Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#10121559May 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *MR WHILE IN PARK, THE RPMS ADVANCED TO 2600. WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN SPEED TO 45-50 MPH ON FLAT GROUND WITH FOOT OFF OF BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THERE WERE INCIDENTS OF RUNNING THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITH DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATING ALMOST HITTING A BICYCLIST. THE ORIGINAL IAC VALVE (INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE) WITH A NEW ORIGINAL GM IAC VALVE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE IAC REPAIR. *SC
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#10118364April 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COOLANT LEAKING. HAVE REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK TO CAR X, TOLD ME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING, HAS NOT FAILED BUT ALL ENGINES OF THIS TYPE FAIL AT SOME POINT. IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. CHECKING INTERNET, THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET BECAUSE OF TIME INVOLVED AND MONEY ($600). WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PART RECALLED.*AK
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#10118210April 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE GROUND. I TURNED CAR AROUND TO GO BACK TO MY HOME AND SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM UNDER THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPRING AND STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAD BROKEN AND CUT INTO THE TIRE. EXTENDED WARRANTY PAID FOR THE BROKEN SPRING AND STRUT BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE OTHER SIDE. JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO BREAK. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TIRES WHICH HAD ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THEM. THE MALIBU HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT AT 29,000 MILES. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 FUEL INJECTORS, REPLACE BRAKES, HAVE HAD THE BLOWER CONTROL FIXED TWICE, STILL DOES NOT OPERATE ON 1 OR 2 SETTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ANITLOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASONS, REPLACED BELT TENSIONER TWICE, SERPENTINE BELT TWICE, HAD OIL LEAKS, HAS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE (WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS CAR) (SOUNDS LIKE A VALVE PROBLEM TO ME. I AM KEEPING THIS CAR ONLY UNTIL THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. IT HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE DAY 1. THIS MODEL OF MALIBU SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT IS A DANGER FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. THANK GOD I WAS IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY GRANDAUGHTER. NO MORE CHEVROLETS FOR ME! *NM
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#10116912April 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY DEX-COOL ANTI-FREZE. THIS NEW TYPE OF ANTI-FREEZE ATTACKS THE GASKET MATERIAL. THE CAUSE COULD ALSO BE INFERIOR GASKET MATERIAL SPECIFIED BY GM.*AK
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#10116916April 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD DEX COOL ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING FROM INTAKE GASKET MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE DEX-COOL ATTACKING THE GASKET AND DETERIORATING IT.*AK
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#10116684April 10, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
(1) I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU ABOUT 35 MPH ON A TOWN STREET. (2)WITHOUT WARNING, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE CAR INSTANTLY MADE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. THERE WERE NO ONCOMING CARS. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAN AND GET BACK INTO MY LANE. I PULLED DOWN A SIDE AND LOOKED AT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND IT LOOKED NORMAL. UNDER THE HOOD LOOKED NORMAL. I PROCEDED HOME. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAD A NOTICABLE CLUNK OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. I WENT HOME ABOUT ONE MILE AND TOOK THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OFF. I NOTICED THE COIL SPRING AROUND THE STRUT HAD FRACTURED. THE BASE OF THE COIL SPRING, (THE PEARCH IT WAS SITTING ON WAS BENT) WAS CLOSE TO THE TIRE. I NOTICED A RUB IN THE TIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRACTURED SPRING. THE FRACTURE WAS CLEAN EXCEPT SOME CORROSION WAS EVIDENT AT THE START OF THE CRACK PROPAGATION. I HAVE PHOTOS IF YOU WANT. I WILL ALSO ASK FOR THE FRACTURED SPRING. (3) THE CAR HAD BOTH FRONT END STRUTS REPLACED AND COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. *AK
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#10115114April 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND HAD TAKEN SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START AGAIN. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STARTER SWITCH. *AK *SC
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#10117161March 30, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CHEVROLET MALIBU LS 1999, FRONT END LOOSE, REPLACED 2 BOLTS. *BF WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK CRACKED FOR NO REASON. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE ENGINE CRADLE RACK CAME APART FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT BRAKES, LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND WATER PUMP WERE ALL REPLACED. THE ABS AND POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAD BURNED OUT. *JB
