Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#878564January 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
IGNITION SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT FAILING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP,WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878208January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING BRAKES LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH. ALSO, BRAKES PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878108January 12, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND A FIRE STARTED IN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT RADIO. FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED IT CAME FROM RADIO. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878000January 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE/ AIR CONDITIONER TO TURN OFF/ ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ ALTERNATOR, AND ETC. TOOK TO DEALER FOR THESE PROBLEMS 13 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK ALL LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE A/C WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY ON THE DAY IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878062January 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AND A TRUCK IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED. REAR ENDED TRUCK BECAUSE BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING OR HOLDING. SURFACE OF BRAKES WAS WARPED AND PULSATED. VEHICLE SUSTAINED $8500.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM MAUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877903January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN ACCELERATING EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND BALANCED TIRES, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER DID A TESTING ON OTHER MALIBU VEHICLES OF THAT SAME YEAR THAT WAS ON LOT. TESTING PROVED THAT ALL VEHICLES HAD SAME DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877911January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 19,000 MILES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877774January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER HAD BRAKES/ PADS AND SHOES, AND ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME BRAKE NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739035January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OK THAT IT HAPPENED, AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING. (DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED CAR FROM IS NOT A CHEVY DEALER). WHEN I PHONED TRECEK CHEV. IN PORTAGE I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WED. (ALL THIS WAS DONE FROM CAR PHONE). I ALSO ASKED TRECEK AUTO IN PORTAGE ABOUT THE LIGHT, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. AS I WAS DRIVING I WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. AS THE DRIVING CONDITIONS GOT WORSE I SLOWED UP EVEN MORE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN CONTINUED ON. WHEN THE REAR END OF THE CAR SWERVED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AT 20 MPH I THEN PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. A LADY WAS FOLLOWING ME AND STOPPED. SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT MY BACK REAR PASSENGER TIRE/WHEEL WAS NOT TURNING. WHEN THE WRECKER CAME TO TOW ME THE WHEEL STILL WAS NOT TURNING. WHEN IT WAS UNLOADED OFF THE FLAT BED AT TRECEK CHEV. IN PORTAGE, WI IT STILL WAS NOT TURNING ALTHOUGH THE ABS LIGHT HAD GONE OFF. I THEN PROCEEDED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IN TURN WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND DROVE IT TO THE FRONT DOOR AND TOLD ME THAT I COULD TAKE IT HOME, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE WAS NOT VERY POLITE AND DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877608January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS 3 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558687January 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738419December 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT TO STOWWED POSITION AFTER USE, AND OFTEN DO NOT RETRACT AFTER LEANING FORWARD. SEATBELT REPEATEDLY GETS WEDGED BETWEEN DOOR AND B-PILLAR WHEN CLOSING DOOR WHEN EXITING VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO SEATBELT HARDWARE. WHEN SEATBELT OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO RETRACT AFTER LEANING FORWARD, IT CREATES SLACK IN RESTRAINT SYSTEM THAT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER/PASSENGER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE PURCHASING DEALER AND THEY DO NOT SHOW ANY SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877048December 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE CUSTOMER FEELS IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877074December 27, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 SETS OF ROTORS. STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SHAKE AND VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE AND COOLANT PROBLEMS. AIR CONDITIONER FAULTY AND WAS REPAIRED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737786December 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES SERVICED THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF THAT I'VE HAD MY CAR. THEY WARPED, SO MY DEALER TURNED THEM DOWN; THEY WARPED AGAIN, SO THEY REPLACED THEM; THEN THEY WARPED AGAIN, SO THEY TURNED THEM AGAIN. *AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876469December 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
LOUD GRINDING/ PULSATION SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.CURRENTLY, BOTH ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737686December 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKES ONLY FAILED ONCE, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD IT IN ATLEAST 6 TIMES SINCE LEASE FOR COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. I WAS TOLD BY ONE THAT THE MALIBU'S ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PADS, WHY HAS NO ONE BEEN TOLD THIS? MY ABS IS AGIN COMING ON AND NOW GETTING READY FOR IT'S 7TH TRIP TO SERVICE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736947November 27, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHT HAS FAILED TWICE. RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. NO OTHER LAMPS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557997November 22, 2000
TIRES
THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE ON SLICK PAVEMENT, ICE, OR SNOW COVERED ROADS, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED FOR DRY PAVEMENT ONLY, HE REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736724November 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD LOOKED AT SAID NOTHING WRONG. HAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. HAVE TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ALL WAY DOWN TO GET CAR TO STOP. DO NOT GET PULSATING FEELING ON BRAKE WHEN HIT HARD INDICATING ABS IS WORKING. HAVING IT LOOKED AT AGAIN, NOW THAT CAR HAS BEEN WRECKED THEY SEEM TO BE MORE INTERESTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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