Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#783683April 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 3 TIMES, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860493April 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY BEGAN TO PULSATE. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860477April 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONTAL VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. ALSO, CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT THAT SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON NINE OCCASIONS. SOME REPAIRS AND PARTS REPLACEMENTS WAS MADE; BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721433April 13, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
WATER ENTERING RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT - LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS BURNING BULBS OUT ALSO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860166April 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HEARS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHICH IS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO DEFECT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721336April 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN MAY 1999,HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 16 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, INCLUDING INOPERABLE HORN, WARPED ROTORS,TURNED ONCE, RESURFACED ONCE AND FINALLY REPLACED, INTERIOR VINYL PEELING, REPLACED ONCE AND IS OCCURING AGAIN,WINDOWS STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, CURRENT WORK ORDER TO HAVE WINDOWS CHECKED, BREAK PEDAL MAKING A "CREAKING" NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED, RECENTLY REPAIRD WITH AT LEAST 4-5 VISITS TO THE DEALER WITH NO SUCCESSFUL REPAIR OF PROBLEM, DEFECTIVE MOTOR ON THE HEATER, MAKING STRANGE NOISE, AIR CONDITIONING IS NOW STARTING TO "SMELL" VEHICLE ROLLS WHEN PUT IN PARK, NOTIFIED FACTORY AND HAVE CURRENT FILE NUMBER, FACTORY INFORMED ME THAT IF IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IN NEED OF REPAIR TO BRING IT IN...THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE (THE FACTORY) CAN DO...I BELIEVE TOO NUMEROUS REPAIRS IN AN 11 MONTH PERIOD..STILL HAVE OUTSTANDING WORK ORDERS FOR NEEDED FUTURE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721289April 10, 2000
CHILD SEAT
REAR ARM CAN KILL OR INJURE AN INFANT IN A REAR FACING CAR SEAT. CHEVY WAS UNAWARE OF THIS CONFLICT WHEN I CONTACTED THEIR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER. DEALER WOULD NOT REMOVE ARM REST FREE OF CHARGE , HOWEVER IT IS AN EASY MATTER TO DO SO USING A PAIR OF VISE GRIPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859480March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. 2. A SMELL IS COMING FROM A/C. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859252March 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC DUE TO BRAKE PROBLEMS. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC BRAKES WERE TOO HOT & WERE WARPING THE ROTORS. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED BRAKES WOULD GET WORSE. THEY WOULD SHAKE BADLY. ALSO, NO BRAKE LIGHTS. COVER FOR LIGHTS HAD MELTED. VEHICLE REPAIRED 3 TIMES ALREADY. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859109March 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION/SUDDEN STOP, IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720050March 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER ON THE WEB AND FOUND OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ON GMC CARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HER SISTERS WHO SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM. I BELIEVE THAT GMC IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED SURPRISED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW JUST HOW MANY BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THE MALIBU'S, BUICK REGAL'S, AND CUTLASSES. I THINK YOU WOULD FIND A PATTERN HERE IF IT WAS RESEARCHED. CONSUMERS ARE BEING MISLED BY DEALERS AS WELL. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY ONE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE CAR STOPPED WITH ABS, BUT ANOTHER DEALER ADMITTED TO THE WARPED ROTORS, BUT INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. THE LAST STRAW WAS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AT GM WHO TOLD ME ITS ALL PART OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOLD HIM THAT I DIDN'T THINK SO ON A CAR THAT HAD 13800 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858234March 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HAD TO TAKE BACK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON 3-MAR-2000 AT 16800 MILES, AND DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858261March 9, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PLASTIC TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. LIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY BURNED OUT .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858126March 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ANYTIME WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY PULSATE/ VIBRATE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AT THE DEALERSHIP. BUT, IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858132March 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FLUTTER WITH THE ROTORS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719827March 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. WAS TOLD BY LOVE CHEVROLET'S SERVICE MAN THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THESE CARS. IT SEEMS THAT WILL HAVE TO REPAIR ROTORS EVERY 8,000 MILES OR LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857815March 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULSATES AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE VEERS TO LEFT OR RIGHT, AND WONT STOP. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719480February 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR UPON PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES. SOMETIMES IT IS VIOLENT ENOUGH THAT IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FIXED TWICE AND WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. THE LIGHTS ALSO GO DIM WHEN YOU ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. THIS WAS A PROGRAM CAR WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. SOMETHING THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857656February 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551109February 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT TOO HIGH CUTS ACROSS THE NECK AND FACE OF THE CONSUMER EVEN WHEN ADJUSTED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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