Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (1998)

976 consumer complaints on file.

#855291January 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ABOUT 4000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPING , 2 SETS OF ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855346January 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717661January 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855035January 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DRIVER RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE VEHICLE AND IT RUPTURED THE GAS TANK, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS IS DUE TO THE TANK BEING MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR SEATS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD. CONSUMER WANTS COST FOR FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT TO BE COVERED BY DEALER.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717488January 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
SINCE MARCH 17/99 MY CAR HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS.FIRST THE BRAKES WERE UNBALANCED, RIGHT PADS WERE 0% AND THE LEFT PADS 80%. THE PROBLEM REMAIN UNSOLVED. WE CHANGED THE PADS TWICE AND THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FOR 5TH TIMES I TOOK MY CAR TO GORMIER CHEVROLET TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATION THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE OCCURRED IN MANY CHEVROLET MALIBU. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND I HOPE HEAR FROM YOU SOON. LINDAURA GONZALEZ AND EDUARDO G. BORTOLETE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717527January 18, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
THIS VECHILE WAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A MINIMUM OF 9 TIMES.THIS IS THE 2ND MALIBU THAT I HAVE OWNED THE FIRST ONE WAS IN THE SHOP JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE.THE CHEVROLET DEALER TRADED ME OUT, AND UPGRADED ME FOR NO EXTRA MONEY ,BUT THIS CAR IS NO BETTER THATN THE FIRST ONE. I FEEL THAT THIS THE WORST CAR THAT WE HAVE EVERY OWNED AND WOULD TELL ANY ONE NEVER TO BUY ONE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. NO MY STEERING RACK IS GOING AND THE CV BOOT IS LEAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717280January 13, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. AT 3,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT, CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS, THE PHONE JACK, THE BRAKES RESERVICED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AT 14,000, THEN AGAIN AT 28,000 THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU PATRICIA ROBINSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783797January 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716689December 31, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
REPAIRS TO VEHICLE STARTED 6-29-98 AND CONTINUE TO PRESENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. CAN REPAIR REAR SUSPENSION PER GM TECH. NOTES BUT PROBLEM NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION REOCCURS WITHIN 50-300 MILES. GM HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL REPAIR VEHCILE UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY AGREEMENT, BUT AFTER 10 REPAIRS I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT JUST THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716537December 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED ON MY '98 MALIBU 4 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES, YET THE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WHATSOEVER WITH THE CAR OR ITS PARTS. GM SHOULD HAVE TO BUY BACK ALL OF THE CHEVY MALIBUS THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS. IT'S A CRIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854208December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A PHONE POLE, AND ROLLED OVER. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716265December 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE DAY AFTER BUYING THIS CAR, I REPORTED TO THE DEALORSHIP THAT THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND RUBBING. THE PADS WERE MAKING NOISE WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE METALLIC BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY FAST. ROTORS AND PADS SEEM TO BE WARPED. THIS NOISE CANNOT BE NORMAL. WHAT CAN BE DONE. THE DEALORSHIP SEEMS TO FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THEY MAKE NOISE AND SQUEAL ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715339November 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REPLACED FRONT BRAKES 5 TIMES IN 32000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549701November 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEED REPLACING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715180November 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, RADIO IN TWICE FOR REPAIRS,ALWAYS A HAGGLE!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851073November 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE. IT STARTED TO PULSATE WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES. DRIVER STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE DRIVING THE SPEED OF 320- TO 25 MPH . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714976November 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE BEEN TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR SERVICE ON MY CAR. SO FAR MY ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES. I WOULD LOVE TO ACTUALLY HAVE MY CAR FIXED. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT. I FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY VEHICLE . ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841688November 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE METAL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHEARED OFF, AND CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714931November 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM SO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS GOING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I SURE WOULD LOVE FOR GMC TO BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK CAR BACK. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CAR AND IT WON'T RUN!! THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN WAS FOR IT NOT STARTING, THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT LEAKED AIR. STILL DOES! THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THEM, MAKES VISIBILITY BAD AT NIGHT. HELP! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714780November 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HEAVY VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO UNEVEN STOPPING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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