TO GO BAD OVERCHARGED IT THEY REPLACED ALTERNATOR BUT REFUSED TO RE-EMBURSE ME FOR THE BATTERY. THEN IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED PROBLEM WITH ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NOT START. HAD THAT REPLACED IN MARCH 2002. THEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED WINDOW SWITCH VERY SLOW HAD TO BE CLEANED ANOTHER ONE NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AT THIS TIME ALSO HAD TO HAVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM FIXED AGAIN LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME ANOTHER BAD IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAD BLOWER MOTOR & RELAY SWITCH FOR HEATER TO GO OUT OVER THE SUMMER MOST OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE LONG AGO BURNT OUT & HAD TO BE REPLACED LOCK OUT FOR TRUNK LID ALSO BROKE NOT COVERED ON WARRANTY. HUB CAPS HAVE LUG NUTS MADE IN THEM THAT SCREW ONTO YOUR LUG BOLTS STRIPPED OUT WHEN TOOK FOR REPAIRS BY DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY COST $500.00 FOR A NEW SET. SO I PURCHASED THE LUG NUT PART & REPALCED IT MYSELF AT A DEALERSHIP FOR $10.00 SET OF 5. NOVEMBER OF 2002 BRAKES & ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN JAN. 2003 BRAKE PADS REPLACED AGAIN IN MARCH 2003 PADS REPLACED AGAIN IN JULY 2003 PADS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN THEN IN SEPT. 2003 MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED IN OCT. 2003 MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AGAIN NOW IT'S NOV 2003 & MASTER CYLINDER BEING REPLACED AGAIN TOMORROW.THESE CARS HAVE A REAL BRAKE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT'S COSTING A FORTUNE.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER SAID WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE DIED. DRIVER WAS TWO LANES FROM THE SHOULDER. POLICE HAD TO STOP TRAFFIC WHILE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SHOULDER. MECHANIC REPLACED A # 48 FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP INJECTOR. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 34,000

#1 ON THE STOCK RADIO, WHICH CAME WITH THE MALIBU, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING THE RADIO BUTTONS AND KNOBS BURNT OUT. FIRST ALONG THE BASS, TREBLE, FADE & BALANCE TURN KNOBS AND NOW ALL THE PRESET BUTTONS #'S 1-6. YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE RADIO IN THE DARK NOW. #2 I HAVE TERRIBLE RECEPTION OF FM (SOME TIMES) AND AM (ALL THE TIME) RADIO STATIONS. THIS HAS GOTTON WORSE SINCE I OWNED IN 6/13/02.

Mileage: 50,000

AT ABOUT 27000MI (3000MI. SERVICE) I NOTIFIED DEALER OF SQUEAKING IN FRONT & REAR SUSPENSION BUSHINGS. DEALER SPRAYED LUBE ON REAR (ABOUT $100)AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOWER COMPLETE FRONT END TO LUBE FRONT, APPROX $200 MORE. EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER. AT 30000 MI SERVICE DEALER NOTIFIED ME I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. I INSPECTED BRAKES WHILE ON LIFT. MECHANIC SAID HE MADE MISTAKE! HE SAID THAT HE HADN'T PULLED WHEELS OF YET. SAID THERE WAS 80% LEFT, REPAIR INVOICE SAID 50% LEFT. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK LATER THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANS FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR & AIR CONDITIONING SMELLED LIKE URINE WHEN ON, ALSO SWITCHING ITSELF FROM RECIRCULATION TO FRESH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED SWITCH, DEDUCTIBLE $SE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY, SPRAYED SOMETHING IN OUTSIDE VENT (MOLD THEY SAID?), AND TIGHTENED TRANS COOLING LINE, THEIR FAULT! THREE DAYS LATER COOLING LEAK, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP, DEDUCTIBLE $'S ON EXTENDED WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER THE REAR POWER WINDOW ACTUATOR (MOTOR & CABLE ASSEMBLY) QUIT! I MIGHT HAVE USED THIS WINDOW 12 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT 99 MALIBU LS FROM CHAMPION CHEVROLET, RENO,NV. NEW IN 12/99! ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I FEELS LIKE THEY ARE SABOTAGING MY VEHICLE TO GET BACK AT ME FOR DISCOVERING THEY LIED ABOUT BRAKE JOB! ALSO AFTER READING YOUR COMPLAINT LIST, I REALIZE THAT I AM NOT ALONE THINKING THAT BRAKES, STEERING VIBRATION, AND RELIABILITY IN GENERAL IS POOR ON THIS VEHICLE. *PH

