1998 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I BOUGHT IN AUGUST OF 2000 FOUR MONTS AFTER I HAVE HAD THIS CAR MY PROBLEMS BEGAN SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHAKES AND STALLS OUT.PADDOCK CHEVROLET HAS GIVEN ME FALSE HOPE ABOUT THE CAR THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FROM FUEL FILTERS FUEL INJECTORS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS THEY HAD EVEN AFTER TIME ADMITTED THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO JUST TURNED A YEAR AND ALL I WANT IS TO FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD I HAVE MISSED WORK A COUPLE OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. *AK

I LOST ALL BRAKING AND HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS AND THEN PARK. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I AM SURE A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE LINE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME, OR TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO MAY BE DRIVING AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON OTHER MALIBU'S.*AK

SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED TO NHTSA IN THE PAST (INCLUDING MYSELF ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION). JUST OUT OF CURIOUSITY, HOW MANY REPORTS DO YOU HAVE TO GET BEFORE SOME ACTION IS TAKEN? THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLES FROM 1997-2001 (AT LEAST -- SEARCH YOUR DB). AFTER HAVING ANY SERVICE WORK DONE THAT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE TIRES, THE ROTORS WILL WARP AFTER ABOUT 6 OR 10K MILES AND BOTH ROTORS AND PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE BRAKE PULSATION AND SHAKING (VIBRATION) IN THE FRONT END. MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO STOP FROM A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED (AT OR ABOVE 45MPH) WITH THIS VIBRATION IS CHALLENGING AT BEST. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, SO CHEVROLET WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS, THE DEALER BLAMED IT ON MY TIRES, TURNED THE ROTORS AND THAT WAS IT. I GOT NEW TIRES AS HE SAID, AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. HIS REASON FOR NOT REPLACING THE ROTORS AND PADS AT THAT TIME WAS BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST OUT OF WARRENTY AND HE KNEW THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. IF NHTSA CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO CAN. THANK YOU.*AK

MY ABS FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON A LOT SIGNIFYING THAT MY ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. ONCE I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE LIGHT IS OFF, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND GIVEN THE "GREAT" SERVICE I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST WITH CHEVY DEALERS AND THE BRAKES ON THIS MALIBU, I WILL NOT TAKE IT TO THEM.*AK

COOLING FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE FROM A FAILED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 52000 MILES AND LESS THAN 4 YEARS ON MY CAR. I BELIEVE THE GASKET SHOULD HAVE A MUCH LONGER LIFE. THE SERVICE AGENTS AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT SAID THE $699 REPAIR BILL WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED OR COVERED BY GM UNLESS I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER MALIBU OWNERS AND SOME HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM OR HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFCANT AND 'UNEXPLAINED' (I.E., NO VISIBLE LEAKS FROM HOSES OR RADIATOR) COOLANT LOSS, EVEN AT LOWER MILEAGE THAN MY CAR. THESE 'UNEXPLAINED' LOSSES HAVE THE SAME SYMPTON AS I NOTICED WITH MY CAR, WHICH IS A BUILD UP OF A GREENISH-BROWN GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE OF THE OIL FILL CAP AND VALVE COVER, WHICH INDICATES COOLING FLUID LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE.*AK

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 10 TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE ONCE I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. IN AUGUST OF 2001 I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS AS ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MY OIL. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH I AM BECOMING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. I HAVE SPOKE TO ABOUT 35 MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONE OWNER HAD ONLY 10K MILES ONE HER CAR AT THE TIME HER BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKE PADS ARE WARPED ON LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

MY WIFE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE HIT HEADON INTO THE SIDE OF HIM. AFTER HE CLEARED THE AREA SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ACROSS 4 LANES OF ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET, AS SHE ENTERED THE LOT BOTH AIR BAGRS DEPLOYED VERY SLOWLY NEVER TOUCHING HER. THE SPEED CONTROL HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL CONTINUES TO DEACATIVE WHILE DRIVING, SOME TIMES MANY TIMES IN A ROW OTHER TRIPS NOT AT ALL.

PRIOR TO RECALL 01V068, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER PIVOT HOUSING CRACKED AND THE WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REQUEST AND THEN REQUESTED A REFUND SINCE HE HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN HE RECEIVED THE REFUND CHECK IT WAS ONLY FOR $64.00 NOT EVEN HALF THE AMOUNT THAT HE PAID.*YD

VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL CLUSTER WHICH RECORDS MILEAGE DRIVEN, HOWEVER INSTEAD OF RECORDING THE MILEAGE, THE WORD ERROR HAS ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A COMPUTER CHIP MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD COST 400 TO 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. *SLC

IN POURING RAIN THE W/S/W TRANSMISSION BROKE, TWO DAYS AFTER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER, REIMBURSEMENT REFUSED.

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 57000 ON MY 1998 MALIBU LS...IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR...THANKS...MY ROTOORS WERE BAD FROM DAY ONE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS JUST THE WHEELS NEEDING BALANCED....THE FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE A SCARY SITUATION...THE CAR IS RIDDLED WITH DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *AK

MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS IN SEPTEMBER,1999 AND THE SECOND WAS IN APRIL, 2000). THIS FEELS EXCESSIVE TO ME, BUT CHEVY SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR (STRANGE THAT IN HAVING CARS FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS I'VE NEVER REPLACED THEM). I'VE TRIED TO APPROACH THIS THROUGHT THE DEALER AND GM AS WELL, BUT I GET THE BLOW OFF EACH TIME. IT TOOK 3 PHONE CALLS TO CHEVY TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR WEBSITE. THEY KEEP SAYING THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL, BUT YOUR SOMEWHAT "SECRET" WEBSITE LISTS 123 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. IF I CALL TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE SERVICE REP HAS EVEN GUESSED BEFORE ME SAYING, "LET ME GUESS...A 1998 MALIBU?" OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ARE WIDESPREAD IF THEY CAN GUESS THE MAKE OF MY CAR. ALTHOUGH NOBODY IN MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HURT YET, I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE THAT POINT IS REACHED. KRIS FITZ. *AK

FRONT END RATTLES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT STRUT MOUNTS WERE BAD. CALLED GMC TO CHECK ON RECALL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT TAILIGHT COLLECTS WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS IN RELSULT THE LIGHTS GO OUT, IN RESULT THE PANEL FOR THE LIGHT HAS RUSTED AND CANNOT BE USED, THIS IS THE 2ND PANEL I HAVE PURCHASED BECUASE OF WATER LEAKING INTO TAILLIGHT. I HAVE SEEN 3 OTHER MAILIBU'S WITH THE SAME SITUATION. I WANT CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO PURCHASE A NEW PANEL BECAUSE OF THE RUST, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THIS DEFECT, I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.*AK

AFTER INCREASING NOISE NOTED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT. THE SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS AS NEW AS 1998 WITHOUT SEVERE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH MINE HAS NEVER RECEIVED AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED.*AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR,MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST OUT OF ITS CASE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD 2 OTHER MALIBUS,SAME YEAR, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY BY LEN STOLER. THEY WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, BUT IT HAS SINCE REOCCURRED.THEY ROBBED ME OF ABOUT $900 AND WERE VERY RUDE ABOUT THE SITUATION. THEREFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE STEERING PROBLEM FIXED YET.*AK

ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

FAULTY REAR BRAKE SHOES CAUSING FRONT ROTORS TO WARP. *YD

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

BRAKE CALIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S HAD TO HAVE TO CALIPER REPLACED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED GMC PUT 12000 MILES AND 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON PARTS, AND CONSUMER WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO KEEP BRAKES OR ROTORS ON VEHICLE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *JB

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE CORRODED AND WATER IS LEAKING INTO BRAKE LIGHT COVER. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTATCED. *AK *SLC

I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A MALIBU HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND WE REALLY NEED HELP SINCE CHEVROLET WANTS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I WILL HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TWICE AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIS I HAVE INCORRED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT CLEARING THE WINDOW. BLADES ARE NOT TOUCHING THE WINDOW PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER, AND HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED 3 TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE COOLING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ALTHOUGH MY CHEVORLET MALIBU IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I HAVE REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY CHECKED IT TWICE, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I CAN HARDLY STOP MY CAR. THE REAR [R] BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS DUE TO A LEAK AND WIRE SHORTS. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *JG *AK

WENT TO SATURN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY SAID IT (AIRBAGS) WAS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AND THEY FELT THAT IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A FULL STOP. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. CALLED GM COMPANY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME IN 48 HRS. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY (GM) SAID THEY NEED MORE TIME TO CONTACT THE SATURN TECH. MNG. THEY (GM) ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME TUESDAY AND TELL ME IF THEY CAN REPAIR MY CAR. THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND. I FEEL THAT I DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND THAT GM IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE SINCE I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 MTHS, AND THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK

FRONT FENDER WHERE FRONT SENSOR WAS LOCATED WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES FROM STEERING AND DASHBOARD BECAUSE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONSULTED MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *AK

I HAVE SPENT OVER $700.00 ON MY BRAKES THIS YEAR AND IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND FROM SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING MY OWN, THAT MY MALIBU IS NOT THE ONLY ONE CONTINUOUSLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. IT IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. NOBODY SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS AND NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THEY ARE PAYING FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. THE LAST TIME MY BRAKES GOT FIXED 10/08/2001 I DROVE THE CAR TWO DAYS BEFORE THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I THINK GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THEY GET SUED. MY CHILDREN ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY EVERY TIME I PUT THEM IN MY CAR.*AK

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. ALL WE WANT IS FOR SOMEONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM & EXPLAIN TO US WHY THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER THOUGHT VEHICLE WAS MOVING. SHE LIFTED FEET OFF BRAKES, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY, BUT HALFWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM AIR BAGS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I NOTICED A ROUGH FEEL TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING SHORT TURNS.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT .THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR AND THAT THE MECHANISM WAS LEAKING FLUID. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MECHANISMS IN THEIR DATABASE. THEY DID OFFER TO SHARE THE COST 50-50(OVER $900!!) AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE AS THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARANTEE.(WOOPEE!!)I ALSO REPORTED MY TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THE DEALER SAYS HE COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.*AK

FOUR DIFFERENT MECHANICS GAVE ESTIMATES ON INTAKE GASKET REPLACEMENT. ALL STATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.1 LITRE GM ENGINES AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES. ONE MECHANIC SUSPECTS IT MAY BE THE DEXTRON ANTI-FREEZE THAT GMC REQUIRES IN THERE VEHICLES THAT IS EATING AWAY AT THE GASKETS AND CAUSING THE COOLANT LEAKAGE. HE HAD A CHEVROLET LUMINA IN THE GARAGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I GOT THE ESTIMATE. GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR COST UNLESS WE PAID A GM DEALER TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM WHICH OTHER GARAGES PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE A FORD AND HAVE RECEIVED EXCELLANT CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM FORD AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.*AK

SEVERE BRAKE PULSATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR. ROTORS REPLACED AT 18000 MI, ROTORS TURNED AT 33000 MI, NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN AT 46000 MI. REAR STOP LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE, REPLACE BULBS EVERY 5-6 MONTHS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WOULD BE VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST TIME. AT 38,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM OF WARPED ROTORS. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE. CLAIMED ROTORS WERE TOO THIN TO BE TURNED.*AKDEALER TURNED ROTORS ON FOLLOW-UP VISIT, OEM FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE ALSO REPLACED, BOTH AT CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. *NLM

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THINGS HAD TO BE DONE WHILE THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE LEAK. I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED. WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF HAVING MY CAR I NOTICED SERVERAL PROBLEMS THAT I REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WAS WAVED OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I EVEN RODE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE TICKING IN THE ENGINE, THE WHINNING MY WINDOW MADE WHEN ROLLING IT UP OR DOWN, THE SQUEEKING IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF CAR WERE ALL NORMAL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SETTLING LIKE A HOUSE DOES. THESE NOISES AND SQUEEKS ARE NORMAL!!! SHORTLY THERE AFTER, MY WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED, MY WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN IT BEGAN POURING RAIN. THE TICKING NOISE WAS EXPLAINED THREE YEARS LATER, SINCE THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I HAVE REPLACED BREAK PADS, AND MY ROTARS AND AM ON MY WAY TO REPLACING BOTH AGAIN AT 36,000 MILES. THE TICKING NOISE IN MY CAR IS STILL PRESENT AND NOW THE AIR CONDITIONER GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I REPLACED THE LAMPS IN MY BREAK LIGHTS TWICE BEFORE ANOTHER MALIBU OWNER TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY UNLESS

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN IN USE. PROBLEM HAS TO DUPLICATE BY ITSELF FOR DEALER TO FINED A SOLUTION. *AK

WARPED FRONT ROTORS REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME AT 35000 MILES. CHEVY HAS COVERED THE REPAIRS BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY STATE THAT THIS IS THE EXPECTED LIFE FOR ROTORS (APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES) BASED ON LOCAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROTORS ON MY PREVIOUS CARS HAVE LASTED 40000 MILES OR MORE. I FOUND DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE DATABASE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT CHEVY SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND CORRECT BEFORE THE FAULTY BRAKES CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW ROTORS EVERY 12000 MILES.*AK

THE INVALID VIN IS THE CORRECT ONE ON THE CAR. WE HAVE CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE STALLING STARTED THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT , AS DID THE BRAKES. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF THE OTHER STALLINGS. THE LAST TIME FOR EXAMPLE, WAS IN APRIL 2001, MY SISTER WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE BACK, AND THE CAR STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. SHE NARROWLY MISSED GETTING HIT BY A TRANSFER TRUCK. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED RIGHT. SHE HAS HAD THEM WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS NOT CHEAP.*AK

THE DEALER WON'T PAY FOR THE PARTS BECAUSE MY VIN# DON'T COME UP. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND IS REGISTERED IN NEW YORK ONE OF THE SNOW BELT STATES AFFECTED. ORIGINALLY, THE CAR WAS SOLD AND DELIVERED IN FLORIDA, AND THAT'S WHY MY VIN# ISN'T COMING UP. SOMEONE HAS TO TELL THEM THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN NY AND ISN'T BEING USED IN FLORIDA. MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BROKE WHILE THE WET SNOW CAME DOWN.I'VE JUST FOUND OUT THAT A PERSON AT MY INSURANCE CO, JUST GOT THERE RECALL AND THEIRS DIDN'T BREAK YET, WHILE MINE DID. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES GIVE, CAUSING THE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SLC

VEHICLE IS SLIPPING OR GIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN STARTING UP ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. BRAKE PEDAL GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL. ALSO, PADS WERE REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR 1YEAR.*AK

PLASTIC LOCKING MECHANISM ON SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE SPLIT. *AK

REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES, DUE TO CRACKING BETWEEN TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21560R15)