Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1997)

443 consumer complaints on file.

#881599February 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559429February 5, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879701February 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879604February 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT 19,000 FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED, AND AT 24,000 MILES ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN. AT 47,000 MILES FRONT BRAKES, AND 1 ROTOR NEEDED TO REPLACED. AT 71,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED EVERY 15,000-20000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740113January 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS I'VE HAD TO ADD COOLANT TO THE CAR I DID'NT NOTICE ANY LEAKAGE BUT I KEPT AN EYE OUT. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE OIL THE OTHER DAY COOLANT LEAKAGE WAS EVEDENT AND WAS COMING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE LOOSE, YOU COULD MOVE THEM WITH YOUR FINGERS. DEALER COST ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS 500 DOLLARS.THE TIRE SITUATION IS AS FOLLOWS, 2 SETS OF FIRESTONE AFINNITY TIRE THAT ARE SUPOSSED TO LAST 80000 MILES A SET AND WE CAN ONLY GET AOUT 33000 MILES BOTH SETS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER AND OF COARSE IT'S NOT THE TIRES IT IS THE CAR SO THEY SAY.I HAVE THEM ROTATED EVERY 6000 MILES AND KEEP THEM INFLATED TO THE PROER SPECS,ALSO HAVE THEM BALANCED AND HAVE THE CAR S ALIGNMENT PERFORMED ANNUALLY. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739995January 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DISC BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. PADS REPLACED AT 30K MILES. BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN RIGHT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878574January 19, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED STEERING FLUID MORE THAN OFTEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738995January 8, 2001
TIRES
JAN 7, 2001 WE WERE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 TO 50MPH. MY HUSBAND SAID TO PULL OVER BECAUSE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. TWO MONTHS AGO WE BOUGHT THE MALIBU USED. SO I WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THOSE TIRES PUT ON. WE NOTICED A WEEK LATER THAT THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED, WE DID SO. SO 3000 MILES LATER WE HAD THIS BLOWOUT. THE RIGHT-REAR TIRE CAME APART. USUALLY WHEN YOU GET A FLAT TIRE THERES A PUNCHER OR SLOW LEAK. PIECES OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER TIRE YESTERDAY AND I CAN SEE SOME CRACKS ON IT. AND THOSE TIRES AREN'T BALD BUT WORN. THE FRONT TIRES ARE FIRESTONE BUT NEWER. I KNOW THESE TIRES AREN'T ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. I THINK FIRESTONE SHOULD REPLACE MY TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60RIS)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60RIS )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#877442January 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOT OUT OF SYNC/ CAUGHT AND STOPPED AND STUCK AND STUCK TOGEHTER IN MIDDLE DURING OPERATION. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. *AK WIPER TRANSMISSION BROKE, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 23350 MILES, HOWEVER TRANSMISSION DID NOT BURN OUT THIS TIME. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876892December 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING OR GROANING NOISE WHILE STOPPING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAD BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876721December 19, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING BECAME NOISY WHEN MAKING A TURN AND DIFFICULT/HARD TO MANAGE. WITH LESS THAN 11000 MILES RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737662December 11, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT - CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF BAD CIRCUIT BEHIND THE LIGHT PANEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876239December 11, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW TO HIGH SPEED, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE VIBRATING, DEALER DROPPED SURAME AND TIGHTENED RACK MOUNTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS RATTLE AT LOW SPEED AND VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEED. ENGINE TORQUES BACK UNDER POWER, DEALER STATED THIS WAS BECAUSE OF FAULTY LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875717November 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME WHIPLASH THAT HURT REAL BADLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736996November 28, 2000
TIRES
WE WERE TOWING OUR MALIBU BEHIND A MOTORHOME, HAD JUST PULLED ON TO I75 AFTER AN HOUR STOP AT A TRUCK STOP. WE WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE BEFORE LEAVING THE TRUCK STOP AND ALL TIRES APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. FORTUNATELY TWO PASSING VEHICLES MOTIIONED US TO PULL OVER. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE RIM. WE TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH. (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736884November 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT END SHIMMY AT 50-60 MPH WHEN BRAKES APPLIED;ROTORS&PADS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557326November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER REPLACED ROTORS DUE TO THE NOISES THEY MADE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED AND THEY DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, THEY WERE TOO LOOSE AND THEY SHIFTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874387November 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE/NOISY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874390November 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY. BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS TO REPLACE BRAKE LINING AND FRONT PADS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. *AK THE MANUFACTURE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER INFORMED THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874190October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. AT 21,000 MILES/AT LOW SPEED IT APPEAR MODERATE, AND SEVERE AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HAD FRONT ROTORS TURNED. AT 30,000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED AGAIN, AND RETURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND REPLACED PADS AT CONSUMER'S COST. AT 33,000 MILES, AGAIN PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AT 60 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES, IT CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION / PULSATION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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