2000 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE I NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE SINCE I ASSUMED IT MIGHT HAVE OVERHEATED OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT AND IT WAS ONLY THE RUN OFF. I ADDED MORE FLUID (EVERYTHING WAS FINE) AND NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING IT LEAKED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC (TO GET MY HAZARDS MODULE REPLACED SINCE THEY BEGAN TO START A FRITZ) AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND WOULD BE $850, NOT TO MENTION HE REFUSED TO OFFER THE RECALL CLAIM BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PAPERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE GASOLINE SOLENOID WAS LEAKING GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GASOLINE SOLENOID. THE GASOLINE ODOR PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTION, AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V302000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN ODOR WAS DETECTED AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BY RAISING THE HOOD, THERE WAS FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IF THE GAS TANK IS NOT KEPT ABOVE HALF FULL, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY, AND WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL AT LEAST 5 MORE GALLONS OF GAS IS PUT IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CHANGED THE AIR AND FUEL FILTERS. THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND USUALLY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH.

1. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING COOLANT. 2. HORN IS INOPERATIVE (2ND TIME). 3.HVAC KICKS OFF AND RECIRC. WILL NOT HOLD ITS SETTING. (ON-GOING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS). *JB

THE INCIDENT IS THE FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP, A SLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AT ONE POINT THE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT, AND ALSO THE OXYGEN SENSOR. ALL OF WHICH WERE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED BY THEIR MECHANIC EXCEPT THE OXYGEN SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE CAR STILL HAD A PROBLEM WITH IDLING AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE MECHANIC. MY HUSBAND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES, ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY A POLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WERE JUST MASKED ONLY FOR US TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THEM FOR THEM TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF US. *NM

GM PASSLOCK (ANTI-THEFT) FEATURE MALFUNCTIONS WHILE STARTING A WARM ENGINE. ENGINE ALMOST NEVER FAILS TO START WHEN EITHER THE ENGINE IS HOT OR THE ENGINE IS COLD. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD TO ABANDON A 2000 MALIBU ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR FAILURE TO START AFTER MULTIPLE "10 MINUTE WAITS" AND COME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO START THE CAR. FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO START COULD RESULT IN INJURIES OR DEATH DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION AND LOCATION. CONSIDER AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT HAS TO ABANDON THEIR VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT AND HAVE TO WALK A LONG DISTANCE IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK..LOSS OF COOLANT..OVERHEATING ENGINE..HEATER MALFUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES BUT ABATED SOMEWHAT AFTER SERVICE AT A RADIATOR REPAIR FACILITY RODDED THE RADIATOR TWICE ,FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE SYSTEM WITH NEW COOLANT AND INSTALLED NEW THERMOSTAT. MILEAGE WAS 39,500. *NM

MY 2000 MALIBU RECENTLY DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE OFF. I CONTACTED POLICE THINKING THE CAR HAD BEEN HIT, ALTHOUGH NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE. THE POLICE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE AT ALL THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. I THEN CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE BLACK BOX AND THAT I WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED THE USE OF THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE GM NATIONAL OFFICE REGARDING THE EXPENSE I WOULD INCUR FOR RENTAL CAR BECAUSE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE LOANER. BASICALLY, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I THEN WAS TALKING TO A MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT IMPACT OF ANY KIND. HE TOLD ME ABOUT A RECENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN OKLAHOMA OVER THIS ISSUE. BEFORE I SPEND THE $100'S OF DOLLARS TO FIX THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *JB

FRONT BRAKES ARE CONTINUOUSLY WEARING BEFORE THEY SHOULD. FRONT BRAKE LINE COLLAPSED. FRONT LEFT BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITHIN A MONTH BECAUSE OF WEARING TOO QUICKLY. REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTOR. *JB

THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM. WOULD USUALLY HAVE TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT WAS THE LEAST OF MY PROBLEMS SINCE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL. THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR THE LEAKING GASKET WAS OVER $650 AND TOLD WAS QUITE COMMON IN 2000 MALIBUS AND IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE OR DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE WIRES, PLUGS, IGNITION COIL AND FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS AN ADDITIONAL $475. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE WIRES, PLUGS, COIL AND FUEL FILTER AS USUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS, HOWEVER, THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH IS QUITE COMMON FROM BOTH YOUR WEBSITE AND CHEVY WEBSITE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED A POTENTIAL RECALL. OR INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME FUNDING BY CHEVY TO OFFSET THE HIGH REPAIR COSTS TO MANY OWNERS OF THE MALIBU WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRED. *JB

