Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#10038882September 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
AT ABOUT 27000MI (3000MI. SERVICE) I NOTIFIED DEALER OF SQUEAKING IN FRONT & REAR SUSPENSION BUSHINGS. DEALER SPRAYED LUBE ON REAR (ABOUT $100)AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOWER COMPLETE FRONT END TO LUBE FRONT, APPROX $200 MORE. EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER. AT 30000 MI SERVICE DEALER NOTIFIED ME I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. I INSPECTED BRAKES WHILE ON LIFT. MECHANIC SAID HE MADE MISTAKE! HE SAID THAT HE HADN'T PULLED WHEELS OF YET. SAID THERE WAS 80% LEFT, REPAIR INVOICE SAID 50% LEFT. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK LATER THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANS FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR & AIR CONDITIONING SMELLED LIKE URINE WHEN ON, ALSO SWITCHING ITSELF FROM RECIRCULATION TO FRESH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED SWITCH, DEDUCTIBLE $SE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY, SPRAYED SOMETHING IN OUTSIDE VENT (MOLD THEY SAID?), AND TIGHTENED TRANS COOLING LINE, THEIR FAULT! THREE DAYS LATER COOLING LEAK, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP, DEDUCTIBLE $'S ON EXTENDED WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER THE REAR POWER WINDOW ACTUATOR (MOTOR & CABLE ASSEMBLY) QUIT! I MIGHT HAVE USED THIS WINDOW 12 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT 99 MALIBU LS FROM CHAMPION CHEVROLET, RENO,NV. NEW IN 12/99! ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I FEELS LIKE THEY ARE SABOTAGING MY VEHICLE TO GET BACK AT ME FOR DISCOVERING THEY LIED ABOUT BRAKE JOB! ALSO AFTER READING YOUR COMPLAINT LIST, I REALIZE THAT I AM NOT ALONE THINKING THAT BRAKES, STEERING VIBRATION, AND RELIABILITY IN GENERAL IS POOR ON THIS VEHICLE. *PH
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#10037283September 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
GENERAL MOTORS HAS JUST ANNOUNCED A RECALL OF 2000 AND 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBUS FOR A FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. I OWN A 1999 MALIBU NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY, AND MY MECHANIC HAS INDICATED IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF A FAULTY SWITCH. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AND THAT THE 1999 MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AS WELL. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF UNDER THE RECALL?*AK
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#10037261September 4, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C CUTS OFF AND BLOWS HOT AIR, WHEN I PRESS THE A/C BUTTON, IT WILL COME BACK ON, BUT WILL NOT STAY ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. DEALER REPLACED THE A/C CONSOLE IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2001, AND NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN.*AK
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#10036930August 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE TO DO A FRONT BRAKE JOB ON MY 99 MALIBU ABOUT TWICE PER YEAR BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS STARTED AFTER THE ORIGINAL BRAKES STARTED DOING THIS AND HAS CONTINUED. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE ROTORS NOT WEARING EVENLY.*AK
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#10033334August 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
IN MARCH 2003 I HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 39,733 ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET. MALIBU. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE PADS WERE EATEN AWAY BY THE ROTORS. NOW, AUGUST 2003, MY PADS ARE EATEN AWAY AGAIN WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THEM. I AM AFRAID THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD MANY MALIBU OWNERS AND AUTO MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS A VEHICLE WIDE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS AND PADS, YET GM (CHEVROLET) WON'T HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING (AGAIN AND AGAIN).*AK
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#10029992August 22, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AK THERE WERE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD. (FOUND DURING THE STATE INSPECTION) *SCC *JB
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#10029938August 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED, AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE NEEDED COOLANT ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONSUMER ADDED COOLANT IN THE BEGINNING OF 06/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 37,500K MILES AND AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER AT 38,500K MILE. SEVERAL MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS AROUND 40K MILES. *SCC *JB
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#10033672August 12, 2003
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING LOT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE, AND CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO BURN. *AK
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#10032577August 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU 3100 V-6----THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. THE WHITE PLASTIC CLIP THAT CLIPS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OFF CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO FLOP TO FLOORBOARD
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#10031218August 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED ON 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT I PAID FOR AND GM HAS NOT EVEN GOT BACK WITH ME YET AFTER I SENT THEM COPIES OF ALL MY BILLS. THIS PROBLEM NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED AND NOW I SEE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AND HAVE A 2002 IMPALA THAT THEY WANT TO PUT SEALER IN INSTEAD OF FIXING THE GASKET. I THINK THEY OWE ME MONEY FOR THE MALIBU AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE GASKET ON THE IMPALA. *NLM
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0
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#10031220August 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
BROKEN LEFT FRONT STRUT AND SPRING. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE STRUT BROKE. THE SERVICE DEALER COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED. THE LEFT FRONT STRUT, SPRING AND STRUT BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR WITH ONLY 50,182 MILES ON IT. AGAIN I CALLED GM ZONE THEY TOLD ME TO SEND COPIES OF ALL MY BILLS AND I HAVE NOT EVER HEARD ANYTHING ELSE. *NLM
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#10031151August 9, 2003
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH MANY MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO. SO WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *AK
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#10029410August 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT 20,150 MILES, 29,853 MILES, 44,379 MILES, AND 60,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *AK THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AND THE UPPER BEARING STRUT PLATE WAS ALSO REPLACED. *PH *NLM
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#10029147July 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR! BOUGHT CAR 2/17/2001.....-8/15/2001 HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR....2/24/2002 HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAKAGE, COST WAS 600.00.....06/20/03 HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY DUE TO LEAKAGE AND CORROSION AROUND POSITIVE CABLE.......7/24/03 HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE SECOND TIME....I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS!!!!! CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT... THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GOOD CAR!! :)*AK
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#10029126July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTENATOR REPLACED AT 44500 MILES, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN STARTED UP VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR AND HAS NO READING ON THE ENGINE TEMP, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON ODBII TESTING READS 2 CODES BOTH ARE COOLING SYSTEM INPUT SENSOR FAILURE, CAR IS NOW SITTING IN THE GARAGE AS REPAIRS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW, GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, AS THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED, I CAN TELL YOU THIS I WIL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MALIBU AGAIN IN MY LIFE. *AK
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No
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0
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#10029039July 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEVERE PISTON SLAP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED LIFTERS 3 TIMES, PISTONS AND ALL OTHER MOVING PARTS IN ENGINE ONCE. ENGINE STILL RUNS VERY HOT AND HAS SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER (I HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE GOING UPHILL, ETC.)*AK
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0
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#10029043July 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
BRAKE SEALS FAILED CAUSING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS REPLACED AS WELL AS DISC/PAD & DRUM/SHOE REPAIR/REPLACED. *AK
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0
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#10029046July 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10028684July 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THEN THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW ON ME REQUIRING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *AK
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#10029600July 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS.*MR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT.*TS *JB
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