2000 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS VIBRATION AND / OR SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT INNER FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO WEAR INDICATORS. FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. AND ALSO FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE ALSO OUT OF ROUND. REAR DRUMS WERE RESURFACED. *TT

ON 4 OCCASIONS THE TONGUE HAS BEEN "FALSE LATCHED" INTO THE BUCKLE. ON 1 OCCASION I TRAVELLED OVER 12 MILES, CAME TO A STOP & IT OPENED. ON THREE OCCASIONS IT OPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE. ON EVERYONE OF THESE OCCASIONS, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT AND REMAINED OUT UNTIL THE TONGUE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE BUCKLE. I DO NOT SPECIFICALLY RECALL HEARING THE "CLICK" BUT I DO SPECIFICALLY RECALL FEELING AS IF THE TONGUE HAD ENGAGED, BUT APPARENTLY IT WOULD "HANG" ON THE LOWER LEFT INBOARD CORNER OF THE BUCKLE. (IF THAT MAKES SENSE.) I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR IT WILL BE INSTALLED THIS MONDAY, JULY 1ST. THE SERVICE MAN SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY (ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY), BUT HE WOULD NOT (OR COULD NOT) TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I KNOW IN THE "REAL WORLD" "FALSE LATCH" CAN NOT OCCUR. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THESE EVENTS CONTRADICT THIS THEORY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN STOPPING, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO WARPAGE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB **NM

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK JG

TURN SIGNAL PERFORMS ERRATICLY GOING ON/OFF WHILE IN USE AT VARIOUS TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED OWNER TO USE HAZARD LIGHTS UNTIL PART IS REPLACED. CURRENTLY, HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, ONCE HOOD WAS RAISED CONSUMER SAW ENGINE HAD FALLEN. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRACKETS HAD BROKEN, CAUSING MOTOR MOUNTS TO FALL AND ENGINE TO DISCONNECT ON BOTH SIDES.*AK CONSUMER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE LABOR AND BROKEN BOLTS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AT A FASTER SPEED WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL.L DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A FASTER SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN; HOWEVER, DID NOT STOP. DRIVER PROCEEDED TO SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE FRONT END WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE COVERED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE WAS 36000 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN EARLY 2001 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. AND AS SOON AS PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLINHG BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. ROTORS AND BRAKES KEEP WEARING PERMATURELY.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLING BRAKES AND MAKING NOISE. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. HAD REPAIRED 7 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.THE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS FROM 7,000 TO 24,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED RUST SPOTS ON ALMOST ALL EXTERIOR PANELS NINE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER'S BODY SHOP SAYS THE RUST WAS DUE TO METAL FLAKES FLYING OFF OF THE BRAKE DRUMS AND LANDING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, THERE IS VIBRATION AND BRAKES SQUEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 8 TIMES DUE TO WARPING.*AK *TT

I HAVE ALSO HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SUSPENSION FIXED, ALL IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK

AC AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF SWITCH REPLACES. WHINING SOUND OCCURS DURING AC/HEAT FAN OPERATION FAN MOTOR REPLACED. AC/HEAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROLS WORK INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM CONTINUES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UPON SLOW ACCELERATION REPORTED 3 TIMES 1ST & 2ND TIMES COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM 3RD TIME IN SHOP 30 DAYS REPLACED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. ENGINE MISFIRING DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED 3,6,2,5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING REPLACED ALL IGNITION COIL PACKS PROBLEM CONTINUES. TURN SIGNAL BUZZES AND CLICKS HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED. AIR LEAK AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR REPORTED 2 TIMES 1ST TIME COULDN'T DUPLICATE 2ND TIME DOOR REALIGNED. BRAKES CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS UPON STOPPING ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 24000 MILES REOCCURING AT 38000 MILES.*AK

BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT TWICE,AND STILL NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. *AK

MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ROTORS 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR THEY WERE REPLACED AT 407 MILES AND 8248 MILES AND FINALLY MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 27980 MILES IT SEEMS AS THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN USING DEFECTIVE ROTORS ON THEIR CARS AND IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THEY ARE SUED THEN MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM.*JB

