Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#10054997January 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION
HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS EVERY 5,000 MILES. I'VE SPENT MORE MONEY ON THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR THAN GAS. I'VE ALSO GONE THROUGH 5 SETS OF TIRES. REPLACED WHEEL HUB BEARINGS, AND STILL, AFTER REPLACING ITEMS, THE VIBRATION, SHAKING, INSTABILITY COMES BACK. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH ABS. LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT 6 TIMES AND DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. EACH TIME AFTER SEEING DEALER, IT GOES OUT. BUT THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS. HAVE PROBLEMS BRAKING. I'VE HAD TO STOP QUICKLY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND CAR WON'T SLOW DOWN. IT'S AS IF I'M TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON A SHEET OF ICE, AND I LIVE IN FLORIDA!!! BACK TAILLIGHTS CONSTANTLY MELT AROUND BULBS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES IN BOTH. IS CHEVROLET GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS?? I'VE READ THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS. DOES IT TAKE A FEW PEOPLE'S DEATHS TO FINALLY GET THEM TO CARE? COME ON CHEVROLET, I USED TO BELIEVE IN YOU, BUT NOW I'M QUESTIONING THE CARS. THIS IS THE 6TH CHEVROLET CAR I'VE OWNED. STRONGLY THINKING OF NEVER BUYING A CHEVY AGAIN. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10054658January 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE HAD 3 WHEELBEARINGS DONE, THE BRAKES CHANGED TWICE, THE ROTORS CHANGED AND TURNED, THE CALIPERS CHANGED AND MORE. THE CALIPERS CONTINUE TO MAKE A HORRIBLE CRUNCHING NOISE AND NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THE DEALER SAYS ITS A MANUAFACTURING DEFECT AND CHEVY SAYS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT IT, 12 DAYS, AND IT WAS NEVER BROUGHT INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WELL, ITS CRAP AND I KNOW THERE ARE AT LEAST A HUNDRED OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO IF YOU HAVE A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU WITH DEFECTS CALL ME AND LETS SUE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS. 607-397-1782
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0
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#10054594January 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ALTERNATOR GO OUT COMPLETELY WITHIN 10K OF EACH OTHER. ONCE THE CAT HAD GONE BAD, IT CAUSED THE VALVE SEALS ON THE ENGINE TO NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, A $1300 JOB NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALSO HAVE HAD BREAK PAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM WEARING UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR ALMOST A WEEK BEFORE THEY GUESSED THE PROBLEM-NO ONE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT MY ENGINE TO VERIFY THAT THE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I WAS SO ANNOYED WITH WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPLETE THE WORK AND REPLACE THE CAT. THESE PROBLEMS ALSO RESULTED IN A MIDNIGHT TOW TWO HOURS AWAY FROM HOME SINCE MY CAR WOULD NOT START, TAKING MORE TIME AND MONEY OUT OF MY HECTIC SCHEDULE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055297January 16, 2004
STEERING
WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10070967January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING - ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. ENGINE - HEAD GASKET, FAULTY. WAS REPLACED. POWER WINDOW - REGULATOR AND MOTOR FAULTY, THE WINDOW JUST STOP ROLLING UP AND DOWN, DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF FAIURE TILL IT HAPPENED. IN SHOP RIGHT NOW, NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. OTHER - COOLING SYSTEM, USES THE INFAMOUS DEX-COOL COOLANT. THE ENGINE GETS HOT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. HOT MEANING TWO BARS ABOVE MIDDLE. IT USUALLY RESIDES IN THE MIDDLE. THE RADIATOR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS ALSO SUSPECTED OF BEING A PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND IS GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. THE WORST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS AFTER THE HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR TWO MONTHS. WE TOOK IT ON VACATION TO LAKE POWELL WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO GET HOT. I TURNED OFF THE A/C AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. THIS WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE DRIVEABLE WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT. MY WORRY IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO MY WIFE ON THE FREEWAY OR DRIVING HOME TO SEE HER PARENTS. HAD THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME WITH JUST HER IN THE CAR SHE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO AND WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071103January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START. WAIT 10-15 MINUTES CAR STARTS FINE. PROBLEM HAPPENS ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A MONTH. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHEN WEATHER IS SUNNY AND HOT AND IN PERFECT WEATHER AND ALSO WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071268January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
AIR CONTROLS SWITCH BACK & FORTH FROM FRESH TO RECIRCULATE. CAR HAS REFUSED TO START TWICE & ANTITHEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK UPPER AND LOWER. I HAD THE GASKET REPLACED AND GM CANADA PAID FOR THE LABOR AND I PAID FOR THE PARTS, APPROX $180 CANADIAN. I BELIEVE THERE WAS 78000 KM (48,000 MILES) ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. SEATBELTS ARE SLOW TO RETRACT. CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END, THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY OR FIX. RECALL ON ROTORS CAUSED PADS TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069529January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUSE #48 TO THE FUEL PUMP INJECTOR CONTINUES TO BLOW WE REPLACE IT SOMETIMES, IT WILL START AND SOME SOMETIME IT DON'T THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER SHIP SAYS THAT THE 1999 CHEVOLET MALIBU NEEDED A FUEL PUMP SO HE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP THE FUSE STILL BLOWED OUT THE DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR. THEY CAME AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS FUSE BLOWING PROBLEM SINCE DECEMBER OF 2002. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN. T. REYNOLDS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069757January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES
AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL PROBLEMS DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WRONG NEVER REPAIRED TIRES; WORN OUT AT 16000 DEALER INSISTED THAT THAT WAS NORMAL FOUGHT TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ONLY 2 TIRES ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT NEVER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM IN ALL THE CARS I EVER OWNED 978.00 LATER. ENGINE 3 MONTHS LATER PRESENTLY ENGINE HAS SERIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE RATTLE, LOSE OF POWER DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG YET THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM OIL WAS CLEAN NO TEMP PROBLEM JUST BLEW LAST WEEK TOWED TO THE HOUSE BRAKES; HAD TO CHANGE BOTH FRONT CALIPERS COULD NOT RE USE THEM NEEDED NEW ONES WHEN DOING BRAKE JOB WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY PRODUCT EVER AGAIN!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070115January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3/18/03 - MALIBU IS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING COOLANT, BUT THERE WAS NEVER ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON THE DRIVEWAY. AN INDEPENDANT SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT VERY MANY OTHER GM OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ATTEMPTED TO GET ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR THE REPAIR FROM GM, BUT THEY REFUSED. THE DESIGN OF THE GASKET SYSTEM COMBINED WITH DEXCOOL COOLANT APPEARS TO BE FAULTY. WE ALSO HAVE A CRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE PADS ARE BAD. SO FAR, GM IS PICKING UP ALL THOSE COSTS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THROUGH THE INTERNET WE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MANY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070241January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILS. THE DEXCOOL COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THE BEARINGS ON THE GASKET ARE DAMAGED. I WAS TOLD THAT I REALLY NEED A NEW ENGINE, BUT THAT I COULD TRY REPLACING THE GASKET, BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEE THAT WILL WORK. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MOST GM CARS FROM THAT TIME FRAME AND STARTING AROUND 40,000 AND THAT GM HAS EVEN MADE A NEW PART FINDING THE ORIGINAL DEFICIENT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070687January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD: WHISTLES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES AND TOLD THAT MECHANIC DOESN'T HEAR ANYTHING WRONG. ONGOING PROBLEM. BRAKES: NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. CAR SEEMS TO CHEW THEM UP. REPLACED WITH HIGH QUALITY BRAKES FROM AUTO ZONE. LIFETIME GUARANTEE, AND REPLACED BY MYSELF. TRANSMISSION: WHEN CAR GOES FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, CAR REVS UP AS IF IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY KICKS INTO GEAR, BUT IS JERKY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTERWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068813January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068850January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS "5 YEAR" COOLANT GM USES DOES NOT LAST 5 YEARS. THIS 1999 VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LEAK, OVERHEATED, AND BLEW A LIFTER. THE ENGINE IS RUINED AT 78,000 MILES!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068869January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEAKING OIL FOR NO APPARENT REASON- UPON CHECK AT GARAGE ADVISED OF INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK THAT IF NOT REPAIRED WILL RESULT IN 3.1L V6 ENGINE DAMAGE - AUTO REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT MALIBU'S ARE INFAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM - ADVISED TO SAVE RECEIPTS IN THE EVENT OF A RECALL & TO WRITE LETTER TO CHEVY TO ADVISE OF DISSATISFACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053877January 13, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053097January 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I MYSELF, HAD TO HAVE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IT WAS RECALLED ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS, BUT NOT MINE. A FRIEND OF MINE ALSO OWNS THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CHEVROLET MALIBU AND SHE IS CURRENTLY HAVING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED. I AM EXPERIENCES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE THAT I SAW ON A RECALL LIST FOR A PARTICULAR SET OF VINS. I FIND THIS TO BE A BIT STRANGE THAT I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THESE MANUFACTURE DEFECTS, AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING A SELECT FEW. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT 3 PEOPLE I KNOW EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, YET, THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052894January 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, TIRES, EQUIPMENT
SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ROTORS REPLACED (ALSO CLEANED AND OTHER THINGS-TO THE POINT THEY ASKED ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES AND ROTORS). THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO ROLL DOWN BUT CAN STILL ROLL IT UP FROM THERE. THE AIR CONDITIONER BUTTON(RESISTOR) NEEDED REPLACING AND THEN THE VENT BUTTON(RESISTOR) NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE TIE ROD END AND WHEEL BEARING . NOT TO MENTION A WATER PUMP. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM SAWYER CHEVROLET WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 76,000. BUT WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNING IT, THIS IS ALL THE WORK WE HAD TO PUT INTO IT. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT NEEDED ALL THAT REPAIRING DONE BEFORE IT REACHED 100,000 MILES. PLUS WE HAD TO GET NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD FIRESTONE TIRES ON THEM THAT WERE WARPING, ETC. BUT SAWYERS REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM AND FIRESTONE DID NOT GET BACK TO US IN TIME BEFORE OUR VACATION. SO WE PUT NEW TIRES ON OURSELVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053698January 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLING LIGHT WENT ON, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING WHITE SMOKE TO APPEAR FROM THE EXHAUST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051375December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
!999 CHEVY MALIBU LS, REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. MILEAGE ON CAR 32,728
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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