2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I HAVE HAD MY CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES FIXED 3 TIMES. THE ABS BRAKES ALSO WENT OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT MALIBUS JUST HAVE THOSE KINDS OF BRAKES. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO GM WHO ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM. I STRONGLY DISAGREE, I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE PAYING $500 FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND 600 FOR A NEW BEARING AND ABS BRAKE AT 50,000.*AK

THE BRAKES DON'T STOP PROPERLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE AND CHANGED ONCE. THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK 95% OF THE TIME AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS NEVER WORK PROPERLY. THE AC SETTINGS CHANGE ON THEIR OWN AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS CAUSES THE COMPRESSOR TO TURN ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY CAUSING PREMATURE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS DIED 4 TIMES AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ONCE ALMOST GETTING US KILLED AS WE WERE TURNING IN FRONT OF A TRUCK. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAVE ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE IN A WRECK. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MANY TIMES TO FIX THIS VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. TO THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME OR MY FAMILY BEING KILLED TO GET SOMETHING DONE WITH THIS VEHICLE?

TURN SIGNALS ARE OCCASIONALLY NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY DO WORK, ALL BULBS ARE FUNCTIONAL. MY WIFE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO ME THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY DIDN'T FUNCTION WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL FROM A STOP SIGN. WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEARED TO FUNCTION FINE AT FIRST, THEN THEY FAILED TO WORK WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE. I THEN TRIED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS MOMENTARILY, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE FUNCTIONING AGAIN AFTER THAT TIME. THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF SWITCH PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. I DID NOT GET AN OWNERS MANUAL WITH THE VEHICLE, SO MY INVESTIGATION IS LIMITED TO LOOKING AT THE FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX. *AK

THE PADS HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE EXSISTING PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO REPLACED THE PADS 12-14 TIME BECAUSE OF GRINDING DOWN TO METAL ( 6 INCHES ). THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE FREQUENTLY FAILING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. WHEN YOU GO TO SLOW DOWN THW BRAKE PEDAL WILL SINK AND VIBRATE AND GIVE YOU A GRINDING NOISE FOR JUST A SECOND. ONLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER START UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. *AK

PUT 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS & ROTORS (AT 16,000, 33,000, 42,000) ON THIS CAR & NOW NEEDS REPAIRING AGAIN. HAD FRONT END COLLISION, HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED. BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A WRECK IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER REPAIRS FROM WRECK, LEAKING COOLANT - RESULTED IN BLOWN HEAD GASKET. EDWARDS CHEV & ADJUSTER SAID WAS NOT FROM WRECK - PROBLEM PROBABLY STARTED BEFORE WRECK. CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER WHEN PARKING. FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.*AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 24,500 MILES. OUTSIDE PADS NOT TOUCHED, INSIDE PADS COMPLETELY GONE. NO WARRANTY ON THIS. SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT WHEELS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM MY CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT INDICATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WOULD CARE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS A GROUP PLEASE CONTACT ME. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACE ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK