Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#719363February 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SURGE THEN SHAKE AND SHIMMY MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 3000 MI. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THE ROTORS WERE THEN REPLACED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP WE LEARNED THAT THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU AND GRAND AM . WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE ROTORS WAS ONLY FOR 17000 MI. RATHER THAN THE 36000 MI. SHOWN IN THE WARRANTY BOOK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857289February 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED A GRIDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, THERE WAS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857187February 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718250February 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE CAR WAS NEW, ENGINE OIL LEAKS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718677February 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THIS MALIBU IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES FOR THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON SECURITY SYSTEM FOR 3 OR 4 TIMES THAT IS WORKING NOW BRAKES THAT HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT I HAVE GOT 2 LITTLE CHILDREN AND I AM SCARED TO GET IT MY OWN CAR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN I GOT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718019January 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 7187 MILES NOT A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. LEFT MY WIFE AND I STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF DESERT HAD TO LEAVE CAR AND GET RIDE FROM STRANGER . 4 DAYS HAVE GONE BY AND HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY DEALER. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855714January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER BRAKES WILL BECOME HARD WHICH IS EXTENDS THE BRAKING DISTANCE BY 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855423January 24, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY RATE OF SPEED EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717765January 23, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ON VERY COLD DAYS (<20 DEG F) GAS GAUGE REGISTERS ACCURATELY FOR ~10 SECS., THEN FALLS TO EMPTY, WHEN TANK IS NOT EMPTY (ORIGINALLY HAPPENED WITH 3/4 TANK). WHEN ENGINE STOPPED AND RESTARTED, GAUGE REGISTERS ACCURATELY FOR ~10 SECS. THEN FALLS TO EMPTY AGAIN. ONLY AFTER ~1 HOUR OF DRIVING DOES THE PROBLEM STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854474January 22, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY WHENTHE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECED THE VEHICLE SEVEERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717684January 21, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN ACCELERATION. AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY. HAS NOW BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN RAN OVER BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES NUMEROUS TIMES, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR THE 2ND REPAIR OF THE CLOCK SPRING THEY BROKE THE TILT LEVER AND SCRATCHED TRIM ON STEERING COLUMN. TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A MALIBU. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY. I HAVE DRIVEN MORE LOANER CARS THAN I HAVE MY OWN THAT I CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. MOST OF THE MILES ON MY CAR HAS BEEN DUE TO REPEATED VISITS TO THE SHOP. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR, THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE DEPT., AND THE WAY GM HAS HANDLED THE CASE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 93T M + S TIRE SIZE: P2155OR15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854574December 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL STOPPING. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . *AK WITH OUT JUMPING ON THE BREAKS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, SO YOU CAN'T LOOK TO LEFT SIDE TO GET INTO LANE OR GET ON HWY ON RAMPS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854359December 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT VEHICLE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE PINNED DOWN TO SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854021December 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY DUE TO BAD ROTORS. DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715928December 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
REPEATED OIL LEAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853958December 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SHOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. TIRES SEEME TO BE LOWER SINCE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549884December 8, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CAUSING BACK INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#853845December 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
FRONT END SHAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT ROTORS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853637December 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN RAPID ACCERLATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853668December 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE. AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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