Mileage: 30,200

HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR! BOUGHT CAR 2/17/2001.....-8/15/2001 HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR....2/24/2002 HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAKAGE, COST WAS 600.00.....06/20/03 HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY DUE TO LEAKAGE AND CORROSION AROUND POSITIVE CABLE.......7/24/03 HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE SECOND TIME....I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS!!!!! CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT... THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GOOD CAR!! :)*AK

Mileage: 52,000

HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR! BOUGHT CAR 2/17/2001.....-8/15/2001 HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR....2/24/2002 HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAKAGE, COST WAS 600.00.....06/20/03 HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY DUE TO LEAKAGE AND CORROSION AROUND POSITIVE CABLE.......7/24/03 HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE SECOND TIME....I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS!!!!! CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT... THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GOOD CAR!! :)*AK

Mileage: 52,000

HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR! BOUGHT CAR 2/17/2001.....-8/15/2001 HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR....2/24/2002 HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAKAGE, COST WAS 600.00.....06/20/03 HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY DUE TO LEAKAGE AND CORROSION AROUND POSITIVE CABLE.......7/24/03 HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE SECOND TIME....I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS!!!!! CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT... THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GOOD CAR!! :)*AK

Mileage: 52,000

ALTENATOR REPLACED AT 44500 MILES, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN STARTED UP VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR AND HAS NO READING ON THE ENGINE TEMP, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON ODBII TESTING READS 2 CODES BOTH ARE COOLING SYSTEM INPUT SENSOR FAILURE, CAR IS NOW SITTING IN THE GARAGE AS REPAIRS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW, GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, AS THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED, I CAN TELL YOU THIS I WIL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MALIBU AGAIN IN MY LIFE. *AK

Mileage: 44,497

ALTERNATOR FAILURE.*AK

Mileage: 47,000

DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THEN THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW ON ME REQUIRING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 123,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 53,600

ALL MALIBU'S SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, LOW MILES HIGH MILES, ECT BRAKES ARE REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR WITH MINIMAL MILES EACH TIME, HEAD GASKET LEAKS, ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, BATTERY TWICE, ELECTRICAL SHORTS TWICE, IGNITION SWITCH HANDLES TERRIBLE, NOT SAFE, CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE HIGH RATINGS, LYING TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY JUNK. *NLM

Mileage: 24,000

POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS IS CAUSED BY AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

TWO REPAIRS IN ONE WEEK, ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED,DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON & GUAGES GOING CRAZY! CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 1 HR, THEN WHEN JUMP STARTED IT, DIED AGAIN IN FEW MINUTES, REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, THEN NEXT DAY IGNITION FAILED, KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN IGNITION, HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC (THIS WAS THE THIRD (3RD) TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP LIKE THIS AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN & THE CAR WOULD NOT START & ENTIRE IGNITION ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2X EARLIER IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY...THIS TIME IT COST ME OVER $400.00 (THE PART ALONE COST $289.) I AM SO FRUSTRATED W/ THIS PROBLEM, AS DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES & THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IT. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2000. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

TWO REPAIRS IN ONE WEEK, ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED,DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON & GUAGES GOING CRAZY! CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 1 HR, THEN WHEN JUMP STARTED IT, DIED AGAIN IN FEW MINUTES, REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, THEN NEXT DAY IGNITION FAILED, KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN IGNITION, HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC (THIS WAS THE THIRD (3RD) TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP LIKE THIS AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN & THE CAR WOULD NOT START & ENTIRE IGNITION ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2X EARLIER IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY...THIS TIME IT COST ME OVER $400.00 (THE PART ALONE COST $289.) I AM SO FRUSTRATED W/ THIS PROBLEM, AS DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES & THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IT. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2000. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

TWO REPAIRS IN ONE WEEK, ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED,DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON & GUAGES GOING CRAZY! CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 1 HR, THEN WHEN JUMP STARTED IT, DIED AGAIN IN FEW MINUTES, REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, THEN NEXT DAY IGNITION FAILED, KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN IGNITION, HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC (THIS WAS THE THIRD (3RD) TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP LIKE THIS AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN & THE CAR WOULD NOT START & ENTIRE IGNITION ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2X EARLIER IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY...THIS TIME IT COST ME OVER $400.00 (THE PART ALONE COST $289.) I AM SO FRUSTRATED W/ THIS PROBLEM, AS DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES & THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IT. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2000. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

TWO REPAIRS IN ONE WEEK, ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED,DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON & GUAGES GOING CRAZY! CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 1 HR, THEN WHEN JUMP STARTED IT, DIED AGAIN IN FEW MINUTES, REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, THEN NEXT DAY IGNITION FAILED, KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN IGNITION, HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC (THIS WAS THE THIRD (3RD) TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP LIKE THIS AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN & THE CAR WOULD NOT START & ENTIRE IGNITION ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, 2X EARLIER IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY...THIS TIME IT COST ME OVER $400.00 (THE PART ALONE COST $289.) I AM SO FRUSTRATED W/ THIS PROBLEM, AS DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES & THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IT. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2000. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

ANTI THEFT CONTROLLER SHUT ENGINE DOWN DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH/MODULE. *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. MECHANIC DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT WENT BUT KNEW THATS WHAT I NEEDED. AFTER CONTACTING GM THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY IT JUST WENT OUT. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

THE HORN, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BATTERY AND ENGINE FAILED. *AK *JB

THE HORN, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BATTERY AND ENGINE FAILED. *AK *JB

POSITIVE SIDE TERMINAL ON DELCO BATTERY FAILED. SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED IN 4 YEARS/40,000 MILES. DT

THE BATTERY POST FELL OFF AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *YH

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING INHIBITING THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH ENTIRE CONSOLE GOING BLANK AND GAUGES DROPPING TO ZERO. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T COOL PROPERLY. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE MY CAR IS GETTING COOL THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL BLOW WARM AIR. THERE ALSO IS A SHORT BETWEEN THE RECIRCULATING AIR BUTTON AND THE OUTSIDE AIR BUTTON. THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTONS. SOMETIMES AN ODOR WILL COME FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE REAR-PASSENGER DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN. MY ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED. MY BRAKE PADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED BUT MY BRAKES STILL GRIND AND SQUEEK.

FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES/ BLOWER FUSE REPLACED FOR 1AND 2 POSITIONS. *AK

HORN WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBAORD AS LINKED TO ANOTHER PROBLEM. THIS KEEPS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, RELAY SWITCH AND CANCEL CAM HORN WERE ALL REPLACED, ALSO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL DUE TO THE GASKET BEING IMPROPERLY SEALED, THE OIL PUMP DRIVE SEAL WAS REPLACED.*JB

PLEASE REFER ALSO TO ODI ID 703986. WAS DRIVING ALONG A 2-LANE ROAD AND BUMPED THE KEYS. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING IMMEDIATELY. ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, AND ALL THE GAUGES TURNED OFF. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AND THE CAR RESTARTED. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YET. I AM ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BY TAPPING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING.*AK

REAR BRAKE AND TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, WATER IS GETTING INSIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAS CAUSED A SHORT. *AK

HAD COOLANT/OIL LEAKING FROM VALVE COVER/ INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER REPLACED ALL 5 GASKETS, OIL AND COOLANT. ONLY HAVE 31,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ALSO HAD RESISTOR FOR FAN CONTROL CHANGED. BLOWER WOULD NOT OPERATE IN POSITION 1 OR 2. ONE MONTH AGO IN JANUARY, HAD TRANSMISSION COOLING LEAK. DEALER SAID IT WAS "TRANSMISSION INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR" LEAKING WHEN I TOLD THEM IT WAS COOLING LINE. INVOICE SHOWS CHANGED HARNESS, WHICH I COULDNT TELL IT WAS NEW BECAUSE IT WAS DIRTY, AND CHANGED GASKET IN COOLING LINE. AT SAME TIME HAD A/C BLOWER CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. IVE HAD PROBELMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. TIRES WERE "CUPPED" AFTER FIRST ROTATION. DEARLER REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TIRES/WHEELS AFTER EACH ROTATION WHEN REAR WHEELS ARE PUT UP FRONT. SAID PROBLEM MIGHT BE ALIGNMENT, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO HAVE HAD HORN REPAIRED DUE TO INOP. DEALER FOUND WIRING HARNESS WASN'T CONNECTED. HAD CONTROL SWITCH CHANGED ON POWER DRIVERS SEAT. DRIVERS SEAT MOVES BACK/FORTH SLIGHTLY WHEN BRAKING/ACCELERATING. PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED DUE TO "SQUEAKING" WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAD BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO ACID LEAK EATING OFF POSITIVE TERMINAL. HAD TO LEAVE CAR OVERNIGHT AT WORK BRAKES ARE DUE REPLACEMENT DUE TO "BRAKE FADE". CAR IS TOTAL DISAPOINTMENT. WOULD TRADE IT IN, BUT I OWE MORE THAN VEHICLE IS WORTH.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN CHECKING THE PROBLEM FOR REPAIR WE FOUND THAT THE LIGHTS FAILED BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN SO HOT THE PLASTIC MELTED OVER THE CONTACTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF THE 4 LIGHTS, BUT THE 4TH HAS SIGNS OF BEING VERY HOT ALSO. THE FUSE SHOULD BLOW BEFORE THESE LIGHTS GET THIS HOT. THIS MANUFACTURING IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT IF ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE TO GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??? BIG PROBLEMS!*AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE 5/04/01. HAD TO RETURN 2 DAYS LATER FOR MELTED BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS ON LEFT REAR. BULBS WERE REPLACED. MELTED AGAIN WITHIN 3 WEEKS. WENT BACK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT THEY WERE TOO BUSY. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE FIXED. THEY REPLACED BULBS AND REWORKED SOCKET BUT IT STILL FAILED. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS ON AVERAGE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. I THINK THEY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING THE BULBS TO MELT THE SOCKETS. NOW THE TURN SIGNAL AND BACK-UP LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO MELT. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT ALSO WORKS SPORADICALLY. FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN APPLIED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS WERE CUT. STILL HAVING SHUDDER AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.*AK

