Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#10047005November 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 61,000 MILES NEEDED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRED, WATER PUMP REPLACED AND ENGINE OIL FLUSH BECAME A $1146.22 PROBLEM AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH WARRANTY GOLD COVERED NOTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER LIQUIDATION/CHAPTER 11. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045707November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM MODULE FAILS CONSTANTLY CAUSES FUEL INJECTORS TO QUIT FOR ABOUT 10-20 MIN. "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKS, ONCE IT'S DONE BLINKING IT MIGHT START THE CAR, OR IT MIGHT FAIL AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER 10-20 MIN. LAG PERIOD. A/C ALSO BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN OFF, AND HOT AIR WHEN ON AT TIMES. A/C ALSO TURNS IT'S SELF OFF AND ON FROM TIME TO TIME. BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BRAKING. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046181November 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS OF COOLANT ON THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046257November 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATED THAT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044988October 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED TO GRAB INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED THAT MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO AN EMBANKMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043404October 23, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM REPLACED ON MY 1998 MALIBU ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DUE TO BEING WORN THRU AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICE TECHINICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS DONE AT 68719 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE INTAKE VALVES REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO LEAKAGE OF LOTS OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE, ALSO PER THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS ONLY 14 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS DONE THE LAST TIME. I HAVE MY SERVICE DONE AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND I THINK THAT 68719 MILES IS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. I ALSO THINK THAT I WAS GIVEN FAULTY INTAKE VALVES ON THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND ALSO ON THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. I AM ALSO TAKING MY CAR BACK FOR THE 3RD VISIT TO TRY AND FIX THE CHIRPING SOUND THAT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I ALSO REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND BEARINGS 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE INTAKE VALVES WERE DONE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044645October 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043164October 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASS LOCK SYSTEM PERMITS ENGINE FROM STARTING FOR AT LEAST 10-20 MINUTES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042786October 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A SNOW STORM AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042697October 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, EVERY 35,000 MILES. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, AND THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041485October 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF MILES LATER THE RIGHT SIDE. AIR CONDITION WAS GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042354October 6, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION BROKE, CAUSING STEERING TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041170October 3, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF, THEN PRESSED AGAIN - THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041172October 3, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF, THEN PRESSED AGAIN - THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED, THE MECHANIC SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - 2ND FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041880September 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COOLANT WAS LEAKING DUE TO CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040871September 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKES PULSATE WITH A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND FRONT END SHAKE.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NORMAL STREET SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022685September 22, 2003
STEERING, STRUCTURE, WHEELS:RIM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BRAKE ROTORS, 2 SETS OF TIRES/ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD AT THE TIME ONLY 13K MILES. THE RIMS HAD TO BE FORCED OFF, THE FRONT ROTORS HAD BECOME RUSTED AT 20K MILES, THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS HAD COME APART, THE POWER STEERING HOSES HAD COME LOOSE, LOST FLUID AND POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION, THE TRUNK LEAKED, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON TWICE A WEEK, THE FRONT END SQUEAKED AND RATTLED, THE ANTENNA WIRE WAS LOOSE, THE RIGHT HEAD LAMP HAD PERMANENT MOISTURE WITH NO CRACK, THE A/C WOULD SHUT ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 60K MILES AND THE WANING LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES, THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL, AND THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING HAD BROKEN. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037688September 15, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TRUNK LATCH PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER OPENED THE TRUNK AND WAS UNDER IT, THE TRUNK CLOSED, HITTING THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038007September 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S VIEWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037883August 28, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER LEAKED ONTO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND CAUSED LEFT BACK TAIL LIGHT TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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