2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD TO BE TURNED ON TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE. *JB

MANUFACTURER USED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK COOLANT AND OVERHEAT. WHY USE PLASTIC? WHAT HAPPENS TO PLASTIC WHEN IT CONTINUOUSLY HEATS AND COOLS, IT FAILS. A RELATIVE HAS THE SAME ENGINE IN A DIFFERENT MODEL CAR FROM THIS MANUFACTURER AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE. NOT MODEL SPECIFIC, BUT ENGINE SPECIFIC. CHEVROLET 2000 MALIBU.*AK

THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE TURNED ON TO GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO OPERATE OR SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. WATER GETS IN THE CASING. BRAKES AND CALIBER WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. *TC

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN DEC 1999. THE CAR HAD 6 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING A LITTLE, AND I AM HAVING TO FILL THE COOLANT UP ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS(WITH NO NOTICABLE LEAKS). *AK AT THIS POINT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SHOPS TELLING ME THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACED (COST 5-700 DOLLARS!!)--I STILL OWE 11000 ON THE CAR. I HAVE READ AND SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE AND AM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP OUT. OF COURSE NOW THE CAR IS AT 66000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY--SO I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR--SINGLE MOTHER/GOING TO SCHOOL/WORKING FULL TIME THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT OUT OF A NEW CHEVY....

MY WIFE'S 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE HER BLINKERS WERE INTERMITTENT. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR HER MODEL YEAR AND MODEL, BUT WHEN I CALLED GM, I WAS TOLD THAT HER VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS WAS DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT DID HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OF INTERMITTENT BLINKER ACTIVITY. (RECALL 03V327000) SO I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, PAID THE $30 FOR A NEW HAZARD SWITCH (PART NUM: 22594146), CAME HOME, TOOK THE BEZEL OFF HER DASH, REPLACED THE SWITCH, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEM SINCE. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD OPEN THE RECALL TO INCLUDE A GREATER AMOUNT OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO GET REFUNDED FOR BUYING THE NEW PART, AND I HAVE THE OLD PART OF THAT IS NEEDED.*AK

HAZARD SWITCH INOPERABLE, CAUSING HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL TO FAIL OR BECOME INTERMITTENT CAUSING POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SUDDENLY TO DECELERATE, AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO, TIE RODS WERE RUBBING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK *NM

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LIGHT SIGNALS ON VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. SHE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIGHT SIGNALS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FOR THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHER TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST THEN THEY FAIL TO OPERATE 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD, AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB