1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

FRONT DISCS TURNED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE, DUE TO PULSING DURING BRAKING, NEED SERVICE AGAIN. REPAIRS RECURR EVERY 10K MILES. FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 16,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

GM DEALERS ADMIT BOTH BRAKES AND HEADLIGHT DESIGNED POORLY, BUT NO FIX FOR PROBLEMS

3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRUNK LEAKS, PAINT REPAIR ON NEW CAR. BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AFTER SECOND ROTOR SET REPLACEMENT. CHEVY HAD BEST GET GOING WITH A FIX OR ITS GOING TO LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM SEEMS ENDEMIC TO MALIBU OWNERS! BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, DOOR HANDLES LEAK COLD AIR, RATTLES AND SQUEAKS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. I'VE NEVER HAD A WORSE NEW CAR PURCHASE THAN THIS PIECE OF CRAP. CHEVY HAS REALLY SCREWED US ON THIS ONE!

DUE TO A FLAT TIRE A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED TO TRY TO GET THE WHEEL COVERS OFF. THE LUG NUTS CAN NOT BE LOOSENED WITHOUT FIRST GETTING THE WHEEL COVERS OFF. THE TOW TRUCK WAS UNSUCCESSFULL IN GETTING THE WHEEL COVERS OFF AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE WHEEL COVER AND TIRE OFF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF THE WHEELCOVER THAT FASTEN TO THE LUG NUTS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. MYSELF, 3 MALE CO-WORKERS AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT GET THIS WHEEL COVER OFF TO CHANGE THE FLAT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. THE DEALER DID GIVE ME A NEW WHEEL COVER , BUT THAT DOESN'T SOLVE FUTURE PROBLEMS. *AK

THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WARP ON OUR MALIBU, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED. TWICE WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES ADJUSTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE KEPT FROM WARPING. SEEMS TO ME THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. MY MECHANIC (BROADWATER AUTOMOTIVE, GLEN BURNIE, 410-760-2626) CONTACTED A GM PARTS SOURCE WHO SAID THE FIX WOULD BE A $500 JOB. MIGHT A RECALL NOT BE IN ORDER HERE? THREE TIMES IN 42K MILES IS A BIT MUCH. *AK

HAD NOTHING BUT FRONT END PROBLEMS, SEEMS LIKE DEALER IS NOT BELEIVING, MAY THINK ITS THE OPERATOR. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 6 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER NOW REFUSES TO COVER REPLACEMENT COSTS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML

BOUGHT THIS CAR ON THE PREMISE OF LOW MAINTAINENCE. HAVE AVERAGED DEALER VISITS EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I DON'T FEEL MY FAMILY IS SAFE IN IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WILL NOT FIT IN THIS FORM. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK