2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 03V327000 (Exterior Lighting) and 14V400000 (Electrical System) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

THE BLINKERS RANDOMLY WORK; MOST LIKELY NEEDS A NEW HAZARD SWITCH. THE CAR'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE WHEN SITTING IN IDLE; NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AS OF 11/2020.

Mileage: 135,000

THE BLINKERS RANDOMLY WORK; MOST LIKELY NEEDS A NEW HAZARD SWITCH. THE CAR'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE WHEN SITTING IN IDLE; NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AS OF 11/2020.

Mileage: 135,000

THE BLINKERS RANDOMLY WORK; MOST LIKELY NEEDS A NEW HAZARD SWITCH. THE CAR'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE WHEN SITTING IN IDLE; NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AS OF 11/2020.

Mileage: 135,000

WHEN STARTING THE MALIBU THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO START THE CAR THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO OR EMPTY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND THE IGNITION SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN LEAVING YOU WITH NO STEERING A...

Mileage: 108,227

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO LIGHT UP COMPLETELY FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE...

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE STARTS AND FULLY OPERATES PROPERLY FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, THEN IT STALLS ABRUPTLY (AND AT VERY EMBARRASSING AND PERILOUS TIMES). WHEN IT DOES, ALL THE GAUGES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL, WITH THE FUEL GAGE READING, EMPTY. VEHICLE WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT RESTART. AFTER A PERIOD (AS LONG...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED FRIENDLY CHEVROLET (7501 HWY 65 NE, FRI...

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK OR NOT WORK. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY PLACE, AND TIME. DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. BELOW DATE IS THE MOST RECENT TIME IT HAPPENED. WILL FOR LONG TIME, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE, TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WOR...

Mileage: 112,000

TAKATA INFLATORS, THE CAR THAT I OWN SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE EVERYDAY AND EACH TIME THAT THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT OR AIR THE GAS SMELL IS EVEN STRONGER I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL ONE DAY EXPLODE EVEN WITHOUT ME SMOKING.

Mileage: 144,700

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) ACTIVATES SHUTTING OFF THE FLOW OF FUEL TO VEHICLE. CONSULTED YOUTUBE FOR HELP, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD HE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER FIXES WITH A NEW INGINITION MODULE.

Mileage: 210,000

IN NOV 2017 MY 2001 MALIBU WAS STARTING TO OVER HEAT DO I REACHED THE THERMOSTAT I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR GETTING TO HOT I HAVE TO ALWAYS PUT MY HEATER ON DEFROST HOT AND ON AND THE FAN ON WHICH ONLY GOES UP TO NUMBER 3 AND THERE ARE HIGHER SETTINGS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IF...

Mileage: 184,598

IN NOV 2017 MY 2001 MALIBU WAS STARTING TO OVER HEAT DO I REACHED THE THERMOSTAT I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR GETTING TO HOT I HAVE TO ALWAYS PUT MY HEATER ON DEFROST HOT AND ON AND THE FAN ON WHICH ONLY GOES UP TO NUMBER 3 AND THERE ARE HIGHER SETTINGS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IF...

Mileage: 184,598

WHEN I HAD MY RIGHT INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED I LEFT THE SHOP AND I HEARD A CLUNCKING WHEN I WOULD MAKE A TURN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID A SCREW HAD WORKED ITS WAY HALF WAY OUT AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT IN OR OUT BECAUSE IT'S WEDGED UP AGAINST THE RACK AND PINION WITHOUT R...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO HAVE IT PUSHED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR D...

Mileage: 130,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE THEFT MODE AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES BECOME STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE H...

Mileage: 205,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU WON'T START IN AUGUST, 2013 CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO DEALER. THEY FOUND PASSLOCK SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED CYLINDER KIT (INCLUDED PASSLOCK SENSOR) AND IGNITION SWITCH. PAID $800. IN OCT. 2, 201...

Mileage: 106,273

I SAW A RECALL ON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND A RECALL ON SOMETHING ABOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION CAUSING THE CARS ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND SHORTING SHOWING THE BATTERY LIGHT AND THEM WHEN I TAP THE GAS PEDAL THR GAS GAGE IS A HALF TANK BUT IT GOES AS IF ITS OUT OF GAS AND THE ...

Mileage: 139,000

I SAW A RECALL ON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND A RECALL ON SOMETHING ABOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION CAUSING THE CARS ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND SHORTING SHOWING THE BATTERY LIGHT AND THEM WHEN I TAP THE GAS PEDAL THR GAS GAGE IS A HALF TANK BUT IT GOES AS IF ITS OUT OF GAS AND THE ...

Mileage: 139,000

2ND CYLINDER IS MISFIRING AND SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, WHICH I SEE IS A LARGE ISSUE IN CHEVY MALIBUS. MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARDS ALSO DON'T WORK 85% OF THE TIME, WHICH IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR (CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 2001) BUT NOT MY VIN NU...

2ND CYLINDER IS MISFIRING AND SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, WHICH I SEE IS A LARGE ISSUE IN CHEVY MALIBUS. MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARDS ALSO DON'T WORK 85% OF THE TIME, WHICH IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR (CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 2001) BUT NOT MY VIN NU...

2ND CYLINDER IS MISFIRING AND SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, WHICH I SEE IS A LARGE ISSUE IN CHEVY MALIBUS. MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARDS ALSO DON'T WORK 85% OF THE TIME, WHICH IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR (CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 2001) BUT NOT MY VIN NU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN SANDIS, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE A...

Mileage: 89,000

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE CAR ON THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE, WITH NO PLACE TO STOP AND 18 WHEELERS GOING BY ME AT 60+MPH. I HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE ANTI-THEFT TO DISABLE, SO I COULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESET THE ANTI-THEFT AND START THE CAR...

Mileage: 81,000

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE CAR ON THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE, WITH NO PLACE TO STOP AND 18 WHEELERS GOING BY ME AT 60+MPH. I HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE ANTI-THEFT TO DISABLE, SO I COULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESET THE ANTI-THEFT AND START THE CAR...

Mileage: 81,000

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE CAR ON THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE, WITH NO PLACE TO STOP AND 18 WHEELERS GOING BY ME AT 60+MPH. I HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE ANTI-THEFT TO DISABLE, SO I COULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESET THE ANTI-THEFT AND START THE CAR...

Mileage: 81,000

I BACKED UP MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE MOTOR. I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND LOST MY PERSPECTIVE. I ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING A HUGE DENT ON MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THANK GOD THE POLE WAS THERE OR I MIGHT NOT HAVE REALIZED WHAT WA...

Mileage: 81,000

I BACKED UP MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE MOTOR. I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND LOST MY PERSPECTIVE. I ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING A HUGE DENT ON MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THANK GOD THE POLE WAS THERE OR I MIGHT NOT HAVE REALIZED WHAT WA...

Mileage: 81,000

I BACKED UP MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE MOTOR. I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND LOST MY PERSPECTIVE. I ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING A HUGE DENT ON MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THANK GOD THE POLE WAS THERE OR I MIGHT NOT HAVE REALIZED WHAT WA...

Mileage: 81,000

TAKATA RECALL. EVERY TIME I GO TO START MY CAR WHEN LEAVING SOMEONE'S HOUSE WHILE MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THE THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES RANDOMLY AND WONT LET THE CAR START. I HAVE THE PROBLEM LIKE ONCE A WEEK AND I WANT THE SENSOR DISCONNECTED OR SOMETHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, THE ANTI THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN ENGINE OPERATION. YOU MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION ON WHILE THE SECURITY TELLTALE LIGHT SHUTS OFF BEFORE YOU CAN START THE ENGINE. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER SEEMS TO BE AT FAULT, BUT THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT PAR...

Mileage: 132,000

MY MALIBU WAS WORKING JUST FINE UNTIL ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED STARTING. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHOLE DAY TO PASS BEFORE IT BEING ABLE TO START. IVE HAD OTHER COMPLAIN IT BEING THE ANTI THEFT OR THE COMPUTER.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI THEFT SECURITY HAS A DEFECT. THE CAR WILL ENTER INTO ANTI-THEFT MODE AND YOU CAN'T START THE CAR FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER YOU PUT IN THE ON POSITION ,THEN YOU TO WAIT 5 SECONDS AND THEN START THE CAR. YOU CAN BUY A AFTERMARKET MODULE TO GET AROUND THIS PROBLEM FOR $300,IT I...

Mileage: 170,000

THE PASSLOCK SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. THE FLASH MEMORY ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ALSO APPEARS TO MALFUNCTION. THESE TWO ISSUES CAUSE THE THEFT SYSTEM TO NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY'S RESISTANCE PROPERLY, TO CONSIDER THE CAR AS BEING STOLEN, AND TO TURN OFF FUEL INJECTORS AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THIS HAP...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING UPWARD ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES "LUNGING" OF THE VEHICLE. CAR WOULD LUNGE THAN BACK OFF TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT SPEED IF THE VEHICLE. I COULD OBSERVE THE SURGES ON THE RPM GAUGE, AS IT WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 22...

Mileage: 143,982

THOUGH IT CATCHES AND STAYS IN PLACE, THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES WITHOUT CHANGING ITS ACTUAL LOCATION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT DOESN'T SLIDE AROUND FROM WHERE YOU POSITION IT (FORWARD OR BACKWARDS) SO IT CATCHES AND LOCKS, BUT WHEN YOU BRAKE OR ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT ISN'T FIRMLY STATIONED ON ...

Mileage: 143,872

THE AC BUTTON TURNS ITSELF OFF FREQUENTLY DURING OPERATION AND WON'T TURN BACK ON UNTIL IT CHOOSES TO DO SO. REPAIR IS OVER $300 BECAUSE BEING A FAULTY BUTTON REQUIRES TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE BUTTON PANEL. (HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LODGE.) THIS PROBLEM OCCURS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER DRIVIN...

Mileage: 143,783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A STARTING SOUND, BUT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FIVE MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE V...

Mileage: 213,000

EVERYTIME I GO TO START MY CAR MY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KICKS ON AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 XTRA MINS TO GET ANYWHERE

Mileage: 191

I OWN THE CHEVY MALIBU 2001- THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE IT IS DRIVING-THE THEFT LIGHT GOES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I PAID $500 TO HAVE THE IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. ALSO, GM SENT ME A RECALL 14350-THE NEW CAR WORKED FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIM...

Mileage: 156,000

THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON CAN'T START CAR COMES ON WHILE I DRIVE, TURN SIGNAL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO,RPMS GO UP REAL HIGH WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN IT PARK, TAKE FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL BUT CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP KIND OF HARD TO STOP A CAR THAT SPEEDS UP WHEN NOT GIVING GAS TO IT, BR...

THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON CAN'T START CAR COMES ON WHILE I DRIVE, TURN SIGNAL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO,RPMS GO UP REAL HIGH WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN IT PARK, TAKE FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL BUT CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP KIND OF HARD TO STOP A CAR THAT SPEEDS UP WHEN NOT GIVING GAS TO IT, BR...

THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON CAN'T START CAR COMES ON WHILE I DRIVE, TURN SIGNAL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO,RPMS GO UP REAL HIGH WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN IT PARK, TAKE FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL BUT CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP KIND OF HARD TO STOP A CAR THAT SPEEDS UP WHEN NOT GIVING GAS TO IT, BR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFT...

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS PERIODICALLY NOT WORKING. SOME DAYS THE SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK ONE TIME AND THEN THE VERY NEXT TIME IT WORKS. OTHER DAYS THE SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL'BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT. I TURN THEM "ON" AND THEY JUST DON'T WORK....

Mileage: 70,000

FOR SOME REASON WHEN I, THE OWNER, GO TO START THE CAR IT GOES INTO A THEFT LOSS MODE AND THE CAR IS INOPERABLE FOR TEN MINUTES. THE CAR WAS MY PARENTS FOR 14 YEARS AND I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN JULY 2014. THEN THE GARAGE CHANGED OUT FUEL PUMPS FOR MY MOTHER. I INHERITED THE CAR THIS SUMMER...

Mileage: 33,340

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMED...

Mileage: 200,000

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN STARTING THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES THE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS IT FROM STARTING AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THE THE KEY OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO START. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL TURN ITSELF OFF. THE CAR HAS TURNED ITSELF OF WHILE CROSSING A FOUR LANE SEVERA...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TUMBLER BECAME LOOSE AND TRIGGERED THE ANIT-THEFT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REP...

WAS TOLD THE SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT AND BROKE OFF FROM RACK AND PIONS. THE WHEEL WONT TRUN AND LOST ALL FUNCTIONS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,249.

Mileage: 151,249

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

DEAR NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE, I WANT TO RAISE A CONCERN ABOUT GM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT TURNS OFF FUEL INJECTORS TO PREVENT CAR THEFT. MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU'S ENGINE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON FRIDAY, SEPT 18TH. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY SURE THE CAUSE...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,911. UPDA...

Mileage: 143,911

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,911. UPDA...

Mileage: 143,911

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD COM...

Mileage: 100,000

TURN SIGNAL FLASHER QUITS AFTER FEW SECONDS

Mileage: 97,000

BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS OF THIS DATE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. A RECALL PROBLEM. HAS BEEN IN DEALERS SERV. DEPT FOR REPAIRS ABOUT 4 TIMES THIS YEAR OF 2015. THIS ACTUALLY STARTED IN 2011. IN DEALERS FOR REPAIR RIGHT ...

Mileage: 58,246

BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS OF THIS DATE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. A RECALL PROBLEM. HAS BEEN IN DEALERS SERV. DEPT FOR REPAIRS ABOUT 4 TIMES THIS YEAR OF 2015. THIS ACTUALLY STARTED IN 2011. IN DEALERS FOR REPAIR RIGHT ...

Mileage: 58,246

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER A WAIT PERIOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED....

Mileage: 121,000

CAR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DON'T WORK WHEN CAR IS STARTED THEN BEGIN WORKING SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR IS RUNNING 5-15 MINUTES. GAUGES, RADIO, AC, FAN, DO NOT WORK AND I AM WORRIED THE AIRBAGS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET (HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/NO-START-...

Mileage: 130,000

CAR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DON'T WORK WHEN CAR IS STARTED THEN BEGIN WORKING SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR IS RUNNING 5-15 MINUTES. GAUGES, RADIO, AC, FAN, DO NOT WORK AND I AM WORRIED THE AIRBAGS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET (HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/NO-START-...

Mileage: 130,000

CAR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DON'T WORK WHEN CAR IS STARTED THEN BEGIN WORKING SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR IS RUNNING 5-15 MINUTES. GAUGES, RADIO, AC, FAN, DO NOT WORK AND I AM WORRIED THE AIRBAGS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET (HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/NO-START-...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND BACK ON UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AFTER THE ANTI-...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH MADE HIS BATTERY USAGE LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE KEY NOT TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEH...

Mileage: 50,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2013. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE STALLING SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REPAIR W...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR WAS INADEQUATE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF TH...

Mileage: 67,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, PRIOR TO THE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS R...

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

A CHURCH VAN WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. WE T-BONED THEM GOING 35MPH. WE HIT THEM INCREDIBLY HARD AND YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! FOUR OF THEIR PASSENGERS WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE AMBULANCE AND THE TWO OF US IN THE MALIBU WENT LATER. THE CAR WAS...

Mileage: 208,000

A CHURCH VAN WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. WE T-BONED THEM GOING 35MPH. WE HIT THEM INCREDIBLY HARD AND YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! FOUR OF THEIR PASSENGERS WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE AMBULANCE AND THE TWO OF US IN THE MALIBU WENT LATER. THE CAR WAS...

Mileage: 208,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOW...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND REINSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGN...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND REINSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGN...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND REINSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGN...

Mileage: 125,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES GOT REPAIRS DONE DUE TO RECALL. BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED SPORT MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT THEN STATED THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIRS FOR RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED OUT ON CAR. WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, HE WAS BALE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE...

MY DAUGHTER BROADSIDED AN SUV AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SUV'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY!! *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH MECHANISM THREE YEARS AGO DUE TO CIRCUITRY PROBLEMS, KEY WARM TO TOUCH, ETC..... *TA

VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC THE ENTIRE STEERING CRADLE IS RUSTED AND HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE POWER STEERING BOX SHIFTS APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPA...

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGN...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE RECALL REMEDY...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE VENTILATION CONTROLS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. 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 MANUFA...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WITH PASSLOCK *CN

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES TWO KEYS ARE BEING USED. ONE FOR THE DOORS AND TRUNK, AND ANOTHER FOR THE IGNITION AFTER IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES TWO KEYS ARE BEING USED. ONE FOR THE DOORS AND TRUNK, AND ANOTHER FOR THE IGNITION AFTER IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

REMOVED AND REPLACED LOCK CYLINDER. MONITOR SENSOR ONLY HOLDS STEADY WHEN WIGGLING KEY. *SS THE CONSUMER THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. *JB

2001 CHEVROELT MALIBU. CONSUMER IS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT THE RECALLS INSTRUCTIONS ARE PERTAINING TO HER VEHICLE. *SS

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOOSE. THE SECOND TIME, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO EJECT THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A KEY IS NO LONGER REQUIRED ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMA...

Mileage: 138,910

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.*JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER ...

Mileage: 140,000

TURNING THE CAR ON AND THE ENGINE REVS WITH HIGH RPM. CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON OWN. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN DRIVING, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE SPEED WILL INCREASE FROM 20 MPH UP TO 55 OR 60 MPH RIDING THE BRAKES AND GETTING TO A PLACE WH...

Mileage: 135,000

TURNING THE CAR ON AND THE ENGINE REVS WITH HIGH RPM. CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON OWN. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN DRIVING, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE SPEED WILL INCREASE FROM 20 MPH UP TO 55 OR 60 MPH RIDING THE BRAKES AND GETTING TO A PLACE WH...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN INTO ANY POSITION IN THE IGNITION SWITCH PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM TURNING THE VEHICLE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN INTO ANY POSITION IN THE IGNITION SWITCH PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM TURNING THE VEHICLE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AFTER GOING OVER A POT HOLE THE CAR TURNED OFF. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED IT BACK UP. IT STARTED UP FINE BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING IT WAS VERY HARD TO MAKE TURNS. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC THEY SAID...

Mileage: 154,392

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AFTER GOING OVER A POT HOLE THE CAR TURNED OFF. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED IT BACK UP. IT STARTED UP FINE BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING IT WAS VERY HARD TO MAKE TURNS. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC THEY SAID...

Mileage: 154,392

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MAYBE ENTITLED TO A REFUND, AS SHE EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION TUMBLER AND IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS SHAKEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START OR SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NO FAILURE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIG...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS SHAKEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START OR SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NO FAILURE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIG...

Mileage: 200,000

I AM ISSUING A COMPLAINT REGARDING YOUR ID NUMBER FOR RECALL 14V400. GM RECALL NUMBER 14350. THIS RECALL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE IGNITION SHUTTING OFF DURING DRIVING. IT IS MERELY A BAND AID. I WANT NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO RE-OPEN THIS RECALL AND FORCE GM TO ACTU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF...

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO BACK UP AFTER BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 59,148

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO BACK UP AFTER BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 59,148

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO BACK UP AFTER BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 59,148

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN OVER. AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL TECHNICIAN. THE M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN OVER. AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL TECHNICIAN. THE M...

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED ...

Mileage: 175,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START AND HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 93,000

APPROACHED INTERSECTION IN TURNING LANE TO MAKE LEFT TURN. UPON MAKING SUCH TURN, VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. WAS TOLD SECOND DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I REMEMBER H...

Mileage: 211,329

APPROACHED INTERSECTION IN TURNING LANE TO MAKE LEFT TURN. UPON MAKING SUCH TURN, VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. WAS TOLD SECOND DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I REMEMBER H...

Mileage: 211,329

APPROACHED INTERSECTION IN TURNING LANE TO MAKE LEFT TURN. UPON MAKING SUCH TURN, VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. WAS TOLD SECOND DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I REMEMBER H...

Mileage: 211,329

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE GM RECALL. *SMD 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 21, 2014 HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER EVENTUALLY RECEIVED A RE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE V...

Mileage: 180,744

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE V...

Mileage: 180,744

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS NOT FUNCTIONING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE CONTACT WAS BLINDED BY THE HEADLIGHTS OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAIN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN R...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNI...

Mileage: 73,315

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED TH...

Mileage: 69,397

CAR WAS FORCED OFF ROAD THEN ROLLED OVER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

CAR WAS FORCED OFF ROAD THEN ROLLED OVER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

CAR WAS FORCED OFF ROAD THEN ROLLED OVER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO DITCH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE FOREHEAD AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TH...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO DITCH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE FOREHEAD AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TH...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR T...

AFTER EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS STEERING LOCK UP AND KEY NOT TURNING IN IGNITION (LOCKED UP) MY MALIBU WOULD NOT BUDGE OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION WHEN INSERTING KEY. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND SINCE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION THE MALIBU HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO TOW TRUCK WITH WHEELS LOCKED. CAR...

Mileage: 119,241

AFTER EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS STEERING LOCK UP AND KEY NOT TURNING IN IGNITION (LOCKED UP) MY MALIBU WOULD NOT BUDGE OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION WHEN INSERTING KEY. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND SINCE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION THE MALIBU HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO TOW TRUCK WITH WHEELS LOCKED. CAR...

Mileage: 119,241

AFTER EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS STEERING LOCK UP AND KEY NOT TURNING IN IGNITION (LOCKED UP) MY MALIBU WOULD NOT BUDGE OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION WHEN INSERTING KEY. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND SINCE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION THE MALIBU HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO TOW TRUCK WITH WHEELS LOCKED. CAR...

Mileage: 119,241

THIS MALIBU HAD BLINKER AND INTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THE BLINKERS WERE EITHER INOPERATIVE OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE INTERIOR DRIVE PANEL LIGHTING WAS EITHER INOPERATIVE OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PANEL WOULD GO BLACK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT SO AS NOT TO ALLOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO ...

Mileage: 100,597

THIS MALIBU HAD BLINKER AND INTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THE BLINKERS WERE EITHER INOPERATIVE OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE INTERIOR DRIVE PANEL LIGHTING WAS EITHER INOPERATIVE OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PANEL WOULD GO BLACK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT SO AS NOT TO ALLOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO ...

Mileage: 100,597

THIS MALIBU HAD BLINKER AND INTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THE BLINKERS WERE EITHER INOPERATIVE OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE INTERIOR DRIVE PANEL LIGHTING WAS EITHER INOPERATIVE OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PANEL WOULD GO BLACK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT SO AS NOT TO ALLOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO ...

Mileage: 100,597

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION ON A GOODRICH PASSENGER TIRE, LEADING TO IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE TIRE DEFLATION. LUCKILY, I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WAS TRAVELING <5MPH. ON INSPECTION, THE OTHER 3 TIRES SHOWED INITIAL SIGNES OF SIMILAR FAILURE, AND ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 127,980

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS CAR FROM STARTING. FALSELY DETECTS THAT IGNITION KEY IS NOT THE CORRECT KEY FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE, EVEN THOU THIS KEY HAS BEEN USED TO START THE CAR THOUSANDS OF TIMES. TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM DRIVER MUST TURN OFF IGNITION, TURN KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 M...

Mileage: 68,000

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS CAR FROM STARTING. FALSELY DETECTS THAT IGNITION KEY IS NOT THE CORRECT KEY FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE, EVEN THOU THIS KEY HAS BEEN USED TO START THE CAR THOUSANDS OF TIMES. TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM DRIVER MUST TURN OFF IGNITION, TURN KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 M...

Mileage: 68,000

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS CAR FROM STARTING. FALSELY DETECTS THAT IGNITION KEY IS NOT THE CORRECT KEY FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE, EVEN THOU THIS KEY HAS BEEN USED TO START THE CAR THOUSANDS OF TIMES. TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM DRIVER MUST TURN OFF IGNITION, TURN KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 M...

