1998 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

STOP LIGHT KEPT BURNING OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT. *AK

WENT OVER DIP IN ROAD ABOUT 2.5 INCHES .WENT ABOUT 4 FEET, FRAME UNDER CAR HIT A MANHOLE COVER STICKING UP ABOUT 2INCHES. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ,BREAKING DRIVERS ARM THE PASSENGER ONLY HAD BURING IN HER EYES. *AK

OTHER DRIVER TOLD US OF INOPERATIVE R/R BRAKE LIGHT. (2 BULB SIDE BY SIDE SET-UP) MY DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT AND INSPECTION OF BULBS SHOWED BULBS WITH INTACT FILIMENTS, BUT SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE AT BULB TO RECEPTACLE CONNECTION. TAIL LIGHT PORTION OF SYSTEM, O.K.. THE FAILURE OF BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS, I ASSUME AT THE SAME TIME, SHOULD BE OF CONCERN. THANK YOU. RAY. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS TOO SLOWLY, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO HANG ON TO FLOOR OR GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WWINDSHIELD WIPERS/ TRANSMISSION BROKE. (HAVE DEFECTIVE PART). *AK

FRONT ROTORS TURNED ONCE, THEN 3 MONTHS LATER, REPLACED. NOW, 4 MONTHS AFTER NEW ROTORS PUT ON, THE PULSATING AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING IS BACK. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS NEARLY REARENDED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE STALLING PROBLEMS.*AK *ML

VEHICLE ROTORS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR WHICH CAUSES VIBRATION PROBLEMS. *MJS

ROTORS WEAR OUT EVERY 10000 MILES , CAUSING CAR TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

ROTOR PROBEMS: 1ST@10,333 2ND@17,914 AND AGAIN @26,000. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CHIME-WOULD NOT STOP CHIMING WITH KEYS OUT AND LIGHTS OFF. WAS TAKEN IN 6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVED. ALSO TAKEN IN FOR TAILIGHT SEAL COMING LOOSE AND NOW MUST GO IN AGAIN BC THE DRIVER REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK. CAR IS A LEMON. I HAVE WASTED TOO MUCH OF MY TIME BY CONTINUALLY GOING BACK FOR WARRANTY WORK. A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM DIRECTLY ON 3-24-00 BC THIS IS NOT GETTING RESOLVED. *AK

FRONT DISCS TURNED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE, DUE TO PULSING DURING BRAKING, NEED SERVICE AGAIN. REPAIRS RECURR EVERY 10K MILES. FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO PULSE ON ACTIVATION, INDICATING WARPED ROTORS, FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE BY OWNER, PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURING. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 16,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRUNK LEAKS, PAINT REPAIR ON NEW CAR. BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AFTER SECOND ROTOR SET REPLACEMENT. CHEVY HAD BEST GET GOING WITH A FIX OR ITS GOING TO LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM SEEMS ENDEMIC TO MALIBU OWNERS! BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, DOOR HANDLES LEAK COLD AIR, RATTLES AND SQUEAKS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. I'VE NEVER HAD A WORSE NEW CAR PURCHASE THAN THIS PIECE OF CRAP. CHEVY HAS REALLY SCREWED US ON THIS ONE!

GM DEALERS ADMIT BOTH BRAKES AND HEADLIGHT DESIGNED POORLY, BUT NO FIX FOR PROBLEMS

DUE TO A FLAT TIRE A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED TO TRY TO GET THE WHEEL COVERS OFF. THE LUG NUTS CAN NOT BE LOOSENED WITHOUT FIRST GETTING THE WHEEL COVERS OFF. THE TOW TRUCK WAS UNSUCCESSFULL IN GETTING THE WHEEL COVERS OFF AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE WHEEL COVER AND TIRE OFF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF THE WHEELCOVER THAT FASTEN TO THE LUG NUTS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. MYSELF, 3 MALE CO-WORKERS AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT GET THIS WHEEL COVER OFF TO CHANGE THE FLAT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. THE DEALER DID GIVE ME A NEW WHEEL COVER , BUT THAT DOESN'T SOLVE FUTURE PROBLEMS. *AK

THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WARP ON OUR MALIBU, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED. TWICE WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES ADJUSTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE KEPT FROM WARPING. SEEMS TO ME THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. MY MECHANIC (BROADWATER AUTOMOTIVE, GLEN BURNIE, 410-760-2626) CONTACTED A GM PARTS SOURCE WHO SAID THE FIX WOULD BE A $500 JOB. MIGHT A RECALL NOT BE IN ORDER HERE? THREE TIMES IN 42K MILES IS A BIT MUCH. *AK

ENGINE IDLING ROUGHLY DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE MOUNT. NLM

HAD NOTHING BUT FRONT END PROBLEMS, SEEMS LIKE DEALER IS NOT BELEIVING, MAY THINK ITS THE OPERATOR. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 6 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER NOW REFUSES TO COVER REPLACEMENT COSTS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML

THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WILL NOT FIT IN THIS FORM. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON THE PREMISE OF LOW MAINTAINENCE. HAVE AVERAGED DEALER VISITS EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I DON'T FEEL MY FAMILY IS SAFE IN IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

TIMING CHAIN FAILED. YH

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE AND PARKING LIGHTS MANY TIMES IN LESS THEN TWO YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. ALSO, THE MOLDED PLASTIC AROUND THE LIGHT SOCKETS HAS MELTED AND WATER IS GETTING INTO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEB. OF 99. IN TWO WEEKS, HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS. IN SEPT. OF 99, HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AGAIN. DEC. OF 99, TECH SUGGESTED TO SHAVE ROTORS AND TURN DRUMS. ALL THIS WITHIN 23,000 MILES. THIS IS SICKENING. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS; ON FIVE OCCASIONS ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED OR REPLACED. ALSO, CALIPER GUIDE PINS WERE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING,L/H SIDE. HE REMOVED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSY AND PULLED OUT THE BULB. THE BULB HAD MELTED AT THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE BULB, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. MY HUSBAND SAVED THE BULB SO I COULD SHOW THE DEALER WHAT WAS OCCURRING. HAWAII MOTORS SAID THEY FIXED IT. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M AFFRAID THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING TO ALL MALIBUS. I'M AFFRAID MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO GO UP IN FLAMES. MY HUSBAND JUST FOUND THAT TO MORE BULBS HAD BURNED TODAY L/H AND R/H SIDE. I'M GOING TO TALK TO HAWAII MOTORS TOMORROW ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGESTIONS FOR ME PLEASE ADVISE. SINCERELY, MARIE MALAVENDA. *AK

VEHICLE WITH ORIGINAL TIRES SKIDS ON WET ROAD. (P215-60R15 93 T M+S, TPC SPEC 1139 MS, TOURING T2 AFINITY). YH

THE VEHICLE STARTS TO PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HAD PROBLEM FIXED BY DEALER IN THE STATES NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 28K MILES. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE, AND REPLACED ROTORS ONCE AND HAS TURNED THEM ONCE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED AT BOTH 20,500 AND 33,100 MILES. THEY WERE TURNED DOWN TWICE BEFORE 22,500 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PULSATING AT 60MPH OR HIGHER BEFORE. I AM AFRAID THIS WILL BE A RECURRING SAFETY ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST OUT OF WARRANTY. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *AK

TRANSMISION SLIPS, TEMP/ELEC. PROBLEMS, MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-HI & LO SPEEDS

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LUGS: NUTS,THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE LUGS:NUTS IS BY BREAKING THEM OFF WITH A HAMMER CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED NORMAL REMOVAL STANDARD. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, PE99071. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY ON THE BRAKE STOP LIGHTS ARE MELTING ON THE BULB, HAS BEEN REPLACED SETS OF BRAKE STOP LIGHTS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPS ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE OR REDUCE SPEED. BUT, BRAKES WILL NOT STOP, AND SOMETIMES INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

TWO FUEL INJECTORS FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *MJS

BRAKES LIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN 6-8 MONTHS APART. DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO BAD BULBS AND POOR WIRING. *AK *ML

POSSIBLY DUE TO POOR SUSPENSION VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. YH

ANTI LOCK BRAKES REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MJS

ABOUT 4000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPING , 2 SETS OF ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE VEHICLE AND IT RUPTURED THE GAS TANK, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS IS DUE TO THE TANK BEING MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR SEATS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD. CONSUMER WANTS COST FOR FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT TO BE COVERED BY DEALER.*AK *ML

SINCE MARCH 17/99 MY CAR HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS.FIRST THE BRAKES WERE UNBALANCED, RIGHT PADS WERE 0% AND THE LEFT PADS 80%. THE PROBLEM REMAIN UNSOLVED. WE CHANGED THE PADS TWICE AND THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FOR 5TH TIMES I TOOK MY CAR TO GORMIER CHEVROLET TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATION THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE OCCURRED IN MANY CHEVROLET MALIBU. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND I HOPE HEAR FROM YOU SOON. LINDAURA GONZALEZ AND EDUARDO G. BORTOLETE. *AK

THIS VECHILE WAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A MINIMUM OF 9 TIMES.THIS IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I HAVE OWNED THE FIRST ONE WAS IN THE SHOP JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE.THE CHEVROLET DEALER TRADED ME OUT, AND UPGRADED ME FOR NO EXTRA MONEY ,BUT THIS CAR IS NO BETTER THATN THE FIRST ONE. I FEEL THAT THIS THE WORST CAR THAT WE HAVE EVERY OWNED AND WOULD TELL ANY ONE NEVER TO BUY ONE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. NO MY STEERING RACK IS GOING AND THE CV BOOT IS LEAKING.*AK

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU PATRICIA ROBINSON. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS. NLM

REPAIRS TO VEHICLE STARTED 6-29-98 AND CONTINUE TO PRESENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. CAN REPAIR REAR SUSPENSION PER GM TECH. NOTES BUT PROBLEM NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION REOCCURS WITHIN 50-300 MILES. GM HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL REPAIR VEHCILE UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY AGREEMENT, BUT AFTER 10 REPAIRS I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT JUST THE PARTS. *AK