Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#736124November 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REPLACED FRONT BRAKES(ROTORS AND PADS) TWICE IN UNDER 33000 MILES, RADIO REPLACED TWICE IN UNDER A YEAR, HEATER CORE AND BLOWER REPLACED AT 32000 MILES, HAZARD BUTTON BROKE IN UNDER A YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735994November 8, 2000
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
PREMATURE FAIL OF FRONT ROTORS DEALER WILL REPLACE ROTORS BUT WILL CHARGE FOR PADS AND ADDITIONAL LABOR. WHEEL CENTER COVERS PRESENT A CONDITION (ALL 4) THAT MAY CAUSE THEN TO COME OFF DUE TO FATIGUE OF SUPPORTING BRACKETS. REAR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPE SHRINK ABNORMALY CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735995November 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM TO DOWN. DEALER CHECK BUT CONDITION CONTINUE. DASH COVER IS SHRINKING PREMATURELY. DEALER SAID CONDITION IS NORMAL AND HAS NO PLAN TO REPLACE IT. PERSONALLY OBSERVED OTHER CARS, SAME YARS, WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736016November 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874115October 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY SPEED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735425October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 10,000 MILES. RESURFACED ROTORS, WARPED AGAIN. REPLACED CHEVROLET ROTORS WITH AFTERMARKET ROTORS AT 18,000 MILES. AFTERMARKET ROTORS WARPED. VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735251October 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735078October 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I APPLY BRAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING. AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I USUALLY DRIVE UNDER 65 MPH AND FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN I TOOK MY FIRST TRIP. ON A RECENT TRIP, I HAD TO BRAKE ON A STEEP HILL, WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AT 70 MPH, AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BE A DEFECT FROM DAY ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873762October 24, 2000
TIRES
VEHICLE PARKED. TIRE PICKED UP TACK. NOTICED CRACKS JUST BELOW THE TREAD. WAS JAGGED ALONG 3/4 OF LEFT REAR TIRE. CHECKED OTHER TIRES & CRACKS ON THEM, BUT NOT AS BAD. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD NUMEROUS CRACKS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & WAS INFORMED WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT MECHANIC TOUCH TIRE. 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T2. P215/60R15 WITH 30,000 MILES.*AK DOT # W2MWAAA397. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873597October 23, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE HIGHLY. VIBRATION WILL BE FELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AS WELL AS ON DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ROTATED THE TIRES, REPLACED TIRES (NO BRAND OR SIZE GIVEN), REPLACED PLUG WIRES PLACED A BOLT IN THE SUSPENSION, AND REPLACED ROTORS, THE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734706October 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
ALMOST AS SOON AS I BOUGHT THE CAR, REAR LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT SPORADICALLY, I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES TWICE (AT 18,000 AND ABOUT 44,000 MILES), I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT 37,000 MILES, ONE SEAT BELT CLIP PLASTIC HANDLE PROTECTOR BROKE OFF, AND I'VE HAD RADIATOR LEAKAGE AND AIR CONDITION PROBLEMS AS WELL AS RADIO RECEPTION BEING SPORADIC AT BEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734616October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT
BUSHINGS ON CONTROL ARMS DEFECTIVE AND BATTERY ACCID LEAKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734404October 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
AT AROUND 40 THOUSAND MILES THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STOP IN A TURNING LANE IN TRAFFIC. THE RUBBER LINING GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO FALL OFF. THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED LONG BEFORE THEY WERE DUE. THE TIRES, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY HAD A 70,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. THAT COST US 300 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. AFTER LOOKING ON MESSAGE BOARDS I DON'T SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE MALIBU AND I REALLY THINK SOMEONE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING INTO THIS. SEEMS LIKE THESE CARS ARE MADE TO FALL APART AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556019October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215 60 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, BREAK IN TIREWALL, AND TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734218October 13, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE CLAIMS THAT TIRES WORE DUE TO OVER-INFLATION. DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONLY ONES INFLATING THOSE TIRES. WHEN TESTED TIRES WERE AT 35PSI. FIRESTONE CLAIMS THAT PROBLEM IS COMMMON ON MALIBUS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60/R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734239October 13, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DOESN'T STAY ENGAGED. COMPRESSOR DOES COME ON BUT INDICATOR ON DASH SHOWS IT GOING OFF AND COMING ON AGAIN. WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. HAS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872989October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO EXTENDEDN STOPPING DISTANCE, BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON EIGHT OCCASIONS. AT PRESENT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE OF EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784930October 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THEFT DETERENT SYSTEM SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7+ TIME SINCE 11K CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN FOR 3-4 MIN, TURN OFF AND NOT RESTART, PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733586October 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE OR ALMOST STOP WHILE DRIVING. ALSO OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. IN DECEMBER 1999, REPROGRAMMED PCM(POWER CONTROL MODULE)/CLR CODES. REFERENCED BULLETIN 99-0604032. IN JANUARY 2000, PROBLEM RECURRED, REPLACED IGNITION COIL. IN JULY 2000, PROBLEM RECURRED, ROADTESTS CONDUCTED. TECHNICIAN CONTACTED "TANS" AND DETERMINED THAT FUEL PRESSURE BELOW SPECS. REPLACED SENDING UNIT (SENDER) AND FILTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555535October 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT SEAT BUCKLE INOPERABLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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