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WAS INVOLVED IN ANY RECALL. STARTING NOV. 11, 2013, THE IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED A RELAY AND CHECKED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR A TOTAL CHARGE OF $297.46 INCLUDING TOWING. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SO ...

Mileage: 87,708

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFA...

WHILE WAITING IN THE TURNING LANE AT A STOP LIGHT, I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED BY AN SUV TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HIT MY THROAT AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE DUE TO THE IMPACT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR WAS I RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE WAITING IN THE TURNING LANE AT A STOP LIGHT, I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED BY AN SUV TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HIT MY THROAT AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE DUE TO THE IMPACT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR WAS I RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON MAY 8, 2008, AT A COST OF $ 343.06. ON MARCH 26, 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. APRIL 14, 2009, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN, AT A ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 50,000

ONE DAY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE IN PARK AND IDLING CAR JUST DIED, RESTARTED FINE, THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER AT A STOPLIGHT DIED AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE ON, BUT THIS CONTINUED FROM THEN ON EVERYTIME IT WAS STOPPED AND RUNNING WOULD JUST DIE COULD RESTART WHEN READY TO DRIVE OFF AND IT WOULD ...

Mileage: 145,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU. FLASHERS DO NOT WORK, TURN SIGNAL FAILS, ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENT, MOST ALL THE TIME DOES NOT WORK. I TRIED TO GET THE RECALL AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. TURN SIGNALS NEVER WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AND THE SIGNAL L...

2001 CHEVY MALIBU. FLASHERS DO NOT WORK, TURN SIGNAL FAILS, ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENT, MOST ALL THE TIME DOES NOT WORK. I TRIED TO GET THE RECALL AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. TURN SIGNALS NEVER WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AND THE SIGNAL L...

ANTI THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM, 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. LOCKED ME OUT FOR 3 TIME AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. 6 MONTHS AGO HAD IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED OUT WORKED FINE UNTIL REPEATED TIMES BEING LOCKED, WON'T START NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IT IS PUT THROUGH RELEARNED CYCLE. NOW MAY LOOSE MY JOB, CAN...

ANTI THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM, 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. LOCKED ME OUT FOR 3 TIME AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. 6 MONTHS AGO HAD IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED OUT WORKED FINE UNTIL REPEATED TIMES BEING LOCKED, WON'T START NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IT IS PUT THROUGH RELEARNED CYCLE. NOW MAY LOOSE MY JOB, CAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 60,700

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS TO DECELERATE AND CAR WOULDN'T GO LESS THAN 50. ENGINE RPM'S WOULDN'T GO BELOW 2500. I COULD STILL STOP CAR WITH BRAKES BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOT INTERMITTENT LIKE THE PERSON REPORTED A FEW DAYS AGO. I CHECKED THE THROTTLE LIN...

Mileage: 129,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS TO DECELERATE AND CAR WOULDN'T GO LESS THAN 50. ENGINE RPM'S WOULDN'T GO BELOW 2500. I COULD STILL STOP CAR WITH BRAKES BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOT INTERMITTENT LIKE THE PERSON REPORTED A FEW DAYS AGO. I CHECKED THE THROTTLE LIN...

Mileage: 129,000

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE MALIBU HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS OCCURRED BOTH ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ONE TIME ALMOST CAUSING A BROADSIDE IMPACT AS MY SON PULLED OUT TO MAKE A LEFT ONTO A BUST STREET. HE WAS FORTUNATE AND THE ONCOMING DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME. WE TOOK IT TO A ...

Mileage: 67,631

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE MALIBU HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS OCCURRED BOTH ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ONE TIME ALMOST CAUSING A BROADSIDE IMPACT AS MY SON PULLED OUT TO MAKE A LEFT ONTO A BUST STREET. HE WAS FORTUNATE AND THE ONCOMING DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME. WE TOOK IT TO A ...

Mileage: 67,631

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE WINDOW WAS MANUALLY PULLED INTO THE CLOSED POSITION WHERE IT COULD NOT BE REOPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING CAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING RPM >2000 WHEN PUT IN PARK RPM >2500. WHEN BRAKE FOR LIGHT AND TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY IT SELF I LET IT GO UP TO 45 MPH THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, I TURN ENGINE OFF AND TURN BACK ON IT WILL IDLE NORMAL...

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING CAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING RPM >2000 WHEN PUT IN PARK RPM >2500. WHEN BRAKE FOR LIGHT AND TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY IT SELF I LET IT GO UP TO 45 MPH THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, I TURN ENGINE OFF AND TURN BACK ON IT WILL IDLE NORMAL...

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS DOWN. TRIED TO PUT IT UP WITH ELECTRONIC WINDOW BUTTON BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK. HAD TO GET OUT OF CAR AND MANUALLY GRAB ONTO THE WINDOW AND PULL IT UP. THE WINDOW CONTROL QUIT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDO...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE ANTIFREEZE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ...

Mileage: 45,000

THIS 2001 CHEVY MALIBU HAD THE RACK AND PINION BREAK FREE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE DUE TO FRAME CORROSION. THE CAR IS NOW UNDRIVABLE AND NEEDS NEW ENGINE CRADLE (FRONT FRAME). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST ON A CAR IN A PLACE THAT COULD KILL SOMEBODY. BAD DESIGN. POOR QUALITY. ...

Mileage: 110,000

THIS 2001 CHEVY MALIBU HAD THE RACK AND PINION BREAK FREE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE DUE TO FRAME CORROSION. THE CAR IS NOW UNDRIVABLE AND NEEDS NEW ENGINE CRADLE (FRONT FRAME). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST ON A CAR IN A PLACE THAT COULD KILL SOMEBODY. BAD DESIGN. POOR QUALITY. ...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 73,536

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASION...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED THE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND O...

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS, ALL GAUGES, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. UNABLE TO SEE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS OR BE SEEN. UNABLE TO DETECT SPEED OF VEHICLE. UNABLE TO USE HEATER. UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE FUEL LEVEL. UNABLE TO SAFELY OPE...

Mileage: 120,000

HEADLIGHTS, ALL GAUGES, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. UNABLE TO SEE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS OR BE SEEN. UNABLE TO DETECT SPEED OF VEHICLE. UNABLE TO USE HEATER. UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE FUEL LEVEL. UNABLE TO SAFELY OPE...

Mileage: 120,000

YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING, THE PASSLOCK, (ANTI THEFT SYSTEM) HAD SHUT THE CAR DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ON SIDE STREETS AND THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT AT THE TIME. IT GOT ME LOOKING INTO WAYS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IT AMAZED ME HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE OF CARS DYING O...

Mileage: 104,000

HI, IT'S ME.... AGAIN. IMAGINE THAT WITH MY CHEVY MALIBU. I WENT TO START THE CAR THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, IT WOULDN'T. I COULD HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN OFF. THE ENGINE WOULD FIRE BRIEFLY, AND THEN STOP. THE STARTER IS WORKING GREAT. SO I TURNED TO GOOGLE. I FOUND, LIK...

Mileage: 66,237

HI, IT'S ME.... AGAIN. IMAGINE THAT WITH MY CHEVY MALIBU. I WENT TO START THE CAR THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, IT WOULDN'T. I COULD HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN OFF. THE ENGINE WOULD FIRE BRIEFLY, AND THEN STOP. THE STARTER IS WORKING GREAT. SO I TURNED TO GOOGLE. I FOUND, LIK...

Mileage: 66,237

YET AGAIN IT IS ME. AS MANY OF YOU ON HERE KNOW THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU THAT APPEARS TO BE A GROUNDING ISSUE ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS: I AM DRIVING ALONG AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF. INCLUDING THE RADIO, AC/HEAT...

Mileage: 66,120

YET AGAIN IT IS ME. AS MANY OF YOU ON HERE KNOW THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU THAT APPEARS TO BE A GROUNDING ISSUE ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS: I AM DRIVING ALONG AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF. INCLUDING THE RADIO, AC/HEAT...

Mileage: 66,120

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE COLLEGE PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WHEN SHE WENT TO TURN THE CAR IN A TURN LANE SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. SHE RAN OVER A CURB WITH THE CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE LOCAL AUTO MAINTENANCE SHOP SAID THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE IN...

Mileage: 52,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE COLLEGE PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WHEN SHE WENT TO TURN THE CAR IN A TURN LANE SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. SHE RAN OVER A CURB WITH THE CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE LOCAL AUTO MAINTENANCE SHOP SAID THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE IN...

Mileage: 52,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE COLLEGE PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WHEN SHE WENT TO TURN THE CAR IN A TURN LANE SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. SHE RAN OVER A CURB WITH THE CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE LOCAL AUTO MAINTENANCE SHOP SAID THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE IN...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS....

Mileage: 98,000

ALL ELECTRICAL WENT OUT INCLUDING RADIO,AIR CONDITIONER,POWER WINDOWS ...I HAD TO STOP AND PULL OFF ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES AND DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT LOOK AT ME. ALSO THE SECURITY SYSTEM WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT CRANK CAR AND SPENT $500 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

ALL ELECTRICAL WENT OUT INCLUDING RADIO,AIR CONDITIONER,POWER WINDOWS ...I HAD TO STOP AND PULL OFF ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES AND DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT LOOK AT ME. ALSO THE SECURITY SYSTEM WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT CRANK CAR AND SPENT $500 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH AND HEARD SOME POPPING IN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. I THEN NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO GET IT TO TURN SLIGHTLY AND THE MORE I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE LOUDER THE POPPING SOUND GOT. I WAS NO LONGER ABL...

Mileage: 106,800

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH AND HEARD SOME POPPING IN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. I THEN NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO GET IT TO TURN SLIGHTLY AND THE MORE I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE LOUDER THE POPPING SOUND GOT. I WAS NO LONGER ABL...

Mileage: 106,800

I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES NOW WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 MALIBU. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE DAYS TO WEEKS NOW & IS BECOMING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY JOB & ALSO WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN I'M IN A DARK PARKING LOT, OUTS NOT THE BEST SITUATION TO BE IN. IM A SINGLE MOM & HAVE HAD PLENTY OF PR...

Mileage: 120,000

I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES NOW WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 MALIBU. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE DAYS TO WEEKS NOW & IS BECOMING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY JOB & ALSO WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN I'M IN A DARK PARKING LOT, OUTS NOT THE BEST SITUATION TO BE IN. IM A SINGLE MOM & HAVE HAD PLENTY OF PR...

Mileage: 120,000

I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES NOW WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 MALIBU. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE DAYS TO WEEKS NOW & IS BECOMING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY JOB & ALSO WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN I'M IN A DARK PARKING LOT, OUTS NOT THE BEST SITUATION TO BE IN. IM A SINGLE MOM & HAVE HAD PLENTY OF PR...

Mileage: 120,000

CRUISE CONTROL SLIPS AS WELL AS DASHBOARD BEEPS

THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON, AND HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE CAR WILL START. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON GM'S PART TO FIX THIS. *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE ENGINE TURNED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE THEFT LIGHT IN THE DASH WOULD FLASH. I CALLED GM DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT MANY OF THE GM MODELS OF THESE YEARS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. HE SAID THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHERE THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS NO...

Mileage: 97,104

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. WHILE IN PARK, THE RPMS JUMP RANDOMLY BETWEEN 500 AND 3500. WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN SPEED TO 45-65 MPH ON FLAT GROUND WITH FOOT OFF OF BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR -- DIDN'T S...

Mileage: 161,730

THE ANTI-THEFT WON'T LET ME START MY CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IN THE MORNING AN OTHER TIMES. IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET STARTED AN I NEED TO GET A RECALL ON IT HOPEFULLY. I'M ONLY ONE OF MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. THE THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON AND PREVENTS MY CAR FROM STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. THIS TIME I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. MY DOOR LOCKS WON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY BECAUSE OF THIS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE T...

Mileage: 92,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS, WHEN ENGAGED, ARE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLU...

Mileage: 130,000

ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHICH DISABLES THE ABILITY TO START THE ENGINE BY CUTTING OFF THE FUEL. IF I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TU...

Mileage: 140,000

ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHICH DISABLES THE ABILITY TO START THE ENGINE BY CUTTING OFF THE FUEL. IF I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TU...

Mileage: 140,000

ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHICH DISABLES THE ABILITY TO START THE ENGINE BY CUTTING OFF THE FUEL. IF I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TU...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE BEING EMITTED FR...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 115,000

WHEN WE WOULD JUST START THE CAR IT WOULD REV UP TO BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000 RPM AND IT WOULD STAY THAT WAY. THIS WAS ONLY ONE WAY THAT IT WOULD ACT UP. THE OTHER WAYS WERE WHEN YOU WERE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR WOULD START TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. BOTH WAYS YOU HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AND RIDE I...

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN WE WOULD JUST START THE CAR IT WOULD REV UP TO BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000 RPM AND IT WOULD STAY THAT WAY. THIS WAS ONLY ONE WAY THAT IT WOULD ACT UP. THE OTHER WAYS WERE WHEN YOU WERE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR WOULD START TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. BOTH WAYS YOU HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AND RIDE I...

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN WE WOULD JUST START THE CAR IT WOULD REV UP TO BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000 RPM AND IT WOULD STAY THAT WAY. THIS WAS ONLY ONE WAY THAT IT WOULD ACT UP. THE OTHER WAYS WERE WHEN YOU WERE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR WOULD START TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. BOTH WAYS YOU HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE AND RIDE I...

Mileage: 40,000

ABOUT EVERY THREE MO. THE [XXX] CAR WON'T START BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, AND THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK RIGHT,ALSO THE POWER MINORS. THE CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 105,445

ABOUT EVERY THREE MO. THE [XXX] CAR WON'T START BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, AND THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK RIGHT,ALSO THE POWER MINORS. THE CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 105,445

ON AT LEAST 20 OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHICH DISABLES THE ABILITY TO START THE ENGINE. IF I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND...

Mileage: 65,000

ON AT LEAST 20 OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHICH DISABLES THE ABILITY TO START THE ENGINE. IF I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER CONFIRMED CORROSION WAS UNDER THE SUB FRAME IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,740 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,800.

Mileage: 109,740

I HAD MY CAR TOW TO A AUTO SERVICES CENTER CAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, THE TECH TOLD ME IT WAS THE STARTER BUT SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM THE SUB FRAME VERY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT ANYTIME. THEY REPLACE THE FRONT SUB FRAME,OUTER TIE ROD END, SWAY BAR LINK KIT, THE COST WAS $927.39 . ...

Mileage: 109,740

I HAD MY CAR TOW TO A AUTO SERVICES CENTER CAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, THE TECH TOLD ME IT WAS THE STARTER BUT SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM THE SUB FRAME VERY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT ANYTIME. THEY REPLACE THE FRONT SUB FRAME,OUTER TIE ROD END, SWAY BAR LINK KIT, THE COST WAS $927.39 . ...

Mileage: 109,740

I HAD MY CAR TOW TO A AUTO SERVICES CENTER CAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, THE TECH TOLD ME IT WAS THE STARTER BUT SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM THE SUB FRAME VERY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT ANYTIME. THEY REPLACE THE FRONT SUB FRAME,OUTER TIE ROD END, SWAY BAR LINK KIT, THE COST WAS $927.39 . ...

Mileage: 109,740

I HAD MY CAR TOW TO A AUTO SERVICES CENTER CAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, THE TECH TOLD ME IT WAS THE STARTER BUT SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM THE SUB FRAME VERY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT ANYTIME. THEY REPLACE THE FRONT SUB FRAME,OUTER TIE ROD END, SWAY BAR LINK KIT, THE COST WAS $927.39 . ...

Mileage: 109,740

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU STOPPED WORKING THEN THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN THEY SEEM TO BE INTERMITTENT AND SOMETIMES PUSHING THE FOUR WAY FLASHER WILL MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NEVER KNOWING WHEN YOUR TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK IS VERY ANNOYING AND QUIT DANGEROUS. *...

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU STOPPED WORKING THEN THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN THEY SEEM TO BE INTERMITTENT AND SOMETIMES PUSHING THE FOUR WAY FLASHER WILL MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NEVER KNOWING WHEN YOUR TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK IS VERY ANNOYING AND QUIT DANGEROUS. *...

I WENT OUTSIDE TO CRANK UP THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WOULD FLASH. RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES AND WAS ADVISED TO PUT THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO BYPASS THE THEFT SYSTEM. IT SEEMS AS IF THE THE...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD BARELY SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO POOR LIGHTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED VERY DIMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD BARELY SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO POOR LIGHTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED VERY DIMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE...

Mileage: 132,000

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON THIS CAR ALONG WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LEFT US STRANDED. YOU CALL THE DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING OF THE RESET STUFF THAT IS IN THE BOOK. I DID NOT HAVE A BOOK WENT ON LINE LAST WINTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. DEALER SAID BRING IT IN AND GET IT TESTED NEVER ...

Mileage: 87,000

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON THIS CAR ALONG WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LEFT US STRANDED. YOU CALL THE DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING OF THE RESET STUFF THAT IS IN THE BOOK. I DID NOT HAVE A BOOK WENT ON LINE LAST WINTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. DEALER SAID BRING IT IN AND GET IT TESTED NEVER ...

Mileage: 87,000

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 MALIBU ON I-75 AT 70 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE SEIZED AND SHE WENT INTO A 180 DEGREE SPIN, HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND RESTED FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO THE IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED ON I-275, ALSO IN THE RAIN. THE ONL...

Mileage: 168,000

I WAS GOING FROM EB I294 ONTO SB IL394 WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY CHANGED LANES, IT WAS LATE AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC,SO NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED, I GOT THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT END CRADLE THAT THE STEERING RACK MOUNTS TO HAS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING ME TO HAVE VERY BAD STEERI...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 118,000

I CRANK THE CAR AND IT WANTS TO CATCH BUT ACTS LIKE THERE IS NO GAS OR SOMETHING? THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON SOLID NOT BLINKING. MY CAR HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB FOR 2 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 147,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE REPEATED MANY TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 146,000

WHEN TRYING TO START HE CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH, THE CAR WILL REV, SOUND LIKE IT IS TRYING TO START BUT WON'T. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM NOT READING THE KEY AND SHUTTING THE FUEL TO THE CAR SO IT WILL NOT START. UPON RESEARCHING T...

THIS CAR IS AN ABSOLUTE LEMON,IT FORCES YOU TO USE DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE AND THIS EATS AWAY THE RUBBER IN THE LINES,HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS FIXING HEAD GASKETS AND REDOING THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO USE THE OLD GREEN ANTIFREEZE AND AFTER ALL OF THE PROBLEMS(CANT AFFORD NEW CAR!) I HAVE LOOKED ...

THIS CAR IS AN ABSOLUTE LEMON,IT FORCES YOU TO USE DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE AND THIS EATS AWAY THE RUBBER IN THE LINES,HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS FIXING HEAD GASKETS AND REDOING THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO USE THE OLD GREEN ANTIFREEZE AND AFTER ALL OF THE PROBLEMS(CANT AFFORD NEW CAR!) I HAVE LOOKED ...

I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OFF. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND THIS HAPPENS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OR GET ANOTHER CAR. I LOSE MY JOB IN A WEEK DUE TO THE PLACE CLOSING DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OFF. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND THIS HAPPENS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OR GET ANOTHER CAR. I LOSE MY JOB IN A WEEK DUE TO THE PLACE CLOSING DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE POPPING NOISE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 121,455

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND A HISSING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR P...

Mileage: 200,000

STEERING BECAME STIFF TO TURN WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. UPON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, WE DISCOVERED THAT A THIN MOUNTING TAB ON THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WHERE THE STEERING BOX WAS ATTACHED TO HAD RUSTED AWAY LEAVING THE STEERING BOX HANGING FREE. I HAVE SEEN MANY INTERNET COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME P...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY REPLACED...

Mileage: 106,000

I WOULD LIKE ALL THE RECALLS FOR THIS CON OF A CAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET IN ON ANY LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THEIR DRUG DEALING BUSINESS ETHICS OR LACK OF THESE CARS ARE A DEATH TRAPWAITING TO STRIKE GET GM OUT OF BUSINESS AND BAIL OUT THE CONSUMER NOT THE GREEDY LIARS THAT SELL TRINKETS FOR 50K OR M...

Mileage: 10

MY CAR SEEMED TO BE RIDING ROUGH AND MY RADIATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TODAY I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC SAID I HAD AN "INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK." MY OIL IS LEAKING INTO MY COOLANT. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL FROM GM FOR DEXCOOL. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS BUT TO HAVE ...

PASSCODE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM - 2 SEPARATE REPAIRS, LATEST OCT, 2011 INVOLVING THE IGNITION/THEFT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

PASSCODE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM - 2 SEPARATE REPAIRS, LATEST OCT, 2011 INVOLVING THE IGNITION/THEFT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

GM IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH PER THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS MADE BETWEEN THE RECALL DATES FEBRUARY 1, 2000 THROUGH MAY 31, 2001 (MALIBU). SUMMARY: BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 2003, GM NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO....

Mileage: 120,000

GM IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH PER THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS MADE BETWEEN THE RECALL DATES FEBRUARY 1, 2000 THROUGH MAY 31, 2001 (MALIBU). SUMMARY: BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 2003, GM NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO....

Mileage: 120,000

THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO THE POORLY DESIGNED GM PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERS ANTI-THEFT MODE AND DISABLES THE FUEL INJECTORS. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM '' IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO STRAND MOTORISTS BECAUSE OF AN INCOMPETENTLY DESIGNED ANTI-THEFT SYS...

Mileage: 100,525

THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO THE POORLY DESIGNED GM PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERS ANTI-THEFT MODE AND DISABLES THE FUEL INJECTORS. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM '' IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO STRAND MOTORISTS BECAUSE OF AN INCOMPETENTLY DESIGNED ANTI-THEFT SYS...

Mileage: 100,525

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH ENGINE STALLING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE A...

Mileage: 29,117

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS 6 CYL. THIS YEAR HAS 670,000+ CARS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND THE EXACT SAME YEAR. YET BECAUSE MY VIN ISNT INCLUDED OR ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH MY VIN HAVE NOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM..I AM EXCLUDED FROM HAVING THEM FIX THIS FOR ME. MY TURN SIGNALS ARE N...

Mileage: 121,000

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS 6 CYL. THIS YEAR HAS 670,000+ CARS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND THE EXACT SAME YEAR. YET BECAUSE MY VIN ISNT INCLUDED OR ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH MY VIN HAVE NOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM..I AM EXCLUDED FROM HAVING THEM FIX THIS FOR ME. MY TURN SIGNALS ARE N...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL SYSTEM WITHOUT REASON. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME, HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FIFTEEN MINUTES FOR THE ALARM SYSTEM TO DEACTIVE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. TH...

Mileage: 83,000

CHEVY MALIBU, 2001. THE THEFT SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS! I'M NOT TRYING TO STEAL MY OWN CAR, AND WOULD RATHER HAVE IT STOLEN THAN SIT IN A SCARY DARK PARKING LOT ALL ALONE WAITING FOR IT TO START BACK UP. ALSO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SUCKS. NOONE AROUND WHERE I LIVE EVEN DEALS WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WA...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START SPORADICALLY, AS A RESULT OF THE ANTI-THEFT PASS LOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ANTI-THEFT PASS LOCK SYSTEM AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER STATED...

Mileage: 103,000

JUST BOUGHT 2001 CHEVY MALIBU, ITS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING TO THE POINT OF SMOKE. SO THE GASKET IS SHOT, I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR IN BEFORE OVER THIS PROBLEM BUT STILL SEEMS TO COME BACK TO THE CAR OVERHEATING AND SMOKE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ONE GUY TOLD ME TO JUST G...

