1999 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON A REGULAR BASIS IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. FOR THIS REASON THE CONSUMER OPTED TO "JUNK" THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TRADING IT IN. UPDATED 07/14/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ANTI-THIEF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER A TEN MINUTE WAIT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500. UPDATED 6/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. HE ASKED THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, BUT THEY SAID NO. UPDATED 06/24/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE POWERED OFF. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING ERRONEOUS READINGS AND WOULD READ THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD TURN HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER ONE HOUR. THE CONTACT WOULD LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MINUTES TO ENSURE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/08/14 MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM POWERING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

ANTI-THEFT LOCKED. WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. ALLOWED IGNITION TO STAY IN "ON" POSITION AS STATED TO DO, STILL WON'T WORK. TRIED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. (BATTERY IS FINE-RADIO WORKS, LIGHTS GO ON). CAR KEEPS "DINGING" WHEN DOORS OPENED, HOOD, OR TRUNK. THE LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. ANTI-THEFT LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. LOSS OF WORK AND IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS. RESETTING THE LOCK KEY DID NOT WORK. YOU REFUSE TO PUT IN A RECALL, YET THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE ISSUE AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES. GM WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

PASSLOCK SENSOR THEFT SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THIS WAS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR THE GM COMPANY. AS A OWNER OF THE 1999 CHEVY MALIBU, AND EXPER. THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES. I HAVE REVIEWED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PART AS IT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE. IT IS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS A INCONVENIENCE TO MANY....IT CAN TAKE UP TO TEN MINUTES FOR THE PASSLOCK SENSOR TO RESET IN WHICH CASE PARENTS MAY HAVE TO LEAVE THERE CHILDREN IN THE COLD OR REVERSE IN THE HEAT WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS TO INFANTS OR TODDLERS.. MANY PEOPLE REPLACE THE PART FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND IN RETURN IT DEFECTS AGAIN. IT CAUSES PEOPLE TO BE LATE FOR VERY IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS SUCH AS DOCTORS VISITS OR EVEN THE CASE OF (WORK). I BELIEVE THE GM COMPANY SHOULD EVALUATE THE PART AND TRY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. MANY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS PART IN WHICH IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. AS A OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE I FORESEE A VERY BIG LAWSUIT COMING ABOUT IN RESULT OF INJURY DUE TO THE SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE OWNER THAN IT DOES WITH THIEVES THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING AGAINST. *TR

THE THEFT SYSTEM, PASSLOCK, FAILS CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS CAN AND HAS HAPPENED CONSECUTIVELY, SOMETIMES CAUSING A WAIT OF 30 MINUTES, BEFORE THE CAR CAN BE STARTED. APPARENTLY THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM, AND DOES NOT READ THE KEY PROPERLY WHEN INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. SO, IT WILL SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE, DISABLING THE ENGINE. *TR

I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION TO PUT SOME AIR IN THE TIRES, AND WHEN I GOT OUT AND CLOSED THE DOOR, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT SITTING IN THE CAR WHEN THEY JUST ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. *JS

WHEN PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, A LOAD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE LEFT REAR CABLE POPPED OUT OF THE PARKING BRAKE EQUALIZER SINCE THE PART WAS RUSTED OUT. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I AM WELL AWARE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS STILL A POPULAR CAR ON THE ROAD TODAY. *TR

THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND WE HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR STARTS UP. SOMETIMES EVEN LONGER. THIS HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS SITUATION FROM MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHERE THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN STRANDED AT NIGHT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ANTI THEFT ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE THIS MANYFACTURER RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER NOT A DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY PROBLEM IT HAD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, NO WARNING, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THIS HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT WAS VERY SCARY. THEN WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I GOT READY TO DRIVE IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRY TO RESTART AND IT USUAL DOES UNTIL DEC. 2. IT DIED AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. IT WILL CRANK, THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING AND I HAVE SPARK. OTHER PROBLEMS: WHILE CHECKING OIL ONE DAY I LEANED AGAINST CAR AND IT SHOCKED ME; BRAKE LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO; CANNOT LOCK DOORS FROM DRIVERS SIDE; COOLANT HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY WEEK (NO LEAKS HAVE BEEN FOUND); TRUNK IS NOT WANTING TO OPEN WITH BUTTON OR KEY; RADIO/ANTENNA GETS 1 STATION; A/C WORKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND APPARENTLY THE DIODE OR SOMETHING WENT BAD BUT YOU CANNOT BUY JUST THE DIODE. I AM TIRED OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE READ MANY OTHERS LIKE THESE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE CAR DIEING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOCKING EVERYTHING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURY TO THE FACE AND THE LEFT FOOT AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SECURITY PASS LOCK PROBLEM, SECURITY LIGHT IS ON,REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER. CAR STILL PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHAT'S GM WANT TO DO WAIT UNTIL A INCIDENT LIKE TOYOTA HAPPENS, OR WORSE CAUSING MULTIPLE DEATHS OR INJURIES. I RAN ACROSS TO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENT LIKE THIS ON INTERNET. WHAT IF SOMEONE IS COMING ON A INTERSTATE AND WHILE MERGING THIS HAPPENS, IT COULD CAUSE HORRIFIC INCIDENTS GM IS TRYING TO REBUILD ITS REPUTATION AND TRUST THIS ISN'T A GOOD WAY . *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU MY BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR NO BRAKES FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO MY REPAIR SHOP MY MECHANIC FOUND A RUSTED THRU BRAKE FLUID LINE CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LOOSING BRAKING ACTION A PARTIAL LINE WAS INSTALLED THE REMAINING BRAKE & GASOLINE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU TAKES 10 MINUTES TO START AFTER THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT STARTS BLINKING WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2 TRIES TO GET THE CAR STARTED(20MIN). IT OCCURS RANDOMLY, BUT FREQUENTLY. IT HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. IT MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK, EVEN WHEN I PLAN AHEAD TO LEAVE EARLY, AND MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING, AS ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THE PROBLEM IS EXPENSIVE AND WILL RETURN EVENTUALLY, EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED. PLEASE HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ERROR ON THEIR PART. *TR

I TRY TO START MY 1999 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT WILL NOT START THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER I HAVE A CHANCE OF STARTING IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WONT START THE SECOND TRY EITHER THEN I WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES TO START IT. I AM LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THESE VEHICLES NEED A RECALL SO OWNERS MAY HAVE THERE CARS FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE NOT OURS. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND IT DID SEEM OK FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR STARTED LEAKING ENGINE COOLER, I HAD IT CHECKED, THEY SAID IT WAS COMING FROM THE OVERFLOW VALVE OR HOSE, AND THAT I MAY HAVE PUT TOO MUCH IN THERE. AND THEN ONE MORNING I GOT UP AND STARTED TO DRIVE, IT CRANKED UP FINE AND THEN I STARTED HEARING A NOISE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM , SO I TOOK IT BACK HOME. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD OR A GASKETS, I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, BUT I KNOW IT WILL PROBABLY COST A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I PROBABLY WILL TRY TO TRADE IT SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY KEEPING MY CAR RUNNING, IF YOU CAN MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS , IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM, IN MY 1999 CHEVY MALIBU, FAILS ON A REGULAR BASIS. PROBABLY 1 OUT OF 10 STARTS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING, AND I NEED TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN TRY IT AGAIN; OFTEN, THE 2ND TRY ALSO REQUIRES WAITING TEN MINUTES. THIS IS DEEPLY FRUSTRATING ON ITS OWN, BUT IS DANGEROUS WHEN I NEED MY CAR TO START: FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT IS LATE AT NIGHT, OR WHEN MY SURROUNDINGS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, OR WHEN I URGENTLY NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE (HOSPITAL IN AN EMERGENCY!). I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFLICTS MANY OWNERS OF GM CARS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED. THIS WARRANTS A RECALL, OR AT LEAST SHOULD REQUIRE THAT GM PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE IGNITION MECHANISMS THAT DO NOT HAVE PASSLOCK SYSTEMS INSTALLED. *TR

