Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#8011155June 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT. MASTER CYLINDER BROKE/ INTAKE GASKET FAILED, AND OIL AND COOLANT HAD MIXED TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010518May 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLING BRAKES. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK JLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010473May 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMPS ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009863May 14, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING PULLED SUNVISOR TO BLOCK SUN, AND SUNVISOR FELL INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761581May 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1999' MALIBU HAS BEEN IN FOR BRAKE/ROTORS TIMES WITH LESS THAN 37,000 MILES. SAME ISSUE WITH1999' ALERO, WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES/ROTORS, ENDED LEASE EARLY LAST MONTH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009139May 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN MAKING TURNS ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER WILL THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. ABS LIGHT WILL THEN BE OFF. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND A CAUSE.ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING AT TIME OF PURCHASE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE A NEW MOTOR PUT IN BECAUSE OF A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE PISTON PLATES. ALIGNMENT TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS NEEDED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009001May 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
INTERMITTENLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY HARDER AND PUMP BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD BRAKES REPAIRED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND PAD AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009019May 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT ANY SPEED, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009020May 2, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AT ANY TIME, ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP 3 TIMES, REMEDIES THE PROBLEM ONLY FOR A WHILE, THEN THE GRINDING SOUND COMES BACK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008863April 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
REAR BRAKE AND TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, WATER IS GETTING INSIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAS CAUSED A SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008102April 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLING SYSTEM IS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR AND WATER PUMP, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NOW THERE IS LEAKING AROUND THE MANIFOLD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007779April 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE'S A HOLE IN CYLINDER, WHICH MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760726April 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WARPAGE 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. CELL PHONE NUMBER 407-341-4314. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FAULTY BRAKES CAUSE VIBRATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564902April 2, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER MADE NO LESS THAN FOUR TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR CAME LOOSE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006744April 1, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006416March 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKES LOCK UP ON VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT 8 SETS OF BRAKES ROTORS AND CALIPERS ON VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006236March 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS PULSATION AND VIBRATION, DEALER HAS TURNED OR REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 5 TIMES.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND IS NOISY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005993March 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ABS BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO TO FOUR MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759432March 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. LAST ABOUT 4000 TO 7000 MILES. SO FAR DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005549March 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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