1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY COIL SPRING BROKE AND WENT INSIDE OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. ALSO, REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, BUT DID NO DAMAGE TO TIRE. CALLED DEALER TO INQUIRY ABOUT THE TIRE AND DID NOT GET AN ANSWER.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HORN PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS BEING PRESSED AGAINST THE WIRING OF THE HORN. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A FRIENDS HOME ON A DRY 60 DEGREE NIGHT, MY SON PROCEEDED LESS THAN A BLOCK TO A FLASHING RED LIGHT. BEFORE GETTING TO THE LIGHT, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE (THE CAR BEHIND HIM SAW THE BRAKE LIGHTS) AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. HE HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WOULD SOON BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, HE ACCELERATED TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE STILL WAS HIT NEAR THE REAR OF THE BACK DOOR (ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) AND THE CAR WAS SPUN INTO A POLE ON THE OTHER SIDE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE - THE CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. FORTUNATELY, THE OCCUPANTS WERE BOTH UNINJURED, BUT HAD HE NOT ACCELERATED IT COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE A DIFFERENT STORY. RIGHT NOW, THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS PUSHING FOR US TO HAVE IT MOVED TO A JUNK YARD TO AVOID THE STORAGE FEES. *AK *BF *NM

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BLEW UP.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR. *NM

WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S IN-LAW HOUSE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSE BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE ON THE CONSUMER'S 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ***NAR** *NM THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN NOISE AND FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GONE DOWN ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND TORE UP THE TIRE. THEY COULD SEE NO REASON WHY THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED WITH NO WEAR OR RUST. *SC *JB

IN LESS THAN THAN 8 MONTHS TWO SPRINGS HAS BROKEN. DEALER CLAIMS RUSTED COATING, THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER CAR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT..*AK

AFTER A FEW MINUTES (MAYBE 10 TO 15 MINUTES) OF STARTING/DRIVING, GAS PEDAL "STICKS" IN THE CLOSED POSITION REQUIRING ADDITIONAL FOOT PRESSURE TO MAKE IT ADVANCE TO A REASONABLE RPM TO EITHER BREAKE INERTIA OR CONTINUING DRIVING. THIS PROCESS BECOMES DANGEROUS TO THE EXTEND THAT A HIGHER/UNWANTED ACCELARATION RESULTS DUE TO THE PEDAL NOT TRAVELING SMOOTHLY. *AK

NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1998. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS A LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND NUMEROUS OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE I TALK TO OR READ ABOUT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

1. VEHICLE LOSING COOLANT. 2. PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. 3. INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB