1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEARING OUT AI 11000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, EVERY 10000 TO 11000 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES FIERCELY AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE CARRIESTHE CAR TO COLEMAN AUTOPLEX REPEATEDLY FOR THE PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TO NO GOOD EFFECT. THEY CARE LESS NOW THAT THEY HAVE SOLD THE CAR!I HAVE TRIED TO GET THEM TO LET ME SPEAK WITH THE AREA REP, BUT THEY REFUSE ME THAT PRIVILEDGE ALSO. I WOULD LIKE FOR BOTH GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVROLET TO BE AWARE OF MY PROBLEM. I DESPERATELY NEED ASSISTANCE. I HAVE A 1988 DELTA 88 OLDSMOBILLE WITH 250000 PLUS MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH BRAKE/ ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH IT AND I DROVE IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AS I DO THIS VEHICLE WITH OUT BARKE PROBLEMS. THUS MY DRIVING HABITS HAVE NOT CHANGED. I DO NOT DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO AND FROM WORK, I CHOOSE TO WORK NOGHTS TO AVOID THAT PROBLEM. COLEMAN TELLS ME THAT THE BRAKES WEAROUT AT 10000 MILES BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING HOT FROM MY DRIVE TO AND FROM AUSTIN TX WHICH IS 70MILES ONE WAY. I DISAGREE FOR GM PRODUCTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE ON A DAILY BASIS. BESIDES THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE DRIVING THE SAME DISTANCE WHICH FIND IT IRONIC THAT I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM! PLEASE HELP ME? *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABLE. BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR . ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING/KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR RATTLING/KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT CAME BACK WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. *AK

SINCE THE LEASE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS FRONT-END RELATED PROBLEMS. THE CAR HARD 6,441 MILES WHEN I LEASED IT. CURRENTLY I AM IN THEMIDDLE OF TRYING TO FIX BY BRAKING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT RELEASING. HE REMOVED THE CODE AND VERIFIED THAT MY BRAKES WERE INDEED NOT RELEASING. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEENM RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF MY BRAKES PADS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RUN (10MILES) AND DETECTED NOTHING. THEY CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE REPORTED WHAT HE HAD FOUND AND WHAT WAS ON THE ABS CODE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT BRAKES HANDLED AS EXPECTED AND THAT NO CODES APPEARED THEREFORE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. THE BRAKES STILL GRAB AND THE CAR SHIMMIES AND FEELS AS THOUGH ITS DRAGGING WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. I WAS TOLD WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN TO CALL AND MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BRAKES SHIMMIED AND SHOOK, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED PADS 3 TIMES/TURNED ROTORS 2 TWICE, AND REPLACED ROTORS ONCE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES, LIKE IT IS GOING OUT OF CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND HESITATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CAR REACHED 9000 MILES THERE WAS PULSATION IN THE BRAKES WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE. *AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BOBB CHEVY IN 11/99, IN APRIL 2000 NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK CAR INTO A TUFFY AUTO SHOP WHO INDICATED I NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THEY SUGGESTED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER VEHICLE REPAIRS. SO I TOOK IT TO BOBB AT 7:30 AM ON 4/27/00, THEY COMPLETED BRAKE JOB - ROTORS, CALIPERS, FLUID, PADS AND LABOR. THIS TOTALLED $817.01, I PAID $496.12, WARRANTY PAID THE BALANCE. ON 5/17/00, COMING HOME FROM WORK ON A SERVICE ROAD I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND FOUND I DID NOT HAVE ANY - THIS WAS 3 WKS AFTER A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. I HAD THE OPTION TO GO INTO AN INTERSECTION, OR HIT A CAR STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN, BUT I CHOSE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD, HOPING THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED ME. I HIT A PINE TREE, BOTH AIR BAGS POPPED OUT, WINDSHIELD CRACKED, SUBSEQUENTLY MY INSURANCE COMPANY - GEICO TOTALLED THE CAR. I SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISES, ENDED UP IN EMERGENCY, ORDERED TO TAKE 2 DAYS OFF WORK FOR BRUISES, SEVERELY SPRAINED ANKLE, BRUISES ON CHEST & STOMACH FROM SEATBELT AND AIRBAG. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, GIVEN THEM GEICO'S REPORT AND POLICE REPORT. THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT PRODUCT LIABILITY DEPT OF CHEVROLET. AT THIS TIME SOMEONE FROM GM PRODUCT ASST IS TO CONTACT ME.*AK

WARPED ROTORS, BAD PADS, HAD PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 1998 AND 1999 AT N/C SINCE BOUGHT THE CAR. NEED ANOTHER SET OF ROTORS AND PADS AT ESTIMATED COST OF $600.00. AVERAGE IS EVERY 10,000 MILES. *AK