Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1997)

443 consumer complaints on file.

#819575December 1, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELTS UNBUCKLED WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. ALSO THEIR WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525087November 24, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN REMOVING OIL FILTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524849November 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819072November 17, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DRIVING AT APPROX 10-25 VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO STALL WHEN TRYING TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP OR STARTING UP VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY A LEMON. CHANGED/REPLACED ALL FOUR FUEL INJECTORS/CLEANED FUEL PLUGS/REPLACED THE COMPUTER, REPROGRAMMED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818633November 10, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING RACK AND PINION, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND RATTLES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS IT WILL LEAD TO A STEERING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818466November 6, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT 5MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID THE INNER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524343November 5, 1997
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
FAILED STEERING DRIVE GEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526614November 3, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GO OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818095October 31, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO. AND HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS ISSUED IN JULY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818386October 14, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE, HEARD A GRINDING, SCREECHING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS/PADS & CALIPERS WERE SHOT & NEEDED REPLACING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT IN REAR WHEEL CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816786October 1, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, ALSO HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHILE MAKING THE TURN, DEALER SAID MANUFACTER WAS WORKING ON BUILDING A NEW PINION, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521361September 26, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
VEHICLE MAKES ALOT OF NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AND HITTING BUMPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520895September 19, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BUSHING WITHIN RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED, STEERING BECAME LOOSE/UNSTABLE AND LOST CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816495September 19, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE VEHICLE HAS A REAL BAD SQUEAKING PROBLEM DUE TO THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP (5) TIMES FOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS IN THE LAST (6) MONTHS. LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816082September 8, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE 7-29-97/ 8-04-97, THE STEERING RACK WAS DETERMINED DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER TURNING A CURVE THE RIGT FRONT TIRE RATTLES, OTHERWISE ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO MAKE RATTLING NOISES. DEALER HAS REPLACED STEERING RACK EIGHT (8) TIMES ALREADY, AND SAYS THAT UNTIL GM REDESIGNS STEERING RACK THERE IS NO NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN. *AK BRAKES VIBRATE, FRONT ROTORS WARPED. CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM THE MOTOR OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPRESS DOWN FEATURE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP 8 DIFFERENT TIMES, HOWEVER THE RATTLING NOISE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, MANUFACTURER HAS A NEWLY DESIGNED STEERING RACK, HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED DUE TO PURSUING THE LEMON LAW. LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, CAUSED A THUMPING NOISE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522674August 17, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF DUE TO BURNED OUT ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520149July 23, 1997
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE, OBSTRUCTING VISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814256July 16, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WALKING TOWARDS VEHICLE & NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED A DEFECTIVE PART IN GAS LINE & THEY HAD TO REPAIRED IT. MONTH LATER HAVING SAME PROBLEM, ONLY GASOLINE SPILLING OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814007July 9, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. ON THE RIGHT LINE THE VEHICLE ACCELARATED BY ITSELF, COMSUMER COULDN'T DEACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR THREE DAYS, THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE CABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813130June 16, 1997
SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE VIBRATING AT ALL SPEEDS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO BE SERVICED, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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