1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GM DEALERSHIP BUT NO CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. *PH THE STEERING WAS HARD WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED LEFT. *SC RECALL #03V527000 *JB

CONSUMER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. *PH ALSO, AS CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR SINCE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED RECENTLY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION,AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK THE WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

CONTROL ARMS, R & R ARM, CONTROL LOWER-ONE SIDE . BOTH WENT OUT, BOTH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB

CONSUMER'S GRANDMOTHER WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN A CRASH WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL. *PH AS STATED ON THE RECALL THAT THERE'S AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AT LOW SPEED. CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, SINCE CONSUMER'S GRANDMOTHER (THE DRIVER) SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN HEMORRHAGE AND PERMANENT SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS DUE TO ACCIDENT, THE ONLY INCIDENT THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT IS THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEED. *LA

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING RACK MALFUNCTIONED AT 64,000 MILES. THE PART WAS REPAIRED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSORS, AND AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CHARGING $425.00 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAGS. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER VERIFIED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND RECOMMENDED GASKET REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $585. MILEAGE IS ONLY 46,000. I MUST CONTINUE TO ADD COOLANT AT REGULAR INTERVALS OTHERWISE ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AHEAD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND 3 TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH. *AK