Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#723922June 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR A FRONT END NOISE 3 TIMES SO FAR..1ST THE FRONT SUSPENSION ARMS WERE REPLACED...2ND THE STEERING KNUCKLES WERE REPLACED....3RD THEY STILL DONT KNOW....4TH TO REPLACE FRONT LEFT STRUT....ON 5/22/2000 THE BRAKES LOCKED AND SHIMMIED, WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723838June 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT HIGH SPEEDSTHE CAR SHAKES MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. I TOOK IN TO DEALER THEY SAID ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND, THEY CUT ROTORS. HAPPEN AGAIN (TWICE) AND THEY FINALLY REPALCED ROTORS. A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER SAME HAPPENED. REPLACED WITH A "REDESIGNED ROTOR" WHICH NOW HAS ONLY LASTEST 7000 MILES. NOW WARRENY IS UP AND NO WANTS TO REPLACE ROTORS. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALER, CHEVY, SALES AND SERVICE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP OTHER THEN I'M OUT OF LUCK. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT DO I DAO TO GET CHEVY TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR BRAKING SYSTEM?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863262June 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THREE LANES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863066June 6, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HOLES WERE TOO BIG AROUND THE ROTORS & LUGS: NUTS CAME THROUGH. UPON APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END WILL SHIMMY. ALSO, CONUSMER HAD TO GRIP STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN TRAVELING 55MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE MOVED RIGHT TO LEFT. DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A MAJOR CONCERN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723626June 5, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
THE TIRES ARE WEARING INTHE CENTER, WHILE REST OF TIRE SHOW NO WEAR , AND BECAUSE ITS WEARS IN THE CENTER , OWNER WILL NOT NOTICE EXCESSIVE WEAR UNTIL TIRE FAILURE. TIRE AIR PRESSURE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS PROBLEM, AS FIRST THOUGHT BY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2MWAAA039 TIRE SIZE: 21560R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862883June 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ROTORS AND TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862798May 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
1. BRAKE LINE HAS RUBBED RAW, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES; 2. MONTHS PRIOR CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A BRAKE SAFETY INSPECTION, BUT NO DEFECT WAS SHOWN. ALSO, BRAKE CALIPERS LEAKED BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862609May 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY.THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING DUE TO PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *AK ROTORS ON DISC BRAKES WARPED CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR UNEVENLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722866May 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES AND AGAIN 11,000 MILES LATER. INDEPENDENT BRAKE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. STILL TRYING TO RESOLVE WITH GMC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862073May 17, 2000
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE, WITH RIM AND HUB STILL ATTACHED, CAME OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OVER A BRIDGE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861991May 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861862May 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH OR LESS CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR HEAD-ON CRASH IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO,THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722592May 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 1 HOUR EARLIER - NOTICED WISP OF SMOKE IN TRUNK AND CONTACTED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. UPON CHECKING MILEAGE, NOTICED ENTIRE INTERIOR OF CAR WAS FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEGUN IN CONSOLE AND SPREAD TO PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. FIRE HAD EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. TOWING COMPANY SENT A PART-TIME FIREMAN TO TOW CAR TO DEALER. AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861383May 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT OWNER FOUND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY FRONTAL IMPACT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS AN UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. BUT VEHICLE ITSELF WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY IMPACTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861340May 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING HEARD SOMETHING RATTLING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT REAR WHEEL CONTROL ARM BROKE IN TWO. VEHICLE COULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER. FAILURE DUE TO A POOR WELD. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722147May 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
MY WIFE WAS WAITING IN LINE TO PICK UP OUR SON FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE CONES WERE MOVED SHE TRIED STARTING THE CAR 3 TIMES. SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT START SHE MADE SURE THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND GOT OUT AND STARTED WALKING TO THE NEXT CAR TO WAVE THEM AROUND. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD AND RAN INTO A PARKED JEEP. SHE RAN FOR THE CAR IN FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR 4 YEAR OLD SON WHO WAS ASLEEP IN THE BACK SEAT, AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS DRAGGED TO THE GROUND. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED SHE OPENED THE REAR DOOR TO TAKE OUR SON OUT. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED THEY NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK. MY WIFE DID NOT TOUCH THESE ITEMS AFTER THE CRASH. I SPOKE TO THE DRIVERS OF THE TWO CARS RIGHT BEHIND MY WIFE, AND THE FIRST ONE TO THE REAR SAID THAT MY WIFE HAD TAKEN APPROX. TWO STEPS WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF. THE SECOND DRIVER SAID THAT MY WIFE WAS AT THE REAR OF OUR CAR WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER AND FRONT PASSANGER DOOR OF OUR CAR. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE PARKED JEEP DUE TO THE FRONT TOWING BRACKET WAS THE ONLY THING HIT. MY WIFE IS NOW FEARFUL OF THIS VEHICLE, AND DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT.I MYSELF FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861044April 27, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEEL & VEHICLE SPUN AROUND & HIT CONCRETE WALL. ALSO, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER VEHICLE HAD HIT CONCRETE WALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551989April 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE FAILURE OF ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEEL TO VIBRATE AT HIGH SPEED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000791April 26, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR CREEPS, FUEL SYSTEM,RESULTED IN A CRASH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860957April 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND PUTTING ON BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED A LOT. CONSUMER TALKED TO CHEVROLET, ANDTHEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED SOME FLAWS IN THE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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