Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#8005555March 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP WENT OUT WHILE THE CONUSMER WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND LEAK ANTI FREEZE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005424March 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ROTORS AND PADS GET HOT AND WAP. HARD BRAKING DOESN'T SLOW DOWN, INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE DOESN'T HELP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758907March 4, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE CAR WAS IDELING VERY ROUGH. O'RIELLY CHEVROLET SAID THAT THE #5 INJECTOR WAS STICKING, THEY FLUSHED THE SYSTEM & REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER FOR $207.73. TWO WEEKS LATER ON 2-25-02 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK TO O'RIELLY CHEV. & THEY SAID IT WAS THE #5 & # 3 INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE #5 INJECTOR WAS STICKING THE SERVICE REP. SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS USING CHEAP GAS. I CHANGED THE TYPE OF GAS TO CHEVRON & AFTER TAKING ANOTHER TRIP, I HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS & AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO O'RIELLY CHEV. THE #5 & #3 INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COSTS OF REPAIRS FOR BOTH TIMES IS $717.88. I DON'T RECALL, OTHER THAN THE LEVEL OF OCTANE, READING IN MY OWNER'S MANUEL ANYTHING ABOUT USING A BETTER TYPE OF GAS, BUT CHEVROLET AGREES WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT O'RIELLY'S THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTORS IN MY CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE. I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE WHEN IT HAS WAS ONLY 1,181 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT OWNS A 2000 MALIBU LS & SHE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE #5 INJECTOR, BUT AT LEAST HER CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004775February 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS AND PADS GET WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. BRAKING HARD WILL NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES DOES NOT HELP TO SLOW VEHICLE FOR A STOP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, PROBLEM PROGRESSED WITHIN 4,000 MILES.*AK STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND VISIBLY MOVES WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO MOVE UNCONTROLLABLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758678February 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE MANFOLD INTAKE GASKET STARTED LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE AND I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. GMC IS AWARE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON IT. THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT HAVE FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PLACED ON THE VEHICLES AND ANYONE WHO HAS PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS AS WELL AS THE RENTAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758525February 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT IN JAN. 2000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, BRAKES STARTED VIBRATING BAD LY WHEN APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER SAID FAULTY, WARPED ROTORS AND REPLACED THEM FREE B/C IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. FEW MONTHS LATER, APRIL 2001, THEY DID IT AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, THEY REFACED THE FAULTY ROTORS, PUT NEW PADS IN, CHARGED ME $300. IN JAN. 2002 BRAKES DID IT AGAIN. DEALER GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND AND WOULDN'T DO IT FREE, SO I GOT GOOD ROTORS AND PADS AT PARTS STORE FOR $120 AND DID IT MYSELF. ALSO INTAKE GASKET LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BRAKES AND I WANT $420 BACK FROM THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004345February 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING, DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS AT 17068 MILES, THE DEALER HAS SINCE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS TWICE, ON THE THIRD OCCASION DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER THEN WENT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND THE PADS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758111February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
HAD COOLANT/OIL LEAKING FROM VALVE COVER/ INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER REPLACED ALL 5 GASKETS, OIL AND COOLANT. ONLY HAVE 31,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ALSO HAD RESISTOR FOR FAN CONTROL CHANGED. BLOWER WOULD NOT OPERATE IN POSITION 1 OR 2. ONE MONTH AGO IN JANUARY, HAD TRANSMISSION COOLING LEAK. DEALER SAID IT WAS "TRANSMISSION INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR" LEAKING WHEN I TOLD THEM IT WAS COOLING LINE. INVOICE SHOWS CHANGED HARNESS, WHICH I COULDNT TELL IT WAS NEW BECAUSE IT WAS DIRTY, AND CHANGED GASKET IN COOLING LINE. AT SAME TIME HAD A/C BLOWER CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. IVE HAD PROBELMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. TIRES WERE "CUPPED" AFTER FIRST ROTATION. DEARLER REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TIRES/WHEELS AFTER EACH ROTATION WHEN REAR WHEELS ARE PUT UP FRONT. SAID PROBLEM MIGHT BE ALIGNMENT, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO HAVE HAD HORN REPAIRED DUE TO INOP. DEALER FOUND WIRING HARNESS WASN'T CONNECTED. HAD CONTROL SWITCH CHANGED ON POWER DRIVERS SEAT. DRIVERS SEAT MOVES BACK/FORTH SLIGHTLY WHEN BRAKING/ACCELERATING. PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED DUE TO "SQUEAKING" WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAD BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO ACID LEAK EATING OFF POSITIVE TERMINAL. HAD TO LEAVE CAR OVERNIGHT AT WORK BRAKES ARE DUE REPLACEMENT DUE TO "BRAKE FADE". CAR IS TOTAL DISAPOINTMENT. WOULD TRADE IT IN, BUT I OWE MORE THAN VEHICLE IS WORTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758118February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TWO-FIFTHS OF INBOARD PAD WAS MISSING FROM THE METAL PLATE AND APPEARED NOT TO HAVE BEEN BONDED TO THE PLATE AS THE METAL APPEARED CORRODED IN THE AREA WHERE THE PAD SHOULD HAVE BEEN BONDED TO THE PLATE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CONTACTING THE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS TO INSPECT THE PAD AND PLATE ON FEBRUARY 28TH. THE PADS WERE WORN BUT NOT TO THE POINT THAT THE WEAR INDICATOR TOUCHED THE ROTORS. THEREFORE, THE ONLY WARNING WE HAD OF A BRAKE PROBLEM WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DURING BRAKE APPLICATIONS, AND ONLY THEN AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003061January 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER USED EMERGECY BRAKE TO STOP, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002767January 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO, STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE BEING REPLACED TOO OFTEN FROM WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS ARE STARTING TO LEAK, AND PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002788January 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTERMITTENTLLY VEHICLE OVER HEATS AND STALLS .EVERY 30-45 DAYS COOLANT HAS TO BE ADDED TO VEHICLE DUE TO GASKETS LEAKING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A 3RD PARTY DIAGNOSED GASKET DETERIORATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002460January 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM, PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 7 THOUSAND MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756960January 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
3/8/00~TURNED ROTORS NEW PADS 12/15/00~NEW ROTORS NEW PADS~11/18/01 TURNED ROTORS NEW PADS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756468January 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DUE TO SEVERE PULSATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, I HAD ROTORS REPLACED AT 11,400 MILES...DEALER SAID THEY WERE WARPED. JUST HAD THOSE ROTORS RESURFACED AT 37,000 MILES....DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SWEAR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I WISH I KNEW MY RECOURSE SO I DON'T FOOT THE BILL...THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE! ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IN MALIBU...THOUGHT IT WAS MY DREAM CAR....WRONG! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756445January 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT 13,000 MILES, VEHICLE DEVELOPED SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS. AT 19,000 MILES, SHIMMY RETURNED, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. AT 48,000 MILES, DEALER TURNED ROTORS AGAIN AND PADS REPLACED WITH THE NAPA BEST PADS, ALL AT MY EXPENSE. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, SHIMMY IS COMING BACK. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE EXPENSES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756284January 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE ROTOR WARPAGE. HAD THEM TURNED, PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER JUST 4000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001273December 31, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL FILTER IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHUAST SYSTEM, CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO EXHUAST. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756204December 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN CHECKING THE PROBLEM FOR REPAIR WE FOUND THAT THE LIGHTS FAILED BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN SO HOT THE PLASTIC MELTED OVER THE CONTACTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF THE 4 LIGHTS, BUT THE 4TH HAS SIGNS OF BEING VERY HOT ALSO. THE FUSE SHOULD BLOW BEFORE THESE LIGHTS GET THIS HOT. THIS MANUFACTURING IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT IF ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE TO GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??? BIG PROBLEMS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785829December 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE AND BECAME SLUGGISH WHILE DRIVING, DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS AND THE PADS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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