Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#566625July 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *YH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566518July 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15. *SLC
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566511July 9, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 01V068000, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE INSIDE THE CASING DURING A SNOW STORM AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ARM, IMPAIRING CONSUMERS VISIBILITY, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS.*JB
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No
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0
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0
#566531July 9, 2002
TIRES
TIRES ARE CRACKING BETWEEM THE TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15). NLM
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0
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0
#8012810June 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING, DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS, THEN REPLACED THEM AT 20000 MILES. AT THIS TIME ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK *YH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763231June 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL IT. MINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY LUCKILY. ROTORS REPLACED ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, AGAIN, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763221June 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEAR MS. RADLEY AND CHEVY, I AM QUITE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU, BUT JUST IN CASE I WILL EXPOUNDED ON THE ISSUE. MY WIFE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM YOUR DEALERSHIP ON 22 AUG 98. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE NOTED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES GRINDING AND SQUEAKING. THE FOLLOWING ARE DATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKES PROBLEMS: 02/04/99 - 8K MILESMS. RADLEY, THAT MAKES A GRAND TOTAL OF TEN TIMES THE CAR HAS HAD NOTED BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A DEFINITE MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKES THAT I EXPECT FIXED. I HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THIS ISSUE WHEN THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 20K MILES, APPARENTLY NO ONE CARED THEN AS NOW. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH CHEVROLET CONSUMER COMPLAINT DIVISION, JEFF MERRITT AND IKE CHRIS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT LENGTH AND I MUST SAY THE TOTAL LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY GROWS MORE EVIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING FROM DRIVING HABITS TO LACK OF SERVICE. THIS PATRONIZATION IS INFURIATING. THE BOTTOM LINE IS CHEVROLET KNOWS FULL WELL THAT THEY PLACED A BRAKING SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR A CHEVY CAVALIER ON THE MALIBU. DO NOT TRY AND TELL ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR ROTORS TO WARP AND GO BAD EVERY 20K MILES; I DO NOT ACCEPT THAT ANSWER. WHEN I CALLED SEVERAL GARAGES AND ASK WHAT VEHICLE REQUIRES THE MOST BRAKES SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT ROTORS THE ANSWER WAS MALIBU AND ALERO. I CALLED SEVEN DIFFERENT SHOPS IN THE AREA AND TWO OTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER AT EACH PLACE. YOU MAY WANT TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS FILES AT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION, CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DATABASE. AS OF WHEN I RESEARCHED THE DATABASE I DISCOVERED 865 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS 365 OF WHICH ARE BRAKE RELATED.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763148June 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALER DECLARES CAR " UNSAFE TO DRIVE ". I FEEL TRANSMISSION MOUNTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 40,000 MILES.*AK
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0
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0
#8010713May 30, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BULB SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010587May 28, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DIDN'T WORK. HAD FUSE AND BULB CHECKED, NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM.*AK
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Injuries:
0
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0
#762158May 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS "DEFECTIVE". "OUT OF ROUND". FIRST REPORTED 7/5/99, "PULSATION" NOTED WHEN BAKES APPLIED,(FIRST NOTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS PREVIOUS?) DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE, "CUT ROTORS"..2ND INCIDENT, "PULSATION " IN BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS?, 16,090 MI..5/23/00.."ROTORS REPLACED"...3RD INCIDENT NOTED IN JUNE 2001, 26,000 ("NO WORK DONE" DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND "PROBLEM") BRAKES PULSATING..ROTORS CUT AGAIN! AT 32,969, 5/21/02, "WOULD NOT REPLACE"..COST $83.00..REPORTED TO GMAC..800 222 1020. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010256May 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BACK UP LIGHT WENT OUT. CONSUMER REPLACED LIGHT, AND IT WON'T COME ON. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM BRAKE LIGHT. CONSUMER HAS NO BRAKE OR BACK UP LIGHTS. CONSUMER PULLED BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND IT WAS MELTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010288May 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO REPAIR BRAKES TWICE UNDER 15000 MILES.*AK *YH
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No
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No
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0
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0
#762037May 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BUSHINGS ON BOTH LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS ON FRONT SUSPENSION WOR OUT AT 16K MILES, CAUSING THUMPING AND BANGING NOISE THAT GETS INCREASING WORST WITH MORE MILES PUT ON THE CAR--DEALER SAYS IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009894May 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE PULSATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. EIGHT THOUSAND MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT JUST YESTERDAY SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WHEELS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE REAR, AND BRAKES NEEDED CLEANING AND ADJUSTING. CONSUMER FELT THIS SHOULD HAD BEEN DONE IN THE BEGINNING. CURRENTLY THERE IS A CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009952May 15, 2002
SUSPENSION
FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION MAKE LOUD SQUEAKY NOISES. THE NOISE IS CONSISTANT WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH AND BUMPY ROADS. DEALER CONFIRMS THAT SUSPENSION IS BAD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009786May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND TURNED ONCE FROM 12,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILEAGE BY DEALER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761771May 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD "SQUEAL" WHEN ANY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE PADS WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE AT/BELOW MIN. THICKNESS. RT 25.04 & LT 24.66 MM. MINIMUM THICKNESS BEING 25.0MM. PADS & ROTORS WERE CHANGED AND NOW HERE IT IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER AND I'M NOW GETTING A GRINDING NOISE AND WHEN I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE WHOLE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS JUST GOING TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER ME. WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN TO BE CHECKED OUT BUT WILL BE PLACING COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER, DEALERSHIP, & STATE DCCA.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761513May 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE GOTTEN MY PADS,ROTORS/CALIPERS FIXED AND CLEANED TWICE AT OVER 700 DOLLARS AND MY ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SIX MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 MECHANICS AND NOW I CAN HARDLY STOP THE CAR. PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME ASAP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009015May 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE IGNITION WAS STUCK, THEN CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION, FIRE WENT OUT, IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. ON 16 APRIL 2002 ALSO WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE STARTER CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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