Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1999)

789 consumer complaints on file.

#557791November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES PULSATING DUE TO WARPED ROTOR, THE WARPED ROTOR CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THE ROTOR, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874976November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS, AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874895November 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS PREMATURELY WARP. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ROTORS 3 TIMES, ROTORS ONLY LAST ABOUT 5000-8000 MILES .*AK THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT ISSUE RECALL NOTICE. THE CUSTOMER DRIVES A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736211November 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:COLUMN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN RESURFACED ONCE. THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT ON THE BRAKES. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THIS, THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW WENT OUT. THREE PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. TRIED TO GET IT TO WORK. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR ANOTHER DAY. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDOW AND IT IS NOW WORKING. THE POWER LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES PERIODICALLY. I HEAR AIR COMING IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CD PLAYER FACE GETS TO HOT TO TOUCH AND I SMELL BURNING. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. THE STEERING COLUMN WOULDN'T TILT DOWN BECAUSE OF PLASTIC DEBRIS ON THE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD MELTED. THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL HEAD SHORTED OUT. THE EVAP SYSTEM VAPOR PRESSURE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DOORS STUCK AND HAD TO BE LUBRICATED. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT LATCH HAD TO BE ADJUSTED TO STOP RATTLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736239November 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 7000MLS STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUDDER AND ROTORS WERE RECUT AND PADS RESURFACED. AT 17000MLS ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 27000MLS CAR IS BEING TAKEN IN FOR FRONT BRAKES SQUEEKING AND GRIND OF FRONT ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736187November 12, 2000
TIRES
CENTER OF TIRES WORN OUT AT 30,000 MILES. RIM PROBLEMS, GM SAID NO!!FIRESTONE SAID IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN!!! (TIRESIZE: 214/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 214/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735999November 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SLID ON ICE DURING SNOW STORM, HIT CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON AT 20-25 MPH, SPUN AND HIT CONCRET THREE TIMES, AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736000November 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT OVER 40 MPH VEHICLE SHAKES VIGUROUSLY. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP NO REPAIR NEEDED AT TIME SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM WITH DISCS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874500November 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 8,000 MILES. DEALER HAS 2 TIMES REPAIRED BRAKES. DEALER ISN'T GONING TO KEEP REPLACING THE BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735692November 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL MAILBU'S WHERE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874403November 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION, AND THERE WERE AIR STILL IN THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, P2215/60R15, THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE AFFINITY TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735580November 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 12000MILES. AT 31000 MILES BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND ROTORS WERE GROUND DOWN. GM SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR. I CONSIDER IT EXCESSIVE AND A PROBLEM ASSEMBLY WARPS DUE TO TWO METALS BEING USED IN THE BREAKS. HEAT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#577135October 31, 2000
TIRES
TWO FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE OTHER TWO REPLACED (P215160 R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735405October 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
FIRST NOTICED AT 5,500 MILES CAR WOULD VIBRATE OR PULSATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.DEALER SAID FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED THEM. PROBLEM REPEATED AT 12,000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN. PROBLEM REPEATED AGAIN AT 17,500 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735069October 24, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
OUR CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING THE SMOKIE MT. PARKWAY IN N. CAROLINA. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO PINE CREST CHEV. AND THEY FOUND THAT THE FLUID LINE TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY. THE FLUID LINE WAS AGAINST THE EXHAUST PIPE AND IT HAD BURNED AND WORN THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO RAPIDLY SPRAY OUT ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A SEVERE OR FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ALONG WITH AN ADDED THREAT OF A POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873592October 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES AT A HIGH SPEED VEHICLE SHAKES A LOT. IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. IN MARCH OF 2000 DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKES. THEN, IN MAY 2000 THEY WERE REPLACED. LATE AUGUST, BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 16,2000. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873353October 19, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING, STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. CONSUMER HAS ALREADY REPLACED TIE RODS AND TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556069October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED, REAR BRAKES SERVICED. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734003October 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CLUNKING/GRINDING SOUNDS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND/OR GOING OVER BUMPS (SUCH AS R/R TRACKS, DRIVEWAY APPROACHES, ETC); BRAKES SHUTTERED AND BARELY RESPONDED WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH DOWN DECLINE IN A LIGHT RAIN; ROTORS WERE REPLACED 8/2000 BUT NOISE HAS NOT LESSENED. COLD AIR COMES IN FROM DOOR HANDLE OF DRIVER SD DOOR, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO CONTINUOUSLY DRIVE W/DEFROSTERS ON WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE @/BELOW 50 DEGREES; VERY POOR ACCELERATION, ENGINE SLUGGISH AND MISSES WHEN ACCELERATING; VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AVGING 21-23 MPG HWY. ON 4-CYL ENGINE; REAR TAIL LIGHT REPLACED DUE TO CONDENSATION FORMATION WHEN 1ST PURCHASED; REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT BURNT OUT AND NEED OF REPLACEMENT.; REAR PASSENGER DOOR 3" SECTION OF PAINT CORRODING AND IN NEED OF REPAINTING/FINISHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733774October 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUDDER AND AFFECTS STEERING. ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT 27,700 MILES. DEALER GROUND ROTORS TO SOLVE PROBLEM AND CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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