1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

PIVOT HOUSING BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. BOTH PARTS WERE REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

BRAKE CALIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S HAD TO HAVE TO CALIPER REPLACED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED GMC PUT 12000 MILES AND 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON PARTS, AND CONSUMER WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *AK

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE CORRODED AND WATER IS LEAKING INTO BRAKE LIGHT COVER. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTATCED. *AK *SLC

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO KEEP BRAKES OR ROTORS ON VEHICLE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *JB

I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FEEL MY CAR IS A LEMON. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A MALIBU HAS HAD PROBLEMS AND WE REALLY NEED HELP SINCE CHEVROLET WANTS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I WILL HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR TWICE AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIS I HAVE INCORRED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT CLEARING THE WINDOW. BLADES ARE NOT TOUCHING THE WINDOW PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER, AND HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED 3 TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE COOLING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ALTHOUGH MY CHEVORLET MALIBU IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I HAVE REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY CHECKED IT TWICE, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I CAN HARDLY STOP MY CAR. THE REAR [R] BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS DUE TO A LEAK AND WIRE SHORTS. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *AK