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#10114773March 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FROM OHIO TO FLORIDA FOR VACATION. CAR WAS DRIVEN OUT OF LIVING COMPLEX WHEN BLACK SMOKE & BURNING RUBBER WAS NOTICED,DROVE BACK INTO COMPLEX & EXITED CAR WHEN THE TIRE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLEW.CALLED AAA TO HAVE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10114228March 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION SYSTEM HAVE ALL BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY REPLACED, IT HAPPEND AGAIN. EACH OF THESE TIMES, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START BUT FAIL TO TURN OVER. EACH OF THESE TIMES, MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS BLINKING. IF I WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN COLD AND WARM WEATHER AND HAS STRANDED ME AND MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN MANY TIMES. ALSO, NOW MY THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO FALL TO EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT IS FULL WITH GAS. MY GAUGE SUDDENLY WENT FROM 1/4 OF A TANK TO EMPTY A FEW MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I STOPPED TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 7 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT WHEN I KNOW MY GAS TANK HOLD 13 GALLONS OF GAS. THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM JUST STARTING YESTERDAY (3/16/05) BUT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I START MY CAR SINCE THEN.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10115047March 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING FLUID, WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO OVERHEAT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
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0
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#10115026March 11, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE CHANGED BY THE DRIVER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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#10112459March 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ON THIS CAR. WE ARE STILL HAVING ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS. IT IS IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK. NOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE OVERFLOW. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND IN REGARDS TO THIS MODEL. WHY ISN'T ANYONE CONTACTING THE CHEVY TO GET THIS DESIGN FLAW CORRECTED AND COMPENSATION FOR THE AFFECTED CONSUMERS WHO WERE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BUY THIS PARTICULAR MODEL? *JB
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#10109343March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM. IT WAS LEAKING. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THIS TO BREAK AFTER 60,000 MILES. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THE INTAKE GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. *TC
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0
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#10113027February 24, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE ALARM WENT OFF. THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK THE VEHICLE, UPON TRYING TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE LEANED OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STRUT AND THE SPRING HAD BROKEN ON ITS OWN. *NM
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0
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#10112832February 22, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE CAME VERY CLOSE TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE SHE DID NOT KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE OUT UNTIL SOMEONE BLEW THE HORN. SHE HAD THE TAIL LIGHTS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK
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Injuries:
0
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#10110170February 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VERY ERRATIC STEERING WHEN BRAKING SUPPOSED "SILENT" RECALL; AS ROTORS WERE NOT ANNEALED PROPERLY CHEVROLET REPLACED ROTORS (I HOPE) AND FRONT PADS CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER,HAD PRIVATE GARAGE RE-CUT ROTORS, REPLACE PADS CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN THREE MONTHS LATER BELIEVE DEFECTIVE ROTORS BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT, FIXED INCOME, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENT IF DRIVER PANICS AS IT FEELS LIKE CONTROL IS TOTALLY GONE. FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A REAL RECALL AND NEW TYPE OF ROTORS INSTALLED, I WAS ALL SET TO DO MY BRAKES THE FIRST TIME BUT A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THE "SILENT" RECALL. I DON'T FEEL THAT BRAKE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE "SILENT".*JB
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0
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#10108335February 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CHRONIC COOLANT LEAK DUE TO FAULTY INTAKE GASKET.*AK
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#10109188January 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FRONT COIL SPRING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE SUSPENSION DROPPED. THEN, DRIVER SAW THE TIRE SMOKING. THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE THE SPRING WENT RIGHT INSIDE THE INNER SIDEWALL. *AK
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Injuries:
0
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#10111020January 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT ONLY 43000 MILES THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE GASKET FAILED. *NM WHEN THE GASKET FAILED IT LET COOLANT INTO THE OIL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
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