1999 MALIBU WONT START ,THEFT LIGHT ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS 99 MALIBU FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE ACTUALLY GOT TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS BUT NOW IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE THEFT SYSTEM I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOW THE CAR IS DONE IT WILL NOT START AT ALL I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CARE AND IT SURE ISN'T GOING TO BE A CHEVROLET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 35 MPH., SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SUB FRAME OF THE CAR IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TOTALLY REPLACED AT APPROX. $1100. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE CAR THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE CRACKED. (THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. I BELIEVE GM NEEDS TO MAKE COMPENSATION FOR THIS REPAIR.)

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND TRAFFIC STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW RESULTING IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS HERSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A MECHANISM WITHIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND WHEN DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 02/11/11

ON 6 AUGUST 2010, I PURCHASED 3 TIRES FROM RAY'S TIRE & SERVICE IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32084, HAVING A GOODYEAR LOGO TOUTED ON THEIR INVOICE AND A HUGE GOODYEAR SIGN ON THEIR BUILDINGS, THEREFORE, ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT TIRES BEING BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ARE GOODYEAR... WELL THAT'S NO SO... WHILE DRIVING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO SUBURB LAST MONDAY (20 SEPT 10), MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED ON I-75 RUNNING AT APPROX 74 MPH HEADING NORTH IN LONDON, KY. HAD IT BEEN A WOMAN DRIVER WITH LESSER DRIVING SKILLS, LORD ONLY KNOWS THE HORRORS. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN AND VISITING RAY'S TIRE FOR A REBATE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THAT TIRE INSTALLED WAS A KUMO TIRE... NOT A GOODYEAR... THUS, I ASK THOSE OF YOUR OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE AS A "TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING" ISSUE? THUS I ASK OF YOU OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE TO GOODYEAR CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTOR STEWARDSHIP? THUS I ASK, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE FROM A HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDPOINT AND TRUSTWORTHY, THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH? THIS 84 YEAR OLD WW II OVERSEAS VETERAN CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE SO AND FEELS STRONGLY YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER. *TR

THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. IT WON'T START I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 20MINS BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OFF . I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 -3 YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HOW CAN ONE LIGHT GIVE ME SO MUCH GRIEF. MY CAR IS NOT WORTH STEALING. IS THIS PROBLEM INCLUDED UNDER SAFETY STANDARD 102 (09V-073) CHEVY MALIBU RECALL ? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

ON JUNE 18, 2010 I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY A TIRE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ON JUNE 18, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. MY VEHICLE WAS HEADED WEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DONEGAL EXIT AND THE NEW STANTON EXIT OF THE TURNPIKE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WHAT I CONSIDER IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE TWO LANE ROADWAY AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A MODERATE CURVE IN THE ROADWAY MY VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY USING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MODERATE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. NO AMOUNT OF CONTROL I TRIED TO EXERT WAS OF ANY VALUE AND WITHIN SECONDS MY VEHICLE HAD STRUCK THE JERSEY BARRIER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SPUN INTO A POSITION AGAINST THE RIGHT JERSEY BARRIER FACING TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD HERE THAT I HAD OWNED AND DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND APPROACHING 75,000 MILES, I WAS COMPLETELY ACCUSTOMED TO MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE EVEN WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE WORST OF CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MY VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR P215/60R15 93T YOKAHAMA AVID TOUR S S319 BW SERIAL NO. M6ORPLHR1410 TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED ON JUNE 15, 2010 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES ON THEM. THE IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE LOSS OF THE CONTROL I EXPERIENCED IS THE BASIS

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVY MALIBU HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. THIS DISABLES THE FUEL FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED AT A FARMER'S MARKET IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER. I HAD TO WAIT ALMOST AN HOUR IN THE HEAT WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS A HEART CONDITION. AFTER TRYING TO START IT EVERY TEN MINUTES FOR AN HOUR IT FINALLY STARTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEY COULD LOOK AT IT BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PRODUCT? I EVEN ASKED THEM TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM AND THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE. THIS IS BECOMING A DANGER BECAUSE I AM A SENIOR CITIZENS AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN I WILL BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR THIS TO RESET. IF THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS ITS A PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM WHY CAN'T THE FIX IT. *TR

OUR VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS RUNNING THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. IT LOCKS INTO THEFT MODE. AFTER LETTING THE KEY SIT IN THE "ON" POSITION IN THE IGNITION FOR 10MINUTES THE CAR WILL STOP. THE CAR WILL DRIVE AND SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE ABS AND BATTERY LIGHTS STAYS ON. THE CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE'VE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY "REPROGRAMMED" IT TWICE ALMOST $400 ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN! ONLY TO DO OUR OWN RESEARCH AND FIND OUT ONLINE MULTIPLE GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE VATS SYSTEM/ PASSKEY/PASSCAR THEFT SYSTEMS! *TR

MALFUNCTIONING THEFT SYSTEM IN 1999 CHEVY MALIBU, PROPER KEY IS BEING USED TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WILL COME SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, DISABLING THE FUEL. THE LIGHT BLINKS FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU, LIKE MANY OTHERS, DOES NOT START HALF THE TIME, BECAUSE OF ITS PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT IS HORRIBLY UNRELIABLE AND DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. IT MAKES THIS CAR ALMOST WORTHLESS, AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO START OR NOT, AND IT'S CAUSED ME TO BE LATE TO TESTS AND EVEN MISS CLASS NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, IT'S A BURDEN ON SO MANY OF US CHEVY DRIVERS. IT HAPPENS TO ME ONCE A WEEK. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE, MORE OFTEN THEY DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 12/2009, THE PROBLEM BEGAN LATER IN 12/2009. WITH OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, AFTER 8 HOURS, THEY SAID THEY THINK THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN AND IS STILL A PROBLEM. IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE WERE NOT TOLD OF THE PART PUT ONTO THE CAR, BUT WE DID SEE THEM TAKE A PART OFF OF ANOTHER CAR TO PUT INTO OURS. *TR

ABS LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING ON, AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILING AT UNSPECIFIC INTERVALS. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING I CAME UPON A STOP SIGN, WHILE DECELERATING ON AN DOWNHILL INCLINE MY BRAKES DECIDE THAT THE WOULD COMPLETELY LET OFF, AND ABOUT 500 FEET LATER DOWN THE ROAD THEY CATCH AND LOCK. LUCKILY I HAD AMPLE SPACE AHEAD OF ME AND WASN'T INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THOSE INTERMITTENT FAILURE CAN DEFIANTLY BE A PROBLEM. *TR

MALIBU 1999 WITH 68,000 MILES CAME OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK FOUND PASS SIDE SPRING. *TR

THE MOTOR KEEP GOING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OPEN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE COOLANT SUDDENLY SPLASHED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE PAVEMENT BELOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE COOLANT TANK REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT COOLANT HAD BEGUN LEAKING AND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

FIRST INCIDENT. I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU AND IN DECEMBER 2009 (I BELIEVE) THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF DUE TO LUGNUTS SNAPPING OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE LUGNUTS THE SPRING ON THE SHOCK AND BEND THE WHEELWELL. UNFORTUNATELY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THAT INCIDENT BUT THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. SECOND INCIDENT. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING WORE RIGHT IN HALF AND BROKE JUST BEFORE GETTING INTO THE CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT STRUT AND I DO STILL HAVE THE PARTS. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 99 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF TROUBLE FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. HAVE REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER 3 TIMES BUT STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS. THIS DOES NOT WORK AND CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVERS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DISABLES THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. IT APPEARS THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS IN MANY MODELS AND GM IS PROBABLY AWARE IT WAS A BAD PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*CW