Mileage: 115,000

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PASSLOCK RANDOMLY ACTIVATES AND PREVENTS STARTING OF CAR -- MUST LEAVE KEY IN CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN IT STARTS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DID INTERNET SEARCH REGARDING MALIBU STARTING PROBLEMS AND SAW LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE BUT WHEN THE CARS ARE TAKEN IN THEY ARE ...

Mileage: 106,789

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PASSLOCK RANDOMLY ACTIVATES AND PREVENTS STARTING OF CAR -- MUST LEAVE KEY IN CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN IT STARTS. FIGURED OUT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE HAD JUST GOTTEN A NEW ONE WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DID INTERNET SEARCH REGARDING MALIBU STARTING PROBLEMS AND SAW LOTS...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TRAVELD INTO ANOTHER LANE AND CRACHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHIC...

CAR OVER HEATED, TEMP GAUGE OVER NORMAL RANGE. ADDED TWO GALLONS OF ANTIFREEZE, STILL OVER HEATED, AND CHECKED FOR ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. ANTIFREEZE WAS PRESENT INDICATING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. NO CORRECTIVE REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE YET>. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

I AM ON MY THIRD GOORYEAR VIVA 2 THAT WOBBLES AT 65 MPH AND HAS EVENTUAL KNOT OR BUBBLE AND FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ...

Mileage: 114,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES RANDOMLY AND CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WE OFTEN HIKE IN REMOTE AREAS W/OUT CELL SERVICE AND COULD DIE FROM EXPOSURE IF CAR DIDN'T START. YESTERDAY(01/15/2011) WE WENT TO DINNER AT 4PM AND COULD NOT LEAVE AFTER EATING!!! CAR WOULD N...

Mileage: 93,000

FAILING STARTER. *TR

OUR CHEVY 2001 MALIBU HAS A DEFECTIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM THAT MANY OTHER COMPLAIN ABOUT ALSO. IT DISABLES THE CAR AT THE MOST IN OPPORTUNE TIMES THAT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING IN SOME INSTANCES. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS AND THEY HAVE NOT. *TR

Mileage: 141,628

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START HER VEHICLE THE AUTO THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED HER OUT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ENTRY FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 115,000

[NOTE THAT I LIVED IN ONTARIO, CANADA] I STOPPED MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT, BUT THEN COULD NOT GET STARTED. I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR 20 MIN WHILE LEAVING THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. IT WORKED. BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET (HTTP://WWW.CAR-FORUMS.COM/S9/T1545.HTML) AND FOUN...

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY ON; IT STALLED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A...

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR-2001 CHEVY MALIBU THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AMONTH AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX OR RECALL. PLEASE HELP. I AM A SR CITIZEN WITH A ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. AFTER WAITING FOR ONE HOUR, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WAS RESET AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RESUME PROPER OPERATION. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG COVER OPENED AND REMAINED FOLDED WITHIN THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP...

Mileage: 150,000

CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN STEERING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND MADE CLUNKING NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT SIDE MOUNTING BOLT OF THE STEERING RACK RIPPED THROUGH THE RUSTED OUT FRAME CRADLE, LEAVING THE RACK ATTACHED BY ONLY ONE BOLT. THIS ALLOWS THE RACK TO PIVOT UPWARDS...

Mileage: 89,677

CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN STEERING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND MADE CLUNKING NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT SIDE MOUNTING BOLT OF THE STEERING RACK RIPPED THROUGH THE RUSTED OUT FRAME CRADLE, LEAVING THE RACK ATTACHED BY ONLY ONE BOLT. THIS ALLOWS THE RACK TO PIVOT UPWARDS...

Mileage: 89,677

SEVERAL TIMES MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON,AND WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF THEN TRY TO CRANK IT BACK UP IT WANT CRANK HAD TO GET IT RESET TWICE. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

RECALL ON EMERGENCY FLASHER DONE UNDER RECALL. CONTACTED CHEVROLET C.S. AND THEY CONFIRMED RECALL DONE,PART REPLACED. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THE FLASHER WILL START CLICKING WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. NEITHER THE EMERGENCY FLASHER OR TURN SIGNAL FLASH ON AND OFF,BUT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR MAKES THE CL...

Mileage: 62,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU THEFT PREVENTION PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. EVERY 5-7 STARTS IT ACTIVATES AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO RESET BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE AUTO THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR TEN MINUTES. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A 2001 MALIBU I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT WENT TO THE POINT WHERE IT JUST WONT START. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. SO I HAVE TO SET 10 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION LIGHTS ON AND THEN IT WILL START. BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING, I WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS BY TAKING I...

Mileage: 132,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU - PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AT RANDOM TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START. LEAVING IGNITION KEY IN "ON" POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START, BUT INCIDENT OCCURS REPEATEDLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE, SAYS THIS IS RATHER COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. HER THREE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL AWAY INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. A CR...

Mileage: 28,500

INTERMITTENT ISSUE AT START WITH VEHICLE RPMS ELEVATING TO 3500, IF PUT INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SPEEDS TO 45 MPH. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES (COLD, WARM, HOT). HAVE HAD IAC AND TPS SENSORS REPLACED (2 TIMES) AND MOST RECENTLY THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. EACH FIX WORKS FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN ISSUE BEGINS...

Mileage: 103,957

INTERMITTENT ISSUE AT START WITH VEHICLE RPMS ELEVATING TO 3500, IF PUT INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SPEEDS TO 45 MPH. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES (COLD, WARM, HOT). HAVE HAD IAC AND TPS SENSORS REPLACED (2 TIMES) AND MOST RECENTLY THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. EACH FIX WORKS FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN ISSUE BEGINS...

Mileage: 103,957

2001 MALIBU SECURITY SYSTEM - FAILED TO ALLOW OWNER TO START THE CAR. REQUIRED 10 MINUTE WAIT TO RE-SET. ALSO FAILED. OWNER UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NITE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALERS ONLY ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU HAS AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FEATURE ON IT. HOWEVER IT DOESN'T READ MY KEY RIGHT AND MOST OF THE TIME WON'T START. AND WHEN IT DOES START IT WILL OUT OF NOWHERE SHUT OFF WHILE IM DRIVING. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON ANY ROAD REALLY, IT COU...

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ONLINE FOR A REMEDY FOR THE THEFT SYSTEM THE THEFT SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO CAUSING ME TO BE STUCKON THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP FOR 10 MIN UNTIL IT STOPPED FLASHING AND BECAME SOLID, THE THEFT SYSTEM HAS PUT MY FAMILIES WELL BEING IN DANGER B...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF SUDDENLY. THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON AFTER A MINUTE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 73,300

GM VATS 2001 CHEVY MALIBU THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR IS UNABLE TO START REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WELL IT DID FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY NOR THE TIME TO KEEP REPEATING...

Mileage: 161,000

REOCCURING ABS WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME WITH THE ABS LIGHT DISPLAYING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND PADS, ROTOR AND HUB KIT TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE AND ALSO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. DEALER UNABLE TO DEFINE IF THERE I...

WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR KEEPS ACCELERATING. FROM A STOP IT WILL ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH WITHOUT ME TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. ON THE FREEWAY IT KEEPS ACCELERATING UNTIL I BRAKE.THIS CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND CAN BE CANCELED BY ME TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. I HAVE A 200...

Mileage: 158,214

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU: ANTI THEFT/PASS LOCK PROBLEMS. SPORATIC ISSUE CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO NOT START. MULTIPLE TOWS AND SERVICE CHARGE WITH NO CONSISTENT FIX.

Mileage: 110,000

MY WIFE DROVE OUR 2001 MALIBU AROUND IN THE MORNING, AFTER PARKING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL THE AFTERNOON IT WOULD NOT START. IT SAT FOR 3 DAY UNTIL I COULD RESEARCH HOW TO FIX IT. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WAS FAILING. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE YOUR KEY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ...

APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST OF JULY 2007 OUR VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. MY HUSBAND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE SPEED. EVEN WITH HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, IT WOULD ACCELERATE UP TO 65 MPH AND HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY STRONGLY TO SLOW IT DOWN. WHEN HE WOULD TAKE HIS FOOT OFF THE ...

Mileage: 65,676

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE ABOUT THREE TIMES A MONTH. I HAVE TO WAIT 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE TO WORK MANY TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WITH THE 3.1L V6 ENGINE THAT HAS 4 DEFECTIVE PISTONS IN IT (GM DOCUMENT ID# 773655) ALSO INSTALLED IN 2001 BUICK, CHEVY, PONTIAC AND SOME OLDS MODELS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW WITH 4 MILES ON IT, IT HAD A SLIGHT "TICK" WHEN STARTED COLD AT THAT TIME, WHICH THE DEALER EXPL...

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WITH THE 3.1L V6 ENGINE THAT HAS 4 DEFECTIVE PISTONS IN IT (GM DOCUMENT ID# 773655) ALSO INSTALLED IN 2001 BUICK, CHEVY, PONTIAC AND SOME OLDS MODELS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW WITH 4 MILES ON IT, IT HAD A SLIGHT "TICK" WHEN STARTED COLD AT THAT TIME, WHICH THE DEALER EXPL...

Mileage: 15,000

REAR PARKING BRAKE EQUALIZER RUSTED OUT, LEADING TO LOSS OF EMERGENCY BRAKING AND PARKING BRAKES. UNABLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT PART WITHOUT REPLACING FRONT CABLE. *TR

Mileage: 166,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIG...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUMP STARTED THE ENGINE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED...

Mileage: 75,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU, IGNITION THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS BLINKING AND THE CAR WON'T START. *TR

Mileage: 74,866

NOT THAT I THINK DOING THIS IS GOING TO MAKE ANY REAL DIFFERENCE BUT I WILL TRY. I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND BESIDES BEING ONE OF THE WORST CARS MADE I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT THER...

Mileage: 90,200

THE TURNING SIGNAL ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND WHEN IT DOESN'T IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THIS PAST HALLOWEEN I WAS RIDING UP THE MAIN ST. AND COULD NOT SIGNAL TO CARS BEHIND ME (IT WAS DARK) THAT I WAS TURNING. THIS IS VERY SCARY SINCE IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN YOU PUSH THE AR...

Mileage: 94,500

THE TURNING SIGNAL ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND WHEN IT DOESN'T IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THIS PAST HALLOWEEN I WAS RIDING UP THE MAIN ST. AND COULD NOT SIGNAL TO CARS BEHIND ME (IT WAS DARK) THAT I WAS TURNING. THIS IS VERY SCARY SINCE IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN YOU PUSH THE AR...

Mileage: 94,500

SHAWN JANSEN'S MALIUBU WAS DRIVING FAST, AND I COULD CLEARLY SEE HIM WINGING IT. *TR

OWN 2001 MALIBU. BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED 2 MOS AGO. ALSO, HORN BEEPS, LOCKS GO OFF AND ON AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON CLICKS AS IF THE CAR IS POSSESSED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

OWN 2001 MALIBU. BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED 2 MOS AGO. ALSO, HORN BEEPS, LOCKS GO OFF AND ON AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON CLICKS AS IF THE CAR IS POSSESSED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION (MUCH FUN IN WASHINGTON D.C. COMMUTER TRAFFIC) OR PARKED. IT SHUTS OFF LIKE THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE DOORS UNLOCK AND THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. WITHIN SECONDS THE LIGHTS ARE BACK AND A WITH THE CAR COASTING IN NEUTRAL I CAN RESTART. OC...

Mileage: 155,000

PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND AFTER A WEEK WORTH OF STARTING THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD "CRANK" BUT NOT TURN OVER. I HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES WITH MY KEY IN THE ACC POSITION THEN RESTART MY CAR. I HAVE NIGHT CLASSES AND IF THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS A 2002 CH...

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU THAT IS GIVING ME SAFETY PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE BCM, AND THE PASSCODE THEFT FEATURE. I HAVE HAD 2 DEALER EXPERIENCED MECHANICS TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH OUT SUCCESS. THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN PROHIBITS THE CAR FROM STARTING UNTIL YOU RESET THE CAR BY LEAVING T...

Mileage: 105,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM, THIS PROBLEM IS ROBBING PEOPLE AND IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM/PASSLOCK PROBLEM, THAT TURNS THE CAR OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH (OR ANY SPEED FOR THAT MATTER). IN FACT, IT SIMPLY TURNS OFF WHENEVER IT LIKES. THIS MORNING TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY, IT STALLED AS I TURNED AND I WAS ALMOST ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH TBC SIGMA TOURING TIRES, DOT # 3PSJE371406. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE FELT A VIBRATION FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE HAD BLOWN-OUT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEE...

Mileage: 5,000

BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU IN APRIL WITH 41,000 MILES. RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THEN WOULDN'T ALWAYS START (HAD TO KEEP TRYING AND TRY EVERY KEY I OWNED). ABOUT 6-10 WEEKS AGO IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO EITHER COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR JAM IT INTO NEUTR...

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS, AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND GET IT FIXED. I KNOW NOW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND WONDER WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE SAID PART. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. 1. THE CAR FAILED TO START. IT GOT MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, FROM ONCE A DAY TO EVERY START. 2. THE GARAGE DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID THE THEFT PROTECTION SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE MY KEY. 3. I GET NEW KEYS FROM THE DEALER. 4. THE PROBLEM GETS BETTER AND IT IS STI...

Mileage: 124,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HE CANNOT USE THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE PREPARING TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHI...

Mileage: 65,000

THEFT SYSTEM ON CAR OCCASIONALLY KICKS IN, PREVENTING STARTING FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PUT IN KEY QUICKLY TO START CAR. USUALLY I CAN REMEMBER TO INSERT THE KEY, LET IT REGISTER, AND THEN TURN THE IGNITION. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM AND HAD I...

Mileage: 66,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM. FIRST PROBLEM WITH IT TWO YEARS AGO. NOW, THE PASSLOCK IS NOT ALLOWING MY CAR TO START AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY "ON" FOR TEN MINUTES THEN "OFF" BEFORE RESTARTING IT. MY BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE "WHAT IF I WAS RUSHING OUT THE DOOR TO TAKE ON...

Mileage: 74,000

TWO MONTHS AGO WE BOUGHT A USED 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. TWO DAYS AFTER WAS SITTING, STRANDED BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTIONING PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE FIRST TIME IT MALFUNCTIONED I TURNED THE KEY AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKED SO I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT CRANKED AFTER IT RESET. WE TOOK IT TO OUR L...

Mileage: 94,930

MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ABOUT A WEEK APART EACH. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND RELEARN. THE REPAIRMAN INDICATED HE HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE ON A NUMBER OF MALIBUS. SOMETIMES USING A DIFFERENT KEY FIXES THE PROBLEM. NO...

THE HAZARD/SIGNAL LIGHTS ON MY 2001 MALIBU STOPPED WORKING, AND WAS "FIXED" ON A RECALL NOTICE IN 2004. THE SAME ISSUE IS NOW OCCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS WITH MY TODDLER IN THE CAR. *TR

FIVE YEARS AGO I REPLACE HEAD GASKETS ON A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. RECENTLY, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD ANTIFREEZE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAISES. I HAVE WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKETS BLOWN AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE MALIBU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IS THERE...

Mileage: 120

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU USED. THERE ARE TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. I COME BACK IN 10-15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY, I ALSO MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 MALIBU IN 2003. I HAD NO REAL PROBLEMS TILL THIS YEAR 2009. MY MILEAGE NOW IN 74,000 AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 60,000. AFTER A ACCIDENT EVERYTHING STARTED TO GO. MY GAS GAUGE WENT DOWN AND MY TEMP GAUGE ALSO. MY AUTO LOCK FOR MY DOORS WAS NOT WORKING. MY AIR VENTS ONLY WORK ...

Mileage: 60,000

THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FUEL REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. A FUEL PUMP WAS PURCHASED 300$ TO REPLACE OLD ONE. THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN BOGGING ON AND OFF ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN S...

Mileage: 80,000

THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FUEL REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. A FUEL PUMP WAS PURCHASED 300$ TO REPLACE OLD ONE. THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN BOGGING ON AND OFF ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN S...

Mileage: 80,000

THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FUEL REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. A FUEL PUMP WAS PURCHASED 300$ TO REPLACE OLD ONE. THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN BOGGING ON AND OFF ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN S...

Mileage: 80,000

THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FUEL REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. A FUEL PUMP WAS PURCHASED 300$ TO REPLACE OLD ONE. THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN BOGGING ON AND OFF ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN S...

Mileage: 80,000

TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE RECALL PARTS HAVE BEEN FIXED ON MY 2001 MALIBU AND ITS HARD TO GET ANY ONE TO RESPOND. *TR

TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE RECALL PARTS HAVE BEEN FIXED ON MY 2001 MALIBU AND ITS HARD TO GET ANY ONE TO RESPOND. *TR

WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL DONE? HTTP://WWW.GIRARDGIBBS.COM/DEXCOOL.HTML THE CHEVY DEXCOOL ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER AND ACCORDING TO THIS THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN. I'VE GOT A LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND NO WAY TO COVER THE COST. NOT ONLY THAT BUT...

Mileage: 58,000

WE HAD PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN 2004, IT HAD 28,922 MILEAGE. ON JULY 1ST 2004, HAD 28,959 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT TO FOREST CITY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, THEY FOUND THE RESERVOIR LOW AND TOPPED IT OFF, THEY SAID NO VISIBLE COOLANT LEAKS! ON JULY 12TH 2007 WE ...

2001 CHEVY MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM, MY CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET, LOCATED NEAR THE WATER PUMP, WAS LEAKING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND WATER WOULD LEAK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STA...

Mileage: 149,130

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU PASS KEY SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE MUCH OF THE TIME. MY WIFE HAS TO LEAVE THE KEY ON FOR TEN MINUTES PLUS BEFORE THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THE CAR WILL START. DEALER WANTS TO KEEP REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO FIX THE SYSTEM BUT IT NEVER DOES GO AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CONTINUOUSLY SHIFTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 20,000

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS CAR FROM STARTING. CAR HAS SLIGHTLY OVER 100,00 MILES ON IT AND SUDDENLY RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTED THE CAR FROM STARTING. INITIALLY TURNING THE KEY TO ON AND LETTING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RESET FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL...

Mileage: 100,200

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE HAD THE PASSLOCK SENSOR REPLACED 5 OR 6 TIME OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I RETURNED MY CAR TODAY TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND NOW THEY WANT $700+ TO REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE THERE 3 TIMES AND THIS IS...

GASKET IS CAUSING ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO ENGINE AND THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. HAVE USE ABOUT A FEW BOTTLES OF ANTIFREEZE BACK TO BACK. ITS GOING TO COST SO MUCH TO REPAIR. IM WAITING FOR A RECALL FROM GM. THE SOONER THE BETTER. *TR

HAVE A 01 CHEVY MALIBU WHOSE LOWER INTAKE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. HAVE 53 OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOWER INTAKE AND MANY MORE TO COME. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

HAVE A 01 CHEVY MALIBU WHOSE LOWER INTAKE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. HAVE 53 OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOWER INTAKE AND MANY MORE TO COME. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

DANGEROUS BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE EVERY 16,000 MILES LIKE CLOCK WORK. CAUSES WEAK BRAKES AND EXTREME WARE TO FRONT END MOVING PARTS. NEW TOP OF THE LINE ROTORS AND PADS WILL NOT CURE PROBLEM. IT IS AN ENGINEERING SCREW UP. THIS IS AN ONGOING ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND WHY GM IS GOING BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

ELECTRICAL: IT ALL STARTED 2/2007... THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2001 CHEVY MALIBU FOR TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT DEFECT. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE RECALL AND THEREFORE WILL NOT REIMBURSE ...

Mileage: 110,000

MY CAR OVER HEATED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS VERY LOW AND I FILLED IT UP AND WENT TO MY MEETING. AFTER MY MEETING WAS OVER AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE CAR, IT OVER HEATED AGAIN. I HAD TO REFILL THE ANTIFREEZE 3 TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT TO AN AUTO SHOP (AS I WAS DRIVING). O...

Mileage: 53,490

MY CAR OVER HEATED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS VERY LOW AND I FILLED IT UP AND WENT TO MY MEETING. AFTER MY MEETING WAS OVER AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE CAR, IT OVER HEATED AGAIN. I HAD TO REFILL THE ANTIFREEZE 3 TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT TO AN AUTO SHOP (AS I WAS DRIVING). O...

Mileage: 53,490

THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING THIS IS THE 4 TH ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. NO WARNING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN CAR JUST WON'T START. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES TWICE AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

THE CAR WILL START FINE, BUT ONCE YOU TURN IT OFF AND GO TO START AGAIN IT WILL JUST CRANK. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND TIME I REPACED SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. THE THIRD TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CHANGE AND A FRIEND SAID TO TRY PUTTING THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MI...

Mileage: 80,000

THE CAR WILL START FINE, BUT ONCE YOU TURN IT OFF AND GO TO START AGAIN IT WILL JUST CRANK. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND TIME I REPACED SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. THE THIRD TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CHANGE AND A FRIEND SAID TO TRY PUTTING THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MI...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CANNOT ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNALS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR L...

Mileage: 78,649

CAR WILL NOT START - THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TRIED THE PASSLOCK "FIX" OF TURNING KEY TO ON FOR 10 MINUTES, SHUTTING OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART BUT NO LUCK ON THE CAR STARTING. THE ISSUE HAS GONE ON FOR OVER 3 WEEKS, EACH DAY GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A SHOP AND D...

Mileage: 92,789

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A 3.1 LITER ENGINE AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET ONCE BECAUSE IT LEAKED OIL INTO THE ANTIFREEZE AND ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL. IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT I DID NOT KNOW EXISTED WITH THIS MOTOR? I FOUND OUT A SHORT TIME LATER THAT THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE AND HA...

Mileage: 70,500

THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT LET CAR BE RESTARTED UNTIL I LEAVE KEY IN STARTED SWITCH FOR 10 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $362. OV...

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, THE CAR SIMPLY REFUSES TO START BECAUSE DUE TO A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM, MY OWN CAR THINKS I AM TRYING TO STEAL IT. AS THE CAR AGES, THE INCIDENTS GROW MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THRE ...

Mileage: 87,000

ANTI THEFT PASS KEY CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO THEFT PROTECTION KICKING IN HAVE TO RESET EVERYTIME I WANT TO START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 103,561

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING UP A VERY STEEP INCLINE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. ONCE THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THE DRIVER PLACED COOLANT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER RESIDEN...

Mileage: 102,599

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON CAUSING ME TO WAIT FOR 10 - 15 MINUTES FOR IT TO RESET. CAUSING ME TO GO BACK TO DEALER TO GET MY KEY REPROGRAM. A VERY EXPENSIVE JOB. I'VE NOT HAD IT DONE YET. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON AM...

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU FREQUENTLY ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING A TEN MINUTE WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. THIS DEVICE DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD AND LEAVES ME STRANDED IN UNDESIRABLE AREAS TO IN WHICH TO BE STRANDED. *TR

GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAILING IN THE VEHICLE. PROBLEMS INCURRED ARE: NO-START AND ENGINE SHUT-DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN VEHICLE IS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 80,744

I PURCHASED MY 2001 IN 2003 AND HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS. BUT AT THE END OF MARCH MY MALIBU WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED AND GOT A FULL TUNE UP AND IT RAN FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT STARTED SKIPPING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE GAVE THE CAR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND IT...

PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. CAR WOULD NOT START. HAVE HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND HAD THE IGNITION PASS LOCK CHANGED BOTH TIMES WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ONE DAY BEFORE THE 1 YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE PARTS AND LABOR OF THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT RAN ...

