2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLING BRAKES AND MAKING NOISE. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. HAD REPAIRED 7 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLINHG BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. ROTORS AND BRAKES KEEP WEARING PERMATURELY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.THE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS FROM 7,000 TO 24,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED RUST SPOTS ON ALMOST ALL EXTERIOR PANELS NINE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER'S BODY SHOP SAYS THE RUST WAS DUE TO METAL FLAKES FLYING OFF OF THE BRAKE DRUMS AND LANDING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, THERE IS VIBRATION AND BRAKES SQUEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 8 TIMES DUE TO WARPING.*AK *TT

AC AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF SWITCH REPLACES. WHINING SOUND OCCURS DURING AC/HEAT FAN OPERATION FAN MOTOR REPLACED. AC/HEAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROLS WORK INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM CONTINUES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UPON SLOW ACCELERATION REPORTED 3 TIMES 1ST & 2ND TIMES COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM 3RD TIME IN SHOP 30 DAYS REPLACED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. ENGINE MISFIRING DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED 3,6,2,5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING REPLACED ALL IGNITION COIL PACKS PROBLEM CONTINUES. TURN SIGNAL BUZZES AND CLICKS HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED. AIR LEAK AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR REPORTED 2 TIMES 1ST TIME COULDN'T DUPLICATE 2ND TIME DOOR REALIGNED. BRAKES CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS UPON STOPPING ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 24000 MILES REOCCURING AT 38000 MILES.*AK

I HAVE ALSO HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SUSPENSION FIXED, ALL IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK

MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ROTORS 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR THEY WERE REPLACED AT 407 MILES AND 8248 MILES AND FINALLY MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 27980 MILES IT SEEMS AS THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN USING DEFECTIVE ROTORS ON THEIR CARS AND IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THEY ARE SUED THEN MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM.*JB

I PURCHSED THE VEHICLE USED IN NOV. OF 2001. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE BRAKES STARTED EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION AND MILD PEDAL PULSING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE DEALER REPLACED/TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. ABOUT A MONTH LATER NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK, CLASSIC HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THE DAY THEN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION DISSAPPEARED BUT RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. ALSO THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED NOTICABLEY AS OF LATE. I AM UNSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.