I PURCHSED THE VEHICLE USED IN NOV. OF 2001. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE BRAKES STARTED EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION AND MILD PEDAL PULSING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE DEALER REPLACED/TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. ABOUT A MONTH LATER NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK, CLASSIC HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THE DAY THEN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION DISSAPPEARED BUT RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. ALSO THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED NOTICABLEY AS OF LATE. I AM UNSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

I HAVE HAD MY CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES FIXED 3 TIMES. THE ABS BRAKES ALSO WENT OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT MALIBUS JUST HAVE THOSE KINDS OF BRAKES. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO GM WHO ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM. I STRONGLY DISAGREE, I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE PAYING $500 FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND 600 FOR A NEW BEARING AND ABS BRAKE AT 50,000.*AK

THE BRAKES DON'T STOP PROPERLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE AND CHANGED ONCE. THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK 95% OF THE TIME AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS NEVER WORK PROPERLY. THE AC SETTINGS CHANGE ON THEIR OWN AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS CAUSES THE COMPRESSOR TO TURN ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY CAUSING PREMATURE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS DIED 4 TIMES AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ONCE ALMOST GETTING US KILLED AS WE WERE TURNING IN FRONT OF A TRUCK. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAVE ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE IN A WRECK. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MANY TIMES TO FIX THIS VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. TO THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME OR MY FAMILY BEING KILLED TO GET SOMETHING DONE WITH THIS VEHICLE?

TURN SIGNALS ARE OCCASIONALLY NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY DO WORK, ALL BULBS ARE FUNCTIONAL. MY WIFE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO ME THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY DIDN'T FUNCTION WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL FROM A STOP SIGN. WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEARED TO FUNCTION FINE AT FIRST, THEN THEY FAILED TO WORK WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE. I THEN TRIED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS MOMENTARILY, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE FUNCTIONING AGAIN AFTER THAT TIME. THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF SWITCH PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. I DID NOT GET AN OWNERS MANUAL WITH THE VEHICLE, SO MY INVESTIGATION IS LIMITED TO LOOKING AT THE FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX. *AK

THE PADS HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE EXSISTING PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO REPLACED THE PADS 12-14 TIME BECAUSE OF GRINDING DOWN TO METAL ( 6 INCHES ). THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE FREQUENTLY FAILING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. WHEN YOU GO TO SLOW DOWN THW BRAKE PEDAL WILL SINK AND VIBRATE AND GIVE YOU A GRINDING NOISE FOR JUST A SECOND. ONLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER START UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. *AK

PUT 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS & ROTORS (AT 16,000, 33,000, 42,000) ON THIS CAR & NOW NEEDS REPAIRING AGAIN. HAD FRONT END COLLISION, HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED. BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A WRECK IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER REPAIRS FROM WRECK, LEAKING COOLANT - RESULTED IN BLOWN HEAD GASKET. EDWARDS CHEV & ADJUSTER SAID WAS NOT FROM WRECK - PROBLEM PROBABLY STARTED BEFORE WRECK. CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER WHEN PARKING. FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.*AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 24,500 MILES. OUTSIDE PADS NOT TOUCHED, INSIDE PADS COMPLETELY GONE. NO WARRANTY ON THIS. SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT WHEELS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM MY CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT INDICATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WOULD CARE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS A GROUP PLEASE CONTACT ME. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACE ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH AND GOING AROUND BEND WHEEL BEARING ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE IN HALF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GET WARPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AND FIXED TWICE, THE CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ON 8/14/01 FILE NUMBER C05305523. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE FRONT BRAKES WEARING OUT EVER 6 - 10 THOUSAND MILES A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO CONSIDER A RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE OWNED A CAR IN WHICH THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED EVER 6 - 10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS CONSIDERED STANDARD MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER MY WARRENTY. THEREFORE, I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT WAS CHEEPER THEN THE DEALER TO REPLACE MY BRAKES 3 TIMES. 4TH TIME COMMING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I WISH SOMONE WOULD MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. I DON'T MIND STANDARD MATIENCE AT A REASONABLE / COMPARABLE MILEAGE RATE.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTY, AND TSTOPPING DISTANCES INCREASES. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT END IS MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE. WHEN VEHICLE MAKES A RIGHT TURN ONLY THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. ALL TOGETHER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES, ONCE FOR WHEEL BEARINGS, AND THREE TIMES FOR ROTORS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE FOR ABS BRAKE FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS FOR SECOND TIME, BUT DEALER COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THIS VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES WILL PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. DEALER SAYS THAT ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR

AT 9000 MILES CENTER TREADS OF ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING ABNORMAL WEAR. SPOKE TO GM DIRECTLY, THEY SENT ME TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THE AFFINITY TIRES WEAR AND THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO PUT THAT IN WRITING FOR ME, OF COURSE THEY REFUSED. AT THE PRESENT 13000 MILES, THE TREAD WEAR IS SPREADING. IF GM AND CHEVROLET BOTH KNEW THAT THESE TIRES WORE THIS WAY, THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST GIVEN THE OPTION OF UPGRADING TO BETTER TIRES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES, ESPECIALY WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE ARE THAT I LIVE.. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A MAJOR CORPORATION TO THE FULLEST.. SHAME ON CHEVROLET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 027487)

THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ARE READY TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 4K MILES THIS TIME. THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS FOR THE MALIBUS' BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT DETAIL COMPLAINTS ABOUT MALIBU ROTORS AND EVERYONE IS REPORTING ROTOR FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT BEFORE THEY REACH 15000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND MALIBU I HAVE OWNED THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THE TIME, MONEY AND HASSLE THAT GM IS CAUSING OVER THIS IS RUINING AN OTHERWISE NICE CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKET AND FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

I PURCHASED MY MALIBU NEW IN MARCH 2000, BY JULY 14 WITH 7078 THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, ON 10/18/00 WITH 12,339 MILES THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. ON 3/23/01 THE SAME WERE REPLACED WITH 20,311 MILES AND AGAIN ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON 2/8/02 WITH 36,639 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED ON 10/18/00 AND 3/23/01 FOR ROTORS AND PADS. I CONTACTED CHEVY IN DETROIT O 2/8/02 AND SPOKE TO ALICIA . I ADVISED FOR HER TO DO RESEARCH BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE EVERY 10-15 THOUSAND MILES. HAS TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. MECHANIC STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE.S. DEALER DETERMINED FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

BRAKES FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME ACCIDENT OCCURRED HAVE NOT HAD CAR FOR 3 WEEKS, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO SEND INSPECTOR. CAR IS OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 15 DAYS AND GM HAS EXHAUSTED THE TIME LIMIT FOR ACTION. I DO NOT WANT THIS "DEATH TRAP" (CAR) BACK. I ALSO WANT TO BE CREDITED FOR LEASE PAYMENTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. *AK

BARKES WORKED ON DUE TO VIBRATION, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. SECOND TIME FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN. THIRD TIME CAR STARTED VIBRATING IN THE FRONT END, REPLACED PAD AND ROTORS AGAIN.

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED , DO NOT STOP CAR WITHOUT A PULSATING OR SURGING EFFECT. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11000 MILES .CHEVY REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY . I BROUGHT IT BACK AT 29000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WA A WEAR PROBLEM NOT CHEVY'S. ROTORS ARE WARPED AND PADS ARE WORN TWO NEW BRAKE JOBS AT 29000 MILES .CAR STILL PULSATES WHEN STOPPING AND SLIDES THRU STOPS. I CALLED GM WAS FINALLY TOLD THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, THEY REPLACED BRAKES AT 11000 MILES AS ACOURTESY BUT WILL NOT DO SO AT 29000 MILES. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS LISTED AT NHTSA EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT A SAFETY RELATED RECALL? MUST WE WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE WE ACT? LET 'S HAVE SAFETY RECALL NOW BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER EXPLORER/ FIRESTONE ISSUE AND RESULTANT DEATHS. *AK