HAZARD FLASHER BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NO PATTERN, THEY WOULD BE ON THEN GO OFF. I WAS IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC WITH NO TURN SIGNAL OR HAZARD FLASHER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVE HOME USING ARM SIGNALS AND SLOWING TO ALLOW FASTER TRAFFIC TO PASS ME. *NM THE CONSUMER WISHES TO WITHDRAWAL THE COMPLAINT HE FILED WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RECALL DID NO APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE WASHER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK.*JB

A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING AT THE MOST IN OPPORTUNE TIME. ON ONE OCCASION IT ALMOST RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON BY THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 15, 2002. IT IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN ONLY MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON 2000/2001 MALIBU OWNERS(ID NUMBER 03V327000) BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE RECALL. HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT SINCE THE PART WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND NOTICED THAT OWNERS OF 2002 MALIBUS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. SO, IT IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED ISSUE. SINCE I NEVER USE THE HAZARD SWITCH IT CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE GONE BAD BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR. NOR IS IT A PART THAT WOULD BE USED FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO WEAR OUT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE PART. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, BUT HE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THEM. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER RECALL 03V327000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. HE HAS CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY SEEM TO BE FINE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE CONSUMER HAS THE RECALL THAT WAS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN DECEMBER OF 2002. AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE SOMEONE WORKING IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A GM DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD MADE A BIG MISTAKE. HE SAID THE ENGINE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE ONLY WAY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM ALSO INVOLVES REMOVING THE ENTIRE ENGINE FROM THE CAR. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 MY CAR HAS DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED A MECHANIC TO FIND HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS IS FOR THE ENGINE. HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT HAPPENED TO ALL GM V6 ENGINES. THIS FAILURE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL EXPENSE WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO FIX. WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES I DO NOT FEEL A CAR SHOULD DEVELOP MAJOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS. *NM

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES HAD A KNUCKLE IN THE FRONT BRAKE SHOWING NO WEAR AND TEAR VEERING ME OFF ROAD ,IM GOING TO KEEP THE PART AND TAKE PICTURES. IT DROVE SMOOTH SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THEN TODAY THE FRONT TIRE FOLDED UNDER. ME AND THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC COULDNT EXPLAIN IT. THE PART SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR TO THE AREA THAT BROKE. IVE BEEN LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, CANNOT FIND ONE IF THERE IS LET ME KNOW... THIS IS A VERY BIG DANGER AND IS LIFE THREATENING. AND IT WILL OBVIOUSLY HAPPEN WITHOUT A WARNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MAYBE HAVING THIS HAPPEN AND DONT LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT BEING THE REASON OR DONT EVEN KNOW TO TELL ABOUT IT. THANX. *NM

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THEN THEY JUST STOPPED. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL ONLINE. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL DUE TO VIN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH, THE WIRES, AND THE CONNECTOR. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

DEX-COOL COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE OF MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM OWNERS, AND IT IS WELL KNOWN BY EVERYONE EXPECT GM. BOTH THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT I MUST PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, ABOUT $1500.00. CHEVY MUST ADDRESS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM .*JB

ON JULY 7, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS. THE RIGHT TWO BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. NEVER AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S EITHER THE ONE ON THE OUTSIDE OR THE INNER ONE.*JB

GM'S RECALL #03V327000 WHICH STATES THAT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL KEEP THE TURN SIGNALS FROM FLASHING. MY 2000 MALIBU IS HAVING THIS TROUBLE, BUT SINCE THE VIN IS NOT WITHIN THE BREAK POINTS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ON FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2. AFTER PULLING OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, I FOUND OUT HALF THE CIRCUIT WAS BURNED OUT. AFTER REPLACING THE RESISTOR, THE FAN WORKS ON ALL SPEEDS. I THREW OUT THE OLD PART. *JB

