Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#886673April 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO UP OR DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744450April 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT END NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. AT HIGH SPEEDS (50 MPH+) SERIOUS SHAKING AND VIBRATING OF THE FRONT END OCCURRED. RF CALIPER LOCKED ONTO WARPED ROTOR. PROBLEM WITH ROTORS WERE EXPERIENCED FROM DAY ONE. I'VE ENCOUNTERED OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS ON THE MALIBU. EMERGENCY REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS, FRONT DISC BRAKES AND RIGHT FRONT ROTOR WAS DONE AT A NON-WARRANTY FACILITY AS THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELLING AND THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPT WAS NOT OPENED ON A SATURDAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744346April 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REPLACED BRAKEPADSAND ROTORS TWOTIMESINCE 50000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885473April 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM WITH ROTORS,TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES. THEN, FRONT CRASH AT 60MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED 10 MPH. REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIRABAG DEPLOYED. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, SAID IT HAD INTERNAL DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#743550April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS. VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT CHEVROLET WONT SEEM TO REALIZE IT IS A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743575April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BEGAN TO LOOSE CONTROL OF CAR. I CALLED GORDIE BOUCHER ON MY CELL PHONE TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE ABS LIGHT. I WAS TOLD TO PHONE MY CHEVROLET DEALER AND MAKE AN APPT. TO HAVE IT FIXED. I PHONED TRECEK CHEV. IN PORTAGE, WI AND I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET MY CAR IN UNTIL THE NEXT WED. BUT IT WOULDN'T HURT TO DRIVE IT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE (APPROX. 10-15 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR STARTED LOOSING CONTROL AND WENT ALL OVER THE ROAD AND ALMOST WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. I STOPPED THE CAR!!! A LADY THAT WAS FOLLOWING ME TOLD ME THAT MY BACK WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. AT THAT TIME I PHONED TRECEK CHEV. AGAIN AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE HAVING IT TOWED IN TO THEM. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE WHEELS WERE STILL LOCKED UP AND DRAGGING. UPON ARRIVAL AT TRECEK CHEV. THE TOW DRIVER TESTED THE CAR AS HE UNLOADED IT. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE WHEELS WERE STILL NOT TURNING. I WENT IN AND FILLED PAPERWORK OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER WENT OUT TO GET THE VIN NUMBER OUT OF THE CAR. UPON WALKING BACK IN HE WAS VERY DISRESPECTFUL (I AM ASSUMING HE SEEN THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE AND NOT FROM THEM). HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HE HAD PULLED IT UP TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR AND I COULD TAKE IT HOME. HE SAID THE LIGHT WASN'T ON AND THE WHEEL WAS TURNING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT WHEN THERE IS SNOW I SHOULD PUT THE CAR IN A HEATED GARAGE TO MELT IT FROM MY WHEELS. UPON LEAVING I ASKED WHO WAS PAYING FOR THE TOWING CHARGES AND HE SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT. TODAY I FIND OUT MY CAR IS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES/ROTORS, ETC. ARE VERY BAD. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION WEARING ON MY BRAKES. WHEN CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET ASSISTANCE I WAS TOLD THAT TRECEK CHEVROLET HAD PUT IN A BILL TO THEM AND SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER. THEY NEVER TOUCHED MY CAR!!!!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885111April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885112April 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885189April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO SHUDDERING UPON BRAKING FROM WARPED BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884684March 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CALIPERS WILL RIP OUT PADS, IT STARTS WITH A GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACES PADS/ ROTORS AND CALIPERS 3 TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THREE TIME FAILURES OF BRAKE SYSTEM AT UNDER 16000 MILES WAS UNUSUAL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743181March 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND FRONT BRAKE PADS ONCE AND I HAVE 34,000. CALLED CHEVROLET, CLAIM# C03614197. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884150March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS FIVE TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742922March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND RESUFACED AT 7,491 MILES. ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED AT 12,864 MILES. ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED AGAIN AT 21,000 MILES. AS WARPING DEVELOPS BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES WITH MORE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED FOR STOPPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785367March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND PRESENTLY, LEFT FRONT BRAKES CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL ON ICE AND SNOW AT HIGH SPEEDS, CONSUMER ALSO HEARS A LOW HUM COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, SOUND COULD BE BRAKE RELATED OR A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883532March 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR, WORN DOWN. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY PULSATE, AND THERE IS INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. ALSO TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883349March 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PRESSING BRAKES BRAKES PEDAL HAS GONE TO FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN 1999/ 2000, AND 2001. *AK APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15000 MILES THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD BEEN CHANGED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883145March 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLM WITH VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882684March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT END VIBRATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742259March 11, 2001
TIRES
ON 3/1100 AT ABOUT 6:35PM, I WAS COMING FROM DALLAS TO HOUSTON.JUST BEFORE WYLLIS MY CAR WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AFTER MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT TO PIECES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES,MY CAR WAS ALL OVER BOTH HIGHWAYS,ALMOST BEEN KILLED BY TWO 18 WHEELERS AND ALTIMATELY CRASHING ON A GUARD ON THE SOUTH DIRECTION.I LOST CONSCIENCE AND WHEN I CAME TO I SAW ALOT OF PEOPLE OVER ME AND THEN TAKEN TO THE FIRST EMERGENCY.AFTER THAT I WAS SENT TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL EMERGENCY & AFTER 3 DAYS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE I WAS IN A ROOM WHERE I STAYED ABOUT 9 DAYS.I SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK,OPEN SCAL,BROKEN RIGHT-SHOULDER,KNEE AND A VERY BRUISED & SWOLLEN LEFT WRIST BUT NOT BROKEN.GIVEN THE FACTS (WHICH CAN ALL BE SUBSTANTIATED BY MY DEALER'S RECORDS) THE MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR AND TIRES WERE UP TO THE MINUTE.WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS LEFT FROM THE TIRE AND THE PICTURES TAKEN SHOW THE BEAR WELL OF THE TIRE ALL TWISTED.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEEN KILLED,AS A RESULT OF A BAD TIRE.I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THROUGH AGENTS I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD NO CLAIM SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741965March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. O SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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