1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

FRONT BRAKES NEEDED REPLACMENT OF PADS AND TURNING OF ROTORS AT 17000 AND 24000 MILES, NO USUSUAL USE, JUST LOUSY PARTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED SHIMMYING COMING FROM FRONT END., ALSO, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED UPON BRAKING DUE TO FAULTY ROTORS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND WILL REPLACE ALL FAULTY ROTORS WITH UPGRADED ROTORS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY/ SHUDDERS, AND PULLS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS REPLACED ROTORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE. *AK

CAR IS DRIVEN 90% OF THE TIME ON INTERSTATES AND LONG TRIPS BRAKES NOT USED MUCH COMPARED TO NORMAL DRIVING I HAVE NEVER REPLACE BRAKES BEFORE 80,000MILES OR ROTORS UNDER 150,000 MILES. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 3 TIMES, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. *SLC

ROTORS REPAIRED AT 25,000 NOW AGAIN AT 33,000 THEY ARE BAD AGAIN.B/PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR TO STOP. CALLED SERVICE SORRY IT IS NORMAL WEAR/"DEPENDS HOW YOU DRIVE. NO REASON FOR 2X FAILURE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. GM IS COVERING UP A POOR QUALITY PRODUC. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES ARE FAULTY, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, REPLACED AND TURNED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS HOTTER THAN THE RIGHT AND ALSO HAD A GREATER AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATION, DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. NLM

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70-75 MPH IT PEDAL PULSATES. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE VIBRATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

MY 1998 MALIBU IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH WARPING ROTORS! I HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED TWICE! THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE BEFORE 10,000 MILES! THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER BLAMES THIS PROBLEM ON MY DRIVING. WHAT CAN BE DONE?