Mileage: 89,062

HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2005 UNDER RECALL # 03V327000. HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN IN MARCH 2008. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THE POLICY THAT SWITCH CANNOT BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE UNDER THE RECALL, AND SECOND REPLACEMENT WAS AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE FOR A KNOWN AND RECA...

Mileage: 63,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE VALVE. THE DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE ...

Mileage: 94,800

BOUGHT 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU NEW ON MARCH 14,2001 ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AROUND 35,000 MILES. HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL. IT IS EITHER PISTON SLAP OR BAD LIFTERS. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX ISSUE AT THE TIME. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS POOR BRAKES. REPLACE ROT...

Mileage: 35,000

BOUGHT 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU NEW ON MARCH 14,2001 ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AROUND 35,000 MILES. HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL. IT IS EITHER PISTON SLAP OR BAD LIFTERS. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX ISSUE AT THE TIME. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS POOR BRAKES. REPLACE ROT...

Mileage: 35,000

CANNOT START ENGINE BECAUSE OF ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TR

PLEASE SEE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ON THIS VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED IN 2004. RECENTLY HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. WARNING/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS EITHER DO NOT FLASH...

Mileage: 106,000

THEFT DEVICE REPLACED IN IGNITION SWITCH TWICE IN JUST OVER 2 YEARS, BOTH REPAIRS OVER $300+. LAST TIME IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IGNITION JUST SHUT OFF. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. WIFE LUCKILY GOT CAR STOPPED AND SOMEONE HELPED PUSH OUT OF STREET. I SEE THIS COMPLAINT A LOT. S...

Mileage: 44,149

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF TWO, AND AM FRUSTRATED THAT ALL OF MY SAVINGS HAVE GONE INTO THIS MONEY PIT. I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE, AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN! I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, HEATER CORE WHICH ARE DYING, AND THE THEFT SYSTEM TWICE. I HAVE HAD A FUEL LEAK BY MY ENGINE AND HAD I...

Mileage: 38,000

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF TWO, AND AM FRUSTRATED THAT ALL OF MY SAVINGS HAVE GONE INTO THIS MONEY PIT. I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE, AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN! I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, HEATER CORE WHICH ARE DYING, AND THE THEFT SYSTEM TWICE. I HAVE HAD A FUEL LEAK BY MY ENGINE AND HAD I...

Mileage: 38,000

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF TWO, AND AM FRUSTRATED THAT ALL OF MY SAVINGS HAVE GONE INTO THIS MONEY PIT. I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE, AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN! I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, HEATER CORE WHICH ARE DYING, AND THE THEFT SYSTEM TWICE. I HAVE HAD A FUEL LEAK BY MY ENGINE AND HAD I...

Mileage: 38,000

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF TWO, AND AM FRUSTRATED THAT ALL OF MY SAVINGS HAVE GONE INTO THIS MONEY PIT. I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE, AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN! I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, HEATER CORE WHICH ARE DYING, AND THE THEFT SYSTEM TWICE. I HAVE HAD A FUEL LEAK BY MY ENGINE AND HAD I...

Mileage: 38,000

ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE CAR JUST WONT START. HAD MANY SENSORS, AS WELL AS IGNITION SWITCHES, REPLACED. AT MY COST! HAD TO BE TOWED, PUSHED, AND PULLED, TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. WONT EVER BY A CHEVY AGAIN. EVER!!!! IF YOU OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU, SELL IT TRADE IT. WHATEVER YOU DO GET RID ...

IGNITION SWITCH / PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM STARTING ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 93,520

IGNITION SWITCH / PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM STARTING ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 93,520

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN TO GET THE SWITCH FOR THE BLINKERS FIXED ON THEIR RECALL, TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TWO DEALERSHIPS TELL ME SINCE THEY ALREADY REPLACED THE FAULTY PART THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS STILL A...

I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT WOULDN'T START. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANICS THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK. THEY COULD FIND A TROUBLE CODE TO FIND OUT WHAT CASED THE PROBLEM OF THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM TO GO ON. I USE THE SAME KEY EVERYDAY NO ONE THERE TO STEAL THE CAR. SO NOW MY LI...

I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT WOULDN'T START. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANICS THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK. THEY COULD FIND A TROUBLE CODE TO FIND OUT WHAT CASED THE PROBLEM OF THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM TO GO ON. I USE THE SAME KEY EVERYDAY NO ONE THERE TO STEAL THE CAR. SO NOW MY LI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE LEAK. SHE HAD TO PLACE ANTIFREEZE IN HER VEHICLE EVERY MONTH BECAUSE IT WOULD LEAK OUT CONSTANTLY. SHE NOTIFI...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE MALIBU 2001 WITH 56000 MLS ON IT. TODAY I HAD TO CHANGE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET.$950 TOTAL...BESIDE THIS A HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY THEFT SYSTEM,BRAKES ,LIGHT HAZARD SWITCH. AIR CONDITIONER ..ETC. THIS IS THE MY LAST GM CAR..PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE GASKET DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

CAR INITIALLY FAILED TO START. TOWED VEHICLE TO SHOP. SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG. KEPT ON HAPPENING. AFTER MULTIPLE TOWS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. SYSTEM REPLACED-WAS OK FOR 3 MONTHS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT $400 INTO SAME PROBLEM EVERY 3-4 MONTH...

Mileage: 68,000

MY CAR WILL NOT START. THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THINKS I AM STEALING MY OWN CAR. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINUTES TO RESET THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SO IT WILL ALLOW MY CAR TO START. *TR

SAFETY RECALL #03043A (03/08/2004) - TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS INOPERATIVE * THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY: YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE HAZARD SWITCH OFF AND ON TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, THE DRIVER MUST TAKE ONE HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL T...

Mileage: 50,000

MY BOYFRIEND WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIT A TREE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 166,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. THE FLOOR MAT BLOCKS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSU...

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. THE FLOOR MAT BLOCKS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSU...

Mileage: 12,000

2001 MALIBU WITH 50,525 MILES WITH FIRST OCCURRENCE 12/07/06. PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE AND CAR WILL NOT START (NEW FUEL PUMP). ANTI THEFT LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING AND CAR WON'T START CONTINUES ALMOST MONTHLY. MALIBU HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER 7 TIMES SINCE DEC 06. FUEL PUMP REPLACED DEC 06 NOT THE PROB...

Mileage: 49,300

2001 MALIBU WITH 50,525 MILES WITH FIRST OCCURRENCE 12/07/06. PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE AND CAR WILL NOT START (NEW FUEL PUMP). ANTI THEFT LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING AND CAR WON'T START CONTINUES ALMOST MONTHLY. MALIBU HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER 7 TIMES SINCE DEC 06. FUEL PUMP REPLACED DEC 06 NOT THE PROB...

Mileage: 49,300

CAR FAILS TO START DUE TO PASSLOCK SYSTEM. MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *JB

2001 CHEVY MALIBU. *JB

Mileage: 85,236

2001 CHEVY MALIBU. *JB

Mileage: 85,236

THIS 2001 CHEVY MALIBU IS JUNK THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON THE CAR STARTS ONLY HALF THE TIME. THE SAD THING IS MY WIFE AND 4 MONTH OLD BABY RIDES IN THIS CAR WITH ME WHEN IT DIES OUT ON THE HIGH WAY HERE IN TOWN AND IT DOES IT ON BUSY STREETS HERE IN TOWN. MY WIFE USED TO LOVE GM PRODUCTS B...

Mileage: 85,236

THIS 2001 CHEVY MALIBU IS JUNK THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON THE CAR STARTS ONLY HALF THE TIME. THE SAD THING IS MY WIFE AND 4 MONTH OLD BABY RIDES IN THIS CAR WITH ME WHEN IT DIES OUT ON THE HIGH WAY HERE IN TOWN AND IT DOES IT ON BUSY STREETS HERE IN TOWN. MY WIFE USED TO LOVE GM PRODUCTS B...

Mileage: 85,236

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE LOW ANTIFREEZE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ANTIFREEZE HAD TO BE REFILLED ONCE A WEEK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,849. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB ...

Mileage: 45,000

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU (THE ABSOLUTE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED) IS BAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FIXED IT. NOW IT'S WAY OFF OF WARRANTY AND THE SYSTEM IS FAILING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. $500 TO FIX, CHEVY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL OR ...

Mileage: 146,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU..THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT GOES ON SEVERAL TIME A YEAR AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START AND REQUIRE A TOW AND VARIOUS TYPES OF IGNITION/STARTER TYPES OF REPLACEMENTS. THIS HAS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY, LOST TIME AT WORK AND CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY WHEN DR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE W...

Mileage: 65,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WITH ANTI THEFT LOCK SWITCH, KILL SWITCH, HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAVE HAD TO MANY HARD TIMES TRYING TO START IT DUE TO THE THEFT SYSTEM IN THE CAR. AND GM DON'T MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. BOTH TIMES IT HAS STARTED AS A SLOW SEEP FROM THE END OF THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AT FIRST WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PUDDLES, JUST A LOW FLUID INDICATOR ALARM. THEN WE HAD INTERMITTANT PUDDLES. THE LATEST OCCURENCE IN...

Mileage: 145,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

CAR INITIALLY WOULDN'T START, WOULD ONLY TURN OVER. CAR WOULD DIE IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING REQUIRING TRYING TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE OUT OF TRAFFIC IF POSSIBLE WITH A SEVERE POTENTIAL TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND EVEN WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. CAR TOWED TO CHEV DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPL...

Mileage: 72,400

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY MY ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN RIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT CHECKED DUE TO FINANCE PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY THAT I ALSO HAVE TO CHANGE MY WHEEL BEARINGS EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED AND THE GARAGE I TAKE IT TO FOR ALL MY...

Mileage: 103

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY MY ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN RIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT CHECKED DUE TO FINANCE PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY THAT I ALSO HAVE TO CHANGE MY WHEEL BEARINGS EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED AND THE GARAGE I TAKE IT TO FOR ALL MY...

Mileage: 103

CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. PASSLOCK ENGAGES CONSTANTLY, CAUSING ME TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR RESET EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHO MUST WAIT, IN SOMETIMES DARK AREAS OF TOWN FOR PASSLOCK TO RESET BEFORE THEY CAN ST...

Mileage: 60,000

CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. PASSLOCK ENGAGES CONSTANTLY, CAUSING ME TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR RESET EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHO MUST WAIT, IN SOMETIMES DARK AREAS OF TOWN FOR PASSLOCK TO RESET BEFORE THEY CAN ST...

Mileage: 60,000

WAS DRIVING CAR JUST PULLED OFF FROM A RED LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN AND CAR STARTED TO PULL FORWARD THEN COULD NOT STEER MYSELF WENT OFF ROAD ALMOST INTO TREES THEN JERKED ITSELF LEFT PULLING BACK TO ROAD AND ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THEN STOPPED WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY W/ HAZARDS ON. 2ND INCIDEN...

Mileage: 77,450

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT. STARTED LOSING ANTIFREEZE - LEAK ON DRIVEWAY. MECHANIC TRACED THE LEAK WITH DYE TABLETS AND SEALANT TABLETS -- AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I TOOK IT CHEV. DEALER AND THEY TESTED EVERYTHING AND REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WAS TOLD THIS MODEL CAR HAD MANIFOLD P...

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. 5 DIFFERENT DEALERS STATED THAT THE TEFLON FROM THE ROCKER ARMS IN THE ENGINE WORE OUT AND THATW AS WHAT WAS MAKING THE AWFUL NOISE. ITWAS COSMETIC, SO TO FIX IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY. *AK ALSO, THE INTAKE MANIF...

Mileage: 20,000

IN THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD TWO SETS OF FRONT CALIPERS LOCKE DON THE 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. BOTH OF THESE HAVE CAUSED REPLACEMENTS OF BOTH THE CALIPERS AND THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 MALIBU AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM , AND LEARNED OF IT BEING A COMMON PROBLEM FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES ,AND WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT ANY EFFORTS TO GET GM TO FIX WHAT WAS CLEAR TO ME A SYSTEM DESIGN DEFECT. THE INTENT OF THE SYSTEM MAY BE WELL M...

Mileage: 185,000

2001 MALIBU. THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. ATLEAST 1X A WEEK. I HAVE FOLLOWED TEH TURN TO ACC UNTIL LIGHT SHUTS OFF, TURN OFF AND THEN TRY AND START, BUT THIS IS TIME CONSUMING. NOW WHEN THE CAR DOES START THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS I AM EMPTY, RADIO WILL NOT WORK, ACC AND HEATER WILL NOT WORK AN...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2001 MALIBU. THE THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS KICKING ON, AND WON'T LET IT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW ITSELF TO START.

Mileage: 125,000

THE CAR WOULD TURN ON BUT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED JUMPING BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND SPENT $200 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT IT COULD BE RESET BY ...

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU, FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER 3 TIMES. THE THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO HERE I AM AGAIN HAVING TO REPLACE THE PA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A DAY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE THEFT SYSTEM. THE THEFT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE MODEL YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE THEFT DEVICE. THE MECHANIC TEMPORARILY FIX...

Mileage: 75,028

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. I LOVED MY CAR! THAT SUMMER MY SISTER AND I WENT TO THE BEACH AND SPENT THE WHOLE DAY THERE. WHEN WE GOT INTO MY CAR TO CRANK IT UP THE THEFT LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME ALL THE WAY OUT TO TH...

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED THE HORN WILL NOT WORK.*AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LAST YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL FAILURES WITH THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. WHEN BRAKING IT APPEARED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE BRAKING LOCK UPS WAS ENGAGING WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO. BRAKES WERE WEARING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE...

Mileage: 600,000

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LAST YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL FAILURES WITH THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. WHEN BRAKING IT APPEARED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE BRAKING LOCK UPS WAS ENGAGING WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO. BRAKES WERE WEARING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE...

Mileage: 600,000

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LAST YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL FAILURES WITH THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. WHEN BRAKING IT APPEARED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE BRAKING LOCK UPS WAS ENGAGING WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO. BRAKES WERE WEARING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE...

Mileage: 600,000

THE ANTI-THEFT ON THE CAR HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE TO WORK MANY TIME SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN JANUARY 2001. ALSO, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ALONE IN SHOPPING CENTERS UNTIL I COULD GET A TOW TRUCK TO COME. MANY TIMES! INCIDENT DATE WAS THE LAST DATE IT HAPPENED.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVORLET MALIBU WHICH HAS CLOSE TO 67000 MILES, AND NOW ITS SHOWING SIGNS OF COOLANT LEAKING ,AND COOLANT HAS TO BE TOPPED UP EVERY 200 MILES OR SO, AND THE COOLANT USED WAS DEX-COOL, GM RECOMMENDED. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) UNIT AS IT WAS NOT COOLING AT...

CHEVROLET MALIBU, YEAR 2001. REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH PASS LOCK / ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS OCCURRED 1. SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION SO THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED , CANNOT BYPASS/RESET THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. 2. SYSTEM WILL NOT ARM ITSELF, AND THEFT SYSTEM DOES NOT...

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH ON MARCH 4, 2007 THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON ITS OWN AND A FRACTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DETACHED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE CONTACT STRUCK A BRICK WALL. THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT WERE UNH...

Mileage: 87,000

PURCHASED CAR IN 2002 AND RAN FINE UNTIL ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND CAR RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS. SINCE, HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS. REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. RAN FOR ANOTHER MONTH. SAME PROBLEM AROSE. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE SENSOR....

Mileage: 93,800

PURCHASED CAR IN 2002 AND RAN FINE UNTIL ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND CAR RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS. SINCE, HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS. REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. RAN FOR ANOTHER MONTH. SAME PROBLEM AROSE. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE SENSOR....

Mileage: 93,800

PURCHASED CAR IN 2002 AND RAN FINE UNTIL ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND CAR RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS. SINCE, HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS. REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. RAN FOR ANOTHER MONTH. SAME PROBLEM AROSE. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE SENSOR....

Mileage: 93,800

PURCHASED CAR IN 2002 AND RAN FINE UNTIL ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND CAR RAN FINE FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS. SINCE, HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS. REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. RAN FOR ANOTHER MONTH. SAME PROBLEM AROSE. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE SENSOR....

Mileage: 93,800

NOTICED A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. DETERMINED TO BE RF WHEEL HUB/BEARING. REPLACE THE HUB/BEARING.*AK

Mileage: 54,321

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WERE THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WON'T START AFTER THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER ONCE ,AND I REFUSED TO PAY TO GET THE SAME ITEM FIXED WITHIN A YEAR. GM NEEDED TO DO A RECALL AND HAVE THIS FIXED. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ON HIS 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU (50000 FAILURE MILEAGE) HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKS INTO THE OIL. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ON HIS 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU (50000 FAILURE MILEAGE) HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKS INTO THE OIL. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 50,000

LOADED UP THE FAMILY FOR A TRIP AND THE CAR WON'T START. THEFT LIGHT IS ON AND I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM TOO MANY TIMES BEFORE, SO I KNEW WHAT TO DO. TURN THE KEY INTO THE ON POSITION, WAIT TEN MINUTES FOR THE THEFT LIGHT TO TURN OFF, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTART. NO ...

Mileage: 104,954

A FEW MILES AFTER THE CAR WOULDN'T START, THE CAR DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I GOT THE CAR IN PARK. *JB

Mileage: 104,957

MY WIFE WENT SHOPPING AFTER A LONG TRIP, SO THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FAIRLY WARM. AFTER SHE FINISHED HER SHOPPING, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND THE THEFT LIGHT WAS ON. BECAUSE SHE HAS SEEN ME FIX THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, SHE KNEW TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE THEF...

Mileage: 106,902

VEHICLE WAS FAIRLY COLD AS IT HAD ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES. AS VEHICLE WAS LEAVING THE I64 EASTBOUND AT THE OAKLAND EXIT IN ST. LOUIS IT DIED. CAR LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJUR...

Mileage: 106,993

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE LATER THE SAME DAY AFTER THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT I REPORTED. CAR WAS FAIRLY COOL. AS I APPROACHED A TURN, THE VEHICLE DIED LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP AND T...

Mileage: 206,998

VEHICLE WAS FAIRLY COOL HAVING ONLY TRAVELED ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME. AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY CAR DIED WHILE ACCELERATING INTO THE INTERSECTION. AFTER I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SWITCHED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. HAD THIS BEEN A...

Mileage: 107,007

I UNLOCK MY CAR, GET IN, PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND GO TO START THE CAR, WHICH IT DOESN'T BECAUSE THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. I THEN HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION, WAIT FOR THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT TO GO OUT, TURN THE KEY OFF, THEN START THE CAR. THIS HAS ...

Mileage: 48,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU 70000 MILES.. BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 06 WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2006 THEFT LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THEN AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF THAT CAR WOULDN'T START TOOK TO A CHEVY DEALER AND REPLACED PASSLOCK SENSOR FEW MONTHS LATER 07/06/06 PROBLEM RESTARTED AGAIN DEALER PUT CAR ON COMPUTER CAN...

Mileage: 64,496

MY 2001 MALIBU SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY CHECKED OUT OKAY, ETC. IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER AT ALL. MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES. UPON REPLACING THEM THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. UPON RESETTING THE SYSTEM, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WENT OUT AND T...

Mileage: 121,000

I HAVE A MALIBU 2001. FIRST I WASN'T ABLE TO START MY CAR. I WENT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. I DIDN'T REALIZE THEN THAT PROBLEM WAS THE THEFT SYSTEM. SAME THING HAPPENED 20 DAYS AFTER I CHANGED FUEL PUMP. I WENT TO SAME STORE AND MECHANICS STARTED CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. NOW TWI...

Mileage: 45,000

DEFECTIVE GASKETS CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE AND MIX WITH ENGINE OIL. COMMON PROBLEM FOR YEARS ON CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND GM HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. OR CONTACTED CONSUMERS TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS ISSUE? I HAVE ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED MY CAR AND DONE SO TO MANUFACTURERS SPECS. THIS IS ...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY IN MY CAR AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STAYED ON THEN STARTED BLINKING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN ONE DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND THE THEFT LIGHT JUST STAYED ON IN I TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN THEY SAID IT WAS A THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND THAT MANY 20...

ENGINE LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE, TURN SIGNALS GO IN & OUT, FUEL GAUGE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT, MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND NOW DEAD WON'T EVEN START. 2001 CHEVY MALIBU 3.1L V6 $22,000 & ONLY 67,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

ENGINE LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE, TURN SIGNALS GO IN & OUT, FUEL GAUGE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT, MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND NOW DEAD WON'T EVEN START. 2001 CHEVY MALIBU 3.1L V6 $22,000 & ONLY 67,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

ENGINE LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE, TURN SIGNALS GO IN & OUT, FUEL GAUGE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT, MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND NOW DEAD WON'T EVEN START. 2001 CHEVY MALIBU 3.1L V6 $22,000 & ONLY 67,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

ENGINE LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE, TURN SIGNALS GO IN & OUT, FUEL GAUGE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT, MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND NOW DEAD WON'T EVEN START. 2001 CHEVY MALIBU 3.1L V6 $22,000 & ONLY 67,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU DIED WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE DIDN'T SPUTTER OR ANYTHING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST SWITCHED THE CAR OFF CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS FAIRLY COLD AS IT HAD ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES. SPECIFICALLY IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING ...

Mileage: 104,889

FUEL GAUGE READING 1/4 TANK REMAINING AND RAN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY. FILLED UP WITH GAS AND GAUGE WOULD READ FULL, THEN EMPTY, THEN FULL AGAIN. GAUGE HAS BEEN INACCURATE AND NEED TO USE TRIP METER TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FILL TANK. *JB

Mileage: 69,500

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU, WITH 51000 MILES MY COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC FILLED THE COOLANT. TWO MONTHS PASSED AND THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE MECHANIC FILLED THE COOLANT AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT. IT TURNED OUT, THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE E...

Mileage: 50,948

2001 CHEVY MALIBU WON'T START OR WHEN STARTED WILL SWITCH OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAVE HAD MANY REPAIRS (E.G. NEW IGNITION SWITCH) THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT. TO THIS POINT THE CAR HAS REFUSED TO START ON THREE OCC...

Mileage: 104,474

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION/STARTER FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID A REPAIR SHOP TO FIX THE IGNITION, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TOWING MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS BLINK ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 20 MINU...

Mileage: 61,512

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION/STARTER FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID A REPAIR SHOP TO FIX THE IGNITION, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TOWING MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS BLINK ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 20 MINU...

Mileage: 61,512

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION/STARTER FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID A REPAIR SHOP TO FIX THE IGNITION, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TOWING MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS BLINK ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 20 MINU...

Mileage: 61,512

I HAVE PURCHASED TWO (2001) CHEVROLET MALIBU'S THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSES ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH MY FIRST MALIBU BACK IN 2005. BASED ON DOCUMENTATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THAT I SUBMITTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, TH...

I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO GET A SIMPLE OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTING ANY WHERE FROM$ 800-$1000.00 . ON MY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT GM CARS ARE HAVING OVER 70,...

THE CAR WILL NOT START NO WARNING SIGNS. *JB

Mileage: 121,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGESDFOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALE R 4 TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE CRANKSHAFT, RESET SENSORS AND REPROGRAMMED THE PASS LOCK SYSTETHE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERM...

Mileage: 29,990

THE HORN WILL BEEP ON ITS OWN, USUALLY WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED OR TURNED OFF, BUT WILL ALSO BEEP (BY ITSELF) WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS WHEN DEPRESSED WHEN I AM LEAVING THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. B...

THE HORN WILL BEEP ON ITS OWN, USUALLY WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED OR TURNED OFF, BUT WILL ALSO BEEP (BY ITSELF) WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS WHEN DEPRESSED WHEN I AM LEAVING THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. B...

