Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#542529November 10, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, REPLACEMENT LOCKED UP ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781533November 5, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAIN COMPUTER, GROUNDING WIRTES, ENGINE, AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781445November 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
EXHAUST FAILURE/HEADLIGHTS FAILED/CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONED/FLOOR BOARD/RAIN INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TICKING UNDERNEATH HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781514October 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781284October 15, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
RAIN LEAKS IN TRUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828872October 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828873October 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT REMEDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828714October 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING AND AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCURS THE HORN ACTUATOR IS DIFFCULT TO LOCATE. *AK HORN WAS ACTUATED AT LOWER PORTION OF AIR BAG COVES. WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED, IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE THIS PORTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827862October 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY ON ROAD. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT 60-65 MPH. ALSO ENGINE REQUIRES MAJOR WORK, INCLUDING THE CHANGING OF THE PISTONS. BOTH CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780735October 6, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAR SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS ALL GOING TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828527October 5, 1998
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT, WHICH TORE UP THE REAR SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541602October 2, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BUTTON ON LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT MISSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780624October 1, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH/EXHAUST SYSTEM/WINDSHIELD/HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT END MALFUNCTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780587September 30, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OWNER DESCRIBED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND BELIEVES SHE OWNS A LEMON. HOWEVER NO DETAILS OR INCIDENTS WERE PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828139September 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE (IN PARK) THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUMPING NOISE THEN LUNGES FORWARD ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES THEN COMES TO A REST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541616September 22, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVER RENTED CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL. DRIVER WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE DRIVER DECIDED TO ADJUST THE TILT STEERING. WHEN THE DRIVER TILTED THE WHEEL UP, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER TILTED THE WHEEL BACK DOWN AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541010September 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTOS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780462September 19, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART. ON THE FIFTH OCCURENCE IT WOULD NOT RESTART (TRAVELING 55MPH IN MIDDLE OF S-CURVE.) THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN IT WAS REALIZED THAT POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THEFT SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS WERE ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780405September 17, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. SEVERE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER HAS NO MEANS OF VERIFYING DEALER'S CLAIM THAT THE AIR BAG PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827896September 15, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS AN UNKNOWN JIGGLE SOUND COMING FROM IT. HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP MORE THEN SIX OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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