2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. 5 DIFFERENT DEALERS STATED THAT THE TEFLON FROM THE ROCKER ARMS IN THE ENGINE WORE OUT AND THATW AS WHAT WAS MAKING THE AWFUL NOISE. ITWAS COSMETIC, SO TO FIX IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY. *AK ALSO, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE CAR HAS CRACKED CAUSING THE ENGINE/RADIATOR TO LEAK ANIFREEZE OUT THE EXAUST. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I CAN GO ON AND ON WITH MY CAR. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MILES METICOUSLY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES.

IN THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD TWO SETS OF FRONT CALIPERS LOCKE DON THE 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. BOTH OF THESE HAVE CAUSED REPLACEMENTS OF BOTH THE CALIPERS AND THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 MALIBU AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM , AND LEARNED OF IT BEING A COMMON PROBLEM FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES ,AND WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT ANY EFFORTS TO GET GM TO FIX WHAT WAS CLEAR TO ME A SYSTEM DESIGN DEFECT. THE INTENT OF THE SYSTEM MAY BE WELL MEANING AND MAY WORK WELL, HOWEVER, WHEN IT CAUSES THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE SUCH INCONVENIENCE, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH MONEY. IN 3 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT COST ME OVER $200 AND OVER 12 HOURS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING TO DISCOVER WAY TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS JUST THE ANNOYANCE OF HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. *AK

2001 MALIBU. THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. ATLEAST 1X A WEEK. I HAVE FOLLOWED TEH TURN TO ACC UNTIL LIGHT SHUTS OFF, TURN OFF AND THEN TRY AND START, BUT THIS IS TIME CONSUMING. NOW WHEN THE CAR DOES START THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS I AM EMPTY, RADIO WILL NOT WORK, ACC AND HEATER WILL NOT WORK AND IF AND WHEN IT KICKS ON THE CAR MAKES A WEIRD SOUND. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 MALIBU. THE THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS KICKING ON, AND WON'T LET IT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW ITSELF TO START.

THE CAR WOULD TURN ON BUT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED JUMPING BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND SPENT $200 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT IT COULD BE RESET BY LEAVING THE CAR ON FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES THEN START IT. ALSO, I READ THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBU OWNERS AND GM WAS DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU, FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER 3 TIMES. THE THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO HERE I AM AGAIN HAVING TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A DAY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE THEFT SYSTEM. THE THEFT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE MODEL YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE THEFT DEVICE. THE MECHANIC TEMPORARILY FIXED IT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,038 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,028.

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU. I LOVED MY CAR! THAT SUMMER MY SISTER AND I WENT TO THE BEACH AND SPENT THE WHOLE DAY THERE. WHEN WE GOT INTO MY CAR TO CRANK IT UP THE THEFT LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE BEACH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP IN MY KEY WAS WRONG AND I NEEDED ANOTHER KEY. WELL I GOT A KEY MADE AND IT WORKED FINE. TODAY I GOT OFF OF WORK AND WAS ON MY WAY TO TACO BELL AND MY THEFT LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR STARTED BUT WHAT IS THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO STOP ANYWHERE JUST IN CASE MY CAR WONT START. I AM PREGNANT NOW AND IT IS 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE, AM I EXPECTED TO WAIT? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE MY CHILD AND THIS HAPPENS? I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT OR EVEN DIE FROM THIS IN ORDER FOR A RECALL? I THINK IT IS CRAZY THAT I SPENT MONEY ON A CAR WITH DEFECTS AND NO ONE WILL FIX THIS. BELIEVE ME I WILL NOT STOP WITH THIS COMPLAINT..

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LAST YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL FAILURES WITH THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. WHEN BRAKING IT APPEARED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE BRAKING LOCK UPS WAS ENGAGING WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO. BRAKES WERE WEARING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE , WHICH WAS WARPING THE ROTORS WHICH HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BRAND NEW. PULSATING NOISE WAS COMMON ALONG WITH SCRAPING AND SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. IN RESEARCHING IT APPEARED THAT THE MALIBU HAD AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF BRAKE FAILURES IN A SHORT TIME. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE ANY FURTHER INJURIES OR DEATH OCCUR. *AK