Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#756038December 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT. I HAVE NEEDED TO OPEN THE CASING UNIT ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REPLACE THE BULB. WITHIN A WEEK'S TIME, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT IS NON-WORKING AGAIN. IT IS NOT THE BULB, BUT THE SOCKET THE BULB FITS INTO. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICE THE BULB ISN'T BURNT OUT BUT THAT THERE IS A SHORT OR BAD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DRIVEN AROUND WITH ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT IN MY REAR WINDOW WORKING. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE! ALSO, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT AROUND 10,000 MILES AND THE CAR SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. BEFORE THIS CAR HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS MAKES FOR A SCARY RIDE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SO SHAKY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000972December 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#755558December 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
PURCHASED VEHICLE 5/04/01. HAD TO RETURN 2 DAYS LATER FOR MELTED BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS ON LEFT REAR. BULBS WERE REPLACED. MELTED AGAIN WITHIN 3 WEEKS. WENT BACK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT THEY WERE TOO BUSY. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE FIXED. THEY REPLACED BULBS AND REWORKED SOCKET BUT IT STILL FAILED. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS ON AVERAGE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. I THINK THEY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING THE BULBS TO MELT THE SOCKETS. NOW THE TURN SIGNAL AND BACK-UP LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO MELT. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT ALSO WORKS SPORADICALLY. FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN APPLIED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS WERE CUT. STILL HAVING SHUDDER AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#755414December 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
24000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. HAD FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS WAS ALREADY TOO THIN TO BE TURNED WHEN TOOK TO SHOP FOR WARPED ROTORS. HAD TO REPLACE. 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH THE SOUNDS AND SHAKES BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY EVERY FEW MONTHS. HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB TO FIND OUT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY #1 CHOICE IN CARS, BUT THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED TO MAKE IT RIGHT FOR ALL THE LOYAL CHEVY OWNERS ABROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755055November 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS REPLACED 10/00, FAILED 2/10, REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS2/01. CAR WAS RETURNED TO REPAIR SHOP 3-4 TIMES BECAUSE I FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NORMAL EVERY TIME. BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING 11/01. BACK TO SHOP AT WHICH TIME I HAD NO FRONT BRAKES. THEY REPLACED PADS AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET, 11/01 FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. BRAKE LIGHTS NOW COME ON. BRAKES SKIP WHEN APPLIED AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOW MAKING CLICKING NOISE WHEN APPLIED AND SOMETIMES WHEN RELEASED THE BRAKES STICK. TOOK CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET , 11/01 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES ARE HANGING UP. KEEP IN MIND THAT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE FINE. THEY DID NOT HAVE AN EXPLAINATION FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MALIBU DOES HAVE A BRAKING PROBLEM, BUT USUALLY IS FIXED AFTER THE BRAKES ARE REPLACED ONCE. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR 12 MONTHS AND HAVE PUT ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF PADS AND AND THE ROTARS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND I AM NOW HAVING MORE PROBLEMS THAN I HAD BEFORE THE REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899432November 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE ON 7-30-2001 AND BRAKES WERE FINE. ON 24 NOV 2001, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND BRAKES WERE PULSATING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, NO BRAKE PADS WERE LEFT AND ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754704November 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, AND THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING , THE ENGINE SEEMED TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. THROTTLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN, BRAKES WERE JAMMED AND THAT IS WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. TOW TRUCK DRIVER PUSHED TPS SENSOR BACK IN AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. DEALER CLAIMS " NO CODES CAME UP". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898585October 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE JERKS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898374October 29, 2001
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT WHEEL STARTED TO SQUEAK. THIS WAS THE FOURTH SET OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED JUST KEEP CHANGING WHEEL BEARINGS . *AKGLOVE BOX DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE, HEADLIGHT BRIGHER THAN OTHER, FOG LAMP FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, FOGLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, PASSENGER REAR DOOR QUEEKS WHEN OPENED / CLOSED, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS, BRAKES NOISY / SQUEEKING WHEN BRAKING, VEHICLE SQUEEKS WHEN STERRING RIGHT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES FAILURES WITH STRUTS AND STRUT CAPS. *TT CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WORN OUT TOO FAST, WHIRRING NOISE FROM FL TIRES. NO TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753668October 25, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRES ARE COMING APART IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE THREADS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM WITH TIRES BEFORE. ARE THEY ON THE RECALL LIST? THE FIRST FLAT TIRE WAS THE LEFT REAR, I'M NOT SURE IF THE TIRE # IS THE SAME AS THE ONE I LISTED FOR THE MOST RECENT FLAT ON THE RIGHT FRONT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING TIRES. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898196October 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. HAS HAD BRAKES FOR A YEAR EACH BEFORE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALR, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753583October 23, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. DEALER SAYS IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO DRIVE THIS WAY, SINCE THEY CAN'T FIX. CONCERNED THAT IF A TRUE SYSTEM PROBLEM HAPPENS, I WON'T REACT BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752978October 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENT AT STARTING OF ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752885October 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS DIDN'T WEAR EVENLY, NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE ON UPON COMPARISON. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE BOTH SIDES WORE THE SAME. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE STATED THIS WASN'T NORMAL WEAR. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE PAD WAS COMPLETELY WORE OUT AND THE BACK SIDE HAD MORE THAN 60 % REMAINING WEAR. HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL? THE SLIDES ARE NOT DISTRIBUTING THE PRESSURE EVENLY AND THEREFORE THE PADS ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE HELP!!!! THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752754September 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THIS CAR IS NOT RELIABLE OR SAFE!. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752696September 28, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE HUB CAPS ON ALL CHEV MALIBUS ARE ATTACHED WITH 5 PLASTIC LUG NUT S THAT SCREW ON TO THE LUG NUTS THAT HOLD ON THE WHEEL.THE PLASTIC NUTS ARE COVERED WITH THIN CHROMED METAL.ALL 5 OF THE PLASTIC LUG NUTS MUST BE REMOVED PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE IN CASE OF A FLAT OR IF SERVICE IS NEEDED.THE TORQUE NEEDED TO REMOVE THE PLASTIC LUG NUT EXCEEDS THE BINDING STRENTH OF CHROMED METRAL COVER ON THE PLASTIC LUG NUTS.ONCE THE COVER SLIPS ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE HUBCAP AND THEREFORE THE TIRE.3 OR MY 4 HUBCAPS HAD TO BE DESTROYED TO BE REMOVED.EACH ONE REQUIRED 30 MIN AND LOTS OF EFFORT.A FEMALE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WOULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER.MY MECHANIC CALLED THEIR FRIENDS A THE CHEV DEALERSHIP AND ASKED HOW TO REMOVE THE HUBCAPS...THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT THE HUBCAPS WOULD NEED TO BE DESTROYED TO GET THEM OFF.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897039September 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER HIT HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 3600. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897040September 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, AND HE HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 3600. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#896920September 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896820September 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES STARTED MAKING A DRAGGING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER,AND THEY REPLACED ROTORS/CALIPERS AND BRAKE PAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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