THIS CAR IS NOT RELIABLE OR SAFE!. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. *AK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AT 70 MPH. THIS ANTI THEFT SYSTEM SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN WITH OUT NOTICE. *YD

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS I'LL TRY TO LIST.THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THEY HAD BEEN REPLACED WHEN THEY FIXED THE HORN PROBLEMS.COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH MY VEHICLE.I'M NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED SINCE THE ACCIDENT WAS 9/6/01. I BELIEVE AT THE VERY LEAST THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.I DON'T KNOW WHO TO COMPLAIN TO.I'VE REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS,ALTENATOR,WATER PUMP,BATTERY,HORN CONTACT REPLACED TWICE AT SAME TIME HAD TO REPLACE AIR BAG DUE TO SENSOR BEHIND AIRBAG,INTERIOR DOOR PANEL REPLACED BRACKET BROKEN,OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON OFTEN EVEN THOUGH SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DULPICATE,AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING HARD SECURED BLOWER AND BLOWER RESISTER WIRING ANOTHER TIME HAD TO REPLACED A/C CONTROL UNIT,ENGINE LEAKING OIL AROUND INTAKE REPLACED INTAKE GASKETS,REAR SEAT SQEAKED W/ PASSENGERS SERVICE SHOP HAD ATTEMPTED TO FIX BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ,SO AS YOU CAN TELL MANY PROBLEMS!!! MAKES ME THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING A CHEVROLET PRODUCT AGAIN.THANK YOU

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS I'LL TRY TO LIST.THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THEY HAD BEEN REPLACED WHEN THEY FIXED THE HORN PROBLEMS.COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH MY VEHICLE.I'M NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED SINCE THE ACCIDENT WAS 9/6/01. I BELIEVE AT THE VERY LEAST THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.I DON'T KNOW WHO TO COMPLAIN TO.I'VE REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS,ALTENATOR,WATER PUMP,BATTERY,HORN CONTACT REPLACED TWICE AT SAME TIME HAD TO REPLACE AIR BAG DUE TO SENSOR BEHIND AIRBAG,INTERIOR DOOR PANEL REPLACED BRACKET BROKEN,OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON OFTEN EVEN THOUGH SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DULPICATE,AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING HARD SECURED BLOWER AND BLOWER RESISTER WIRING ANOTHER TIME HAD TO REPLACED A/C CONTROL UNIT,ENGINE LEAKING OIL AROUND INTAKE REPLACED INTAKE GASKETS,REAR SEAT SQEAKED W/ PASSENGERS SERVICE SHOP HAD ATTEMPTED TO FIX BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ,SO AS YOU CAN TELL MANY PROBLEMS!!! MAKES ME THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING A CHEVROLET PRODUCT AGAIN.THANK YOU

