1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING, P215/60R15, CLAIM 14-1326-688. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING, P215/60R15, CLAIM 14-1326-688. *SLC

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS AT 37,500 MILES. THE WARPED ROTORS CAUSE EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH ROADS. I ALSO WONDER WHAT PROBLEMS MAY ARISE WITH THE ABS READING THE WHEEL SPEED/POSITION UNDER BRAKING WITH A PULSING CONDITION.*AK

HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. THIS WAS SECOND SET OF ROTORS. THEY, TOO CANNOT BE TURNED, HAD WORN TOO THIN TO BE USED.*AK

ROTORS HAVE WARPED 5 TIMES, THIS IS A NORMAL DEFECT FOR CHEVROLET, MALIBUS, ITS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *AK

THIS CAR STINKS. DO NOT BUY IT!!!!!! I PURCHASED THE CAR 4/98. AFTER 8,000 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE. AT 13,000 THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C VENTS GETTING STUCK. THE DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE VENT. THE BRAKES STARED TO PULSATE AGAIN BY 20,000 MILES AND BY 36,000 MILES THEY NEEDED TO BE CUT. THE A/C CONTROL HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPALCED AFTER 43.000 MILES. THE A/C CYCLED ON AND OFF. LET ME TELL YOU THAT GM/CHEVY KNOWS THERE ARE PROBLEMS AND STILL REQUIRE YOU TO PAY FOR THE PARTS UNTIL THEY FIND A SOLUTION. ANYWAY, TWO DAYS AFTER I HAD THE A/C CONTROL HEAD REPLACED, THE A/C STARTED TO BLOW OUT HOT AIR. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER (ROYAL CHEVROLET IN NEW JERSEY) TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THEY STATED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CONDENSOR AND IT WOULD COST $1200 FOR THE PART. I FOUND IT HARD TO BELEIVE THAT SOMETHING COULD FIT THRU THE GRILL WITHOUT DAMAGING THE GRILL AND PUT A HOLE IN THE CONDENSOR. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, HE THREW THE KEYS ACCROSS THE COUNTER, SAID IT WAS IN THE BACK AND WALKED AWAY. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! 9 MONTHS PAST UNTILL I HAD MY REGULAR DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR. HE TIGHTENED A HOSE AND REPLACED A SEAL AND FREON AT A COST OF $80. A BIG DIFFERENCE. I RECOMMEND THEM. (LYNN CHEVROLET). I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED. A CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. (THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON) I ALSO REPLACED THE HUB BEARING ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS AFTER 60,000 MILES. RECENTLY THE A/C STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED CHEVY BECAUSE I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REOCCURRING PROBLEMS. THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE CONSUMER. THEY HAVE YOUR MONEY ALREADY. CHEVY TOLD ME THE ONLY DEALER THAT COULD REPAIR IT ON GOOD FAITH WAS THE DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE PART THE FIRST TIME. THE ONES THE TRIED TO RIP ME OFF. CHEVY JUST DON'T GET IT. THEY LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER. DON'T BUY THIS CAR UNLESS YOU WANT POOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS.*AK

INSIDE HEADLIGHTS FOG UP REALLY BADLY, AND IT IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THEY HARDLY PUT OUT ANY LIGHT. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES IN THE FALL OF 1998 AS THE WEATHER COOLED, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FOG UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENS, IN THE SPRING OF 2000, THE RIGHT SIDE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN AND IF REPAIRED IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 13000 TO 15000 MILES. THERE IS A STREAKING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

SHORLTY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF CONDENSATION BUILDING UP. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER SOMONE TOLD ME THAT MY STOP LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE OUT, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULBS BUT IT WASN'T , IT WAS BECAUSE OF WATER BUILDING UP INSIDE. I CONTACTED SEVERAL ORGINIZATIONS TO SEE IF THIS WAS POSSIBLY RECALLED, IT WASN'T. SINCE THEY WANT $250 FOR THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE IF THEY WOULD RECALL THEM CONSIDERING THAT JUST IN THE CENTRAL MASS AREA I HAVE SEEN 2 - 3 DOZEN MALIBU'S WITH THAT STOP LIGHT NOT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT WORKING BY TAKING IT APART DRYING IT OUT AND CLEANING THE ELECTRODES WITH A WIRE BRUSH BUT WITHIN A WEEK OF ANY RAIN IT BLOWS OUT AGAIN. I EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TWO WEEKS AGO RESEALING THE SEAL AROUND THE HOUSING AND WHEN WE GOT RAIN THAT DAY WENT OUT AND CHECKED IT AND THERE WAS ABOUT A PINT OF WATER INSIDE.I PULLED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY OUT STILL TOGETHER, TIPPED IT EVERY WAY POSSIBLE AND COULD NOT GET THE WATER TO LEAK OUT FROM ANYWHERE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS THE STOP LIGHTS. THE OTHER LIGHTS STILL WORK(THE BACKUP, DIRECTIONAL , AND EVEN THE 2 MARKER LIGHTS ON THE SAME BULB AS THE STOP) ITS JUST THE STOP LIGHTS. NOW I'VE NOTICED A LITTLE CONDENSATION IN THE LEFT SIDE ASSEMBLY. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU JASON JEROME. *AK

ANY SMALL BUMP OR ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 55MPH PRODUCES LOUD CLUNKING NOISES FROM FRONT. *AK