DT: THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS . THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHEN SHE REALIZED THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER YET. THE TURN SIGNALS COME AND GO OFF, SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP, WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NO EXPLANATION GIVEN AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS STILL REMAINED A PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE FOUR WAY FLASHER UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 10/10/2005. *NM

DT: ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS CORRECTED BY THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. HE RESEARCHED THIS THROUGH A REPAIR MANUAL AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SWITCH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN#03V327000 WAS ISSUED INVOLVING THE TURN SIGNALS, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK (11/29/05) *SC

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ONCE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT HE LOOKED AT IT HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE BATTERY POLE HAD A SHORT LIFE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BATTERY POLE HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE SIGNALS COMING ON.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS/FOUR-WAY HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON/OFF, AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER. A MECHANIC TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL 03V327000. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL ON FOR A LEFT TURN. IT DID NOT OPERATE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED TEAM CHEVROLET HERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS,CO AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU.*JB

MY CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE THEFT SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND BECOME STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR WITH ME OR HAVE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT ALONE OUTSIDE BECAUSE I AM SO LATE. TODAY, MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED FOR OVER ONE HOUR. IT IS STILL SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT UNABLE TO START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY THEFT SYSTEM. I WISH THIS WOULD BE RECALLED, AND HOPE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO START DYING FOR IT TO BE RECALLED. LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON FORUMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF EVERYONE KNEW THE PROPER CHANNEL TO COMPLAIN TO, THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NO LONGER EXIST. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERYDAY. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR LEADS CHANGED TWICE AND IT STILL COMES ON. MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS SUMMER WHEN I NEEDED IT. ARE THESE CARS NOW DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND BE UNRELIABLE JUST SO THAT THE DEALERS CAN CHARGE MONEY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND MECHANICAL REPAIR? I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAN BE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND CHILDREN, WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? WILL I RECEIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO THIS VERY URGENT MATTER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH BECAUSE IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS ALLOW FOR THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK EITHER. I DO

DT: CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHING SWITCH FAILED. THE FIRST TIME HE USED IT WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF TURNING THE FLASHERS ON. HE CITED RECALL #03V327000. GM TOLD HIM THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH WAS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO. HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES.*MR THE BRAKE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, 24666, 37158 AND 49592 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. THE OTHER TIMES THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED THE FRONT DISC PADS HAD WORN INTO THE ROTORS. *NM

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST BRAKE SERVICE THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THAT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. *JB

INTAKE GASKET COOLANT LEAKING PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTS TO OVERHEATING AND ENGINE FAILURES.

LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE IS THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION LOCK SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT WANT TO START, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND IT COST ME $553.55 TO FIX THIS ONE PROBLEM, AND NOW MY LIGHTS DO NOT WANT TO WORK. *NM

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. IT STARTED OUT WITH THEM WORKING PART TIME, THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HAS NOT HAD CAR DIAGNOSED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CAR HAS HAD A LEAK FOR A MONTH AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT TO A CAR MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD AN INTAKE GASKET LEAK AND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON AMONG CHEVROLETS. THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD WAS THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAD DESIGNED A POOR GASKET AND THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THEY CAME OUT WITH A MORE DURABLE GASKET. THIS REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $700. WHY IS IT THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE MAKERS RECOGNIZE THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHY IT IS THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX A FAULTY OR DEFECTED ITEM? *NM

REPLACED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH DUE TO TURN SIGNALS NOT OPERATING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. MY VIN NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH UP. *JB

DT: AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDES WHILE CALLER WAS TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE GOES ON EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR. WAS DOING IT ONCE AND A WHILE AND NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME. *JB

DT: THE RESERVOIR FOR THE COOLANT HAD A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAK. IT CAUSED AN O-RING TO PULL AWAY AND LET COOLANT SPLASH ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 750 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY TO HAVE PROBLEM REMEDIED. *JB

