1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAULTY SINCE NEW. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE FIXED AT LEAST THREE TIMES . STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. THE ENGINE HAS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED( COLD START) . THIS IS ALSO BEEN OCCURING SINCE IT WAS NEW. *AK

STOP LIGHT KEPT BURNING OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS TOO SLOWLY, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO HANG ON TO FLOOR OR GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

OTHER DRIVER TOLD US OF INOPERATIVE R/R BRAKE LIGHT. (2 BULB SIDE BY SIDE SET-UP) MY DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT AND INSPECTION OF BULBS SHOWED BULBS WITH INTACT FILIMENTS, BUT SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE AT BULB TO RECEPTACLE CONNECTION. TAIL LIGHT PORTION OF SYSTEM, O.K.. THE FAILURE OF BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS, I ASSUME AT THE SAME TIME, SHOULD BE OF CONCERN. THANK YOU. RAY. *AK

WENT OVER DIP IN ROAD ABOUT 2.5 INCHES .WENT ABOUT 4 FEET, FRAME UNDER CAR HIT A MANHOLE COVER STICKING UP ABOUT 2INCHES. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ,BREAKING DRIVERS ARM THE PASSENGER ONLY HAD BURING IN HER EYES. *AK

FRONT ROTORS TURNED ONCE, THEN 3 MONTHS LATER, REPLACED. NOW, 4 MONTHS AFTER NEW ROTORS PUT ON, THE PULSATING AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING IS BACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS NEARLY REARENDED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE STALLING PROBLEMS.*AK *ML

VEHICLE ROTORS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR WHICH CAUSES VIBRATION PROBLEMS. *MJS

ROTOR PROBEMS: 1ST@10,333 2ND@17,914 AND AGAIN @26,000. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR CHIME-WOULD NOT STOP CHIMING WITH KEYS OUT AND LIGHTS OFF. WAS TAKEN IN 6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVED. ALSO TAKEN IN FOR TAILIGHT SEAL COMING LOOSE AND NOW MUST GO IN AGAIN BC THE DRIVER REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK. CAR IS A LEMON. I HAVE WASTED TOO MUCH OF MY TIME BY CONTINUALLY GOING BACK FOR WARRANTY WORK. A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM DIRECTLY ON 3-24-00 BC THIS IS NOT GETTING RESOLVED. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO PULSE ON ACTIVATION, INDICATING WARPED ROTORS, FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE BY OWNER, PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURING. NLM