1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE COMPUTER 2 TIMES AND NO CODE IS SHOWING UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE DAY ONE. AND I HAVE NO EXTENDED WARRENTY.*AK

I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ROTORS. MAY 99, 9800 MI, FEB 00, 18247 MI, MAY 00, 23,236 MILES AND NOW TODAY 35,500 MI. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY SHAVED THE ROTORS AND THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER THEY NEVER PUT ON NEW PADS. NOW TODAY THEY TELL ME I NEED NEW BRAKES. THEY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING IT DID OTHER TIME. AT A SPEED OF OVER 50 MPH IT SHIMMIES. THERE SHOULD DEFINETLY BE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. THE TIRES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY SPLIT. ALSO I HAVE WATER COMING INTO THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT AND PUTS OUT THE BULB.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE IGNITION LOCK WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 1999 BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. IT JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ON 4/23/01 BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK WAS SO WORN OUT, IF YOU TOOK THE KEY OUT, THE CAR WOULD STILL RUN. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IF I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF, AND LEFT IT IN A LOT OR IN THE STREET SOMEWHERE, AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS ON, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT. ACCORDING TO TWO DIFFERNET GM DEALERSHIPS, AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO I CONSULTED ON THIS MATTER, THE IGNITION LOCK SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, AND THIS IS THE THIRD ONE I HAVE HAD SINCE 1998. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. THANKS.

VEHICLE MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICIAN THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT AND FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, LUBED CALIPER SLIDES AND SET CALIPER CLEARANCE, INSPECTED CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKE SHOES. *JB

FRONT WHEELS DEVELOPED GRINING NOISE. DEALER SAYS ITS WORN OUT HUBS AND BEARING ON BOTH SIDES AND CLAIMS ITS FROM POTHOLES. I DON'T HIT MANY POTHOLES. I MAKE A CONSCIENCE EFFORT TO AVOID POTHOLES. REPAIR IS COSTING ME $1000. I THINK I'M BEING TAKEN.*AK

I'M WAITING FOR PAPERS TO BE SENT TO ME FOR THIS COMPLAINT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE FROM THE SNOW, AND MY WIFE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING OVER CAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE: PIVOT: DRIVE ASSEMBLY CRACKING DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER REPAIRED DEFECT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE RECALL. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE BRAKE FAILURE KEEP ON HAPPENING. THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE. *YH

WHEN TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. SAFETY BELT FIXED 2 TIMES. POWER STEERING HOSES AND LINES REPLACED, PARTS WERE MISSING FROM STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL, AND WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. *AK THE ENGINE STALL SUDDENLY ON HIGHWAY. *YH