Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#887783May 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
LEFT FRONT ROTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, RUBBING ON PAD. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#887866May 9, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT BULBS POWER MELT PLASTIC OF COVER, CAUSING NO VISION FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON BRAKE LIGHTS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#887736May 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FUSES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUED TO BLOW. THEN, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CRACKED AND BROKE, WHICH NECESSITED THE REPLACEMENT OF WIPER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 01V068000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#745011May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#887380May 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED PADS TWICE AND CALIPERS ONCE. BRAKES MAKING NOISE AGAIN AT THIS TIME. BRAKING DISTANCE IS NORMAL.*AK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#887391May 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES GO OUT EVERY 10,000 MILES.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#887395May 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BRAKES APPLIED AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, AND JERK STEERING WHEEL OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD ROTORS REFACED/TURNED AND RESURFACED. ALSO, HAD NEW BRAKE PADS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744692April 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE COMPUTER 2 TIMES AND NO CODE IS SHOWING UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE DAY ONE. AND I HAVE NO EXTENDED WARRENTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886990April 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744580April 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION LOCK WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 1999 BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. IT JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ON 4/23/01 BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK WAS SO WORN OUT, IF YOU TOOK THE KEY OUT, THE CAR WOULD STILL RUN. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IF I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF, AND LEFT IT IN A LOT OR IN THE STREET SOMEWHERE, AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS ON, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT. ACCORDING TO TWO DIFFERNET GM DEALERSHIPS, AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO I CONSULTED ON THIS MATTER, THE IGNITION LOCK SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, AND THIS IS THE THIRD ONE I HAVE HAD SINCE 1998. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. THANKS.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#744597April 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, TIRES
I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ROTORS. MAY 99, 9800 MI, FEB 00, 18247 MI, MAY 00, 23,236 MILES AND NOW TODAY 35,500 MI. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY SHAVED THE ROTORS AND THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER THEY NEVER PUT ON NEW PADS. NOW TODAY THEY TELL ME I NEED NEW BRAKES. THEY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING IT DID OTHER TIME. AT A SPEED OF OVER 50 MPH IT SHIMMIES. THERE SHOULD DEFINETLY BE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. THE TIRES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY SPLIT. ALSO I HAVE WATER COMING INTO THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT AND PUTS OUT THE BULB.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560884April 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICIAN THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT AND FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, LUBED CALIPER SLIDES AND SET CALIPER CLEARANCE, INSPECTED CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKE SHOES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744241April 18, 2001
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
FRONT WHEELS DEVELOPED GRINING NOISE. DEALER SAYS ITS WORN OUT HUBS AND BEARING ON BOTH SIDES AND CLAIMS ITS FROM POTHOLES. I DON'T HIT MANY POTHOLES. I MAKE A CONSCIENCE EFFORT TO AVOID POTHOLES. REPAIR IS COSTING ME $1000. I THINK I'M BEING TAKEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744024April 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I'M WAITING FOR PAPERS TO BE SENT TO ME FOR THIS COMPLAINT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE FROM THE SNOW, AND MY WIFE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING OVER CAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885736April 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE: PIVOT: DRIVE ASSEMBLY CRACKING DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER REPAIRED DEFECT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885507April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL, AND WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. *AK THE ENGINE STALL SUDDENLY ON HIGHWAY. *YH
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885562April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHEN TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. SAFETY BELT FIXED 2 TIMES. POWER STEERING HOSES AND LINES REPLACED, PARTS WERE MISSING FROM STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885583April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE BRAKE FAILURE KEEP ON HAPPENING. THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743752April 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALER OF MY R/F CALIPER PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PADS ON THE R/F SIDE ARE ALL THE WAY TO THE WARNING TAB OF THE BRAKES. I FEEL THE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACE BECAUSE THE CALIPER WORE THEM DOWN PREMATURLLY.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743655April 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RECURRING WARPED ROTORS AFTER TIRE ROTATIONS; ONLY ~38,000 MILES AND PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES ALREADY; FIRST 2 TIMES, DEALERS REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS; 3RD TIME (VEHICLE OUT OF WARRENTY) DEALER SAYS BAD TIRES ARE THE CAUSE, BUT RESURFACES ROTORS ANYWAY- SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR WITH NO CHANGE TO TIRES (ONLY DIFFERENCE IS RESURFACED ROTORS), SO HOW CAN IT BE BAD TIRES. PROBLEM SYMPTOMS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME; SEVERE PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABOVE ~60-65MPH, AND SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENT ON AUTOMOBILES. PLEASE TAKE SOME ACTION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM -- OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, AND AT LEAST SOME DEALERS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE BEING COMPLETELY HONEST HERE. *AK
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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