Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#8019550September 26, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT TAIL LIGHT MELTED INTO THE ASSEMBLY, UNABLE TO CHANGE BULB, RESULTING IN NO TAIL LIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019565September 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEAT, DEALER CHANGE WATER PUMP, STILL REOCCURING THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767317September 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T COOL PROPERLY. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE MY CAR IS GETTING COOL THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL BLOW WARM AIR. THERE ALSO IS A SHORT BETWEEN THE RECIRCULATING AIR BUTTON AND THE OUTSIDE AIR BUTTON. THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE BUTTONS. SOMETIMES AN ODOR WILL COME FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE REAR-PASSENGER DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN. MY ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED. MY BRAKE PADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED BUT MY BRAKES STILL GRIND AND SQUEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018319September 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ROTORS CAUSE CAR TO SHAKE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017375August 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567159August 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER SUFFERED AN EYE INJURY FROM A LATER DEPLOYING AIRBAG, WHILE SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.(ATTORNEY KEVIN O'DELL ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#567127August 14, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 TIRES BEGAN TO CUP AT JUST OVER 23,O00 MILES AND WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A ROARING SOUND. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BELTS BROKE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15 93T M-5, DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN). *TT *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015455August 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY WITHIN EVERY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765066August 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT UP TO THE JOB FOR THIS CAR. DEALER HAS NO FIX EXCEPT TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS . GM SHOULD COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND FIX THESE CARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765016July 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM DISREGARDED ALL COMPLAINTS. EVEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS. BRAKES ARE STILL A PROBLEM. UNEVEN WEAR, PULLING, STIFFENING IN RAINY WEATHER, WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. GM REFUSES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765017July 31, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER THREE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. GM ADMITS SERVICE ALERT, BUT REMEDY THEY SUGGEST DOE SNOT FIX PROBLEM. WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON ROUGH SURFACE, CAR JERKS, SQUEAKS AND FEELS GENERALLY LESS CONTROLLABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015262July 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE ROTORS WARP EVERY 10,000- 15,000 MILES. ALSO, THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES ALREADY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EARLY SHIFTING IN ALL THE GEARS, THE RIDE IS ROUGH, THE ELECTRICAL REAR DEFOGGER DOESN'T CLEAR WELL, SOMETIME THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT STICKS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR/TOO FAR, SOUNDS LIKE AIR IS COMING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR/AND WINDOW-PER BULLETIN, THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OUT OF THE SUPPORT BRAKET-R/R, THE ROTORS ARE WORN/OUT OF ADJUSTMENT/AND MAKE NOISES WHEN STOPPING/PULSATION FROM REAR BRAKES-DRUMS, AND AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION JERKS/SLIPPING-DIAGNOSED A LEAK FROM PAN BOLTS. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014719July 25, 2002
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. THE CONSUMER TAKES THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER EVERY 4000 MILES FOR THE SAME VIBRATION/SQUEAKING AND THEY JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, AND TRIMMED THE ROTORS. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVERY 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES. *JB THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VIBRATION IMMEDIATELY CAUSED THE ALIGNMENT TO GO BAD AND GETS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *JB *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014730July 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013830July 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE DUE TO BAD BRAKE ROTORS. REPLACED PARTS, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ROTOR PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013739July 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THERE IS A COOLANT SMELL IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE HESITATES. ALSO, HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566522July 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P21560R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566529July 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P21560R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566514July 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566526July 9, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES WERE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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