Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#10090915September 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. CAR WAS SOLD WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON, AND IT TOOK 2 REPAIR VISITS FOR IT TO BE FIXED. NUMEROUS MINOR PROBLEMS HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 69000 MILES. ONCE I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, "CHECK OIL" LIGHT WAS ON, BUT OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THE MECHANIC COULD RESET IT. AFTER THAT, ALL GAUGES ON THE DASH PERIODICALLY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING, AND MILEAGE WAS NOT BEING RECORDED WHILE GAUGES WERE OUT. WHEN THE GAUGES COME BACK ON, THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT IS LIT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE LAST MONTH. I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT I GOT A LEMON AND AM UNHAPPY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091999September 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S COIL SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090623September 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089037September 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FOR SOME REASON THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY.(THEY LAST ABOUT A MONTH OR SO OF IN-FREQUENT DRIVING).AT ABOUT EVERY THIRD PAD CHANGE,I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089899August 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM. WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OPERATING OR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD LOCK UP IN A DOWN POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086532August 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
THE ABS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FREQUENTLY TURNS ON, ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING, AND/OR NON-BRAKING WHILE MAKING A TURN. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT TURNS ON, THE BRAKING CAPABILITIES OF THE CAR ARE DIMINISHED (CONVERSELY OF WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN). THESE INCIDENTS OF ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A COUPLE ACCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT FULLY POWERED. IT HAS FELT LIKE LOSING THE POWER ASSISTED BRAKES ON THE CAR, WHERE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER BRAKING SYSTEM. 99% OF THE TIME, THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE, BUT IT'S THAT 1% OF THE TIME THAT THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTED, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086293August 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ABOVE SETTING 3. THIS RESULTS IN OPERATOR TO HOT(HEAT) OR TO COLD(A.C.). CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086294August 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON PURCHASE, LIGHTER/ASSESSORY FUSE BLOWN. REPLACED FUSE, RECENTLY BLOWN AGAIN. NOW BLOWING FUSES AT ANY TRY OF USE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087268August 5, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN SINGLE CAR COLLISION. STEERING FAILED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086257August 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RADIATOR FLUID LEEKS BECAUSE OF BAD MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079680July 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081102July 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I HAVE REPLACED MY ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS, THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD WEAR UNUSUALLY FAST. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF WITH OVER $4,000 SPENT IN PARTS, SERVICE, AND LABOR, THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075487July 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081051July 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR: I HAVE REPLACED TIRES TWICE, TRIED TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM , IT IS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING - WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET THE FRONT END ALIGNED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACED FIRST. I HAVE CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PUT A MOTOR AND BRAKES(SEVERAL TIMES) ON THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP ME. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082066July 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
VEHICLE'S FRONT SPRINGS BROKE.*MR BOTH FRONT SPRING BROKE IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE BROKEN PARTS IN HER POSSESION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074171July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. IT WAS TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS PLACING ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE EVERYDAY THEN IT EVENTUALLY DIDN'T HOLD ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINE WITH THE MANIFOLD. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED TEMPORARILY AND THAT IN ANOTHER 50K MILES THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD INCUR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075161June 10, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 1998 MALIBU (WITH 113,000 MILES) ARE WARPED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THREE PRIOR SETS ALSO WARPED, AT 18,000, 29,000, AND 91,000. AFTER THE FIRST PROBLEM I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION AT NHTSA. IT WAS ASSIGNED ODI #735425. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK. I NOTE THERE ARE OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT MALIBU ROTORS WARPING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. ISN'T THERE SOME MANUFACTURER LIABILITY FOR THIS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075797June 7, 2004
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT AND STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074795June 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR REPEATEDLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073215May 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE IN DASH SET DOES NOT REGISTER AND THE ENTIRE DASH COMPONENT MUST BE REPLACED. TANK IS FULL, BUT GAUGE REGISTERS E, SENDING UNIT ALRIGHT, PROBLEM IS IN THE DASH SET UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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