THE HORN WILL BEEP ON ITS OWN, USUALLY WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED OR TURNED OFF, BUT WILL ALSO BEEP (BY ITSELF) WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS WHEN DEPRESSED WHEN I AM LEAVING THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. B...

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU VIN 1G1NE52J516159XXX. I ALWAYS DRIVE WITH MY SEAT BELT ON. I'VE NOTICED THAT FREQUENTLY THE SEAT BELT COMPLETELY LOCKS UP SO TIGHTLY AGAINST MY CHEST THAT I AM UNABLE TO LEAN FORWARD IN MY SEAT. THIS HAS CAUSED ME SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO EASILY TURN AR...

TL* - THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS ON THE LIGHTS, THEY WON'T WORK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT COULD BE SOME TYPE OF WIRING PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER HAVING TO REFILL MY ENGINE COOLANT ON A REGULAR BASIS I FINALLY TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I EXPECTED A LEAKY HOSE BUT FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING THE COOLANT TO DRAIN INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER GUARANTEED ME THAT IF...

Mileage: 75,000

THE LIGHTWEIGHT LOCKING LATCH PLATE OF AN OUTBOARD REAR SEAT BELT BROKE, DURING OR FOLLOWING THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. (I AM A NHTSA CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN, SO I CAN SAY WITH ALL CERTAINTY THAT THE INSTALLATION WAS CORRECT, BASED ON THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 54,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHEN IN USE AND, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, TURNED ON WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 114,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE WAS NOTICED UNDER THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAULTY INTAKE GASKET. A NEW GASKET NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED.

Mileage: 95,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEALER, A COOLANT LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE ENGINE NEXT TO THE INTAKE GASKET. A SECOND OPINION WAS SOUGHT AT ANOTHER INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEALERS AND WHEN...

Mileage: 96,000

5 MOS AFTER PURCHASING CAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: IGNITION MODULE, SPARK PLUGS, FAN BELT, WATER PUMP, KNOCK SENSOR, CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION SWI...

5 MOS AFTER PURCHASING CAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: IGNITION MODULE, SPARK PLUGS, FAN BELT, WATER PUMP, KNOCK SENSOR, CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION SWI...

5 MOS AFTER PURCHASING CAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: IGNITION MODULE, SPARK PLUGS, FAN BELT, WATER PUMP, KNOCK SENSOR, CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION SWI...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING AN INSPECTION, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/03/06*JB

Mileage: 45,942

MY TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT. I CALL CHEVROLET AND I WAS TOLD THIS PART HAD BEEN CHANGED JULY OF 2001. THIS WAS A RECALLED PART AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE ONE PUT IN IN JULY 2001 WAS A NEW PART OR STILL ONE THAT WAS ON RECALL. BUT I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX IT. *NM

MY TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT. I CALL CHEVROLET AND I WAS TOLD THIS PART HAD BEEN CHANGED JULY OF 2001. THIS WAS A RECALLED PART AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE ONE PUT IN IN JULY 2001 WAS A NEW PART OR STILL ONE THAT WAS ON RECALL. BUT I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX IT. *NM

MY 2001 MALIBU IS STARTING TO OVER HEAT AND LEAK COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING COOLANT IN CONSTANTLY. I WENT TO A MECHANIC, HE STATED IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET/GM WILL NOT RECALL THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 FO...

FIRST MY INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I GOT CHEVY TO PAY HALF. I HAD TO PAY AROUND 400 TO GET IT FIXED. NOW MY CAR WON'T START. I GOT IT TOWED AND IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK. TWO DAYS LATER IT WON'T START AGAIN. THEY STILL DON'T KN...

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILLIGHTS LAMPS CONTAINED MOISTURE WHICH CAUSED THE BULBS TO BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THIS MAY SHORT OUT THE PANEL AND CAUSE A FIRE.

Mileage: 66,500

DT: WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HAZARD SWITCH RECALL. NOT TAKEN. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

MYSELF AND MANY OTHER 2001 CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE MAJOR ENGINE GASKETS IN THEIR CARS. I AM DISABLED AN THE CAR WOULD STALL EVERYWHERE PUTTING MY SAFETY IN JEPORDY. THE ENGINE CAN'T MAINTAIN COMPRESSION BECAUSE OF THE LEAKS. GM REFUSES TO EVEN RESOND TO MY EMAILS. I URGE YOU ...

Mileage: 60,031

MYSELF AND MANY OTHER 2001 CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE MAJOR ENGINE GASKETS IN THEIR CARS. I AM DISABLED AN THE CAR WOULD STALL EVERYWHERE PUTTING MY SAFETY IN JEPORDY. THE ENGINE CAN'T MAINTAIN COMPRESSION BECAUSE OF THE LEAKS. GM REFUSES TO EVEN RESOND TO MY EMAILS. I URGE YOU ...

Mileage: 60,031

TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO ALL THE TIME. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT 670740 OTHER 2001 MALIBUS HAVE AND THEY CAN BE FIXED WITH A RECALL. MINE IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. WHY? NO CRASH YET...BUT SOON. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

I NEED TO KNOW WHO I CAN SPEAK WITH IN REGARDS TO GM HAVING A RECALL ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FOR 2000/2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MANAGER AT ADVANCED AUTO PARTS THAT SEVERAL MALIBU OWNERS COME IN TO PURCHASE COOLANT, AS WELL AS MYSELF, AS OUR GASKET IS LEAKING, WHICH CAUS...

5/05 COOLANT LEAK- REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET $1100.00 8/05 COOLANT LEAK(CONTINUED)- REPLACE HEAD GASKET, COMPLETELY REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT-$1085.00 1/06 REPLACE EGR VALVE, SOLENOID, GASKETS $435.00 I'V...

5/05 COOLANT LEAK- REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET $1100.00 8/05 COOLANT LEAK(CONTINUED)- REPLACE HEAD GASKET, COMPLETELY REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT-$1085.00 1/06 REPLACE EGR VALVE, SOLENOID, GASKETS $435.00 I'V...

5/05 COOLANT LEAK- REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET $1100.00 8/05 COOLANT LEAK(CONTINUED)- REPLACE HEAD GASKET, COMPLETELY REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT-$1085.00 1/06 REPLACE EGR VALVE, SOLENOID, GASKETS $435.00 I'V...

WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO ITS MAXIMUM SPEED. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT AROUND THE CORNER AND OFF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY BESIDES THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE ENGINE WAS TURNING IT OFF. WHEN HE CHECKED HE FOUND THE ACCELERATO...

Mileage: 47,000

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WOULD NOT START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD PASSLOCK SENSOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, IN 2006, THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU. I THINK THE GOVT. SHOULD HAVE GM REPLACE THES...

Mileage: 67,189

NO INJURIES - NO CRASH - UNSAFE CONDITIONS - I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU - SIX TIMES IN THE PAST 25 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED IT, THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND WITH OTHER MALIBU OWNERS THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM - SAFETY P...

Mileage: 60,249

THREE TIMES CAR WOULDN'T START WHEN KEY WAS PUT IN IGNITION. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER EACH TIME. WHEN DEALER TRIED TO START CAR EACH OF THE THREE TIMES, IT STARTED EVERY TIME EXCEPT THE LAST TIME. 1ST TIME (OCT 2005) DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALING NOTHING AND REPLACED NO PARTS. 2ND TIME (JAN 2...

Mileage: 70,000

THE AC CONTROL PANEL ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU IS FAILING. IT IS CAUSING THE AC LIGHT AND COMPRESSOR TO TURN OFF. A INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM AMONGST MALIBU OWNERS. THE PANEL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AND WILL COST $200 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. *NM

Mileage: 71,500

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES, CAR WILL SURGE, AND THEN STALL. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL START AND GO ANOTHER 15 MIN OR SO. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A BUSY BRIDGE WITH NO HAZARD LANE; A POLICE OFF...

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES, CAR WILL SURGE, AND THEN STALL. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL START AND GO ANOTHER 15 MIN OR SO. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A BUSY BRIDGE WITH NO HAZARD LANE; A POLICE OFF...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN CAUSED MY ENGINE TO STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A TRAFFIC JAM AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTING THE ENGINE WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE LAST MONTH ALSO. *JB

Mileage: 40,309

3.11 GM V6 ENGINE HAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF A NOTABLE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK, WHICH OIL AND COOLANT SYSTEM CONTAMINATES ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH. HAD TO GET AN EXTREME ENGINE FLUSH AND FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR IS NEEDED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS REPLACED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHEN ENGINE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. ON THE THIRD OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEAD...

Mileage: 87,397

SIX MONTHS INTO DRIVING OUR NEW MALIBU A INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOP A SLOW LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE. IN THE WINTER MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE SUMMER SLOWER. YET IT INCREASED GRADUALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE LEAK GREW SO BAD THAT IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED THIS...

Mileage: 20,000

SIX MONTHS INTO DRIVING OUR NEW MALIBU A INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOP A SLOW LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE. IN THE WINTER MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE SUMMER SLOWER. YET IT INCREASED GRADUALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE LEAK GREW SO BAD THAT IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED THIS...

Mileage: 20,000

2001 MALIBU, AUTO THEFT THAT WAS INSTALLED BY CHEVY KEEPS PREVENTING MY CAR FROM STARTING AND IT HAS TO BE TOWED THIS HAS HAPPEN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACE, IGNITION REPLACE, IT WEAR MY TIRES DOWN UNEVENLY. 2 DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR I RETURNED FOR 2 WEEKS DUE ...

Mileage: 89,000

2001 MALIBU, AUTO THEFT THAT WAS INSTALLED BY CHEVY KEEPS PREVENTING MY CAR FROM STARTING AND IT HAS TO BE TOWED THIS HAS HAPPEN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACE, IGNITION REPLACE, IT WEAR MY TIRES DOWN UNEVENLY. 2 DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR I RETURNED FOR 2 WEEKS DUE ...

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU HAS STARTED LEAKING COOLANT. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS COME ON, GONE OFF, COME ON AND GONE OFF. WHEN I CHECK THE RESERVE, THE LEVEL IS SO LOW IT'S EMPTY. AFTER PURCHASING, SO FAR 6 GALLONS, OF DEXCOOL AND MIXING IT ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIONS EACH TIME, THE COOLANT LASTED A SH...

OUR 2001 MALIBU DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AND IN MAY OF 05. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN COMPRESSION AND KEPT STALLING. I AM DISABLED AND I FELT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER 3 OR 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITHOUT RESULTS I TOOK THE CA...

OUR 2001 MALIBU DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AND IN MAY OF 05. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN COMPRESSION AND KEPT STALLING. I AM DISABLED AND I FELT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER 3 OR 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITHOUT RESULTS I TOOK THE CA...

FAX FROM CONSUMER (OH) RE THE PROBLEM HE AND HIS WIFE HAD WITH THE HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *NM THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. *JB

I NEED TO KNOW WHO CAN I SPEAK WITH IN REGARDS TO GM HAVING A RECALL ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FOR ALL 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MANAGER AT ADVANCED AUTO PARTS THAT SEVERAL 2001 MALIBU OWNERS COME IN TO PURCHASE COOLANT, AS WELL AS MYSELF, AS OUR GASKET IS LEAKING, WHICH CAU...

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES AND EVERYONE TELLS ME THAT THIS IS COMMON IN MALIBUS,AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD MY RADIATOR REPLACED,MY THERMOSTAT CHANGED, MY COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED. NOW CHEVROLET IS SAYING IT ...

Mileage: 89,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ABOVE THE NORMAL RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS SPEWING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS WERE NO LONGER THERE, CAUSING FUEL TO GET ...

Mileage: 95,000

I NOTICED ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU THAT THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS COMING ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. HE RAISED THE HOOD AND SAID I WAS LOW ON COOLANT WITHOUT EVEN TAKING THE LID OFF. HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND IT WOULD BE AN HOUR OR MORE SO I STAYED SINCE I HAD...

Mileage: 39,143

MY ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, AND MY BRAKES GIVE OUT WHEN I AM TRYING TO STOP.

2001 MALIBU HAS HAD FRONT BRAKE DISC AND BATTERY REPLACED, 16804 MILES ON VEHICLE.. MECHANIC HAS NOW INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TS *JB

2001 MALIBU HAS HAD FRONT BRAKE DISC AND BATTERY REPLACED, 16804 MILES ON VEHICLE.. MECHANIC HAS NOW INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TS *JB

2001 MALIBU HAS HAD FRONT BRAKE DISC AND BATTERY REPLACED, 16804 MILES ON VEHICLE.. MECHANIC HAS NOW INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TS *JB

FAX FM (OH) RE THE PROBLEM HE AND HIS WIFE HAD W/THE HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU & 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *TS THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. ALSO THE RADIO/ CLOCK DOES NOT COME ON FOR APPROX. 60 SEC'S. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASSLOCK SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. *NM

Mileage: 62,500

ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, INSTRUMENTS DO NOT LIGHT UP, BOTH GAS AND TEMP GAUGE NEEDLES FALL BACK TO OFF POSITION. CAR CAN BE RESTARTED BY MOVING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER AND TWISTING IGNITION KEY TO ENGAGE STARTER. CAR ALSO IS AT TIMES HARD TO START. IF THE IGNITION KEY IS INSERTED AND TWISTED TO ON, SOMETIM...

Mileage: 45,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL, #03V327000, CONCERNING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE COMPONENT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL ANY LONGER AND NO REPAIRS W...

Mileage: 128,230

I BOUGHT MY CAR WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD, SINCE BUYING THE CAR, I HAVE HAD TO PAY 800 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED, WHICH I FOUND OUT LATER THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE ONLY CHARGED 400. I HAVE ALSO RESPONDED TO THE TURN SIGNAL RECALL TO HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH FIXED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ...

I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN TO GET THE OIL CHANGED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE GM ENGINES OF MY YEAR AND OTHERS WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT, AND THAT IF LEFT UN-FIXED, THE ENGINE WOULD EVENTUALLY SEIZE UP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MATERIAL THAT THE GASKE...

Mileage: 47,987

ON TWO OCCASIONS 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS FAILED TO START. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE RUN BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM EITHER TIME. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU'S MANIFOLD TWICE, AND I HAVE NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB

Mileage: 76,000

THE VEHICLES HEAT GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL AND DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN EXPANSION CHAMBER ( COOLANT RECOVERY TANK). FLUSHED SYSTEM OF SLUDGE AND TROUBLE SHOT REASON FOR COOLANT LOSS. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE NEW INTAKE M...

Mileage: 84,532

(1) COOLANT LEAKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING IT INTO MY VEHICLE. (2) MY CAR HAS OVERHEATED THREE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE, STARTS VIOLENTLY VIBRATING, THEN SMOKE BELLOWS OUT OF MY HOOD WHEN I FINALLY STOP. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES WITH MY TWO-YEAR-OLD I...

Mileage: 84,500

I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED BACK IN APRIL OF 2005 AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS $300.00. THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACING THE WHOLE SYSTEM AGAIN FOR $500.00. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. IT HAD TO BE PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND TO SIT FOR TEN MINUTES. THEN, THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION FOR TEN MORE MINUT...

Mileage: 22,000

LEAKAGE OF OIL AND COOLANT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CAUSED A MIXTURE OF COOLANT AND OIL THAT REQUIRED A COMPLETE FLUSH OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM, REPLACEMENT OF COOLANT, OIL FILTER, AND OIL CHANGE. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS OVER $900.00. *NM

Mileage: 39,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO LEAKING OF COOLANT. THE COOLANT HAD TO BE ADDED WEEKLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WORKED PROPERLY AFTER TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE T...

Mileage: 75,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE EGR VALVE, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, INTAKE GASKET, AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HAD THE BLOCK INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEFECTS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ,AND THERE WAS A DECRE...

Mileage: 66,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE EGR VALVE, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, INTAKE GASKET, AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HAD THE BLOCK INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEFECTS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ,AND THERE WAS A DECRE...

Mileage: 66,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE EGR VALVE, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, INTAKE GASKET, AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HAD THE BLOCK INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEFECTS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ,AND THERE WAS A DECRE...

Mileage: 66,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE EGR VALVE, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, INTAKE GASKET, AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HAD THE BLOCK INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEFECTS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ,AND THERE WAS A DECRE...

Mileage: 66,000

THIRD REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND BRAKES WITHIN 3 YEARS OF OWNING CAR. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

FAILURE- SLIGHT LEAK IN COOLANT FROM INTAKE SEAL, CONTINUOUS RUNNING OF FANS, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. CORRECTION- NEW THERMOSTAT, NEW SENSOR FOR THE FANS, AND NEW SEAL FOR INTAKE SEAL, $900 WORTH OF SERVICE. *NM

Mileage: 81,000

IT APPEARS THAT GM'S CLAIM THAT IT COMPLETED THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. MY SIGNAL WARNING RELAY, SITUATED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM, HASN'T STOPPED CLACKING FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. PERHAPS IT IS THE ONE THAT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACK. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RE...

HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK AND MY TURN SIGNALS ARE SOMETIMES INOPERATIVE. GM SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEY RECALL NO.03043 ALTHOUGH I HAVING SAME KIND OF PROBLEM STATED IN THAT RECALL(NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO.03V327000).*JB

Mileage: 32,000

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 2003. THE CONTACT HAD IT TOWED ITO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT...

Mileage: 19,000

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 2003. THE CONTACT HAD IT TOWED ITO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT...

Mileage: 19,000

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL OF 2003. THE CONTACT HAD IT TOWED ITO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT...

Mileage: 19,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2001 CHEVY MALIBU FOR TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT DEFECT. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE RECALL AND THEREFORE WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF HAVING MY TURN S...

Mileage: 70,651

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2001 CHEVY MALIBU FOR TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT DEFECT. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE RECALL AND THEREFORE WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF HAVING MY TURN S...

Mileage: 70,651

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH STALLS BEFORE ROLLING UP. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. INTERNAL FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON 5. IF I TURN THE FAN SWITCH ON OR OFF, TURN SIGNALS WILL START WORKING INSTANTLY. TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE BLOWER WENT OUT. I CANNOT LISTEN TO THE RADIO A...

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH STALLS BEFORE ROLLING UP. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. INTERNAL FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON 5. IF I TURN THE FAN SWITCH ON OR OFF, TURN SIGNALS WILL START WORKING INSTANTLY. TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE BLOWER WENT OUT. I CANNOT LISTEN TO THE RADIO A...

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH STALLS BEFORE ROLLING UP. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. INTERNAL FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON 5. IF I TURN THE FAN SWITCH ON OR OFF, TURN SIGNALS WILL START WORKING INSTANTLY. TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE BLOWER WENT OUT. I CANNOT LISTEN TO THE RADIO A...

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH STALLS BEFORE ROLLING UP. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. INTERNAL FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON 5. IF I TURN THE FAN SWITCH ON OR OFF, TURN SIGNALS WILL START WORKING INSTANTLY. TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE BLOWER WENT OUT. I CANNOT LISTEN TO THE RADIO A...

Mileage: 34,000

WE WERE TOLD THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WE LOSE THE COOLANT INTAKE ON THE ENGINE OF OUR 01 MALIBU RESULTING IN A $1000 REPAIR - THIS DEALER HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 59,000

POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. HIGH RESISTANCE TO TURNING LEFT. OFTEN UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AS MUCH AS INTENDED WITH THE MAXIMUM PINION SHAFT MOVEMENT. WHEN TURNING LEFT POWER STEERING IS NON EXISTING WITH EXTREME POWER TO MANEUVER STEERING TO COMPLETE THE LEFT TURN. THE RIGHT TURNING STEERING...

THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY 8K MILES APART. *NM

Mileage: 8,000

DT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING ONE COULD HEAR A METAL PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR. IT WILL RATTLE FOR A MILE OR TWO AND THE NOISE WILL QUIETLY LOWER ITSELF. NOTICED THIS ON JULY 1, 2005. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY C...

Mileage: 40,000

1. NORMAL DRIVING 2. TURN SIGNALS FAILED 3. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON OTHER VINS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL RECALL #03V327000. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

YES I HAVE A CHEVORLET MALIBU 2001 .I TOOK IT BOB RICHARD CHERVOLET BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS ALWAYS WRONG WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM AND EVERY TIME THEY FIX IT THEY SAID IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN . IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME IT HAPPEN . HOW I KNOW IT IS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. BECAUSE THE ...

CAN'T KEEP CAR ALIGNED. TECHNICIANS SAID THAT THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS WITH OTHER MALIBU'S. THEY CAN'T DO ANY MORE TO KEEP ALIGNMENT IN PLACE. WE DID A TEST BY ALIGNING CAR AND GOING BACK IN 2 WEEKS AND ALIGNMENT HAS ALREADY DEVIATED FROM SET POINTS.*JB

Mileage: 55,000

I HAD TO REPAIR A MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET, LEAKING WATER. . I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CHEVY MALIBUS. THE CHEVY CO. SHOULD HAVE TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. UNFAIR THAT THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THE BILL TO HAVE THIS FIXED. PLEASE CH...

Mileage: 50,000

A SLOW RADIATOR LEAK WAS OBSERVED OVER A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. HE HAD MENTIONED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE MALIBU, EVEN THOUGH GM TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT. THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED BEFORE ANY ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED ...

Mileage: 48,500

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT MY CAR OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT MY COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT THERE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PAY $1200.00+ TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGIN...

TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU STOPPED WORKING. THE BULBS AREN'T BURNED OUT SO MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (I'M GUESSING) AT FIRST THE SIGNALS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STOP FOR A DAY BUT NOW ITS BEEN 4 DAYS AND THE SIGNALS DON'T WORK AT ALL. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOESN'T "BL...

CAR WOULD TURN OVER ONCE AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. ANT-THEFT LIGHT WOULD BE ON. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AND RESET ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND RELEASED THE CAR. ALL AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $200. THIS IS 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. FIRST INCI...

Mileage: 22,005

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CAUSING IT TO STALL. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP VERY LITTLE BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ COMPLETELY HOT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL, ...

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK OFF AND ON ,I NEVER KNOW IF THEY WILL WORK OR NOT .IF THEY DON'T WORK I FOUND IF YOU PUSH ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITH THEY MIGHT COME ON. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER SAYS IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY CARS VIN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 03V3...

Mileage: 61,500

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ABS ACTIVATES WITH OUT WARNING EVEN IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED

Mileage: 53,950

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE COOLING SYSTEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN ACCELERATING T...

MY CHEVY MAILBU 2001 VIN # [XXX] THE THEFT SYSTEM ALARM SETS ITSELF AND TO RESET IT YOUR HAVING TO WAIT TEN MINUTES. I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT MOST ALL CHEVY'S FROM THE YEAR 1998 TO 2005 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE PERSON SAID THAT IS ALARM S...

DT: WHEN GOING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK OR A MAN HOLE, CONSUMER'S CAR SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK.*AK *SB *NM

Mileage: 75,000

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IT WORKED SOME TIMES, AND SOME TIMES IT WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER FIXED, IT WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHICH FAILED. CONSUMER KNEW OF NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 ON SAME MAKE/ MODEL, AND YEAR, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 63,000

DT: ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU THE RUBBER ON TAIL LIGHT DETERIORATED, RAIN COLLECTED IN TAIL LIGHT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO TICKETS AS A RESULT.*AK

CAR HAS VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS 60+ WAS TOLD IT WAS TIRES/WHEELS THEY WERE REPLACED FOR $280 FOR TIRES AND $200 FOR JUST STEEL RIMS. CAR STILL VIBRATED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO FELT LIKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-THE KIND OF VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS $49 A PIECE FO...