TOOK MY 2000 MALIBU IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD THE INTAKE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING. COULD REPAIR IT FOR $825. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. WAS QUOTED $765. HAD DEALER FIX IT. BUT HAD TO USE THE "UPDATED" GASKETS. WHICH NEEDED "UPDATED" BOLTS.(APPROX. $40 EXTRA) WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING FROM WEEP HOLE. REPLACED. TOTAL COST $966.56. MY CAR HAD 51,XXX MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT GM HAS HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING AND THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AS THERE IS NOW AN UPDATED GASKET TO BE USED. WAS TOLD BY ONE SHOP THAT IS THE DEX-COOL EATS AWAY AT THE GASKETS. IF THE COOLANT IS GOOD FOR 100,000 OR 150,000 MILES. GM SHOULD COVER ANY DAMAGE THAT IS CAUSED BY IT WITHIN THAT MILAGE.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEMS. IN THE 5 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES AND SURFACE THE ROTORS EVERY YEAR (AND REPLACE ROTORS ONCE) BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT BRAKES. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THIS ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR UNDER WARRANTY AND REQUIRES THAT I PAY FOR THE REPAIR EVERY TIME.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DEVELOPED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS THOSE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN NO. 03043A BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LISTED VIN NUMBERS.*MR *JB

DT: DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

DT* TURN SIGNALS WORK WITHIN A 20 MINUTE PERIOD, AND ONE CAN ONLY GET TO WORK WHEN HITTING THE FLASHERS. NO NOISE OR SMELL. LEARNED AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC THAT HITTING THE FLASHERS MAKES THEM WORK SOMETIMES. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY AN INDIVIDUAL FOR MY SON AS A FIRST CAR. LOW MILES AND LOW PRICE. WHEN WE RECIEVED THE TITLE WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A SALVAGE VEHICLE. MY SON BEING THE TEENAGER HE WAS JUST EXCITED TO HAVE FOUR WHEELS NEVER MENTIONED TO US THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTINGLY. WHEN WE PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR MY SON FOR GRADUATION, I STARTED TO DRIVE THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND NOTICED THE TURN SIGNALS DOING THIS. THEN I NOTICED THE HAZARDS WERE DOING THE SAME INTERMITTINGLY WORKING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE CHEVY HOUSE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIX AND AT THE TIME FROM A FRIEND FOUND OUT ABOUT A FACTORY RECALL FOR CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT IN THEY SEARCHED USING THE VIN # AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I CALLED THE CHEVEROLET COMPANY. AT FIRST THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER AND A CODE FOR A SPECIAL POLICY COMPLAINT. THEN AFTER 25 MINUTES OF MY TIME HE INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS A SALVAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE BEING A SALVAGE VEHICLE. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY DO STATE DEPARTMENTS EVEN ALLOW THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD . I JUST NEED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS FIXED SO NO INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL BE HURT AT ANY POINT. I CAN TAKE THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALSO SO IT CAN BE TESTED FOR THIS. I NEED THIS FIX BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE AT MY EXPENSE.

FUEL PUMP WENT BAD ON 06/01/05 ($583). WHEN SERVICE WAS DONE TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. TO REPAIR IT WILL COST $1300.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE TAIL LIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER. *AK

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE "INTAKE IS LEAKING COOLANT" ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $825.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES OF OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ON THE INTERNET THAT EITHER CURRENTLY HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD SEEM APPARENT THAT THE INTAKE IS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT UNLESS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE WILL BE DESTROYED. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING ON A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR? THE LOSS OF LIFE WOULD BE TERRIBLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD SON THINKING THAT I WAS PURCHASING A CAR THAT WOULD PROVIDE HIM SOME ADDED PROTECTION AND NOW I FIND OUT HE IS DRIVING A TIME BOMB. IN LIGHT OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS, I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO CHARGE TO ME.

DT: CONTACT STATES HER DAUGHTER WAS IN A 4 VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT AND THE REAR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.*AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE ON ALL 3.1 L GM ENGINES LIKE THE ONE IN MY 2000 MALIBU. GM DEALERS KNOW THAT IT ALWAYS LEAKS AROUND 70 K MILES, AND JUST KEEP TRYING TO REPLACE IT. EVERY MECHANIC IN THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO KNOW THIS FACT, AND MAKE ABOUT A THOUSAND FOR IT FROM EACH OWNER.

3.1 ENGINE LEAKING COLLANT AT HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM 3.1 V6 ENGINES. ABOUT $600.00 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR.