1999 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

ON VERY COLD DAYS (<20 DEG F) GAS GAUGE REGISTERS ACCURATELY FOR ~10 SECS., THEN FALLS TO EMPTY, WHEN TANK IS NOT EMPTY (ORIGINALLY HAPPENED WITH 3/4 TANK). WHEN ENGINE STOPPED AND RESTARTED, GAUGE REGISTERS ACCURATELY FOR ~10 SECS. THEN FALLS TO EMPTY AGAIN. ONLY AFTER ~1 HOUR OF DRIVING DOES THE PROBLEM STOP. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHENTHE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECED THE VEHICLE SEVEERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN ACCELERATION. AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY. HAS NOW BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN RAN OVER BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES NUMEROUS TIMES, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR THE 2ND REPAIR OF THE CLOCK SPRING THEY BROKE THE TILT LEVER AND SCRATCHED TRIM ON STEERING COLUMN. TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A MALIBU. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY. I HAVE DRIVEN MORE LOANER CARS THAN I HAVE MY OWN THAT I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. MOST OF THE MILES ON MY CAR HAS BEEN DUE TO REPEATED VISITS TO THE SHOP. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR, THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE DEPT., AND THE WAY GM HAS HANDLED THE CASE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 93T M + S TIRE SIZE: P2155OR15 )

DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL STOPPING. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . *AK WITH OUT JUMPING ON THE BREAKS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, SO YOU CAN'T LOOK TO LEFT SIDE TO GET INTO LANE OR GET ON HWY ON RAMPS. *YH

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT VEHICLE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE PINNED DOWN TO SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY DUE TO BAD ROTORS. DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

REPEATED OIL LEAKS. *AK

THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SHOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. TIRES SEEME TO BE LOWER SINCE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

FRONT END SHAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT ROTORS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP.

CONSUMER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CAUSING BACK INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN RAPID ACCERLATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE. AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

THIS IS A 6-MONTH OLD VEHICLE. ROTORS HAVE BEEN SANDED DOWN ONCE. BUTROTORS CAUSE BRAKES TO PULSATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE ROTORS ARE AT THE STAGE WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DURING MINIMAL IMPACT. NLM

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE NORMAL STATIC ELECTRIC SHOCK YOU OCCASIONALLY GET FROM OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS ON THE ORDER OF THREE OR FOUR TIMES AS STRONG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENERGY RELEASED DURING ONE OF THESE ELECTRIC SHOCKS COULD IGNITE GAS FUMES AT A GAS STATION WHEN I GO TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES ARE WEARING DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6-8 WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE WHINNIG IN THE BRAKES.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HIT A CEMENT PARKING BLOCK AT 2MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED-CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHEVY(MOST UNPROFESSIONAL) THEY SAID AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY WITH FRONTAL CRASH-THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION. RAN AROUND FOR 14 DAYS. WAS TOLD THAT A POTHOLE OR A SPEEDBUMP COULD SET THEM OFF AT THE RIGHT ANGLE. 2500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE.

TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55-65 MPH RMPS ARE CONSISTANTLY AT 5000/RMPS AND WILL NOT SHIFT. ALSO JERKS WHEN SHIFTING AT 30MPH. PROGESSIVELY GETTING WORSE.

WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING SPACE DRIVER PULLED OUT TO MAKE SURE VEHICLE WAS IN CORRECTLY AND BUMPED THE BARRIER, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SOME SCRATCHES TO DRIVER'S RIGHT ARM. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING AT 70 MPH AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SHAKING. IN LOW SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WORE OUT AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WAS TRYING TO USE REAR DEFROSTER WHEN IT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DID NOT DEFROST REAR WINDOW. WAS NOT ABLE LOOK OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK SOME OTHER TIME. *AK

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SPENDS MORE TIME IN THE SHOP THAN ON THE ROAD. LOW MILES DUE TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, I.E RADIO, GLOVE BOX, ETC.

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF LOW BEAM (BULBS) ARE CAUSING A BLIND AFFECT, DARK SPOTS AND SHADOWS IN THE LIGHTING PATTERN WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. *YC

VEHICLE PURCHASED WITHOUT A REAR DEFOGGER, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *YC

POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST RESULTED IN COLLISION. *YC

HAVE CURRENT CASE NUMBER WITH CHEVY

NO SUMMARY

DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE LEAK IS IN THE CABIN, SO OUR SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT FIVE LOADS OF FREON HAVE LEAKED INTO THE CABIN WITHIN A SIX WEEK PERIOD.

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 70MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME STUCK. BRAKES WERE OF NO HELP IN THE SITUATION, THEY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL TWO TO THREE INCHES. ALSO, FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE IS LOOSELY CONNECTEDTHE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FILLER TUBE MOVES UP AND DOWN. *AK

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE SHOULDER SEAT BELTS, THEY ARE RETRACTING SLOWLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE DOOR PANEL DUE TO THE SEAT BELT HANGING OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER WAS GETTING OUT. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE STEPPED ON BRAKES WHICH DISENGUAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM 40 MPH TO 70 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD ON TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, THERE WAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHIN THE TIRES, AND THERE WASN'T ANY TYPE OF SUSPENSION WITHIN THE TIRES. *AK

GAS LINE LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL.

CONSUMER BELIEVES MALIBU SHOULD HAVE LOCKING SEAT BELT MECHANISM LIKE OTHER MODEL VEHICLES.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE RPM GAUGE STARTED TO SHOW MAX RPM READINGS TO 0 AND CHANGING RAPIDLY. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THIS CHECKED WHEN AT A INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP BUT THE CAR COULD ONLY BE MOVED VERY SLOWLY UNTIL A MINUTE OR TWO PAST THEN THE SPEED WENT UP A BIT. THE REPAIR FACILITY FOUND A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER TO BE THE FAULT. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE RUNS GOOD, BUT THE GAS MILEAGE IS ONLY ABOUT 17-18 MPG. WILL TURN IT BACK INTO THE GERMAN DEALER TO HAVE THIS CHECKED. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING INSTANTLY. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, ALL GAUGES WENT FLAT (SPEDOMETER, TACH, FUEL, TEMP), LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RESTARTED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

NUT WORK ITSELF LOOSE ON THE TIE ROD CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY.

ABS & PARK BRAKE CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR 5 SECONDS AFTER CAR IN SHOP 9 OF FIRST 21 DAYS OWNED FINALLY IT WAS FIXED. THE SERVICE DEPT WOULD GIVE ME NO INFORMATION REGARDING PROBLEMS, AND TRIED TO REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF LEMON LAW BY NOT PROVIDING ME WITH DOCUMENTATION. ALSO FAKE WOOD NOT SECURED ON ANY INTERIOR PLACEMENT OF CAR.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM. UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLS THIS "NORMAL". *AK