Mileage: 52,000

CAR HAS VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS 60+ WAS TOLD IT WAS TIRES/WHEELS THEY WERE REPLACED FOR $280 FOR TIRES AND $200 FOR JUST STEEL RIMS. CAR STILL VIBRATED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO FELT LIKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-THE KIND OF VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS $49 A PIECE FO...

Mileage: 52,000

CAR HAS VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS 60+ WAS TOLD IT WAS TIRES/WHEELS THEY WERE REPLACED FOR $280 FOR TIRES AND $200 FOR JUST STEEL RIMS. CAR STILL VIBRATED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO FELT LIKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-THE KIND OF VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS $49 A PIECE FO...

Mileage: 52,000

CAR HAS VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS 60+ WAS TOLD IT WAS TIRES/WHEELS THEY WERE REPLACED FOR $280 FOR TIRES AND $200 FOR JUST STEEL RIMS. CAR STILL VIBRATED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO FELT LIKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-THE KIND OF VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS $49 A PIECE FO...

Mileage: 52,000

WENT TO CRANK CAR AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK ANTI THEFT LIGHT WAS ON. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND EACH TIME I HAVE TO SPEND 300.00 PLUS DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. LAST YEAR I HAD THE SAME THING REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NOW HERE IT IS AGIAN.

I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANED ABOUT AYR AFTER I GOT THE CAR? NOW I AM TOLD I HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN! ALSO THE ENGINE IS LEAKING ANDTHE COOLANT SYSTEM. I HEAR IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS GM MADE NEW PARTS FOR THE ENGINE SO IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. MY MECHANIC FEELS THE ENGINE SHOULD ...

AC AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES FROM INTERNAL CIRCULATION TO VENT INTERMITTENTLY

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, AND THE IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED. *MR CONSUMER STATED THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT START. *BF *NM

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, AND THE IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED. *MR CONSUMER STATED THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT START. *BF *NM

TYPE OF VEHICLE- 2001 CHEVY MALIBU ON AT LEAST 5 OCCSASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY IS OK, AS ALL ACCESORIES ORK PERFECT. THE CAR HAS HAD FUEL, AND WE ACTUALLY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, JUST TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO START. I HAVE HAD AN A...

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO GET FIXED. IT WAS LEAKING THE ENGINE COOLANT AND THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST OVER $800 TO FIX. NOW , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THAT WILL BE ANOTHER EXPENSE THAT I WILL HAVE TO MAKE ON A 4 YEAR OLD 26,000 MILE CAR.

THE DRIVER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IGNITION CYLINDER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WITH NO WARNING. THE THEFT LIGHT HAD ILLUMINAT...

Mileage: 11,684

DT:HAS HAD TO REPLACE THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE RIM WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE LAST TIME HE HAD THEM REPLACED THEY PUT TOO MUCH AIR IN THE TIRE AND ANOTHER DEALER CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND TOLD CALLER IT WAS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THAT MUCH AI...

Mileage: 5

CONSUMER STATES: ABS SYSTEM 11OO MILES BRAKES STARTED GRIDDING, AT 37000 HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYCLINDER, ABS SYSTEM AND THE DRUM AND BRAKE LINES IN 2003 JULY AND IS GETTING WORSE. HAD NEW BRAKES PADS PUT ON AGAIN IN JANUARY 2005. NOW ABS COMING ON AGAIN FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS AT A TIME.

Mileage: 4

HAD A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO FIX. I CALLED THE PHONE # FOR CHEVY IN MY OWNERS BOOK. FILED A COMPLAINT, AND WENT TO THE DEALER, GAVE THEM MY CASE # CHEVY GAVE ME. THEY CALLED CHEVY, CAME BACK AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $350. THEY CHANGED THE INTAKE MA...

HAD A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO FIX. I CALLED THE PHONE # FOR CHEVY IN MY OWNERS BOOK. FILED A COMPLAINT, AND WENT TO THE DEALER, GAVE THEM MY CASE # CHEVY GAVE ME. THEY CALLED CHEVY, CAME BACK AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $350. THEY CHANGED THE INTAKE MA...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS, COOLING SYSTEM AND THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: A CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS, THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER THE SIGNAL...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS, COOLING SYSTEM AND THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: A CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS, THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER THE SIGNAL...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS, COOLING SYSTEM AND THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: A CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS, THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER THE SIGNAL...

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS, COOLING SYSTEM AND THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: A CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS, THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER THE SIGNAL...

CAR WONT START ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM AGAIN, TOWED TO GARAGE REPLACED IGNITION SYSTEM AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 66,998

MY 2001 CHVROLET MALIBU LS HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER FOR THE ANTI-THEFT/PASSLOCK TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS AROUND $300.00. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED THE FIRST TIME AND THEY HAD TO RESET IT. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO WAIT 10...

Mileage: 81,000

CAR IGNITION. WOULD NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE. UPON PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WAS BEING SEEN AS AN INTRUSION AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALER AND SE...

Mileage: 40,000

I PUT KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WOULD NOT TURN TO ANY POSITION , BUY IT DOES STILL LOCK ALL DOORS. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH ,FREE OF CHARGE.VEH. ONLY HAS 62000 MILES ON IT.I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 62,512

I PUT KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WOULD NOT TURN TO ANY POSITION , BUY IT DOES STILL LOCK ALL DOORS. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH ,FREE OF CHARGE.VEH. ONLY HAS 62000 MILES ON IT.I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 62,512

MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH IS BAD. I WENT TO THE CHEVY PLACE IN MY AREA TO PRICE THE PART FOR IT AND THE GUY INDICATED TO ME THAT HE HAD MANY CHEVROLET MALIBU WINDOW SWITCHES THAT DID NOT WORK. *AK

Mileage: 55,003

ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED APOXIMATELY. 2003 AND JAN. 2005. *AK

ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED APOXIMATELY. 2003 AND JAN. 2005. *AK

AT 36,370 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *BF THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28,000 AND THE BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 28,000

AT 36,370 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *BF THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28,000 AND THE BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 28,000

AT 36,370 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *BF THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28,000 AND THE BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 28,000

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT OIL WAS LOW, AND THAT MADE IT SHUT OFF. A FEW WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, AND THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS UNSAFE.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DEERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP.*AK *NM

Mileage: 28,078

HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCHES.*AK

HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCHES.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. *AK

IN NOVEMBER OF 2004, CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. GOT IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT. PAID $350 FOR REPAIRS. REPLACED PUMP AND CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 150 MILES ON HIGHWAY. LUCKILY (WIFE AND OUR 2 KIDS WERE WITH ME AND IT WAS 15 D...

Mileage: 92,000

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNS ON THE LIGHTS, THEY WON'T WORK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. BAD SWITCH CAUSES HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS TO QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. SWITCH WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. I PURCHASED ANOTHER PART AND INSTALLED MYSELF. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *NM

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE COOLANT HAVING TO BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY. I TOOK IT TO CREST CHEVROLET (SAN BERNARDINO), THEY CHARGED US TO CHECK THE COOLANT PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ON JAN 2, 2005 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED A P...

Mileage: 83,012

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU TWICE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER TWICE AFTER THAT. I KEEP GETTING BLACK RESIDUE IN THE FILTER THAT PLUGS IT UP. I HAVE TRIED TO GET GAS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS BUT THAT HAS NOT HELPED. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 4 TIMES NOW....

Mileage: 166,000

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TRIED WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD THE INTAKE GASKET AND INTAKE SENSOR REPLACED. VEHILCLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP ONCE AGAIN. CONSUMER TRIEDTO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

Mileage: 37,300

GASKET LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. MOST OF MY FIRENDS AND CO-WORKERS WHO OWN MALIBUS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $1266.00 (MICHAEL CHEVROLET, SUMMERVILLE, SC - 843-875-8034). TO ME, IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE CARS (2 YEARS OR OLDER) HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE PART SHOULD LAST MU...

Mileage: 40,000

HORN DOES NOT WORK. PROBLEM STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NOW IT SEEMS TO BE PERMANENT. VERY INCONVENIENT. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THE AIR BAGS EVEN WORK.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

HORN DOES NOT WORK. PROBLEM STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NOW IT SEEMS TO BE PERMANENT. VERY INCONVENIENT. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THE AIR BAGS EVEN WORK.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET FOR THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS LATER RECALLED AND I WAS REIMBURSED. I TOOK IT TO DON DARR CHEVY WHICH FIXED A FAULTY SWITCH OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/SWIT...

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET FOR THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS LATER RECALLED AND I WAS REIMBURSED. I TOOK IT TO DON DARR CHEVY WHICH FIXED A FAULTY SWITCH OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/SWIT...

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET FOR THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS LATER RECALLED AND I WAS REIMBURSED. I TOOK IT TO DON DARR CHEVY WHICH FIXED A FAULTY SWITCH OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/SWIT...

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET FOR THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS LATER RECALLED AND I WAS REIMBURSED. I TOOK IT TO DON DARR CHEVY WHICH FIXED A FAULTY SWITCH OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/SWIT...

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET FOR THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS LATER RECALLED AND I WAS REIMBURSED. I TOOK IT TO DON DARR CHEVY WHICH FIXED A FAULTY SWITCH OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/SWIT...

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET FOR THE TURN SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS LATER RECALLED AND I WAS REIMBURSED. I TOOK IT TO DON DARR CHEVY WHICH FIXED A FAULTY SWITCH OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER/SWIT...

Mileage: 18,000

I NOTICE THAT MY COOLANT HAD TO BE REFILLED BECAUSE THE "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT WAS STAYING ON IN THE DASH. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANAFOLD AND I NOW HAVE COOLANT IN MY ENGINE AND IN MY OIL. THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU. THE ENGINE COULD BLOW C...

Mileage: 77,200

I NOTICE THAT MY COOLANT HAD TO BE REFILLED BECAUSE THE "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT WAS STAYING ON IN THE DASH. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANAFOLD AND I NOW HAVE COOLANT IN MY ENGINE AND IN MY OIL. THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU. THE ENGINE COULD BLOW C...

Mileage: 77,200

CAR HAS ONLY AROUND 21,000 MILES AND HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 21,307

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS SIGNAL LIGHT WENT OUT. CONSUMER PUT THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON AND IT WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED EXHAUST FUMES SEEPED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 84,000

2001 CHEVY MALIBU COMPLAINED OF HEAD GASKET AND FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE UPPER INTAKE AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BURN UP. *NM

2001 CHEVY MALIBU COMPLAINED OF HEAD GASKET AND FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE UPPER INTAKE AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO BURN UP. *NM

DURING INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 57,000

EXTERIOR HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAIELD TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED WITH GM MANIFACTOR BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 24,800

EXTERIOR HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAIELD TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED WITH GM MANIFACTOR BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 24,800

EXTERIOR HAZARD WARNING LIGHT FAIELD TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED WITH GM MANIFACTOR BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 24,800

FRONT/REAR TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON CAR WONT START. EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMES ON BY THEMSELVES SOMETIMES AND THE FLASHERS DONT WORK AT TIMES UNLESS YOU TOUCH THE FLASHER SWITCH THEN THE BLINKERS WILL WORK. DIDNT GET NO LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FLASHER SWITCH JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ON THIS WEBSITE. ...

SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON CAR WONT START. EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMES ON BY THEMSELVES SOMETIMES AND THE FLASHERS DONT WORK AT TIMES UNLESS YOU TOUCH THE FLASHER SWITCH THEN THE BLINKERS WILL WORK. DIDNT GET NO LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FLASHER SWITCH JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ON THIS WEBSITE. ...

WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED AND THE LEVER SHEARED OFF. THE DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED AS WELL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TWICE BUT THE PASSENGER STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE ...

Mileage: 58,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FILLED GAS TANK, DROVE 100 YARDS, GAUGE DROPS TO READ EMPTY. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY IN THE SAME MANNER. ERRATIC. REQUIRES UTILIZATION OF THE TRIP METER TO TRACK FUEL USAGE. ON ONE OCCASION GAUGE READ TANK WAS ABOUT 1/8 FULL, CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WAS OUT OF FUEL. SECOND ISSUE: "THEFT SECURITY...

FILLED GAS TANK, DROVE 100 YARDS, GAUGE DROPS TO READ EMPTY. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY IN THE SAME MANNER. ERRATIC. REQUIRES UTILIZATION OF THE TRIP METER TO TRACK FUEL USAGE. ON ONE OCCASION GAUGE READ TANK WAS ABOUT 1/8 FULL, CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WAS OUT OF FUEL. SECOND ISSUE: "THEFT SECURITY...

FILLED GAS TANK, DROVE 100 YARDS, GAUGE DROPS TO READ EMPTY. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY IN THE SAME MANNER. ERRATIC. REQUIRES UTILIZATION OF THE TRIP METER TO TRACK FUEL USAGE. ON ONE OCCASION GAUGE READ TANK WAS ABOUT 1/8 FULL, CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WAS OUT OF FUEL. SECOND ISSUE: "THEFT SECURITY...

FILLED GAS TANK, DROVE 100 YARDS, GAUGE DROPS TO READ EMPTY. HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY IN THE SAME MANNER. ERRATIC. REQUIRES UTILIZATION OF THE TRIP METER TO TRACK FUEL USAGE. ON ONE OCCASION GAUGE READ TANK WAS ABOUT 1/8 FULL, CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WAS OUT OF FUEL. SECOND ISSUE: "THEFT SECURITY...

CAR PARKED ALL DAY IN HOT SUMMER SUN. GRADUALLY DECELERATE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL BY EASING OFF GAS PEDAL. EXCESSIVE BRAKING REQUIRED DUE TO GAS PEDAL STUCK. I BELIEVE A COMPONENT OF THE GAS PEDAL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS EXPANDING DUE TO INTERIOR TEMPERATURE CAUSING BINDING IN GAS PEDAL C...

Mileage: 5,000

HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND TURNS SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 18,500

HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND TURNS SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 18,500

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WHEN I CHANGED THEM THERE WAS WATER IN THE LIGHT CASEING, SO WHEN I TOOK THE BULB OUT THE CIRCUT BOARD GOT CORROSION FROM THE WATER AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTS AT ALL AFTER I REPLACED THE BULBS. I TOOK CAR IN TO BERGSTROM CHEVROLET AND GOT A DIANOGSTIC,WHICH SAID CIRCUT BOARDS...

Mileage: 36,042

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WHEN I CHANGED THEM THERE WAS WATER IN THE LIGHT CASEING, SO WHEN I TOOK THE BULB OUT THE CIRCUT BOARD GOT CORROSION FROM THE WATER AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTS AT ALL AFTER I REPLACED THE BULBS. I TOOK CAR IN TO BERGSTROM CHEVROLET AND GOT A DIANOGSTIC,WHICH SAID CIRCUT BOARDS...

Mileage: 36,042

WHILE DRIVING THEFT LOCK DETERRENT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WITH THE SPEED LIMIT BEING 55 MPH WHICH I WAS DOING AND HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT THE ENTIRE CAR WENT TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT 55 MPH AND THE NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR TOT...

Mileage: 103,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WITH THE SPEED LIMIT BEING 55 MPH WHICH I WAS DOING AND HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT THE ENTIRE CAR WENT TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT 55 MPH AND THE NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR TOT...

Mileage: 103,500

VEHICLE DEFECTS OF CHEVROLET MALIBU.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 74,900

RECALL NOTICE REGARDING 2000 AND 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES AND THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK. *MR *SC *JB

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH LESS THAN 41000 MILES. RECENTLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL TO ENTER MIX.*AK AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR. CHEVY EXPECTS IT CUSTOMERS TO FIX THIS PRO...

Mileage: 40,000

CHEVROLET MALIBU SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DOORS LOCKED, GAUGES WENT OFF, ETC. DEALER REPLACED THE INGITION SWITCH, AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *AK

CHEVROLET MALIBU SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DOORS LOCKED, GAUGES WENT OFF, ETC. DEALER REPLACED THE INGITION SWITCH, AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *AK

HORN WILL NOT ALWAYS WORKS, GOES IN AND OUT. ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. STARTED BY JUST GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY, NOW IT HARDLY EVER WORKS. MANY FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED, ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.*AK

Mileage: 64,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC ANTI THEFT CONTROL ON 2001 MALIBU. *MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STAR THE VEHICLE, WITH THE KEY PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER FAILED. THE CON...

IN MARCH 2004 I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS A SEVERE LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 800.00. I CALLED GM AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,170 MILES ON IT-THEY INFORMED ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AS THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED! IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE...

Mileage: 50,170

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK AND FORTH. *AK THE RACK AND PINION HAD A BAD LEAK. *SC THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK AND FORTH. *AK THE RACK AND PINION HAD A BAD LEAK. *SC THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK AND FORTH. *AK THE RACK AND PINION HAD A BAD LEAK. *SC THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

CAR WILL NOT START AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM 1ST OCCURRED ON 6-16-04. ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE ANIT-THEFT SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED REPROGRAMMING OF THE MODULE. ON JULY 1ST ANTI THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS DRIVEABLE TO SERVICE SHOP AT WHICH TIME BOTH IGNITION SWITCH AND BODY CONTROL MODULE W...

Mileage: 21,853

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE HESITATED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

MULTIPLE REPAIRS ON BRAKING SYSTEMS OF 2001 CHEVY MALIBUS. *JB

Mileage: 38,500

THERE WAS A REAR COLLISION THAT OCCURED A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS FIXED WITH NO FRONTAL DAMGE AT ALL. THE REAR DAMAGE WAS MINOR. A WEEK AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW IGN...

Mileage: 62,000

THERE WAS A REAR COLLISION THAT OCCURED A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS FIXED WITH NO FRONTAL DAMGE AT ALL. THE REAR DAMAGE WAS MINOR. A WEEK AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW IGN...

Mileage: 62,000

INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. CURRENTLY, IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THE FIRST TIME IT...

Mileage: 52,800

INTERMITTENTLY THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

WE ARE PAYING ON A 2001 MALIBU. THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT SHOWING GASOLINE WHEN THERE WASN'T. THE CAR STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER PLUS A DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEXT THE BLINKERS DECIDED TO ONLY WORK OCCASSIONALLY SAME WEE...

Mileage: 32,000

WE ARE PAYING ON A 2001 MALIBU. THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT SHOWING GASOLINE WHEN THERE WASN'T. THE CAR STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER PLUS A DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEXT THE BLINKERS DECIDED TO ONLY WORK OCCASSIONALLY SAME WEE...

Mileage: 32,000

WE ARE PAYING ON A 2001 MALIBU. THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT SHOWING GASOLINE WHEN THERE WASN'T. THE CAR STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER PLUS A DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEXT THE BLINKERS DECIDED TO ONLY WORK OCCASSIONALLY SAME WEE...

Mileage: 32,000

WE ARE PAYING ON A 2001 MALIBU. THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT SHOWING GASOLINE WHEN THERE WASN'T. THE CAR STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER PLUS A DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEXT THE BLINKERS DECIDED TO ONLY WORK OCCASSIONALLY SAME WEE...

Mileage: 32,000

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 55,472

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING LEAK ON A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WHICH IS SIMILAR TO RECALLS MADE ON 1996 AND 1997. *LA *SC *JB

Mileage: 28,593

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 70,783

DRIVING AT HWY SPEED CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON ADDED COOLANT TOOK TO LOCAL GARAGE. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $900. IT ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD ALL THE REQUIRED SERVICING DONE TO THIS CAR.THE GARAGE TECH SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE T...

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE MADE A CLANKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V527000 AFFECTING CHEVROLET, MALIBUS, 1997-1998 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 61,000

LEFT AND RIGHT HUB BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING DUE TO FRONT ROTORS HAVING EXCESSIVE RUNOUT AND PADS WORN OUT EVENLY. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM HUB BEARING, DEALER REPLACED BEARING. *LA

Mileage: 35,908

LEFT AND RIGHT HUB BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING DUE TO FRONT ROTORS HAVING EXCESSIVE RUNOUT AND PADS WORN OUT EVENLY. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM HUB BEARING, DEALER REPLACED BEARING. *LA

Mileage: 35,908

LEFT AND RIGHT HUB BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING DUE TO FRONT ROTORS HAVING EXCESSIVE RUNOUT AND PADS WORN OUT EVENLY. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM HUB BEARING, DEALER REPLACED BEARING. *LA

Mileage: 35,908

AFTER TURN SIGNAL RECALL WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THEM WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *PH AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 03043 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT SINCE THEY REPLACED THE RECALL COMPONENT THAT THE PROBL...

WE HAD BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU IN NOV 2002 . AND IT IS NOW APRIL OF 2004 . WE HAVE HAD THE CAR 16 MONTHS AND WE HAVE WENT THROUGH 5 WHOLE BRAKE JOBS . WE HAD RECENTLY HAD OUR BRAKES DONE IN FEB OF 2004 WITH 65,000 MILES AND IT COST US $557.00 AND WE HAD REPLACED THE PADS,SHOES ,ROTORS AND CALIPE...

THE FUEL GUAGE REPORTS INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. YOU CAN GO THE THE GAS STATION AND FILL THE CAR UP AND THE GAS HAND WILL SHOW IT AS BEING EMPTY AND BEFORE YOU PUT FUEL IN THE TANK THE GUAGE WAS AT A 1/4 TANK. YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHOW THAT IT IS FULL. ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE FUEL GUAGE REPORTS INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. YOU CAN GO THE THE GAS STATION AND FILL THE CAR UP AND THE GAS HAND WILL SHOW IT AS BEING EMPTY AND BEFORE YOU PUT FUEL IN THE TANK THE GUAGE WAS AT A 1/4 TANK. YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHOW THAT IT IS FULL. ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE FUEL GUAGE REPORTS INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. YOU CAN GO THE THE GAS STATION AND FILL THE CAR UP AND THE GAS HAND WILL SHOW IT AS BEING EMPTY AND BEFORE YOU PUT FUEL IN THE TANK THE GUAGE WAS AT A 1/4 TANK. YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHOW THAT IT IS FULL. ...

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER PURCHASED A CHEVROLET, MALIBU AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP 2-3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC, THAT CHEVROLET KNEW THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS AN ONGOING THING WITH THI...

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHICH IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL OPERATION. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN 2001 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. GM ANNOUCED A RECALL IN AUGUST 2003 FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. NHTSA ID NUMBER 03V327000. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REPEATEDLY AB...

MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU STEERING CYLINDER FELL APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AND MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN AFTER I PARKED IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. *AK

SUDDEN FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND CONSEQUENT VEHICLE STOPPAGE LED TO HAZARDOUS ROADWAY SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 114,100

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *MR

Mileage: 31,370

NOTICED SMELL OF BURNING COOLANT AND TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. GM DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY BY PHONE, WHO DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PROBLEM WAS COMMON, NOR OFFER ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION. TOTAL SERVICE COST 1050.19 (PARTS AND LABOR). *NM

Mileage: 46,332

FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

EVERY 15,OOO MILES BRAKES FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER STATED WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

EVERY 15,OOO MILES BRAKES FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER STATED WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF. THEN, AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED HE HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK. CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, BUT SOMEONE TOLD HIM THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS OTHER CH...

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A HOSPITAL PARKING STRUCTURE THE GAS THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND I HIT A BRICK WALL APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES IN HOUR. I WAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE WALL SO IT WAS A HARD IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS INFLATED IN I HAD MINOR DAMAGES TO MY FACE AS A RESULT OF THE C...

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLICKS LOUDLY WHILE OPENING/CLOSING, IS IT A BAD HINGE? ONE OTHER PERSON HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A LUBE PROBLEM. AFRAID BAD HINGE MAY BREAK/MOVE CAUSING DOOR TO SHIFT. TURN INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY-SAW ON YOUR SITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE HAZARD...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLICKS LOUDLY WHILE OPENING/CLOSING, IS IT A BAD HINGE? ONE OTHER PERSON HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A LUBE PROBLEM. AFRAID BAD HINGE MAY BREAK/MOVE CAUSING DOOR TO SHIFT. TURN INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY-SAW ON YOUR SITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE HAZARD...