I BOUGHT A 99 CHEVY MALIBU FOR MY DAUGHTER. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED ACTING UP, LIGHTS FLASHING, POWER LOCKS GOING CRAZY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH ARE GOING CRAZY, VEHICLE ENDED DYING AND WONT START. BOUGHT A BRAND NEW BATTERY $80.00, THEN PURCHASED A ALTERNATOR $150.00 VEHICLE STILL NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY , VEHICLE ENDED UP NOT RUNNING AT ALL , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND THEY PUT THE VEH ON DIAGNOSTICS (CHARGED $95.00) AND WAS TOLD THAT CANNOT RUN DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM....FIXED THAT PROBLEM ($300) AND THE VEHICLE STILL WONT RUN BECAUSE OF THE ANTI- THEFT LOCKOUT SYSTEM FAILURE (WHICH I MENTIONED TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE OF DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET) I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL (MORE THAN SEVERAL PEOPLE) THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT ARE BEING TAKEN FOR A FINANCIAL RIDE WITH THE REPAIR FACILITY NOT BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACING PART AFTER PART AND THE VEHICLES STILL DON'T RUN. GM OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER IS STUCK TO FOOT THE BILL WITH A OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THEY INCLUDED IN THIS VEHICLE. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR A RECALL ON A PART THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN CHARGE THE CONSUMER $$$$$$$ TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. I HAVE READ OVER AND OVER HOW PEOPLE ARE STRANDED WITH THIS VEHICLE ALL BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART

THE SUBFRAME OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU SUFFERED CORROSION TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE AREA ROUND ONE OF THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SUBFRAME BROKE OFF DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE STEERED PROPERLY (COULD NOT TURN RIGHT MORE THAN 10-15%). IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT (THE COMPONENT BROKE WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK). RECENTLY HYUNDAI RECALLED A NUMBER OF VEHICLES DUE TO THE SAME DAMAGE FOR THOSE RESIDING IN THE SALT BELT (I HAPPEN TO OWN A HYUNDAI INVOLVED IN THE RECALL). BASED ON THE DAMAGE MY MALIBU SUFFERED, I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE OF SUBFRAME CORROSION FOR THOSE IN THE SALT BELT MAY GO BEYOND THE HYUNDAI RECALL. *TR

SUB FRAME UNDER MOTOR ROTTED/RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE STEERING RACK SEPARATED FROM FRAME CASING STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. NO START PROBLEM DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND OR ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. ONGOING PROBLEM. NO SET TIME OR CONDITIONS. HAVE KEY SEPARATE FROM OTHERS. NOT A WEIGHT OF KEY RING PROBLEM. IF A STALL OCCURS OR IN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, VEHICLE IS DISABLED FOR 10 MINUTES.I HAVE TRIED TO GARNER ANY AND ALL INFORMATION I CAN, INCLUDING THE NON-HELP FROM CHEVROLET TO BY-PASS OR CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROX. 4 YEARS AGO AND IS VERY RANDOM. *TR

SOMETIMES THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS WONT WORK. *TR

I HAVE FOUND THAT CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY EVEN BEING IN IGNITION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK (25 MILES) I BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE IN THE MORNING. AT NOON, I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD AND HEARD A HEAVY RUBBING. THE FRONT LEFT STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AT THE ITS BOTTOM RING AND WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING 50 MPH TO WORK. CAR MILEAGE 140,000. 1999 MALIBU. *TR

I HAVE FOUND THAT IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION IN THE IGNITION THAT THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE PERIODICALLY DOESN'T REGISTER THE PROPER AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. HAVE NOT CHECKED IT OUT WITH A SERVICE TECH AS YET. *TR