1999 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

EA 00 010/ STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED: RIGHT REAR STOP LAMP HAS OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE ASSEMBLY TO BE MELT/INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WOULD START VIBRATION. AS A RESULT, ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED *AK

EVERY 3,000 MILES BRAKES WOULD START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC HAD REPLACED THE ROTORS & DRUMS 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. EACH TIME OF REPLACEMENT, PROBLEM REAPPEARS. MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, APPLYING THE BRAKES AND TRYING SLOW DOWN,STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE.*AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF TIRE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY). NLM

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL WEAR. *SLC

EVERY 4000 MILES DISC BRAKES PULSED AND NEED REPLACING. 4 TIMES AND COUNTING. *AK

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

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 35MPH & WOULD START TO BRAKE, VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE & SHAKE IN FRONT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS BELOW 35MPH & BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT WOULD NOT SHUTTER OR SHAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. FIRST TIME WERE PADS/ROTORS & CALIPERS. SECOND TIME WERE ROTORS & PADS. WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 36,000, NOTHING WOULD BE DONE FOR THE BRAKES. *AK

FIRESTONE, AFFINITY TIRE P215/60R15 SIZE. MIDDLE TREAD ON ONE OF THE TIRES HAS WORN OFF.*AK THE TIRE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. *YH

BRAKE ROTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED MANY TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FINED CAUSE. *AK THE BRAKE ROTORS AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED FOUR TIMES DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. *YH

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ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONER UNIT VERY BAD CAUSING DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA COMPANY SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR FLORIDA SECOND ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM SERVICE DEPT ALSO SAID WATER BUILD UP IS NORMAL ALSO CAUSING ODOR THIS IS A POTENTAILY DANGERSOUS SITUATION AS MOST DRIVING IN FLORIDA IS BY INTERSTATE THIS IS ALSO A HEALTH HAZARD

CONSUMER WAS GOING 50MPH & STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER SAID THAT BRAKES WERE WARPED; BRAKE PADS & ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO MALIBUS - ONE A 1998, THE OTHER A 1999. BOTH HAVE SELF-ADJUSTING REAR DRUM BRAKES WHICH DO NOT SELF-ADJUST, RESULTING IN THE FRONT BRAKES (DISC) DOING ALL THE STOPPING AND OVERHEATING AS A RESULT. THIS CAUSES ROTORS TO WARP, WHEELS TO "SHIMMY" WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN CRITICAL STOPPING SITUATIONS AT HIGH SPEED. REQUEST THAT YOU SUBPEONA ALL GM SERVICE RECORDS FOR BRAKE SERVICE ON MALIBUS AND SEE IF THERE ISN'T A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH REPEATED FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT FREQUENT INTERVALS.

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR. PARTS OF THE IGNITION AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE REPLACED LESS THEN A YEAR AGO. RECENTLY A LOUD WHISTLE NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN TWIN FALLS, ID, WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A PIECE OF MOLDING THAT HAD COME OFF FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE (ANOTHER PROBLEM) AND THAT WAS CAUSING IT. THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO FIX IT, AND I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO BOISE, ID. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN BOISE WHO STATED THAT THEY KNEW WXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL MALIBU'S COME IN WITH THE WINSHIELD NOT PROPERLY SEATED. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE WINDSHIED AND RESEAL IT. I DONT KNOW HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES ARE OUT THERE LIKE THIS, BUT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OURS.

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY CIRCUIT BOARDS FAILED AND MELTED PLASTIC AND BULBS. *MJS

ALL 4 FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215-60R15 DOT W2MW EXPERIENCED CRACKING WHERE THE GROOVES ARE IN THE TIRES. *SLC

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR/ CENTER PORTION OF TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD AT UNDER 12,000 MILES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 214/60R15 )

LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE BLEW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

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

THE TIRES HAVE FAILED TO HOLD AIR PROPERLY FOR ANY LENGHTH OF TIME SINCE ORIGINALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAVE GONE COMPLETELY BALD IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. IN CONTACTING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DAVE HEINRICH CHEVROLET IN LOCKPORT, NY, WE ARE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBUS IN THAT GM STATES THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR. GM HAS SINCE ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THESE TIRES SHOULD ONLY BE INFLATED TO 28# IN FRONT AND 26# IN BACK, WHICH VARIES FROM THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTION. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND THE TIRES APPEAR TO BE UNSAFE, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT THEY "ARE PROBABLY SAFE". GM SAYS THAT OUR ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER, EVEN THOUGH GM SOLD THE CAR WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES---GM SAYS THAT THEY ARE "NOT DEFECTIVE". PLEASE ADVISE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

CONSUMERHAS PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY PULSATE AND GRAB LIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS, AND THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. VEHICLE HAS 16000 MPH, AND TIRES THE TREAD IS WARPED IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRES. *AK

EA 00 010/STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH STOP LAMP FAILURE TO OPERATE DUE TO OVERHEATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD AND BLUBS ON BOTH SIDES. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EA00010; TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT AT LEAST 6 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AUTO TAKEN TO PERFORMANCE CHEV. EAST MEADOW, NY FOR REPAIR INVOICE #CVCS28103. THEY STATE ON THE REPAIR ORDER THAT THE LOOSE PART COULD HAVE ONLY COME FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE MISTAKE. THE LOOSE BOLT LOCKED THE REAR WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER OFF THE HIGHWAY.

TIRE BLEW APART WHILE DRIVING.NOTHING WAS LEFT ON THE RIM,THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL THAT CAME ON THE CAR WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED NEW.IN APRIL 99( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60/R15 )

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE ROTORS IN WHICH THE METAL IS TOO SOFT, CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PEROPERLY, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED ENTIRE (ABS) BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING 4 OTHER TIMES. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING OVER BIG BUMPS VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRAFFIC WAS COMING TO A STOP, SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND STEERING/FRONT END STARTED TO VIBRATE. ALSO, BRAKES GRABBED SLIGHTLY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ENTIRE FRONT END WILL SHIMMY/SHAKE, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT SAFETY ISSUE. BUT, BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER, INDICTATING A DEFECT.*AK

BRAKES PULSATED AND MADE NOISE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED GENTLY. DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT BOTH FRONT AND BACK ROTORS ARE TO BE REPLACED FOR REMEDY. DEFECT CAN PROBE CONSUMER INTO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS RUBBING THE CB BOOTH.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE, REPLACE ROTORS, BRAKE WENT FROM HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, PUMPED THE BRAKES, CAR DID NOT STOP, ANOTHER SET OF ROTORS

AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE A SEVERE SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO WARPING OF FRONT ROTORS. AT 42,000 MILES ROTORS WERE MACHINED OR TURNED, AND THEN AT 46,000 MILES DEFECT REOCCURRED, AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS RATE EVERY 4,000 MILES ROTORS WILL WARPED. *AK

COMING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THEY FELT SPONGY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ON THE RIM OF THE TIRES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE 4TH TIME. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A GRINDING OR SQUEAKING NOISE OCCURS, AND THE BRAKES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

GM NEEDS TO RECAL THE MALIBUS FOR BRAKE REPLACEMENT PROBLEMS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

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

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL. BRAKES FEEL SPONGY, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT OR WET PAVEMENT. THE PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21560R15 )

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED FRONT DISC BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED BRAKE PULSATION, SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS HOWEVER UNIT IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. *MJS