Mileage: 60,000

I AM TRYING TO SELL A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS FOR MY DAD WHO IS 86 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT BECAUSE OF A START UP NOISE THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY TILL THE ENGINE WARMS UP. I HAVE LOST 4 BUYERS SO FAR. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS ONLY 5600 MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING THERE CAN BE A NOISE FRO...

WHILE DRIVING COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER ADDED COOLANT, AND NOTICED COOLANT STAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS BAD.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR TURND OFF AND DOORS LOCKED. KNOCKING NOISES AT ENGINE AND EGR SCENSOR CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON/ VERY POOR QUALITY. *AK

THE CAR TURND OFF AND DOORS LOCKED. KNOCKING NOISES AT ENGINE AND EGR SCENSOR CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON/ VERY POOR QUALITY. *AK

THE CAR TURND OFF AND DOORS LOCKED. KNOCKING NOISES AT ENGINE AND EGR SCENSOR CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON/ VERY POOR QUALITY. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE FLAT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE BECAUSE THE AIR WAS SEEPING OUT. THE BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM THAT IS INSTALLED IN MY CAR KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN IT DOES GO OUT MY CAR WILL NOT TART AND I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT EITHER REPLACED OR REPROGRAMMED. I JUST HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON 2-27-04 AND THEY SO CALLED REPROGRAMMED IT AND NOW ON 3-1-04 I WENT TO THE S...

Mileage: 64,432

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE. GM HAS INFORMED ME MY VEICHLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

THE TURNING SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE. GM HAS INFORMED ME MY VEICHLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS FROM ENGINE. AREA OF LEAK SEAMS TO BE AROUND THE MANIFOLD OR HEADS. THIS CAUSES FUMES TO INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND MAKES THE OCCUPATES DIZZY OR WITH HEADACHES.

Mileage: 49,956

THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED "VALVE-SLAP" SINCE APPROX 5000 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE TO MAKE IT ECONOMICAL. CHEVROLET OFFERED 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THE (CHECK ENGINE) LIGHT ACTIVATED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. CODE INDICAT...

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED "VALVE-SLAP" SINCE APPROX 5000 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE TO MAKE IT ECONOMICAL. CHEVROLET OFFERED 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THE (CHECK ENGINE) LIGHT ACTIVATED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. CODE INDICAT...

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED "VALVE-SLAP" SINCE APPROX 5000 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE TO MAKE IT ECONOMICAL. CHEVROLET OFFERED 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THE (CHECK ENGINE) LIGHT ACTIVATED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. CODE INDICAT...

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED "VALVE-SLAP" SINCE APPROX 5000 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE TO MAKE IT ECONOMICAL. CHEVROLET OFFERED 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THE (CHECK ENGINE) LIGHT ACTIVATED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. CODE INDICAT...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. ANTI FREEZE IS LEAKING EXTERNAL TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR MAINTAINED AND SEE NO REASON A HEAD GASKET SHOULD FAIL WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS E...

Mileage: 43,163

TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.

THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE FLEX WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS RESULTED IN UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. THE PADS WERE REPLACED TWICE, ONCE AT 17,000 MILES AND ONCE AT 30,000. THE ROTORS WERE REMACHINED AT 17,000 MILES, REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES AND RESURFACED AT...

Mileage: 17,000

** I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ABOVE INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. BOUGHT 11/01- HIT POTHOLE 12/01, REPLACED TWO PASSENGER WHEELS(BENT) AND COMPLAINED OF &#34;THUMPING&#34; NOISE. DEALER 2X CLAIMED NOT TO HEAR NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS STARTING 5/02. PAID 111.00 FOR RENTAL WHILE D...

** I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ABOVE INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. BOUGHT 11/01- HIT POTHOLE 12/01, REPLACED TWO PASSENGER WHEELS(BENT) AND COMPLAINED OF &#34;THUMPING&#34; NOISE. DEALER 2X CLAIMED NOT TO HEAR NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS STARTING 5/02. PAID 111.00 FOR RENTAL WHILE D...

** I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ABOVE INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. BOUGHT 11/01- HIT POTHOLE 12/01, REPLACED TWO PASSENGER WHEELS(BENT) AND COMPLAINED OF &#34;THUMPING&#34; NOISE. DEALER 2X CLAIMED NOT TO HEAR NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS STARTING 5/02. PAID 111.00 FOR RENTAL WHILE D...

** I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ABOVE INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. BOUGHT 11/01- HIT POTHOLE 12/01, REPLACED TWO PASSENGER WHEELS(BENT) AND COMPLAINED OF &#34;THUMPING&#34; NOISE. DEALER 2X CLAIMED NOT TO HEAR NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS STARTING 5/02. PAID 111.00 FOR RENTAL WHILE D...

** I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ABOVE INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. BOUGHT 11/01- HIT POTHOLE 12/01, REPLACED TWO PASSENGER WHEELS(BENT) AND COMPLAINED OF &#34;THUMPING&#34; NOISE. DEALER 2X CLAIMED NOT TO HEAR NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS STARTING 5/02. PAID 111.00 FOR RENTAL WHILE D...

INTERMITTENTLY, THE EXTERIOR SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE INTERIOR FLASHERS OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH IF THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IS PUSHED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN THE TU...

Mileage: 55,000

INTERMITTENTLY, THE EXTERIOR SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE INTERIOR FLASHERS OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH IF THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IS PUSHED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN THE TU...

Mileage: 55,000

HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH FAILED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 74,000

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT.*MR *CB *JB

TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT ROBBINS CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON, TX IN 2001. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM THE START. LAST MONTH THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO ROBBINS AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PCM MODULE, WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY S...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT HUB CAP DETACHED FROM THE RIM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SIX LUGS: NUTS WERE HOT. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE HEAT FROM THE FRONT BRAKES MELTED THE PLASTIC HUB CAP WHICH CAUSED THEM TO LOOSEN AND FALL OFF. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ALSO O...

Mileage: 7,685

MY HUSBAND GOT IN OUR 2001 MALIBU BACKED IT UP, PUT IT INTO DRIVE, BARELY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TOOK OFF IN HIGH THROTTLE HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ACCELERATION NEXT THING HE KNEW THE CAR WAS UNDERNEATH HIS CHEVROLET 4-WHEEL DRIVE WITH A 6 INCH LIFT KIT. ...

Mileage: 48,599

THIS CONCERNS THE QUALITY OF A 2001 MALIBU PURCHASED NEW. THIS CAR HAS HAD A NEW ENGINE, TWO IGNITION SYSTEMS, TWO BRAKE JOBS, AND NOW A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK THAT IS TO COST OVER $800.00 TO REPAIR. IT HAS HAD TWO SETS OF TIRESAND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAD TURN SIGNAL PROBLE...

Mileage: 40,000

THIS CONCERNS THE QUALITY OF A 2001 MALIBU PURCHASED NEW. THIS CAR HAS HAD A NEW ENGINE, TWO IGNITION SYSTEMS, TWO BRAKE JOBS, AND NOW A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK THAT IS TO COST OVER $800.00 TO REPAIR. IT HAS HAD TWO SETS OF TIRESAND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAD TURN SIGNAL PROBLE...

Mileage: 40,000

ENGINE COOLING. MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAK ALLOWING OIL AND COOLANT TO ENTER INTO ENGINE. BEEN ADDING FLUIDS FOR A YEAR. THE GASKET MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND A RECALL ISSUED. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOU SITE.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

SINCE I HAD BOUGHT MY 2001 MALIBU IN OCTOBER OF 2003 I HAVE HAD TO ADD COOLANT INTOT HE CAR ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. I FINALLY GOT FED UP WITH DOIN THAT AND DECIDED TO HAVE IT PRESSURE CHECKED. ONCE I DID THAT I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE COMPANY THAT DID THE PRESSURE TEST ...

WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, THE SCISSOR/TYPE JACK COLLAPSED AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW JACK. *AK THE VEHICLE FELL ON THE CONSUMER'S ARM. *SCC *JB

PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE - 29,000 MILES AND CAR NEED NEW ROTORS AND PADS. VERY LIGHT USE, HIGHWAY DRIVING, NO STOP AND GO DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 29,000

MY 2001 MALIBU HAS 45,000MILES AND I NOW HAVE TO CHANGE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS I'M TOLD IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU 3.1 LITER MOTOR. IS THIS POSSIBLE? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING?*AK I ALSO HAVE HAD THE EGR VALVE CHANGED 3 TIMES BY THE DEALER....

Mileage: 45,000

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THE ORIGINAL FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE ROTTEN FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE, AND ARE LEAKING AIR. FIRESTONE MODEL, SIZE, AND DOT# UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS AND SPLITS AT BOTTOM OF GROOVES OF ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK ONE OF THE VEHICLES TIRES HAS A SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL ABOUT 1 INCH LONG. *NLM

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 12,000 MILES. DALER HAS REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 12,000 MILES. DALER HAS REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

THE CAR'S CHECK-SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON REPEATEDLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON 14 NOVEMBER 2001. THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM OVER A DOZEN TIMES BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. IT WAS REPAIRED AGAIN ON 17 NOVEMBER 2003 AND FAILED AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY. *AK

Mileage: 11,893

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS, DOOR LOCKS AND BRAKES.*MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO SERVICE THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD FREEZE IN THE WINTER TIME AND WOULD OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BY STA...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS, DOOR LOCKS AND BRAKES.*MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO SERVICE THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD FREEZE IN THE WINTER TIME AND WOULD OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BY STA...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS, DOOR LOCKS AND BRAKES.*MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO SERVICE THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD FREEZE IN THE WINTER TIME AND WOULD OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BY STA...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS, DOOR LOCKS AND BRAKES.*MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO SERVICE THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD FREEZE IN THE WINTER TIME AND WOULD OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BY STA...

I HAVE A '01 CHEVROLET MALIBU, MY FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT OF CAR, ANTIFREEZE CHAMBER LEAKING (REPLACED), TURN SIGNAL UNIT WENT OUT. ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, WENT OUT..ALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALL UNDER 60,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP (BOBB CHEVROLET) OH HAS NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR, I BELIEVE THIS...

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE A '01 CHEVROLET MALIBU, MY FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT OF CAR, ANTIFREEZE CHAMBER LEAKING (REPLACED), TURN SIGNAL UNIT WENT OUT. ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, WENT OUT..ALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALL UNDER 60,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP (BOBB CHEVROLET) OH HAS NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR, I BELIEVE THIS...

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE A '01 CHEVROLET MALIBU, MY FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT OF CAR, ANTIFREEZE CHAMBER LEAKING (REPLACED), TURN SIGNAL UNIT WENT OUT. ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, WENT OUT..ALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALL UNDER 60,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP (BOBB CHEVROLET) OH HAS NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR, I BELIEVE THIS...

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE A '01 CHEVROLET MALIBU, MY FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT OF CAR, ANTIFREEZE CHAMBER LEAKING (REPLACED), TURN SIGNAL UNIT WENT OUT. ABS SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, WENT OUT..ALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALL UNDER 60,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP (BOBB CHEVROLET) OH HAS NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR, I BELIEVE THIS...

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING BUT THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK TWO SEPARATED DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WE...

Mileage: 53,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING BUT THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK TWO SEPARATED DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WE...

Mileage: 53,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING BUT THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK TWO SEPARATED DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WE...

Mileage: 53,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING BUT THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK TWO SEPARATED DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WE...

Mileage: 53,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND NOW GM IS TELLING THERE IS NO RECALL.BUT MY HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WONT WORK.*AK

I WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT TROUBLE WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LAMPS. THEY WILL STOP WORKING WHEN YOU MOST NEEDED THEM. MY MECHANIC CHANGED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HAZARD SWITCH PERTAINING TO SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS....

Mileage: 37,000

FALSE FUEL GAUGE READING; NHTSA TSB #031103, 3/11/2003. MY 2001 MALIBU RAN OUT OF GAS WITH FUEL GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 FULL. THE ENGINE STOPPED, POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES WERE LOST WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH. LIGHT TRAFFIC VOLUMES PREVENTED THIS FROM BEING A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION. ...

Mileage: 55,374

THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. *AK

Mileage: 71,811

AS AN AUTO-TECH FOR MANY YEARS, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A VEHICLE'S STARTER NEEDS TO BE "BUMPED OVER'' OR SHORT CRANKING TIME, TO ASSIST IN TESTING. SOME OF THE NEWER GM CARS, (1999 AND NEWER), HAVE A FEATURE THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR A TECH. THAT IS TO SAY, ONCE THE START POSITION IS REACHED BY THE IGNITI...

AS AN AUTO-TECH FOR MANY YEARS, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A VEHICLE'S STARTER NEEDS TO BE "BUMPED OVER'' OR SHORT CRANKING TIME, TO ASSIST IN TESTING. SOME OF THE NEWER GM CARS, (1999 AND NEWER), HAVE A FEATURE THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR A TECH. THAT IS TO SAY, ONCE THE START POSITION IS REACHED BY THE IGNITI...

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE DUE TO COST. THE CONSUMER'S FRIEND STATED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH ALL CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD SIGNALS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON THE HIGHWAYS. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE, INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *LA

MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD SIGNALS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON THE HIGHWAYS. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE, INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *LA

CAR RAN FINE THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. BATTERY IS GOOD, ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO WORK. STARTER IS NOT TURNING AT ALL. CAR IS 2001 MALIBU WITH 32000 MILES. *LA

Mileage: 32,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT.*MR THE TIRE HAD A NAIL IN IT WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO FLAT. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP PATCHED THE TIRE INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT WITH A NEW ONE PER CONSUMER. TWELVE MILES LATER, THE SAME TO BLEW AGAIN. A SHERIFF WHO WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE TOLD THE CONSUMER TO RETUR...

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU.*MR BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH RESURFACING THE ROTORS AND REPLACING THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A METAL-TO-METAL SOUND AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES SHOU...

Mileage: 13,500

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU.*MR BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH RESURFACING THE ROTORS AND REPLACING THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A METAL-TO-METAL SOUND AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES SHOU...

Mileage: 13,500

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU.*MR BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH RESURFACING THE ROTORS AND REPLACING THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A METAL-TO-METAL SOUND AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES SHOU...

Mileage: 13,500

WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING ENGINE WOULD MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE OWNER MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER. *AK

ENGINE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

RIGHT STRUT MOUNT FAILED, CAUSING A SQUEAKY NOISE. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO START. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY MECHANIC A COMPUTER CHIP WAS CAUSING LACK OF STARTING PROBLEM. WOULD HAVE PROBLEM CHECKED AND REPAIRED EACH TIME. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 9 TIMES FOR NON START.*AK

AT 47,000 MILES MY BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. A METAL ON METAL SOUND COULD ALSO BE HEARD. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, NEW PADS WERE INSTALLED AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS RESET. AT 90,000 MILE...

Mileage: 90,000

CAR HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING AND CONTINUOUSLY ACTS AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD. BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND CLEANED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ON A NORMAL BASIS WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED, CAR WON'T START, WHICH HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTS SUCCESSFULLY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS...

Mileage: 90,000

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK ITERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUSE. WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *LA

Mileage: 54,000

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK ITERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUSE. WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *LA

Mileage: 54,000

HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE GRINDING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION BY A DEALERSHIP OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PADS WERE WORN 50%, AND THE FRONT ROTORS HAD WARPED. OWNER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF BRAKE ...

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED SPORADICALLY. *AK

Mileage: 49,000

MY UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPAIRED. UNDER CA. EMSSIONS LAW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS COVERED BUT NOT THE COMPONENTS OR PARTS. THE GASKETS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST ON A NEW CAR THAT HAS BEEN KEEP IN GOOD REPAIR. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

Mileage: 54,925

MY UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPAIRED. UNDER CA. EMSSIONS LAW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS COVERED BUT NOT THE COMPONENTS OR PARTS. THE GASKETS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST ON A NEW CAR THAT HAS BEEN KEEP IN GOOD REPAIR. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

Mileage: 54,925

MY UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPAIRED. UNDER CA. EMSSIONS LAW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS COVERED BUT NOT THE COMPONENTS OR PARTS. THE GASKETS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST ON A NEW CAR THAT HAS BEEN KEEP IN GOOD REPAIR. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

Mileage: 54,925

MY UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPAIRED. UNDER CA. EMSSIONS LAW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS COVERED BUT NOT THE COMPONENTS OR PARTS. THE GASKETS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST ON A NEW CAR THAT HAS BEEN KEEP IN GOOD REPAIR. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

Mileage: 54,925

AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES MY CAR STARTED HESITATING WHEN STARTING. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO FAULT AND I KEPT DRIVING WITH ONLY PERIODIC PROBLEMS. THEN MY GAS GAUGE, RADIO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND PASSIVE ALARM SYSTEM KEPT COMING ON. AT, 43,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER SAID THE...

Mileage: 43,478

AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES MY CAR STARTED HESITATING WHEN STARTING. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO FAULT AND I KEPT DRIVING WITH ONLY PERIODIC PROBLEMS. THEN MY GAS GAUGE, RADIO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND PASSIVE ALARM SYSTEM KEPT COMING ON. AT, 43,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER SAID THE...

Mileage: 43,478

AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES MY CAR STARTED HESITATING WHEN STARTING. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO FAULT AND I KEPT DRIVING WITH ONLY PERIODIC PROBLEMS. THEN MY GAS GAUGE, RADIO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND PASSIVE ALARM SYSTEM KEPT COMING ON. AT, 43,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER SAID THE...

Mileage: 43,478

AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES MY CAR STARTED HESITATING WHEN STARTING. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO FAULT AND I KEPT DRIVING WITH ONLY PERIODIC PROBLEMS. THEN MY GAS GAUGE, RADIO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND PASSIVE ALARM SYSTEM KEPT COMING ON. AT, 43,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER SAID THE...

Mileage: 43,478

THE TURNING SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE USED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MULTI FUNCTIONING SWITCH. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CATCHES, BUT WOULDN'T RELEASE. *AK

Mileage: 100

THE TURNING SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE USED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MULTI FUNCTIONING SWITCH. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CATCHES, BUT WOULDN'T RELEASE. *AK

Mileage: 100

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR WHETHER THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLASHER OR SOMETHING. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE MALIBU ON THE INTERNET.*AK

Mileage: 51,000

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR WHETHER THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLASHER OR SOMETHING. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE MALIBU ON THE INTERNET.*AK

Mileage: 51,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER LOCK PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMNED OF THE RECALL, AND HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE IGNITION SWICH CHANGED.*AK

A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU , 40K MILES, SPORADICALLY THE TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING, I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR SITE & SEEN WHERE THEY WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WHY NO RECALL. & IT DID NOT DISCUSS WHAT GM DID TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR WHEN IT WORKS OR DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN WNATING TO MAKE A TURN AND NOT KNOWING IF THE TURN SIGNALS ARE FUNCTIONING.*AK

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN MY 2001 MALIBU ARE FAILING OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I BARELY AVOIDED A COLLISION CHANGING LANDES ON A CITY HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON TO FAIL AGAIN AFTER I OPERATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS FOR A WHILE. ALSO AFTER TURNING OFF THE MOTOR AFTER FAILURE OF TURN SIG...

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED THIS VECHILE AND WITHIN A MONTH OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CONTINUE TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES SUDDENLY BEGIN WORKING ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED ON AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE, SOUNDING A WARNING NOISE WHICH DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL YOU...

AT 500 MILES IT WAS FOUND THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FAILED AT 48,000 MILES. AT 49,000 MILES THE FRONT AXLE SHAFTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED ON THIS CAR.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

AT 500 MILES IT WAS FOUND THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FAILED AT 48,000 MILES. AT 49,000 MILES THE FRONT AXLE SHAFTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED ON THIS CAR.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAVE WORKED INTERMITENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAD TO MISS MAKING A TURN DUE TO SOMEONE TAILGATING ME AND MY TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING. I DIDN'T WANT TO RISK GETTING REAR ENDED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHEVRO...

THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED FOR 2ND TIME , IT HAPPENED AT 40,000 MILES, AND NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER AFTER THEY WERE TURNED THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN! I HAVE LOOKED ON THE WEB SITES OF OTHER OWNERS, AND THE SAME COMPLAINT HAS BEEN THEIR! *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 54,000

PROBLEMS WITH 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S BRAKE EQUIPMENT. *MR THE BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WERE REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP, ONCE AT 13500K MILES ALONG WITH RESURFACING OF THE ROTORS AND THE REPLACING THE R/F CALIPER, AND AGAIN AT 7855K MILES LATER. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURR...

Mileage: 12,000

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE OF A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. *AK

IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE SYSTEM HAVE SOME DEFECTS. I'VE HAD BRAKES REPLACES 3 TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR (2003). CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL, HOSES AND LINES. BRAKES FAILED ONCE AT SLOW SPEED 30 MPH. HAVEN'T HAD A FAILURE SINCE, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM IS EATING UP BRAKE PADS MOSTL...

Mileage: 36,800

TURN SIGNALS ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU QUIT WORKING AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. THRU TRIAL AND ERROR, DISCOVERED THAT BY TURNING ON HAZARD FLASHERS AND THEN OFF, THAT TURN SIGNALS WOULD THEN WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD " THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, MOST LIKELY HAZARD SWITCH". WHEN NEXT IN FOR SERV...

Mileage: 42,000

TURN SIGNALS ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU QUIT WORKING AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. THRU TRIAL AND ERROR, DISCOVERED THAT BY TURNING ON HAZARD FLASHERS AND THEN OFF, THAT TURN SIGNALS WOULD THEN WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD " THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, MOST LIKELY HAZARD SWITCH". WHEN NEXT IN FOR SERV...

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 19,400

FLASHERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK.*AK

TURNING LIGHT HAS FAILED DUE TO AN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

TURNING LIGHT HAS FAILED DUE TO AN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND RATTLES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

ENGINE NOISE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE. HAZARD SWITCH SHORTS OUT NO TURN SIGNALS. *NLM

Mileage: 27,145

ENGINE NOISE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE. HAZARD SWITCH SHORTS OUT NO TURN SIGNALS. *NLM

Mileage: 27,145

THE DEALER REPLACED 5 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED REPLACED FIVE TIMES PADS/ ROTORS TURNED THREE TIMES AND REPLACED ONE. BUT PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. PLEASE SEND COPY. AND FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED REPLACED FIVE TIMES PADS/ ROTORS TURNED THREE TIMES AND REPLACED ONE. BUT PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. PLEASE SEND COPY. AND FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TURN SIGNAL WORKS SPARRATICLY, SOMETIMES WORKING AFTER PRESSING HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON.

Mileage: 36,000

I PURCHASED A 2001 MALIBU LS USED BACK IN FEB 2002. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS MAKING A GROUNDING NOISE WHEN I COME TO SLOW STOPS. AS TIME GOES BY IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTERN. AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY WHEN I WOULD BE IN DRIVE THRU LINES WAITING OR THE BRAKE NOIS...

Mileage: 34,133

INTERMITTENT OR TOTAL FAILURE OF EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SOMETIMES TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS A FEW TIMES WILL RESTART THE TURN SIGNALS. REPLACING THE FUSE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 47,420

THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS 6 TIMES. BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES. *JB

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

1) LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, REQUIRED GASKET REPLACEMENT AND COOLANT / OIL CHANGE 2) TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH 3) A/C DOES NOT WORK, BLOWS HOT AIR, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 4) BRAKES WEAK, VIBRATE. REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPON...

Mileage: 42,000

THE VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. NLM

IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD, MY 2001 CHEV. MALIBU HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN. I HAD TO HAVE A WRECKER PICK IT UP BOTH TIMES, AND BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD IT IS OUT OF GAS. IT WAS SHOWING HAVING PLENTY OF GAS. THE MECHANIC AT THE CHEV...

Mileage: 58

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. *NLM

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WHEN ROAD CONDITION VARIES (SUCH AS A BUMP IN THE ROAD), VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AS IF DEACTIVATING THE CAR, E.G. CAR DOORS UNLOCK, NO RPM, GAS NEEDLE IMMEDIATELY DESCENDS TO E, IMMEDIATE DECELERATION. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP THE IT STALLED. THE DEALER CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. *NLM WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP THE IT STALLED. THE DEALER CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. *MR

Mileage: 2,800

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

AFTER RESEARCHING THE SERVICE BULLETINS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED/HAD SERVICED ABOUT 85% OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET, WA IN 2000. SINCE THE PURCHASE. DATE, I HAD CHEVY DO THE FOL...

THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED 4 TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCED UNEVEN WEAR. *JB ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THEY WERE CLEANED, LUBED, AND CALIPER SLID. SCC

Mileage: 6,047

THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS DESIGNED, THE CALIPER PISTON OVER HEATED, WHICH CAUSED THE PISTON TO EXPAND. *JB

EXCESSIVE BRAKE REPAIR:FRONT AND REAR SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 9/12/01 TO 3/31/03: BRAKES SERVICED ON 12/14/01-MACHINE FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS, 3/14/02-REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MACHINE REAR DRUMS, 8/12/02 R&R REAR DRUMS & MACHINE R&R REAR BRAKE SHOES & LUBE BACKING PLATE, 3/31/0...

EXCESSIVE BRAKE REPAIR:FRONT AND REAR SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 9/12/01 TO 3/31/03: BRAKES SERVICED ON 12/14/01-MACHINE FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS, 3/14/02-REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MACHINE REAR DRUMS, 8/12/02 R&R REAR DRUMS & MACHINE R&R REAR BRAKE SHOES & LUBE BACKING PLATE, 3/31/0...

EXCESSIVE BRAKE REPAIR:FRONT AND REAR SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 9/12/01 TO 3/31/03: BRAKES SERVICED ON 12/14/01-MACHINE FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS, 3/14/02-REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MACHINE REAR DRUMS, 8/12/02 R&R REAR DRUMS & MACHINE R&R REAR BRAKE SHOES & LUBE BACKING PLATE, 3/31/0...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WITH LESS THAN 16000 MILES THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND CHANGED THE PADS AND ROTORS ONE TIME FOR FREE BUT THE OTHER TWO TIMES THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY. *N...

Mileage: 7,000

IN 2001 WE PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER JUST 17,000 MILES WE WERE INFORMED IT WOULD NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAD WORN OUT. GM REPLACED THE BRAKES FOR US. 13,000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING AND LETTER WRITING, GM REPLACED THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 17,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THEE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY.*JB

BRAKES PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED AT 25K MILES. PREMATURE WEAR BUT DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 46K MILES CAR IS AGAIN IN NEED OF BRAKE PADS. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, AND IT MADE A NOISE.*JB

THE PCM LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*JB

Mileage: 50,000

THE CALIPERS ON THE VEHICLE FLEXED, THE CASTING BENDED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH CAUSED MISALIGNMENT OF THE GUIDE PINS. *JG *JB

LEFT TURN SIGNAL STAYED ON CAUSING STOP LAMP ELECTRICAL WIRES TO BURN. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FUSE BOX. *JB *TS

Mileage: 39,141

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, CAUSING WATER TO LEAK IN TO OIL.*JB..*AK

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU BOTH REGISTER FUEL WHEN THE GAS TANK IS EMPTY CAUSING BREAKDOWN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THE GAUGES SHOULD WARN DRIVER WHEN TANK IS LOW ON GAS. THIS WAS AND IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAVE FOUND OUT IS A...

Mileage: 40,000

DEFECTIVE"O" RING AT FUEL LINE/INJECTOR PUMP CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPILL ON ENGINE BLOCK. THE CAR WOULD STILL RUN BUT STEADY STREAM OF GAS POURING ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. GAS FUMES WERE PICKED UP BY AIR/HEATER INTAKE FILLING CABIN WITH GAS VAPOR. ENGINE FIRE OR CABIN FLASH FIRE PROBABLE UNDER THE RIGHT ...

Mileage: 38,300

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN APRIL 2001 VIN [XXX] AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK/PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRED AT CAPITAL CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DATEPROBLEM/REPAIRSMILEAGE NOV 2001ABS WARNING LIGHT ON, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS 7,754 JAN 2002FRONT SUSPENSION9,0...

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN APRIL 2001 VIN [XXX] AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK/PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRED AT CAPITAL CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DATEPROBLEM/REPAIRSMILEAGE NOV 2001ABS WARNING LIGHT ON, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS 7,754 JAN 2002FRONT SUSPENSION9,0...

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN APRIL 2001 VIN [XXX] AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK/PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRED AT CAPITAL CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DATEPROBLEM/REPAIRSMILEAGE NOV 2001ABS WARNING LIGHT ON, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS 7,754 JAN 2002FRONT SUSPENSION9,0...

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN APRIL 2001 VIN [XXX] AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORK/PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRED AT CAPITAL CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DATEPROBLEM/REPAIRSMILEAGE NOV 2001ABS WARNING LIGHT ON, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS 7,754 JAN 2002FRONT SUSPENSION9,0...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, DUE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT NOT LOCKING THE PASSENGER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BECAME FLAT AT 75 MPH ON I-15 IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND EXAMINED THE TIRE, I FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED AND THE CAR WAS RESTING ON THE METAL RIM. THE ONLY TIRE RESIDUE WERE THE TIRE BEADS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. THE INSIDE OF THE ...

WHILE APPLYING HER BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AND THERE WERE VIBRATION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE CONSUMER TWO FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARTION FROM THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NAME OF TIRE,THE SIZE AND SERIAL NUMBER. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING IF VEHICLE RIDES OVER A BUMP, ENGINE STALLS. DLR CAN NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. TS

ELBOW RIGHT ARM/ELBOW BECAME SORE AFTER DRIVING A CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR A WEEK. THE STEERING IS STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. HAVE A BAD CASE OF ELBOW NOW. INFO SUPLLIED BY MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311. DT

CONSUMER STATES OF BEEN ON A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE,HEARD A METAL TOO METAL NOISE.HAD VEHICLE SERVICED.THE ROTORS WENT BAD,HAD THEM REPLACED,PROBLEM REACCURED 3 TIMES AGAIN.HAD REPLACED AGAIN ON EACH OCCASION. MR

CONSUMERHEARS A WIERD NOISE WHEN BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 18000 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSING BRAKE AND ROTORS TO WEAR SO EARLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER NOTICE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK INTIMATELY AFTER REPEATED USE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

AT 20000, IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR A DISFIGURE IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN NO MATTER WHAT SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WHICH ONE CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE OTHER CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER. VEHICLE IS STILL EXEMPLIFYING SAME FAILURE. NLM

THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL ON VEHICLE. YOU WILL GO TO CHANGE LANES , THEY WILL BE WORKING THEN THEY STOP WORKING. I CONTACTED MILLER CHEVROLET WHO SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I THEN CONTACTED PHALEN CHEVROLET WHO STATED THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE HAZARD SWITCH FAILURES CAUSING THIS PROBLEM BUT...

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD BELT BLOWN OUT, WHILE REMAINING THREE TIRES WERE ON THE VERGE OF HAVING BELTS BLOW OUT AS WELL. BOTH INFLATION AND TREAD WEAR WERE INDICATIVE OF THOSE FACTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. MR

THE TRANSAXLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO TORQUE LOCK IF YOU HAPPEN TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK INCORRECTLY, THERE MAY BE DIFFICULTY GETTING IT OUT. THIS LOCKING OF THE TORQUE HAPPEND TWO MORE TIMES DURING CONSUMERS TRIP. *JG *SCC

WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS FOR A SECOND AND MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE SAME TYPE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE IN MY FLEET. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY DEALER DIDN'T INDICATE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. THIS NEEDS FURTHER ATTENTION BY SOMEONE THAT KNOWS...

PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS DONE FRONT ALIGNMENT, REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE, BUT WILL ONLY TURN (THREE TIMES) TO BE TURNED LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. THE PROBLEM...

THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS DONE FRONT ALIGNMENT, REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE, BUT WILL ONLY TURN (THREE TIMES) TO BE TURNED LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. THE PROBLEM...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WITH NO WARNING GEARS JUMP INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES, VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 18 TIMES. DEALER HAS TO RESET THE SYSTEM.*AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE FRONT END WILL MAKE LOUD NOISES, AND VEHICLE WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRKAES DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON HILLS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THERE IS AN ODOR AS IF PLASTIC WAS BURNING. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE. *TT

ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKE FAILURE.@-DAY REST AND BRAKES APPEARED TO BE OKAY. AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS ON HIGHWAY WHEN I SENSED FAULTY BRAKING POWER. OFF HIGHWAY ON HILLY ROAD BRAKES WENT AOUT COMPLETELY AND THERE WAS AN ODOR LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. I HAD CAR TOWED T...

FRONT BRAKES ROTORS AND PADS WENT BAD PRIOR TO 29,173 MILES. CALLED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM, TOLD THEM 25,000+/- MILES WAS TOO SOON FOR BRAKES TO WEAR. DEALER SAID THEY MAKE BRAKES DIFFERENT NOW. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRENTY. ENDED UP REPLACING THEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE MYSELF. BRAKES...

AT 40MPH AND WITH NO WARNING LOST STEERING CONTROL, RESULTING IN CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AS THROTTLE LOST PRESSURE AND ENGINE WAS HESITATING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND ALREADY BEEN IN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. FUEL PUMP/ GROUND WIRES, AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS STILL PROGRESSING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORM...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AS THROTTLE LOST PRESSURE AND ENGINE WAS HESITATING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND ALREADY BEEN IN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. FUEL PUMP/ GROUND WIRES, AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS STILL PROGRESSING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORM...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AS THROTTLE LOST PRESSURE AND ENGINE WAS HESITATING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND ALREADY BEEN IN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. FUEL PUMP/ GROUND WIRES, AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS STILL PROGRESSING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORM...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AS THROTTLE LOST PRESSURE AND ENGINE WAS HESITATING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND ALREADY BEEN IN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. FUEL PUMP/ GROUND WIRES, AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS STILL PROGRESSING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORM...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, ALL OF ELECTRICAL OUTLETS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN WINDOWS/RADIO, AND AIR CONDITIONING BECOMING INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE OCCURRING PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION; HOWEVER, HAD NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER IS THE ONLY THING O...

WHITE SULFIDES (FUMES) ARE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS AND OTHER OPENINGS IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTUERER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TT UPDATED *JB

ALL TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TO GET THEM TO WORK CONSUMER HAS TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS 4-5 TIMES TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO COME ON. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT PROPERLY FASTEN INTO THE BUCKLE HOUSING, AND AT TIMES RELEASES, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN HORN UNEXPECTEDLY SOUNDED OFF WITHOUT APPLYING MECHANISM THAT CONTROLLED HORN LOCATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

A KNOCKING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WARPAGE WHIVH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE HILE BRAKING, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAWWARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WAS TURN DOWN BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *MJ

DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT TIGHTENS WITH ANY MOVEMENT AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO RELEASE THE BELT FROM THE BUCKLE TO GET ANY RELIEF. 3 WEEKS AGO SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THIS HAS NOT COMPLETELY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM

FLASHER TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING. *AK *TT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD IT WAS WEATHER CAUSING PROBLEM. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN TO ALTERNATE BODY SHOPS, BECAUSE ENGINE FAILED TO START. MECHANICS FLUSHED OUT THE CAR AND HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER TO DETECT ANY PROBLEMS. NO...

ENGINE MISS-FIRES AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER SERVICE. *AK

ENGINE MISS-FIRES AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER SERVICE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BRAKES PULSATE ERRATICALLY. HAS TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO PEDAL BEFORE STOPPING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKES PULSATE WHEN VEHICLE STOPS. BRAKES HAD FAILED AND DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM COULD REOCCUR. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE IS HEARING A CLUNK NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA AND BRAKE NOISE IN FRONT WHEN BRAKING, VIBRATION IS WORSE AFTER 30 MILES OF STOPPING, DEALER REPLACED PADS AND RESURFAC...

FRONT BRAKES PULSATE WHEN VEHICLE STOPS. BRAKES HAD FAILED AND DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM COULD REOCCUR. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE IS HEARING A CLUNK NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA AND BRAKE NOISE IN FRONT WHEN BRAKING, VIBRATION IS WORSE AFTER 30 MILES OF STOPPING, DEALER REPLACED PADS AND RESURFAC...

VEHICLE MISSES AT SPEEDS OF 60-80MPH, VEHICLE JERKS WHEN IT BACKFIRES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

VIBRATION AND PULSATING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. ROTORS WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME IN OCTOBER 2001 FOR PREMATURE WEAR. *JG *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTANTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS, DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM

THIS IS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. THESE CARS ARE PURCHASED AS FLEET VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH LAQUA CHEVROLET, THEY HAVE FIXED THESE VEHICLES ANYTIME THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. WHAT I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH IS, THESE BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED LAST MONTH AND WE ARE ON THE THIRD SET OF ...

THIS IS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. THESE CARS ARE PURCHASED AS FLEET VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH LAQUA CHEVROLET, THEY HAVE FIXED THESE VEHICLES ANYTIME THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. WHAT I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH IS, THESE BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED LAST MONTH AND WE ARE ON THE THIRD SET OF ...

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS TIRES. CONSUMER WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND HAD TIRES REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER WONT LOOK AT VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS TIRES. CONSUMER WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND HAD TIRES REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER WONT LOOK AT VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER RAIN CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK INSIDE OF VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR. ALSO, LEAKING ON FUSE BOX. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHAKES ERRATICALLY. IT VIBRATES FROM INSIDE. ALSO, HAD NEW STRUTS PUT ON REAR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, FRONT BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE, ENGINE MAKES TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ST...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHAKES ERRATICALLY. IT VIBRATES FROM INSIDE. ALSO, HAD NEW STRUTS PUT ON REAR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, FRONT BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE, ENGINE MAKES TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ST...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHAKES ERRATICALLY. IT VIBRATES FROM INSIDE. ALSO, HAD NEW STRUTS PUT ON REAR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, FRONT BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE, ENGINE MAKES TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ST...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHAKES ERRATICALLY. IT VIBRATES FROM INSIDE. ALSO, HAD NEW STRUTS PUT ON REAR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, FRONT BRAKE PADS MAKE NOISE, ENGINE MAKES TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ST...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, IGNITION WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HARD START WHEN COLD, ENGINE ALSO MAKES NOISE. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OIL PAN EXPERIENCED A LEAK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OIL PAN EXPERIENCED A LEAK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

DRIVERS POWER SEAT FAILED. *SLC

RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE FROM THE DRIVER PANEL, DRIVER WINDOW FAILED. *SLC

LEFT REAR BACK DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY, RIGHT REAR DOOR MAKES SNAPPING SOUNDS, DEALER REPLACED THE STRAP LINK. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS VIBRATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OIL PAN EXPERIENCED A LEAK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, OIL PAN EXPERIENCED A LEAK, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC

DRIVERS POWER SEAT FAILED. *SLC

RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE FROM THE DRIVER PANEL, DRIVER WINDOW FAILED. *SLC

LEFT REAR BACK DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY, RIGHT REAR DOOR MAKES SNAPPING SOUNDS, DEALER REPLACED THE STRAP LINK. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS VIBRATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. *SLC

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. WEATHERSTRIP AROUND BOTH REAR SIDE WINDOWS DEFORMED, AS WELL AS BOTH DOOR PANELS, DEALER REPLACED WEATHERSTRI...

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. WEATHERSTRIP AROUND BOTH REAR SIDE WINDOWS DEFORMED, AS WELL AS BOTH DOOR PANELS, DEALER REPLACED WEATHERSTRI...

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. WEATHERSTRIP AROUND BOTH REAR SIDE WINDOWS DEFORMED, AS WELL AS BOTH DOOR PANELS, DEALER REPLACED WEATHERSTRI...

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. WEATHERSTRIP AROUND BOTH REAR SIDE WINDOWS DEFORMED, AS WELL AS BOTH DOOR PANELS, DEALER REPLACED WEATHERSTRI...

TURN SINGALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES, TURN SIGNALS GO COMPLETELY OUT.*AK

DRIVER HEARD KNOCKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. TOOK TO WEBER CEVROLET AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. PISTON AND PISTON RINGS WERE BAD. ONE WEEK LATER DRIVER HEARS POPPING NOISE FROM STEEERING COLUMN STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. GOLD PACKAGE DECALS WERE FADING OFF AS WELL. DRIVER NOW HEARS KNOKING COMMING FR...

DRIVER HEARD KNOCKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. TOOK TO WEBER CEVROLET AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. PISTON AND PISTON RINGS WERE BAD. ONE WEEK LATER DRIVER HEARS POPPING NOISE FROM STEEERING COLUMN STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. GOLD PACKAGE DECALS WERE FADING OFF AS WELL. DRIVER NOW HEARS KNOKING COMMING FR...

TOOK CAR IN CAUSE OF KNOCKING IN ENGINE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID COULDNT HEAR IT WHEN PICKED THE CAR UP MADE HIM RIDE IN IT WITH ME COULD HEAR KNOCKING TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK.TOOK BACK WORK ORDER SAYS PISTON SLAP.DIAGNOISIS POLYMER COATED PISTONS SLAPPING INSIDE CLYINDERS;REPLACED ALL PISTONS,HONE CY...

ON THE 22ND OF OCTOBER MY VEHICLE HAD LOST ITS BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL. MY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS TO APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH DID STOP MY CAR BUT ALSO PROCEEDED TO CAUSE IT TO CRASH. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MY INS. CO. (NATIONWIDE INS.) THEY FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES HAD FRAYE...

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ONE PERSON INJURED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE RANDOMLY CUTS OFF, IT LOSES STEERING POWER. ALSO, ENGINE LEAKS OIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE RANDOMLY CUTS OFF, IT LOSES STEERING POWER. ALSO, ENGINE LEAKS OIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES ARE SPONGY. THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAS TO PRESS DOWN HARD TO STOP. BRAKES SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL RUBBING WHEN APPLYING HARD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED COULDN'T GET VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE ITSELF.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKING EFFECTED. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A NEW CAR WITH 5,200 MILES. SERVICE DEPT SAID THIS IS NOT A UNCOMMON PROBLEM. BRAKES ROTORS SHOULD BE MADE BETTER! *AK

AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR AWHILE, THE BRAKES GRAB AND SQUEAL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, REAR BRAKES ARE NOISY, DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUM ASSEMBLY, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, AND GREASED BACKING PLATES, BRAKE PROBLEM IS NOT REMEDIED. *SLC

AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR AWHILE, THE BRAKES GRAB AND SQUEAL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, REAR BRAKES ARE NOISY, DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUM ASSEMBLY, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, AND GREASED BACKING PLATES, BRAKE PROBLEM IS NOT REMEDIED. *SLC

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENLY. AT TIMES, TURN SIGNALS GO COMPLETELY OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IF TURN SIGNALS WORK IN SHOP THEY CAN'T FIX PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE PINGS WITH NO REASON, ROTORS ARE LOOKING BAD EARLY ON. *AK

ENGINE PINGS WITH NO REASON, ROTORS ARE LOOKING BAD EARLY ON. *AK

CAR REPEATEDLY FAILS TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED AND ACCELERATES RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAD DEALER LOOK AT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL ON THIS MODEL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY (CASE: C04708022) AND THEY AGREED SAYING IT WAS SOMETHING I WO...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FOR ONE MONTH AND HAD BALANCED TIRES TWICE, WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES, CONSUMER PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND EXPERIENCED ROLLOVER, CAUSING ONE INJURY, POSSIBLY FAULTY TIRES, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T-2, P215/60R15, CLAIM ...

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FOR ONE MONTH AND HAD BALANCED TIRES TWICE, WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES, CONSUMER PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND EXPERIENCED ROLLOVER, CAUSING ONE INJURY, POSSIBLY FAULTY TIRES, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T-2, P215/60R15, CLAIM ...

THE MALIBU WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH CAUSING A FRONT COLLISION AS WELL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AUTOMATIC WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AS I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. DRAGGED ME SOME 30 FEET BEFORE CROSSING I-8 EAST OF SAN DIEGO, CA. I HAD A CHEST CONTUSION, BROKEN TOE ON RIGHT FOOT, AND SEVERE BRUISING WITH BLEEDING.*AK

PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED ON 5 JUNE. CAR SPENT ALL DAY 6 JUNE AT THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.JUNE 9 TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING. JUNE 14 TRANSMISSON AT LOW SPEEDS IN HEAVY SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF GEAR.JUNE 14 CAR WENT TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME IT IS STILL AT STAN ROBERTS CHEVROLE...

ENGINE PISTONS REPLACED AT 2395 MILES DUE TO" PISTON SLAP". REPLACED ALL SIX PISTONS WITH TEFLON COATED ONES. PATCH AREAS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF PISTON IN AREA WHERE THE MOST VIBRATION AND WEAR OCCURS. ALL SIX PISTONS SHOWED SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT WEAR IN AREAS WHERE TEFLON ADDED. ADVISED BY DIFFERENT D...

THIS CAR HAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS APRIL 25, 01. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT DEAD SOMEONE RAN OVER AND ASSISTED ME IN GETTING THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. IT WAS TOWED TO CRAIN CHEVROLET. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR AND I GOT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. MAY 4, 01 TH...

THIS CAR HAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS APRIL 25, 01. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT DEAD SOMEONE RAN OVER AND ASSISTED ME IN GETTING THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. IT WAS TOWED TO CRAIN CHEVROLET. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR AND I GOT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. MAY 4, 01 TH...

FROM THE INITIAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IT SMELLED AS IF IT HAD A SLIGHT OIL LEAK ON THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE EMITTED A SLIGHT ODOR THAT CONTINUED TO GROW STRONGER AS THE CAR WAS DRIVEN MORE. AT NO TIME COULD AN OIL LEAK BE FOUND. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OTHERS ON M...

POWER DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKS AND ADJUSTORS ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN STOPPING AND STARTING. THIS CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE OR HAVE REDUCED BRAKING FORCE.*AK

ITEM#1) BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR ENGINE NOISE. ADVISED PISTONS NEEDED REPLACMENT. ADVISED CAR WAS "SAFE TO DRIVE". PISTONS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. LEFT COPY OF SERVICE REPAIR ORDER WITH SALESWOMAN AND ADVISED HER TO CONTACT GENERAL MANAGER OF DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET OF PROBLEM. ITEM#2) BR...

ITEM#1) BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR ENGINE NOISE. ADVISED PISTONS NEEDED REPLACMENT. ADVISED CAR WAS "SAFE TO DRIVE". PISTONS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. LEFT COPY OF SERVICE REPAIR ORDER WITH SALESWOMAN AND ADVISED HER TO CONTACT GENERAL MANAGER OF DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET OF PROBLEM. ITEM#2) BR...

WHEN VEHICLE WAS LEAVING HIGHWAY STEERING WAS LOST. CONSUMER SAID THAT WITH A FINGER COULD TURN STEERING WHEEL, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK

AFTER COMING OFF FREEWAY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WANDER ACROSS CENTER LANE. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

IN THE MORNING ON VERY SUNNY DAYS, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING OUT THE BACK WINDOW, IN THE AFTERNOON, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *SLC