Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#730197September 5, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SIX FAILURES OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THIS OFFICE ALONE. DEALER HAD SWITCH IN STOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730278September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730280September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730281September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730119September 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN TURNED ON CAR AND NEVER WENT OFF. WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS. PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE JUST POPPED AND BROKE, WE WERE'T EVEN GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729957September 2, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729958September 2, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729960September 2, 2000
TIRES
TIRES CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND AT THE OUTER GROOVES ,LOOKED LIKE WHAT YOU CALL DRY ROT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729822September 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ORIGINAL BATTERY - AC DELCO, POSITIVE PRONG ROTTED WITHOUT NOTICE! CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING JUST AS I WENT TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE. BATTERY LIGHT IS STILL BRIGHT GREEN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729829September 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
THE CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE CREEKING NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THIS NOISE HAPPENED 4 DAYS AFTER WE GOT CAR. ALLEGEDLY IT OCCCURS BECAUSE OF DRY AND RUSTY STABILIZER BARS. THE CORRECTION IS TO LUBRICATEBUSHINGS. THIS STOPS PROBLEM ABOUT 8 -10 MONTHS AT A TIME. THE NOISE IS SO BAD THAT I'M ASSHAMED TO BRING PEOPLE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ONLY. THIS IS WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME. THEY SAY IT HAPPENS IN THIS PART OF COUNTRY MORE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK AT LEAST 3TIMES UNTIL PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. CAR HAS BEEN BROUHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES SO FAR. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN CAR. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WARRENTY RUNS OUT. HOW COULD CHEVROLET SAY THIS HAPPENS HERE MORE, WHEN IT HAPPENED 4 DAYS AFTER CAR WAS DELIVERED. HL CHEVROLET AT 2519 HYLAN BLVD STATEN ISLAND NY 10306 PHONE 718-351-4200 NOW SERVICES CAR AND THEY KNEW PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN GETTING CHEVROLET TO ADMIT DESIGN FLAW AND MAKING SURE I WILL BE COVERED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. EVEN IF THIS DOES HAPPEN WHAT A TRAVESTY THAT THIS CAR MUST GO IN EVERY YEAR AND THAT IT WASTES ALOT OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729871September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY YEAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR I'VE HAD TO HAVE ROTORS REPLACED, SO FAR UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO START PAYING FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729925September 1, 2000
TIRES
FRONT TIRES COMPLETELY WORN IN THE MIDDLE. WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WON'T REPLACE. CAR MAKES A CUPPING SOUND AND FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869169August 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH, REAR WHEE LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728659August 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SECOND OCCURANCE IN 29,000 MILES: CAR DEVELOPS EXTREME SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABOVE 50MPH. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD ON WET/SLIPPERY ROADS COMMON IN NY AREA. DEALER REPLACED AS "GOOD WILL" BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. NHTSA CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ARE VERY HIGH FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. CHEVROLET SHOULD REPLACE ROTORS WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS THAT WILL NOT WARP OR EXTEND WARRANTY TO INCLUDE FRONT DISK BRAKES FOR LIFE OF CAR..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728485August 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 X'S, VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND VIBRATION AT 65MPH IS EXTREME. OWNER OF DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO RETURN PHONECALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728494August 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH CAUSING THE INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AS FAR AS THEY COULD BE AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES BEFORE. SHUDDERIN SOUNDS COME FROM THE FRONT HOOD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING RUBBING IN THE FRONT AND BOTTOM OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728423August 19, 2000
TIRES
TIRES HAD UNUSUAL CRACKING AFTER 20K MILES - SO I REPLACED THEM & HAVE THEM TO RETURN TO FIRESTONE..( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 60 R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728313August 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULSATES AND JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTARS TURNED, THEN LATER REPLACED, THEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH 99 MODEL ROTARS, THE BRAKES ARE STILL PULSATING TO CURRENT DATE. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWER TO BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM, AND AIR BAGS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. LATER HAD TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO ALTERNATOR KILLING IT. THE A/C LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD CUT ON AND OFF. HAD TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE PANEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AFTER HAVING A NEW COMPRESSOR PUT ON. THE A/C PANEL SEEMED TO HAVE DONE THE TRICK, THOUGH IS HAS SOME NEW PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE BUSHINGS SQUEAK AND SQWAUK WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS, THEY HAVE NOW STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867909August 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING & APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHIMMY & VIBRATE IN THE FRONT. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FIRST TIME. WHEN VIBRATION RETURNED, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER & PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553772August 11, 2000
TIRES
WHILE BEING TOWED A TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSING THE BELT OF THE TIRE TO WRAP AROUND THE INNER WHEEL SUPPORT AND HAD TO BE CUT TO REMOVE THE TIRE, TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED TWICE, TRUED AT LEAST TWO TIME AND THE VEHICLE STILL RIDE HARD AND NOISY (FIRESTONE AFFINITY 215/60R). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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