1998 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THEFT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LIGHTING PROBLEMS. MJS

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. *YC

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT / CHIME REMAINED ON AFTER BRAKE WAS RELEASED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *YC

ROTORS WARPED. *YC

LOWER A ARMS FAILED. NLM

WIRING HARNESS CHIME SWITCH FAILED. YH

PCM FAILED. YH

DRIVER SEAT FAILED. *YC

BRAKE PAD WORN OUT. YH

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSIION HOUSING RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH HOUSING BEFORE REACHING PEDAL. YH

THE MOTOR MAKES A HIGH PITCHED WHINE SOUND ON STARTING. YH

KEY CYLINDER MALFUNCTION CAUSING BELL TO RING CONTINUALLY. YH

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. YH

RADIO FAILED. YH

POWER MIRROR ADJUSTER FAILED. *YC

EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. YH

ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FITTINGS FAILED. YH

SMALL ARMS FAILED. YH

FRONT SUSPENSION HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE. YH

ENGINE FAILED. YH

FRONT BRAKE PAD KIT AND ROTOR FAILED. YH

BRAKE PAD FAILURE CAUSE SQUEAK. YH

ALL FOUR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, WIRES MELTED INTERRUPTING THE LAMP SOCKET CONNECTION. YH

LEFT FRONT WHEEL RIM CRACKED RESULTING IN VERY SLOW AIR LEAK. YH

MOISTURE BUILDUP BEHIND LENS CAUSES DECREASED ILLUMINATION OF LAMPS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN STARTING TO RAIN, CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SOMETIMES CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

EVERY 6000 TO 10000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WILL WARP, CAUSING A SHIMMY AT 70 MPH. THIS IS 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND 30000 MILES DRIVEN. GM SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

BRAKE CALIPER BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

VIBRATION REPORTED AT 9000 MI/DEALER TURNED ROTORS/VIBRATION RETURNED AT 14900 MI

HORN ACTUATOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND REQUIRES LOOKING DOWN TO HONK HORN

THE CLIP ON LINE TO THE FUEL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSELY. FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE LOOSENED FITTING AND BLOWING BACK ON THE MUFFLER AS WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS RAINING AND THE RAIN FROM THE ROAD ASSISTED IN PREVENTING A FIRE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FUEL LINE, FILTER OR ANY FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED OR ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE FUEL FILTER LINE OR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AT 12000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST WOULD GO TO CONSUMER. *AK

MOISTURE DEVELOPED BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT LENS, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BECOME FOGGED UP AND DIM. *AK.ET

WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING A DOWNPOUR--ARMS CROSSED AND WOULDN'T WORK. EXACT SAME FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW WHO HAS A NEW OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. I THEN REALIZED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET AND ASKED THEM TO REPURCHASE MY CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE FOR MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR ANY MORE. I ALSO FEEL THAT CHEVROLET MISREPRESENTS THE MALIBU AS A CARE FREE CAR.

HELLO, I HAD GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TO REPORT A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES AND AFTER THEY CHECKED THEM OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD ORGANIC BRAKE PADS AND IT WAS NORMAL NOISE AND THAT I STILL HAD 90% OF MY BRAKEPADS LEFT SO WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE 3 MORE TIMES I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS NORMAL NOISE SO WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM WORK AND HEARD THIS TERRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY CAR AND HAD TO WAIT A WEEK FOR IT AND WHEN I DID GET IT IN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT ROTOR REPLACED AND NEW FRONT PADS AND THE REAR BRAKES DONE. I THEN ASKED THEM WHY THE ROTOR WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ROTOR ONLY HAD A 1 YEAR OR 12000 MILE WARRANTY YET I HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR WEBSITE AND HAVE LOOKED AT NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CARS BRAKES I REMEMBER ONE WHERE SOMEBODY HAD TO HAVE THE ROTOR REPLACED 5 TIMES SO IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS I WOULD VERYMUCH APPRECIATE IT SO THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T DIE FROM FAILING BRAKES. THANK YOU. CHRIS L SEABURY

AT APPROX. 5400 MILES CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CUT ROTORS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES PROBLEM REOCCURED. DEALER REPLACE ROTORS, STATING THEY WERE TOO THIN. AT APPROX. 11000 MILES SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STATING DEFECTIVE. AT 18,600 MILES, SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN - AGAIN SAID DEFECTIVE. DEALER DOING WORK IS GEARHART CHEV. IN DENVILLE, NJ/ I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE 19,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ONCE. DEALER STATES ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE EACH TIME AND REPLACES WITH NEW BUT PROBLEM RECURS. GM REFUSES TO TAKE CAR BACK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE BRAKING, AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP. FINALLY, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT RIGHT HUB. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, REPLACEMENT LOCKED UP ALSO.

ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.

EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

RAIN LEAKS IN TRUNK.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT REMEDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCURS THE HORN ACTUATOR IS DIFFCULT TO LOCATE. *AK HORN WAS ACTUATED AT LOWER PORTION OF AIR BAG COVES. WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED, IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE THIS PORTION. *YH

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY ON ROAD. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT 60-65 MPH. ALSO ENGINE REQUIRES MAJOR WORK, INCLUDING THE CHANGING OF THE PISTONS. BOTH CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK

CAR SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ALL GOING TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR!!!