1999 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU, THE THEFT SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION AND THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR HAPPENS TO STAHL AT AN INTERSECTION OR YOU NEED TO GET AWAY QUICKLY FROM ROBBER OR CARJACKER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR ON THE FUEL GAUGE SPORADICALLY FAILS AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

MY 99 CHEVY MALIBU, ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES WHEN I TRY TO START AND I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT GOES OUT TO START THE CAR. IS ALWAYS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING - IT CHEWS THROUGH BRAKES & ROTORS. VERY POOR MANUFACTURING BY GM. *TR

MY 99 CHEVY MALIBU, IS ALWAYS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING - I MUST WAIT FOR THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHTS TO GO OUT. IT CHEWS THROUGH BRAKES & ROTORS. VERY POOR MANUFACTURING BY GM. *TR

CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND UPON ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENS AS SOON AS CAR WARMS TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE. I HAVE SO FAR REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, DID A FULL TUNE UP AND NOW A FUEL PUMP. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WITHOUT WARNING SEVERLY DAMAGING TIRE. HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUND AND THEN SAW A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. BOTTOM OF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND LODGED INTO TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEDAN WITH ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THAT DESCRIBED IN YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03031. WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OF STARTING UP THE CAR AND LEAVING MY HOME, THERE WAS A AUDIBLE BANG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MACPHERSON STRUT COIL SPRING SUDDENLY FRACTURED AND THE BROKEN SPRING END PENETRATED THE FRONT TIRE INSIDE SIDEWALL LEADING TO A BLOWOUT. I DID NOT TRAVEL OVER ANY KIND OF BUMP OR POTHOLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS WINTER CONDITIONS (SALTED ROADS) WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 20 DEG.F. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE SUSPENSION THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM HAVING BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND A TIRE AND RIM REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. *TR

1999 MALIBU LS- (R) BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT- HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BULBS EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. HAVE HAD WORK DONE IN 2005,2006 REPLACE HOUSING AND 2008 REPLACE SOCKET PLATE. *TR

GASKET ON INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AGAIN REPLACED IN 2001 WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IN 2008. *TR

NOTICED LEFT REAR OF '99 MALIBU LOWER THAN RIGHT WHILE PARKED IN A FILLING STATION ON THE EVENING OF 9/24/08. WHILE HOISTED FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 10/01/08, THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING WAS COMPLETELY RUPTURED. (IN AUGUST OF 2005, THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING RUPTURED. I PAID TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE.) THE RIGHT SPRING COILS ARE ORIGINAL TO THIS DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NO MATTER WHICH WAY HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HEAD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE RACK AND PINION HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WAS VERY RARE FOR THAT TO OCCUR TO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY USING A USED FRAME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 184,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS GET CONDENSATION BEHIND THEM AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. ALSO THE COOLANT TANK NEEDS TO BE REFILLED MORE THAN AVERAGE. *TR

ON AUGUST 24, 2008 MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN A MILE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. ON AUGUST 25, 2008 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB SUMEREL TIRE CO. FOR REPAIR. THE SPRING APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN AT THE TOP FIRST RING. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED. I HAVE THE REMAINDER OF THE BROKEN SPRING. THE TOP PART THAT BROKE OFF HAS BEEN LOST. I NOTICED THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO OTHER REPORTED INSTANCES OF THIS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE AND ACCIDENTAL INJURY. *TR

REAR DEFROSTER FAILED TO AUTO SHUTOFF RESULTING IN REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERING AND NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY/MALIBU. I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE GASKET, IT SEEMS, EVERY TWO YEARS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL. I AM APPLYING FOR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND CHEVY THAT I'VE OWNED WHOSE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL (CENTER BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO WORK) TO ILLUMINATE DUE TO A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. ALTHOUGH THE TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE CONTROL, WIPER CONTROL, ETC. WORK FINE, THERE IS SOMETHING INTERNAL TO THIS TURN SIGNAL/MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT SUDDENLY CAUSES THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL ANOTHER DRIVER ON THE ROAD BRINGS IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS GM CAR OWNERS WHO COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, YET GM HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPLACE THIS SWITCH FOR THE OWNER. THE DEALER WANTS $170 FOR THE PART AND CHARGE 2 HOURS LABOR AT $90/HOUR FOR A WHOPPING COST OF $350 + TAX AND ONLY OFFER A 12-MONTH WARRANTY FOR THEIR PARTS/LABOR. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT GM FAILS TO RECOGNIZE BY RECALLING OR SIMPLY REPAIRING FREE OF CHARGE. APPARENTLY, GM SAYS THE LEFT/RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS WIRED THROUGH THE MULTI-FUNCTION/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CANCEL ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, BUT THAT FEATURE STILL WORKS EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE! OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS' CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED, YET THEY DON'T HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILING INTERNALLY CAUSING THE LEFT/RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT TO NOT ILLUMINATE. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO GET GM TO REPLACE THIS POORLY DESIGNED SWITCH, FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT BO

I WAS INSTALLING OUR INFANT CAR SEAT AND FOUND THAT NEITHER OF THE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEATS THAT HAVE SHOULDER HARNESSES LOCK WHEN YOU PULL THE BELTS OUT ALL THE WAY. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED LAST DECEMBER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OWNER PREVIOUS TO OUR PURCHASE. WE DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS UNTIL NOW BECAUSE WE HAD NOT INSTALLED A CARSEAT UNTIL THE BIRTH OF OUR DAUGHTER THIS SUMMER. I CANNOT PROPERLY SECURE OUR CHILD'S CARSEAT WHEN THE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK. I CANNOT GET THE SHOULDER BELT TO LOCK, SO I CANNOT INSTALL THE CARSEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME OF THE MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T SEE THERE'S ONE FOR OUR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I AM CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING TO GET THE BELTS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *TR

I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT, ODI# 10234547, 2 DAYS AGO ON THE FRONT STRUT SPRING BREAKING WITHOUT NOTICE AND AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT STRUTS, I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND NYS INSPECTION. I RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC STATING THAT HE CANNOT DO THE ALIGNMENT AND INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH REAR STRUT SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 20K MILES ON IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE STEEL USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE SPRINGS.....WITH MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS FILED.....YET NO RECALL....IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN TO THESE CARS AND THE PONTIAC GRAND AM, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. WILL TRAGEDY HAVE TO STRIKE A DETERMINED AMOUNT OF FAMILIES BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THESE STRUT SPRINGS IS REOPENED? I HOPE NOT. *TR

DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE SPRING FRACTURED ON THE FRONT LEFT STRUT OF A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 19000 MILES. THE BREAK CAUSED A HUGE BANG AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED. LUCKILY THE SHARP PART OF THE BREAK DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE, DAMAGE THE BRAKE LINE OR BREAK THE TIE-ROD END. THE SPRING DID INDEED CONTACT THE TIRE AND WORE THE EPOXY COATING OFF, BUT AGAIN, DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE. I HAD THE TWO FRONT STRUTS REPLACED AND SAVED THE BROKEN ONE AND THE RECEIPT FOR VERIFICATION IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS MANY COMPLAINTS AND I CAN SAY THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE STEEL THAT WAS USED TO MAKE THE SPRING....NOT A CORROSION PROBLEM. THE SPRING IS COVERED WITH AN EPOXY COATING AND WHERE IT RUBBED OFF, FROM CONTACT WITH THE TIRE, THE STEEL LOOKED SHINY NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TIRE STRUCK THE CURVE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND THE STREETS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR KEPT STALLING AND ONE DAY IT DIDN'T START AT ALL. THE DEALERS FIRST SURE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE LINES, SO I GOT THAT REPLACED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. SO, I BROUGHT IT THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. CAR RAN FINE AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND ONCE AGAIN, IT STARTED STALLING ON ME WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START, OR IT WOULD START AND THEN DIE ON ME. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. GOT THAT ALL DONE, AND IT DIDN'T HELP ONE BIT. NOW, I DROVE MY CAR ALL THE WAY FROM MINNESOTA TO NEW YORK WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT THE DAY I GOT HERE, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. MY CAR WON'T START OR IT WILL AND IT STALLS ON THE THROUGH-WAY, WHICH IS VERY SCARY, UNSAFE AND INCONVENIENT! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP HERE, AND I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND BEFORE I EVEN TOLD HIM WHAT KIND OF CAR IT WAS, HE ASKED IF IT WAS A CHEVY MALIBU AND I SAID YES. HE TOLD ME CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT ALL THIS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY MALIBU THEY HAVE AND THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! HE SAID IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK MAKING IT SO THE SECURITY COMES ON IN THE CAR AND LOCKS THE CAR UP BECAUSE IT'S FAULTY. I CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE REPAIRS AND I'VE BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF MY CAR RANDOMLY STALLING! I AM GLAD MY 6-MONTH OLD WASN'T IN THE BACKSEAT AT ANY OF THOSE TIMES! WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND CAN'T GET MY CAR STARTED BECAUSE CHEVY KNOWS ABOU

COIL SPRINGS BREAKING ON 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE ONE MORNING LAST YEAR WHEN I HEARD A LARGE BANG. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WAS RUBBING UP AGAINST THE TIRE. REPLACED IT WITH A USED STRUT. LAST WEEK FOUND A BROKEN SPRING IN THE REAR WHILE ROTATING TIRES. I WENT ON-LINE AND DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND WHAT IS SCARY IS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO SOME WHILE DRIVING, WHICH IMMEDIATELY BLOWS OUT THE TIRE. CONTACTED A FRIEND OF MINE THAT IS A GM SERVICE MANAGER, HE HAD JUST GONE THROUGH THIS PROBLEM WITH HIS NEPHEWS 1998 CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT GM HAD NO RECALLS ON THIS. THIS IS MY SONS CAR AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO BECOME A STATISTIC, TO RESOLVE IT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLT MALIBU WONDERING IF THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON SAID PART? *TR

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, WHICH BEGAN LAST YEAR 07/07. I REPLACED FUSES TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. AFTER ALMOST BEING REAR-ENDED WITH MY INFANT SON IN A CARSEAT THE BACK SEAT AS MY TURN SIGNALS FLASHED TWICE AND FAILED I FOUND OUT LATER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE HAZARD/TURN SWITCH ON THE 2000 MODELS OF MALIBU AND NOT THE 99'S. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING ON OUR 1999 CHEVY MALIBU BROKE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE STRUT ASSEMBLY DROPPED & PUNCTURED THE NEW TIRE WE HAD GOTTEN LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE & HAD TO BE TOWED & REPAIRED. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE & FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBUS, WHILE CHEVROLET HAS NO CONSEQUENCES FOR HAVING DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS & SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED BY THE DEFECTS. WE STILL HAVE THE BROKEN COIL SPRING WITH THE PART NUMBER ON IT. WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS, THE NEW TIRE THAT WAS RUINED & THE MENTAL ANGUISH OF HAVING COME SO CLOSE TO A POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE DEFECTIVE PARTS WILL BE RECALLED & REPLACED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE? *TR

NO PRIOR CRASHES OR PROBLEMS BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING UNABLE TO FIND SHORT IN SYSTEM TO THE POINT THAT THE HOSING ON THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MELTING AROUND BULBS RUNNING LIGHTS WORK STILL YET NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ON DRIVERS SIDE OUTER AND PASSENGER SIDE INNER. *TR

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU FRONT END COIL SPRING FAILED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELL ONTO THE TIRE DUE TO THE FAILED COIL SPRING. SHE STATES THAT GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM. *KB

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED. CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET REIMBURSED. *KB THE DEX-COOL COOLANT CORRODES ALL PARTS OF THE ENGINE IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH INCLUDING THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. *JB

MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU WILL SUDDENLY STALL IN HOT WEATHER ON A HIGHWAY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE 2000 THE BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL BRIGHT LIGHTS IN 2000 AND 2002. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO COMES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO BACK UP OR USE THE AIR CONDITIONER. AFTER PERFORMING AN ELECTRICAL TEST, THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND THE AC CONTROL HEAD ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92000.

FAILURE OF FRONT STRUT SPRINGS. NO NOTIFICATION EITHER TIME THEY BROKE / PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT BECAUSE DEALER STATED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. 6-27-07 MY DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT SPRING BROKE. I WAS NOW TOLD THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY THE WAY THIS HAD BROKE. I CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER PER RECALL OR ANY NOTIFICATION OUT THERE REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY REPLACED THEM OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY EVEN STOCKED THEM. I FELT THAT IN THIS YEAR THE PRODUCTION DEFECT REQUIRED INTERVENTION BY YOU. I AGAIN HAD NO INDICATION UNTIL I HEARD A CLUNG. WHICH AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST. I WORK IN A REPAIR SHOP, AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A SPRING BREAK ON ANY VEHICLE. THE SHOP I WORK FOR DEALS WITH VEHICLE WITH LOTS OF MILES ON THEM. MY 99 MALIBU ONLY HAS 85,000-90,000 MILES ON IT AND BOTH MY SPRINGS BROKE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY CONCERN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF ANYMORE ISSUES THAT MAY RELATE TO MY CONCERN.*AK

REAR SUSPENSION - BOLT HOLDING LOWER CONTROL ARM FOR REAR TIRE. EITHER UNSCREWED ITSELF OR BROKE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ANY OTHER DRIVER MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE VEHICLE CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE WORKED SPORADICALLY SINCE OCTOBER OF 2006. BEGINNING IN MAY OF 2007, THE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003, 3 MONTHS LATER THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON KEEPING THE CAR FROM STARTING FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. APRIL 24, 2007 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET SEVERAL TIMES, AND NO DEFINITE ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM COULD BE GIVEN. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO LET THEM TRY TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. I WORK IN A NOT SO SAFE PART OF TOWN AND THE CAR STALLED IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AT NIGHT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN ROBBED OR WORSE. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE. IF A PERSON NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS DRIVING ONE OF THESE DEFECTIVE MALIBUS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF NOT EVEN DEATH TO THE OWNER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, ALLOWING THE COOLANT TO FLOW INTO THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,300. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVEROLET MALIBU WITH FAILURE MILEAGE 110,000. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED ON OCCASION OR NOT AT ALL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETIMES THEY WILL STOP WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TELL THE CONTACT THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED PARTS THAT WERE AFFECTED DID NOT COME FROM THE SAME PLACE AS THOSE PARTS OF THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA NOTIFICATION RQ040005 AS A REFERENCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.*AK UPDATE 4/30/07*TR

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE DAMAGING STRUT AND DAMAGING TIRE. BREAK WAS DUE TO RUST. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN BREAK OCCURRED CAUSING WHEEL TO BE "STUCK" IN THE TURN POSITION DUE TO PARTS RUBBING ON TIRE. MECHANIC SAYS MANY OF GM PRODUCTS ARE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SAID PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU. I NOTICED LAST YEAR ABOUT AUGUST AROUND MY GAS TANK THE PAINT WAS STARTING TO BUBBLE, SO I TOOK IT IN TO A CHEVY DEALER IN LIVONIA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE BUBBLING PAINT, THEY HAD TOLD ME THE WARRANT WAS UP ON THAT, THEY HAD ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER OWNERS OF A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU. I WANTED TO KNOW IF GENERAL MOTORS IS GOING TO HAVE A RECALL ON THAT, OR DO I JUST HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY A BODY SHOP? *NM

AFTER REPLACING MY INTAKE GASKET 8 MONTHS AGO, MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. ONE OF MY COOLING FANS IS NOT WORKING. MY AC LEVEL CONTROLS 1 & 2 DOESN'T WORK, ONLY 3,4, AND 5. AC SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. MY ENGINE BELT WENT FROM SQEAKING TO MAKING A NOISE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE. NOW MY CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL DUE TO A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SO FAR IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS, I REPLACED MY INTAKE GASKET $600, REPLACED MY ENGINE BELT COST $120, REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND CALIPER TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS $250 EACH TIME. NOW I'M LOOKING AT ANOTHER MAJOR REPAIR JOB. HELP ME PLEASE

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY, MY RIGHT TIRE BURST. AFTER INVESTIGATING I LEARNED THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL RING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED, AS WELL AS PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU IN NOVEMBER 2003. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST 10 TIMES ($20 EACH TIME), THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ($70 EACH TIME). THE BRAKES GIVE YOU NO WARNING THEY JUST QUIT SUDDENLY WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP ON YOU. THE REAR WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, I HEAR A WEIRD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS CAME ON 6 OR 7 TIMES AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CRANK THE CAR(ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILD WAS HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HIM TO THE ER). IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION IN THE FRONT END AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY FOR SEVERAL MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL FACT THAT IT IS A 1999 MALIBU, NOW MY IGNITION HAS COMPLETELY QUIT, ACTUALLY IT HUNG IN THE START POSITION AND WAS MAKING MY STARTER GRIND AND ALMOST CATCH FIRE, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL ABOUT 15 TIMES, BUT USUALLY AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY A FEW TIMES IT COMES UNDONE, BUT NOT THIS TIME. MY DAD HAD TO TAKE MY BATTERY OFF IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ENGINE DIE. SO NOW MY EMPLOYER GOT SO FED UP WITH ME BEING LATE OR CALLING IN BECAUSE OF MY CAR PROBLEMS THAT I WAS TERMINATED. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN, BOTH HAVE CHRONIC AST

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE RAN HOT. IN MARCH 2006, THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. IN OCT 2006, THE VEHICLE RAN HOT AGAIN CAUSING SMOKE TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. WHEN PULLED OVER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE NEEDED ANTIFREEZE. THE CONTACT FILLED THE ANTIFREEZE AND TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. WITHIN ONE MILE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS EMPTY AGAIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION AROSE, AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CAME UNLATCHED DUE TO THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATING. *NM

ROTOR REPLACEMENT X 3. SUSPENSION - FRONT REPLACED. CALIPERS X3. TIRE WEAR AND LEAKS - REPLACED ANNUALLY. RADIO - BAD WIRING. A/C IN DASH WIRING REPLACED TWICE. REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE. LEAKING IN REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND TRUNK. COOLANT LEAK - 8/06 AT 74000 MILES. MECHANIC BELIEVES IT IS THE WATER PUMP. A/C SENSOR REPLACED. *NM

IN JULY OF 2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THIS VEHICLE. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT I HAD THE ABILITY TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO A FEDERAL SAFETY ORGANIZATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOW HAD 5 BRAKE JOBS, THE LAST BEING TODAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND HAD SEVERE VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE IS 101000 MILES. AT THE LAST BRAKE OVERHAUL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, ( THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO ME THIS WAY NEW) THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AS REPAIRED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM GAMBLIN MOTORS IN APR 1999 AND AS I HAVE STATED 5 BRAKE REPAIRS IN 101000 MILES. IN JULY 2005 THE REASON I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE WAS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO POOR BRAKING ACTION. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 SETS OF FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED (TRUED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS). I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN DISREGARDED. THIS MAY BE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS BECAUSE OF COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKS THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *NM

I'VE HAD 2 TIRES MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRE FAIL DUE TO FAULTY CONSTRUCTION. BOTH TIRES HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. THEY ARE 215/60R15 AVENGER GT RWL TIRES MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRES AND I PURCHASED THEM AT KAUFFMAN TIRES. SERIAL #U9MWFF6032. *NM

FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE CONTROL TO BE REDUCED. THE SPRING FAILED AFTER ITS FIRST WINDING DOWN FROM THE TOP, IT APPEARS DURING COMPRESSION THE SPRING END CONTACTS THE WINDING BELOW WHICH PROBABLY INDUCED A CRACK AND ULTIMATELY PROPAGATED A STRESS FAILURE. THE PART FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL NEAR FULL RIGHT TURN. DURING THE TURN THE SPRING FAILED. THE PASSENGER SPRING WAS ALSO REPLACED AND LOOKED AS FAILURE WAS IMMANENT BASED ON A MARKS IN NEARLY THE SAME SPOT AS THE FAILED SPRING. THE FAILED SPRING IS CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THREE YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SAME COMPONENT.