Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#885212April 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS JAMMED WITHIN RETRACTING MECHANISM AND WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK THE SEAT BELT BECAME INOPERABLE AT LOW MILAGE AND THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT OF COST OF REPAIR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884752April 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, RECALL ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2001, NO NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE YET. *AK CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPERS. *SLC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743378April 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO MODULATE AFTER APPROX 5 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS MODULATION LASTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS AND HAPPENS ONLY WHILE BRAKING. THIS CREATES A PERIOD OF POOR BRAKING AND EXTENDED BREAKING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. AFTER THE EXTENDED MODULATION, THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS DISABLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF THE SYSTEM CLEARS AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS HAS HAPPEND 10-15 TIMES WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY.SED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743389April 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET FAILURE IN A 3 YEAR OLD, 52000 MILE CAR---SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS--APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. WHY NO RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743355March 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE STRUT AND SHOCKS DAMAGED, AND VEHICLE NOCKS AND WOBBLES CAUSE OF LOOSENESS IN FRONT RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743320March 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FOUND COOLANT LEAKING FROM CAR CHECKED OUT AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. DEALER TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743321March 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE TICKS AT COLD STARTS THEN ENDS ONCE WARMED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED, HAS NO EXPLANATION, NO IDEA WHAT REPAIRS WILL COST IF EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884633March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES
BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TIRES WOULD GO FLAT EVERY 3 DAYS. HAD THEM CHECKED FOR HOLES OR CUTS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743136March 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
CAR STILL MADE NOISE AFTER HUB/BEARINGS REPLACED. 2ND TIME HUB/BEARING REPLACED NOISE WAS LOUDER. GOT 2ND OPINION, WAS BACK PLATE RUBBING AGAINST ROTOR. DID I EVEN NEED MY HUB/BEARING REPLACED. 3/23/01 SAID I NEED ROTORS RESURFACED, 2ND OPINION - ROTORS FINE. CHEVY IS RIPPING ME OFF. CHARGED ME FOR NEW SERPENTINE BELT & NEVER REPLACED IT. MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884287March 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD ROTORS RESURFACED, THEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743047March 26, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I HAVE A ANTI-THEFT LOCK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE,I HAVE BEEN STUCK SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT GOING ON AND I CANNOT START THE CAR FOR ATLEAST 20 MIN. AT A TIME. I HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK AND APPOINTMENTS ALSO. I NEED TO KNOW SHOULD I TRY TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO REMOVE ANTI-THEFT,IF POSSIBLE, IF I THE OWNER WITH THE KEY CANNOT START THE CAR I GUESS A THEFT WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME ALSO. SO IN ONE WAY I LIKE THE FEATURE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A STANDARD FEATURE IN THESE VEHICLES? AND IF IT IS WORTH HAVING?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743075March 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
CAR SOUNDED LIKE AN AIRPLANE PROPELLER AND SQUEALING AND SQUEAKING IN THE BACK END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884079March 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
PASSENGER STOP LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT TO BE STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883494March 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES GOT HARD. IT WAS HARD TO STOP AT 45 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ACID WAS DRIPPING ONTO BRAKE LINE AND IT CORRODED ANTI-LOCK VALVE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKES AND DRUMS NUMERUS TIMES BEFORD FINDING PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DRIPPING OF ACID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883528March 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, DEALER FOUND WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON RIGHT FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742670March 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RETURNED TO SELLING DEALER 06/13/2000, 18121 MILES FOR REPAIR OF BRAKE PULSATION, ESPECIALLY VIOLENT AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS DEGLAZED AT MY EXPENSE. COMPLAINED TO SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT BEING CHARGED FOR REPAIR ON A CAR WITH 3/36 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BRAKE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 12/12000. CALLED CHEVROLET AND LODGED A COMPLAINT, FOLLOWED BY A LETTER ON 06/16/2000. CHEVROLET REP GAVE ME A COMPLAINT FILE #, C00624109. NOW AT 26000 MILES, BRAKE PULSATION HAS RETURNED. I HAVE NO REASON TO THINK THIS WILL NOT BE CONSTANTLY REOCURRING. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT SOME REENGINEERING IS POSSIBLE AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742584March 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKE LINES COME OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GO TO A HYDRALIC VALVE ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKE VALVE WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY AND CORROSION HAS GOTTEN INTO AND ON THIS VALVE ASSEMBLY WHICH HAS CAUSED REAR BRAKE FAILURE THE VALVE IS LOCATED IN A VERY BAD PLACE TO CONTROL SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE OPERATIONS OF A VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THERE IS FAILURES OF BRAKES ON THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THE ACID HAS BEEN THERE LONG ENOUGH IT WILL EAT AWAY AT THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETLY AND CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS WHITH THE LOSS BEING MORE THAN MONEY OR PROPERTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742434March 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WITH 58000 MILES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND I'M NOW ON THE THIRD SET OF BRAKE PADS. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, AND EVEN AT A STOP, WITH BRAND NEW PADS AND ROTORS, THE CAR STILL LURCHES FORWARD A BIT AS IF THE BRAKES CAN'T COMPLETELY STOP IT. CHEVROLET AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS FOR 100000 MILES BECAUSE I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT, HOWEVER THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHO PUT HEAVY DUTY ROTORS ON TO SEE IF THAT WILL HELP. EVEN THAT MECHANIC STATES THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT SEEM ADEQUATE FOR THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742460March 14, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY MALIBU HAS HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE SHOES REPLACED TWICE. THE ROTORS AND CALIPARS REPLACED THE ALTINATOR REPLACED. NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN EVERYTIME. THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. MY A/C LIGHT IN CAR CLICKS ON AND OFF. THE LEFT TAILIGHT BURNED OUT TWICE. THAT'S ALL THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559890March 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THEM TO MAKE SQUEALING NOISE, THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED, ROTORS MACHINED AND CALIPERS SERVICED, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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