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS I'LL TRY TO LIST.THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THEY HAD BEEN REPLACED WHEN THEY FIXED THE HORN PROBLEMS.COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH MY VEHICLE.I'M NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED SINCE THE ACCIDENT WAS 9/6/01. I BELIEVE AT THE VERY LEAST THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.I DON'T KNOW WHO TO COMPLAIN TO.I'VE REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS,ALTENATOR,WATER PUMP,BATTERY,HORN CONTACT REPLACED TWICE AT SAME TIME HAD TO REPLACE AIR BAG DUE TO SENSOR BEHIND AIRBAG,INTERIOR DOOR PANEL REPLACED BRACKET BROKEN,OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON OFTEN EVEN THOUGH SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DULPICATE,AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING HARD SECURED BLOWER AND BLOWER RESISTER WIRING ANOTHER TIME HAD TO REPLACED A/C CONTROL UNIT,ENGINE LEAKING OIL AROUND INTAKE REPLACED INTAKE GASKETS,REAR SEAT SQEAKED W/ PASSENGERS SERVICE SHOP HAD ATTEMPTED TO FIX BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ,SO AS YOU CAN TELL MANY PROBLEMS!!! MAKES ME THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING A CHEVROLET PRODUCT AGAIN.THANK YOU

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE MALIBU SEEM TO HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE RUBBER SEAL LEAKS WATER CAUSING THE BULBS TO SHORT OUT OR GET CORROSION ON THEM CAUSING THEM TO BE INOPERABLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR THE CAR GETS WASHED.

EVERYTIME PASSENGER GETS OUT OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. *AK

ALTERNATOR REPLACED. DEALER THOUGHT WOULD REMEDY STALLING/COOLANT LEAK AT 38000 MILES. MANUAL SAID NO MAINTENANCE NEEDED UNTIL 150000 OR 5 YEARS. DEALER TOLD HER TO REPLACE COOLANT, IT KEPT LEAKING. FINALLY, DEALER FOUND CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD, REPLACED THAT. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING. *AK THE A/C HAD NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE BATTERY CABLE SNAPPED OFF DUE TO CORROSION. *YH

ALTERNATOR REPLACED. DEALER THOUGHT WOULD REMEDY STALLING/COOLANT LEAK AT 38000 MILES. MANUAL SAID NO MAINTENANCE NEEDED UNTIL 150000 OR 5 YEARS. DEALER TOLD HER TO REPLACE COOLANT, IT KEPT LEAKING. FINALLY, DEALER FOUND CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD, REPLACED THAT. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING. *AK THE A/C HAD NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE BATTERY CABLE SNAPPED OFF DUE TO CORROSION. *YH

ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED, CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT. HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT FAILING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP,WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT FAILING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP,WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE/ AIR CONDITIONER TO TURN OFF/ ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ ALTERNATOR, AND ETC. TOOK TO DEALER FOR THESE PROBLEMS 13 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK ALL LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE A/C WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY ON THE DAY IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. *YH

PART OF THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE HAVING TO BE TOWED. *SLC

I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL MAILBU'S WHERE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF LOOSE CRIMP, WIRING AND/OR CONNECTOR REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. *CJ

CLUNKING/GRINDING SOUNDS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND/OR GOING OVER BUMPS (SUCH AS R/R TRACKS, DRIVEWAY APPROACHES, ETC); BRAKES SHUTTERED AND BARELY RESPONDED WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH DOWN DECLINE IN A LIGHT RAIN; ROTORS WERE REPLACED 8/2000 BUT NOISE HAS NOT LESSENED. COLD AIR COMES IN FROM DOOR HANDLE OF DRIVER SD DOOR, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO CONTINUOUSLY DRIVE W/DEFROSTERS ON WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE @/BELOW 50 DEGREES; VERY POOR ACCELERATION, ENGINE SLUGGISH AND MISSES WHEN ACCELERATING; VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AVGING 21-23 MPG HWY. ON 4-CYL ENGINE; REAR TAIL LIGHT REPLACED DUE TO CONDENSATION FORMATION WHEN 1ST PURCHASED; REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT BURNT OUT AND NEED OF REPLACEMENT.; REAR PASSENGER DOOR 3" SECTION OF PAINT CORRODING AND IN NEED OF REPAINTING/FINISHING.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS SHORTED OUT, DASH LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEMS. *SLC

LUGS: NUTS- THESE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOSE,I CAN TURN THEM BYE HAND. SOME ARE BROKEN RIGHT OFF.AND THE CHEVROLET H.Q.AND DEALERSHIP(WILDD DODGE) ALONG WITH THE CHEVYDEALERSHIP(EWALDS) KEEP GIVIN ME THE RUN AROUND. THE PAINT IS SIMPLY PEELING OFF THE HOOD OF THE CAR,THE ROTORS ARE GRINDING AND ARE BEGINNING TO PEEL APART.THE BACK BUMPER IS STARTING TO HANG,AND THE BACK TAIL LIGHTS ARE MELTING AND CONSTANTLY OUT.*AK

CAR PURCHASED 5/00-2 MAP SENSORS, FUEL FILTER, SHORTAGE TO ALTERNATOR, BEEN IN SHOP 6TIMES IN 2MONTHS, CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND AT REST.NO SOLUTION FOUND. DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC!!

POSITIVE POST ON BATTERY LEAKED BATTERY ACID. NOT CHARGING PROPERLY. INFORMED BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURENCE FOR ACDELCO BATTERIES. WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT IN TO THE DEALER- THEY OFTEN TIMES WILL DIE WHILE RUNNING OR WILL NOT START AT ALL. BATTERY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WITH ANOTHER ACDELCO PRODUCT. *AK

CAR SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED/STOP LIGHT QUIT WORKING WENT TO FIX FOUND IT ALL MELTED ON THE INSIDE HAD TO REPALCE WHOLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK

VEHICLE PURCHASED IN MAY 1999,HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 16 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, INCLUDING INOPERABLE HORN, WARPED ROTORS,TURNED ONCE, RESURFACED ONCE AND FINALLY REPLACED, INTERIOR VINYL PEELING, REPLACED ONCE AND IS OCCURING AGAIN,WINDOWS STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, CURRENT WORK ORDER TO HAVE WINDOWS CHECKED, BREAK PEDAL MAKING A "CREAKING" NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED, RECENTLY REPAIRD WITH AT LEAST 4-5 VISITS TO THE DEALER WITH NO SUCCESSFUL REPAIR OF PROBLEM, DEFECTIVE MOTOR ON THE HEATER, MAKING STRANGE NOISE, AIR CONDITIONING IS NOW STARTING TO "SMELL" VEHICLE ROLLS WHEN PUT IN PARK, NOTIFIED FACTORY AND HAVE CURRENT FILE NUMBER, FACTORY INFORMED ME THAT IF IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IN NEED OF REPAIR TO BRING IT IN...THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE (THE FACTORY) CAN DO...I BELIEVE TOO NUMEROUS REPAIRS IN AN 11 MONTH PERIOD..STILL HAVE OUTSTANDING WORK ORDERS FOR NEEDED FUTURE REPAIRS. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE CAR WAS NEW, ENGINE OIL LEAKS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS

AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN ACCELERATION. AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY. HAS NOW BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN RAN OVER BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES NUMEROUS TIMES, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR THE 2ND REPAIR OF THE CLOCK SPRING THEY BROKE THE TILT LEVER AND SCRATCHED TRIM ON STEERING COLUMN. TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A MALIBU. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY. I HAVE DRIVEN MORE LOANER CARS THAN I HAVE MY OWN THAT I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. MOST OF THE MILES ON MY CAR HAS BEEN DUE TO REPEATED VISITS TO THE SHOP. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR, THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE DEPT., AND THE WAY GM HAS HANDLED THE CASE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 93T M + S TIRE SIZE: P2155OR15 )

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE NORMAL STATIC ELECTRIC SHOCK YOU OCCASIONALLY GET FROM OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS ON THE ORDER OF THREE OR FOUR TIMES AS STRONG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENERGY RELEASED DURING ONE OF THESE ELECTRIC SHOCKS COULD IGNITE GAS FUMES AT A GAS STATION WHEN I GO TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE RPM GAUGE STARTED TO SHOW MAX RPM READINGS TO 0 AND CHANGING RAPIDLY. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THIS CHECKED WHEN AT A INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP BUT THE CAR COULD ONLY BE MOVED VERY SLOWLY UNTIL A MINUTE OR TWO PAST THEN THE SPEED WENT UP A BIT. THE REPAIR FACILITY FOUND A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER TO BE THE FAULT. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE RUNS GOOD, BUT THE GAS MILEAGE IS ONLY ABOUT 17-18 MPG. WILL TURN IT BACK INTO THE GERMAN DEALER TO HAVE THIS CHECKED. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING INSTANTLY. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, ALL GAUGES WENT FLAT (SPEDOMETER, TACH, FUEL, TEMP), LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RESTARTED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.